Alignment
"As you advance, it becomes more important to exercise greater discernment in your relationships. Here you realize that you cannot successfully associate with just anyone whom you find to be pleasing. You cannot fall in love with just anyone who is attractive. You cannot align yourself with just anyone who congratulates you." [1]
"All true marriage provides for something beyond itself. This is what distinguishes true marriage from a temporary alignment between two people who are attempting to escape their loneliness and to use one another for personal fulfillment." [2]
The fundamental alignment of Life
"The Sacred Covenant is fundamental to all life. It was not specifically created for humanity, for there are countless races in the universe. It was not aligned to one specific religion or religious understanding, for there are countless religions in the universe." [3]
Alignment without Knowledge
"Without Knowledge, people of course must have allegiances in life to feel connected to life and to feel that they are part of something greater than themselves. Without an awareness of Knowledge, this is what people do. They align themselves with beliefs, with institutions, with other people, with social movements, with political movements. They align themselves with religious beliefs and institutions because they must have something greater than themselves to be a part of, or their isolation in life becomes intolerable."[4]
References
- ↑ Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 9: Stages of Development
- ↑ Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 10: Marriage
- ↑ The Pure Religion: God's Ancient Covenant with Humanity
- ↑ The First Commitment (September 25, 2008)
Further Study
- Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 9: Stages of Development