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Thank you, Sarah Knox, for this awesome presentation! I can attest that everything you said in this video is 100% true, and I can do so because I have experienced it myself.
I’d rather not go into detail right now about why and how I know it all to be fact with such certainty. But please allow me to say this:
I appreciate everything that you all have shared in this forum about your own experiences, and I understand what you have gone through because I have gone through it myself. I love your awareness and your determination to be kind to others.
Thank you so much, everybody! 🙂
I think the main reason why it doesn’t work is: Egoism.
As an extension to egoism follows: Insufficient information (which also has its root in Egoism).
That egoism reigns almost completely unopposed stems from a lack of understanding. People still believe egoism will get them what they need and that it is necessary to be egoistic if you don’t want to be taken advantage of.
Research, and availability of information about the results of research, are so significant. The most important research information that is available, is Information about the Teachings of Kabbalah – which represents a problem in itself because the level of egoism and entitlement today is unprecedented and has a way of making people think they already know everything they need to know. So why look for spiritual information, or listen to people who encourage you to do so, if you already think you know what you need to know, and are too scared to deviate from this way of thinking… A way of thinking that is simple and doesn’t require you to present with any level of humility in order to learn something more, that is equally necessary?
Another thing that makes it difficult for us to agree with the results of research on pro-social spending is that we aren’t told about those results. We may sometimes be told that this or that pro-social spending has been decided to be carried out because experts find them valid, but we aren’t provided with much in terms of the reasons for their validity.
Governments of today do not trust that their populations can understand what the research is telling us, or of making informed decisions based on the information about these results that we might, and could, be given.
And so the mutual mistrust widens the gap between people throughout the spectrum, from the poorest to the most wealthy and powerful, and everybody resorts to ‘Me, Me, Me’ instead of ‘We, We, We’.
I think what inspired me throughout this course, Julian, was your classes and advice, and my fellow students’ posts.
I also got a deeper understanding of why it is so important that we connect in Tens/Minyans. Even if it’s still possible for one student to study alone under one teacher – and it probably is – it is still by far preferable to join in Tens because of the multiplied Light that results from doing so. If, on top of that, we can become real friends, then it’s a win all around.
Julian,
Thank you for everything you have taught us these past 2.5 months. I hope we will meet now and then on Zoom, and, who knows, maybe also in real life, sometime.
Gianni,
Thank you for being here for us, week after week, answering all our questions.
Fellow Students,
Thank you all for walking this path alongside me. I can’t tell you how often I have felt like telling you how much your answers resonate with me, and how much your words inspire me. It is truly amazing how this keeps happening, again and again, week after week. I sincerely hope that you will continue walking the path, climbing the ladder, and never stopping.
I began this study once before, almost 3 years ago, but I lost my foothold and stopped about a month before where we are at now (forgive me if I don’t go into details now).
This time I’m here to stay. No fear of falling short, being disliked or misunderstood will deter me because things have changed in the world, we can no longer afford to allow flaws and differences between us to stop us or slow us down. The world needs us to climb the ladder and lead the way so that others may follow.
I can’t get theis engine to work. I’m sorry. Been at it for a couple of hours, but I have to go now. Be well, everybody! Much love to you all! 🙂
The Converter is Connection, with intention and backed by study, reading, and the teacher.
Key here is Connection more than anything else.
Gianni,
I really wanted to join and participate in your meeting.
I’m sorry that I didn’t make it, and I apologize.
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I wish you all a Wholesome and Good New Year!!…
Wow, that’s a question I can’t possibly hope to answer. I mean, it must be amazing, there’s no doubt about that. But I have never been to a congress (yet! 🙂 ), so I can’t really know how it feels to be there. But I can say that I have no doubt that it must be absolutely incredible.
When you watch the video in this week’s Lesson Preparation, it is obvious that a lot of positive, strong connections between and among people are happening, and it fits with how I have imagined being at a congress would be. This short footage was beautiful, and I found myself wishing I could have been there. 🙂
I also want to say that I think this footage was incredibly well done. Just a little Thumb’s Up to the photographer artists who created it, and I am grateful that I have been able to see it. Thank you!.. 🙂
