How to preserve freedom
"Freedom is not a right in the universe. It is a rare and precious thing. It must be established and secured with the greatest determination."[1]
For the individual
“The true meaning of freedom is so that true purpose may continue to be discovered and expressed. To have this freedom, you must learn to live in Knowledge and to use Knowledge. If you do not use Knowledge, you will only have your thoughts to guide you, and they are remarkably chaotic. They are so temporary, sporadic and conflicted that they make a very poor guide for you.”[2]
"Allow your mind to be quiet, for in this you are free." [3]
- The Way of Knowledge and the power of Knowledge in the individual,
- "this is the source of your freedom. More than anything else it will enable you to see, to know and to have the strength to act on your own behalf in the face of other intervening forces."[4]
For the world
"If humanity does not preserve its freedom, it will be lost. If you cannot recognize you are facing competition from beyond the world, this presence and this power will gain ever-greater strength and persuasion here." [5]
"Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world. If you can do this, you have a greater future in the universe." [4]
"Your freedom is precious, to whatever extent it has been established in the world. It has been gained through great effort and human sacrifice. It must be protected with great vigilance." [6]
"The freedom movement that must be initiated in the world today is for humanity’s freedom in the Greater Community. The environmental movement that must be initiated in the world today is the environmental movement to procure and sustain human self-sufficiency in the Greater Community. The political movements that must be initiated must support humanity’s maintenance and equal distribution of resources to provide security and stability for the world’s peoples. Leaders of nations must now take care of their own people rather than trying to exert power and influence over other nations." [7]
References
- ↑ The Allies of Humanity Book Four, Fifth Briefing: The Great Coordination
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 8: Preparing for the Future
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 167: With Knowledge I am free in the world
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Greater Community, Chapter 2: Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe
- ↑ The Greater Darkness: Resisting the Intervention
- ↑ The Greater Community, Chapter 4: Entering the Greater Community
- ↑ The Importance of Human Sovereignty (August 22, 2008) - forthcoming
See also
Further study
- Life in the Universe, Chapter 8: Freedom in the Greater Community
- The Allies of Humanity Book One, Second Briefing: The Challenge to Human Freedom
- Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Steps 44-46, 67-69
- Marshall Vian Summers on "Beginning the Freedom Journey"