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"Let us say that Knowledge is not the things that are usually associated with it. It is not ideas. It is not a body of information. It is not a system of belief. It is not a process of self-evaluation. It is the great mystery of your life. Its outward manifestations are profound intuition, great insight, inexplicable knowing, wise perception in the present and in the future and wise understanding of the past. But despite these great achievements of mind, Knowledge is greater than this. It is your True Self, a Self that is not apart from life." | "Let us say that Knowledge is not the things that are usually associated with it. It is not ideas. It is not a body of information. It is not a system of belief. It is not a process of self-evaluation. It is the great mystery of your life. Its outward manifestations are profound intuition, great insight, inexplicable knowing, wise perception in the present and in the future and wise understanding of the past. But despite these great achievements of mind, Knowledge is greater than this. It is your True Self, a Self that is not apart from life." | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 10</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 10</ref> | ||
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"Knowledge represents your True Self, your True Mind and your true relationships in the universe. It also possesses your greater calling in the world and a perfect utilization of your nature, all of your inherent abilities and skills, even your limitations—all to be given for good in the world." | "Knowledge represents your True Self, your True Mind and your true relationships in the universe. It also possesses your greater calling in the world and a perfect utilization of your nature, all of your inherent abilities and skills, even your limitations—all to be given for good in the world." | ||
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"Find where your attention is. Bring yourself back to Knowledge." | "Find where your attention is. Bring yourself back to Knowledge." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Steps Continuation Training | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]] Continuation Training'', Step 1</ref> |
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"Become a student of Knowledge. Learn The Way of Knowledge. Take the steps to Knowledge. Let Knowledge rearrange your priorities. Let Knowledge straighten your life out. Let Knowledge guide, direct and protect you. Let Knowledge foster a greater intelligence within you. Let Knowledge direct you in your relationships and in your evaluations. Become still like Knowledge. Become penetrating like Knowledge. Become insightful like Knowledge. Become devoted to others like Knowledge. Find your true allies. Find your purpose. Allow your true work in the world to emerge as other things are set aside—willingly, happily and with relief." | "Become a student of Knowledge. Learn The Way of Knowledge. Take the steps to Knowledge. Let Knowledge rearrange your priorities. Let Knowledge straighten your life out. Let Knowledge guide, direct and protect you. Let Knowledge foster a greater intelligence within you. Let Knowledge direct you in your relationships and in your evaluations. Become still like Knowledge. Become penetrating like Knowledge. Become insightful like Knowledge. Become devoted to others like Knowledge. Find your true allies. Find your purpose. Allow your true work in the world to emerge as other things are set aside—willingly, happily and with relief." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 9 | + | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 9</ref> |
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"Gain your foundation in Knowledge. Take the steps to Knowledge. Learn the Way of Knowledge. Learn to receive Knowledge, to interpret Knowledge and to apply Knowledge, and you will become ever more free of your mind and more objective about it." | "Gain your foundation in Knowledge. Take the steps to Knowledge. Learn the Way of Knowledge. Learn to receive Knowledge, to interpret Knowledge and to apply Knowledge, and you will become ever more free of your mind and more objective about it." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 13 | + | <ref name="gcs13">''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 13</ref> |
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"Knowledge is trying to take you somewhere. You must be free to go there. Knowledge is trying to engage you with certain people at certain points in your life. You must be free to engage with them." | "Knowledge is trying to take you somewhere. You must be free to go there. Knowledge is trying to engage you with certain people at certain points in your life. You must be free to engage with them." | ||
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== Processes == | == Processes == | ||
"Knowledge is that part of God that works within the individual, initiating great relationships between individuals and setting into motion activities that contribute to the well-being of the race to which those individuals belong. Beyond this, Knowledge contributes to the well-being of all races...." | "Knowledge is that part of God that works within the individual, initiating great relationships between individuals and setting into motion activities that contribute to the well-being of the race to which those individuals belong. Beyond this, Knowledge contributes to the well-being of all races...." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 15 | + | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 15</ref> |
== Short Quotes == | == Short Quotes == | ||
"Knowledge within you, the individual, is here on a mission." | "Knowledge within you, the individual, is here on a mission." | ||
<ref>The New Message for the Individual (Sept 10,2006)</ref> | <ref>The New Message for the Individual (Sept 10,2006)</ref> | ||
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"You cannot hear Knowledge if your mind is preoccupied." | "You cannot hear Knowledge if your mind is preoccupied." | ||
<ref>The Power of Seeing (12/30/08)</ref> | <ref>The Power of Seeing (12/30/08)</ref> | ||
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"For there is only Knowledge and the need for Knowledge. That is all that you can possibly perceive in [[the universe]]." | "For there is only Knowledge and the need for Knowledge. That is all that you can possibly perceive in [[the universe]]." | ||
<ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 207</ref> | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'', Step 207</ref> | ||
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"Knowledge is your primary relationship because it is your connection to God." | "Knowledge is your primary relationship because it is your connection to God." | ||
| − | <ref>Ending Separation (3 | + | <ref>Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)</ref> |
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"Knowledge is who you really are." | "Knowledge is who you really are." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 13 | + | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 13</ref> |
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"The separated are redeemed through Knowledge. The wicked are reclaimed through Knowledge. The foolish are made wise through Knowledge. This is how God redeems not only the human family, but all of Creation that is living in Separation, which is represented by the physical universe that you can only imagine." | "The separated are redeemed through Knowledge. The wicked are reclaimed through Knowledge. The foolish are made wise through Knowledge. This is how God redeems not only the human family, but all of Creation that is living in Separation, which is represented by the physical universe that you can only imagine." | ||
<ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"Knowledge will lead you to the right people and will develop slowly and carefully the right understanding if you are patient, persistent and honest in your approach." | "Knowledge will lead you to the right people and will develop slowly and carefully the right understanding if you are patient, persistent and honest in your approach." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Living | + | <ref name="lwk1">''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', chap. 1</ref> |
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"[Knowledge] knows what is essential, and it is not fooled or manipulated by anything else." | "[Knowledge] knows what is essential, and it is not fooled or manipulated by anything else." | ||
| − | <ref | + | <ref name="lwk1"/> |
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"If Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you." | "If Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Living | + | <ref name="lwk3">''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', chap. 3</ref> |
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"If you choose without Knowledge, Knowledge will not follow you. You may believe fervently that you are doing the right thing. You may even believe fervently that you are making the right decision. But if Knowledge does not go with you, you have no stability and no certainty in your endeavor." | "If you choose without Knowledge, Knowledge will not follow you. You may believe fervently that you are doing the right thing. You may even believe fervently that you are making the right decision. But if Knowledge does not go with you, you have no stability and no certainty in your endeavor." | ||
| − | <ref | + | <ref name="lwk3"/> |
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"Become dedicated to finding Knowledge and you will find Knowledge. And you will find those relationships that are based upon Knowledge. And those relationships will empower you and enable you to develop the other three pillars of your life. | "Become dedicated to finding Knowledge and you will find Knowledge. And you will find those relationships that are based upon Knowledge. And those relationships will empower you and enable you to develop the other three pillars of your life. | ||
| − | <ref | + | <ref name="lwk3"/> |
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"Knowledge is regained by dedicating yourself to those individuals who represent your true allies in The Way of Knowledge. It is given through dedication and devotion." | "Knowledge is regained by dedicating yourself to those individuals who represent your true allies in The Way of Knowledge. It is given through dedication and devotion." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', chap. 4 | + | <ref name="lwk4">''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', chap. 4</ref> |
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"All of the forces that are driving humanity to its own demise are counteracted by the presence and the power of Knowledge." | "All of the forces that are driving humanity to its own demise are counteracted by the presence and the power of Knowledge." | ||
<ref>Nature & Natural Disasters, 9/8/2008</ref> | <ref>Nature & Natural Disasters, 9/8/2008</ref> | ||
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"People believe many things, | "People believe many things, | ||
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They are living at the surface of the mind, | They are living at the surface of the mind, | ||
| − | + | which is turbulent and chaotic | |
| − | + | and governed by the winds | |
| − | + | and the passions of the world." | |
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<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"This Knowledge is a greater intelligence within each person waiting to be discovered, but its whole existence is in relationship to the Creator of all life. It is not a resource that you can use to enrich yourself or to gain advantage over others, for Knowledge will not do these things. Its purpose and its reality is to respond to the Creator of all life and to respond to the great calling that is going out as humanity continues to approach this great threshold in its existence." | "This Knowledge is a greater intelligence within each person waiting to be discovered, but its whole existence is in relationship to the Creator of all life. It is not a resource that you can use to enrich yourself or to gain advantage over others, for Knowledge will not do these things. Its purpose and its reality is to respond to the Creator of all life and to respond to the great calling that is going out as humanity continues to approach this great threshold in its existence." | ||
<ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/the-blessing The Blessing] (April 20, 2007)</ref> | <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/the-blessing The Blessing] (April 20, 2007)</ref> | ||
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"At the very surface of Knowledge is the experience of profound intuition, the experience of profound insight and knowing. ... Beyond the surface is the total experience of life in this world and beyond this world for you to have while you are still here. That is what reassociates you with life beyond and enables you to fully be a contributor while you are in [[the world]]. In all practical aspects, this is complete fulfillment while you are here." | "At the very surface of Knowledge is the experience of profound intuition, the experience of profound insight and knowing. ... Beyond the surface is the total experience of life in this world and beyond this world for you to have while you are still here. That is what reassociates you with life beyond and enables you to fully be a contributor while you are in [[the world]]. In all practical aspects, this is complete fulfillment while you are here." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]]'', vol. I, chap. 30 | + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]]'', vol. I, chap. 30</ref> |
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"Knowledge will stimulate human innovation, human invention, human collaboration and human unity. It will inspire new technology. It will inspire greater creativity. It will inspire greater cooperation. All the things that human leadership and citizens everywhere will have to establish and adapt to that are truly beneficial will be inspired by Knowledge. This is why what is invisible and mysterious within you has the greatest power to effect change in human awareness and behavior." | "Knowledge will stimulate human innovation, human invention, human collaboration and human unity. It will inspire new technology. It will inspire greater creativity. It will inspire greater cooperation. All the things that human leadership and citizens everywhere will have to establish and adapt to that are truly beneficial will be inspired by Knowledge. This is why what is invisible and mysterious within you has the greatest power to effect change in human awareness and behavior." | ||
<ref>[http://newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/navigating-difficult-times Navigating the Difficult Times Ahead] (September 29, 2008)</ref> | <ref>[http://newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/navigating-difficult-times Navigating the Difficult Times Ahead] (September 29, 2008)</ref> | ||
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"The compelling force of Knowledge is so strong that it overrides anything that [[the world]] can set in its way. This level of commitment is the greatest demonstration of [[God]]. It is powerful, unending and compassionate. It has vitality. It is driven from something beyond this world. It is an uncommon, relentless force. It does not care about costs and obstacles; it cares about practical functioning. People with Knowledge will be uncommon and potent. They will not be alone, unless by choice." | "The compelling force of Knowledge is so strong that it overrides anything that [[the world]] can set in its way. This level of commitment is the greatest demonstration of [[God]]. It is powerful, unending and compassionate. It has vitality. It is driven from something beyond this world. It is an uncommon, relentless force. It does not care about costs and obstacles; it cares about practical functioning. People with Knowledge will be uncommon and potent. They will not be alone, unless by choice." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]]'', vol. I, chap. 7 | + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]]'', vol. I, chap. 7</ref> |
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"If a person discovers Knowledge and makes advancements in the reclamation of Knowledge, he or she will affect minds in many places simultaneously.... If this is done, people will function better, be more harmonious and less prone to conflict and be able to recognize opportunities as they arise with far greater ease. Everyone will be stimulated. Everyone will be encouraged to carry on what they were sent here to do." | "If a person discovers Knowledge and makes advancements in the reclamation of Knowledge, he or she will affect minds in many places simultaneously.... If this is done, people will function better, be more harmonious and less prone to conflict and be able to recognize opportunities as they arise with far greater ease. Everyone will be stimulated. Everyone will be encouraged to carry on what they were sent here to do." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]]'', Vol II, chap. 25 | + | <ref>''[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]]'', Vol II, chap. 25</ref> |
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"[[The Creator]] of all life has given you a great intelligence, the power and the pesence of Knowledge within yourself - a mind beneath the mind that you think with, a mind that is wise and powerful, a mind that is not corrupted by the world. This mind is here to guide you, to protect you and to lead you to your greater accomplishments and relationships in life." | "[[The Creator]] of all life has given you a great intelligence, the power and the pesence of Knowledge within yourself - a mind beneath the mind that you think with, a mind that is wise and powerful, a mind that is not corrupted by the world. This mind is here to guide you, to protect you and to lead you to your greater accomplishments and relationships in life." | ||
<ref>[http://newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/the-watchtower The Watchtower] (February 17, 2009)</ref> | <ref>[http://newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/the-watchtower The Watchtower] (February 17, 2009)</ref> | ||
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"It is a dangerous time, but for you, it is the right time to be in the world, for this is why you have come—not to hide out in fantasy, not to enrich yourself, not to pretend to be something you are not, not to live a life of avoidance and irresponsibility, but to be in the world to be of service to the world at this time, not only to meet the current needs of life, but to prepare for the future itself. | "It is a dangerous time, but for you, it is the right time to be in the world, for this is why you have come—not to hide out in fantasy, not to enrich yourself, not to pretend to be something you are not, not to live a life of avoidance and irresponsibility, but to be in the world to be of service to the world at this time, not only to meet the current needs of life, but to prepare for the future itself. | ||
| + | Only Knowledge within you, the greater intelligence, knows of these things, and it must guide you in these matters. You must learn to yield to it and distinguish it from all the other voices in your mind and all the influences that pull upon you from the world around you." | ||
| + | <ref>The Voice of the Revelation (April 14, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"God has put Knowledge within you | "God has put Knowledge within you | ||
| − | + | to guide you and to protect you | |
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It resides beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect. | It resides beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect. | ||
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It is happening at a deeper level." | It is happening at a deeper level." | ||
<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"God has given you Knowledge to guide you and to prepare you, but Knowledge functions beneath the surface of the mind where people live. It is a greater intelligence. It is discerning the movement of the world, and it is responding to the Creator. | "God has given you Knowledge to guide you and to prepare you, but Knowledge functions beneath the surface of the mind where people live. It is a greater intelligence. It is discerning the movement of the world, and it is responding to the Creator. | ||
| + | God’s New Revelation will speak to this part of you more than to your intellect, for this is the part of you that has never left God. Therefore, it is the part of you that can truly respond. It is the part of you that is wise and unconflicted. It is not afraid of the world, for it cannot be destroyed." | ||
| + | <ref name="tsotf">The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref> | ||
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"Your first commitment and engagement is to Knowledge because that is your commitment and engagement with God. If your engagement is authentic and not filled with your own ambitions and ideas, then you will have a foundation that will enable you to be a source of strength, purpose and reassurance for others. The need for reassurance at this moment is tremendous and is growing with each passing day." | "Your first commitment and engagement is to Knowledge because that is your commitment and engagement with God. If your engagement is authentic and not filled with your own ambitions and ideas, then you will have a foundation that will enable you to be a source of strength, purpose and reassurance for others. The need for reassurance at this moment is tremendous and is growing with each passing day." | ||
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"Before you can experience your total union and identification with Knowledge, it will seem to be a distant force within your life, a force that arises and emerges only at certain times--times of great need and discord and times when you sincerely request its presence and guidance. You have a relationship with Knowledge now. You are not fully joined with Knowledge, so you have a relationship. A relationship is preliminary to total union." | "Before you can experience your total union and identification with Knowledge, it will seem to be a distant force within your life, a force that arises and emerges only at certain times--times of great need and discord and times when you sincerely request its presence and guidance. You have a relationship with Knowledge now. You are not fully joined with Knowledge, so you have a relationship. A relationship is preliminary to total union." | ||
| − | <ref | + | <ref name="gcs13"/> |
==The Reality of Knowledge== | ==The Reality of Knowledge== | ||
"When what you know and what you want are different, this proves the reality of Knowledge to you. Then you will see that Knowledge is not simply a figment of your own will or insecurity and that Knowledge has a reality and an intelligence all its own, a reality and an intelligence that cannot be swayed by your impulses, your fears, your desires or anything in the world." | "When what you know and what you want are different, this proves the reality of Knowledge to you. Then you will see that Knowledge is not simply a figment of your own will or insecurity and that Knowledge has a reality and an intelligence all its own, a reality and an intelligence that cannot be swayed by your impulses, your fears, your desires or anything in the world." | ||
| − | <ref | + | <ref name="lwk4"/> |
==The Unity of Knowledge== | ==The Unity of Knowledge== | ||
"The power of unity in Knowledge is very significant. Knowledge does not condone war or conflict, unethical competition or deception or manipulation. It is entirely just. It is entirely uniform. So much so that individuals from opposite ends of the entire galaxy could recognize and communicate to each other through Knowledge, should they ever have the opportunity to meet." | "The power of unity in Knowledge is very significant. Knowledge does not condone war or conflict, unethical competition or deception or manipulation. It is entirely just. It is entirely uniform. So much so that individuals from opposite ends of the entire galaxy could recognize and communicate to each other through Knowledge, should they ever have the opportunity to meet." | ||
<ref>''[[Life in the Universe]]'', chap. 11, "Unseen Forces in the Universe"</ref> | <ref>''[[Life in the Universe]]'', chap. 11, "Unseen Forces in the Universe"</ref> | ||
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"Knowledge in [[the Greater Community]] is Greater Community Knowledge. The ability to receive Knowledge, to accept it and to apply it represents [[Wisdom]], not only worldly Wisdom, but [[Wisdom]] in [[the Greater Community]]." | "Knowledge in [[the Greater Community]] is Greater Community Knowledge. The ability to receive Knowledge, to accept it and to apply it represents [[Wisdom]], not only worldly Wisdom, but [[Wisdom]] in [[the Greater Community]]." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 6 | + | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', chap. 6</ref> |
==The Need for Knowledge== | ==The Need for Knowledge== | ||
"Without Knowledge, this is where you will go. You will become ever more isolated in your mind, ever more associated with your ideas and beliefs, ever more dishonest with yourself, ever more a partisan and a combatant in a world of partisans and combatants. You will take positions. You will take sides. You will have grievances. You will complain constantly. You will be unhappy and miserable, because fundamentally you are a stranger to yourself and you do not know where your life is going. And somehow you have given your life away along the line. You have given your life away through your associations, your beliefs, your ideology, and your commitments to yourself and to others. Now you are adrift from your true purpose and direction. And under these circumstances life can only truly disappoint you, or try to arrest your drifting mind—usually through illness or loss, or some other kind of great sobering experience that leads you to question what you are doing, to question your values, your ideas, and your priorities." | "Without Knowledge, this is where you will go. You will become ever more isolated in your mind, ever more associated with your ideas and beliefs, ever more dishonest with yourself, ever more a partisan and a combatant in a world of partisans and combatants. You will take positions. You will take sides. You will have grievances. You will complain constantly. You will be unhappy and miserable, because fundamentally you are a stranger to yourself and you do not know where your life is going. And somehow you have given your life away along the line. You have given your life away through your associations, your beliefs, your ideology, and your commitments to yourself and to others. Now you are adrift from your true purpose and direction. And under these circumstances life can only truly disappoint you, or try to arrest your drifting mind—usually through illness or loss, or some other kind of great sobering experience that leads you to question what you are doing, to question your values, your ideas, and your priorities." | ||
| − | <ref>Integrity ( | + | <ref>Integrity (April 6, 2011)</ref> |
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"There is a way to Knowledge. The way will save you time because you need to save time now. You are needed in the world, and your preparation must become accelerated. You do not now have the luxury of endless exploration and diversion, for the world needs you. It is emerging into the Greater Community. This is not a time to fiddle with your mind or your emotions or play around with different therapies or modalities because The Way of Knowledge is being offered to you. You are needed in the world. It is time to prepare. It is time to become focused and determined. There is no escape from this, for only those who are developed in The Way of Knowledge will have capability in the future and will be able to maintain their freedom in a [[Mental Environment]] that will be increasingly influenced by the Greater Community." | "There is a way to Knowledge. The way will save you time because you need to save time now. You are needed in the world, and your preparation must become accelerated. You do not now have the luxury of endless exploration and diversion, for the world needs you. It is emerging into the Greater Community. This is not a time to fiddle with your mind or your emotions or play around with different therapies or modalities because The Way of Knowledge is being offered to you. You are needed in the world. It is time to prepare. It is time to become focused and determined. There is no escape from this, for only those who are developed in The Way of Knowledge will have capability in the future and will be able to maintain their freedom in a [[Mental Environment]] that will be increasingly influenced by the Greater Community." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', chap. 6 | + | <ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', chap. 6</ref> |
== Metaphors == | == Metaphors == | ||
"Without Knowledge, you will only know what others want you to know. You will only think what others want you to think--whether it be your parents, your culture, your social group, your government or [[the Greater Community]]. You will basically be like cattle and you will be led around, from pasture to pasture." | "Without Knowledge, you will only know what others want you to know. You will only think what others want you to think--whether it be your parents, your culture, your social group, your government or [[the Greater Community]]. You will basically be like cattle and you will be led around, from pasture to pasture." | ||
| − | <ref>''[[The Allies of Humanity]]'', Book II, The First Commentary, | + | <ref>''[[The Allies of Humanity]]'', Book II, The First Commentary</ref> |
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| + | "The truth itself is like the universe above the clouds of your mind, forever real, forever true, forever evident. It but awaits your recognition. Such is the great truth that lives within you as a potential, as a seed. Let us call this the seed of Knowledge.... It is within you now, though much of its communication goes unheeded. Its reality is within you now even though you rarely experience it. This is the great gift. This is the real endowment." | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]'', Introduction</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 22 December 2011
Proclamation
Knowledge is the deeper mind within each individual.
Knowledge is your connection to the divine.
Knowledge is God's Gift to all intelligent life.
Knowledge seldom arises under normal circumstances in a preoccupied mind.
Knowledge is God in the individual. God is Knowledge in the Universe.
Knowledge is the sum of all relationships.
Knowledge is deeper than any of the following, but manifests itself as :
- intuition
- conscience
- creativity
What is Knowledge?
"Let us say that Knowledge is not the things that are usually associated with it. It is not ideas. It is not a body of information. It is not a system of belief. It is not a process of self-evaluation. It is the great mystery of your life. Its outward manifestations are profound intuition, great insight, inexplicable knowing, wise perception in the present and in the future and wise understanding of the past. But despite these great achievements of mind, Knowledge is greater than this. It is your True Self, a Self that is not apart from life." [1]
"Knowledge represents your True Self, your True Mind and your true relationships in the universe. It also possesses your greater calling in the world and a perfect utilization of your nature, all of your inherent abilities and skills, even your limitations—all to be given for good in the world."
[2]
Directives
"Find where your attention is. Bring yourself back to Knowledge." [3]
"Become a student of Knowledge. Learn The Way of Knowledge. Take the steps to Knowledge. Let Knowledge rearrange your priorities. Let Knowledge straighten your life out. Let Knowledge guide, direct and protect you. Let Knowledge foster a greater intelligence within you. Let Knowledge direct you in your relationships and in your evaluations. Become still like Knowledge. Become penetrating like Knowledge. Become insightful like Knowledge. Become devoted to others like Knowledge. Find your true allies. Find your purpose. Allow your true work in the world to emerge as other things are set aside—willingly, happily and with relief."
[4]
"Gain your foundation in Knowledge. Take the steps to Knowledge. Learn the Way of Knowledge. Learn to receive Knowledge, to interpret Knowledge and to apply Knowledge, and you will become ever more free of your mind and more objective about it."
[5]
"Knowledge is trying to take you somewhere. You must be free to go there. Knowledge is trying to engage you with certain people at certain points in your life. You must be free to engage with them."
[6]
Processes
"Knowledge is that part of God that works within the individual, initiating great relationships between individuals and setting into motion activities that contribute to the well-being of the race to which those individuals belong. Beyond this, Knowledge contributes to the well-being of all races...." [7]
Short Quotes
"Knowledge within you, the individual, is here on a mission." [8]
"You cannot hear Knowledge if your mind is preoccupied."
[9]
"For there is only Knowledge and the need for Knowledge. That is all that you can possibly perceive in the universe."
[10]
"Knowledge is your primary relationship because it is your connection to God."
[11]
"Knowledge is who you really are."
[12]
"The separated are redeemed through Knowledge. The wicked are reclaimed through Knowledge. The foolish are made wise through Knowledge. This is how God redeems not only the human family, but all of Creation that is living in Separation, which is represented by the physical universe that you can only imagine."
[13]
"Knowledge will lead you to the right people and will develop slowly and carefully the right understanding if you are patient, persistent and honest in your approach."
[14]
"[Knowledge] knows what is essential, and it is not fooled or manipulated by anything else."
[14]
"If Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you."
[15]
"If you choose without Knowledge, Knowledge will not follow you. You may believe fervently that you are doing the right thing. You may even believe fervently that you are making the right decision. But if Knowledge does not go with you, you have no stability and no certainty in your endeavor."
[15]
"Become dedicated to finding Knowledge and you will find Knowledge. And you will find those relationships that are based upon Knowledge. And those relationships will empower you and enable you to develop the other three pillars of your life.
[15]
"Knowledge is regained by dedicating yourself to those individuals who represent your true allies in The Way of Knowledge. It is given through dedication and devotion."
[16]
"All of the forces that are driving humanity to its own demise are counteracted by the presence and the power of Knowledge."
[17]
"People believe many things,
but they know very little.
They are living at the surface of the mind,
which is turbulent and chaotic
and governed by the winds
and the passions of the world."
[18]
Long Quotes
"This Knowledge is a greater intelligence within each person waiting to be discovered, but its whole existence is in relationship to the Creator of all life. It is not a resource that you can use to enrich yourself or to gain advantage over others, for Knowledge will not do these things. Its purpose and its reality is to respond to the Creator of all life and to respond to the great calling that is going out as humanity continues to approach this great threshold in its existence." [19]
"At the very surface of Knowledge is the experience of profound intuition, the experience of profound insight and knowing. ... Beyond the surface is the total experience of life in this world and beyond this world for you to have while you are still here. That is what reassociates you with life beyond and enables you to fully be a contributor while you are in the world. In all practical aspects, this is complete fulfillment while you are here."
[20]
"Knowledge will stimulate human innovation, human invention, human collaboration and human unity. It will inspire new technology. It will inspire greater creativity. It will inspire greater cooperation. All the things that human leadership and citizens everywhere will have to establish and adapt to that are truly beneficial will be inspired by Knowledge. This is why what is invisible and mysterious within you has the greatest power to effect change in human awareness and behavior."
[21]
"The compelling force of Knowledge is so strong that it overrides anything that the world can set in its way. This level of commitment is the greatest demonstration of God. It is powerful, unending and compassionate. It has vitality. It is driven from something beyond this world. It is an uncommon, relentless force. It does not care about costs and obstacles; it cares about practical functioning. People with Knowledge will be uncommon and potent. They will not be alone, unless by choice."
[22]
"If a person discovers Knowledge and makes advancements in the reclamation of Knowledge, he or she will affect minds in many places simultaneously.... If this is done, people will function better, be more harmonious and less prone to conflict and be able to recognize opportunities as they arise with far greater ease. Everyone will be stimulated. Everyone will be encouraged to carry on what they were sent here to do."
[23]
"The Creator of all life has given you a great intelligence, the power and the pesence of Knowledge within yourself - a mind beneath the mind that you think with, a mind that is wise and powerful, a mind that is not corrupted by the world. This mind is here to guide you, to protect you and to lead you to your greater accomplishments and relationships in life."
[24]
"It is a dangerous time, but for you, it is the right time to be in the world, for this is why you have come—not to hide out in fantasy, not to enrich yourself, not to pretend to be something you are not, not to live a life of avoidance and irresponsibility, but to be in the world to be of service to the world at this time, not only to meet the current needs of life, but to prepare for the future itself.
Only Knowledge within you, the greater intelligence, knows of these things, and it must guide you in these matters. You must learn to yield to it and distinguish it from all the other voices in your mind and all the influences that pull upon you from the world around you."
[25]
"God has put Knowledge within you
to guide you and to protect you
and to lead you to a greater life and
participation in the world.
It resides beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect.
It is happening at a deeper level."
[26]
"God has given you Knowledge to guide you and to prepare you, but Knowledge functions beneath the surface of the mind where people live. It is a greater intelligence. It is discerning the movement of the world, and it is responding to the Creator.
God’s New Revelation will speak to this part of you more than to your intellect, for this is the part of you that has never left God. Therefore, it is the part of you that can truly respond. It is the part of you that is wise and unconflicted. It is not afraid of the world, for it cannot be destroyed."
[27]
"Your first commitment and engagement is to Knowledge because that is your commitment and engagement with God. If your engagement is authentic and not filled with your own ambitions and ideas, then you will have a foundation that will enable you to be a source of strength, purpose and reassurance for others. The need for reassurance at this moment is tremendous and is growing with each passing day."
[27]
"Before you can experience your total union and identification with Knowledge, it will seem to be a distant force within your life, a force that arises and emerges only at certain times--times of great need and discord and times when you sincerely request its presence and guidance. You have a relationship with Knowledge now. You are not fully joined with Knowledge, so you have a relationship. A relationship is preliminary to total union."
[5]
The Reality of Knowledge
"When what you know and what you want are different, this proves the reality of Knowledge to you. Then you will see that Knowledge is not simply a figment of your own will or insecurity and that Knowledge has a reality and an intelligence all its own, a reality and an intelligence that cannot be swayed by your impulses, your fears, your desires or anything in the world." [16]
The Unity of Knowledge
"The power of unity in Knowledge is very significant. Knowledge does not condone war or conflict, unethical competition or deception or manipulation. It is entirely just. It is entirely uniform. So much so that individuals from opposite ends of the entire galaxy could recognize and communicate to each other through Knowledge, should they ever have the opportunity to meet." [28]
"Knowledge in the Greater Community is Greater Community Knowledge. The ability to receive Knowledge, to accept it and to apply it represents Wisdom, not only worldly Wisdom, but Wisdom in the Greater Community."
[29]
The Need for Knowledge
"Without Knowledge, this is where you will go. You will become ever more isolated in your mind, ever more associated with your ideas and beliefs, ever more dishonest with yourself, ever more a partisan and a combatant in a world of partisans and combatants. You will take positions. You will take sides. You will have grievances. You will complain constantly. You will be unhappy and miserable, because fundamentally you are a stranger to yourself and you do not know where your life is going. And somehow you have given your life away along the line. You have given your life away through your associations, your beliefs, your ideology, and your commitments to yourself and to others. Now you are adrift from your true purpose and direction. And under these circumstances life can only truly disappoint you, or try to arrest your drifting mind—usually through illness or loss, or some other kind of great sobering experience that leads you to question what you are doing, to question your values, your ideas, and your priorities." [30]
"There is a way to Knowledge. The way will save you time because you need to save time now. You are needed in the world, and your preparation must become accelerated. You do not now have the luxury of endless exploration and diversion, for the world needs you. It is emerging into the Greater Community. This is not a time to fiddle with your mind or your emotions or play around with different therapies or modalities because The Way of Knowledge is being offered to you. You are needed in the world. It is time to prepare. It is time to become focused and determined. There is no escape from this, for only those who are developed in The Way of Knowledge will have capability in the future and will be able to maintain their freedom in a Mental Environment that will be increasingly influenced by the Greater Community."
[31]
Metaphors
"Without Knowledge, you will only know what others want you to know. You will only think what others want you to think--whether it be your parents, your culture, your social group, your government or the Greater Community. You will basically be like cattle and you will be led around, from pasture to pasture." [32]
"The truth itself is like the universe above the clouds of your mind, forever real, forever true, forever evident. It but awaits your recognition. Such is the great truth that lives within you as a potential, as a seed. Let us call this the seed of Knowledge.... It is within you now, though much of its communication goes unheeded. Its reality is within you now even though you rarely experience it. This is the great gift. This is the real endowment."
[33]
References
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 10
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 2
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 1
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, chap. 9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Greater Community Spirituality, chap. 13
- ↑ Integrity (April 6, 2011)
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, chap. 15
- ↑ The New Message for the Individual (Sept 10,2006)
- ↑ The Power of Seeing (12/30/08)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 207
- ↑ Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, chap. 13
- ↑ The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Living The Way of Knowledge, chap. 1
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Living The Way of Knowledge, chap. 3
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Living The Way of Knowledge, chap. 4
- ↑ Nature & Natural Disasters, 9/8/2008
- ↑ The Engagement (April 16, 2011)
- ↑ The Blessing (April 20, 2007)
- ↑ Wisdom from The Greater Community, vol. I, chap. 30
- ↑ Navigating the Difficult Times Ahead (September 29, 2008)
- ↑ Wisdom from The Greater Community, vol. I, chap. 7
- ↑ Wisdom from The Greater Community, Vol II, chap. 25
- ↑ The Watchtower (February 17, 2009)
- ↑ The Voice of the Revelation (April 14, 2011)
- ↑ The Engagement (April 16, 2011)
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)
- ↑ Life in the Universe, chap. 11, "Unseen Forces in the Universe"
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, chap. 6
- ↑ Integrity (April 6, 2011)
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, chap. 6
- ↑ The Allies of Humanity, Book II, The First Commentary
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, Introduction
Further Study
Greater Community Spirituality, chapter 4: What Is Knowledge?