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Once you accept, you see, that idea then you must, if you follow your thought completely through, accept the idea of a random accidental universe in which you are at the mercy of any accident; in which mind or purpose have little meaning; in which you are at the mercy of all random happenings; in which 300,000 human beings can be swept off the face of the planet without reason, without cause, simply at the whim of an accidental happening. And if that is the universe in which you believe that you live then it is a dire and forbidding universe, indeed. In that universe the individual has little hope for he will return to the nonexistence that his random physical creation came from. Following that line of thought, then accidentally, if you follow this through, a group of atoms and molecules were sparked into consciousness and song and then will return to the chaos from which they came. And the individual has no control over his destiny for it can be swept aside at any point by random fate over which he has no recourse.
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Whenever you think that you have a headache simply because you have a headache; or you bump into a door simply because you bump into a door; or you have an accident simply because you happen to be in a particular place at a particular time; whenever you feel yourself powerless, then you think that accidents happen and that you have no control over them. The only answer is to realize that you form physical events, individually and en masse. And as I have said, time and time again, you form the physical reality that you know.
(To Ned.) Now, I have a word over here to our friend and it is this. If you would express yourself more often as you did in your paper, either through poetry or prose or painting, you would feel great release. You would also learn things about yourself, and you would recognize the strength of your own individuality and not feel as though you had to go running hunted through the grasses, all kinds of grasses. That is what you need.
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(To Rachel.) Now I have to look over here at my friend to see if she will wink at me again. I will let you take a break and return for I have a few personal remarks for you, and not accidental remarks.
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(To Colleen.) Now our friend over here of the cream cheese. You are doing very well. There are some breakthroughs yet that you will work through. That is all right, allow yourself the freedom to do so.
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(To Sue.) Now this one over here. You are doing very well, as you know, in your dream work. You are doing well in your creative work also, and in your writing. You forget there are problems you must work through, and that in the struggle to create further creativity results. If you are satisfied with less, then you do not search further. Now, Ruburt’s way is too expensive. Your way you can pay, do you see the difference? You have your own way. It is too expensive to try to follow someone else’s way, and that is the message of the dream. Also, remember your own childlike self and the two of you, when you think of your son, imagine what you were like at that age and how difficult it was to communicate to your parents.
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(To Giselle.) Now, I have a remark over here and it is this. You are still, to some extent, frightened. Now, this has to do in some regard to work you did in the past when it was highly dangerous to speak of your beliefs or to remember this code of ethics. So try to allow yourself greater freedom for the two of you can work very well together. Do not be too timid. Be courageous. He can use your courage also, and you need to taste it yourself.
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Now, I will say goodnight to you all. I did not want to keep you all up too late, and there are those of you who are anxious to go home. Now, I expect some activity on your parts this evening. On all of your parts, ideally speaking. Our winker included over here.
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