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| + | “This is God’s calling to you. This is the miracle. This will not just give you a fish for the day. It will teach you to fish forever. It will give you a new life. It will give you a new direction and a new inspiration. This is what God offers. People want other things. This is what God offers.”<ref name="imp"/> | ||
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| + | ==Praying for a Miracle== | ||
"People approach spirituality often because they are looking for a greater welfare system to protect them, to provide for them, to bless them and to give them miracles. Yet blessings and miracles exist for those who can give themselves to the world and who can bring Knowledge into the world. Miracles and blessings are evident and present for those who can build a foundation for Knowledge so that Knowledge can rest upon their shoulders, so that they can bear the burden and the grace of Knowledge." | "People approach spirituality often because they are looking for a greater welfare system to protect them, to provide for them, to bless them and to give them miracles. Yet blessings and miracles exist for those who can give themselves to the world and who can bring Knowledge into the world. Miracles and blessings are evident and present for those who can build a foundation for Knowledge so that Knowledge can rest upon their shoulders, so that they can bear the burden and the grace of Knowledge." | ||
| − | <ref>[[Living The Way of Knowledge]], Chapter 10</ref> | + | <ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', Chapter 10</ref> |
| − | + | [[File:Angel.jpg|left|Expect a miracle]] | |
“Do not depend upon miracles, for that means you are not utilizing your own strength and power effectively.”<ref>The Confirmation (April 2, 2011)</ref> | “Do not depend upon miracles, for that means you are not utilizing your own strength and power effectively.”<ref>The Confirmation (April 2, 2011)</ref> | ||
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<ref name="imp">The New Message for the Impoverished and Oppressed (April 18, 2008)</ref> | <ref name="imp">The New Message for the Impoverished and Oppressed (April 18, 2008)</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Demanding a Sign== | |
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| + | “People want demonstrations. They want miracles because they are not having the experience. This is all the striving of the mind—the surface mind, the worldly mind…. Prove to me that God is real! Give me a miracle! Give me what I want! Solve my problems!”<ref name="GPP">God’s Power & Presence in the World (April 23, 2011)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==The Use of Miracles in the Transmission of Revelation== | ||
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| + | "The process of Revelation is so very different from the stories and the fantasies and the miracles that people ascribe to such events, such seminal events in human history that have been glorified and escalated way out of the ordinary to try to give greater prominence and significance to the teachings that emerged from such a great event. But these great events all have humble beginnings. They are not grand and sensational. They are not filled with miracles and extraordinary events where everyone stands in awe. That is the difference between reality and human invention." <ref name="ltr">Living at a Time of Revelation (September 27, 2011)</ref> | ||
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| + | "The Messenger ... is not going to produce miracles for the masses because none of the Messengers have ever really done that." <ref name="ltr"/> | ||
| − | + | "What more does God have to do for you? If you cannot receive the Revelation, what can God do for you? God has given an answer to the whole world and to you individually—to your faith, to your tradition, to your religion, to your culture and to your nation. Do you want favors? Do you want dispensations? Do you want to be relieved of the difficulties of life? Do you want to be pampered? Do you want miracles at every turn? Do you want to be on some kind of welfare to Heaven, as if you were helpless and impotent in the world?" <ref name="ltr"/> | |
| − | + | ==Truly Extraordinary Intervention== | |
”The emergence of Knowledge within you will be the real miracle of your life and the saving grace of your life, and ultimately it will be the means through which you can provide for the real needs of humanity—at whatever level you are destined to serve here. It will be your [[joy]] and your fulfillment that you could give in this way, a joy and fulfillment that cannot be satisfied in any other way.” | ”The emergence of Knowledge within you will be the real miracle of your life and the saving grace of your life, and ultimately it will be the means through which you can provide for the real needs of humanity—at whatever level you are destined to serve here. It will be your [[joy]] and your fulfillment that you could give in this way, a joy and fulfillment that cannot be satisfied in any other way.” | ||
<ref>Freedom & Service in the World (November 5, 2008)</ref> | <ref>Freedom & Service in the World (November 5, 2008)</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 28 June 2014
“This is God’s calling to you. This is the miracle. This will not just give you a fish for the day. It will teach you to fish forever. It will give you a new life. It will give you a new direction and a new inspiration. This is what God offers. People want other things. This is what God offers.”[1]
Praying for a Miracle
"People approach spirituality often because they are looking for a greater welfare system to protect them, to provide for them, to bless them and to give them miracles. Yet blessings and miracles exist for those who can give themselves to the world and who can bring Knowledge into the world. Miracles and blessings are evident and present for those who can build a foundation for Knowledge so that Knowledge can rest upon their shoulders, so that they can bear the burden and the grace of Knowledge." [2]
“Do not depend upon miracles, for that means you are not utilizing your own strength and power effectively.”[3]
“People are impatient. They want results today. That is why they want miracles. Miracles are like having something for nothing. They do not want to do the work. They do not want to build their inner sanctuary. They do not want to cultivate their minds. They do not want to learn the skill of silence and stillness. They do not want to take the time to develop real discernment and clarity. They just want the miracle. It is very lazy, you see, to want such things. It is like getting the reward without doing any of the work. It is like telling your farm to just grow all the food for you while you take a vacation. Or telling your shop or your industry to produce the goods without you having to work at it. So that is not the way.” [1]
Demanding a Sign
“People want demonstrations. They want miracles because they are not having the experience. This is all the striving of the mind—the surface mind, the worldly mind…. Prove to me that God is real! Give me a miracle! Give me what I want! Solve my problems!”[4]
The Use of Miracles in the Transmission of Revelation
"The process of Revelation is so very different from the stories and the fantasies and the miracles that people ascribe to such events, such seminal events in human history that have been glorified and escalated way out of the ordinary to try to give greater prominence and significance to the teachings that emerged from such a great event. But these great events all have humble beginnings. They are not grand and sensational. They are not filled with miracles and extraordinary events where everyone stands in awe. That is the difference between reality and human invention." [5]
"The Messenger ... is not going to produce miracles for the masses because none of the Messengers have ever really done that." [5]
"What more does God have to do for you? If you cannot receive the Revelation, what can God do for you? God has given an answer to the whole world and to you individually—to your faith, to your tradition, to your religion, to your culture and to your nation. Do you want favors? Do you want dispensations? Do you want to be relieved of the difficulties of life? Do you want to be pampered? Do you want miracles at every turn? Do you want to be on some kind of welfare to Heaven, as if you were helpless and impotent in the world?" [5]
Truly Extraordinary Intervention
”The emergence of Knowledge within you will be the real miracle of your life and the saving grace of your life, and ultimately it will be the means through which you can provide for the real needs of humanity—at whatever level you are destined to serve here. It will be your joy and your fulfillment that you could give in this way, a joy and fulfillment that cannot be satisfied in any other way.” [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New Message for the Impoverished and Oppressed (April 18, 2008)
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 10
- ↑ The Confirmation (April 2, 2011)
- ↑ God’s Power & Presence in the World (April 23, 2011)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Living at a Time of Revelation (September 27, 2011)
- ↑ Freedom & Service in the World (November 5, 2008)