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As Above, So Below

we can say, as in your mind, so in your body.


sure it seems very simple. Think big and get big.
And yes it actually works like that.

However... most the 'think' that they are thinking big are only doing part of the process.

One must believe and "Know"

but what is knowledge?

Maybe we can look at this easy example.

You are with somebodies child on an open balcony and they walk towards the edge. There is a long drop down.

You "Know" that you need to stop the child physically from continuing to walk towards that balcony. Even if it is not your child and you do not have permission from the parents (wherever they are)

though you "Know" that if that child continues walking towards the edge that it will not be good results. There is NOTHING in the world that could shake you from that belief...
ie.. . child+open balcony = no good

You "Know" this information at the core of your being.

Ok... that is "knowledge"


once you have that same "knowledge" and "Belief" and "conviction" on any of your "desires" - then you are ready to ascend.

until then... just focus on building your core.


-Greg Jacobs
#belief #knowledge
  • Profile picture of the author abdoue
    hello I would like to make ashort difintion to the words Knowledge and Belief that some times we cofuse to differ between them Knowledge and Belief
    2 Knowledge


    Now let us consider how knowledge differs from truth:
    • Throughout history up until 1610, nobody knew Jupiter had moons. There was a complete lack of knowledge.
    • There was at least a brief period when Galileo was the only person who knew Jupiter had moons.
    • Eventually larger numbers of people knew Jupiter had moons.
    This example shows that knowledge can change with time, and can be very unevenly distributed. By way of contrast, note that the truth didn't change in 1610; only the knowledge changed.
    The notion of an ideal truth, of which our knowledge is only an imperfect shadow, is not exactly new. See e.g. reference 1.
    Knowledge can be formulated in various ways, some better and some worse. For example,
    1. Jupiter has moons. That is, the hypothesis that Jupiter is moonless is untenable.
    2. Galileo observed four moons. Others have observed the same thing.
    3. Jupiter has exactly four moons.
    4. Jupiter has at least four moons.
    5. If you look at Jupiter in a telescope, you will see four moons.
    Statement 3 is not true. There are numerous additional moons, too small to be seen using telescopes of the sort available in 1610.
    Let us consider item 4. It is simultaneously less precise and more reliable (compared to item 3), because it doesn't stick its neck out quite so far. It does not attempt to capture the complete truth, and thereby avoids complete falsity. Statement 3 is very precise, but false. Statement 4 is an inequality, not an equality, so it is more vague. Although vagueness is something of a disadvantage, it is preferable to falsity.
    Alas, statement 5 is not quite true, either. If you look just once, there are several things that could go wrong. First of all, you won't be sure at first glance what's a moon and what's a background star; they just look like bright dots. What's worse, there is a very real possibility that less than four moons will be visible. Sometimes one or more moons will be hiding behind the planet, or in its shadow. You can solve these problems by making repeated observations over a period of hours or days. You will see that the moons move (quite unlike stars) and soon you will see four of them.

    Belief


    Galileo had trouble persuading the Powers-That-Be to believe that Jupiter had moons. They didn't want Jupiter to have moons, and some people have a powerful ability to not see what they don't want to see.
    Here belief denotes more-or-less the same thing as knowledge, but by connotation it calls attention to the fact that people are often willing to believe things that cannot possibly be true.
    Sometimes people believe the truth, but all-too-often they believe things that cannot possibly be true. In the US, more people believe in astrology than believe in evolution (reference 4). Wacky beliefs are reflected in people's actions, not just in what they say they believe. In the US, people spend ∼10 billion dollars per year on homeopathic medicines, magnetic "therapy" bracelets, and other forms of "alternative" medicine.
    In some simple cases, knowledge is sufficiently well established that it can pass for absolute truth (in some narrow domain). As I like to say, we don't know everything there is to know about the moon, and we don't know everything there is to know about green cheese, but we know enough to be quite sure that the moon is not made of green cheese. A similar thought is expressed by the saying that you should keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.
    Generally, though, issues are more complex (as discussed in section 4), and those who claim to possess infallible inerrant "truth" are cranks, unaware of their own limitations, monumentally immodest and arrogant.


    it is some how in scientific way but to explain it better


    thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Greg Jacobs
    good points above about belief/knowledge

    ..so then we can agree there is a fine line (if that) between godhead and delusion.

    kinda reminds me of a quote I heard somewhere
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    "..only difference between a saint and a lunatic is who you tell your stuff to..."


    does this video do anything for you?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7X9zDtsiG0
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  • Profile picture of the author katiec
    This is very well written and its always a good reminder to believe in yourself. This is a biz that can be very up and down.
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    • Profile picture of the author usmanshakir
      Thanks GREG for very impressive and motivational post.
      Knowledge and belief are the tings which improve our motivational level to earn.
      Thanks again and again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Chua
    As a person we have the instincts that things should be like this, this is the right thing to do and that is within us. No one can ever know what is right or best for us more than ourselves so we should make every decision and action the best way we can. We should know our true stand in whatever situation and make sure it is for the better of our being and we don't step on other people.
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