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== A Free World == | == A Free World == | ||
| − | + | ===Directives=== | |
| + | "Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world. If you can do this, you have a greater future in the universe." | ||
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
===Short Quotes=== | ===Short Quotes=== | ||
"Your freedom is precious, to whatever extent it has been established in the world. It has been gained through great effort and human sacrifice. It must be protected with great vigilance." | "Your freedom is precious, to whatever extent it has been established in the world. It has been gained through great effort and human sacrifice. It must be protected with great vigilance." | ||
*Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011) | *Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011) | ||
| − | + | "Beyond this solar system... war and conflict have been suppressed, and freedom is rare within this larger arena of life." | |
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
| + | "Humanity does not realize what will be required for it to build and maintain its freedom and sovereignty in this world. It is a very critical problem that very few people are aware of." | ||
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
===Long Quotes=== | ===Long Quotes=== | ||
| + | "Your freedom ... will come under increasing challenge by those who seek to gain access to this world and by the reality of your own circumstances here on Earth. The governments of the world apparently have not recognized this and have not prepared their people accordingly. The religious institutions have not recognized this and are not preparing their people accordingly. Instead, humanity continues in its desperate struggle with itself—for wealth, for power, for dominance, for righteousness, for hostility and for revenge." | ||
| + | *A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006 ) | ||
"To be free in the universe you must be self-sufficient, you must be united and you must be very discreet. Those are the requirements that every nation, every world, every race must establish in a Greater Community of life. Here you can see the danger and the seduction of humanity receiving technology and resources from beyond the world. What a great attraction that would be! What a great seduction that is! Once you lose your self-sufficiency, everything is lost that you value, for you will not be able to establish the terms of engagement to gain access to those things upon which you have now become dependent. Other nations will determine your behavior and your participation. It is a fact of life." | "To be free in the universe you must be self-sufficient, you must be united and you must be very discreet. Those are the requirements that every nation, every world, every race must establish in a Greater Community of life. Here you can see the danger and the seduction of humanity receiving technology and resources from beyond the world. What a great attraction that would be! What a great seduction that is! Once you lose your self-sufficiency, everything is lost that you value, for you will not be able to establish the terms of engagement to gain access to those things upon which you have now become dependent. Other nations will determine your behavior and your participation. It is a fact of life." | ||
*Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011) | *Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011) | ||
| − | + | "[In the competitive environment of The Greater Community] you would find it to be very difficult to maintain whatever degree of freedom you have established thus far in the world, for free races do not coexist well with races that are not free, with other governments that do not value individual freedom. And there would be great pressure from the outside for you not only to restrict this freedom, but to eliminate it altogether." | |
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
| + | "Your allies will not interfere because they realize that if they interfere, they will have to manipulate your perception and your understanding. In order for you even to act correctly, they would have to manipulate you. They would have to control you. And this they will not do because they are freedom-loving races. They know, through the lessons of life in the universe, that the attempt to control the future and destiny of another world will require subjugation. And this they will not do. Free races in your local universe are rare, and they must remain discreet." | ||
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
| + | "Freedom is difficult. It tends to be disorderly. It does not have the kind of stability that other races have acquired through dominance and control. But freedom is more important. It is more significant. It is more creative. And it is more beneficial." | ||
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
== Individual Freedom == | == Individual Freedom == | ||
| + | ===Short Quotes=== | ||
"Personal freedom is valuable only in that it gives you this opportunity to find Knowledge." | "Personal freedom is valuable only in that it gives you this opportunity to find Knowledge." | ||
*[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]], vol. I, chap. 7, p. 86 | *[[Wisdom from The Greater Community]], vol. I, chap. 7, p. 86 | ||
| − | + | "Your greatest responsibility is to the Knowledge that God has placed within you to respond to, to follow and to express. This is an unparalleled freedom, but it requires great inner strength and forbearance." | |
| + | *Building a Bridge to a New Life (February 25, 2008) | ||
"If you are not free to follow Knowledge, then you are a slave to other forces." | "If you are not free to follow Knowledge, then you are a slave to other forces." | ||
*Steps Continuation Training, Step 27 | *Steps Continuation Training, Step 27 | ||
| + | "The Way of Knowledge and the power of Knowledge in the individual ... is the source of your freedom. More than anything else it will enable you to see, to know and to have the strength to act on your own behalf in the face of other intervening forces." | ||
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
| + | ===Long Quotes=== | ||
| + | "Many of your thoughts will have to be reconsidered. Many of your firmly held beliefs will have to be questioned and in some cases even set aside. This is the price of freedom. This is the price one pays for having the opportunity to live a greater life, an authentic life, a life that is in keeping with Knowledge within themselves, a life that fulfills the destiny that they were sent into the world to fulfill." | ||
| + | *Building a Bridge to a New Life (February 25, 2008) | ||
| + | "Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world." | ||
| + | *Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008) | ||
| + | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 1 December 2011
A Free World
Directives
"Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world. If you can do this, you have a greater future in the universe."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
Short Quotes
"Your freedom is precious, to whatever extent it has been established in the world. It has been gained through great effort and human sacrifice. It must be protected with great vigilance."
- Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)
"Beyond this solar system... war and conflict have been suppressed, and freedom is rare within this larger arena of life."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
"Humanity does not realize what will be required for it to build and maintain its freedom and sovereignty in this world. It is a very critical problem that very few people are aware of."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
Long Quotes
"Your freedom ... will come under increasing challenge by those who seek to gain access to this world and by the reality of your own circumstances here on Earth. The governments of the world apparently have not recognized this and have not prepared their people accordingly. The religious institutions have not recognized this and are not preparing their people accordingly. Instead, humanity continues in its desperate struggle with itself—for wealth, for power, for dominance, for righteousness, for hostility and for revenge."
- A New Way Forward for Humanity (December 31, 2006 )
"To be free in the universe you must be self-sufficient, you must be united and you must be very discreet. Those are the requirements that every nation, every world, every race must establish in a Greater Community of life. Here you can see the danger and the seduction of humanity receiving technology and resources from beyond the world. What a great attraction that would be! What a great seduction that is! Once you lose your self-sufficiency, everything is lost that you value, for you will not be able to establish the terms of engagement to gain access to those things upon which you have now become dependent. Other nations will determine your behavior and your participation. It is a fact of life."
- Entering the Greater Community (May 27, 2011)
"[In the competitive environment of The Greater Community] you would find it to be very difficult to maintain whatever degree of freedom you have established thus far in the world, for free races do not coexist well with races that are not free, with other governments that do not value individual freedom. And there would be great pressure from the outside for you not only to restrict this freedom, but to eliminate it altogether."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
"Your allies will not interfere because they realize that if they interfere, they will have to manipulate your perception and your understanding. In order for you even to act correctly, they would have to manipulate you. They would have to control you. And this they will not do because they are freedom-loving races. They know, through the lessons of life in the universe, that the attempt to control the future and destiny of another world will require subjugation. And this they will not do. Free races in your local universe are rare, and they must remain discreet."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
"Freedom is difficult. It tends to be disorderly. It does not have the kind of stability that other races have acquired through dominance and control. But freedom is more important. It is more significant. It is more creative. And it is more beneficial."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
Individual Freedom
Short Quotes
"Personal freedom is valuable only in that it gives you this opportunity to find Knowledge."
- Wisdom from The Greater Community, vol. I, chap. 7, p. 86
"Your greatest responsibility is to the Knowledge that God has placed within you to respond to, to follow and to express. This is an unparalleled freedom, but it requires great inner strength and forbearance."
- Building a Bridge to a New Life (February 25, 2008)
"If you are not free to follow Knowledge, then you are a slave to other forces."
- Steps Continuation Training, Step 27
"The Way of Knowledge and the power of Knowledge in the individual ... is the source of your freedom. More than anything else it will enable you to see, to know and to have the strength to act on your own behalf in the face of other intervening forces."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)
Long Quotes
"Many of your thoughts will have to be reconsidered. Many of your firmly held beliefs will have to be questioned and in some cases even set aside. This is the price of freedom. This is the price one pays for having the opportunity to live a greater life, an authentic life, a life that is in keeping with Knowledge within themselves, a life that fulfills the destiny that they were sent into the world to fulfill."
- Building a Bridge to a New Life (February 25, 2008)
"Humanity must regain its confidence. It must regain the power and the presence of Knowledge. It must unite for its own survival and well-being. And it must cultivate individual freedom here and face the challenge of living within the environmental constraints of this world."
- Contact with Intelligent Life in the Universe (October 1, 2008)