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| + | "The mind is constantly thinking, <sub>constantly moving, distracting you, taking you away, and so forth. You find here that as it is doing this, you are actually within your mind, for your [[reference point]] is still in your mind, and so wherever it goes, you go. In practice, you are trying to bring yourself back to a position of objectivity and observation, but the mind takes off, and it takes you with it.</sub> It goes here, there and everywhere. It thinks about things that are grand, and it thinks about things that are ridiculous, and it imagines all kinds of scenarios—little [[television|dramas]] in which you then find yourself. <ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II'', Chapter 5: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-2/working-with-the-mind Working with the Mind]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 21 October 2019
Further occasions for "grandiosity":
[Many people] "have grandiose ideas about themselves and think that an instructor is not necessary."--Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 10: How do you prepare?
"No errors in evaluation will be made because no one will claim grandiose powers. There will be no avatars. There will be no saints."--Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 17: How does Revelation occur in Human Life?
Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 17: Mastery
'"They are individuals who are in a position to give meaning to the world. They are not grandiose, yet this meaning can flow from them."--Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 23: Forgiveness
Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II, Chapter 27: Self-Doubt
Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II, Chapter 34: Walking the Way of Knowledge
Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 8: The Problem of Evil & the Forces of Dissonance
Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 13: Maintaining Relationships
"The mind is constantly thinking, constantly moving, distracting you, taking you away, and so forth. You find here that as it is doing this, you are actually within your mind, for your reference point is still in your mind, and so wherever it goes, you go. In practice, you are trying to bring yourself back to a position of objectivity and observation, but the mind takes off, and it takes you with it. It goes here, there and everywhere. It thinks about things that are grand, and it thinks about things that are ridiculous, and it imagines all kinds of scenarios—little dramas in which you then find yourself. [1]
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume II, Chapter 5: Working with the Mind]