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LOVE IS GRANTING ANOTHER THE SPACE TO BE THE WAY THEY ARE AND THE
WAY THEY AREN'T SO THEY CAN CHANGE IF THEY WANT TO AND THEY DON'T
HAVE TO.
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THE TRUTH BELIEVED IS A LIE.
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WHEN YOU'RE UP TO YOUR ASS IN ALLIGATORS, IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER
YOUR INITIAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP.
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IF YOU KEEP SAYING IT THE WAY IT REALLY IS, EVENTUALLY YOUR WORD
IS LAW IN THE UNIVERSE.
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INTERESTING PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED.
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EXPERIENCE IS SIMPLY EVIDENCE THAT I AM HERE.
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HAPPINESS IS A FUNCTION OF ACCEPTING WHAT IS.
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A TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUAL DEMANDS TRANSFORMED RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE
ONLY IN SUCH A CONTEXT CAN HE OR SHE NATURALLY EXPRESS A
TRANSFORMED INDIVIDUALITY.
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WHAT I HAVE IS A PLACE TO STAND. NOT THE RIGHT PLACE, FOR I DO NOT
PRETEND TO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN FOR MYSELF, LET ALONE OTHERS,
BUT A PLACE I AM WILLING TO TRY OUT TO SEE IF IT LEAVES ME AS A
CLEARING WHERE THE TRUTH CAN MORE POWERFULLY GO TO WORK.
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WHAT WE ARE ENGAGED IN CREATING IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF PEOPLES' LIVES AND OF LIFE
ITSELF. THIS CONTEXT OF TRANSFORMATION IS A CONTEXT OF FREEDOM AND
OPPORTUNITY, OF EMPOWERMENT AND HUMAN JOY, OF CONTRIBUTION AND OF
PARTICIPATION. PARTICIPATION IN THIS TRANSFORMATION IS, FOR ME,
THE FULLEST EXPRESSION OF BEING.
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RESPONSIBILITY BEGINS WITH THE WILLINGNESS TO BE CAUSE IN THE
MATTER OF ONE'S LIFE. ULTIMATELY, IT IS A CONTEXT FROM WHICH ONE
CHOOSES TO LIVE. RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT BURDEN, FAULT, PRAISE,
BLAME, CREDIT, SHAME OR GUILT. IN RESPONSIBILITY, THERE IS NO
EVALUATION OF GOOD OR BAD, RIGHT OR WRONG. THERE IS SIMPLY WHAT'S
SO, AND YOUR STAND. BEING RESPONSIBLE STARTS WITH THE WILLINGNESS
TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION FROM THE VIEW OF LIFE THAT YOU ARE THE
GENERATOR OF WHAT YOU DO, WHAT YOU HAVE AND WHAT YOU ARE. THAT IS
NOT THE TRUTH. IT IS A PLACE TO STAND. NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU
RESPONSIBLE, NOR CAN YOU IMPOSE RESPONSIBILITY ON ANOTHER. IT IS A
GRACE YOU GIVE YOURSELF - AN EMPOWERING CONTEXT THAT LEAVES YOU
WITH A SAY IN THE MATTER OF LIFE.
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YOU AND I WANT OUR LIVES TO MATTER. WE WANT OUR LIVES TO MAKE A
REAL DIFFERENCE, TO BE OF GENUINE CONSEQUENCE IN THE WORLD. WE
KNOW THAT THERE IS NO SATISFACTION IN MERELY GOING THROUGH THE
MOTIONS, EVEN IF THOSE MOTIONS MAKE US SUCCESSFUL, OR EVEN IF WE
HAVE ARRANGED TO MAKE THOSE MOTIONS PLEASANT. WE WANT TO KNOW WE
HAVE MADE SOME IMPACT ON THE WORLD. IN FACT, YOU AND I WANT TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. WE WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD WORK.
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ONE CREATES FROM NOTHING. IF YOU TRY TO CREATE FROM SOMETHING
YOU'RE JUST CHANGING SOMETHING. SO IN ORDER TO CREATE SOMETHING
YOU FIRST HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE NOTHING. TO MAKE SURE A PERSON
DOESN'T FIND OUT WHO HE IS, CONVINCE HIM THAT HE CAN'T REALLY MAKE
ANYTHING DISAPPEAR. ALL THAT'S LEFT THEN IS TO RESIST, RESIST,
SOLVE, FIX, HELP OR CHANGE THINGS. THAT'S TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING
OUT OF SOMETHING.
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THE WAY TO HANDLE A MONSTER IS TO GIVE IT LOTS OF SPACE.
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YOUR LIFE WORKS TO THE DEGREE YOU KEEP YOUR AGREEMENTS.
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THERE ISN'T ANYBODY WHO SHOWS UP WITH TENNIS SHOES AND A TENNIS
RACQUET WHO CAN'T PLAY TENNIS AT THE LEVEL OF SELF EXPRESSION.
THEY MAY NOT PLAY AT THE LEVEL OF CHAMPION BUT THERE ISN'T ANYBODY
WHO CAN'T PLAY AT THE LEVEL OF SELF EXPRESSION.
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YOU CAN START OFF ANYWHERE YOU LIKE AS LONG AS WHERE YOU END UP IS
LEAVING EVERYBODY WITH MORE POWER.
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YOUR LIFE AND MY LIFE HAVE TURNED OUT, AND ONCE YOU GET THAT, LIFE
GOES ON FROM A POSITION OF HAVING TURNED OUT. THAT'S CALLED
PLAYING THE GAME FROM WIN.
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HEROES ARE ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN WHO DARE TO SEE AND MEET THE
CALL OF A POSSIBILITY BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES. BREAKTHROUGHS ARE
CREATED BY SUCH HEROES, BY MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL STAND FOR THE
RESULT WHILE IT IS ONLY A POSSIBILITY - PEOPLE WHO WILL ACT TO
MAKE POSSIBILITY REAL.
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO FIND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW ERA
WHEN WHO YOU HAVE BEEN BEING IS INSUFFICIENT FOR YOUR LIFE?
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WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ON THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WAS I REALIZED I
KNEW NOTHING. EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I KNEW I ONLY KNEW "IN ORDER
TO".
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BUILDING A STRATEGY TO AVOID THE ALMOST CERTAIN FUTURE BINDS YOU
AS MUCH TO THE ALMOST CERTAIN FUTURE AS COMMITTING TO IT.
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I WANT YOU TO SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE FROM LIVING YOUR LIFE, TO
BEING AN ACTOR PLAYING THE LEAD ROLE IN A PLAY CALLED YOUR LIFE.
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MY NOTION ABOUT SERVICE IS THAT SERVICE IS ACTUALLY THAT KIND OF
RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT TO THE PERSON. NOW I
DON'T MEAN TO THE PERSON'S BODY OR TO THE PERSON'S PERSONALITY OR
TO THE PERSON'S STOMACH OR TO THE PERSON'S ALMOST ANYTHING. WHAT I
MEAN IN FACT IS THAT FOR ME WHAT SERVICE IS ABOUT IS BEING
COMMITTED TO THE OTHER BEING, TO THE OTHER PERSON SPIRITUALLY, TO
WHO THE PERSON IS. NOW THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT TO THE DEGREE
THAT YOU ARE IN FACT COMMITTED TO THE OTHER PERSON YOU ARE ONLY AS
VALUABLE AS HOW YOU CAN DEAL WITH THE OTHER PERSON'S STUFF, THEIR
EVIDENCE, THEIR MANIFESTATION, AND THAT'S WHAT SERVICE IS ALL
ABOUT. SERVICE IS ABOUT KNOWING WHO THE OTHER PERSON IS, AND BEING
ABLE TO TOLERATE GIVING SPACE TO THEIR GARBAGE. WHAT MOST PEOPLE
DO IS TO GIVE SPACE TO PEOPLE'S QUALITY AND DEAL WITH THEIR
GARBAGE. ACTUALLY, YOU SHOULD DO IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. DEAL
WITH WHO THEY ARE AND GIVE SPACE TO THEIR GARBAGE. KEEP
INTERACTING WITH THEM AS IF THEY WERE GOD. AND EVERY TIME YOU GET
GARBAGE FROM THEM, GIVE SPACE TO THE GARBAGE AND GO BACK AND
INTERACT WITH THEM AS IF THEY WERE GOD.
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PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORK BECAUSE OF THE VALUE THEY
EXPERIENCE IN THEIR LIVES UNTIL THEIR LIVES OUTSIDE OF THEIR
PARTICIPATION BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN FOCUSING ON
GROWTH, OR THEIR LIVES BECOME SO DEMANDING THEY DON'T HAVE THE
TIME TO PARTICIPATE. IT IS TOTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR PEOPLE TO STOP
PARTICIPATING AT SOME POINT, AND FOCUS ON GETTING ON WITH THEIR
LIVES AND INTERESTS. A NUMBER OF STUDIES ON GRADUATES DEMONSTRATE
THE VALUE THEY RECEIVED KEEPS ON BEING OF VALUE IN THEIR LIVES
EVEN AFTER THEY STOP PARTICIPATING, AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO GROW
ON THE FOUNDATION THAT THEY CREATED FOR THEMSELVES OUT OF THEIR
PARTICIPATION.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO LOOKING FOR LOVE WHEN IT IS WHERE YOU COME
FROM.
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WE ALL HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND IF YOU CAN COMPLETE YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARENTS, YOU CAN HAVE INCREDIBLE
RELATIONSHIPS, MAGICAL RELATIONSHIPS, MIRACULOUS RELATIONSHIPS.
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WHAT YOU RESIST PERSISTS.
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IN THIS CONVERSATION WE DISCOVER ANOTHER POSSIBILITY: LIVING IN A
WAY, NOW, MOMENT TO MOMENT, THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO LIFE. WE
DISCOVER THAT AS HUMAN BEINGS WE CAN LIVE IN A POSSIBILITY INSTEAD
OF IN WHAT WE HAVE INHERITED, THAT INSTEAD OF JUST BEING A HUMAN
BEING BECAUSE WE WERE BORN THAT WAY, WE CAN DECLARE THE
POSSIBILITY OF BEING FOR HUMAN BEINGS. THIS IS THE WORK OF
TRANSFORMATION: BRINGING FORTH A BREAKTHROUGH IN THE POSSIBILITY
OF BEING HUMAN. WHAT WE CREATE TOGETHER IS A RELATIONSHIP IN
WHICH OUR WORK CAN SHOW UP AS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S
LIVES. I WELCOME THE UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK
GLOBALLY ON THAT WHICH CONCERNS US ALL AS HUMAN BEINGS.
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DISTINCTIONS HAVE A SHORT HALF LIFE, AND NEED TO BE RECREATED
FROM TIME TO TIME.
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MASTERY IS NOT ABOUT BEING IN AN AESTHETIC PLACE OF LOVE AND
KINDNESS. THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF MASTERY. MASTERY IS ABOUT
HAVING THE WORLD SHOWING UP AS IT IS. AND 'I' IS JUST ANOTHER
PIECE IN THE WORLD.
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IT'S MUCH EASIER TO RIDE THE HORSE IN THE DIRECTION HE'S GOING.
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THE ONE THING I'M CLEAR ABOUT IS EVERYONE IS CAPABLE OF BEING
GREAT. NOT COMPARED TO SOMEONE ELSE. I MEAN GREAT FOR YOURSELF.
I'M COMMITTED TO YOU REALIZING YOU'RE GREAT.
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WHO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY "I" IS NOT YOU. IT'S JUST SOMETHING
THAT SHOWS UP FOR YOU.
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MASTERY IS WHEN WHAT'S THERE IS ALL THAT'S THERE.
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I IS NOT ME. IT'S SIMPLY SOMETHING THAT SHOWS UP FOR ME. BE OPEN
TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITH THIS THING CALLED "I" SO YOU'RE
MOVED TO TEARS BY IT. YOU CAN'T MASTER LIFE UNTIL YOU MASTER I.
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THE PATHWAY TO HAVING ISN'T WANTING. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU
NEED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP WITH IT OTHER THAN WANTING
IT, IN ORDER TO HAVE IT.
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HERE IS WHERE IT IS. NOW IS WHEN IT IS. YOU ARE WHAT IT IS.
CELEBRATE!
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WHAT WE WANT TO GET TO IS TO HAVE THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE OF
LOVE, KINDNESS, AND JOY BECOME ORDINARY.
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THE GATES TO THE TEMPLE OF TRUTH ARE GUARDED BY TWO DRAGONS:
PARADOX AND CONFUSION.
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WHAT I MEAN BY 'PATTERNED BEHAVIOR' IS ONE'S HABITUAL WAY OF
REPRESENTING ONESELF, OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS 'JUST THE WAY I AM'.
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WHILE NO ONE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY IT, WHO EACH OF US IS
AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CHOICES EACH OF US MAKES IN LIFE SEEM TO
MATTER VERY LITTLE. EVEN ACTS OF GREAT COURAGE AND INTELLIGENCE,
WHILE ADMIRABLE AND EVEN INSPIRING, EXIST IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE
APPARENT UNWORKABILITY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE. OUR GREATEST
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT, WALKING ON THE MOON, WHILE GALVANIZING THE
WORLD FOR A MOMENT, DID NOT FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER PEOPLE'S
EXPERIENCE OF THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES
AND IN THE WORLD. SOMETIME AROUND NOW - IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED FIVE
YEARS AGO OR FIFTY YEARS AGO - BUT SOMETIME AROUND NOW, THE RULES
FOR LIVING SUCCESSFULLY ON EARTH SHIFTED, AND AN OPPORTUNITY,
UNSEEN BEFORE, BEGAN TO REVEAL ITSELF. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS A
CONTEXT - A PARTICULAR SPACE OR PARADIGM, A WAY OF BEING - WHICH
UNEXPECTEDLY CREATES THE POSSIBILITY FOR A PERSON'S LIFE TO TRULY
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE WAY EACH OF US ANSWERS THE
QUESTION 'WHAT IS MY LIFE REALLY GOING TO BE ABOUT?' CAN LITERALLY
ALTER THE COURSE OF HUMANITY. THE POSSIBILITY TO CREATE THE
CONTEXT IN WHICH PEOPLE'S LIVES REALLY MATTER IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE
MOST PROFOUND OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE, EVER.
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YOU AND I GO THROUGH LIFE, AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH OF THE
TIME IN LIFE THE QUESTION "HOW CAN I LIVE AND HAVE INTEGRITY AT
THE SAME TIME?" IS PRESENT. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE
WITH INTEGRITY. USUALLY THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONFLICT BETWEEN
INTEGRITY AND LIVING. THE FACT IS YOU GIVE UP YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU
COMPROMISE INTEGRITY.
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QUICK! GET ON WITH IT! LIFE IS ALMOST OVER!
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POWER DOESN'T COME FROM KNOWLEDGE. WHAT PEOPLE KNOW DOESN'T MAKE
THEM POWERFUL. IT'S BEING PRESENT TO WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH THAT
GIVES YOU POWER.
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NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING.
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OUR WORK IS NOT A CLASS IN PHILOSOPHY. IT'S NOT A THEOLOGICAL
DISCUSSION NOR IS IT A DISCUSSION ABOUT HISTORY OR ANTHROPOLOGY OR
SOCIOLOGY. ITS INTENTION IS TO LITERALLY IMPACT, LIKE BREAK OPEN,
LIKE EMPOWER US IN OUR EVERYDAY BEING IN THE WORLD.
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TODAY REALLY IS A DAY FOR MIRACLES. AND IT'S NOTHING THAT I'M
GOING TO DO. IT'S THAT I'VE REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU. MAN, I
REALLY KNOW YOU! AND I AM ABSOLUTELY COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY BLOWN
AWAY BY WHO YOU ARE. I AM SO DEEPLY AND COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH
YOU THAT IT'S PUT ME INTO A SPACE OF ECSTASY, AND IT'S ALL I WANT
TO DO IS TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH YOU TODAY.
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WHATEVER COMPETENCE I MAY HAVE COMES FROM MY HAVING TRAINED
MYSELF TO BE OUT THERE WITH WHAT I AM DEALING WITH INSTEAD OF
BEING IN HERE TRYING TO DEAL WITH WHAT IS OUT THERE.
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I DO NOT PUT WHAT I THINK I KNOW FROM MY LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE
AS A LENS BETWEEN ME AND WHAT I AM DEALING WITH. I KEEP WHAT I
KNOW, SO TO SPEAK, ABOVE THE SPACE BETWEEN ME AND WHAT I AM
DEALING WITH SO THAT IT SHINES SOME LIGHT ON WHAT I AM DEALING
WITH RATHER THAN BEING A FILTER.
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HOW CAN SOMEONE WHO IS DOROTHY ESCAPE FROM DOROTHY? YOU CANNOT DO
THAT BY TRAVELING IN SPACE AND TIME.
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I DO LIVE IN A MONASTERY. MY MONASTERY IS THE WHOLE WORLD.
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MOST PEOPLE DON'T MAKE ANY DISTINCTION BETWEEN AN EXPERIENCE AND
A MEMORY OF AN EXPERIENCE. THEY TREAT THEM BOTH THE SAME. AND
WHAT'S WORSE IS THEY DON'T KNOW THEY TREAT THEM BOTH THE SAME.
THAT'S CALLED BLINDNESS. TO NOT KNOW IS ONE THING. TO NOT KNOW
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW, THAT'S TRAGIC.
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IN THE WORK OF TRANSFORMATION, THE EPISTEMOLOGY IS ALTERED FROM A
WELL-CONCEIVED BELIEF SYSTEM TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN BELIEF, TO A
CONTEXT IN WHICH ONE IS SENSITIVE TO THE DANGERS OF ANY AND ALL
BELIEF SYSTEMS.
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I SUSPECT ALL CODIFICATIONS, PARTICULARLY MY OWN. IN PRESENTING MY
OWN IDEAS, I EMPHASIZE THEIR EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONTEXT. I HOLD THEM
AS POINTERS TO THE TRUTH, NOT AS THE TRUTH ITSELF.
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YOU AND I POSSESS WITHIN OURSELVES, AT EVERY MOMENT OF OUR LIVES,
UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE POWER TO TRANSFORM THE QUALITY OF OUR
LIVES.
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WHAT IS IT TO BE A HUMAN BEING? WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING
FOR HUMAN BEINGS?
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IF YOU KEEP SWITCHING THE CHEESE, EVENTUALLY THE RAT LAYS DOWN IN
FRONT OF THE TUNNELS AND DIES.
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THERE IS NO "THE ANSWERS".
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IF YOU DON'T TAKE IT OUT INTO THE WORLD, YOU DIDN'T GET IT IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
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TRANSFORMATION ISN'T EASY. IF TRANSFORMATION WERE EASY, THE WHOLE
WORLD WOULD BE TRANSFORMED BY NOW.
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THE USE OF FORCE IS THE NEGATION OF POWER. THE PERSON YOU REFER
TO WHEN YOU SAY 'I', THAT PERSON'S WEAPON IS FORCE. WHATEVER
YOU ARE OTHER THAN THE THING CALLED 'I', THAT'S POWER.
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YOU NEED TO GET CLEAR THE UNIVERSE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT WHAT
YOU WANT.
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I SAW THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. IT WAS
ALRIGHT; IT ALWAYS HAD BEEN ALRIGHT; IT ALWAYS WOULD BE ALRIGHT -
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED. I DIDN'T JUST THINK THIS: SUDDENLY I
KNEW IT. NOT ONLY WAS I NO LONGER CONCERNED ABOUT
SUCCESS; I WAS NO LONGER EVEN CONCERNED ABOUT
ACHIEVING SATISFACTION. I WAS SATISFIED. I WAS
NO LONGER CONCERNED WITH MY REPUTATION; I WAS CONCERNED ONLY WITH
THE TRUTH.
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THERE WON'T BE AN EARTHQUAKE BECAUSE I SAY THERE WON'T BE AN
EARTHQUAKE. AND IF I CHANGE MY MIND, YOU'LL KNOW BECAUSE YOU'LL
HEAR THE RUMBLE.
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AS STUPID AS IT SOUNDS, IT'S TRUE THERE'S A SENSE OF JOY WITH
SIMPLY BEING WITH WHAT'S THERE.
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TRANSFORMATION SHOWS UP IN MY MOUTH.
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I WANT YOU TO LOOK OUT FROM THE POSSIBILITY THAT OUR WORK, THAT
OUR RELATIONSHIPS, THAT OUR FAMILIES, THAT OUR BELIEFS, THAT OUR
WANTS AND DON'T WANTS HAVE US, RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
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FOR ME THIS IS A PRACTICAL MATTER. INSTEAD OF HAVING THE ANSWER
ABOUT GOD LIKE SOME GUY OR SOME THING OR SOME EXPLANATION OR
SOME ANYTHING, I HAVE A SPACE OF POSSIBILITY LIKE AN OPENNESS,
LIKE A PLACE FOR GOD TO SHOW UP IN MY LIFE.
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THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE IS MY GURU.
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BUT THAT IS LIKE SAYING THAT THE HOLE IN THE SAND LOOKS LIKE THE
STICK THAT YOU MADE THE HOLE IN THE SAND WITH. HOLES IN THE SAND
AND STICKS ARE WORLDS APART. TO PUT WHAT HAPPENED INTO LANGUAGE
WOULD BE LIKE TRYING TO DESCRIBE A STICK BY TELLING YOU ABOUT THE
HOLE IN THE SAND.
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WHAT IF LOVE WAS A CONTEXT, A SPACE, A CLEARING IN WHICH LIFE
SHOWS UP? WHAT IF LOVE WAS A STAND, A DECLARATION? WHAT IF YOU
WERE YOUR WORD AND YOU SAID "I LOVE YOU" TO SOMEBODY?
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IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READING A BOOK ON RIDING A BICYCLE,
SITTING ON A BICYCLE AND FALLING OFF ABOUT TWENTY OR THIRTY TIMES,
AND THAT MOMENT WHEN IT ALL KIND OF CLICKS, AND SUDDENLY YOU CAN
BALANCE ON A BICYCYLE.
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LIFE IS A GAME. IN ORDER TO HAVE A GAME, SOMETHING HAS TO BE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN SOMETHING ELSE. IF WHAT ALREADY IS, IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN WHAT ISN'T, THE GAME IS OVER. SO LIFE IS A GAME IN
WHICH WHAT ISN'T IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT IS. LET THE GOOD
TIMES ROLL.
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THANK YOU FOR COMMUNICATING. I GOT IT TOTALLY AND I LOVE YOU
ABSOLUTELY.
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CREATION IS A MATTER OF DISTINCTION.
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TALK ISN'T CHEAP: YOU CHEAPEN TALK.
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I'M INVITING YOU TO STAND IN THE POSSIBILITY, LIKE A SPACE, LIKE
AN OPENING, LIKE A CLEARING, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE NEEDS. NEEDS HAVE
YOU.
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TO DO NOTHING MEANS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THAT'S THE
WAY TO DO NOTHING. IF YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE NOT DOING, THAT'S DOING
SOMETHING. IF YOU STOP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THAT'S DOING
SOMETHING. BUT DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING - THAT'S DOING
NOTHING.
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A MIRACLE IS SOMETHING THAT VALIDATES WHO YOU ARE RATHER THAN
DIMINISHES WHO YOU ARE.
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THE OPERATING IMPERATIVE OF THE MIND IS 'EVERYTHING IS THE SAME
AS EVERYTHING ELSE ... EXCEPT NOT ALWAYS.'.
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ALWAYS BE OPEN TO BEING RELATED TO EVERYONE YOU HAVE BEEN RELATED
TO.
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I AM COMMITTED TO THAT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT WHICH HUMAN
BEINGS ARE UNAWARE, THE AWARENESS OF WHICH WOULD TRANSFORM LIFE
FOR HUMAN BEINGS.
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YOU AND I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING AT A COACHING LEVEL, NOT AN
EXPLANATORY LEVEL. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN EXPLANATION. IT'S NOT MY
FIELD. MY FIELD IS NOT EXPLANATION. IT'S GENERATION. MY FIELD IS
COACHING, NOT JOURNALIZING.
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HUMAN BEINGS DID NOT HAVE RIGHTS. YOU AND I DON'T KNOW THAT HUMAN
BEINGS CREATED, FROM NOTHING, THE DOMAIN OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THEY
CALLED IT UP. THEY LANGUAGED IT. THEY COMMUNICATED IT. AND
COMMUNICATION HAS THAT POWER. IT HAS THE POWER NOT ONLY TO
REPRESENT AND NOT ONLY TO EVOKE BUT LITERALLY TO BRING INTO BEING.
AND TO KNOW YOURSELF ... TO KNOW YOUR SELF ... AS A
CONTEXT CREATOR IS TO TRANSFORM THE QUALITY OF YOUR
LIFE.
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THE ACCESS TO LIFE AS IT IS LIVED IS SOMETHING CALLED WONDER. THE
PROCESS IS TO BRACKET WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND THINK, TO PUT IT ASIDE,
AND STAND IN WONDER OF WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH AS IT IS LIVED.
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LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TAKING THAT STEP INTO THE
UNKNOWN. TAKING THAT STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN IS ACTUALLY A LOT LESS
COURAGEOUS THAN TAKING A STEP FROM THE UNKNOWN.
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ALL THAT'S HERE FOR ME IS YOU.
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HERE WE ARE WITH NOTHING GOING ON.
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THE WAY A SITUATION OCCURS FOR ME (SHOWS UP FOR ME) IS COLORED AND
SHAPED BY MY CONTEXT FOR THAT SITUATION, AND MY WAY OF BEING AND
ACTING ARE NATURALLY NECESSARILY CORRELATED WITH
(IN‑A‑DANCE‑WITH) THE WAY THAT SITUATION OCCURS
FOR ME.
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YOU CAN TAKE YOUR WORD BACK, AND WHAT YOU GET THEN IS YOUR OLD
LIFE BACK.
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SUPPOSE YOU HAD NO PAST. THAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING PLACE TO BE
IN.
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IT'S ALL YOURS NOW.
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LIFE IS EMPTY AND MEANINGLESS, AND IT'S EMPTY AND MEANINGLESS
THAT IT'S EMPTY AND MEANINGLESS.
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AN UNTRANSFORMED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING.
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JUST LIKE THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE HAND, BEING AND ACTION ARE
DISTINCT YET INSEPARABLE.
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WITHOUT INTEGRITY NOTHING WORKS.
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KEEP SHARING.
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IF GOD TOLD YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS YOU WERE TO DO, YOU WOULD BE
HAPPY DOING IT NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WHAT
GOD WANTS YOU TO DO. BE HAPPY.
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TODAY IS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
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OPINIONS DON'T FORWARD THE ACTION.
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THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE, AND THEY AREN'T THE WAY THEY AREN'T.
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JUST SHOW UP.
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THE OCCURRING WORLD INCLUDES THE WAY IN WHICH OBJECTS, OTHERS, AND
YOU YOURSELF OCCUR FOR YOU IN THIS OR THAT SITUATION. THE
OCCURRING WORLD IS THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN, THE ONE YOU RESPOND TO
OR REACT TO. IT IS THIS WORLD WITH WHICH YOUR MIND, BODY,
FEELINGS, AND ACTIONS ARE CORRELATED.
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THE SOURCE OF WHAT PEOPLE DO AND WHAT THEY DON'T DO IS THAT
PEOPLE'S ACTIONS ARE IN A NATURALLY, NECESSARILY DIRECTLY
CONNECTED DANCE WITH THE WAY THE CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH AND IN
WHICH THEY ARE PERFORMING OCCUR (SHOW UP) FOR
THEM.
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IF YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE A BOOK THEN WRITE A BOOK. IF YOU'RE NOT
THEN DON'T.
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WHAT IS IS, WHAT ISN'T ISN'T.
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THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, OR IT DOESN'T.
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WHAT YOU GOT IS WHAT YOU CHOSE. TO MOVE ON, CHOOSE IT.
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THIS IS IT. THERE ARE NO HIDDEN MEANINGS. ALL THAT MYSTICAL IS
JUST WHAT'S SO. A MASTER IS SOMEONE WHO FOUND OUT.
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I AM COMMITTED TO YOUR COMMITMENT.
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THERE ARE ONLY TWO THINGS IN THE WORLD: NOTHING, AND SEMANTICS.
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IT IS ULTIMATE EGO TO SUPPOSE THAT YOU CAN FUNCTION WITHOUT EGO. I
SAW THAT I COULD LET MY EGO BE, AND THAT WHEN I DID SO, IT WOULD
LET ME BE. IT WOULD NO LONGER IMPEDE ME. INSTEAD OF MY EGO'S
RUNNING THE SHOW, I COULD RUN THE SHOW. IT WAS A MATTER OF MY
BEING WILLING TO BE AT CAUSE WITH MY OWN EGO, TO HOLD IT AS
SOMETHING THAT BELONGED TO ME, NOT TO RESIST OR TRY TO GET RID OF
IT, NOT TO TRY TO PROVE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ONE, NOR FALL INTO IT,
SUBMIT TO IT, OR LET IT RUN ME. NOW THIS WAS A MATTER, IN PART, OF
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR JACK ROSENBERG AND FOR WERNER ERHARD.
AND YET NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I COULD USE THAT PARTICULAR
PERSONALITY, WERNER ERHARD, AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSION, AS A WAY TO
EXPRESS THE SELF.
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BE. DO. HAVE.
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IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET CLEAR FOR YOURSELF THAT YOUR ONLY
ACCESS TO IMPACTING LIFE IS ACTION. THE WORLD DOES NOT CARE
WHAT YOU INTEND, HOW COMMITTED YOU ARE, HOW YOU FEEL, OR WHAT
YOU THINK, AND CERTAINLY IT HAS NO INTEREST IN WHAT YOU WANT
AND DON'T WANT. TAKE A LOOK AT LIFE AS IT IS LIVED AND SEE FOR
YOURSELF THAT THE WORLD ONLY MOVES FOR YOU WHEN YOU ACT.
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YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL GIVE UP ANYTHING - THEIR JOBS, THEIR
MONEY, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR HEALTH - TO GET IT. ANYTHING
EXCEPT THE ONE AND ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP IN ORDER TO
GET IT: THE CONVICTION THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOT IT.
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THE PATH TO AUTHENTICITY IS BEING AUTHENTIC ABOUT YOUR
INAUTHENTICITIES.
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THE BEING OF HUMAN BEINGS IS A MECHANISM, THE END OF WHICH, THE
PURPOSE, THE DESIGN FUNCTION OF WHICH IS SURVIVAL. YOU SEE NOW,
YOU CAN'T HEAR IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW
IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT. YOU'RE JUST SURE IT'S
GOING TO WORK OUT. IT ISN'T GOING TO WORK OUT. REALLY!
IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK OUT. THIS IS ALL THERE IS.
THIS, THIS WHAT YOU GOT, IS WHAT THERE IS - NEVER MIND
THE FAIRY TALE. THIS IS IT! IT IS NOT GOING TO
WORK OUT BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY
WORKED OUT! THIS IS THE WAY IT WORKED
OUT. YOU DON'T LIKE THAT? TOO BAD ...
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STOP DOING THAT. JUST DO THE EXERCISE.
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LIKE UNCLE REMUS SAID, IF YOU CAN'S SAY SOMETHING GOOD, DON'T SAY
ANYTHING AT ALL.
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IF IT IS TRUE THAT THE FUTURE INTO WHICH YOU ARE LIVING GIVES YOU
BEING AND ACTION IN THE PRESENT, AND IF ONE PUTS THE PAST INTO THE
FUTURE, IT WILL APPEAR AS THOUGH WHO I AM IN THE PRESENT IS GIVEN
BY THE PAST.
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THIS IS WHERE A MASTER LIVES: OUT-HERE, LIVING WHERE
LIFE ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
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THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN ONLY KNOW BY CREATING THEM FOR
YOURSELF.
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YOU DON'T ASK "WHY ME?" WHEN IT'S RAINING.
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IF GOD HAD MEANT MAN TO FLY, HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM WINGS.
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WHEN YOU'VE SAID ALL OF THE BAD THINGS AND ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SAYING, YOU WILL FIND THAT WHAT YOU'VE REALLY
BEEN WITHHOLDING IS "I LOVE YOU.".
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MY KNOWLEDGE IS LIKE A WALL OF BRICKS. EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A
BRICK IN THE WALL, EACH GIVEN BY EVERY OTHER BRICK AND BY THE
TOTALITY OF THE WALL ITSELF. IF SOMETHING NEW DOESN'T FIT WITH
EVERY OTHER BRICK AND WITH THE TOTALITY OF THE WALL ITSELF,
THEN IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
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YOU HAVE TO BE BIG TO BE SMALL.
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Latest -I:
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TO TAKE THE STAND THAT YOU ARE CAUSE IN THE MATTER CONTRASTS
WITH IT BEING YOUR FAULT, OR THAT YOU FAILED, OR THAT YOU ARE
TO BLAME, OR EVEN THAT YOU DID IT. THAT YOU ARE THE CAUSE OF
EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE IS A PLACE TO STAND FROM WHICH TO VIEW
AND DEAL WITH LIFE - A PLACE THAT EXISTS SOLELY AS A MATTER OF
YOUR CHOICE. THE STAND THAT ONE IS CAUSE IN THE MATTER IS A
DECLARATION, NOT AN ASSERTION OF FACT. IT SIMPLY SAYS, "YOU CAN
COUNT ON ME (AND, I CAN COUNT ON ME) TO LOOK AT AND DEAL WITH
LIFE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MY BEING CAUSE IN THE MATTER."
WHEN YOU HAVE TAKEN THE STAND (DECLARED) THAT YOU ARE CAUSE IN
THE MATTER OF YOUR LIFE, IT MEANS THAT YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO
ASSIGN CAUSE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES, OR TO OTHERS. THAT IS YOU
GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO BE A VICTIM. YOU ALSO GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO
ASSIGN CAUSE TO THE WAXING AND WANING OF YOUR STATE OF MIND -
ALL OF WHICH, WHILE UNDOUBTEDLY SOOTHING, LEAVE YOU HELPLESS
(AT THE EFFECT OF). AT THE SAME TIME TAKING THIS STAND DOES NOT
PREVENT YOU FROM HOLDING OTHERS RESPONSIBLE.
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