The Dawn of an Emerging, “Moral Conscience” Unfolding in our Dreams – Step 10
“A man’s moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.”
– William Faulkner (1897 – 1962) U.S. novelist
“A man’s moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.”
– William Faulkner (1897 – 1962) U.S. novelist
THE CONSCIENCES FELT BY ALL – “As members listen carefully to each other and consult their personal understanding of a loving God, something happens: Solutions to problems become apparent … . In developing a group conscience, a clear mutual understanding or consensus arises.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 99)
“Let’s further suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes. THEN IT HAPPENED! By that evening almost every [monkey] in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them.” “… the habit of washing sweet potatoes then jumped over the sea.” – Ken Keyes Jr. (1921 – ) spiritual author on enlightenment
“It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.”
– Henry James (1843 – 1916) U.S. novelist
“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
– Gautama Buddha (563-483 B.C.), Hindu Prince and founder of Buddhism
MAKING MIRACLES HAPPEN –
“That one purpose,
[carrying the message]
clear and powerful, stands
alone in our collective con-
sciousness as the only thing
that really matters. With
that, all is possible and
miracles happen.”
(It Works, How &
Why, p. i)
WASTING NO TIME LEST THE CORROSION SETS IN AND MISTAKES FLOURISH – “This doesn’t mean we need to wander morbidly around in the past. It requires an admission and correction of errors now.” (12 & 12 pp. 88-89)
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 – ) Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
“It is important to remember that we are energy. Einstein told us that. And energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form.”
– Rhonda Byrne (1945 – ) Australian publisher of “The Secret”
What have you been willing to do to bring about positive changes in your life, lately?
LOOK WHO LOSES – “There are many distracting influences that can divert us from our primary purpose. For instance, our groups may be tempted to … talk about some controversy.” “But each time our focus is diverted from our primary purpose, the addict seeking recovery loses out.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 118)