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Revision: 22 Mar 2024

Victimhood

  • Belief in being a victim.
  • Identification with the role of victim.
  • The absence of creatorship.
  • The state of being disempowered.
  • To heal oneself and the world, it is essential to step out of victimhood.
  • The small self is small in the measure that it is attached to victimhood.
  • Victimhood creates experiences of disempowerment and victimization.
  • Victimhood is impossible in total Source-realization.
  • Victimhood is the antithesis of creatorship.
  • YOU cannot be a victim.

Sayings:

  • “One who believes they are a victim continues to experience victimhood and victimization.”
  • “One who is in victimhood sees victims and perpetrators everywhere.”
  • “To be in victimhood is to be in hell.”
  • “Who you really are is never a victim. YOU cannot be a victim.”
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