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| − | "Only Knowledge will know what to do in the face of ever-increasing uncertainty."<ref name="wwypyf">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/where-will-you-place-your-faith | + | "Only Knowledge will know what to do in the face of ever-increasing uncertainty."<ref name="wwypyf">''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 11: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/where-will-you-place-your-faith Where Will You Place Your Faith?]</ref> |
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| + | ==Knowing and not knowing== | ||
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| + | "Do not think you know. You either do or you do not. | ||
| + | Remember this, for the opportunity for self-deception is still | ||
| + | with you because you have not yet been willing to face yourself | ||
| + | completely, fearing that what you would find would discourage | ||
| + | or destroy you. Yet, when you face yourself completely, all you | ||
| + | will find is Knowledge." <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 234: Knowledge serves humanity in all ways.</ref> | ||
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own experience and to question it objectively, you will begin to see that there is something with you | own experience and to question it objectively, you will begin to see that there is something with you | ||
that keeps you on a sure track. There is something living within you that is not frantic, nervous or | that keeps you on a sure track. There is something living within you that is not frantic, nervous or | ||
| − | reactive. Trust this."<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume | + | reactive. Trust this."<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II'', Chapter 27: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-2/what-is-self-doubt Self-Doubt]</ref> |
==In the Great Waves of Change== | ==In the Great Waves of Change== | ||
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"You have come at a time of great difficulty and uncertainty, a time of great discord and risk of war." <ref name="tgwayl"/> | "You have come at a time of great difficulty and uncertainty, a time of great discord and risk of war." <ref name="tgwayl"/> | ||
| − | "As the [[The Great Waves of Change|the Great Waves of change]] come, your uncertainty and your vulnerability will increase significantly." <ref name="tde">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-deep-evaluation | + | "As the [[The Great Waves of Change|the Great Waves of change]] come, your uncertainty and your vulnerability will increase significantly." <ref name="tde">''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 5: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-deep-evaluation The Deep Evaluation]</ref> |
"Everything will be changing, and there will be great | "Everything will be changing, and there will be great | ||
| − | uncertainty." <ref name="tgwayl">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-great-waves-and-your-life | + | uncertainty." <ref name="tgwayl">''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 1: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-great-waves-and-your-life The Great Waves and Your Life]</ref> |
"Where will you turn, who will you turn to in times of great change and uncertainty? Your government? Your friends? Your family? Your religion? And if you cannot find any certainty or [[clarity]] there, will you run away into your hobbies or your fantasies or your passions? This is a critical question, you see." <ref name="tgwayl"/> | "Where will you turn, who will you turn to in times of great change and uncertainty? Your government? Your friends? Your family? Your religion? And if you cannot find any certainty or [[clarity]] there, will you run away into your hobbies or your fantasies or your passions? This is a critical question, you see." <ref name="tgwayl"/> | ||
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"The strength of | "The strength of | ||
your life and the ability of your life to undergo change and | your life and the ability of your life to undergo change and | ||
| − | uncertainty depend in great part upon [[The Four Pillars of life|[your Four] Pillars]]." <ref name="rathgw">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/relationships-and-the-great-waves | + | uncertainty depend in great part upon [[The Four Pillars of life|[your Four] Pillars]]." <ref name="rathgw">''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 6: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/relationships-and-the-great-waves Relationships and the Great Waves]</ref> |
"There are no quick answers and immediate [[solutions]]. | "There are no quick answers and immediate [[solutions]]. | ||
People want these things and expect them because they do not | People want these things and expect them because they do not | ||
| − | have the strength to face uncertainty." <ref name="etp">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/escaping-the-past | + | have the strength to face uncertainty." <ref name="etp">''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 3: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/escaping-the-past Escaping the Past]</ref> |
"In facing great change and uncertainty, particularly if it has | "In facing great change and uncertainty, particularly if it has | ||
not been anticipated, people do not rely upon logic and reason | not been anticipated, people do not rely upon logic and reason | ||
as much as upon assumptions, habits and the behavior of the | as much as upon assumptions, habits and the behavior of the | ||
| − | people around them."<ref name="tgwoc">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-great-waves-of-change | + | people around them."<ref name="tgwoc">''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 1: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-great-waves-of-change The Great Waves of Change]</ref> |
"Surely, humanity is reaching a great threshold now that | "Surely, humanity is reaching a great threshold now that | ||
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[[File:Mist.jpg|left]] | [[File:Mist.jpg|left]] | ||
| − | ==On | + | ==On humanity's emergence into the Greater Community== |
"Real beneficial contact with life in the Universe may not | "Real beneficial contact with life in the Universe may not | ||
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intervene, to take advantage of increasing human conflict and | intervene, to take advantage of increasing human conflict and | ||
uncertainty, the uncertainty and conflict that can be generated | uncertainty, the uncertainty and conflict that can be generated | ||
| − | by [[The Great Waves of Change|the Great Waves of change]] themselves." | + | by [[The Great Waves of Change|the Great Waves of change]] themselves."<ref>''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 10: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-great-waves-and-the-hidden-reality-of-contact The Great Waves and the Hidden Reality of Contact]</ref> |
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| + | ==Regarding the New Message from God== | ||
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| + | <blockquote> | ||
| + | "If you should deny the Messenger and the Revelation, God will not punish you. But do not seek favor with God. Do not seek favor with the Angelic Assembly that watches over this world. | ||
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| + | You cannot be neutral. If you maintain a position of uncertainty, it is because you are afraid to see and know. It is clear as day if you are without preferences in this matter."<ref>''The Reformation'': [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/pure-religion/gods-new-message-for-the-islamic-world God's New Message for the Islamic World]</ref></blockquote> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | ==Further | + | ==Further study== |
*[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/steps-knowledge ''Steps to Knowledge''], Step 6: I have a true foundation in the world. | *[http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/steps-knowledge ''Steps to Knowledge''], Step 6: I have a true foundation in the world. | ||
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| + | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 67: I do not know what I want for the world. | ||
*'''''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 79: I will allow uncertainty to exist today.''' | *'''''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 79: I will allow uncertainty to exist today.''' | ||
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*''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 92: There is a role for me to play in the world. | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 92: There is a role for me to play in the world. | ||
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| + | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 97: I do not know what fulfillment is. | ||
*''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 103: I am honored by God. | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 103: I am honored by God. | ||
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*''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 160: The world is poor, but I am not. | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 160: The world is poor, but I am not. | ||
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| + | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 234: Knowledge serves humanity in all ways. | ||
*''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 256: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds. | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 256: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds. | ||
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| + | *''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 262: How can I judge myself when I do not know who I am? | ||
*'''''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 275: Today I seek freedom from uncertainty.''' | *'''''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 275: Today I seek freedom from uncertainty.''' | ||
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*Knowledge and Spiritual Practice: Fireside Broadcast for the Worldwide Community of The Free School of The New Message from God on [https://youtu.be/Fu0VfBXjdnY Saturday, June 6, 2015] | *Knowledge and Spiritual Practice: Fireside Broadcast for the Worldwide Community of The Free School of The New Message from God on [https://youtu.be/Fu0VfBXjdnY Saturday, June 6, 2015] | ||
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
*[[Faith]] | *[[Faith]] | ||
[[Category:Knowledge]] | [[Category:Knowledge]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, 31 December 2020
"Only Knowledge will know what to do in the face of ever-increasing uncertainty."[1]
Knowing and not knowing
"Do not think you know. You either do or you do not. Remember this, for the opportunity for self-deception is still with you because you have not yet been willing to face yourself completely, fearing that what you would find would discourage or destroy you. Yet, when you face yourself completely, all you will find is Knowledge." [2]
"Sometimes people struggle and fret over meaningless decisions when neither decision is right because they are not patient enough to wait for Knowledge. Indeed, when Knowledge is ready to act, it can move you and everyone around you. It has such great potency. Yet it has such great compassion that it does not exercise its power except to preserve you. But even here its power can be denied and neglected. Recall the time you felt inner restraint when you were about to do something that you would later regret. Recall the time when you felt a nauseousness within you when you were making a decision that would prove itself to be damaging for you. Recall a time when you felt a giddy excitement over something you really wanted, but you later found out that it was empty. If you can learn to face your own experience and to question it objectively, you will begin to see that there is something with you that keeps you on a sure track. There is something living within you that is not frantic, nervous or reactive. Trust this."[3]
In the Great Waves of Change
"You have come at a time of great difficulty and uncertainty, a time of great discord and risk of war." [4]
"As the the Great Waves of change come, your uncertainty and your vulnerability will increase significantly." [5]
"Everything will be changing, and there will be great uncertainty." [4]
"Where will you turn, who will you turn to in times of great change and uncertainty? Your government? Your friends? Your family? Your religion? And if you cannot find any certainty or clarity there, will you run away into your hobbies or your fantasies or your passions? This is a critical question, you see." [4]
"The strength of your life and the ability of your life to undergo change and uncertainty depend in great part upon [your Four] Pillars." [6]
"There are no quick answers and immediate solutions. People want these things and expect them because they do not have the strength to face uncertainty." [7]
"In facing great change and uncertainty, particularly if it has not been anticipated, people do not rely upon logic and reason as much as upon assumptions, habits and the behavior of the people around them."[8]
"Surely, humanity is reaching a great threshold now that will determine its fate and its future. The evidence of this is all around you, and you can feel it within yourself—the sense of anxiety, the sense of uncertainty, the confusion, the apprehension. The signs in the world are speaking to you—telling you that great change is coming, that it is at your doorstep." [8]
"If there are people who depend upon you remaining as they want you to be, who are afraid of any kind of change or emergence within your life, who would suspect or denounce any kind of deeper inclination you might have to the degree that it would threaten their interest in you, they will hold you back. They will influence you. They will discourage you. They will cast doubt upon you even if they are wonderful and loving people. If they do not recognize the reality of the deeper nature within themselves, then they will regard it within you with suspicion and uncertainty. They will not trust it. They will not know it. It will seem strange, confusing and threatening to them. And whatever they are doing with you in life will seem to be cast in doubt." [6]
On humanity's emergence into the Greater Community
"Real beneficial contact with life in the Universe may not happen until humanity has faced and overcome the Great Waves of change. But in the interim, others will attempt to intervene, to take advantage of increasing human conflict and uncertainty, the uncertainty and conflict that can be generated by the Great Waves of change themselves."[9]
Regarding the New Message from God
"If you should deny the Messenger and the Revelation, God will not punish you. But do not seek favor with God. Do not seek favor with the Angelic Assembly that watches over this world.
You cannot be neutral. If you maintain a position of uncertainty, it is because you are afraid to see and know. It is clear as day if you are without preferences in this matter."[10]
References
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 11: Where Will You Place Your Faith?
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 234: Knowledge serves humanity in all ways.
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II, Chapter 27: Self-Doubt
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 1: The Great Waves and Your Life
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 5: The Deep Evaluation
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 6: Relationships and the Great Waves
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 3: Escaping the Past
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 1: The Great Waves of Change
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 10: The Great Waves and the Hidden Reality of Contact
- ↑ The Reformation: God's New Message for the Islamic World
Further study
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 6: I have a true foundation in the world.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 67: I do not know what I want for the world.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 79: I will allow uncertainty to exist today.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 81: I will not deceive myself today.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 92: There is a role for me to play in the world.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 97: I do not know what fulfillment is.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 103: I am honored by God.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 105: Review.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 110: I will be honest with myself today.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 151: I will not use fear to support my judgments.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 160: The world is poor, but I am not.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 234: Knowledge serves humanity in all ways.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 256: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 262: How can I judge myself when I do not know who I am?
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 275: Today I seek freedom from uncertainty.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 284: Stillness is my gift to the world.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 287: With Knowledge I cannot be at war.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 301: I will not lose myself in anxiety today.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 304: I will not be a student of fear today.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 307: Knowledge is living within me now.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 309: The world I see is attempting to become one community.
- Steps to Knowledge, Step 311: The world is calling me. I must prepare to serve it..
- Knowledge and Spiritual Practice: Fireside Broadcast for the Worldwide Community of The Free School of The New Message from God on Saturday, June 6, 2015