I will hold Knowledge within myself today. Step 218 (MP3) [Open in Drive or copy to your Drive –
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| I will hold Knowledge within myself today. Step 218 |
ALONG WITH KNOWLEDGE COMES THE
WISDOM of how to use Knowledge in the world. Thus, Knowledge is the source of
your understanding and Wisdom is learning how to apply it meaningfully and
constructively in the world. You are not yet wise, so keep Knowledge within
yourself today. Allow it to strengthen itself. Allow it to grow. It will give
itself naturally, without your attempting to force its expression. In time, you
will learn to become wise, both through the demonstration of Knowledge and
through your own errors. You have already committed a sufficient number of errors
to demonstrate all that we are telling you.
KEEP
KNOWLEDGE WITHIN YOURSELF TODAY so that it may grow strong within you. Allow
yourself to extend its presence to only one or two individuals whom you
recognize can appreciate it, for your awareness of Knowledge is still a tender
shoot within you and cannot yet withstand the vicissitudes of this world. It
has not grown strong enough in your own understanding to counteract the raging
fear and hatred that sweep across the world. Knowledge can withstand this without
difficulty, but you who are learning to become a recipient and a vehicle for
Knowledge are not yet strong enough.
ALLOW
KNOWLEDGE TO BE KEPT WITHIN YOU TODAY so that it may grow. Remind yourself of
this upon the hour as you carry this jewel within your heart. In your deeper
practice periods, which are times of freedom from limitation for you, allow
yourself to return to your great love so that you may enter into true
relationship with Knowledge. In time, all limitations to the expression of Knowledge
will be lifted as you learn to wisely apply its communication in the world. But
for now, keep Knowledge within your heart so that it may grow stronger and
stronger.
PRACTICE
218: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.
Note: “…Knowledge is the source of
your understanding and Wisdom is learning how to apply it meaningfully and
constructively in the world.”
Picture: Venice Beach Pier, Los Angeles, California.
Plan B - If the MP3 doesn’t work, here’s the link
to the folder: New Message - Student Spoken Steps Recordings -
Steps to Knowledge - Working file
If this is your first time seeing one of the “Steps to Knowledge”,
then welcome. There are 365 Steps, daily spiritual practices if one seeks to
complete them in a year, but that is not necessary. They can be used by people
of any religious tradition or no religious tradition. They will help one to
become mindful in the world.
The Step today is from the book: Steps to Knowledge: The Book of Inner Knowing. The practices were
brought to the world through Marshall Vian Summers, The Messenger for The New
Message From God. Important background for the Steps is in: “Greater Community Spirituality” and the “Wisdom Books - I and II”.
Hard copies are available from the New Knowledge Library Store. The
Society for the New Message from God also has a Free Book Project. If you need
the books now, PDF files can be found here: http://goo.gl/RJuuGP
Keeping a journal is recommended. If you have a Steps book,
write your reactions and comments, highlight or underline points that strike
you, and date the note. In this way, your Steps book can be a partial journal.
Using the PDF, you can print out pages as you need them, or use
the software to maintain a digital copy where you can enter notes and highlight
text that stands out.
Other modern methods of keeping a journal include having a
document on your PC or phone to keep notes. You could send yourself an email or
use the voice recorder function. It is important to capture insights and
reactions because it is by this means that you can understand change. Sometimes
it may just be a word or short phrase, an image or a scene.
To end this post I again offer the blessing: "May the
presence of the Teachers be with you." In the invocative language of
Knowledge this blessing is: "Nasi Novare Coram" (pronounced NAH-see
no-VAHR-ay co-RAHM)
The short form of Nasi Novare Coram used by students is NNC.
The short form of Nasi Novare Coram used by students is NNC.
NNC
P.S. 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 linked below 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.
Doing Steps with only the texts, messages and your life
experience, including what you may have studied and practiced is your journey.
I’m showing Step comments after the Step, so as not to influence anyone in
advance. It is a wilderness trek to be left to your own wits, but then you can
also listen more closely for guides, angels and teachers, always first saying:
“I surround and protect myself with the Love and the Grace of God.” Thankfully,
I was taught this practice in 1989.
