Concerning Authority, and the Paradox thereof
Page 66COVENANTS / SECTION 3
Concerning Authority, and the Paradox thereof
1 The Society hath no authority over thy consciousness.
Passage actions
2 We hereby declare this authoritatively.
Passage actions
3 We recognize the problem.
Passage actions
4 There is administrative authority.
Passage actions
5 There is expertise.
Passage actions
6 There is consent.
Passage actions
7 There are boundaries.
Passage actions
8 There are laws.
Passage actions
9 There are consequences.
Passage actions
10 Yet none of these establish that one observer is the rightful owner of another observer's interior meaning.
Passage actions
11 A facilitator may end a meeting.
Passage actions
12 A treasurer may decline an undocumented reimbursement.
Passage actions
13 A safety volunteer may stop dangerous conduct.
Passage actions
14 A board may govern corporate affairs.
Passage actions
15 None thereby become more God.
Passage actions
COVENANTS / SECTION 4
Concerning Sacred Uncertainty and the Three Questions
1 When thou knowest, say: I know.
Passage actions
2 When thou observest, say: I observed.
Passage actions
3 When thou experiencest, say: I experienced.
Passage actions
4 When thou rememberest, say: I remember.
Passage actions
5 When thou interpretest, say: I interpret.
Passage actions
6 When thou believest, say: I believe.
Passage actions
7 When thou imaginest, say: I imagine.
Passage actions
8 When thou wonderest, say: I wonder.
Passage actions
9 When thou knowest not, say: I do not know.
Passage actions
10 Shame not the ninth sentence.