Relationships of higher purpose

Each of us has a destiny with certain people to accomplish certain things in accordance with our greater purpose and the needs of the world that we are here to serve.

Directives

"[I]f you seek fulfilling relationships in the world, always seek purpose."

• Wisdom from The Greater Community I, chapter 2: Relationships & Sexuality

"So you must choose what you will value."

"Here all you can do is to do your part as fully as possible and pray for those that you are destined to meet—or even for those who are not ready to do their parts—to follow the power of Knowledge within themselves, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within them to guide them, to protect them and to lead them to this sacred rendezvous."

• The Sacred Rendezvous 1/29/09

"Do not commit your life until you are committed to your life."

• Living the Way of Knowledge, chapter 3: The Pillar of Relationships

Primary relationships

Criteria for finding a mate in life

Spiritual, mental and physical compatibility.

Shared fundamental values.

Similarity of age and vitality.

• Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 12: Establishing Relationships

Short quotes

"You are in the world looking for your Spiritual Family."

• Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 5: Your Relationship with Your Spiritual Family

"You are destined to meet certain people in life. You have a rendezvous with them. They will be guided to meet you as you are being guided to meet them."

• The Sacred Rendezvous 1/29/09

"You are a part of life and you will need to rely upon your relationships with others and with life as a whole to accomplish anything, even to survive."

• Step to Knowledge 250

"Your greatest teaching in this life is the contribution of your life as it is demonstrated to others."

• Step to Knowledge 244

"Without your essential relationships, you cannot function at a higher level."

• Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 12: Establishing Relationships

Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others.

• Living the Way of Knowledge (Chapter 3, The Pillar of Relationships)

Long quotes

"These relationships must be imbued with the Knowledge that you are reclaiming. Then they will have the stability, the efficacy and the grace that Knowledge contains for you. For only relationships based upon Knowledge can carry the Wisdom that Knowledge will exert within the world."

• Step to Knowledge 249

"You were sent into the world to serve your Spiritual Family. You were sent to intiate and reclaim relationships, to recognize your gifts, to allow them to be expressed and to undergo a lifelong process or preparation, each stage of which is necessary for you and necessary for those who will know you."

• Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 15: Conclusion

Metaphors

"Life is like climbing a mountain, and you cannot climb it alone. You will not find your way alone, you will not gain strength alone and you will not learn to overcome the obstacles alone."

• Relationships & Higher Purpose, chapter 12: Establishing Relationships

"Here temporary relationships are like signposts, pointing the way, reminding you that you have a greater responsibility in life."

• The Sacred Rendezvous 1/29/09

Further study

The Sacred Rendezvous

Relationships & Higher Purpose: Finding Your People, Your Purpose and Your Mission in the World, 2008