Difference between revisions of "Relationships of higher purpose"
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== Directives == | == Directives == | ||
"[I]f you seek fulfilling relationships in the world, always seek purpose." | "[I]f you seek fulfilling relationships in the world, always seek purpose." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]] Volume One'', chapter 2</ref> | |
"So you must choose what you will value." | "So you must choose what you will value." | ||
| + | <ref name="tsr">The Sacred Rendezvous 1/29/09</ref> | ||
"Here all you can do is to do your part as fully as possible and pray for those that you are destined to meet—or even for those who are not ready to do their parts—to follow the power of Knowledge within themselves, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within them to guide them, to protect them and to lead them to this sacred rendezvous." | "Here all you can do is to do your part as fully as possible and pray for those that you are destined to meet—or even for those who are not ready to do their parts—to follow the power of Knowledge within themselves, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within them to guide them, to protect them and to lead them to this sacred rendezvous." | ||
| − | + | <ref name="tsr"/> | |
"Do not commit your life until you are committed to your life." | "Do not commit your life until you are committed to your life." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]'', chapter 3</ref> | |
| + | “Seek the experience of true purpose. This provides the foundation for all meaningful relationships.” | ||
| + | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 131</ref> | ||
| + | “With Knowledge the meaning and purpose of each relationship was recognized at the beginning of your involvement and was affirmed at the end.” | ||
| + | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 251</ref> | ||
== Primary relationships == | == Primary relationships == | ||
;Criteria for finding a mate in life: | ;Criteria for finding a mate in life: | ||
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:Shared fundamental values. | :Shared fundamental values. | ||
:Similarity of age and vitality. | :Similarity of age and vitality. | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 12</ref> | |
== Short quotes == | == Short quotes == | ||
"You are in the world looking for your Spiritual Family." | "You are in the world looking for your Spiritual Family." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 5</ref> | |
"You are destined to meet certain people in life. You have a rendezvous with them. They will be guided to meet you as you are being guided to meet them." | "You are destined to meet certain people in life. You have a rendezvous with them. They will be guided to meet you as you are being guided to meet them." | ||
| − | + | <ref name="tsr"/> | |
"You are a part of life and you will need to rely upon your relationships with others and with life as a whole to accomplish anything, even to survive." | "You are a part of life and you will need to rely upon your relationships with others and with life as a whole to accomplish anything, even to survive." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 250</ref> | |
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"Your greatest teaching in this life is the contribution of your life as it is demonstrated to others." | "Your greatest teaching in this life is the contribution of your life as it is demonstrated to others." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Step to Knowledge]]'', Step 244</ref> | |
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"Without your essential relationships, you cannot function at a higher level." | "Without your essential relationships, you cannot function at a higher level." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 12</ref> | |
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| − | Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others. | + | "Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others." |
| − | + | <ref name="ltwok3">''[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]'', Chapter 3</ref> | |
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| − | |||
| + | "If Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you. | ||
| + | <ref name="ltwok3"/> | ||
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| + | “You cannot share the mystery of your life with anyone with whom you are friendly. This is why you must choose your partners very carefully. You cannot be reckless in relationships and have any hope of fulfilling your greater purpose here.” | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]] Continuation Training'', Step 46</ref> | ||
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| + | “Without the right companions, you cannot undertake a journey. Without true assistance, you cannot even begin.” | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]], Volume Two'', Chapter 29</ref> | ||
== Long quotes == | == Long quotes == | ||
"These relationships must be imbued with the Knowledge that you are reclaiming. Then they will have the stability, the efficacy and the grace that Knowledge contains for you. For only relationships based upon Knowledge can carry the Wisdom that Knowledge will exert within the world." | "These relationships must be imbued with the Knowledge that you are reclaiming. Then they will have the stability, the efficacy and the grace that Knowledge contains for you. For only relationships based upon Knowledge can carry the Wisdom that Knowledge will exert within the world." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 249</ref> | |
| + | |||
"You were sent into the world to serve your Spiritual Family. You were sent to intiate and reclaim relationships, to recognize your gifts, to allow them to be expressed and to undergo a lifelong process or preparation, each stage of which is necessary for you and necessary for those who will know you." | "You were sent into the world to serve your Spiritual Family. You were sent to intiate and reclaim relationships, to recognize your gifts, to allow them to be expressed and to undergo a lifelong process or preparation, each stage of which is necessary for you and necessary for those who will know you." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 15</ref> | |
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| + | "Build real relationships. Begin with your relationship with Knowledge and develop character by developing patience, forbearance, restraint, objectivity, compassion, the ability to observe others and the ability to have your life be undefined. This builds character, and with this you gain a greater capacity for experience. This is Wisdom. And in order for you to be a vehicle for Knowledge in life-to be an inspiration to others and to give your life wholeheartedly-you must have this foundation and you must have your essential relationships." | ||
| + | <ref name="ltwok3"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “Why strive for relationships in the world when genuine relationships will come to you as you are prepared? To understand this you must have great faith in the Power of Knowledge within yourself and within others. As this awareness grows, all basis for your striving and desperate pursuits will fall away, making true peace and accomplishment possible for you.” | ||
| + | <ref name="stk13">''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 130</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “This will require that you assess your needs in contrast to your wishes. If your wishes do not represent your genuineneeds, then you will confuse your life terribly. You will place a burden upon yourself and upon those with whom you are engaged that can only oppress them, and you as well. Without this oppression, people will be free to come to you as you truly need them.” | ||
| + | <ref name="stk13"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “In order for you to carry out your mission, you must have great allies because God knows you cannot do it alone.” | ||
| + | <ref name="gcs">''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', Chapter 12</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “Your time in life is precious. Your opportunity here is great. The more you are aware that it is great, the less you will want to waste it on any endeavor or relationship that compromises you or that leads you astray.” | ||
| + | <ref name="gcs"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “You need true companions in life, but to have them you must have a relationship with the truth in yourself, which is represented by your relationship with Knowledge. Become a student of Knowledge and this relationship will be revealed to you and then reclaimed. And your allies will join you to confirm the reclamation of Knowledge, to give it meaning and scope in the world and give definition to what you must accomplish here specifically.” | ||
| + | <ref name="gcs"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “In this new era of relationship, if the emergence of Knowledge can take place, you will have relationships of an entirely different nature. They will not be inherently flawed. They will seem to exist already. You do not need to create them. They are established, yet they are new to your experience, and so they must find an expression and an acceptance on your part. This is the reclamation of the Spiritual Family within this world, where everyone seems scattered and separate.” | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 1</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | “It is only when you join with another who shares this intent, whose nature is akin to your own and whose origins before this life are associated with yours quite specifically that this can be fully brought about. You are actually meant to be together. You are not together because you attract each other or because you fulfill each other’s expectations or because you are thrilling or because you present a very pleasurable and exciting appearance. You are together because you must be. You are drawn by something deeper.” | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 10</ref> | |
| − | |||
== Metaphors == | == Metaphors == | ||
"Life is like climbing a mountain, and you cannot climb it alone. You will not find your way alone, you will not gain strength alone and you will not learn to overcome the obstacles alone." | "Life is like climbing a mountain, and you cannot climb it alone. You will not find your way alone, you will not gain strength alone and you will not learn to overcome the obstacles alone." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 12</ref> | |
"Here temporary relationships are like signposts, pointing the way, reminding you that you have a greater responsibility in life." | "Here temporary relationships are like signposts, pointing the way, reminding you that you have a greater responsibility in life." | ||
| − | + | <ref name="tsr"/> | |
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Relationships & Higher Purpose: Finding Your People, Your Purpose and Your Mission in the World, 2008 | Relationships & Higher Purpose: Finding Your People, Your Purpose and Your Mission in the World, 2008 | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[category:relationship]] | [[category:relationship]] | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 12 December 2011
Each of us has a destiny with certain people to accomplish certain things in accordance with our greater purpose and the needs of the world that we are here to serve.
Directives
"[I]f you seek fulfilling relationships in the world, always seek purpose." [1]
"So you must choose what you will value." [2]
"Here all you can do is to do your part as fully as possible and pray for those that you are destined to meet—or even for those who are not ready to do their parts—to follow the power of Knowledge within themselves, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within them to guide them, to protect them and to lead them to this sacred rendezvous." [2]
"Do not commit your life until you are committed to your life." [3]
“Seek the experience of true purpose. This provides the foundation for all meaningful relationships.” [4]
“With Knowledge the meaning and purpose of each relationship was recognized at the beginning of your involvement and was affirmed at the end.” [5]
Primary relationships
- Criteria for finding a mate in life
- Spiritual, mental and physical compatibility.
- Shared fundamental values.
- Similarity of age and vitality.
Short quotes
"You are in the world looking for your Spiritual Family." [7]
"You are destined to meet certain people in life. You have a rendezvous with them. They will be guided to meet you as you are being guided to meet them." [2]
"You are a part of life and you will need to rely upon your relationships with others and with life as a whole to accomplish anything, even to survive." [8]
"Your greatest teaching in this life is the contribution of your life as it is demonstrated to others."
[9]
"Without your essential relationships, you cannot function at a higher level."
[10]
"Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others."
[11]
"If Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you.
[11]
“You cannot share the mystery of your life with anyone with whom you are friendly. This is why you must choose your partners very carefully. You cannot be reckless in relationships and have any hope of fulfilling your greater purpose here.” [12]
“Without the right companions, you cannot undertake a journey. Without true assistance, you cannot even begin.” [13]
Long quotes
"These relationships must be imbued with the Knowledge that you are reclaiming. Then they will have the stability, the efficacy and the grace that Knowledge contains for you. For only relationships based upon Knowledge can carry the Wisdom that Knowledge will exert within the world." [14]
"You were sent into the world to serve your Spiritual Family. You were sent to intiate and reclaim relationships, to recognize your gifts, to allow them to be expressed and to undergo a lifelong process or preparation, each stage of which is necessary for you and necessary for those who will know you."
[15]
"Build real relationships. Begin with your relationship with Knowledge and develop character by developing patience, forbearance, restraint, objectivity, compassion, the ability to observe others and the ability to have your life be undefined. This builds character, and with this you gain a greater capacity for experience. This is Wisdom. And in order for you to be a vehicle for Knowledge in life-to be an inspiration to others and to give your life wholeheartedly-you must have this foundation and you must have your essential relationships." [11]
“Why strive for relationships in the world when genuine relationships will come to you as you are prepared? To understand this you must have great faith in the Power of Knowledge within yourself and within others. As this awareness grows, all basis for your striving and desperate pursuits will fall away, making true peace and accomplishment possible for you.” [16]
“This will require that you assess your needs in contrast to your wishes. If your wishes do not represent your genuineneeds, then you will confuse your life terribly. You will place a burden upon yourself and upon those with whom you are engaged that can only oppress them, and you as well. Without this oppression, people will be free to come to you as you truly need them.” [16]
“In order for you to carry out your mission, you must have great allies because God knows you cannot do it alone.” [17]
“Your time in life is precious. Your opportunity here is great. The more you are aware that it is great, the less you will want to waste it on any endeavor or relationship that compromises you or that leads you astray.” [17]
“You need true companions in life, but to have them you must have a relationship with the truth in yourself, which is represented by your relationship with Knowledge. Become a student of Knowledge and this relationship will be revealed to you and then reclaimed. And your allies will join you to confirm the reclamation of Knowledge, to give it meaning and scope in the world and give definition to what you must accomplish here specifically.” [17]
“In this new era of relationship, if the emergence of Knowledge can take place, you will have relationships of an entirely different nature. They will not be inherently flawed. They will seem to exist already. You do not need to create them. They are established, yet they are new to your experience, and so they must find an expression and an acceptance on your part. This is the reclamation of the Spiritual Family within this world, where everyone seems scattered and separate.” [18]
“It is only when you join with another who shares this intent, whose nature is akin to your own and whose origins before this life are associated with yours quite specifically that this can be fully brought about. You are actually meant to be together. You are not together because you attract each other or because you fulfill each other’s expectations or because you are thrilling or because you present a very pleasurable and exciting appearance. You are together because you must be. You are drawn by something deeper.”
Metaphors
"Life is like climbing a mountain, and you cannot climb it alone. You will not find your way alone, you will not gain strength alone and you will not learn to overcome the obstacles alone." [20]
"Here temporary relationships are like signposts, pointing the way, reminding you that you have a greater responsibility in life." [2]
Further study
Relationships & Higher Purpose: Finding Your People, Your Purpose and Your Mission in the World, 2008
References
- ↑ Wisdom from The Greater Community Volume One, chapter 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Sacred Rendezvous 1/29/09
- ↑ Living the Way of Knowledge, chapter 3
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 131
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 251
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 12
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 5
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 250
- ↑ Step to Knowledge, Step 244
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 12
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 3
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 46
- ↑ Wisdom from The Greater Community, Volume Two, Chapter 29
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 249
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 15
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Steps to Knowledge, Step 130
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 12
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 1
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 10
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 12