Source
The Source of Confusion
"Separation is the source of all your pain and confusion of mind."[1]
"Your life is a message, but it is concealed from you and from others as well.This is the source of all of your anxiety and discomfort within yourself. No matter how you may identify your problems, no matter what aggravates you on the outside, this is the source of your discomfort: You are not being your True Self."[2]
The Source of Personal Authority
"People think Knowledge is weak. It is just a feeling; it is just a thought. But it represents the core of your strength, the power of your integrity and the source of your true discernment. Lose this and no matter how strong you think you are, no matter how controlling you try to be, you will be easily persuaded and have already been easily persuaded."[3]
"To come into the proximity of Knowledge means that you become more and more like Knowledge itself—more whole, more consistent, more honest, more devoted, more concentrated, more selfdisciplined, more compassionate and more self-loving. All of these qualities are developed as you approach that which is the source of these qualities."[4]
The Source of the Revelation
"Only God can be the source of a revelation about life in the universe. Who else but God could speak about what religion means in its thousands and millions of expressions, in countless societies, at different ends of the universe? Not even the most advanced society in space could have direct knowledge of these things." [5]
The Source of All Life
"The Plan for the universe is to reclaim the separated through Knowledge and, through these individuals, to provide unique forms of contribution for the well-being and the advancement of their races. Here progress is made in terms of the realization of Knowledge, ending the separation between those who are in the physical universe and the Source of all life and, at the same time, providing meaningful and essential contribution to science, philosophy, literature, ethics and so forth."[6]
The Paradox of the Separated Existence
"If you say that God lives in the heavenly realm and then there is the world, they are not the same. If God is the author of both, how can this be? It is full of contradiction. If God is author of the world, then God is the source of everything that happens here—error, destruction, cruelty and war. In the Greater Community, these tremendous problems in understanding have been surpassed by those who are advanced in The Way of Knowledge, in the realization and experience of spirituality and in recognizing the inherent harmony and purpose of this dual reality that exists within you and throughout the universe."[7]
Recalling the True Source
"People who have begun to recall their True Home and their associations beyond this life are in a position to truly contribute because they are being fed so richly. Their memory, which is now returning to them, enables them to contribute to life without being thwarted by it. That is the source of great happiness."[2]
References
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 13: I want to be separate to be unique.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 20: Inner Listening
- ↑ Life in the Universe]], Chapter 10: The Power of Knowledge
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 18: Today I feel the truth arising within myself.
- ↑ Life in the Universe]], Afterword: Message from Marshall Vian Summers
- ↑ Life in the Universe]], Chapter 11: Unseen Forces in the Universe
- ↑ Life in the Universe]], Chapter 13: God of the Greater Community
Further Study
Relationships & Higher Purpose, Chapter 1: Your Most Primary Relationship
Steps to Knowledge, Step 52: I am free to find the source of my Knowledge.
Steps to Knowledge, Step 343: Today I will honor the source of my preparation.