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"To escape suffering means you have to face suffering. And facing suffering you may feel it more, for a time. The great blessing is that you have a way out." <ref>Marshall Vian Summers, Campfire Chat (November 2, 2013)</ref> | "To escape suffering means you have to face suffering. And facing suffering you may feel it more, for a time. The great blessing is that you have a way out." <ref>Marshall Vian Summers, Campfire Chat (November 2, 2013)</ref> | ||
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| + | “The world is in [[ambivalence]]. It is in [[confusion]] and is suffering all of the results of this… Realize the power of [[Knowledge]] to end all of your suffering and eventually the suffering of the world.” | ||
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“It is what is meaningful that is lacking, and that is why people suffer.” | “It is what is meaningful that is lacking, and that is why people suffer.” | ||
| − | <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 22</ref> | + | <ref>[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One, Chapter 22</ref> |
"My suffering is born of [[confusion]]." | "My suffering is born of [[confusion]]." | ||
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"The world is in [[ambivalence]]. It is in [[confusion]] and is suffering all of the results of this." | "The world is in [[ambivalence]]. It is in [[confusion]] and is suffering all of the results of this." | ||
<ref name="stk283">Steps to Knowledge, Step 283</ref> | <ref name="stk283">Steps to Knowledge, Step 283</ref> | ||
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“Your life is given to fulfillment. That is why you suffer.” | “Your life is given to fulfillment. That is why you suffer.” | ||
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==Longer Quotes about Suffering== | ==Longer Quotes about Suffering== | ||
| − | "God will call everyone back eventually, but eventually could be a long time from now. In the interim, you suffer - you live in darkness and [[confusion]]. You do not realize your power, your value or the greater strength of [[Knowledge]] within you that is waiting to be discovered and is trying to save you even at this moment." | + | "God will call everyone back eventually, but eventually could be a long time from now. In the interim, you suffer--you live in darkness and [[confusion]]. You do not realize your power, your value or the greater strength of [[Knowledge]] within you that is waiting to be discovered and is trying to save you even at this moment." |
<ref>The New God (February 12, 2009)</ref> | <ref>The New God (February 12, 2009)</ref> | ||
| − | + | "Strengthen your resolve not to suffer today by being a student of Knowledge, by adhering to Knowledge and by devoting yourself to Knowledge. Do not let the world draw you into its meaningless pursuits, into its hopeless endeavors or into its incensed conflicts. All these things still hold attraction for you, yet do not allow yourself to give into them today, for the persuasions of the world are born of the world’s great anxiety and fear. Anxiety and fear are like diseases that affect minds. Do not allow your mind to be so affected today.You do not want to suffer today, and suffer you will if you follow the world’s persuasions. Participate in the world and fulfill your mundane responsibilities, but strengthen your resolve to be a student of Knowledge, for this will free you from all suffering and will give you the greatness that you are intended to give to the world." | |
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| − | "Strengthen your resolve not to suffer today by being a student of Knowledge, by adhering to Knowledge and by devoting yourself to Knowledge. Do not let the world draw you into its meaningless pursuits, into its hopeless endeavors or into its incensed conflicts. All these things still hold attraction for you, yet do not allow yourself to give into them today, for the persuasions of the world are born of the world’s great anxiety and fear. Anxiety and fear are like diseases that affect minds. Do not allow your mind to be so affected today.You do not want to suffer today, and suffer you will if you follow the world’s persuasions. Participate in the world and fulfill your mundane responsibilities, but strengthen your resolve to be a student of Knowledge, for this will free you from all suffering and will give you the greatness that you are intended to give to the world | ||
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<ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 293</ref> | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 293</ref> | ||
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“It is very important to realize that suffering is not [[disappointment]]. To have something you want not turn out for you is not suffering; it is [[disappointment]]. Suffering is when you long for something that cannot be or when you long for something that you do not really want. What attends that kind of suffering is hope and disappointment. [[Hope]] recommits you to your suffering and [[disappointment]] offers escape.” | “It is very important to realize that suffering is not [[disappointment]]. To have something you want not turn out for you is not suffering; it is [[disappointment]]. Suffering is when you long for something that cannot be or when you long for something that you do not really want. What attends that kind of suffering is hope and disappointment. [[Hope]] recommits you to your suffering and [[disappointment]] offers escape.” | ||
<ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 27</ref> | <ref>Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 27</ref> | ||
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“The world is a hungry and lonely place. It is full of [[fantasy]] and folly. Its suffering is profound. Its [[confusion]] is deep. Its [[violence]] is sickening. Its possibilities are great. Who can see these things but those who realize that they have come from beyond the world to give something?” | “The world is a hungry and lonely place. It is full of [[fantasy]] and folly. Its suffering is profound. Its [[confusion]] is deep. Its [[violence]] is sickening. Its possibilities are great. Who can see these things but those who realize that they have come from beyond the world to give something?” | ||
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| + | ==Further Study== | ||
| + | [[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One, Chapter 22: Escaping Suffering | ||
[[category:mental environment]] | [[category:mental environment]] | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 27 January 2014
Quotes of the Messenger
"Your suffering is only a clue. Do not make a song out of it and sing it the rest of your life." [1]
"To escape suffering means you have to face suffering. And facing suffering you may feel it more, for a time. The great blessing is that you have a way out." [2]
Directives
“The world is in ambivalence. It is in confusion and is suffering all of the results of this… Realize the power of Knowledge to end all of your suffering and eventually the suffering of the world.” [3]
Short Quotes about Suffering
“You were made to give. You are the gift. Without giving, life is miserable.” [4]
“It is what is meaningful that is lacking, and that is why people suffer.” [5]
"My suffering is born of confusion." [6]
"The world is in ambivalence. It is in confusion and is suffering all of the results of this." [3]
“Your life is given to fulfillment. That is why you suffer.” [7]
Longer Quotes about Suffering
"God will call everyone back eventually, but eventually could be a long time from now. In the interim, you suffer--you live in darkness and confusion. You do not realize your power, your value or the greater strength of Knowledge within you that is waiting to be discovered and is trying to save you even at this moment." [8]
"Strengthen your resolve not to suffer today by being a student of Knowledge, by adhering to Knowledge and by devoting yourself to Knowledge. Do not let the world draw you into its meaningless pursuits, into its hopeless endeavors or into its incensed conflicts. All these things still hold attraction for you, yet do not allow yourself to give into them today, for the persuasions of the world are born of the world’s great anxiety and fear. Anxiety and fear are like diseases that affect minds. Do not allow your mind to be so affected today.You do not want to suffer today, and suffer you will if you follow the world’s persuasions. Participate in the world and fulfill your mundane responsibilities, but strengthen your resolve to be a student of Knowledge, for this will free you from all suffering and will give you the greatness that you are intended to give to the world." [9]
"At the surface of your mind, you suffer over every little thing, and you have great anxieties about your future and well-being—always the fear of future loss, always the fear of the innumerable things that can happen to you and to those that you care for. How can you ever know anything at this level, so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others?" [10]
“What afflicts you afflicts everyone. Though the affliction may become manifest in a unique way in your life, it is the same affliction. It is the result of living life without Knowledge and being bound to survival and personal gratification, which is living life desperately and without true substance and foundation.” [11]
“You work diligently to improve the quality of life here, but it is more mysterious than simply making everything look better, making all people look better and making all pain seem to go away. People did not come here to be painless. That is like going to the ocean and refusing to get wet. If you wish to get involved, you must accept some degree of discomfort. There are painful circumstances here. You will have little aches and pains even if you live an immaculate life.” [12]
“It is very important to realize that suffering is not disappointment. To have something you want not turn out for you is not suffering; it is disappointment. Suffering is when you long for something that cannot be or when you long for something that you do not really want. What attends that kind of suffering is hope and disappointment. Hope recommits you to your suffering and disappointment offers escape.” [13]
“The world is a hungry and lonely place. It is full of fantasy and folly. Its suffering is profound. Its confusion is deep. Its violence is sickening. Its possibilities are great. Who can see these things but those who realize that they have come from beyond the world to give something?” [14]
"The suffering, the conflict, the deprivation you see in the world amongst the rich and the poor is the product of human confusion and misunderstanding."[15]
References
- ↑ Marshall Vian Summers
- ↑ Marshall Vian Summers, Campfire Chat (November 2, 2013)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steps to Knowledge, Step 283
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 15
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 22
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 230
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 10
- ↑ The New God (February 12, 2009)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 293
- ↑ The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Level III
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 8
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 27
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 5
- ↑ Trusting God (May 7, 2013)
Further Study
Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 22: Escaping Suffering