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| + | "Gratitude is a recognition of the giving of others and of the giving of life. It is a recognition of what you have right now. It is a recognition of the miracle of your existence."<ref name="jgrat"> Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)</ref> | ||
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| + | "If you are not experiencing joy and gratitude on a regular basis, you are disassociated from your real life and existence here, and you have let the trials of the world and your own disappointments in little things overtake you."<ref name="jgrat"/> | ||
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==Directives== | ==Directives== | ||
"Everything can be problematic in your life, and yet you can still have this experience of confirmation. Look at your true ally and feel grateful. Look at this study in Greater Community Spirituality and be thankful that you have it, for you could be lost without it. Be grateful that you can live today, that you have your health, and that you have the opportunity to give to someone else." | "Everything can be problematic in your life, and yet you can still have this experience of confirmation. Look at your true ally and feel grateful. Look at this study in Greater Community Spirituality and be thankful that you have it, for you could be lost without it. Be grateful that you can live today, that you have your health, and that you have the opportunity to give to someone else." | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]] Continuation Training'', Step 82</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]] Continuation Training'', Step 82</ref> | ||
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| + | "Learning [[the Way of Knowledge]] will slow your mind down, will bring you back into the core relationship with your own deeper experience and your core relationship with everything around you. This is the environment for gratitude. Though Knowledge will show you that there are many things you must adjust or correct, it will also bring you into a state of recognition of the miracles of your life. So while there is work to be done, there is great joy to be experienced and immense gratitude to be experienced."<ref name="jgrat"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Further Study== | ||
| + | [http://www.newknowledgelibrary.org/products/Joy-and-Gratitude.html Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[category:mental environment]] | [[category:mental environment]] | ||
[[category:practice]] | [[category:practice]] | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 7 February 2013
"Gratitude is a recognition of the giving of others and of the giving of life. It is a recognition of what you have right now. It is a recognition of the miracle of your existence."[1]
Excerpts
Trials and Disappointments
"If you are not experiencing joy and gratitude on a regular basis, you are disassociated from your real life and existence here, and you have let the trials of the world and your own disappointments in little things overtake you."[1]
Directives
"Everything can be problematic in your life, and yet you can still have this experience of confirmation. Look at your true ally and feel grateful. Look at this study in Greater Community Spirituality and be thankful that you have it, for you could be lost without it. Be grateful that you can live today, that you have your health, and that you have the opportunity to give to someone else." [2]
"Learning the Way of Knowledge will slow your mind down, will bring you back into the core relationship with your own deeper experience and your core relationship with everything around you. This is the environment for gratitude. Though Knowledge will show you that there are many things you must adjust or correct, it will also bring you into a state of recognition of the miracles of your life. So while there is work to be done, there is great joy to be experienced and immense gratitude to be experienced."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 82
Further Study
Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)