Difference between revisions of "Quotes About Karma"
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"Because something is predetermined does not mean that it will happen. This is very important to understand. You can miss your opportunity to discover your purpose and to discover those people who are meaningful to your purpose, and they can fail to do so as well. In reality, this happens all the time." | "Because something is predetermined does not mean that it will happen. This is very important to understand. You can miss your opportunity to discover your purpose and to discover those people who are meaningful to your purpose, and they can fail to do so as well. In reality, this happens all the time." | ||
*[http://www.newmessage.org/chapters/greater-community-spirituality/chapter4.php ''Greater Community Spirituality''] Chapter 4 | *[http://www.newmessage.org/chapters/greater-community-spirituality/chapter4.php ''Greater Community Spirituality''] Chapter 4 | ||
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| + | ==Long Quotes== | ||
| + | "If you are a young person, be patient. Great talent ripens later in life for most people. | ||
| + | But that does not mean that you are to become complacent. If you are complacent, it will not arise at all. But you can't make it happen either. You can't force it into being. It is not a function of your will-power. You are not creating this reality. This has nothing to do with karma. That is all relevant at the surface, but deeper down it is a very different reality." | ||
| + | *The Greater Work (December 12, 2008) | ||
== Further Study == | == Further Study == | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 16 November 2011
Short Quotes
"There is no justification here for the state of people’s existence in life."
- What Happens After Death 7/11/08
"Your role here is predetermined, but how it will be carried out and the time it takes to carry it out—especially the time it takes to discover it and to prepare for it—can vary considerably. In this, your decision making has great importance, and indeed you will determine if the outcome can be achieved. What greater responsibility would you ever want to assume for yourself?"
- Greater Community Spirituality Chapter 3
"Because something is predetermined does not mean that it will happen. This is very important to understand. You can miss your opportunity to discover your purpose and to discover those people who are meaningful to your purpose, and they can fail to do so as well. In reality, this happens all the time."
- Greater Community Spirituality Chapter 4
Long Quotes
"If you are a young person, be patient. Great talent ripens later in life for most people. But that does not mean that you are to become complacent. If you are complacent, it will not arise at all. But you can't make it happen either. You can't force it into being. It is not a function of your will-power. You are not creating this reality. This has nothing to do with karma. That is all relevant at the surface, but deeper down it is a very different reality."
- The Greater Work (December 12, 2008)
Further Study
What Happens After Death 7/11/08