Difference between revisions of "Condemnation"
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"Idealism is the attempt not to accept the world as it is. It justifies blame and condemnation. It establishes expectations of a life that does not yet exist and thus renders you vulnerable to grave disappointment. Your idealism fortifies your condemnation." | "Idealism is the attempt not to accept the world as it is. It justifies blame and condemnation. It establishes expectations of a life that does not yet exist and thus renders you vulnerable to grave disappointment. Your idealism fortifies your condemnation." | ||
<ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 55</ref> | <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 55</ref> | ||
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| + | "The world only needs Knowledge and the expressions of Knowledge. How can it be worthy of condemnation?" | ||
| + | <ref>[[Steps to Knowledge]], Step 66</ref> | ||
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"You must learn discernment. Learning this will take time. In this, you learn to utilize all experiences for good, for no experience should be condemned. It should always be used for learning and preparation. In this way, you will not justify error, but use it for your own development and for the advancement of the world." | "You must learn discernment. Learning this will take time. In this, you learn to utilize all experiences for good, for no experience should be condemned. It should always be used for learning and preparation. In this way, you will not justify error, but use it for your own development and for the advancement of the world." | ||
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"God’s Will is that you bring the light into the world, not that you be banished to the world in darkness. You are here to bring the light into the world."[1]
Condemnation Quotes
"When you condemn something, you enter into relationship with it. Your condemnation bonds you to it. Condemn evil and you will be bonded to evil. Condemn a form of ignorance and you will be bonded to it. If you do not want to be bonded to those influences that are holding you back or clouding your vision or disabling you from gaining access to your own inner resources, then do not use condemnation. Emotion, whether it be love or hate or avoidance, always bonds you to the thing you are responding to. If you hate another person, hate will bond you to that person. If you love a person, love will bond you to that person. Love is the preferred bond, but in many cases you may not want to be bonded to the person at all.That is why condemnation is so inappropriate. Condemnation also disables you from gaining access to what you know, so it has a double liability. It bonds you to that from which you are trying to separate yourself, and it clouds your vision and disables you from gaining access to what you know." [2]
"Idealism is the attempt not to accept the world as it is. It justifies blame and condemnation. It establishes expectations of a life that does not yet exist and thus renders you vulnerable to grave disappointment. Your idealism fortifies your condemnation." [3]
"The world only needs Knowledge and the expressions of Knowledge. How can it be worthy of condemnation?" [4]
"You must learn discernment. Learning this will take time. In this, you learn to utilize all experiences for good, for no experience should be condemned. It should always be used for learning and preparation. In this way, you will not justify error, but use it for your own development and for the advancement of the world."
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"God realizes that without Knowledge, without an awareness of the greater intelligence that the Creator has placed within all human minds and hearts, people will act selfishly, foolishly and destructively. They will act without wisdom, without foresight and without accountability. Yet there is no condemnation here. God knows that humanity is not developed enough, is not wise enough and is not advanced enough to be able to purely maintain the intent of each of the world’s great traditions." [6]
References
- ↑ Step 339
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Vol II, Chapter 12
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 55
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 66
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 261
- ↑ The New Message for Religious Leaders of the World (May 28, 2006)