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==Blaming God==
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[[File:ME medallion.jpg|right|Mental Environment]]
"God did not invent your ideas and beliefs. God did not create your preferences and your fears. God did not create the world that is a product of everyone’s preferences and fears. You cannot blame God for the social conditions of humanity. You cannot blame God for wars and cruelty, exploitation, slavery and poverty. That is all a human creation based upon greed and ignorance, based upon not enough people contributing enough to the world around them.
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But God did create the presence of Knowledge within you, and only God’s New Revelation makes this very clear, without an overlay of history and human interpretation to cloud your understanding. The stream is clear. The Message is pure. You are receiving it from its Source, instead of an interpretation that was made centuries later for human consumption."
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"In stillness there
*The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)
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is no blame or [[judgment]]."
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<ref>[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ ''Steps to Knowledge''], Step 205: I will not judge the world today</ref>
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Knowledge "does not generate [[Hatred|hate]] and blame."
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<ref name="ntdta">''The New World Prophecy '': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/the-new-world-prophecy/navigating-difficult-times-ahead Navigating the Difficult Times Ahead]</ref>
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==Directives==
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"Do not project upon yourself the
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weight of blame and [[unforgiveness]]."
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<ref>[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ ''Steps to Knowledge''], Step 209: I will not be cruel with myself today</ref>
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"Do not attempt to justify your [[mistakes|errors]] by
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projecting blame upon yourself or by accusing life of not giving
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you what you need."
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<ref>[https://stepstoknowledge.com ''Steps to Knowledge''], Step 246: There is no justification for failing to reclaim Knowledge</ref>
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"You must take
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responsibility for your own [[suffering]], accept your own suffering and learn from your own suffering
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without blame or a feeling of [[revenge]] upon others or life in general."
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<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II'', Chapter 16: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-2/three-stages-development Thresholds]</ref>
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"Do not blame God for the hurricanes or the droughts or the pestilence or the pandemic
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illness or personal failure."
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<ref>''The One God'', Chapter 9: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/one-god/god-knowledge-and-the-angelic-presence God, Knowledge and the Angelic Presence]</ref>
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== Blaming God ==
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"God did not invent your [[ideas]] and [[beliefs]]. God did not create your preferences and your fears. God did not create the world that is a product of everyone’s [[preferences]] and fears. You cannot blame God for the social conditions of humanity. You cannot blame God for wars and cruelty, exploitation, slavery and [[poverty]]. That is all a human creation based upon greed and ignorance, based upon not enough people contributing enough to the world around them."
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<ref name="tgoanl">''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 6: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/the-gift-of-a-new-life The Gift of a New Life]</ref>
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"You can blame God for the fact that there are hurricanes. 'Why did you
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create hurricanes?' you may ask, but God only created the conditions under which hurricanes
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emerge. That was before there was any life in this world. But God did not create this hurricane to
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punish humanity. This is foolishness. This is [[ignorance]]."
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<ref name="nand">[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/nature-and-natural-disasters/ Nature and Natural Disasters]  (September 8, 2008)</ref>
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"You will have to become very
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observant, very objective and willing to face whatever is coming over the horizon. Otherwise,
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you will panic, and your life will be overtaken with tragic consequences. You may blame God
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for this, but God has been warning you all along through your experience, through your dreams,
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through your sensations and through your deeper [[emotions]]."
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<ref>[http://www.newmessage.org/nm/what-will-save-humanity/ What Will Save Humanity] (March 30, 2008)</ref>
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"God does not will for natural disasters, plagues, illness or catastrophes.
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You can blame these things on the old God, but not on the new God."
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<ref>''The One God'', Chapter 2: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/one-god/new-god-revelation The New God Revelation]</ref>
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== Blaming circumstance ==
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"[[The world]] does not need blame. It needs
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[[service]]. It needs [[truth]]. And above all, it needs Knowledge."
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<ref>[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ ''Steps to Knowledge''], Step 60: I will not judge the world today.</ref>
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"You have come here to do something. If you do not do it, you will
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feel very [[Confusion |confused]] and frustrated. This is difficult to comprehend because
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you tend to blame your circumstances for this frustration."
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<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I'', Chapter 19: Fulfillment </ref>
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"You can blame many things, of course. You can blame [[culture]]. You can blame sinful attractions.
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You can blame the devil. You can blame God. You can blame a million things. But
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fundamentally it is because you are not being guided by [[Knowledge]]."
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<ref name="nand"/>
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"Change is difficult, even under more normal circumstances. It is often resisted and usually feared. It involves uncertainty and often generates blame and [[condemnation]]."
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<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community'', Book 2, Chapter 18: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-6/wisdom-greater-community-book-2/compassion-means Compassion]</ref>
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==Blaming yourself==
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"You come to [[the world]] to give because you must give.That is
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your [[Nature and Design|nature]]. If you do not give, you will be unhappy and blame everybody
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for it, even yourself, but you will not be happy."
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<ref>''[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-1 Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I]'', Chapter 7: Freedom</ref>
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"Some people are very critical, thinking that they have created all this
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misery and suffering. Well, they have, but it is only because they did not
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know any better. After all, you are simply doing what everyone else is
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doing. Do you blame the child for being a child? Do you punish a child
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for acting silly or being forgetful or not having skills?"
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<ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community'', Book 1, Chapter 22: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-6/wisdom-greater-community-book-1/problem-suffering-greater-happiness Escaping Suffering]</ref>
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== References ==
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<references/>
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== See also ==
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[[Blaming others]]
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[[Condemnation]]
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[[Government]]
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[[Judgment]]
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==Further study==
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[https://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/ Steps to Knowledge], Steps 99, 205, 207, 229
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*''The New God Experience'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/the-new-god-experience/trusting-god/ Trusting God]
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[[category:mental environment]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 2 December 2023

Mental Environment

"In stillness there is no blame or judgment." [1]

Knowledge "does not generate hate and blame." [2]

Directives

"Do not project upon yourself the weight of blame and unforgiveness." [3]

"Do not attempt to justify your errors by projecting blame upon yourself or by accusing life of not giving you what you need." [4]

"You must take responsibility for your own suffering, accept your own suffering and learn from your own suffering without blame or a feeling of revenge upon others or life in general." [5]

"Do not blame God for the hurricanes or the droughts or the pestilence or the pandemic illness or personal failure." [6]

Blaming God

"God did not invent your ideas and beliefs. God did not create your preferences and your fears. God did not create the world that is a product of everyone’s preferences and fears. You cannot blame God for the social conditions of humanity. You cannot blame God for wars and cruelty, exploitation, slavery and poverty. That is all a human creation based upon greed and ignorance, based upon not enough people contributing enough to the world around them." [7]

"You can blame God for the fact that there are hurricanes. 'Why did you create hurricanes?' you may ask, but God only created the conditions under which hurricanes emerge. That was before there was any life in this world. But God did not create this hurricane to punish humanity. This is foolishness. This is ignorance." [8]

"You will have to become very observant, very objective and willing to face whatever is coming over the horizon. Otherwise, you will panic, and your life will be overtaken with tragic consequences. You may blame God for this, but God has been warning you all along through your experience, through your dreams, through your sensations and through your deeper emotions." [9]

"God does not will for natural disasters, plagues, illness or catastrophes. You can blame these things on the old God, but not on the new God." [10]

Blaming circumstance

"The world does not need blame. It needs service. It needs truth. And above all, it needs Knowledge." [11]

"You have come here to do something. If you do not do it, you will feel very confused and frustrated. This is difficult to comprehend because you tend to blame your circumstances for this frustration." [12]

"You can blame many things, of course. You can blame culture. You can blame sinful attractions. You can blame the devil. You can blame God. You can blame a million things. But fundamentally it is because you are not being guided by Knowledge." [8]

"Change is difficult, even under more normal circumstances. It is often resisted and usually feared. It involves uncertainty and often generates blame and condemnation." [13]

Blaming yourself

"You come to the world to give because you must give.That is your nature. If you do not give, you will be unhappy and blame everybody for it, even yourself, but you will not be happy." [14]

"Some people are very critical, thinking that they have created all this misery and suffering. Well, they have, but it is only because they did not know any better. After all, you are simply doing what everyone else is doing. Do you blame the child for being a child? Do you punish a child for acting silly or being forgetful or not having skills?" [15]

References

  1. Steps to Knowledge, Step 205: I will not judge the world today
  2. The New World Prophecy : Navigating the Difficult Times Ahead
  3. Steps to Knowledge, Step 209: I will not be cruel with myself today
  4. Steps to Knowledge, Step 246: There is no justification for failing to reclaim Knowledge
  5. Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II, Chapter 16: Thresholds
  6. The One God, Chapter 9: God, Knowledge and the Angelic Presence
  7. The Journey to a New Life, Chapter 6: The Gift of a New Life
  8. 8.0 8.1 Nature and Natural Disasters (September 8, 2008)
  9. What Will Save Humanity (March 30, 2008)
  10. The One God, Chapter 2: The New God Revelation
  11. Steps to Knowledge, Step 60: I will not judge the world today.
  12. Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 19: Fulfillment
  13. Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 18: Compassion
  14. Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 7: Freedom
  15. Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 22: Escaping Suffering

See also

Blaming others

Condemnation

Government

Judgment

Further study

Steps to Knowledge, Steps 99, 205, 207, 229