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[... 16 paragraphs ...]
It does indeed if you do not use the remark as an excuse. It means that you must give up some of your precious misconceptions. The misconceptions are these, and they apply to each of you: 1). “I am a limited self.” For no matter what I tell you, you still seem to fear as if you are limited and as if your self is something within your head bounded by your bony skull, and enclosed within your physical body. This is an erroneous conception. 2). The belief that you are limited in energy and that you are inferior, and that you are helpless. As long as you believe you are helpless, you are helpless. As long as you believe you are limited, you are limited. These misconceptions are what inhibit you from using the energy that is your own.
[... 3 paragraphs ...]
It is to demonstrate that you have the same vitality within yourself, and if I have this vitality and I do not have a body, then how much vitality do you have that you should be using that you are not using. It is to demonstrate that you are no more physical than I am, and it is also to demonstrate that consciousness is a joyful and a vital thing. Though my voice does not often sound joyful it is a matter of mechanics. It is to show what is possible.
[... 59 paragraphs ...]
No matter what you do at this point, you will break the thread of activity by taking any step, and you must take the step.
Now I tell you, it does not matter which step you take. It does not matter. All your thoughts of “which step shall I take” are unimportant—they are meaningless. The important thing is to take a step, and your appointment is a step, and you must take it.
[... 5 paragraphs ...]