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| − | It is painful to be separated from that which you love beyond all things, and the only way to maintain this separation is to malign that which you love, to give it an evil intent and then to engender guilt within yourself. To feel and accept the power of God, evil and guilt must leave you. You must venture forth to explore that which is most natural. It is like breaking new ground and coming home all at once. | + | "In the world there exist opposing forces. It would be a great mistake to think that these forces do not exist." |
| − | * | + | *''Relationships & Higher Purpose'', chap. 8, p. 63 |
| + | == Long Quotes == | ||
| + | "It would not be accurate to say that there is a war between God and the forces against God. This is not the case at all. The physical universe is simply a place where God has been denied. The cumulative effect of this denial is what could be called evil. Evil is not born of one individual who generates all evil. Evil is born of the desire for separation and disassociation based upon fear, hostility and guilt." | ||
| + | *''Relationships & Higher Purpose'', chap. 8, p. 64 | ||
| + | "It is painful to be separated from that which you love beyond all things, and the only way to maintain this separation is to malign that which you love, to give it an evil intent and then to engender guilt within yourself. To feel and accept the power of God, evil and guilt must leave you. You must venture forth to explore that which is most natural. It is like breaking new ground and coming home all at once." | ||
| + | *[[Steps to Knowledge]] 41 | ||
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| + | "There are Forces of Dissonance in the world. They oppose the unity of life. They oppose the evolution of life. They oppose the work of Knowledge. They oppose the reclamation of Knowledge. These forces are generated from both within the world and beyond the world. These forces are evil in the sense that they oppose the unity and evolution of life. They are disruptive. They seek to separate what must be joined, and they seek to join what must be separated. Therefore, it is accurate to say that there is evil in the world." | ||
| + | *''Relationships & Higher Purpose'', chap. 8, p. 63 | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *''Relationships & Higher Purpose'', chap. 8: "The Problem of Evil & the Forces of Dissonance" | ||
Revision as of 01:29, 15 November 2011
Short Quotes
"In the world there exist opposing forces. It would be a great mistake to think that these forces do not exist."
- Relationships & Higher Purpose, chap. 8, p. 63
Long Quotes
"It would not be accurate to say that there is a war between God and the forces against God. This is not the case at all. The physical universe is simply a place where God has been denied. The cumulative effect of this denial is what could be called evil. Evil is not born of one individual who generates all evil. Evil is born of the desire for separation and disassociation based upon fear, hostility and guilt."
- Relationships & Higher Purpose, chap. 8, p. 64
"It is painful to be separated from that which you love beyond all things, and the only way to maintain this separation is to malign that which you love, to give it an evil intent and then to engender guilt within yourself. To feel and accept the power of God, evil and guilt must leave you. You must venture forth to explore that which is most natural. It is like breaking new ground and coming home all at once."
"There are Forces of Dissonance in the world. They oppose the unity of life. They oppose the evolution of life. They oppose the work of Knowledge. They oppose the reclamation of Knowledge. These forces are generated from both within the world and beyond the world. These forces are evil in the sense that they oppose the unity and evolution of life. They are disruptive. They seek to separate what must be joined, and they seek to join what must be separated. Therefore, it is accurate to say that there is evil in the world."
- Relationships & Higher Purpose, chap. 8, p. 63
See also
- Relationships & Higher Purpose, chap. 8: "The Problem of Evil & the Forces of Dissonance"