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"Being without Knowledge is being willful, ambitious, cunning, clever, manipulative, shrewd, and calculating. Take heed. This is the evidence that Knowledge is lacking." | "Being without Knowledge is being willful, ambitious, cunning, clever, manipulative, shrewd, and calculating. Take heed. This is the evidence that Knowledge is lacking." | ||
<ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'' Chapter 15</ref> | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'' Chapter 15</ref> | ||
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"It is only when people are ambitious and impatient, when they seek to have the great rewards now instead of later, that they get into serious trouble." | "It is only when people are ambitious and impatient, when they seek to have the great rewards now instead of later, that they get into serious trouble." | ||
<ref>[[Living The Way of Knowledge]] (Chapter 10, Being Present in the World)</ref> | <ref>[[Living The Way of Knowledge]] (Chapter 10, Being Present in the World)</ref> | ||
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| + | == The antidote == | ||
| + | "Your great gift is meant to be given in conjunction with the giving of others. You do not get to be a superstar in reality. Your contribution comes through relationship. You have part of the gift. They have part of the gift. You give together. It is your relationship that gives and makes the giving possible. This serves a s a perfect antidote to all personal ambition and self-glorification." | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Steps to Knowledge]]'' Continuation Training'', Step 80</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 17 April 2012
"Being without Knowledge is being willful, ambitious, cunning, clever, manipulative, shrewd, and calculating. Take heed. This is the evidence that Knowledge is lacking." [1]
"It is only when people are ambitious and impatient, when they seek to have the great rewards now instead of later, that they get into serious trouble." [2]
The antidote
"Your great gift is meant to be given in conjunction with the giving of others. You do not get to be a superstar in reality. Your contribution comes through relationship. You have part of the gift. They have part of the gift. You give together. It is your relationship that gives and makes the giving possible. This serves a s a perfect antidote to all personal ambition and self-glorification." [3]
References
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality Chapter 15
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge (Chapter 10, Being Present in the World)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 80
Further Study
- Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume Two, Chapter 1: Ambition