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"Gratitude is a recognition of the giving of others and of the giving of life. It is a recognition of what you have right now. It is a recognition of the miracle of your existence."<ref name="jgrat"> Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)</ref> | "Gratitude is a recognition of the giving of others and of the giving of life. It is a recognition of what you have right now. It is a recognition of the miracle of your existence."<ref name="jgrat"> Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | [[File:Mental Environment medallion.jpg|right|Mental Environment]] |
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| + | ==Directives== | ||
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| + | "If you are not experiencing joy and gratitude on a regular basis, you are disassociated from your real life and existence here, and you have let the trials of the world and your own [[disappointment]]s in little things overtake you."<ref name="jgrat"/> | ||
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| + | "Everything can be problematic in your life, and yet you can still have this experience of confirmation. Look at your true ally and feel grateful. Look at this study in [[Greater Community Spirituality]] and be thankful that you have it, for you could be lost without it. Be grateful that you can live today, that you have your [[health]]], and that you have the opportunity to give to someone else." | ||
| + | <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]] Continuation Training, Step 82</ref> | ||
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| + | ==A Recognition== | ||
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| + | [[File:Gratitude.jpg|left|A life of gratitude]] | ||
"To [[honor]] those who have given to you will generate gratitude, which is the beginning of true love and appreciation." | "To [[honor]] those who have given to you will generate gratitude, which is the beginning of true love and appreciation." | ||
<ref name="step86">[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 86</ref> | <ref name="step86">[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 86</ref> | ||
| − | "You are literally walking on the ground that was built by the giving of others."<ref> [[Wisdom from the Greater Community]], Volume One | + | "You are literally walking on the ground that was built by the [[giving]] of others."<ref> [[Wisdom from the Greater Community]], Volume One: Giving II</ref> |
| − | "How can you not have gratitude for the world when it is teaching you the results and the outcome of all of your dispositions that are not guided by Knowledge?"<ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]], Volume Two | + | "How can you not have gratitude for the world when it is teaching you the results and the outcome of all of your dispositions that are not guided by Knowledge?"<ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]], Volume Two: Learning from Others</ref> |
| − | + | "Learning [[the Way of Knowledge]] will slow your [[the Mind|mind]] down, will bring you back into the core relationship with your own deeper experience and your core relationship with everything around you. This is the environment for gratitude. Though [[Knowledge]] will show you that there are many things you must adjust or correct, it will also bring you into a state of recognition of the [[miracles]] of your life. So while there is work to be done, there is great joy to be experienced and immense gratitude to be experienced."<ref name="jgrat"/> | |
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| − | == | + | ==An Expedition== |
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| − | " | + | "It is important for you to understand also that [[the Allies of Humanity]] have a debt to pay, |
| + | for they were served by an expedition at an earlier time that helped to free them from the | ||
| + | grip of intervention, opening the way for them to establish their [[freedom]] and autonomy in | ||
| + | the universe. They now have an opportunity to repay this debt by providing a similar | ||
| + | service to [[humanity]], as you yourselves face [[the Intervention|intervention]] and all of the dangers and | ||
| + | misfortune it can bring." <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/who-are-the-allies-of-humanity Who Are the Allies of Humanity?]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:09, 28 July 2014
"Gratitude is a recognition of the giving of others and of the giving of life. It is a recognition of what you have right now. It is a recognition of the miracle of your existence."[1]
Directives
"If you are not experiencing joy and gratitude on a regular basis, you are disassociated from your real life and existence here, and you have let the trials of the world and your own disappointments in little things overtake you."[1]
"Everything can be problematic in your life, and yet you can still have this experience of confirmation. Look at your true ally and feel grateful. Look at this study in Greater Community Spirituality and be thankful that you have it, for you could be lost without it. Be grateful that you can live today, that you have your health], and that you have the opportunity to give to someone else." [2]
A Recognition
"To honor those who have given to you will generate gratitude, which is the beginning of true love and appreciation." [3]
"You are literally walking on the ground that was built by the giving of others."[4]
"How can you not have gratitude for the world when it is teaching you the results and the outcome of all of your dispositions that are not guided by Knowledge?"[5]
"Learning the Way of Knowledge will slow your mind down, will bring you back into the core relationship with your own deeper experience and your core relationship with everything around you. This is the environment for gratitude. Though Knowledge will show you that there are many things you must adjust or correct, it will also bring you into a state of recognition of the miracles of your life. So while there is work to be done, there is great joy to be experienced and immense gratitude to be experienced."[1]
An Expedition
"It is important for you to understand also that the Allies of Humanity have a debt to pay, for they were served by an expedition at an earlier time that helped to free them from the grip of intervention, opening the way for them to establish their freedom and autonomy in the universe. They now have an opportunity to repay this debt by providing a similar service to humanity, as you yourselves face intervention and all of the dangers and misfortune it can bring." [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 82
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 86
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Volume One: Giving II
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Volume Two: Learning from Others
- ↑ Who Are the Allies of Humanity?
Further Study
Joy and Gratitude (January 31, 2009)
Wisdom from the Greater Community, Volume I Chapter 15: Giving I
Wisdom from the Greater Community, Volume I Chapter 16: Giving II