John 14:30 · World English Bible
John 14:30 Meaning I Will No More Speak Much
I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.
What does John 14:30 mean?
The ego rules the dream of separation and calls itself the master of all it made. It comes to every mind pressing its case, insisting on guilt and fear and the reality of attack.
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The ego rules the dream of separation and calls itself the master of all it made. It comes to every mind pressing its case, insisting on guilt and fear and the reality of attack. Yet its whole power depends on being believed. Where love is truly chosen, the ego finds nothing to answer it, no fear to seize, no guilt to feed on.
A mind wholly given to love offers the ego no foothold. The accuser still approaches and still makes its claim, but it meets a stillness it cannot disturb, and finds that in such a mind it has nothing at all.
Prince of this world: the ego enthroned as ruler of the dream, the voice of separation that claims the mind as its own.
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Live John 14:30 today
- When the accusing thought shows up, the one that says you are a fraud, let it speak and do not argue. Watch how fast it fades without your agreement.
- If someone takes a jab at you today, leave the hook alone. Answer the actual point and skip the part of you that wants to win.
- Under real pressure, catch the urge to blame yourself or someone else. Deal with the problem and leave the guilt out of it.
What would an accusation have to find in you to take hold?
The same truth in other traditions
Buddhism
The tempter came to the Buddha with every threat and lure, and found nothing left in him to grip. The offer only works where there is still a taker.
Stoicism · Marcus Aurelius
The mind free from judgment is a citadel. The insult arrives, and there is nothing inside for it to land on.
Taoism · Zhuangzi
The skilled swimmer does not fight the current. There is nothing in them that resists, so there is nothing for the water to break.
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