Difference between revisions of "Short Quotes About Relationships"
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== Short quotes == | == Short quotes == | ||
Relationship is when two or more people come together to fulfill an inner and an outer need. | Relationship is when two or more people come together to fulfill an inner and an outer need. | ||
| − | <ref>Relationships and Higher Purpose, chapter 12:''Establishing Relationships''</ref> | + | <ref>''[[Relationships and Higher Purpose]]'', chapter 12:''Establishing Relationships''</ref> |
| − | Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others. | + | Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others. <ref name="living">''[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]''</ref> |
| − | <ref name="living">''[[Living the Way of Knowledge]]''</ref> | ||
| − | ...if Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you. | + | ...if Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you. <ref name="living"> |
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==Long Quotes== | ==Long Quotes== | ||
| − | Build real relationships. Begin with your relationship with Knowledge and develop character by developing patience, forbearance, restraint, objectivity, compassion, the ability to observe others and the ability to have your life be undefined. This builds character, and with this you gain a greater capacity for experience. This is Wisdom. And in order for you to be a vehicle for Knowledge in life-to be an inspiration to others and to give your life wholeheartedly-you must have this foundation and you must have your essential relationships. | + | Build real relationships. Begin with your relationship with Knowledge and develop character by developing patience, forbearance, restraint, objectivity, compassion, the ability to observe others and the ability to have your life be undefined. This builds character, and with this you gain a greater capacity for experience. This is Wisdom. And in order for you to be a vehicle for Knowledge in life-to be an inspiration to others and to give your life wholeheartedly-you must have this foundation and you must have your essential relationships.<ref name="living"/> |
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== Relationship with God == | == Relationship with God == | ||
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"This relationship, however, which is so primary, can never be your sole focus, for God wants your eyes turned to the world where you have come to serve and to work. The more God abides with you as your work progresses and becomes a deeper experience and a greater commitment for you, the more God grows in your experience. Here God becomes more a context than an individual, more a greater experience of relationship than an authority. In this way, God is able to work through you without distracting you. In this way, you are able to work with God without losing your focus in the world." | "This relationship, however, which is so primary, can never be your sole focus, for God wants your eyes turned to the world where you have come to serve and to work. The more God abides with you as your work progresses and becomes a deeper experience and a greater commitment for you, the more God grows in your experience. Here God becomes more a context than an individual, more a greater experience of relationship than an authority. In this way, God is able to work through you without distracting you. In this way, you are able to work with God without losing your focus in the world." | ||
| − | <ref name="greater">[http://www.newmessage.org/books/greater-community-spirituality-contents.php ''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]''] | + | <ref name="greater">[http://www.newmessage.org/books/greater-community-spirituality-contents.php ''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'']</ref> |
== Relationship with the World == | == Relationship with the World == | ||
| − | "The world represents a relationship in which your purpose is initiated, fostered and realized. That is why seeking escape from the world or a permanent retreat from the world is counterproductive. The very tribulations in the world that you find so difficult and so unpleasant are the very things that will call out of you the greatness that you have come to give." | + | "The world represents a relationship in which your purpose is initiated, fostered and realized. That is why seeking escape from the world or a permanent retreat from the world is counterproductive. The very tribulations in the world that you find so difficult and so unpleasant are the very things that will call out of you the greatness that you have come to give."<ref name="greater/> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[category:relationship]] | [[category:relationship]] | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 11 December 2011
Much of human engagement is merely an escape from one's self. [1]
Knowledge is your primary relationship because it is your connection to God. [2]
Short quotes
Relationship is when two or more people come together to fulfill an inner and an outer need. [3]
Many of the relationships that people initiate out of desire, passion or need are premature because it is important to get your bearings in life before you engage yourself or commit yourself to others. [4]
...if Knowledge cannot be brought into your relationships and into your decisions regarding relationships, then Knowledge remains only a potential within you. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
"This relationship, however, which is so primary, can never be your sole focus, for God wants your eyes turned to the world where you have come to serve and to work. The more God abides with you as your work progresses and becomes a deeper experience and a greater commitment for you, the more God grows in your experience. Here God becomes more a context than an individual, more a greater experience of relationship than an authority. In this way, God is able to work through you without distracting you. In this way, you are able to work with God without losing your focus in the world." [5]
Relationship with the World
"The world represents a relationship in which your purpose is initiated, fostered and realized. That is why seeking escape from the world or a permanent retreat from the world is counterproductive. The very tribulations in the world that you find so difficult and so unpleasant are the very things that will call out of you the greatness that you have come to give."[5]
References
- ↑ Harmful Influences (May 13, 2011)
- ↑ Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)
- ↑ Relationships and Higher Purpose, chapter 12:Establishing Relationships
- ↑ Living the Way of Knowledge
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Greater Community Spirituality