Today: Step 200 - My thoughts are too small to contain
Knowledge. (MP3)
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| “My thoughts are too small to contain Knowledge.” Step 200 |
YOUR THOUGHTS ARE TOO SMALL, for Knowledge is
greater. Your beliefs are too narrow, for Knowledge is greater. Therefore,
treat Knowledge with mystery and do not attempt to create a form for it, for it
is greater than this and will exceed your expectations. Allow, then, for
Knowledge to be mysterious so that it may yield its gifts to you without
restraints. Allow your thinking and ideas to apply to the visible world that
you see, for here your thinking can develop in a useful manner as you
understand the mechanism of your physical life and of your involvement with
others. Yet, allow Knowledge to be beyond the mechanical application of your
mind so that it may flow into each situation, bless it and give it purpose, meaning
and direction.
REMIND YOURSELF OF THIS IDEA upon the hour and
consider it seriously in whatever situation you find yourself. In your two meditation
practices today, allow yourself once again to enter stillness, using the RAHN
practice if you find that helpful. Allow yourself to go beyond ideas. Allow
yourself to go beyond habitual patterns of thinking. Allow your mind to become
itself, for it was made to serve Knowledge.
PRACTICE 200: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly
practice.
Note: “Allow
yourself to go beyond ideas. Allow yourself to go beyond habitual patterns of thinking.
Allow your mind to become itself, for it was made to serve Knowledge.”
7:25
a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2001 – #199 – "The world I see is emerging into the
Greater Community of Worlds". "w/o the limitation of a purely
human viewpoint, you will be able to see the evolution of your world in a
greater context".
"The
mechanism of life may be complicated in its minute details, but the meaning of
life is directly obvious to anyone who looks without the distortion of judgment
or preference".
"You
need not give form to the future. Only understand the present course of your
world".
"…
This statement (Step 199)…is the absolute foundation of your life… It is not
mere belief, it is the evolution of the world".
This
makes my life make sense – my whole world view emerging from an initial concern
for city planning and, prior to that, communication. Looking at the early
housing reports I did – and the change in the region over time – the change on
the earth in human relations – the population growth.
There
is much data about values and the changes in values across the planet. Some
seek to remain isolated, resist the moves, others push change along driven by
their idealism – the majority cope.
In
spite of my spirituality and "intelligence" I've not done as well in
the fray as I might. Poor relationships and over commitments led to an
unbalanced life. Though I thought I was realistic, it may have been idealism
that made me try to do too much.
In
pain and wisdom I now retract and seek other paths for the foundation work of
unity among earth's people/life.
I
stopped reading science fiction in high school. I guess it was when I began the
Time magazine top 100 list from 1962 or so for college.
This
feels like a bit more wake up. I remain persistent in my work with H.S./K
7:45
p.m. Practice #2 – My own beliefs & feelings about this? I've come to
believe it is true. I learned of my spirituality – and the UFO overlap as
information sources – then the GCW perspective. I got here in believe &
feeling through many steps. I've worked on this problem for most of my life.
Purpose of life is→more life – continuation/sustainability and growth/experimentation/evolution.
In
the housing meeting, in the river work, in transportation, in regions, I'm
dealing with 30 – 40 years of trends now. Others have come and gone – I've not
lost my enthusiasm. – I have the historical perspective of past trends – and
projections of the future. Ideas – 1970 – and their progress – much experience
– even greater change? I don't know.
9:30
p.m. There's work I should do – letter to Alan Voorhees. I'm too tired – not
motivated…early to bed…
11:37
p.m. Didn't make it to bed early… Still struggling at 54… I need to live a long
time. Awake some…? or delusional? No – the world is bigger & more
mysterious.
The Step page has notes:
“Building
the Ark of Cooperation – Its not raining aliens yet,” from the second time through Steps Our perception
of the world having to get bigger. Let us continue.
NNC
Note: If you’ve some interest due to this or other
Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge
and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. You can
use the posts on this blog as a companion if it helps. They will remain in
order in the archives - one post per Step.
Often it takes 18 months to get through the Steps
once. For this blog, the pace is one-a-day, but it really makes no difference
how fast you do it, only that you begin, persist and repeat. Posts here provide
a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One
may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps
students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as
a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well
through the Free School of the New Message.
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