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"This is a wonderfully descriptive book that drew me in. Unfortunately, I can't commit to its almost 1200. I will be back for it though" — Aug 20, 2014 07:51AM
"This is a wonderfully descriptive book that drew me in. Unfortunately, I can't commit to its almost 1200. I will be back for it though" — Aug 20, 2014 07:51AM
“Be confidently assured that any ‘gods’ that we build will always have veracious appetites, and sooner or later they will gorge themselves on that which built them.”
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“If our sense of self, our values and our ideals, do not originate from within - but are instead largely influenced, shaped or fashioned by celebrated characters - we fall under the spells of idol worship without realizing we have 'souled out'.”
― From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
― From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
“It is in refusing to recognize that we worship something that we move from the worship of that thing to slavery to that thing.”
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“Possibly the most debilitating deception of all is to create a god of my own making, fool myself into believing that this limp god of mine is the true God, and then construct the entirety of my life on this flamboyantly fictional character. Possibly the most devastating realization of all is when the real God shows up, and in the showing up all of this come crashing down.”
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“Idolatry happens when you worship or praise anything excessively to the point of causing you to believe it reigns supreme. All things on this earth are temporal, even your very own desires. Be careful that you do not create idols to worship.”
― Sweet Destiny
― Sweet Destiny
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