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"You need Knowledge to see, to know what to do and to do what you know. You need to develop in The [[Greater Community Way of Knowledge]]. [Humanity's evolution and emergence into the Greater Community] is why this must be the primary emphasis for you. Let fear not be your motivation; let wishful thinking not be your motivation. Let Knowledge itself be your motivation." | "You need Knowledge to see, to know what to do and to do what you know. You need to develop in The [[Greater Community Way of Knowledge]]. [Humanity's evolution and emergence into the Greater Community] is why this must be the primary emphasis for you. Let fear not be your motivation; let wishful thinking not be your motivation. Let Knowledge itself be your motivation." | ||
<ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 15, p. 197</ref> | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 15, p. 197</ref> | ||
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"You must face discomfort, for when you break the laws of manipulation, you will feel fear because fear is what governs them. Beyond this fear, there is freedom and release." | "You must face discomfort, for when you break the laws of manipulation, you will feel fear because fear is what governs them. Beyond this fear, there is freedom and release." | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'' Continuation Training 27</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'' Continuation Training 27</ref> | ||
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==Short Quotes== | ==Short Quotes== | ||
"The Ancient Voice is beyond fear. And when you respond, you are beyond fear." | "The Ancient Voice is beyond fear. And when you respond, you are beyond fear." | ||
<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | ||
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==Long Quotes== | ==Long Quotes== | ||
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"To be alone is to be afraid—to be afraid of pain, to be afraid of loss, to be afraid of rejection, to be afraid of criticism, to be afraid you will not have what you need or what you want. And of course this becomes the source of aberrant behavior, dishonesty, manipulation, avoidance, distractions, indulgences, obsessions, addictions, everything." | "To be alone is to be afraid—to be afraid of pain, to be afraid of loss, to be afraid of rejection, to be afraid of criticism, to be afraid you will not have what you need or what you want. And of course this becomes the source of aberrant behavior, dishonesty, manipulation, avoidance, distractions, indulgences, obsessions, addictions, everything." | ||
<ref>Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)</ref> | <ref>Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"At the surface of your mind, you suffer over every little thing, and you have great anxieties about your future and well-being—always the fear of future loss, always the fear of the innumerable things that can happen to you and to those that you care for. How can you ever know anything at this level, so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others?" | "At the surface of your mind, you suffer over every little thing, and you have great anxieties about your future and well-being—always the fear of future loss, always the fear of the innumerable things that can happen to you and to those that you care for. How can you ever know anything at this level, so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others?" | ||
<ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"A balanced approach will temper your desires and will also enable you to overcome your fears, for nearly everyone is afraid of at least one of the pillars. Some people are afraid of all the pillars. Your desires and your fears will become tempered if you take this approach. This develops character and capacity. If you are driven by ambition or if you are overcome by fear, you will not be able to establish the foundation for a life of Knowledge." | "A balanced approach will temper your desires and will also enable you to overcome your fears, for nearly everyone is afraid of at least one of the pillars. Some people are afraid of all the pillars. Your desires and your fears will become tempered if you take this approach. This develops character and capacity. If you are driven by ambition or if you are overcome by fear, you will not be able to establish the foundation for a life of Knowledge." | ||
<ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'' chap. 2, p. 11</ref> | <ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'' chap. 2, p. 11</ref> | ||
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“It is your Will that has become fearful to you. You are afraid of what you Know and most deeply feel. This leads you to find refuge in other things that do not represent you, and in this you lose your identity and attempt to construct an identity that is related to those things which you have sought for escape.” | “It is your Will that has become fearful to you. You are afraid of what you Know and most deeply feel. This leads you to find refuge in other things that do not represent you, and in this you lose your identity and attempt to construct an identity that is related to those things which you have sought for escape.” | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 43</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 43</ref> | ||
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“Fear that is born of negative imagination comprises the vast majority of the fear with which you entertain yourself. This you must learn to counteract, for it is an inappropriate use of your mind, where you create an experience for yourself, then experience it and then call it reality. Meanwhile, you have not been present with life at all. You have merely been in fantasy with yourself. Negative imagination drains you emotionally, physically and mentally. It can be escalated to such heights that it can dominate your thinking altogether. For how else can you be separate in the universe except in your own thoughts?” | “Fear that is born of negative imagination comprises the vast majority of the fear with which you entertain yourself. This you must learn to counteract, for it is an inappropriate use of your mind, where you create an experience for yourself, then experience it and then call it reality. Meanwhile, you have not been present with life at all. You have merely been in fantasy with yourself. Negative imagination drains you emotionally, physically and mentally. It can be escalated to such heights that it can dominate your thinking altogether. For how else can you be separate in the universe except in your own thoughts?” | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 128</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 128</ref> | ||
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“Much of the fear that you experience moment to moment is simply a matter of your own creation, your own negative imagination. But then there is fear that is born of the violation of Knowledge. This is more a discomfort than a fear, for it rarely carries with it any kind of imagery at all, though ideas can come into your mind as a form of warning should you be attempting behavior or a line of thinking that is dangerous or destructive.” | “Much of the fear that you experience moment to moment is simply a matter of your own creation, your own negative imagination. But then there is fear that is born of the violation of Knowledge. This is more a discomfort than a fear, for it rarely carries with it any kind of imagery at all, though ideas can come into your mind as a form of warning should you be attempting behavior or a line of thinking that is dangerous or destructive.” | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 128</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 128</ref> | ||
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“Your fearlessness in the future must not be born of pretense, but born of your certainty in Knowledge. In this way, you will be a refuge of peace and a source of wealth for others. This is what you are meant to be. This is why you have come into the world.” | “Your fearlessness in the future must not be born of pretense, but born of your certainty in Knowledge. In this way, you will be a refuge of peace and a source of wealth for others. This is what you are meant to be. This is why you have come into the world.” | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 162</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 162</ref> | ||
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“In your past you have been afraid of the world, intimidated by the world, angered by the world and depressed by the world. Therefore, your past contribution to the world has been limited by these reactions. You have been ambivalent about being in the world, because you were afraid of the world. Thus perhaps you have sought refuge in spiritual things, but your true spiritual nature will redirect you in the world and bring you back with greater power, certainty and purpose, for you have come to be in the world.” | “In your past you have been afraid of the world, intimidated by the world, angered by the world and depressed by the world. Therefore, your past contribution to the world has been limited by these reactions. You have been ambivalent about being in the world, because you were afraid of the world. Thus perhaps you have sought refuge in spiritual things, but your true spiritual nature will redirect you in the world and bring you back with greater power, certainty and purpose, for you have come to be in the world.” | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 320</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 320</ref> | ||
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“The only thing that can stand between you and the fulfillment of your purpose and the reclamation of true relationship is trying to maintain relationships or associations that do not have a foundation in Knowledge, for it is only fear of the true and identification with the false that can possibly obstruct you in your purpose.” | “The only thing that can stand between you and the fulfillment of your purpose and the reclamation of true relationship is trying to maintain relationships or associations that do not have a foundation in Knowledge, for it is only fear of the true and identification with the false that can possibly obstruct you in your purpose.” | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'' Level II</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'' Level II</ref> | ||
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“You are driven by fear, the fear of not having, which is the source of all your artificial desires.” | “You are driven by fear, the fear of not having, which is the source of all your artificial desires.” | ||
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“People who are terrified of losing are afraid to receive. The cost is always too great for them. If you are to be fully engaged in life individually and as a society, it will cost everything you have. You will end your life completely used up like a great vessel that has been emptied. It is that complete utilization that will fulfill you in this world and will make it unnecessary for you to return. You have given everything you have brought with you.” | “People who are terrified of losing are afraid to receive. The cost is always too great for them. If you are to be fully engaged in life individually and as a society, it will cost everything you have. You will end your life completely used up like a great vessel that has been emptied. It is that complete utilization that will fulfill you in this world and will make it unnecessary for you to return. You have given everything you have brought with you.” | ||
<ref name="wisdom">''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]] Volume One''</ref> | <ref name="wisdom">''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]] Volume One''</ref> | ||
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“Fear is a master. It is the master of the worldly mind.” | “Fear is a master. It is the master of the worldly mind.” | ||
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“If you can become informed, then fear is transformed into concern and concern is transformed into constructive action.” | “If you can become informed, then fear is transformed into concern and concern is transformed into constructive action.” | ||
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“Do not condemn yourself for being afraid, for it is natural. It is normal. It is to be expected. How could you not look at the Great Waves of change and not feel immensely threatened and disconcerted by them? But this reaction, however normal, cannot be your overall response. You must move beyond fear and apprehension to gain a greater strength and objectivity and a greater commitment. You must move out of the pathetic viewpoint of your personal mind and anchor yourself in a deeper intelligence within yourself that is not afraid of the future and that is not afraid of whatever might come.” | “Do not condemn yourself for being afraid, for it is natural. It is normal. It is to be expected. How could you not look at the Great Waves of change and not feel immensely threatened and disconcerted by them? But this reaction, however normal, cannot be your overall response. You must move beyond fear and apprehension to gain a greater strength and objectivity and a greater commitment. You must move out of the pathetic viewpoint of your personal mind and anchor yourself in a deeper intelligence within yourself that is not afraid of the future and that is not afraid of whatever might come.” | ||
<ref>''[[The Great Waves of Change]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | <ref>''[[The Great Waves of Change]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | ||
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“You are afraid of your Knowledge, for you feel that it will undermine your plans, your schemes, your preferred outcomes and your preferred relationships while, in actuality, it will only adjust everything to bring about harmony and happiness for you.” | “You are afraid of your Knowledge, for you feel that it will undermine your plans, your schemes, your preferred outcomes and your preferred relationships while, in actuality, it will only adjust everything to bring about harmony and happiness for you.” | ||
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Underlying humanity’s great idealism and desires for its future—providence, wealth and affluence—is this fear. It is like the undercurrent—pulling, directing, moving people around." | Underlying humanity’s great idealism and desires for its future—providence, wealth and affluence—is this fear. It is like the undercurrent—pulling, directing, moving people around." | ||
<ref>Planetary Instability (March 14, 2011)</ref> | <ref>Planetary Instability (March 14, 2011)</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[category:mental environment]] | [[category:mental environment]] | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 2 January 2012
Directives
"You need Knowledge to see, to know what to do and to do what you know. You need to develop in The Greater Community Way of Knowledge. [Humanity's evolution and emergence into the Greater Community] is why this must be the primary emphasis for you. Let fear not be your motivation; let wishful thinking not be your motivation. Let Knowledge itself be your motivation." [1]
"You must face discomfort, for when you break the laws of manipulation, you will feel fear because fear is what governs them. Beyond this fear, there is freedom and release."
[2]
Short Quotes
"The Ancient Voice is beyond fear. And when you respond, you are beyond fear." [3]
Long Quotes
"To be alone is to be afraid—to be afraid of pain, to be afraid of loss, to be afraid of rejection, to be afraid of criticism, to be afraid you will not have what you need or what you want. And of course this becomes the source of aberrant behavior, dishonesty, manipulation, avoidance, distractions, indulgences, obsessions, addictions, everything." [4]
"At the surface of your mind, you suffer over every little thing, and you have great anxieties about your future and well-being—always the fear of future loss, always the fear of the innumerable things that can happen to you and to those that you care for. How can you ever know anything at this level, so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others?"
[5]
"A balanced approach will temper your desires and will also enable you to overcome your fears, for nearly everyone is afraid of at least one of the pillars. Some people are afraid of all the pillars. Your desires and your fears will become tempered if you take this approach. This develops character and capacity. If you are driven by ambition or if you are overcome by fear, you will not be able to establish the foundation for a life of Knowledge."
[6]
“It is your Will that has become fearful to you. You are afraid of what you Know and most deeply feel. This leads you to find refuge in other things that do not represent you, and in this you lose your identity and attempt to construct an identity that is related to those things which you have sought for escape.”
[7]
“Fear that is born of negative imagination comprises the vast majority of the fear with which you entertain yourself. This you must learn to counteract, for it is an inappropriate use of your mind, where you create an experience for yourself, then experience it and then call it reality. Meanwhile, you have not been present with life at all. You have merely been in fantasy with yourself. Negative imagination drains you emotionally, physically and mentally. It can be escalated to such heights that it can dominate your thinking altogether. For how else can you be separate in the universe except in your own thoughts?”
[8]
“Much of the fear that you experience moment to moment is simply a matter of your own creation, your own negative imagination. But then there is fear that is born of the violation of Knowledge. This is more a discomfort than a fear, for it rarely carries with it any kind of imagery at all, though ideas can come into your mind as a form of warning should you be attempting behavior or a line of thinking that is dangerous or destructive.”
[9]
“Your fearlessness in the future must not be born of pretense, but born of your certainty in Knowledge. In this way, you will be a refuge of peace and a source of wealth for others. This is what you are meant to be. This is why you have come into the world.”
[10]
“In your past you have been afraid of the world, intimidated by the world, angered by the world and depressed by the world. Therefore, your past contribution to the world has been limited by these reactions. You have been ambivalent about being in the world, because you were afraid of the world. Thus perhaps you have sought refuge in spiritual things, but your true spiritual nature will redirect you in the world and bring you back with greater power, certainty and purpose, for you have come to be in the world.”
[11]
“The only thing that can stand between you and the fulfillment of your purpose and the reclamation of true relationship is trying to maintain relationships or associations that do not have a foundation in Knowledge, for it is only fear of the true and identification with the false that can possibly obstruct you in your purpose.”
[12]
“You are driven by fear, the fear of not having, which is the source of all your artificial desires.”
[13]
“People who are terrified of losing are afraid to receive. The cost is always too great for them. If you are to be fully engaged in life individually and as a society, it will cost everything you have. You will end your life completely used up like a great vessel that has been emptied. It is that complete utilization that will fulfill you in this world and will make it unnecessary for you to return. You have given everything you have brought with you.” [14]
“Fear is a master. It is the master of the worldly mind.”
[14]
“Do not react with hope. Do not react with fear. Respond with Knowledge.” [14]
“We come not to incite fear but to provoke a sense of responsibility.” [15]
“It is true of intelligent life everywhere that fear can be a destructive force. Yet fear serves one and only one purpose if it is perceived correctly and that is to inform you of the presence of danger.”
“If you can become informed, then fear is transformed into concern and concern is transformed into constructive action.” [15]
“Do not condemn yourself for being afraid, for it is natural. It is normal. It is to be expected. How could you not look at the Great Waves of change and not feel immensely threatened and disconcerted by them? But this reaction, however normal, cannot be your overall response. You must move beyond fear and apprehension to gain a greater strength and objectivity and a greater commitment. You must move out of the pathetic viewpoint of your personal mind and anchor yourself in a deeper intelligence within yourself that is not afraid of the future and that is not afraid of whatever might come.”
[16]
“You are afraid of your Knowledge, for you feel that it will undermine your plans, your schemes, your preferred outcomes and your preferred relationships while, in actuality, it will only adjust everything to bring about harmony and happiness for you.”
“Here you will begin to learn the difference between fear and caution. Fear is a projection of your negative imagination upon the world whereas caution is the awareness that an error can be made. Fear and caution are entirely different experiences from one another. You need caution but not fear, for caution will not exasperate your mind or undermine your Knowledge in any way. It is part of having a healthy approach to the world if it is used with discernment and awareness.” [17]
"It is remarkable that most people’s desires and ideology are based upon fear—the fear of not having, the fear of losing, the fear of death, the fear of deprivation, the fear of social rejection, the fear of being out of control, the fear of not knowing what to do in the face of danger.
Underlying humanity’s great idealism and desires for its future—providence, wealth and affluence—is this fear. It is like the undercurrent—pulling, directing, moving people around."
[18]
References
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, chap. 15, p. 197
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training 27
- ↑ The Engagement (April 16, 2011)
- ↑ Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)
- ↑ The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge chap. 2, p. 11
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 43
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 128
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 128
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 162
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 320
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Level II
- ↑ Money, Wealth and Power, January 13, 2008
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Wisdom from The Greater Community Volume One
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Allies of Humanity Book One
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 13
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, Chapter 6
- ↑ Planetary Instability (March 14, 2011)