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| + | "Spirituality is fundamentally a quest for freedom—freedom from certain things and freedom for certain things." |
| − | "Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world. If you can do this, you have a greater future in the universe." | + | <ref name="free">''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 2: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/freedom-journey The Freedom Journey]</ref> |
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| − | "If humanity does not preserve its freedom, it will be lost. If you cannot recognize you are facing competition from beyond the world, this presence and this power will gain ever-greater strength and persuasion here."
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| − | <ref>Resisting the Intervention (September 10, 2008)</ref>
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| − | "Your freedom is precious, to whatever extent it has been established in the world. It has been gained through great effort and human sacrifice. It must be protected with great vigilance."
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| − | == In the Greater Community ==
| + | “Your only real freedom is the freedom to live your purpose. Freedom without purpose is chaos. It is living aimlessly without direction, with only your fears for survival, your wants and your desires to motivate you. It is a very desperate situation.”<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community'', Book 1, Chapter 7: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-6/wisdom-greater-community-book-1/personal-freedom Freedom]</ref> |
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| − | "Knowledge must come forth in your life as an individual and must become stronger in the human family. This is the requirement of freedom in the Universe."
| + | “What is freedom except the ability to unite with who you are and why you are here? The inability to do this represents the lack of freedom in all of its manifestations.” |
| − | <ref name="emerge"/> | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training]]'', Step 67: My freedom is awaiting me.</ref> |
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| − | ===Rare===
| + | “When we speak of freedom, we mean the freedom to be what you are, to follow what you know, and to give what you came here to give. This is a definition of freedom in the more ultimate sense.” |
| − | "[In the Greater Community], freedom itself is rare.... Free nations in regions of space such as the one in which your world exists remain largely self-sufficient or will only trade to a limited degree with one another. They will seek to be very discreet, for free societies in the Universe do not coexist well with those that are not."
| + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training]]'', Step 68: The world needs freedom.</ref> |
| − | <ref name="emerge">Humanity’s Emergence into the Greater Community (July 19, 2008)</ref> | |
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| | + | == Quotes about freedom in the future == |
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| − | "Beyond this solar system... war and conflict have been suppressed, and freedom is rare within this larger arena of life." | + | "Only those who are developed in [[The Way of Knowledge]] will have capability in the future and will be able to maintain their freedom in a [[Mental Environment]] that will be increasingly influenced by the [[Greater Community]]." <ref>''Living The Way of Knowledge'', Chapter 6: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/living-way-knowledge/spiritual-development-practices The Pillar of Spiritual Development]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="contact">Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)</ref> | |
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| | + | "Your freedom is being lost with each passing day as the world diminishes, and the possibility for freedom for those still oppressed in many parts of the world diminishes as well. Freedom is based upon the luxury of a stable and abundant world. That you have the freedom of choice is dependent upon a stable and abundant world."<ref>''The Reformation'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/the-reformation/restoring-the-world Restoring the World] </ref> |
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| − | "Freedom is rare in the universe, as it is in your own world. This is the great truth that you will have to face, in contrast perhaps to your expectations, hopes and wishes." | + | "Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world." |
| − | <ref name="liu">''[[Life in the Universe]]'' Chapter 2</ref> | + | <ref>''The Greater Community'', Chapter 2: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/greater-community/intelligent-life-in-the-universe Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe]</ref> |
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| − | ===Difficult===
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| − | "Freedom is difficult. It tends to be disorderly. It does not have the kind of stability that other races have acquired through dominance and control. But freedom is more important. It is more significant. It is more creative. And it is more beneficial."
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| | + | == Quotes about freedom throughout the universe == |
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| | "Freedom is difficult to achieve and to maintain, but its reward is beyond estimation. Never forget this. Your freedom, our freedom and the possibility for freedom elsewhere represent the true expansion and evolution of life and the greatest promise and achievement for all who are living in this vast universe." | | "Freedom is difficult to achieve and to maintain, but its reward is beyond estimation. Never forget this. Your freedom, our freedom and the possibility for freedom elsewhere represent the true expansion and evolution of life and the greatest promise and achievement for all who are living in this vast universe." |
| − | <ref>''[[The Allies of Humanity]]'', Book 3, Sixth Briefing</ref> | + | <ref>''The Allies of Humanity Book Three'', Sixth Briefing: [http://alliesofhumanity.org/Life-Beyond-Earth/ Greater Community Realities]</ref> |
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| − | ''“How do free races maintain their autonomy and keep races that are not free from interfering?”''
| + | "For the power of freedom and the power of God are the same. Here and everywhere in the Universe. And here and everywhere in the Universe, freedom must be protected and nurtured and supported. For everywhere in life, it is challenged. It is a gift. And it is a gift that you as an individual and you as a member of a [[Spiritual Family]] must advocate for, preserve and protect." |
| − | :"Ah, this is the challenge! This is the challenge that awaits you if you are able to offset the Intervention that is occurring in the world today.....
| + | <ref>''The Greater Darkness'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/the-greater-darkness/foreign-powers-beyond-world Resisting the Intervention] </ref> |
| − | :"Other nations employ seers who try to see into our worlds, to see what kind of technology we are producing and to see where our power and our weakness reside. We must offset these intrusions in the mental environment with seers of our own, who are guided by Knowledge, who would obstruct this kind of intervention in the mental environment.
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| − | :This is all a new frontier to you and to human science and to human religion. Power in the mental environment in many ways can be equivalent to power in the physical environment, and the dangers and defenses that must be established here are significant. This is the price of freedom in the universe—constant vigilance, constant care and great responsibility." <ref>''[[The Allies of Humanity]]'', Book 3, Seventh Briefing</ref>
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| − | "To be free in the universe you must be self-sufficient, you must be united and you must be very discreet. Those are the requirements that every nation, every world, every race must establish in a Greater Community of life. Here you can see the danger and the seduction of humanity receiving technology and resources from beyond the world. What a great attraction that would be! What a great seduction that is! Once you lose your self-sufficiency, everything is lost that you value, for you will not be able to establish the terms of engagement to gain access to those things upon which you have now become dependent. Other nations will determine your behavior and your participation. It is a fact of life."
| + | ==Quotes About individual freedom == |
| − | <ref name="enter">Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)</ref>
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| − | "[In the competitive environment of The Greater Community] you would find it to be very difficult to maintain whatever degree of freedom you have established thus far in the world, for free races do not coexist well with races that are not free, with other governments that do not value individual freedom. And there would be great pressure from the outside for you not only to restrict this freedom, but to eliminate it altogether."
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| − | "For the power of freedom and the power of God are the same. Here and everywhere in the Universe. And here and everywhere in the Universe, freedom must be protected and nurtured and supported. For everywhere in life, it is challenged. It is a gift. And it is a gift that you as an individual and you as a member of a Spiritual Family must advocate for, preserve and protect."
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| − | <ref>Resisting the Intervention (September 10, 2008)</ref>
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| − | == On Earth ==
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| − | "Life does not give you freedom. It gives you the chance for freedom."
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| − | <ref> The Great Calling (March 22,2000)</ref>
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| − | "Everyone who is born into the world is on this freedom journey. Yet most people cannot go very far because of oppressive circumstances. Political oppression, extreme poverty, deaden the spirit, deaden the soul. They are struggling to have the simple and basic things of life, and this occupies all of their time and energy."
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| − | ===At risk===
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| − | "Humanity does not realize what will be required for it to build and maintain its freedom and sovereignty in this world. It is a very critical problem that very few people are aware of."
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| − | "Humanity is facing the loss of its freedom and sovereignty in this world to intervening forces from the Universe."
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| − | <ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref>
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| − | "Your freedom ... will come under increasing challenge by those who seek to gain access to this world and by the reality of your own circumstances here on Earth. The governments of the world apparently have not recognized this and have not prepared their people accordingly. The religious institutions have not recognized this and are not preparing their people accordingly. Instead, humanity continues in its desperate struggle with itself—for wealth, for power, for dominance, for righteousness, for hostility and for revenge."
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| − | "There are many races today who are watching humanity—waiting for an opportunity to gain advantage here, waiting for an opportunity to gain access to this world’s immense biological resources, waiting for an opportunity for humanity to be in a state of desperation where such influences will have tremendous impact. This is the greatest threat to humanity’s freedom and future."<ref>The New Message on the Environment (December 15, 2006)</ref>
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| − | "Your allies will not interfere because they realize that if they interfere, they will have to manipulate your perception and your understanding. In order for you even to act correctly, they would have to manipulate you. They would have to control you. And this they will not do because they are freedom-loving races. They know, through the lessons of life in the universe, that the attempt to control the future and destiny of another world will require subjugation. And this they will not do. Free races in your local universe are rare, and they must remain discreet."
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| − | == For the Individual ==
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| | "When you become free of social | | "When you become free of social |
| − | conditioning, when you become free in the mental environment, when you become liberated from the | + | conditioning, when you become free in the [[Mental Environment|mental environment]], when you become liberated from the shadows of your own past, you can demonstrate a spontaneity and an enthusiasm in life that are remarkably refreshing to others." |
| − | shadows of your own past, you can demonstrate a spontaneity and an | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training]]'', Step 38: I wish to strengthen freedom in others</ref> |
| − | enthusiasm in life that are remarkably refreshing to others." | |
| − | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]] Continuation Training'', Step 38</ref> | |
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| − | "Spirituality is fundamentally a quest for freedom—freedom from certain things and freedom for certain things." | + | "It is a very, very [[courage]]ous thing to do to gain your freedom. You do not live in a free world and you are not a free person. Not really."<ref>[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/other-revelations/taking-the-steps-to-knowledge Taking the Steps to Knowledge] (April 21, 2000)</ref> |
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| − | "It is a very, very courageous thing to do to gain your freedom. You do not live in a free world and you are not a free person. Not really."<ref name="take">Taking the Steps to Knowledge (April 21, 2000)</ref> | + | "There will have to be great compliance, and, to a certain extent, individual freedom will be limited. For in this world, you cannot do anything or have anything or be anything you want. But that is okay because you did not come into the world to indulge yourself in this way. You have been sent into the world to serve the world and to contribute to the furtherance and the building and the refinement of human civilization." <ref>''The New World'', Chapter 15: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-world/vision-future-world The Vision]</ref> |
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| | + | ==Quotes about the value of freedom== |
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| − | "Personal freedom is valuable only in that it gives you this opportunity to find Knowledge." | + | "If you can further |
| − | <ref>''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 7</ref> | + | your own [[development]], you will exercise your greater [[authority]]. |
| | + | If you can exercise your greater [[authority]], you are demonstrating |
| | + | your true freedom. If you are demonstrating your true freedom, |
| | + | then you are serving others. If you are serving others, then you |
| | + | are giving to the world. So this will help you. This is for you and |
| | + | for others. This is for life everywhere." |
| | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training]]'', Step 42: Review</ref> |
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| − | "Your greatest responsibility is to the Knowledge that God has placed within you to respond to, to follow and to express. This is an unparalleled freedom, but it requires great inner strength and forbearance."
| + | == See also == |
| − | <ref name="build">Building a Bridge to a New Life (February 25, 2008)</ref>
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| | + | [[Aspects of freedom]] |
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| − | "Allow your mind to be quiet, for in this you are free....
| + | [[Enemies of freedom]] |
| − | Without your domination, your mind will be free and will experience its own depth in Knowledge."
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| − | "The Way of Knowledge and the power of Knowledge in the individual ... is the source of your freedom. More than anything else it will enable you to see, to know and to have the strength to act on your own behalf in the face of other intervening forces."
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| | + | [[Freedom and responsibility]] |
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| − | "Freedom is looked upon fearfully by those who are not free. It is looked on with suspicion by those who are still a slave to their own mind, a slave to their fear, a slave to their cultural conditioning, a slave to their weakness."
| + | [[Freedom from the Past]] |
| − | <ref>New Year's Message 2010 (December 27, 2009)</ref>
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| − | "If you are discontented with your life as it is, then you will have an incentive for Knowledge. You will want to find freedom and purpose. Yet if you still think that your life is fine, and you are comfortable with it up to a point, then Knowledge will seem like a great threat. You will avoid it, which is tragic, because you will be avoiding yourself. You will be avoiding your deepest feelings, your emotional honesty, your integrity and your deepest and most fundamental values. This is why people are strangers to themselves. They are identified with things on the outside, but they have very little relationship with themselves on the inside. They are not free. They are not free to be who they are, what they are and to follow their deepest inclination. Even if they are free on the outside and have political and social freedom of movement, which is rare in the world, this freedom does not reach to the depths of their own nature. And so they are not free."
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| − | "Many of your thoughts will have to be reconsidered. Many of your firmly held beliefs will have to be questioned and in some cases even set aside. This is the price of freedom. This is the price one pays for having the opportunity to live a greater life, an authentic life, a life that is in keeping with Knowledge within themselves, a life that fulfills the destiny that they were sent into the world to fulfill."
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| − | "Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world."
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| − | "To break out of the personal hell of isolation, to break out of the domination of the mind and the domination of your social conditioning, represents freedom in the most fundamental way! For you can be free in the world, but if you are not free inside, well, you cannot really take advantage of your external freedom. Look about you in the world. People seem to be free, relatively speaking, compared to, say, other people in the world. And look what they do with their freedom. They become lost in addictions, they make horrendous mistakes in their relationships, they abuse themselves physically and emotionally.... Even within yourself, you know you are not free. Freedom is not simply having no obligations in life or not being accountable to anyone. Freedom really in its greatest and most real sense is the ability to find and to follow Knowledge because here you are finally free to do what you came here to do, which is the source of all real integrity and satisfaction."
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| − | "There are people who are freedom oriented and there are people who are control oriented, and the control oriented are afraid of freedom, and they are afraid of Mystery because they do not believe in the essential goodness of the human spirit. They have lost their faith in humanity and have placed all their faith in their ideology and their prescriptions that they believe have come from God. But God has only given recommendations through the great Teachers, not rules—recommendations for living, guidelines for living to help people orient their lives correctly and productively and beneficially."
| + | [[Freedom of no choice]] |
| − | <ref>The New Message on Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref>
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| − | “Do not call chaos freedom, for this is not freedom. Do not think because others do not limit you that you are in an exalted state. Realize that your freedom is to enable you to find your purpose and to fulfill it.”
| + | [[Freedom without purpose]] |
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| − | “If you are not free to follow Knowledge, then you are a slave to other forces. You can escape slavery, but you must exercise great strength and determination to do it. 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.”
| + | [[How to preserve freedom]] |
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| − | “What is worth protecting if it denies you your freedom? What is worth having if it binds you and bonds you to the past? Who is worth being with if all that they can do is remind you that you are weak and pathetic and unable to follow what you know? These are all valid questions. The impediments to freedom are still greatly valued, and freedom is looked at with anxiety and uncertainty. Your prison cell door is open and has been all along. But are you willing to venture out of the seeming security of your bondage?”
| + | [[Qualities of freedom]] |
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| − | “What is freedom except the ability to unite with who you are and why you are here? The inability to do this represents the lack of freedom in all of its manifestations.”
| + | [[Rethinking]] |
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| − | “When we speak of freedom, we mean the freedom to be what you are, to follow what you know, and to give what you came here to give. This is a definition of freedom in the more ultimate sense.”
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| − | “You lose your freedom every day when you lose contact with Knowledge, when you are lost to yourself, when you act in such a way that betrays your true understanding, when you say things you don’t mean to say and do things you don’t really intend to do and when you follow others mindlessly out of fear and concern.”
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| − | “If it is genuine, freedom brings with it responsibility, a commitment to give, accountability to others and a dedication to service. Freedom without these things is not freedom. It is avoidance. It is true freedom that must be protected and preserved. You lose your freedom every day when you lose contact with Knowledge, when you are lost to yourself.”
| + | *''The Bridge to a New Life'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/the-bridge-to-a-new-life/desire-freedom The New Message on Freedom] |
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| − | “Freedom is a state of no-choice. Now you are dealing with what is unequivocal and absolutely vital; you are not dealing with casual choices. Life is vital every moment. If you are entertaining choices, you can be certain you have not arrived at Knowledge in that situation.”
| + | *''Life in the Universe'', Chapter 8: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/life-universe/individual-freedom Freedom in the Greater Community] |
| − | <ref name="wgcI7">''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 7</ref>
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| | + | *''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 2: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/freedom-journey The Freedom Journey] |
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| − | “Your only real freedom is the freedom to live your purpose. Freedom without purpose is chaos. It is living aimlessly without direction, with only your fears for survival, your wants and your desires to motivate you. It is a very desperate situation.”
| + | *''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 3: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/prison-escape-your-mind The Prison] |
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| | + | *''The Allies of Humanity Book One'', Second Briefing: [http://alliesofhumanity.org/human-freedom/ The Challenge to Human Freedom] |
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| − | “To give up your personal freedom is to reclaim God and all your real power. Your personal freedom is driving you crazy.”
| + | *''Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training'', Steps 44-46, 67-69 |
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| | + | * Marshall Vian Summers on [https://youtu.be/6iQ-yISbK80 "Beginning the Freedom Journey"] |
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| − | “Freedom is the great reason people will not accept God, and yet God gives you freedom and power of such magnitude that you could not give it to yourself meaningfully. God gives you responsibility so that you may reclaim your power and value yourself. You cannot come closer to God unless you have this value. You cannot be a little crumb and go to God. God does not know you as a little crumb. God knows you as a magnificent creation. You cannot go to God all self-inflated with a big name tag saying, “I am a magnificent creation!” and be a little crumb inside, either. You must go to God as God made you, not as you made yourself.”
| + | *[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/other-revelations/the-new-message-for-the-impoverished-and-oppressed The New Message for the Impoverished and Oppressed] |
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| − | “Why do people destroy all that they have created that makes them so secure? Because it is imprisoning them, and they cannot stand it anymore. They would rather start all over again. So if your own stability begins to eliminate your possibility for progress, you will destroy it. You will destroy your financial state, your health, your relationships—whatever seems to be infringing upon you....
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| − | What is the value of freedom if there is no purpose? It is only license to be chaotic. But the true meaning of freedom is so true purpose may continue to be discovered and expressed. To have this freedom, you must learn to live in Knowledge and use Knowledge.”
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| − | “You do not know what to do with your freedom. God is not interfering. You can do anything here, but very few people know what to do with their freedom. It is very sad because you have may everything and you are still empty. Your true desire inside has not been quenched.”
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| − | “You must all become followers because you all are followers. There are no leaders in the world. Those who appear to be leaders are either following Knowledge or they are following their ambitions. They are bound to what they follow. There is no freedom except following the right calling.”
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| − | “What keeps people from being free is not their external circumstances. It is their own mind and their own thoughts. They are prisoners to their thoughts. They cannot stop watching their thoughts. It is as if you were watching a movie on a screen and you could never tear yourself away. The screen then becomes ever more real to you, for you have no contrast. You have no experience to remind you that it is just a movie you are watching.”
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| − | “Freedom without purpose is quite meaningless. What is the value of freedom if there is no purpose? It is only license to be chaotic. But the true meaning of freedom is so that true purpose may continue to be discovered and expressed. To have this freedom, you must learn to live in Knowledge and to use Knowledge. If you do not use Knowledge, you will only have your thoughts to guide you, and they are remarkably chaotic. They are so temporary, sporadic and conflicted that they make a very poor guide for you.”
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| − | “Finally you can see. Finally you can know. Finally your eyes are clear. Finally you are no longer intoxicated by people, by images or by ideas. Your mind becomes free and open to think, to rethink, to renew itself, to adapt itself and to refocus itself. What a great freedom this is!”
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| − | “You are needed in the world. It is time to prepare. It is time to become focused and determined. There is no escape from this, for only those who are developed in The Way of Knowledge will have capability in the future and will be able to maintain their freedom in a Mental Environment that will be increasingly influenced by the Greater Community.”
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| − | “Freedom is not a right in the universe. It is a privilege and a luxury. Your values may argue with this, but your expectations eventually must conform to the real circumstances of life. Individual freedom is extremely valuable, but it is not guaranteed, and you cannot claim it as a right. You will be shocked to find, as you begin to learn about and even experience the Greater Community in which you live, how rare freedom really is.”
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| − | Knowledge will take you to certain places. You must be free to go there.
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| − | Knowledge will build real relationships with people who have great promise for you. You must be free to participate there.
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| − | Knowledge will take you out of situations that are unhealthy or that have no future. You must be free to withdraw.
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| − | Knowledge will ask you to wait. You must have the freedom to wait.
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| − | Knowledge will require forbearance. You must be able to practice forbearance.
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| − | Knowledge will require real discernment and the development of discernment on your part. You must be free to undertake this development.
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| − | Knowledge will require that you be discreet and not talk foolishly or mindlessly. You must gain the freedom and the strength to do this.
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| − | Knowledge will require that you face the world and the Great Waves of change that are coming to humanity. You must have the freedom and the courage to do this.
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| − | "Whatever form the desire for freedom takes, it is universal, both within this world and within the Greater Community of worlds in the Universe around you. Beyond meeting certain basic requirements of life, freedom represents a deeper need of the soul, and this deeper need expresses itself through a person’s understanding—through their ideas and associations. But the pure impulse comes from deeper within them, beyond the realm of the intellect or intellectual understanding."
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| − | "There must be a fundamental shift in your understanding of freedom. Said most simply, your freedom here is to find your purpose and to fulfill it. All of the other freedoms that you seek—the freedom for stability, the freedom for certainty, the freedom to find the truth out about your life, the freedom to think, the freedom to feel, the freedom to know, the freedom to express yourself, the freedom to go where you need to go, the freedom to become educated, even the freedom to survive, are for this greater purpose. If you take the desire for freedom to its full expression, if you take it down to its absolute foundation, it is about this.
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| − | "There is a way to Knowledge. The way will save you time because you need to save time now. You are needed in the world, and your preparation must become accelerated. You do not now have the luxury of endless exploration and diversion, for the world needs you. It is emerging into the Greater Community. This is not a time to fiddle with your mind or your emotions or play around with different therapies or modalities because The Way of Knowledge is being offered to you. You are needed in the world. It is time to prepare. It is time to become focused and determined. There is no escape from this, for only those who are developed in The Way of Knowledge will have capability in the future and will be able to maintain their freedom in a Mental Environment that will be increasingly influenced by the Greater Community."
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| − | "With Knowledge you are free in the world. You are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free to make agreements. You are free to complete and change agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free."
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| − | "What is freedom to the personal mind except the right to surround itself with more and more layers of deception and to offset its sense of isolation and misery with fruitless and desperate attempts at happiness?"
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| − | [[Freedom from the Past]]
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