Repentance as Radical Change of Attitude

Step by step

1. Recognize that your external world mirrors your internal attitude and beliefs.
2. Identify any aspects of your world that you dislike.
3. Understand that 'repentance' means a radical change of attitude (metanoia) at the 'I AM' level.
4. Instead of trying to change the external, persuade yourself internally that you are already experiencing a world to your liking.
5. Persist in this new attitude and inner persuasion, knowing that the outer world will conform to your changed inner state.

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The Talent

This technique redefines repentance as 'metanoia,' a radical change of attitude that goes to the core of one's 'I AM.' It involves recognizing the world as a mirror of one's inner state and consciously persuading oneself to adopt an attitude that reflects a desired world, rather than trying to change external circumstances directly.

The word “repentance” comes from the Greek word “metanoia,” which means "a radical change of attitude." This change must be so radical that it gets right down to the root, the I AM! Think of your world as your mirror. Do you like what you see there? If you would, repent by persuading yourself that you are seeing a world to your liking. Persist in your repentance, for to the degree that you are self-persuaded it is so, it will be so. If you attempt to change the world before you change your attitude towards it, your struggle will be in vain. That which you dislike will change only to the degree that you change your attitude towards it. Until you do it cannot change, for the dislike is coming from within you.

Since the world is a reflection of one's inner attitude, true change begins by changing the internal perception. By radically shifting one's attitude and persuading oneself of a desired reality, the outer world is compelled to reshuffle and reflect this new inner state.

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