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So as you increasingly identify with truth, the old lies and self-deception will come to the forefront. They will beckon you with flattering phrases, for truly, the human heart is capable of great deceit. The way of the truth barer is not in soft paths of self-dishonesty, but rather it is the path of facing harsh reality about the world, about others, and especially about ourselves. But, once truth is faced, then lies have no power over you any more, then deception holds no allure for it is revealed as the shell and shadow of reality, not reality itself. - [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2002-03-10-Michael%27s_Spirit_Pours_Out#Liberty Ham]
So as you increasingly identify with truth, the old lies and self-deception will come to the forefront. They will beckon you with flattering phrases, for truly, the human heart is capable of great deceit. The way of the truth barer is not in soft paths of self-dishonesty, but rather it is the path of facing harsh reality about the world, about others, and especially about ourselves. But, once truth is faced, then lies have no power over you any more, then deception holds no allure for it is revealed as the shell and shadow of reality, not reality itself. - [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2002-03-10-Michael%27s_Spirit_Pours_Out#Liberty Ham]
==Opinions==
Many of you have been led to believe that strong opinions reflect strength of character. Actually, the opposite is true. Strong opinions act as a substitute for character. True character grows by being tested and challenged in the world. When you allow your opinions to limit your experience, you contribute to the gradual weakening of character. True character is always open to varying opinions and experiences.
It is hard to be completely open to the slings and arrows of failure and disappointments in this world, but, you must remember why you are here. You are here to learn from experience, all experience, good and bad. There is no time between your earthly life and the eternal portals of Paradise where you will not be learning from your experience.
The more your hearts and minds are open, the more you will realize that opinions formed in the past have no bearing on the present. Experience is valuable as it informs the present, but set opinions formed in the past may not be a help. They can be a way to close the mind and heart to the present realities, and then it becomes easier to lose touch with the value of transcendence that is ever ready to inform the present.
Therefore, grasp true strength of character, open your minds and your hearts to all experiences that come. When you are tempted to reach for the shield of opinion, think twice. Live in the now, grow in it, and leave the past with its old experiences and definitions behind you. In this way, you will live fully and completely, and you will grow as God would have you to grow, by and through the experiences given to you. - [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2002-03-24-Being_Open_To_Growth#Lesson Ham]
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[[Category: Sutras]]
