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| I will not resist the world today. Step 302 |
DO NOT RESIST THE WORLD, for the world is the place
you have come to serve. It is the place where Knowledge will express itself as
you learn to become a vehicle for Knowledge. Allow the world to be as it is,
for without your condemnation it will be far easier for you to be in the world,
to utilize its resources and to recognize its opportunities.
DO NOT RESIST THE WORLD, for you are from beyond
the world. The world is no longer a prison for you but the place for you to contribute.
To whatever extent you have not been able to adjust to the world in the past
and to whatever extent being in the world has been difficult for you, you are
now looking at the world in a new way. You have sought the world to replace
Knowledge, and now you are realizing Knowledge is being given to you from your
Source. Thus, the world is no longer being used as a substitute for Knowledge
and the world can now become a canvas upon which you can express the potency of
Knowledge. Thus, the world becomes what it rightfully is in your life. For this
reason you do not need to resist the world today.
AS YOU PASS THROUGH THE WORLD THIS DAY, remember
this idea upon the hour and let yourself be present to whatever circumstance you
are in. Allow your inner life to be still so that Knowledge may exert its
influence and its guidance for you. Allow yourself to carry certainty today—the
certainty of Knowledge. This is a certainty that you have not invented or
constructed for yourself. It abides with you always, in spite of your
confusion.
DO NOT RESIST THE WORLD TODAY, for Knowledge is
with you. In your longer practice periods, remember this idea both before and
after your meditations. In your meditations escape the world into the sanctuary
of stillness. The greater your involvement in the sanctuary of stillness, the
greater ease you will have in being in the world, for you will not be
attempting to use the world as a substitute for your Ancient Home. Here the
world becomes beneficial to you, and you become beneficial to the world.
PRACTICE 302: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly
practice.
Picture:
June
16, 2001 7:20 AM. – Tom's Space Odyssey
→ On waking – The
Center for R_C_
Who
– Tom C
What
– CRC
When
– Now
Where
– Front Royal
Why
– The old paradigm was "Think globally, act locally". That was an
advancement for its time in the 1970’s. It was a precursor of the reality of
the global economy.
There
is a problem in that the local scale is often too small. As Tip O'Neal said,
"All politics is local". In the U.S., local governments have been the
primary unit of settlement since the country's discovery.
…
From
a greater perspective, Earth is our local planet, and all things are done by
two or more. Human (self) governance is structured at many levels. Nation,
state, local – and we co-exist by many levels of cooperation.
A
citizen, moving about the planet, wants a seamless experience. There are a few
borders where checks of identity are made.
"Think
local planet, act regionally". This is the new paradigm. The question is,
how does a locality, an organization, a business operate differently in this
new world? Regions are normally demarcations imposed from the top down to
manage.
From
the grassroots level – regions can and are being used to empower. Regionalism –
the political science notion that local governments should cooperate with their
neighbors, and even consolidate for efficiency, has been around a long time.
→ Structured
& supported regions work
→ exhortations
for regionalism where officials and citizens have an unbounded territory – is…
–
There are many regional alignments producing more than one regional community
→ Mapping the
regions, one person, business, local government – will find themselves at the
center of their own mono-polar world – and within various organized regions.
6/23/01
<organized religions?>
The
government services region is a Key, yet invisible geography. It is a building
block –
→ once the
structure is more visible, and data made Known, it can be used strategically by
many.
Alignment
to this structure –
…
Today's
Step – #301 – "I will not lose myself in anxiety today". I called Mom
and Dad this morning. He got home from the hospital yesterday – called and left
a message. He's doing better with the pacemaker. We'll visit in July. Mom told
me not to worry. I said the kids burned out all my worry circuits 5 years ago –
as did the PDC stress.
No
anxiety today. Going ahead with my plans. Trying to fit into the world and
contribute. 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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