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Addiction is the result of being disconnected from Knowledge. It can represent addiction to a variety of things including drugs, alcohol, relationships, seeking pleasure, recreational activities. | Addiction is the result of being disconnected from Knowledge. It can represent addiction to a variety of things including drugs, alcohol, relationships, seeking pleasure, recreational activities. | ||
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"An addiction is a replacement for real relationships." | "An addiction is a replacement for real relationships." | ||
<ref name="addiction">Freedom from Addiction and Obsession (January 23, 2009)</ref> | <ref name="addiction">Freedom from Addiction and Obsession (January 23, 2009)</ref> | ||
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"There are countless things that people are addicted to, but they all represent a substitute for Knowledge, and a kind of compensation for a life that is fundamentally out of balance, and filled with insecurity and uncertainty." | "There are countless things that people are addicted to, but they all represent a substitute for Knowledge, and a kind of compensation for a life that is fundamentally out of balance, and filled with insecurity and uncertainty." | ||
<ref name="addiction"/> | <ref name="addiction"/> | ||
| − | "You know are addicted when you cannot do without something that is really not essential." | + | |
| + | "You know you are addicted when you cannot do without something that is really not essential." | ||
<ref name="addiction"/> | <ref name="addiction"/> | ||
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"The manifestation of addiction is tremendous and varied. People can be addicted to the most innocuous things or the most dangerous things." | "The manifestation of addiction is tremendous and varied. People can be addicted to the most innocuous things or the most dangerous things." | ||
<ref name="addiction"/> | <ref name="addiction"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Healing Addiction== |
"To really break an addiction you must have a different kind of focus for the mind that must really be all-consuming. It may even look like another addiction. But it must be strong enough to displace and replace what has captivated your mind previously, and what still tends to captivate your mind. Instead of being addicted to a drug, you become addicted to God. You become addicted to the experience of Knowledge within yourself, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within you. You become addicted to serving others. You become addicted to maintaining your health. This new addiction may be temporary but it serves as a bridge." | "To really break an addiction you must have a different kind of focus for the mind that must really be all-consuming. It may even look like another addiction. But it must be strong enough to displace and replace what has captivated your mind previously, and what still tends to captivate your mind. Instead of being addicted to a drug, you become addicted to God. You become addicted to the experience of Knowledge within yourself, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within you. You become addicted to serving others. You become addicted to maintaining your health. This new addiction may be temporary but it serves as a bridge." | ||
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| + | "Addiction is when personal preference takes the place of Knowledge in a person's life and becomes a dominating factor. Without God, there is only addiction, for without God there are no real relationships. And what is addiction but a substitute for meaningful relationships? The only thing that can heal addiction is meaningful relationships because addiction is a substitute for meaningful relationships." | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 12</ref> | ||
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[[category:relationship]] | [[category:relationship]] | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 20 December 2011
Addiction is the result of being disconnected from Knowledge. It can represent addiction to a variety of things including drugs, alcohol, relationships, seeking pleasure, recreational activities.
Identifying Addiction
"An addiction is a replacement for real relationships." [1]
"There are countless things that people are addicted to, but they all represent a substitute for Knowledge, and a kind of compensation for a life that is fundamentally out of balance, and filled with insecurity and uncertainty."
[1]
"You know you are addicted when you cannot do without something that is really not essential."
[1]
"The manifestation of addiction is tremendous and varied. People can be addicted to the most innocuous things or the most dangerous things."
[1]
Healing Addiction
"To really break an addiction you must have a different kind of focus for the mind that must really be all-consuming. It may even look like another addiction. But it must be strong enough to displace and replace what has captivated your mind previously, and what still tends to captivate your mind. Instead of being addicted to a drug, you become addicted to God. You become addicted to the experience of Knowledge within yourself, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within you. You become addicted to serving others. You become addicted to maintaining your health. This new addiction may be temporary but it serves as a bridge." [1]
"Addiction is when personal preference takes the place of Knowledge in a person's life and becomes a dominating factor. Without God, there is only addiction, for without God there are no real relationships. And what is addiction but a substitute for meaningful relationships? The only thing that can heal addiction is meaningful relationships because addiction is a substitute for meaningful relationships."
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