토론:믿음
지시문
"Ideas and beliefs, hunches and associations must be flexible in life because as you develop, you will outgrow the things that you relied upon before."[1]
근사치
"You realize your thoughts are only approximations, that your beliefs, even if they are helpful to you in making this discovery, are only temporary things, and their only value is to bring you to this mountain and enable you to begin the assent. If your ideas and beliefs are bringing you closer to the discovery, to the experience of your real purpose in the world, then they are helpful. If they are not, then they are not helpful. There are no neutral thoughts. There are no neutral beliefs. There are no neutral positions." [2]
정신적 구조
"The mind needs certain things that are concrete in order to establish a foundation or a belief system. Without a belief system, the mind is in a state of chaos and cannot be focused in any direction. This is what insanity is—when the structure of the mind, or the structure of thinking, has broken down to a point where even the will of Spirit cannot work through it. Here the mind has fallen into disarray and dysfunction. Therefore, the mind needs certain assumptions and familiar surroundings, at least to a certain point, in order to function effectively. Just like the body needs food, water, shelter and clothing and a certain amount of soothing, the mind needs reassurance, compatible relationships, a stable environment, at certain points, and new ideas. These are its needs. Neglect these needs, and the mind will fall into disarray, and you will not be able to have a healthy relationship with it."[3]
집중력과 영향력
"The person who has a deep conviction and a deep sense of belief will exert a greater influence than someone who is only entertaining or considering an idea. People with conviction will be able to do far more and will have much greater impact in the world. They will be able to influence other minds."[4]
"The mind can believe, but belief is weak and vulnerable to influence and persuasion. But Knowledge, the deeper intelligence that the Creator has provided you, is beyond manipulation and deception. It cannot be corrupted by any power, be it human or extraterrestrial.” [5]
앎길과의 대조
"Belief guides primitive people. But Knowledge has to guide advancing people, in this world and throughout the Universe." [6]
"What returns you to God is to follow what God has put within you to follow, not what you believe. Your beliefs either help you or are hindering you from discovering the power and the presence of Knowledge within yourself.”[7]
"Idealism of any kind stands in the way of the reclamation of Knowledge. It is a choice for belief over experience, for ideas over relationships, for self-importance over truth. Even for those who have very lofty ideas about themselves and the universe, their ideas, which may seem harmless within themselves, become a great restraint in The Way of Knowledge."[1]
각주
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 34: Walking The Way of Knowledge
- ↑ The New Message on Freedom (February 3, 2008)
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 5: Working with the Mind
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 12: Self-Expression & the Mental Environment
- ↑ The New Message for the World (November 2006)
- ↑ Marshall Vian Summers, at the New Message Sanctuary (January 13, 2013)
- ↑ Life in the Universe, Chapter 12: Creation and Destiny