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"Ambivalence is a sure sign that you are not engaged with Knowledge, for at the level of Knowledge, things are either a yes or a no. What is possible, what is a maybe in life, these things are diminished here, for they rob energy from you. They waste your time. They waste your focus. They waste your health." | "Ambivalence is a sure sign that you are not engaged with Knowledge, for at the level of Knowledge, things are either a yes or a no. What is possible, what is a maybe in life, these things are diminished here, for they rob energy from you. They waste your time. They waste your focus. They waste your health." | ||
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"Your prison cell door is open and has been all along. But are you willing to venture out of the seeming security of your bondage? Many people will stay right where they are because things are familiar, even if these things create intolerable circumstances. And some even think that their bondage is spiritually important as if they must stay to work through some aggravation within their nature, when in reality, God is calling them to step out and step away and move forward. You will hear every kind of excuse and every kind of justification for people staying in a state of bondage. You will feel their ambivalence. Even if they are drawn to the truth, they are afraid of it. And the strength of their fear can overcome their natural inclinations." | "Your prison cell door is open and has been all along. But are you willing to venture out of the seeming security of your bondage? Many people will stay right where they are because things are familiar, even if these things create intolerable circumstances. And some even think that their bondage is spiritually important as if they must stay to work through some aggravation within their nature, when in reality, God is calling them to step out and step away and move forward. You will hear every kind of excuse and every kind of justification for people staying in a state of bondage. You will feel their ambivalence. Even if they are drawn to the truth, they are afraid of it. And the strength of their fear can overcome their natural inclinations." | ||
| − | + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'' Continuation Training 46</ref> | |
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Revision as of 20:35, 2 January 2012
"Ambivalence is a sure sign that you are not engaged with Knowledge, for at the level of Knowledge, things are either a yes or a no. What is possible, what is a maybe in life, these things are diminished here, for they rob energy from you. They waste your time. They waste your focus. They waste your health." [1]
"Your prison cell door is open and has been all along. But are you willing to venture out of the seeming security of your bondage? Many people will stay right where they are because things are familiar, even if these things create intolerable circumstances. And some even think that their bondage is spiritually important as if they must stay to work through some aggravation within their nature, when in reality, God is calling them to step out and step away and move forward. You will hear every kind of excuse and every kind of justification for people staying in a state of bondage. You will feel their ambivalence. Even if they are drawn to the truth, they are afraid of it. And the strength of their fear can overcome their natural inclinations."
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References
- ↑ Illness and Health (May 28, 2011)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training 46