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John 16:14 · World English Bible

John 16:14 Meaning He Will Glorify Me

He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

What does John 16:14 mean?

Revelation uncovers, it does not add. The formless shines through form without adding anything of its own.

From the Ego v. Being reading below.

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EGO & BEING

Ego v. Being

Revelation uncovers, it does not add.

The formless shines through form without adding anything of its own. Nothing new is invented, only revealed.

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Live John 16:14 today

  1. Instead of adding a new habit today, drop one thing that crowds you out, one app, one open tab, one commitment you dread. See what shows up in the space.
  2. With someone close, skip the advice and just let them be seen. Say what you actually admire in them, nothing added, nothing shaped.
  3. When you feel the need to prove yourself in a meeting, say less. Let the work stand there plainly, and let it be enough.

What are you trying to add that is already here, just covered over?

The same truth in other traditions

Zen

The moon was always there. Clouds moving aside is not an improvement to the moon.

Hinduism · Upanishads

What you are seeking you already are. Teaching only lifts the veil, it does not hand you something new.

Sufism · Rumi

The task is not to search for love but to clear away the walls you built against it.

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