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<div>Welcome. The New Message Wiki is a searchable, cross-referencing encyclopedia of the New Message from God, God's New Revelation for the world, as received by the Messenger of God, Marshall Vian Summers. Each page is a subject of the New Message, containing excerpts from the New Message as well as summaries and explanations provided by [[The Society]].<br />
<br />
It is important to note that the New Message from God is much more than a collection of words, quotations and teachings, and God's New Revelation as a whole is not represented by the wiki. Beyond the wisdom and the correction that it offers, the New Message from God is a pathway of preparation. It is an ongoing connection from the Divine to humanity. And it is a great calling, an attraction, a force. A vibrant [http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community worldwide community] has arisen to practice, share and apply the New Message from God.<br />
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The simplest ways to explore the New Message Wiki are with the search box on the top right of the page, or by browsing from the [[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]], or by entering one of the Corridors of the New Message from the list below.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
==About the New Message from God==<br />
:[[The New Message from God|Introduction]]<br />
:[[The Messenger]]<br />
:[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
:[[The Warning]], [[The Blessing]], [[The Opportunity]]<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]], [[Practices|Other Practices]]<br />
<br />
==Major Corridors of the New Message from God==<br />
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===[[god|God, Creation and cosmology]]===<br />
:[[God]]<br />
:[[God's Will]]<br />
:[[Creation]]<br />
:[[Angelic Presence]]<br />
:[[The Separation]]<br />
:[[Evolution]]<br />
:[[Humanity]]<br />
:[[The world]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Messenger|The Messenger]]===<br />
:[[Marshall Vian Summers]]<br />
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:''in relationship to other great [[Messengers]]:''<br />
::[[Muhammad]]<br />
::[[Jesus]]<br />
::[[Buddha]]<br />
::[[Moses]]<br />
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===[[Great Waves of Change|The Great Waves of change]]===<br />
:[[War]]<br />
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===[[The New Message Prophecy|The Future World]]===<br />
<br />
===[[The Greater Community]]===<br />
:[[Outer space|Outer Space]]<br />
:[[Space travel|Space Travel]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Intervention]]===<br />
:[[The Allies of Humanity]]<br />
:[[The Greater Darkness]]<br />
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===[[Mental Environment|The Mental Environment]]===<br />
:[[The Mind]]<br />
:[[group mind|Group Mind]]<br />
:[[Manipulation]]<br />
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===[[Knowledge]]===<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]]<br />
:[[The Presence]]<br />
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===[[Higher Purpose|Higher Purpose]]===<br />
:[[The Four Pillars of life]]<br />
:[[Freedom]]<br />
:[[Destiny]]<br />
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===[[relationship|Relationships]]===<br />
:[[Relationships of higher purpose]]<br />
:[[Relationships]]<br />
:[[Sexuality]]<br />
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===[[Spiritual practice|Spiritual Practice]]===<br />
:[http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community#whatwepractice]]<br />
::[[Steps to Knowledge|Steps]]<br />
::[[Stillness]]<br />
::[[Inner listening]]<br />
::[[Hourly practice]]<br />
::[[Seeing]]<br />
::[[Contemplation]]<br />
::[[Discernment]] and [[Discretion]]<br />
::[[Decision making]]<br />
::[[The Four Pillars of life|4 Pillars]]<br />
::[[The Watchtower]]<br />
::[[Self-Knowledge]]<br />
:[[Invocative Language|Invocations]]<br />
::[[Nasi Novare Coram]]<br />
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==The New Message Wiki==<br />
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<div>Welcome. The New Message Wiki is a searchable, cross-referencing encyclopedia of the New Message from God, God's New Revelation for the world, as received by the Messenger of God, Marshall Vian Summers. Each page is a subject of the New Message, containing excerpts from the New Message as well as summaries and explanations provided by [[The Society]].<br />
<br />
It is important to note that the New Message from God is much more than a collection of words, quotations and teachings, and God's New Revelation as a whole is not represented by the wiki. Beyond the wisdom and the correction that it offers, the New Message from God is a pathway of preparation. It is an ongoing connection from the Divine to humanity. And it is a great calling, an attraction, a force. A vibrant [worldwide community] [http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community] has arisen to practice, share and apply the New Message from God.<br />
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The simplest ways to explore the New Message Wiki are with the search box on the top right of the page, or by browsing from the [[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]], or by entering one of the Corridors of the New Message from the list below.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
==About the New Message from God==<br />
:[[The New Message from God|Introduction]]<br />
:[[The Messenger]]<br />
:[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
:[[The Warning]], [[The Blessing]], [[The Opportunity]]<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]], [[Practices|Other Practices]]<br />
<br />
==Major Corridors of the New Message from God==<br />
<br />
===[[god|God, Creation and cosmology]]===<br />
:[[God]]<br />
:[[God's Will]]<br />
:[[Creation]]<br />
:[[Angelic Presence]]<br />
:[[The Separation]]<br />
:[[Evolution]]<br />
:[[Humanity]]<br />
:[[The world]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Messenger|The Messenger]]===<br />
:[[Marshall Vian Summers]]<br />
<br />
:''in relationship to other great [[Messengers]]:''<br />
::[[Muhammad]]<br />
::[[Jesus]]<br />
::[[Buddha]]<br />
::[[Moses]]<br />
<br />
===[[Great Waves of Change|The Great Waves of change]]===<br />
:[[War]]<br />
<br />
===[[The New Message Prophecy|The Future World]]===<br />
<br />
===[[The Greater Community]]===<br />
:[[Outer space|Outer Space]]<br />
:[[Space travel|Space Travel]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Intervention]]===<br />
:[[The Allies of Humanity]]<br />
:[[The Greater Darkness]]<br />
<br />
===[[Mental Environment|The Mental Environment]]===<br />
:[[The Mind]]<br />
:[[group mind|Group Mind]]<br />
:[[Manipulation]]<br />
<br />
===[[Knowledge]]===<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]]<br />
:[[The Presence]]<br />
<br />
===[[Higher Purpose|Higher Purpose]]===<br />
:[[The Four Pillars of life]]<br />
:[[Freedom]]<br />
:[[Destiny]]<br />
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===[[relationship|Relationships]]===<br />
:[[Relationships of higher purpose]]<br />
:[[Relationships]]<br />
:[[Sexuality]]<br />
<br />
===[[Spiritual practice|Spiritual Practice]]===<br />
:[http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community#whatwepractice]]<br />
::[[Steps to Knowledge|Steps]]<br />
::[[Stillness]]<br />
::[[Inner listening]]<br />
::[[Hourly practice]]<br />
::[[Seeing]]<br />
::[[Contemplation]]<br />
::[[Discernment]] and [[Discretion]]<br />
::[[Decision making]]<br />
::[[The Four Pillars of life|4 Pillars]]<br />
::[[The Watchtower]]<br />
::[[Self-Knowledge]]<br />
:[[Invocative Language|Invocations]]<br />
::[[Nasi Novare Coram]]<br />
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==The New Message Wiki==<br />
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New Message [[Wiki standards]] and [[Talk:Wiki standards|discussion thereof]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=7845Main Page2015-08-24T16:38:05Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div>Welcome. The New Message Wiki is a searchable, cross-referencing encyclopedia of the New Message from God, God's New Revelation for the world, as received by the Messenger of God, Marshall Vian Summers. Each page is a subject of the New Message, containing excerpts from the New Message as well as summaries and explanations provided by [[The Society]].<br />
<br />
It is important to note that the New Message from God is much more than a collection of words, quotations and teachings, and God's New Revelation as a whole is not represented by the wiki. Beyond the wisdom and the correction that it offers, the New Message from God is a pathway of preparation. It is an ongoing connection from the Divine to humanity. And it is a great calling, an attraction, a force. A vibrant worldwide community [http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community] has arisen to practice, share and apply the New Message from God.<br />
<br />
The simplest ways to explore the New Message Wiki are with the search box on the top right of the page, or by browsing from the [[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]], or by entering one of the Corridors of the New Message from the list below.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
==About the New Message from God==<br />
:[[The New Message from God|Introduction]]<br />
:[[The Messenger]]<br />
:[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
:[[The Warning]], [[The Blessing]], [[The Opportunity]]<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]], [[Practices|Other Practices]]<br />
<br />
==Major Corridors of the New Message from God==<br />
<br />
===[[god|God, Creation and cosmology]]===<br />
:[[God]]<br />
:[[God's Will]]<br />
:[[Creation]]<br />
:[[Angelic Presence]]<br />
:[[The Separation]]<br />
:[[Evolution]]<br />
:[[Humanity]]<br />
:[[The world]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Messenger|The Messenger]]===<br />
:[[Marshall Vian Summers]]<br />
<br />
:''in relationship to other great [[Messengers]]:''<br />
::[[Muhammad]]<br />
::[[Jesus]]<br />
::[[Buddha]]<br />
::[[Moses]]<br />
<br />
===[[Great Waves of Change|The Great Waves of change]]===<br />
:[[War]]<br />
<br />
===[[The New Message Prophecy|The Future World]]===<br />
<br />
===[[The Greater Community]]===<br />
:[[Outer space|Outer Space]]<br />
:[[Space travel|Space Travel]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Intervention]]===<br />
:[[The Allies of Humanity]]<br />
:[[The Greater Darkness]]<br />
<br />
===[[Mental Environment|The Mental Environment]]===<br />
:[[The Mind]]<br />
:[[group mind|Group Mind]]<br />
:[[Manipulation]]<br />
<br />
===[[Knowledge]]===<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]]<br />
:[[The Presence]]<br />
<br />
===[[Higher Purpose|Higher Purpose]]===<br />
:[[The Four Pillars of life]]<br />
:[[Freedom]]<br />
:[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
===[[relationship|Relationships]]===<br />
:[[Relationships of higher purpose]]<br />
:[[Relationships]]<br />
:[[Sexuality]]<br />
<br />
===[[Spiritual practice|Spiritual Practice]]===<br />
:[http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community#whatwepractice]]<br />
::[[Steps to Knowledge|Steps]]<br />
::[[Stillness]]<br />
::[[Inner listening]]<br />
::[[Hourly practice]]<br />
::[[Seeing]]<br />
::[[Contemplation]]<br />
::[[Discernment]] and [[Discretion]]<br />
::[[Decision making]]<br />
::[[The Four Pillars of life|4 Pillars]]<br />
::[[The Watchtower]]<br />
::[[Self-Knowledge]]<br />
:[[Invocative Language|Invocations]]<br />
::[[Nasi Novare Coram]]<br />
<br />
==The New Message Wiki==<br />
[[Editing the wiki]]<br />
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New Message [[Wiki standards]] and [[Talk:Wiki standards|discussion thereof]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=7844Main Page2015-08-24T16:36:54Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div>Welcome. The New Message Wiki is a searchable, cross-referencing encyclopedia of the New Message from God, God's New Revelation for the world, as received by the Messenger of God, Marshall Vian Summers. Each page is a subject of the New Message, containing excerpts from the New Message as well as summaries and explanations provided by [[The Society]].<br />
<br />
It is important to note that the New Message from God is much more than a collection of words, quotations and teachings, and God's New Revelation as a whole is not represented by the wiki. Beyond the wisdom and the correction that it offers, the New Message from God is a pathway of preparation. It is an ongoing connection from the Divine to humanity. And it is a great calling, an attraction, a force. A vibrant [http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community] has arisen to practice, share and apply the New Message from God.<br />
<br />
The simplest ways to explore the New Message Wiki are with the search box on the top right of the page, or by browsing from the [[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]], or by entering one of the Corridors of the New Message from the list below.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
==About the New Message from God==<br />
:[[The New Message from God|Introduction]]<br />
:[[The Messenger]]<br />
:[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
:[[The Warning]], [[The Blessing]], [[The Opportunity]]<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]], [[Practices|Other Practices]]<br />
<br />
==Major Corridors of the New Message from God==<br />
<br />
===[[god|God, Creation and cosmology]]===<br />
:[[God]]<br />
:[[God's Will]]<br />
:[[Creation]]<br />
:[[Angelic Presence]]<br />
:[[The Separation]]<br />
:[[Evolution]]<br />
:[[Humanity]]<br />
:[[The world]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Messenger|The Messenger]]===<br />
:[[Marshall Vian Summers]]<br />
<br />
:''in relationship to other great [[Messengers]]:''<br />
::[[Muhammad]]<br />
::[[Jesus]]<br />
::[[Buddha]]<br />
::[[Moses]]<br />
<br />
===[[Great Waves of Change|The Great Waves of change]]===<br />
:[[War]]<br />
<br />
===[[The New Message Prophecy|The Future World]]===<br />
<br />
===[[The Greater Community]]===<br />
:[[Outer space|Outer Space]]<br />
:[[Space travel|Space Travel]]<br />
<br />
===[[The Intervention]]===<br />
:[[The Allies of Humanity]]<br />
:[[The Greater Darkness]]<br />
<br />
===[[Mental Environment|The Mental Environment]]===<br />
:[[The Mind]]<br />
:[[group mind|Group Mind]]<br />
:[[Manipulation]]<br />
<br />
===[[Knowledge]]===<br />
:[[Steps to Knowledge]]<br />
:[[The Presence]]<br />
<br />
===[[Higher Purpose|Higher Purpose]]===<br />
:[[The Four Pillars of life]]<br />
:[[Freedom]]<br />
:[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
===[[relationship|Relationships]]===<br />
:[[Relationships of higher purpose]]<br />
:[[Relationships]]<br />
:[[Sexuality]]<br />
<br />
===[[Spiritual practice|Spiritual Practice]]===<br />
:[http://newmessage.org/worldwide-community/about-the-worldwide-community#whatwepractice]]<br />
::[[Steps to Knowledge|Steps]]<br />
::[[Stillness]]<br />
::[[Inner listening]]<br />
::[[Hourly practice]]<br />
::[[Seeing]]<br />
::[[Contemplation]]<br />
::[[Discernment]] and [[Discretion]]<br />
::[[Decision making]]<br />
::[[The Four Pillars of life|4 Pillars]]<br />
::[[The Watchtower]]<br />
::[[Self-Knowledge]]<br />
:[[Invocative Language|Invocations]]<br />
::[[Nasi Novare Coram]]<br />
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==The New Message Wiki==<br />
[[Editing the wiki]]<br />
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New Message [[Wiki standards]] and [[Talk:Wiki standards|discussion thereof]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_Religion&diff=7099Quotes About Religion2014-12-14T22:06:24Z<p>Mark: /* The lifeblood of religion */</p>
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"Your religion now cannot be a religion of one world alone or for one people alone. It will have to be a [[the Greater Community|Greater Community]] religion - God of the Universe, a spirituality of the Universe."<br />
<ref name="tng">The New God (February 12, 2009)</ref><br />
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“Do not think that religion in this world is a big mistake. It is actually the only thing that humanity has to offer [[the Greater Community]] at this point.”<br />
<ref>The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
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"All religions were initiated by [[God]] and then corrupted by people."<ref>March 18, 2007</ref><br />
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==Reformation of religion==<br />
"The New Message from God transcends ideology. This transcends the controversies regarding these things because this is a new message from God for the redemption and preparation of the whole world for a reality and a future that will be very different from the past. Only God can provide such a thing, for even at this moment religions are divided even within themselves. They are contentions, unable to address adequately the great, rising global problems that will overtake humanity in the future if it is unprepared. Arguing over who has the best religion or the most astounding founder can only harm humanity now. It is divisive and exclusive to do this. It adds to the dilemma and the fracturing of the human family. God knows better and the one chosen to bring the Revelation is the perfect one."<br />
<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTRXFCGrAUU&feature=share&t=41m6s The Mission of the Messenger (beginning at 46:00)]</ref><br />
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== The lifeblood of religion ==<br />
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"Keeping religion alive in the world, despite its errors, took tremendous giving. You see, religion dies the minute after it is born. It is something that spoils very quickly and must be reborn every minute. If it is allowed to die, it becomes merely another thought system, a constraint now and not an apparatus for freedom. It must be renewed. What renews religion in the world is [[Knowledge]], this quality of giving where individuals render their lives naturally. They infuse so much life into the idea of [[God]] that God comes alive. Without this infusion, God is dead. When people say, 'God is dead,' they say that because God has become merely an idea. The life of God is dissipated. Then someone comes along and gives his or her life and that is God. And you say, 'Oh, my. That is God!'"<br />
<ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One, Chapter 17</ref><br />
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“The Way of [[Knowledge]], which is at the heart of all the world’s religions, must become its essential teaching, instead of a focus for clerics and monastics and exceptional individuals only. This is the challenge before you, or religion will be part of the problem for humanity and not its essential means of reconciliation, inspiration and a high ethical awareness. Let this be your understanding.”<br />
<ref name="rel">Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref><br />
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“God does not need your belief. God does not need your worship. God does not need to be celebrated. God needs to be followed. You follow God most profoundly, most purely, not by believing in the edicts of religion necessarily, but by building your connection to [[Knowledge]]. If religion is functioning correctly, it is helping you to build a bridge to [[Knowledge]], to your own conscience and to live responsibly, ethically and beneficially, both for yourself and for others.”<br />
<ref>Preparing for the Future (September 5, 2007)</ref><br />
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“Whether you are religious or not, whether you believe in a religious teaching and adhere to that teaching, or whether you claim to have no religious affiliation, your progress is entirely dependent upon your connection to [[Knowledge]].”<br />
<ref>God, Knowledge and the [[Angelic Presence]], September 17, 2008</ref><br />
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“The deeper recognition happens beyond the realm of the intellect. You may create ideas and evaluations of these experiences to your benefit, perhaps, but the experience itself is happening at a deeper level. It is getting to this deeper level that represents the focus of religion and spiritual practice in all of its forms.”<br />
<ref name="katlob">Knowledge and the Limits of Belief (November 3, 2008)</ref><br />
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"God has planted [[Knowledge]] within every person as the seed and source of their redemption. Redemption will not occur because you believe in a great saint or a great Messenger. Redemption will not even occur if you believe in God or practice a religion faithfully, for you are still lost in the mind, the worldly mind. Your attempt at religion is an escape from the world, a desperate attempt to have purpose and [[meaning]] in your life that transcends the hard realities that you see all around you."<br />
<ref>Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)</ref><br />
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==Quotes About the True Purpose of Religion==<br />
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“For all the great religious traditions were fundamentally initiated by God to reunite the mind with the Spirit and to bring the mind under the direction of the Spirit. Here the mind is like the steward of the soul until the king can return or the queen can return, the true ruler of life can return.”<br />
<ref name="katlob"/><br />
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“The purpose of all religious institutions fundamentally is to provide an environment where you can cultivate your desire and your capacity to experience [[God]].”<br />
<ref>[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]], Chapter 1</ref><br />
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“[[God]] does not discriminate. God is not delighted with the religious and angry with the unreligious. God has placed the saving Grace within each person. The real purpose of religion is to bring people to this saving Grace. Religion in all of its forms is intended to do this. Even though religion has taken on other manifestations and assumed other purposes and in many cases has been adopted by political forces, this is its fundamental purpose—to bring you to [[Knowledge]], to bring you to this deeper guiding intelligence that the Creator of all life has placed within you and within each person as a potential.”<br />
<ref>What Will Save Humanity (March 30, 2008)</ref><br />
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"Fundamentally the purpose of all spiritual development and religious [[education]] in its truest sense is to build a connection between your thinking mind, which is a product of all the world’s influences, and the deeper mind within you that God has created within you."<br />
<ref name="taow"/><br />
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"Religion is what has been created to give spirituality an opportunity to be expressed and to be shared, to create an environment where spirituality can be experienced and applied. It is like a house within which spirituality can live: a structure, a pathway, a context, an orientation. That is the purpose of religion."<br />
<ref name="nmrlw">The New Message for the Religious Leaders of the World (May 27, 2006)</ref><br />
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"The purpose of all religion is to bring you to [[Knowledge]] for Knowledge is here to guide you and to protect you and to lead you to a greater life in service to the world. You of any faith or tradition, this is the case. You may pray to God. You may fall down on your knees and prostrate yourself in the temple or the mosque or the church. But until you begin to carry out God’s work that is meant for you to carry out you will not understand the real nature of your spiritual reality."<br />
<ref>The Origin (November 18, 2009)</ref><br />
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“Religion is not going to the church or the mosque or the temple or the holy site and going through the motions of what religious authorities have established as practice and custom. It is not forcing yourself to believe things that you hardly understand. That is not religion. Religion is the great engagement within you, between your thinking mind and the deeper mind of Knowledge within yourself. This engagement begins very slowly and can occur under any circumstances. You can go sit in a church or a mosque. You can go sit in your closet if necessary to gain the opportunity to be quiet and to listen.”<br />
<ref>The New Message for the Impoverished & Oppressed (April 18, 2008)</ref><br />
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“There is no creation story. There is no final culmination to all experience that you can conceive of. So what then is religion without a creation story, without a final culminating experience and without a judgment day? Clearly, if religion is to be of service to its peoples, it must have a deeper foundation. It cannot be a story or a threat.”<br />
<ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 13</ref><br />
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“Simply said, the purpose of religion is to cultivate the desire and the capacity to experience the Divine Presence in one’s life. All teachings and rituals, whether within large institutions or within the privacy of one’s home, are for this purpose. And the [[Desire and Capacity|desire and capacity]] to experience the Divine Presence is to bring one to the power of [[Knowledge]] that the Creator of all life has placed within each human heart.”<br />
<ref name="rel">Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref><br />
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“In essence, all religion is to teach The Way of Knowledge, to bring the individual into the direct experience of [[Knowledge]], the deeper mind beyond the intellect, the mind that God has provided each person to guide them, to protect them and to lead them to a greater life and expression in the world.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
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“In these words, we speak to the human heart, not to the intellect that wants to have everything figured out and wants to adhere to its notions, its beliefs and its traditions. There is nothing wrong with a tradition if it fulfills the basic purpose of religion, which is to inspire and expand people’s desire and capacity to experience the presence of God and to connect them with the deeper intelligence that God has placed within them that will be essential for their success and their well-being in the world. This is much more important than the teachings of the founder of a religious tradition. It is much more important than the religion’s official declarations of belief or doctrinaire.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
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“You who seek to know your greater purpose in the world and the greater meaning of your life are a religious person. Whether you belong to a church or a mosque or a synagogue or any other religious organization, that is secondary. Promoting a religious ideology in the world does not represent supporting God’s will and purpose here. It is only if this ideology and system of belief can meet the basic requirements of religion that they have real and lasting value and produce real benefit for people.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
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“Religion is bringing you to God and to what God has placed within you to guide you, to protect you and to lead you to your great accomplishments in life. Anything beyond this is an invention, a human invention, an adaptation. People will have to figure out what this means in terms of the application of law and the running of society. God is not here to run society or to carry out the intricacies of jurisprudence or the administration of the law. God is pointing you to the Mystery, not to the manifestation. God is calling you to the Mystery, not prescribing the manifestation.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
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==Quotes About the Abuse of Religion==<br />
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"It does not matter that the theologians came and constructed wonderful<br />
belief systems for their own survival. It does not matter that the<br />
thought system that was a result of that giving calcified and became a<br />
restraint for people.That always happens.When Knowledge disappears,<br />
thought begins.When people can’t know, they invent things to give themselves<br />
temporary stability to allay their own anxiety."<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 15:[http://www.newmessage.org/wisdom-from-the-greater-community-volume-1-chapter-15-giving-i Giving I]</ref><br />
<br />
"It is as if the unreligious have taken over the business of religion for their own purposes. Never having realized its essential purpose and meaning, they have turned it into something else. It is like now a political party, and of course religion has political aims as well.<br />
This is so far apart from God’s initial impulse and intention for religion—to keep [[Knowledge]] alive in the world, to teach The Way of Knowledge, to encourage human responsibility and ethical behavior, not simply as a prescript or as a requirement for admission into [[Heaven]] or some other exalted future state."<br />
<ref>The New Message on Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
“Religious tyranny will become very evident in the world in the years to come. This is the result of people holding to an absolute idea in a relative reality. It will breed violence and [[hatred]]—everything that is counterproductive.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 9</ref><br />
<br />
“So you have a world that is religious, but knows not of religion. You have a world where religious institutions and their advocates clash and compete with one another, not realizing that the Source of their faith is the same. They will have people demanding and expecting adherence to ideas and beliefs and admonitions, but who themselves have never received the real initiation into the mystery and the power of the Presence.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
“Religion has become concrete. It has become political. It has become an economic and social power that seeks to preserve its status and its power at whatever cost. So those who are truly responding to religion’s true purpose now find themselves in exile, now find themselves heretics and visionaries, following the Mystery—a Mystery that has been lost to so many in the religious orders and institutions. It is as if religion has become the enemy of what religion is really for. It is now the religion of the state, religion of tradition, religion of history, religion of fixed ideas, fixed beliefs and exclusive claims of [[authority]]. So far this is from the desire and intent of the Creator to keep Knowledge alive in the world.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
"Religion has become a palliative. It has become a distraction more than an illumination. It has become something that people [use to] run away from the world to seek comfort and consolation instead of a preparation to engage in the world in a greater and more profound way." <br />
<ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"When people say, 'The last thing the world needs is a [[Is this a new religion?|new religion]]!' you may say, 'What the world needs is a New Revelation, a clarification, a pure message unclouded by human interpretation and human error. Humanity needs a greater inspiration and a greater strength, and that is why the New Message is here.'"<ref>Dealing with Resistance and Hostility to the New Message (May 5, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Those who would take up the sword in the name of God or for political advantage will have<br />
failed their mission and calling in life, and they will lead others to failure as well. Within this<br />
failure, there will be no peace and no resolution, for they will have denied the Knowledge of God<br />
within themselves. They will have denied the Plan of the Creator for humanity. They will have<br />
turned themselves against the greater wisdom that God has placed within them and within all<br />
hearts. They will have, through ignorance and arrogance and vanity, destroyed their great<br />
opportunity to make a real contribution to their people, to their nation and to the world."<ref>The Fate of Nations and Peoples (April 17, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==The end of provincial religion==<br />
<br />
"How can you have a personal religion, like you have in the world, without God being localized? In the Greater Community, then, God is Knowledge."<br />
<ref>[[Greater Community Spirituality]], Chapter 15</ref><br />
<br />
"You cannot claim your religion is the only religion or the great religion or the last religion or the final religion, for this is to claim that you know God’s Plan and Purpose now and into the future, and no one on Earth, no one in the physical universe, can make such a claim."<br />
<ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 5, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"The theologies and philosophies upon which each religion is built must be adaptable and responsive to a growing panorama of life and to a changing set of circumstances that represent the evolution of a race."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 27</ref><br />
[[File:minarets.jpg|right|Minarets]]<br />
<br />
==Religious leadership and education==<br />
"What essentially is the role of religious leaders in nearly all situations is to be providers and maintainers."<br />
<ref name="taow">The Age of Women (November 14, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
== Quotes About World Religions==<br />
<br />
"The old religions, if they are held in contempt of one another, have really become obsolete and will become increasingly so in the future. Now you must see Jesus within [[the Greater Community]] and [[Muhammad]] and the [[Buddha]] and all the great saints and emissaries in a larger context, in a greater series of Revelations..."<br />
<ref name="tng"/><br />
<br />
"Many will find their purpose in the traditions of the world, for there is much wisdom and value there. However, many will not find their purpose there because their preparation has to do with the future specifically, and they must learn a new way. They must receive a new testament, and they must prepare for a new experience." <br />
<ref>[[ Greater Community Spirituality]], Chapter 20: What is religious education and who is it for? </ref><br />
<br />
"All the religions, though they compete with one another, though they demean one another, and though they may proclaim that they themselves are the one true faith, have in fact and in reality been initiated by God. God has given rise to them all. Like many rivers flowing into the sea, they are meant to nourish all the lands and all the peoples of the world. Only one who is truly mature in their own faith can see this. Otherwise, they feel they must defend their faith against other faiths, setting in motion competition, denial, criticism, hatred and mistrust. Certainly this has happened in all cases. But the truth remains that God created all the religions. And they are all meant to serve in bringing the Divine presence, will and purpose into the minds and the hearts of people everywhere—in different cultures, in different climates, to people with very different social patterns and behaviors in all the eras of history."<br />
<ref name="nmrlw"/><br />
<br />
"All the religious traditions of the world ... have a contribution to make. They are all important. One is not greater than another. To think like this is not to understand the Will of Heaven, for it is only a united humanity that will be able to contend with the challenges of living in a new world and with the greater challenges of preserving your freedom and sovereignty amidst the presence of greater forces in the universe."<br />
<ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"There are many people in the world today who know they must prepare for something, who feel called to a greater participation, who have a sense that their life is more important than the mundane activities of the day. Some will not find their way in the religious traditions of the world because they are being prepared and called for something new in the world. They are more connected to the future than the past, and the future is calling them and pulling them forward."<br />
<ref>The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Quotes About Religion and the Intervention==<br />
<br />
"This Group Mind process of course is being used throughout the world in leadership circles in government and religion and commerce, but rarely is Knowledge their guide, and rarely do they employ [[seers]]. Humanity just has not reached this level of sophistication yet. So regarding your position in the Greater Community, humanity is at a disadvantage here. <br />
Its strength, your strength, is that religion has been kept alive in the world. The recognition of God’s power and presence is honored and recognized by many, whereas in most nations in this region of space, religion has either become worship of the state or has disappeared altogether. <br />
Here you have an advantage because even the ancient pathways of religion offer the experience of Knowledge. Perhaps this is not emphasized. Perhaps this is not specified in the Teachings, but the individual is encouraged to have a relationship with the Divine and to be responsive to the Divine in most situations."<br />
<ref>Group Mind (March 18, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Having no religion of their own, [the Intervention] will use yours to engender their own values."<br />
<ref>[[The Allies of Humanity]] Book One, Fourth Briefing</ref><br />
<br />
==Religion and the Greater Community==<br />
[[File:Religion-alive.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Religion & Spirituality is a sign of great promise in the Greater Community]]<br />
"Religions have life spans. This is true throughout the Greater Community. Religions have life spans because they serve eras of development. Then they are either replaced or they change and expand in order to adapt. If they cannot adapt, they will be replaced because the reality of life will make their teaching and their emphasis less and less relevant and meaningful.<br />
In the Greater Community religions are initiated, they reach a [[maturity]] and then they enter old age where they die off. Out of their old age a new impetus, a new meaning and a new message can be given to restore and to renew the race's spiritual vitality and to give this vitality an immediate relevancy to life as it is expanding and developing."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 26</ref><br />
<br />
"This message is destined to reach people who have a greater spiritual affinity. Therefore, it is necessary that we elaborate on this subject. We advocate a spirituality that is taught in the Greater Community, not the spirituality that is governed by nations, governments or political alliances, but a natural spirituality - the ability to know, to see and to act."<br />
<ref>The Allies of Humanity Book One, First Briefing</ref><br />
<br />
“Thinking that your religion is the one true religion will stand in the way of your redemption. Condemning other nations, peoples and religions will prevent you from receiving this redemption. Being self-righteous and the defender of your faith will blind you, and you will turn your back to God.”<br />
<ref name="tng">The New God (February 12, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not care what religion you belong to. God is not attached to the theology of any religion, for in the universe there are countless religions. God will respond to the turning of your life, to the opening of your heart, to the emerging need of the soul, the deepest need you have, which is the need to fulfill your purpose as the means of reconciliation".<br />
<ref>The Reconciliation (May 2, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
“Here you must realize that God has initiated all the world’s religions, and they have all been changed by people, even radically changed. To correct the errors of the past, to renew the true faith and to bring forth the great truth of the ancient religions in their pure form, God has sent a New Revelation into the world, not to replace the religions of the world, but to clarify them and to give them new strength and power and a greater unity with one another.<br />
<ref name="tng"/> <br />
<br />
"Here a Christian must become a Christian with a Greater Community awareness. A Muslim becomes a Muslim with a Greater Community awareness. A Buddhist and a Jew gain a greater panorama of life to which their religious teachings must become relevant. If religion in the world is to educate and to enlighten, it must have this greater capacity and awareness."<br />
<ref>Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"The free nations in this part of the universe seek to promote freedom wherever they can. They view your world as showing great promise because spirituality and religion have not been destroyed or forgotten here. They see that the power of Knowledge, the greater spiritual power, is still alive in individuals, despite humanity’s grave mistakes and foolish activities." <ref>[[The Allies of Humanity]], Book 3: Who are the Allies of Humanity?</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
[[The world's religions]]<br />
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[[Separation of Church and State]]<br />
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"Your religion now cannot be a religion of one world alone or for one people alone. It will have to be a [[the Greater Community|Greater Community]] religion - God of the Universe, a spirituality of the Universe."<br />
<ref name="tng">The New God (February 12, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
“Do not think that religion in this world is a big mistake. It is actually the only thing that humanity has to offer [[the Greater Community]] at this point.”<br />
<ref>The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
"All religions were initiated by [[God]] and then corrupted by people."<ref>March 18, 2007</ref><br />
<br />
==Reformation of religion==<br />
"The New Message from God transcends ideology. This transcends the controversies regarding these things because this is a new message from God for the redemption and preparation of the whole world for a reality and a future that will be very different from the past. Only God can provide such a thing, for even at this moment religions are divided even within themselves. They are contentions, unable to address adequately the great, rising global problems that will overtake humanity in the future if it is unprepared. Arguing over who has the best religion or the most astounding founder can only harm humanity now. It is divisive and exclusive to do this. It adds to the dilemma and the fracturing of the human family. God knows better and the one chosen to bring the Revelation is the perfect one."<br />
<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTRXFCGrAUU&feature=share&t=41m6s The Mission of the Messenger (beginning at 46:00)]</ref><br />
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== The lifeblood of religion ==<br />
[[File:greater-than-religion-400px.jpg]]<br />
"Keeping religion alive in the world, despite its errors, took tremendous giving. You see, religion dies the minute after it is born. It is something that spoils very quickly and must be reborn every minute. If it is allowed to die, it becomes merely another thought system, a constraint now and not an apparatus for freedom. It must be renewed. What renews religion in the world is [[Knowledge]], this quality of giving where individuals render their lives naturally. They infuse so much life into the idea of [[God]] that God comes alive. Without this infusion, God is dead. When people say, 'God is dead,' they say that because God has become merely an idea. The life of God is dissipated. Then someone comes along and gives his or her life and that is God. And you say, 'Oh, my. That is God!'"<br />
<ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One, Chapter 17</ref><br />
<br />
“The Way of [[Knowledge]], which is at the heart of all the world’s religions, must become its essential teaching, instead of a focus for clerics and monastics and exceptional individuals only. This is the challenge before you, or religion will be part of the problem for humanity and not its essential means of reconciliation, inspiration and a high ethical awareness. Let this be your understanding.”<br />
<ref name="rel">Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
“God does not need your belief. God does not need your worship. God does not need to be celebrated. God needs to be followed. You follow God most profoundly, most purely, not by believing in the edicts of religion necessarily, but by building your connection to [[Knowledge]]. If religion is functioning correctly, it is helping you to build a bridge to [[Knowledge]], to your own conscience and to live responsibly, ethically and beneficially, both for yourself and for others.”<br />
<ref>Preparing for the Future (September 5, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
“Whether you are religious or not, whether you believe in a religious teaching and adhere to that teaching, or whether you claim to have no religious affiliation, your progress is entirely dependent upon your connection to [[Knowledge]].”<br />
<ref>God, Knowledge and the [[Angelic Presence]], September 17, 2008</ref><br />
<br />
“The deeper recognition happens beyond the realm of the intellect. You may create ideas and evaluations of these experiences to your benefit, perhaps, but the experience itself is happening at a deeper level. It is getting to this deeper level that represents the focus of religion and spiritual practice in all of its forms.”<br />
<ref name="katlob">Knowledge and the Limits of Belief (November 3, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"God has planted [[Knowledge]] within every person as the seed and source of their redemption. Redemption will not occur because you believe in a great saint or a great Messenger. Redemption will not even occur if you believe in God or practice a religion faithfully, for you are still lost in the mind, the worldly mind. Your attempt at religion is an escape from the world, a desperate attempt to have purpose and [[meaning]] in your life that transcends the hard realities that you see all around you."<br />
<ref>Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Quotes About the True Purpose of Religion==<br />
<br />
“For all the great religious traditions were fundamentally initiated by God to reunite the mind with the Spirit and to bring the mind under the direction of the Spirit. Here the mind is like the steward of the soul until the king can return or the queen can return, the true ruler of life can return.”<br />
<ref name="katlob"/><br />
<br />
“The purpose of all religious institutions fundamentally is to provide an environment where you can cultivate your desire and your capacity to experience [[God]].”<br />
<ref>[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]], Chapter 1</ref><br />
<br />
“[[God]] does not discriminate. God is not delighted with the religious and angry with the unreligious. God has placed the saving Grace within each person. The real purpose of religion is to bring people to this saving Grace. Religion in all of its forms is intended to do this. Even though religion has taken on other manifestations and assumed other purposes and in many cases has been adopted by political forces, this is its fundamental purpose—to bring you to [[Knowledge]], to bring you to this deeper guiding intelligence that the Creator of all life has placed within you and within each person as a potential.”<br />
<ref>What Will Save Humanity (March 30, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"Fundamentally the purpose of all spiritual development and religious [[education]] in its truest sense is to build a connection between your thinking mind, which is a product of all the world’s influences, and the deeper mind within you that God has created within you."<br />
<ref name="taow"/><br />
<br />
"Religion is what has been created to give spirituality an opportunity to be expressed and to be shared, to create an environment where spirituality can be experienced and applied. It is like a house within which spirituality can live: a structure, a pathway, a context, an orientation. That is the purpose of religion."<br />
<ref name="nmrlw">The New Message for the Religious Leaders of the World (May 27, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The purpose of all religion is to bring you to [[Knowledge]] for Knowledge is here to guide you and to protect you and to lead you to a greater life in service to the world. You of any faith or tradition, this is the case. You may pray to God. You may fall down on your knees and prostrate yourself in the temple or the mosque or the church. But until you begin to carry out God’s work that is meant for you to carry out you will not understand the real nature of your spiritual reality."<br />
<ref>The Origin (November 18, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
“Religion is not going to the church or the mosque or the temple or the holy site and going through the motions of what religious authorities have established as practice and custom. It is not forcing yourself to believe things that you hardly understand. That is not religion. Religion is the great engagement within you, between your thinking mind and the deeper mind of Knowledge within yourself. This engagement begins very slowly and can occur under any circumstances. You can go sit in a church or a mosque. You can go sit in your closet if necessary to gain the opportunity to be quiet and to listen.”<br />
<ref>The New Message for the Impoverished & Oppressed (April 18, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
“There is no creation story. There is no final culmination to all experience that you can conceive of. So what then is religion without a creation story, without a final culminating experience and without a judgment day? Clearly, if religion is to be of service to its peoples, it must have a deeper foundation. It cannot be a story or a threat.”<br />
<ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 13</ref><br />
<br />
“Simply said, the purpose of religion is to cultivate the desire and the capacity to experience the Divine Presence in one’s life. All teachings and rituals, whether within large institutions or within the privacy of one’s home, are for this purpose. And the [[Desire and Capacity|desire and capacity]] to experience the Divine Presence is to bring one to the power of [[Knowledge]] that the Creator of all life has placed within each human heart.”<br />
<ref name="rel">Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
“In essence, all religion is to teach The Way of Knowledge, to bring the individual into the direct experience of [[Knowledge]], the deeper mind beyond the intellect, the mind that God has provided each person to guide them, to protect them and to lead them to a greater life and expression in the world.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
“In these words, we speak to the human heart, not to the intellect that wants to have everything figured out and wants to adhere to its notions, its beliefs and its traditions. There is nothing wrong with a tradition if it fulfills the basic purpose of religion, which is to inspire and expand people’s desire and capacity to experience the presence of God and to connect them with the deeper intelligence that God has placed within them that will be essential for their success and their well-being in the world. This is much more important than the teachings of the founder of a religious tradition. It is much more important than the religion’s official declarations of belief or doctrinaire.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
“You who seek to know your greater purpose in the world and the greater meaning of your life are a religious person. Whether you belong to a church or a mosque or a synagogue or any other religious organization, that is secondary. Promoting a religious ideology in the world does not represent supporting God’s will and purpose here. It is only if this ideology and system of belief can meet the basic requirements of religion that they have real and lasting value and produce real benefit for people.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
“Religion is bringing you to God and to what God has placed within you to guide you, to protect you and to lead you to your great accomplishments in life. Anything beyond this is an invention, a human invention, an adaptation. People will have to figure out what this means in terms of the application of law and the running of society. God is not here to run society or to carry out the intricacies of jurisprudence or the administration of the law. God is pointing you to the Mystery, not to the manifestation. God is calling you to the Mystery, not prescribing the manifestation.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
==Quotes About the Abuse of Religion==<br />
<br />
"It does not matter that the theologians came and constructed wonderful<br />
belief systems for their own survival. It does not matter that the<br />
thought system that was a result of that giving calcified and became a<br />
restraint for people.That always happens.When Knowledge disappears,<br />
thought begins.When people can’t know, they invent things to give themselves<br />
temporary stability to allay their own anxiety."<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 15:[http://www.newmessage.org/wisdom-from-the-greater-community-volume-1-chapter-15-giving-i Giving I]</ref><br />
<br />
"It is as if the unreligious have taken over the business of religion for their own purposes. Never having realized its essential purpose and meaning, they have turned it into something else. It is like now a political party, and of course religion has political aims as well.<br />
This is so far apart from God’s initial impulse and intention for religion—to keep [[Knowledge]] alive in the world, to teach The Way of Knowledge, to encourage human responsibility and ethical behavior, not simply as a prescript or as a requirement for admission into [[Heaven]] or some other exalted future state."<br />
<ref>The New Message on Religion (July 20, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
“Religious tyranny will become very evident in the world in the years to come. This is the result of people holding to an absolute idea in a relative reality. It will breed violence and [[hatred]]—everything that is counterproductive.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 9</ref><br />
<br />
“So you have a world that is religious, but knows not of religion. You have a world where religious institutions and their advocates clash and compete with one another, not realizing that the Source of their faith is the same. They will have people demanding and expecting adherence to ideas and beliefs and admonitions, but who themselves have never received the real initiation into the mystery and the power of the Presence.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
“Religion has become concrete. It has become political. It has become an economic and social power that seeks to preserve its status and its power at whatever cost. So those who are truly responding to religion’s true purpose now find themselves in exile, now find themselves heretics and visionaries, following the Mystery—a Mystery that has been lost to so many in the religious orders and institutions. It is as if religion has become the enemy of what religion is really for. It is now the religion of the state, religion of tradition, religion of history, religion of fixed ideas, fixed beliefs and exclusive claims of [[authority]]. So far this is from the desire and intent of the Creator to keep Knowledge alive in the world.”<br />
<ref name="rel"/><br />
<br />
"Religion has become a palliative. It has become a distraction more than an illumination. It has become something that people [use to] run away from the world to seek comfort and consolation instead of a preparation to engage in the world in a greater and more profound way." <br />
<ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"When people say, 'The last thing the world needs is a [[Is this a new religion?|new religion]]!' you may say, 'What the world needs is a New Revelation, a clarification, a pure message unclouded by human interpretation and human error. Humanity needs a greater inspiration and a greater strength, and that is why the New Message is here.'"<ref>Dealing with Resistance and Hostility to the New Message (May 5, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Those who would take up the sword in the name of God or for political advantage will have<br />
failed their mission and calling in life, and they will lead others to failure as well. Within this<br />
failure, there will be no peace and no resolution, for they will have denied the Knowledge of God<br />
within themselves. They will have denied the Plan of the Creator for humanity. They will have<br />
turned themselves against the greater wisdom that God has placed within them and within all<br />
hearts. They will have, through ignorance and arrogance and vanity, destroyed their great<br />
opportunity to make a real contribution to their people, to their nation and to the world."<ref>The Fate of Nations and Peoples (April 17, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==The end of provincial religion==<br />
<br />
"How can you have a personal religion, like you have in the world, without God being localized? In the Greater Community, then, God is Knowledge."<br />
<ref>[[Greater Community Spirituality]], Chapter 15</ref><br />
<br />
"You cannot claim your religion is the only religion or the great religion or the last religion or the final religion, for this is to claim that you know God’s Plan and Purpose now and into the future, and no one on Earth, no one in the physical universe, can make such a claim."<br />
<ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 5, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"The theologies and philosophies upon which each religion is built must be adaptable and responsive to a growing panorama of life and to a changing set of circumstances that represent the evolution of a race."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 27</ref><br />
[[File:minarets.jpg|right|Minarets]]<br />
<br />
==Religious leadership and education==<br />
"What essentially is the role of religious leaders in nearly all situations is to be providers and maintainers."<br />
<ref name="taow">The Age of Women (November 14, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
== Quotes About World Religions==<br />
<br />
"The old religions, if they are held in contempt of one another, have really become obsolete and will become increasingly so in the future. Now you must see Jesus within [[the Greater Community]] and [[Muhammad]] and the [[Buddha]] and all the great saints and emissaries in a larger context, in a greater series of Revelations..."<br />
<ref name="tng"/><br />
<br />
"Many will find their purpose in the traditions of the world, for there is much wisdom and value there. However, many will not find their purpose there because their preparation has to do with the future specifically, and they must learn a new way. They must receive a new testament, and they must prepare for a new experience." <br />
<ref>[[ Greater Community Spirituality]], Chapter 20: What is religious education and who is it for? </ref><br />
<br />
"All the religions, though they compete with one another, though they demean one another, and though they may proclaim that they themselves are the one true faith, have in fact and in reality been initiated by God. God has given rise to them all. Like many rivers flowing into the sea, they are meant to nourish all the lands and all the peoples of the world. Only one who is truly mature in their own faith can see this. Otherwise, they feel they must defend their faith against other faiths, setting in motion competition, denial, criticism, hatred and mistrust. Certainly this has happened in all cases. But the truth remains that God created all the religions. And they are all meant to serve in bringing the Divine presence, will and purpose into the minds and the hearts of people everywhere—in different cultures, in different climates, to people with very different social patterns and behaviors in all the eras of history."<br />
<ref name="nmrlw"/><br />
<br />
"All the religious traditions of the world ... have a contribution to make. They are all important. One is not greater than another. To think like this is not to understand the Will of Heaven, for it is only a united humanity that will be able to contend with the challenges of living in a new world and with the greater challenges of preserving your freedom and sovereignty amidst the presence of greater forces in the universe."<br />
<ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"There are many people in the world today who know they must prepare for something, who feel called to a greater participation, who have a sense that their life is more important than the mundane activities of the day. Some will not find their way in the religious traditions of the world because they are being prepared and called for something new in the world. They are more connected to the future than the past, and the future is calling them and pulling them forward."<br />
<ref>The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Quotes About Religion and the Intervention==<br />
<br />
"This Group Mind process of course is being used throughout the world in leadership circles in government and religion and commerce, but rarely is Knowledge their guide, and rarely do they employ [[seers]]. Humanity just has not reached this level of sophistication yet. So regarding your position in the Greater Community, humanity is at a disadvantage here. <br />
Its strength, your strength, is that religion has been kept alive in the world. The recognition of God’s power and presence is honored and recognized by many, whereas in most nations in this region of space, religion has either become worship of the state or has disappeared altogether. <br />
Here you have an advantage because even the ancient pathways of religion offer the experience of Knowledge. Perhaps this is not emphasized. Perhaps this is not specified in the Teachings, but the individual is encouraged to have a relationship with the Divine and to be responsive to the Divine in most situations."<br />
<ref>Group Mind (March 18, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Having no religion of their own, [the Intervention] will use yours to engender their own values."<br />
<ref>[[The Allies of Humanity]] Book One, Fourth Briefing</ref><br />
<br />
==Religion and the Greater Community==<br />
[[File:Religion-alive.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Religion & Spirituality is a sign of great promise in the Greater Community]]<br />
"Religions have life spans. This is true throughout the Greater Community. Religions have life spans because they serve eras of development. Then they are either replaced or they change and expand in order to adapt. If they cannot adapt, they will be replaced because the reality of life will make their teaching and their emphasis less and less relevant and meaningful.<br />
In the Greater Community religions are initiated, they reach a [[maturity]] and then they enter old age where they die off. Out of their old age a new impetus, a new meaning and a new message can be given to restore and to renew the race's spiritual vitality and to give this vitality an immediate relevancy to life as it is expanding and developing."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 26</ref><br />
<br />
"This message is destined to reach people who have a greater spiritual affinity. Therefore, it is necessary that we elaborate on this subject. We advocate a spirituality that is taught in the Greater Community, not the spirituality that is governed by nations, governments or political alliances, but a natural spirituality - the ability to know, to see and to act."<br />
<ref>The Allies of Humanity Book One, First Briefing</ref><br />
<br />
“Thinking that your religion is the one true religion will stand in the way of your redemption. Condemning other nations, peoples and religions will prevent you from receiving this redemption. Being self-righteous and the defender of your faith will blind you, and you will turn your back to God.”<br />
<ref name="tng">The New God (February 12, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not care what religion you belong to. God is not attached to the theology of any religion, for in the universe there are countless religions. God will respond to the turning of your life, to the opening of your heart, to the emerging need of the soul, the deepest need you have, which is the need to fulfill your purpose as the means of reconciliation".<br />
<ref>The Reconciliation (May 2, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
“Here you must realize that God has initiated all the world’s religions, and they have all been changed by people, even radically changed. To correct the errors of the past, to renew the true faith and to bring forth the great truth of the ancient religions in their pure form, God has sent a New Revelation into the world, not to replace the religions of the world, but to clarify them and to give them new strength and power and a greater unity with one another.<br />
<ref name="tng"/> <br />
<br />
"Here a Christian must become a Christian with a Greater Community awareness. A Muslim becomes a Muslim with a Greater Community awareness. A Buddhist and a Jew gain a greater panorama of life to which their religious teachings must become relevant. If religion in the world is to educate and to enlighten, it must have this greater capacity and awareness."<br />
<ref>Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"The free nations in this part of the universe seek to promote freedom wherever they can. They view your world as showing great promise because spirituality and religion have not been destroyed or forgotten here. They see that the power of Knowledge, the greater spiritual power, is still alive in individuals, despite humanity’s grave mistakes and foolish activities." <ref>[[The Allies of Humanity]], Book 3: Who are the Allies of Humanity?</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
[[The world's religions]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation of Church and State]]<br />
<br />
[[category:god]]<br />
<br />
[[category:practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=File:Greater-than-religion-400px.jpg&diff=7097File:Greater-than-religion-400px.jpg2014-12-14T22:05:26Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div></div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7067What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T23:21:47Z<p>Mark: /* Serving the World */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:Times-square-new-york-480px.jpg|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You did not come to sleep on a beautiful planet, but to help preserve it and protect the human family from decline and from subjugation." <ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/entering-the-greater-community Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)]</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7066What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T23:16:00Z<p>Mark: /* Serving the World */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:Times-square-new-york-480px.jpg|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You did not come to sleep on a beautiful planet, but to help preserve it and protect the human family from decline and from subjugation." <ref>Entering the Greater Community</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7065What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T22:49:54Z<p>Mark: /* Our Spiritual Nature */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:Times-square-new-york-480px.jpg|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=File:Times-square-new-york-480px.jpg&diff=7064File:Times-square-new-york-480px.jpg2014-12-13T22:49:35Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div></div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7063What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T22:46:21Z<p>Mark: /* Our Spiritual Nature */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:Times-square-new-york.jpg|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7062What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T22:46:02Z<p>Mark: /* Our Spiritual Nature */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:320px-Times-square-new-york.jpg|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7061What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T22:45:40Z<p>Mark: /* Our Spiritual Nature */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:320px-Times-square-new-york.jpg|480px|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Life_Quotes&diff=7060What Is Life Quotes2014-12-13T22:12:49Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Steps-to-knowledge.jpg|right|frame|more:http://newmessage.org/nmfg/Steps_to_Knowledge.html]]<br />
<br />
"You were created to be a part of your Source. Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of [[Knowledge]]." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
"Humanity has lost its relationship with life and now seeks desperately within the realms of [[imagination]] and fantasy to find that which has been lost. Be happy today, then, that the means for life’s reclamation have been given to you so that you may give yourself to your practice and to your [[destiny]]. <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 157</ref><br />
<br />
==Our Spiritual Nature==<br />
[[File:Times-square-new-york.jpg|480px|left]]<br />
"... your physical life is meant to serve the spiritual reality." <ref>[[Life in the Universe]], Chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
“The meaning of your being here is entirely defined by where you have come from and where you are going.” <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] 1, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is [[communication]], for communication is life. Communication is the extension of Knowledge. It is not merely the sharing of little ideas from one separated mind to another. Communication is far greater, for communication creates life and extends life, and within this is all [[joy]] and fulfillment. Within this is the depth of all meaning. Here darkness and light mix together and cease their separation. Here all opposites blend and melt into each other.This is the unity of all life." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 153</ref><br />
<br />
==We Have a Destiny==<br />
"You have been sent into the [[The world|world]] for a purpose. This purpose requires you to enter a new kind of life experience—a different state of mind, a different awareness of yourself and others and a different relationship with the world itself. To do these things is your destiny, you see, and destiny is everything. It is the most important thing." <ref>The Sacred Life (March 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
“Knowledge within you wants to keep you alive so that you have a chance to fulfill your [[destiny]] in the world. It will do everything it can to gain your attention and to guide you.” <ref>Signs from the World (November 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"From a greater standpoint, from a standpoint of [[Creation]], destiny is everything. But it is not a destiny you created. It is the destiny that [[God]] has given you. It is why you are here. It is why your personality has been shaped the way it is. It is perfect for your true vocation in life, a vocation you have likely not found yet." <ref>Destiny (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Fulfilling Your Purpose==<br />
[[File:Wisdom_1_Cover.jpg|right|frame|More: http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html]]<br />
<br />
"You did not come to the world to fall asleep by the side of the road. Life is not a beach. Life is a project and a process with all the Mystery and manifestation built in." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 24</ref><br />
<br />
"When this life is over and you return to your [[Spiritual Family]], they will only have one question for you, and that is whether you made your sacred rendezvous in life and gave your gifts to the world. In that moment you will know with absolute clarity whether you did or did not." <ref>The Rays of Initiation (July 2012)</ref><br />
<br />
"When a [[Higher Purpose]] begins to express itself through you in a manner that you can recognize and accept, you will feel at last that your life is being completely integrated."<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 94</ref><br />
<br />
"Knowledge is not only here to re-engage you with life, it is here to give something to life, something that life cannot give you. You are here to give what you brought from your Ancient Home. It is a set of specific tasks to be carried out with certain people for specific purposes." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 33</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is precious; your time is short. You have come into the world to yield something very significant and to work with other people in a cooperative venture in a specific area. The only way that this can be discovered and fulfilled is to engage with the right people for the right purpose. You will need Knowledge to do this." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
===Serving the World===<br />
"You have come at a great time. You have come to give important things." <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and emerging circumstances. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your responsibility to prepare." <ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Your life is going somewhere. It has a [[future]] and a destiny. The world is going somewhere. It has a future and a destiny. How it will get there is up to the decisions you make today and the decisions that many others make along with you. Yet you do have a destiny, and this cannot be changed. How well you will fare in this destiny is dependent upon your development and the development of others. The world will emerge into the [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]]. Humanity will eventually become one united society. Whether this emergence gives you your greatest opportunity for advancement or whether it enslaves your race is partially up to you. Whether humanity’s united society is a society of [[Wisdom]], [[compassion]] and understanding that can tolerate diversity or whether it is an oppressive society with a cruel and harsh dictatorship that values control beyond all things, the outcome is up to you and up to others along with you." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You now have the opportunity to develop to an extent that few have had in human history. Life is calling upon this development not just for one or two individuals in the human family, but for many because many are needed now to cultivate and nourish a Greater Community perspective and understanding. Many are needed to lead humanity forward, and many are needed to contribute their Knowledge so that humanity can join together, unite itself and reach a greater level of cooperation and integration." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community 2, Chapter 16</ref><br />
<br />
==Revelations About Your Life==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/building-the-four-pillars-of-your-life Building the Four Pillars of Your Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-sacred-life The Sacred Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-life Building a Bridge to a New Life]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
==More Quotes About Life==<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:Higher purpose]]<br />
[[category:Knowledge]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_Enlightenment&diff=6712Quotes About Enlightenment2014-05-17T18:04:16Z<p>Mark: /* Short Quotes About Life Enlightenment */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Short Quotes About Life Enlightenment ==<br />
“Do not hold enlightenment as the goal of your life, for the person you are seeking to enlighten is the one who is standing in your way. It is your undoing that enlightens you.”<br />
<ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]]</ref> <!-- I cannot locate this quote --><br />
<br />
“If you think your life is just for your own growth, you will become self-absorbed and miss the whole point.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 8</ref><br />
<br />
"Your purpose in life is not to be enlightened. Your purpose is to live your purpose." <ref>Marshall Vian Summers</ref> <!-- I cannot locate this quote. Was it from the May 2, 2014 broadcast? --><br />
<br />
"You were not sent into the world to dream of Heaven. You were sent into the world to be of service to the world, to be of service of now a new world, a changing world, a challenging world, and yet a world that has the power to prompt greater human cooperation and to call forth a greater Knowledge that every person carries within them."<br />
<ref>The Voice of the Revelation, April 14, 2011</ref><br />
<br />
"God is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into the world for the purpose that you have come."<br />
<ref>The Shock of the Future, April 30, 2011</ref><br />
<br />
"Spiritual enlightenment is extremely rare in the Universe, as it is in your world."<br />
<ref>Resisting the Intervention, September 10, 2008</ref><br />
<br />
“All the books and all the lectures, all the ideas and all the processes—you leave them at the temple gate, the outer gate, to enter in. You simply enter in and your Teachers are there to take you in.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 30</ref><br />
<br />
“People who are terrified of losing are afraid to receive. The cost is always too great for them. If you are to be fully engaged in life individually and as a society, it will cost everything you have. You will end your life completely used up like a great vessel that has been emptied. It is that complete utilization that will fulfill you in this world and will make it unnecessary for you to return. You have given everything you have brought with you.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 7</ref><br />
<br />
== Quotes About the Goal of Spirituality ==<br />
"Ultimately, spirituality is about the ability to unite in purpose with others and to experience affinity and resonance with these people. It is necessary here to think of spirituality not so much as an individual pursuit towards perfection or enlightenment, but as developing the ability to unite with others, unite at a higher level—at the level of purpose, meaning and direction—a level beyond personal ambitions, fears and deceptions."<br />
<ref>The New Message on Relationship (November 27, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
“For some people enlightenment is held out to be the ultimate goal—to become free of attachment; free of worldly restraint; free to immerse yourself in a greater consciousness, the consciousness of all life, perhaps the consciousness of God; to be unhindered, internally; to be free of anger and resentment and low self-esteem. For some people, enlightenment then becomes their new obsession. They think that that is why they are here in the world—to escape the world, to escape the endless cycle of existence, and all of the suffering and struggle and difficulty that that entails.”<br />
<ref name="enlight">Enlightenment (September 18, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
“If it were your purpose to discover the deeper Knowledge that God has placed within you, and to follow that Knowledge and to be a vehicle for its expression in the world, if that were your definition of enlightenment, then enlightenment would be completely appropriate. But enlightenment, in the minds of many people, is something very different. It is a kind of personal exultation. It is an escape from life. It is a retreat from the world. It is a great ambition.”<br />
<ref name="enlight"/><br />
<br />
“For some people, enlightenment, however, has nothing to do with Knowledge. It is a personal goal. It is the ultimate experience of happiness and contentment, and that is the goal of their lives—to be happy and contented. And so they will spend their lives, all their resources, all of their self-determination, to try to eradicate or overcome or overlook all of the tendencies within themselves that keep them small and chained to the world. But they will also overlook the power and presence of Knowledge and what it is calling them to do.”<br />
<ref name="enlight"/><br />
<br />
“You did not come here to be a mass consumer, to use everything in the world for your own edification, for your own satisfaction, for your own happiness. This is a very important point of clarification, because if you do not see this, then you will think of enlightenment as a kind of noble road to take, the ultimate pursuit, the greatest adventure, the greatest and most significant challenge in life. But you risk missing what is fundamental to who you are and to the greater purpose that has brought you into the world.”<br />
<ref name="enlight"/><br />
<br />
"There are many spiritual teachers in the world who will promise you abundance and enlightenment, fulfillment or spiritual powers, but there are very few of them that will teach you to build the foundation for living a greater life engaged in a greater set of activities and responsibilities. They are selling you on an idea, on a dream, on a hope and a wish. But in the real preparation, people have to work hard and build a foundation."<br />
<br />
"Today you have many spiritual teachers and advocates who claim to have great powers and great connections and offer expedient means to achieve spiritual power and enlightenment. But, really, it is all a mirage."<br />
<ref>Building the Four Pillars of Your Life (September 15, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"What will you have faith in within such a radically changing world? ... Everything is changing. Life is changing. Will you have faith in enlightenment, that you will become enlightened beyond the specter of love and fear, hope and despair—an enlightenment that is so difficult to achieve and so rarely achieved? Will you have faith in your spiritual path, which for most people will not prepare them for the Great Waves of change? What will you have faith in?"<br />
<ref>Where Will You Place Your Faith (June 28, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
==Quotes About Escapism==<br />
"Many people try to use religion and spirituality as a kind of bypass. They want to leap into a new life without resolving their former life. And of course this is not successful. They simply take their old life into their new life, and they find themselves still living in the same reality even if the appearance of their life has changed."<br />
<ref>Healing Relationships (September 9, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"You cannot run away to God, for you were sent into the world to serve a world in need. That is why the Presence is not a form of intoxication. It is not a grand escape. It is not [[Ascension|ascending]] far beyond, never to return. Why would God call you back to Heaven when great effort was made to bring you into the world?<br />
<ref>God’s Power & Presence in the World (April 23, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"There are no heroes to worship now, no individuals to deify, only greater responsibility to be assumed and a greater wisdom to be utilized. There is no escape through personal enlightenment. There is no running away. There is no self-deception. There is only greater resonance and [[responsibility]], greater sacrifice and contribution. That is what will save the world. That is what will save humanity’s freedom and self-determination in a universe where freedom is rare and must be protected very carefully. This is what will restore dignity to the individual and the ability to contribute something of greater power and significance, no matter what your circumstances may be."<br />
<ref>The Recitation (April 1, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"The whole focus on the path of enlightenment [is] skewed and incorrect. People seek to have greater peace and equanimity. They want to feel better and feel better and feel better, and the reason they do not feel better is in part that they are not preparing for the future and they are experiencing anxiety and discomfort."<br />
<ref>The New Message on Preparing for the Future (September 5, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
[[Ascension]]<br />
<br />
[[category:practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_Enlightenment&diff=6711Quotes About Enlightenment2014-05-17T17:52:43Z<p>Mark: /* Short Quotes About Life Enlightenment */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Short Quotes About Life Enlightenment ==<br />
“Do not hold enlightenment as the goal of your life, for the person you are seeking to enlighten is the one who is standing in your way. It is your undoing that enlightens you.”<br />
<ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]]</ref> <!-- I cannot locate this quote --><br />
<br />
“If you think your life is just for your own growth, you will become self-absorbed and miss the whole point.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 8</ref><br />
<br />
"Your purpose in life is not to be enlightened. Your purpose is to live your purpose." <ref>Steps to Knowledge</ref> (Step 274)<br />
<br />
"You were not sent into the world to dream of Heaven. You were sent into the world to be of service to the world, to be of service of now a new world, a changing world, a challenging world, and yet a world that has the power to prompt greater human cooperation and to call forth a greater Knowledge that every person carries within them."<br />
<ref>The Voice of the Revelation, April 14, 2011</ref><br />
<br />
"God is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into the world for the purpose that you have come."<br />
<ref>The Shock of the Future, April 30, 2011</ref><br />
<br />
"Spiritual enlightenment is extremely rare in the Universe, as it is in your world."<br />
<ref>Resisting the Intervention, September 10, 2008</ref><br />
<br />
“All the books and all the lectures, all the ideas and all the processes—you leave them at the temple gate, the outer gate, to enter in. You simply enter in and your Teachers are there to take you in.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 30</ref><br />
<br />
“People who are terrified of losing are afraid to receive. The cost is always too great for them. If you are to be fully engaged in life individually and as a society, it will cost everything you have. You will end your life completely used up like a great vessel that has been emptied. It is that complete utilization that will fulfill you in this world and will make it unnecessary for you to return. You have given everything you have brought with you.”<br />
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 7</ref><br />
<br />
== Quotes About the Goal of Spirituality ==<br />
"Ultimately, spirituality is about the ability to unite in purpose with others and to experience affinity and resonance with these people. It is necessary here to think of spirituality not so much as an individual pursuit towards perfection or enlightenment, but as developing the ability to unite with others, unite at a higher level—at the level of purpose, meaning and direction—a level beyond personal ambitions, fears and deceptions."<br />
<ref>The New Message on Relationship (November 27, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
“For some people enlightenment is held out to be the ultimate goal—to become free of attachment; free of worldly restraint; free to immerse yourself in a greater consciousness, the consciousness of all life, perhaps the consciousness of God; to be unhindered, internally; to be free of anger and resentment and low self-esteem. For some people, enlightenment then becomes their new obsession. They think that that is why they are here in the world—to escape the world, to escape the endless cycle of existence, and all of the suffering and struggle and difficulty that that entails.”<br />
<ref name="enlight">Enlightenment (September 18, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
“If it were your purpose to discover the deeper Knowledge that God has placed within you, and to follow that Knowledge and to be a vehicle for its expression in the world, if that were your definition of enlightenment, then enlightenment would be completely appropriate. But enlightenment, in the minds of many people, is something very different. It is a kind of personal exultation. It is an escape from life. It is a retreat from the world. It is a great ambition.”<br />
<ref name="enlight"/><br />
<br />
“For some people, enlightenment, however, has nothing to do with Knowledge. It is a personal goal. It is the ultimate experience of happiness and contentment, and that is the goal of their lives—to be happy and contented. And so they will spend their lives, all their resources, all of their self-determination, to try to eradicate or overcome or overlook all of the tendencies within themselves that keep them small and chained to the world. But they will also overlook the power and presence of Knowledge and what it is calling them to do.”<br />
<ref name="enlight"/><br />
<br />
“You did not come here to be a mass consumer, to use everything in the world for your own edification, for your own satisfaction, for your own happiness. This is a very important point of clarification, because if you do not see this, then you will think of enlightenment as a kind of noble road to take, the ultimate pursuit, the greatest adventure, the greatest and most significant challenge in life. But you risk missing what is fundamental to who you are and to the greater purpose that has brought you into the world.”<br />
<ref name="enlight"/><br />
<br />
"There are many spiritual teachers in the world who will promise you abundance and enlightenment, fulfillment or spiritual powers, but there are very few of them that will teach you to build the foundation for living a greater life engaged in a greater set of activities and responsibilities. They are selling you on an idea, on a dream, on a hope and a wish. But in the real preparation, people have to work hard and build a foundation."<br />
<br />
"Today you have many spiritual teachers and advocates who claim to have great powers and great connections and offer expedient means to achieve spiritual power and enlightenment. But, really, it is all a mirage."<br />
<ref>Building the Four Pillars of Your Life (September 15, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"What will you have faith in within such a radically changing world? ... Everything is changing. Life is changing. Will you have faith in enlightenment, that you will become enlightened beyond the specter of love and fear, hope and despair—an enlightenment that is so difficult to achieve and so rarely achieved? Will you have faith in your spiritual path, which for most people will not prepare them for the Great Waves of change? What will you have faith in?"<br />
<ref>Where Will You Place Your Faith (June 28, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
==Quotes About Escapism==<br />
"Many people try to use religion and spirituality as a kind of bypass. They want to leap into a new life without resolving their former life. And of course this is not successful. They simply take their old life into their new life, and they find themselves still living in the same reality even if the appearance of their life has changed."<br />
<ref>Healing Relationships (September 9, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"You cannot run away to God, for you were sent into the world to serve a world in need. That is why the Presence is not a form of intoxication. It is not a grand escape. It is not [[Ascension|ascending]] far beyond, never to return. Why would God call you back to Heaven when great effort was made to bring you into the world?<br />
<ref>God’s Power & Presence in the World (April 23, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"There are no heroes to worship now, no individuals to deify, only greater responsibility to be assumed and a greater wisdom to be utilized. There is no escape through personal enlightenment. There is no running away. There is no self-deception. There is only greater resonance and [[responsibility]], greater sacrifice and contribution. That is what will save the world. That is what will save humanity’s freedom and self-determination in a universe where freedom is rare and must be protected very carefully. This is what will restore dignity to the individual and the ability to contribute something of greater power and significance, no matter what your circumstances may be."<br />
<ref>The Recitation (April 1, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"The whole focus on the path of enlightenment [is] skewed and incorrect. People seek to have greater peace and equanimity. They want to feel better and feel better and feel better, and the reason they do not feel better is in part that they are not preparing for the future and they are experiencing anxiety and discomfort."<br />
<ref>The New Message on Preparing for the Future (September 5, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
[[Ascension]]<br />
<br />
[[category:practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6624Being present2014-05-08T21:44:53Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal mind is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"The Way of Knowledge is not about having high spiritual experiences all the time. It is about<br />
being real in the moment, being present in the moment, being open in the moment, and being available<br />
to learn about the Greater Reality and the Greater Community. It is being open to Mystery and to<br />
manifestation without confusing the two." <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]], Volume II</ref><br />
<br />
"To experience [[love]] is to experience being present with someone, being with them, without judging them, without<br />
trying to fit them into your life, without trying to see what advantages you can gain from being with them, without trying to<br />
use them for any purpose or methods that you might have, without condemning them for failing your expectations or<br />
standards. Love is being present." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6623Being present2014-05-08T21:44:11Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal mind is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"The Way of Knowledge is not about having high spiritual experiences all the time. It is about<br />
being real in the moment, being present in the moment, being open in the moment, and being available<br />
to learn about the Greater Reality and the Greater Community. It is being open to Mystery and to<br />
manifestation without confusing the two." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community, Volume II</ref><br />
<br />
"To experience [[love]] is to experience being present with someone, being with them, without judging them, without<br />
trying to fit them into your life, without trying to see what advantages you can gain from being with them, without trying to<br />
use them for any purpose or methods that you might have, without condemning them for failing your expectations or<br />
standards. Love is being present." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6622Being present2014-05-08T21:43:14Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal mind is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"The Way of Knowledge is not about having high spiritual experiences all the time. It is about<br />
being real in the moment, being present in the moment, being open in the moment, and being available<br />
to learn about the Greater Reality and the Greater Community. It is being open to Mystery and to<br />
manifestation without confusing the two." <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community, Volume II</ref><br />
<br />
"To experience [[love]] is to experience being present with someone, being with them, without judging them, without<br />
trying to fit them into your life, without trying to see what advantages you can gain from being with them, without trying to<br />
use them for any purpose or methods that you might have, without condemning them for failing your expectations or<br />
standards. Love is being present." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6621Being present2014-05-08T21:40:08Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal mind is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"To experience [[love]] is to experience being present with someone, being with them, without judging them, without<br />
trying to fit them into your life, without trying to see what advantages you can gain from being with them, without trying to<br />
use them for any purpose or methods that you might have, without condemning them for failing your expectations or<br />
standards. Love is being present." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6620Being present2014-05-08T21:39:47Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal [[mind]] is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"To experience [[love]] is to experience being present with someone, being with them, without judging them, without<br />
trying to fit them into your life, without trying to see what advantages you can gain from being with them, without trying to<br />
use them for any purpose or methods that you might have, without condemning them for failing your expectations or<br />
standards. Love is being present." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal [[min]]d is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"To experience [[love]] is to experience being present with someone, being with them, without judging them, without<br />
trying to fit them into your life, without trying to see what advantages you can gain from being with them, without trying to<br />
use them for any purpose or methods that you might have, without condemning them for failing your expectations or<br />
standards. Love is being present." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6618Being present2014-05-08T21:37:36Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"Being present to the world means your attention is on what is happening right now. The personal mind is always<br />
recirculating old information and trying to organize new information according to the old information. So it speculates about<br />
the future without seeing the future. And it speculates about the past without knowing the past." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6617Being present2014-05-08T21:36:17Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6616Being present2014-05-08T21:35:52Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6615Being present2014-05-08T21:35:40Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"You are living in a dynamic world and in a dynamic universe. The world today is a different world than even your<br />
parents experienced, and it is changing quickly. It is changing so fast that people cannot even keep up with it. Being present<br />
in the world does not mean that you have to experience everything. What it means is being present to what is occurring that<br />
is important now, keeping your eyes and ears open, not fearfully but attentively." <ref>[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]<ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6614Being present2014-05-08T21:31:54Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6613Being present2014-05-08T21:29:42Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a Person of the New Message (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6612Being present2014-05-08T21:27:57Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>[Being a Person of the New Message|http://www.newmessage.org/being-a-person-of-the-new-message] (September 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6611Being present2014-05-08T21:26:06Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - <ref>Being a person of the New Message</ref><br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Being_present&diff=6610Being present2014-05-08T21:25:07Z<p>Mark: </p>
<hr />
<div>"With Knowledge you are free in the world. You<br />
are free to join. You are free to leave. You are free<br />
to make agreements. You are free to complete and change<br />
agreements. You are free to surrender yourself. You are free to<br />
extricate yourself. In Knowledge you are free.<br />
In order for you to comprehend the true meaning<br />
of this and to realize its immediate value to you in your<br />
current circumstances, you must understand that you cannot<br />
use Knowledge to fulfill yourself. That must be a tacit<br />
understanding. Never lose sight of this, for if you think you<br />
are using Knowledge to fulfill yourself, you will misinterpret<br />
Knowledge and will not experience it." <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 167</ref><br />
<br />
"Living in the present moment is only half the secret to life. The other half is preparing for the future." - "Being a person of the New Message"<br />
<br />
[[File:NMFG Logo PRACTICE.jpg|right|Take the Steps]]<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Now]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Practice]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_the_Mind&diff=6509Quotes About the Mind2014-04-08T17:14:04Z<p>Mark: /* Quotes About the Mind as Metaphor */</p>
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<div><br />
"Your mind is a fabulous instrument of [[communication]]. It can comprehend [[Past/Present/Future|the past]]. It can plan for the [[future]]. Indeed, the mind is a great membrane between your [[The Separation|worldly existence]] and your [[Knowledge|spiritual reality]]."<br />
<ref>The Gift (March 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
"The mind must be renewable. To have your mind renewed, you must realize that you have a [[Knowledge|greater foundation]] than the mind, and you must reclaim your [[relationship]] with this foundation, which is your relationship with [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<br />
== Short Quotes About the Mind ==<br />
"You can imagine all kinds of things but, really, the mind cannot understand [[The Spirit|the spirit]]."<br />
<ref>What Happens After Death (July 11, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"Gain access to [[Knowledge]] and you will become [[Freedom|free]] of the mind."<br />
<ref name="greater">[[Greater Community Spirituality]]</ref><br />
<br />
== Quotes About the Personal Mind ==<br />
"The personal mind ... seeks to use everything for self-assurance, self-glorification and self-protection because it is weak and vulnerable and has no foundation in life."<br />
<ref name="greater"/><br />
<br />
"For you see, you were born with two minds—a mind to think with and a mind to [[Knowledge|know]]. The mind that you think with is a product of all of your [[Culture|social conditioning]]. It is a product of being in [[the world]]. It is an accumulation of [[ideas]], associations and patterns of thinking that you have been learning since the day you were born. Much of this is useful, and some of it is hazardous and dangerous to you. Certainly, you have had to learn how to [[Survival|survive]] in the world—how to survive physically, how to survive socially, how to participate within a [[family]] [[environment]], within a [[culture]] or perhaps within a [[religion|religious]] framework. You have had to learn how to [[Communication|communicate]] your ideas and [[emotions|feelings]]. You have had to learn what [[culture|society]] has told you you have to learn. As we have said, some of this is useful and important and some of this is hazardous and not in your best interests."<br />
<ref>The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Comprehending God==<br />
"If you think you are your thoughts and your mind, well, you will not be able to comprehend the Mind, the [[God's Will|Will]] and [[the Presence]] of [[God]], for the mind is a vehicle of [[communication]] in [[the world]]."<ref name="trust">Trusting God (May 7, 2013)</ref><br />
<br />
==Long Quotes About the Mind==<br />
"Between the [[life]] of the mind and the life of the [[heart]] there is a great gulf, a huge chasm, with no apparent bottom. The distance between the two seems insurmountable. Yet there is a [[The Way of Knowledge|way]] to bridge it."<br />
<ref name="living">[[Living The Way of Knowledge]]</ref><br />
<br />
"Your mind is different from your [[Knowledge|True Being]], and as such it is ultimately a vehicle for [[Knowledge]]. This is its highest function and highest [[service]]. To be a vehicle for Knowledge, the mind must be fresh and renewable. It must be able to think clearly and [[freedom|freely]] and be able to rethink or recreate its thoughts. It must be pliable and open, accessible to new experience, open to new thresholds of understanding and willing to release its own [[ideas]] in order to gain a greater perspective and a greater [[Wisdom]] at every important [[threshold]] of life." <br />
<br />
"With [a foundation in Knowledge], the mind can become a vehicle of [[Higher Purpose|great service]], a marvelous instrument of communication--a medium between your [[Ancient Home]] and [[the world]] in which you now live."<br />
<ref name="greater"/><br />
<br />
"The thinking mind must constantly be stirred by new [[experience]] and by adaptation to new experience and new understanding in order to be vital and capable of learning. It is like stirring concrete. If you do not keep stirring it and adding water and new things to it, it hardens. And once it hardens, it can only be broken.<br />
<br />
"People who are learning and living [[The Way of Knowledge]] are constantly being renewed and refreshed because they are close to life, and they are close to Knowledge. Their thoughts change, grow and evolve. Their ideas change, grow and evolve. Their conclusions change, grow and evolve. They can do this because there is something greater. There is Knowledge, the dynamic force of life within you, within the world and within [[the Greater Community]] as well. Knowledge brings you to the edge of life where you have to learn and adapt, communicate and contribute. This keeps you young, alive and close to the heart of [[life]]. Your mind, then, becomes constantly relevant to the present and is able to prepare for the [[future]]."<br />
<ref name="living"/><br />
<br />
"Because most people are not aware that [[Knowledge]] is a reality beyond their mind, the mind then becomes greatly amplified. People become very involved in it. In fact, just like people can become [[Obsession|obsessed]] with their bodies, they can also become obsessed with their minds-with their [[emotions|feelings]], with their thoughts, with their emotional states, with their memories, with their future ideas, with their theories, with their philosophies, with their [[fear|fears]], with their terrors, and so forth. And oh, the mind looks so big and so dominant! And oh, it is so confusing with so many levels! And it seems unfathomable. It is layers and layers and layers of thinking. The mind seems to overwhelm existence, and you feel enslaved to its will and to its impulses. <br />
<br />
"Where can [[freedom]] be found? Freedom is found in bringing the mind in [[service]] to Knowledge. Freedom is found in reversing the order of [[authority]]. If you are a slave to your mind, then the order of [[authority]] is reversed from what it should be. If the mind cannot be employed, it will run wild. If the mind cannot be directed, it shoots around in all directions. If the mind cannot have authority within you, it will become a slave to other minds in the [[Mental Environment|mental environment]]."<br />
<ref name="living"/><br />
<br />
"Your future is and will be in the Greater Community. It is not associated with the [[Freedom from the Past|past]]. It is new. It is about the present and the future. The future is coming towards you, over the horizons of your [[life]]. You can see this if your [[Seeing|vision]] is developed. You can feel this if you are aware of what you feel. You can gain your [[strength]] if your mind can become focused and [[Unity|unified]]."<br />
<ref>[[Living The Way of Knowledge]], Chapter 6</ref><br />
<br />
== Quotes About the Mind as Metaphor ==<br />
"The mind must be [[freedom|free]]. It is as if your house were stuffed to the ceiling with all the [[possessions]] you have ever owned--everything--and you had not thrown away anything. It is all in there, things great and small, filling your every room and hallway. And you say, "Well, I want to bring new things into my house, but there is no room. I want to create a new feeling and atmosphere in my house, but there is no space for it." Everything is cluttered, and your house becomes increasingly uncomfortable. Your [[experience]] of being in it is imprisoning, and you find yourself spending all of your time maintaining all of these possessions."<br />
<br />
"Your mind is like the house that you live in, in [[the world]]. It is filled with whatever you put there. It is the place from which you look out into the world. It is your shelter and your protection. It is the place where your [[Knowledge|spirit]] generally abides. However, if your house becomes too cluttered and too uncomfortable, Knowledge will not abide there. Then, you will find that you are living in a relic of your own past. You will feel like you are a museum keeper, someone who is taking care of old things."<br />
<br />
"It is like an orphan [[children|child]] who must fend for itself until it finds a safe parent or guardian."<br />
<ref name="greater"/><br />
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==See Also==<br />
[[Nature and Design]]<br />
<br />
[[Intelligence]]<br />
<br />
[[Stillness]]<br />
<br />
[[Mental Environment]]<br />
<br />
[[Group mind]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Wisdom_from_the_Greater_Community_Volume_2.html Greater Community Spirituality: Working With the Mind]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/relationships-and-higher-purpose-chapter-2-your-relationship-with-yourself Your Relationship With Yourself]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/greater-community-spirituality-chapter-7-how-is-wisdom-achieved-in-life How Is Wisdom Achieved In Life]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[category:mental environment]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6392Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:33:47Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
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<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:God-wills.jpg|right|border|God's will]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6391Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:33:28Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:God-wills.jpg|right|border|400px|God's will]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6390Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:21:14Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:God-wills.jpg|right|border|God's will]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6389Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:20:43Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:http://www.newmessage.org/w/images/4/46/God-wills.jpg|right|border|God's will]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6386Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:17:05Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:http://www.newmessage.org/w/images/4/46/God-wills.jpg|right|border|475px|God's will]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6385Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:16:10Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:God-wills.jpg|right|border|475px|God's will]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6384Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:15:08Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:God-wills.jpg]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6383Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:14:42Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:God-wills.jpg|400px]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Quotes_About_God%27s_Will&diff=6382Quotes About God's Will2014-03-22T20:14:09Z<p>Mark: /* God's Will For the Individual */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Crossroads.jpg|right|border|275x275px|Crossroads]]<br />
<br />
"The will of [[God]] ... is the [[love]] of God. For God’s love is not separate from God’s will. God does not think like your [[The Mind|intellect]] thinks—[[happiness|happy]] one day, sad the next, happy with this, [[anger|angry]] with that, cruel and [[punishment|punishing]] over those who make mistakes or who live in [[mistakes|error]]. This is not God! This is the [[humanity|human]] mind projecting a human mind onto God and projecting onto God human [[emotions|feelings]] and grievances."<br />
<ref name="greatlove">The Great Love (November 23, 2007)</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits to Human Comprehension==<br />
"You do not know God’s Will. Even if you have one of God’s great [[The New Message from God|Messages]] to guide you, you still do not know God’s Will. It is not like your own. Unfortunately."<br />
<ref name="enginewar">The Engine of War (April 17, 2008)</ref><br />
<br />
"People will argue, of course, unwilling or unable to reconsider their position and to open themselves to the [[New Revelation]]. They think they understand [[God]]’s will and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] for the peoples of this [[The world|world]]. They think they understand what Revelation means and when it can occur. They think they understand. But who can understand this fully? Who has the [[wisdom]] and the breadth and the [[Desire and Capacity|capacity]] to understand this fully? Surely this must exceed human comprehension. And surely there must be enough [[humility]] and [[honesty]] for people to realize that they cannot predict when and how [[the Creator]] of all the universes will speak to this one tiny little planet." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"You cannot comprehend God with your [[intelligence|intellect]]. You cannot reduce God down into a rational principle." <ref name="newgod">The New God (February 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For the Individual==<br />
[[File:gods-will.jpg|400px]]<br />
<br />
"You are asked to receive, not to [[judgment|judge]]. You are asked to [[preparation|prepare]] for [[the world]], not to use [[religion]] as a form of escape. You are asked to honor your deeper nature and to take the [[Steps to Knowledge]] so that its reality can become apparent to you. You are asked to end your ceaseless [[war|conflicts]] and to never think that you can conduct violence here on [[Earth]] in the name of [[God]], for that is an abomination ... You are asked to learn and to prepare for a new world and to prepare for the realities and challenges and opportunities of emerging into a [[The Greater Community|larger arena of intelligent life]] in the universe." <ref name="willofheaven">The Will of Heaven (May 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of [[Heaven]] that you respond to the [[New Revelation]]. It is the Will of Heaven that you take the Steps to Knowledge, patiently, without presumption, setting aside your [[beliefs]], your preferences and your [[fear]]s as you proceed so that you may engage with a greater [[strength]], a greater [[integrity]] and a great [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] within yourself." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"What God wills must be translated through human awareness, human [[relationships]], human understanding and human behavior. God wills that you be [[happiness|happier]] than you are today, that you be more successful than you are today, that you be more [[compassion|compassionate]] than you are today, that you be more effective than you are today as an [[The Individual|individual]]. Therefore, you see, what God wills must be translated into human [[experience]]."<br />
<ref>A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
==God's Will For Humanity==<br />
[[File:Greater-community-spirituality.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Greater_Community_Spirituality.html Greater Community Spirituality, the New Message book of theology.]]]<br />
<br />
"It is [[the Creator]]’s will that [[humanity]] emerge into [[the Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a [[freedom|free]] and sovereign race—as a [[strength|strong]] race, as a [[unity|united]] race, as a race that is capable of maintaining its cultural diversity while honoring the deeper strength and [[Higher Purpose|purpose]] that will keep the human family strong, that will keep the human family vital, active and creative.<br />
<br />
"[[The New Message from God]] presents a new opportunity for advancement in the [[future]], but to advance you must survive. You must survive the [[The Great Waves of Change|difficult times]] ahead, and you must survive competition from beyond [[the world]] regarding who will control this world and its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>The Proclamation (July 7, 2006)</ref><br />
<br />
"The Creator of all [[life]] wills that humanity repair a world in decline to preserve human [[self-sufficiency]] and thus secure human [[freedom]] and independence in this world. The Creator of all life wills that humanity emerge into this [[The Greater Community|Greater Community]] of intelligent life in the Universe as a free and independent race able to sustain itself, able to establish itself, able to learn the [[Knowledge]] and [[wisdom]] it must gain in order to function within this larger environment.<br />
<br />
"God does not care if you believe in [[Jesus]], or if you follow the [[Koran]], or if you try to be unattached with everything. God wants you to follow [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Errors in Religious Understanding (January 10, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"God does not will that everyone be [[poverty|poor]]. But God wills that everyone have stability and security and adequate provision, and beyond this, simple things for the enjoyment of [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="enginewar"/><br />
<br />
"God does not will that humanity have an overpopulated world, world of diminishing resources."<br />
<ref name="greatlove"/><br />
<br />
"Gods Will is for humanity to unite, to preserve [[the world]] and to prepare for its future in [[the Greater Community]]—a future where humanity’s [[freedom]] will be challenged repeatedly, a future where humanity will be seduced by the offers of alien [[technology]], a future with many hazards, but a future where humanity must maintain human freedom and sovereignty within this world. Lose this and you lose everything—all the accomplishments of humanity.<br />
<br />
"Only God’s [[New Revelation]] can show you these things, for they were not part of God’s previous Revelations. Humanity did not need to know of the Greater Community, and humanity was not facing a world in decline in previous eras. But now you are facing these things, and you must [[preparation|prepare]], and that is why an emissary was sent into the world bringing a New Message from God. He is not a savior. He is not magnificent. He is [[simplicity|simple]] and humble. He is the Messenger." <ref name="newgod"/><br />
<br />
==Concerning the New Message from God==<br />
"To claim that there can be no [[new Revelation]]s is to proclaim your arrogance and [[ignorance]] and to think that you know more than [[the Creator]]. For no one on [[Earth]] knows what [[God]] will do next. Even [[The Unseen Ones|the Angelic Presence]] does not know what God will do next, so what person can make such a claim? Surely it is the epitome of ignorance and arrogance!" <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"The Angelic Presence that oversees this [[The world|world]] is translating the Will of the Creator into words and application, Teachings and Commentary that the people of the Earth can understand and apply today and tomorrow and the days to follow." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
"It is the Will of Heaven that this awareness and [[preparation]] be shared with others and that you become a vehicle for sharing it, very simply, by pointing to the New Revelation." <ref name="willofheaven"/><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Mandates for the World]]<br />
<br />
[[Covenant]]<br />
<br />
[[Separation from God]]<br />
<br />
[[The New God]]<br />
<br />
[[God]]<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-will-of-heaven The Will Of Heaven]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/gods-ancient-covenant-with-humanity God's Ancient Covenant With Humanity]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/god-is-moving-humanity-in-a-new-direction God Is Moving Humanity In A New Direction]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/how-god-speaks-to-the-world How God Speaks To The World]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/the-new-god The New God]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[category:god]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=File:God-wills.jpg&diff=6381File:God-wills.jpg2014-03-22T20:11:18Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div></div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Judgement&diff=6310Judgement2014-01-29T00:36:57Z<p>Mark: </p>
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Listen to others so that you may experience yourself listening, for it is not your task to judge the world or to determine where and how your gifts should be given. It is your task to experience yourself in life and to allow Knowledge to arise, for Knowledge will give itself when and where it is appropriate. This allows you to have peace, for you are not trying to control the world. <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]] Step 193</ref><br />
<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
*[[Steps to Knowledge]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.newmessage.org/books/greater-community-spirituality-contents.php [[Greater Community Spirituality]]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/></div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Judgement&diff=6309Judgement2014-01-29T00:35:54Z<p>Mark: </p>
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Listen to others so that you may experience yourself listening, for it is not your task to judge the world or to determine where and how your gifts should be given. It is your task to experience yourself in life and to allow Knowledge to arise, for Knowledge will give itself when and where it is appropriate. This allows you to have peace, for you are not trying to control the world. <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]] Step 193</ref><br />
<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
*[[Steps to Knowledge]] Step 193<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/></div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Judgement&diff=6308Judgement2014-01-29T00:35:22Z<p>Mark: </p>
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Listen to others so that you may experience yourself listening, for it is not your task to judge the world or to determine where and how your gifts should be given. It is your task to experience yourself in life and to allow Knowledge to arise, for Knowledge will give itself when and where it is appropriate. This allows you to have peace, for you are not trying to control the world. <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]] Step 193</ref><br />
<br />
<br />
==Further Study==<br />
*[[Steps to Knowledge]] Step 193</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Judgement&diff=6307Judgement2014-01-29T00:33:33Z<p>Mark: Created page with "400px Listen to others so that you may experience yourself listening, for it is not your task to judge the world or ..."</p>
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Listen to others so that you may experience yourself listening, for it is not your task to judge the world or to determine where and how your gifts should be given. It is your task to experience yourself in life and to allow Knowledge to arise, for Knowledge will give itself when and where it is appropriate. This allows you to have peace, for you are not trying to control the world.</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=File:Experience-yourself-in-life-step193-v2.jpg&diff=6306File:Experience-yourself-in-life-step193-v2.jpg2014-01-29T00:32:51Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div></div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Higher_Purpose&diff=6304Higher Purpose2014-01-28T18:25:21Z<p>Mark: </p>
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<div>[[File:Happy-higher-purpose2.jpg|400px|right]]<br />
<br />
"Your [[Knowledge]] is your purpose."<br />
<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 136</ref><br />
<br />
Each of us has been sent into [[the world]] for a greater purpose, waiting to be discovered. This greater purpose resides beyond the realm and the reach of [[The Mind|the intellect]], in Knowledge deep within us.<br />
<br />
== Blessings and affirmations of meaning in life ==<br />
"You have come at [[The Opportunity|a great time]]. You have come to give important things. Congratulations!"<br />
<ref name="gcsc11">[[Greater Community Spirituality]], Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You have come for a great purpose. Therefore, you need a great [[Steps to Knowledge|preparation]]. You need great [[companions]]. And you need a great heart. This is your gift and your [[destiny]]. It is this that you have come to be a part of. And it is a blessing that it is so."<br />
<ref name="gcsc11"/><br />
<br />
"Be [[happiness|happy]] that you have a higher purpose in life, for this means that your [[life]] is meaningful and not chaotic.... Be grateful, then, that the [[relationships]] you reclaim unto yourself you will be able to keep, for once you have recognized another, you cannot forget that person."<br />
<ref>[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]], chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
==Directives==<br />
"Do not define your purpose today."<br />
<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 134</ref><br />
<br />
"Do not compare your purpose with the purpose of your ancestors. Do not think that your purpose is the same as someone's a thousand years ago or five hundred years ago or even one hundred years ago. Your purpose is related to the needs of the world and the circumstances of the world."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18">Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"Do not be [[The Mind|analytical]]. For this is happening at a deeper and more profound level. Do not shrink from this, for this is your life, your purpose and your [[calling]]."<br />
<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Never think that your purpose will arise from [[ambition|what you want]] for yourself."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18"/><br />
<br />
==Purpose in life not self-determined==<br />
"Your purpose here is not self-created. It was given to you [[Ancient Home|before you came]]. It was given to you by your [[Spiritual Family]] beyond this world."<br />
<ref name="ltwokc1">[[Living The Way of Knowledge]], Chapter 1</ref><br />
<br />
"People often wish to remain in speculation and fantasy because it seems they have so many options available to them. They say to themselves, 'Well, any way that I go is just fine! I will end up at my true destination, for all the roads lead to [[truth]]!' Do not say these things to yourself, for you are not taking seriously the real [[The Opportunity|opportunities]] and decisions that you face in [[life]]. Roads lead off in all directions. You need to find the right one and stay with it."<br />
<ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 2</ref><br />
<br />
==Purpose in life not self-evident==<br />
"You have come here for a purpose, to remember your [[Ancient Home|True Home]] while you are in [[the world]]. The great purpose that you carry is with you at this moment, and it will arise in stages as you undergo the [[preparation]] that we are providing for you."<br />
<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 93</ref><br />
<br />
==Purpose in life not self-serving==<br />
[[File:RHP-Cover.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Relationships_and_Higher_Purpose.html Relationships of Higher Purpose]]]<br />
"[[God]] is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into [[the world]] for the purpose that you have come."<br />
<ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"You have come to [[Service|serve]] the world."<br />
<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 311</ref><br />
<br />
"Your [[calling]] is great because your purpose is great. Your purpose is great because your nature is great. Your nature is great because your [[God|Creator]] is great. Do not be discouraged, then, but allow yourself to be challenged and challenge yourself. You came here to learn. You came here to accomplish something."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 10</ref><br />
<br />
"This is your world. This is why you have come. You did not come to sleep on a [[Earth|beautiful planet]], but to help preserve it and protect the human family from [[The Great Waves of Change|decline]] and from [[The Intervention|subjugation]]."<br />
<ref>Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"People... think, 'Well, my purpose? Let's see, what do I want?' as if they were choosing from a great wish list... Purpose has to do with what [[the world]] needs from you and what you are able to give to the world, which may or may not conform to you personal goals, plans and [[Ambition|ambitions]]."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18"/><br />
<br />
===The intersection of world's needs with one's own design===<br />
<br />
"You have come into [[the world]] at a time of tremendous change and challenge. It is not an easy time to be in the world, but if contribution is your purpose and intention, it is the right time to be in the world. You have come at a great turning point. ... You have not come here to live a normal life under quiescent circumstances. You have not come here to retire, to go into repose or to live a life of quiet [[Stillness|meditation]]. You have come to [[Service|serve]] a world whose needs are immense and pressing and whose time has come for a greater encounter with [[The Greater Community|life beyond its borders]]." <br />
<ref name="gcsc11"/><br />
<br />
"You have come to help [[The Warning|save the world]], to give humanity [[The Opportunity|a future]] and to give your race a greater opportunity—an opportunity to unite, to develop and to become stronger, [[Wisdom|wiser]] and more capable, an opportunity to outgrow its tribal divisiveness, its religious fanaticism, its [[War|violence]], its selfishness and its self-indulgence."<br />
<ref name="gcsc11"/><br />
<br />
"You came here to assist in some specific way the world's emergence into [[the Greater Community]] because this is the biggest thing that is happening here. This is the most consequential event in human history." <br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 15</ref><br />
<br />
"Ultimately, everyone's purpose serves the reclamation and the preservation of [[Knowledge]] in the world. However, what you may end up doing may seem very different from this, if only in appearance. It is the spirit with which you give, the quality of your gift and the quality of your awareness and your [[relationships]] that will keep Knowledge alive in the world. Everything else that is accomplished is to help people, to [[Service|serve]] people, to [[Healing|heal]] people, to enable people, to [[Strength|strengthen]] people and to take care of people."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18"/><br />
<br />
"It is your purpose to serve the [[evolution]] of this world, as it is the world's purpose to serve your evolution." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 179</ref><br />
<br />
===Purpose in life bestows meaning in life & integrates it===<br />
"For a person to respond to [[God]]’s [[New Revelation|Revelation]], they must recognize at the outset that they cannot [[Fulfillment|fulfill]] themselves given the usual habits, diversions and enjoyments that people around them are so deeply invested in. They must realize they have a greater need and a greater [[responsibility]] in [[life]]. This will be demonstrated at the outset by their [[suffering]] and their discouragement with [[the world]] around them as they gradually lose interest in the games and hobbies of people around them because they have a deeper need that is now emerging.<br />
<br />
If they have satisfied the needs of [[The Body|the body]] through food, clothing, shelter and security; if they have satisfied the needs of [[The Mind|the mind]] through the availability of [[education]] and [[The Opportunity|opportunity]], then the greater need will begin to arise within them. This is the need of the [[soul]], which can only be fulfilled by [[Recognition|recognizing]], accepting and fulfilling your greater purpose for coming here—which is something that resides entirely beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect. You cannot figure it out, but you can and must [[experience]] it. And it is waiting to be discovered."<br />
<ref>Being a Person of the New Message (Sept. 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"[[God]] knows what is coming over the horizon. God knows why you are here. God has sent you here for a purpose. Your plans and goals rarely account for this. It is something greater. It is something more [[Simplicity|simple]] and less grandiose. It is something essential to your Being and to your nature and to your design. It is the most primary relationship you have, the deepest [[love]], the greatest affinity. It unites you with yourself and brings your life into focus."<br />
<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Confusion regarding purpose in life==<br />
"Trying to live without purpose, [[meaning]] and [[direction]] has given rise to all of the escapes and meaningless pursuits that preoccupy, endanger and damage people all around you. You yourself have experienced this in your own [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="ltwokc1"/><br />
<br />
"Wrong decisions in relationships have disabled and disarmed many a promising person in [[the world]]. Many have lost their way and many have lost their chance in life as a result of making decisions here without [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 3</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and [[The Warning|emerging circumstances]]. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your [[responsibility]] to [[Preparation|prepare]]."<br />
<ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 4, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere [[survival]] and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a [[Knowledge|spiritual nature]]. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual [[destiny]]. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world. You have a spiritual nature. You have a greater purpose to serve. When you trust your inclination for this purpose, you will be able to come closer to it. When you feel confident that it represents a genuine source of [[love]], then you will begin to open yourself to it, and this will be a great homecoming for you."<br />
<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
== Metaphor ==<br />
"You are the captain of your ship, and you must manage everything that occurs within it. However, you do not assume to direct your ship, to justify it or to determine its origin or its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 7</ref><br />
<br />
"[[The world]] is like a slowly [[The Great Waves of Change|burning ship]] at this time. People want to get off the ship, but you are sent here to help the ship. If you go back prematurely to your [[Spiritual Family]], and they say, “What are you doing here?” And you say, “Oh, I am so glad to get out of there! It was terrible down there!” And they say, “What? You aren’t due back for twenty years! Did you give them the messages?” And you say, “What messages?” Then you remember. Then you remember all about getting ready to go into the world. Then you remember the whole thing, and you say, “Oh, no! I completely forgot!”<br />
<ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 9</ref><br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
[[Preparation]]<br />
<br />
[[Spiritual Family]]<br />
<br />
== Further Study ==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/chapters/greater-community-spirituality/chapter5.php?bg=black What Is Human Purpose?]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
[http://wp.newmessage.org/wisdom-from-the-greater-community-volume-1-chapter-10-Service/ Service in the World]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
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[[category:higher purpose]]</div>Markhttp://www.wiki.newmessage.org/mediawiki/en/w/index.php?title=Higher_Purpose&diff=6303Higher Purpose2014-01-28T18:25:04Z<p>Mark: </p>
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"Your [[Knowledge]] is your purpose."<br />
<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 136</ref><br />
<br />
Each of us has been sent into [[the world]] for a greater purpose, waiting to be discovered. This greater purpose resides beyond the realm and the reach of [[The Mind|the intellect]], in Knowledge deep within us.<br />
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== Blessings and affirmations of meaning in life ==<br />
"You have come at [[The Opportunity|a great time]]. You have come to give important things. Congratulations!"<br />
<ref name="gcsc11">[[Greater Community Spirituality]], Chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
"You have come for a great purpose. Therefore, you need a great [[Steps to Knowledge|preparation]]. You need great [[companions]]. And you need a great heart. This is your gift and your [[destiny]]. It is this that you have come to be a part of. And it is a blessing that it is so."<br />
<ref name="gcsc11"/><br />
<br />
"Be [[happiness|happy]] that you have a higher purpose in life, for this means that your [[life]] is meaningful and not chaotic.... Be grateful, then, that the [[relationships]] you reclaim unto yourself you will be able to keep, for once you have recognized another, you cannot forget that person."<br />
<ref>[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]], chapter 11</ref><br />
<br />
==Directives==<br />
"Do not define your purpose today."<br />
<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 134</ref><br />
<br />
"Do not compare your purpose with the purpose of your ancestors. Do not think that your purpose is the same as someone's a thousand years ago or five hundred years ago or even one hundred years ago. Your purpose is related to the needs of the world and the circumstances of the world."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18">Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 18</ref><br />
<br />
"Do not be [[The Mind|analytical]]. For this is happening at a deeper and more profound level. Do not shrink from this, for this is your life, your purpose and your [[calling]]."<br />
<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"Never think that your purpose will arise from [[ambition|what you want]] for yourself."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18"/><br />
<br />
==Purpose in life not self-determined==<br />
"Your purpose here is not self-created. It was given to you [[Ancient Home|before you came]]. It was given to you by your [[Spiritual Family]] beyond this world."<br />
<ref name="ltwokc1">[[Living The Way of Knowledge]], Chapter 1</ref><br />
<br />
"People often wish to remain in speculation and fantasy because it seems they have so many options available to them. They say to themselves, 'Well, any way that I go is just fine! I will end up at my true destination, for all the roads lead to [[truth]]!' Do not say these things to yourself, for you are not taking seriously the real [[The Opportunity|opportunities]] and decisions that you face in [[life]]. Roads lead off in all directions. You need to find the right one and stay with it."<br />
<ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 2</ref><br />
<br />
==Purpose in life not self-evident==<br />
"You have come here for a purpose, to remember your [[Ancient Home|True Home]] while you are in [[the world]]. The great purpose that you carry is with you at this moment, and it will arise in stages as you undergo the [[preparation]] that we are providing for you."<br />
<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 93</ref><br />
<br />
==Purpose in life not self-serving==<br />
[[File:RHP-Cover.jpg|right|border|frame|[http://www.newmessage.org/nmfg/Relationships_and_Higher_Purpose.html Relationships of Higher Purpose]]]<br />
"[[God]] is not calling you to return to your heavenly state, but to enter into [[the world]] for the purpose that you have come."<br />
<ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"You have come to [[Service|serve]] the world."<br />
<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 311</ref><br />
<br />
"Your [[calling]] is great because your purpose is great. Your purpose is great because your nature is great. Your nature is great because your [[God|Creator]] is great. Do not be discouraged, then, but allow yourself to be challenged and challenge yourself. You came here to learn. You came here to accomplish something."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 10</ref><br />
<br />
"This is your world. This is why you have come. You did not come to sleep on a [[Earth|beautiful planet]], but to help preserve it and protect the human family from [[The Great Waves of Change|decline]] and from [[The Intervention|subjugation]]."<br />
<ref>Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"People... think, 'Well, my purpose? Let's see, what do I want?' as if they were choosing from a great wish list... Purpose has to do with what [[the world]] needs from you and what you are able to give to the world, which may or may not conform to you personal goals, plans and [[Ambition|ambitions]]."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18"/><br />
<br />
===The intersection of world's needs with one's own design===<br />
<br />
"You have come into [[the world]] at a time of tremendous change and challenge. It is not an easy time to be in the world, but if contribution is your purpose and intention, it is the right time to be in the world. You have come at a great turning point. ... You have not come here to live a normal life under quiescent circumstances. You have not come here to retire, to go into repose or to live a life of quiet [[Stillness|meditation]]. You have come to [[Service|serve]] a world whose needs are immense and pressing and whose time has come for a greater encounter with [[The Greater Community|life beyond its borders]]." <br />
<ref name="gcsc11"/><br />
<br />
"You have come to help [[The Warning|save the world]], to give humanity [[The Opportunity|a future]] and to give your race a greater opportunity—an opportunity to unite, to develop and to become stronger, [[Wisdom|wiser]] and more capable, an opportunity to outgrow its tribal divisiveness, its religious fanaticism, its [[War|violence]], its selfishness and its self-indulgence."<br />
<ref name="gcsc11"/><br />
<br />
"You came here to assist in some specific way the world's emergence into [[the Greater Community]] because this is the biggest thing that is happening here. This is the most consequential event in human history." <br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 15</ref><br />
<br />
"Ultimately, everyone's purpose serves the reclamation and the preservation of [[Knowledge]] in the world. However, what you may end up doing may seem very different from this, if only in appearance. It is the spirit with which you give, the quality of your gift and the quality of your awareness and your [[relationships]] that will keep Knowledge alive in the world. Everything else that is accomplished is to help people, to [[Service|serve]] people, to [[Healing|heal]] people, to enable people, to [[Strength|strengthen]] people and to take care of people."<br />
<ref name="gcsc18"/><br />
<br />
"It is your purpose to serve the [[evolution]] of this world, as it is the world's purpose to serve your evolution." <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 179</ref><br />
<br />
===Purpose in life bestows meaning in life & integrates it===<br />
"For a person to respond to [[God]]’s [[New Revelation|Revelation]], they must recognize at the outset that they cannot [[Fulfillment|fulfill]] themselves given the usual habits, diversions and enjoyments that people around them are so deeply invested in. They must realize they have a greater need and a greater [[responsibility]] in [[life]]. This will be demonstrated at the outset by their [[suffering]] and their discouragement with [[the world]] around them as they gradually lose interest in the games and hobbies of people around them because they have a deeper need that is now emerging.<br />
<br />
If they have satisfied the needs of [[The Body|the body]] through food, clothing, shelter and security; if they have satisfied the needs of [[The Mind|the mind]] through the availability of [[education]] and [[The Opportunity|opportunity]], then the greater need will begin to arise within them. This is the need of the [[soul]], which can only be fulfilled by [[Recognition|recognizing]], accepting and fulfilling your greater purpose for coming here—which is something that resides entirely beyond the realm and the reach of the intellect. You cannot figure it out, but you can and must [[experience]] it. And it is waiting to be discovered."<br />
<ref>Being a Person of the New Message (Sept. 7, 2009)</ref><br />
<br />
"[[God]] knows what is coming over the horizon. God knows why you are here. God has sent you here for a purpose. Your plans and goals rarely account for this. It is something greater. It is something more [[Simplicity|simple]] and less grandiose. It is something essential to your Being and to your nature and to your design. It is the most primary relationship you have, the deepest [[love]], the greatest affinity. It unites you with yourself and brings your life into focus."<br />
<ref>The Engagement (April 16, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
==Confusion regarding purpose in life==<br />
"Trying to live without purpose, [[meaning]] and [[direction]] has given rise to all of the escapes and meaningless pursuits that preoccupy, endanger and damage people all around you. You yourself have experienced this in your own [[life]]."<br />
<ref name="ltwokc1"/><br />
<br />
"Wrong decisions in relationships have disabled and disarmed many a promising person in [[the world]]. Many have lost their way and many have lost their chance in life as a result of making decisions here without [[Knowledge]]."<br />
<ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 3</ref><br />
<br />
"Everyone was sent into the world to be in the world at this time, to face these great and [[The Warning|emerging circumstances]]. So to claim it is too much for you is simply to admit your weakness and to not recognize your [[responsibility]] to [[Preparation|prepare]]."<br />
<ref>The Burden of the Messenger (April 4, 2011)</ref><br />
<br />
"You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere [[survival]] and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a [[Knowledge|spiritual nature]]. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual [[destiny]]. Your [[failure]] in this life is the failure to respond to your spiritual nature, which has been distorted and maligned by the [[Religion|religions]] of your world, which has been neglected and denied by the science of your world. You have a spiritual nature. You have a greater purpose to serve. When you trust your inclination for this purpose, you will be able to come closer to it. When you feel confident that it represents a genuine source of [[love]], then you will begin to open yourself to it, and this will be a great homecoming for you."<br />
<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 71</ref><br />
<br />
== Metaphor ==<br />
"You are the captain of your ship, and you must manage everything that occurs within it. However, you do not assume to direct your ship, to justify it or to determine its origin or its [[destiny]]."<br />
<ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 7</ref><br />
<br />
"[[The world]] is like a slowly [[The Great Waves of Change|burning ship]] at this time. People want to get off the ship, but you are sent here to help the ship. If you go back prematurely to your [[Spiritual Family]], and they say, “What are you doing here?” And you say, “Oh, I am so glad to get out of there! It was terrible down there!” And they say, “What? You aren’t due back for twenty years! Did you give them the messages?” And you say, “What messages?” Then you remember. Then you remember all about getting ready to go into the world. Then you remember the whole thing, and you say, “Oh, no! I completely forgot!”<br />
<ref>Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 9</ref><br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
[[Calling]]<br />
<br />
[[Destiny]]<br />
<br />
[[Service]]<br />
<br />
[[Preparation]]<br />
<br />
[[Spiritual Family]]<br />
<br />
== Further Study ==<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/chapters/greater-community-spirituality/chapter5.php?bg=black What Is Human Purpose?]<br />
<br />
[http://www.newmessage.org/destiny Destiny]<br />
<br />
[http://wp.newmessage.org/wisdom-from-the-greater-community-volume-1-chapter-10-Service/ Service in the World]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:higher purpose]]</div>Mark