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> [The first thing we need to do is realize that some of our old beliefs are dysfunctional and no longer work, if indeed they ever did. If the desire to do that isn't there, there's nothing to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/the-first-thing-we-need-to-do-is-realize-that-some-of-our-old-beliefs/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

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## More by Ricky Ray

> [Consciousness is the ground of all being; everything is consciousness. Beyond that, definition is impossible because any way we may attempt to define it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/consciousness-is-the-ground-of-all-being-everything-is-consciousness/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [The first thing we need to do is realize that some of our old beliefs are dysfunctional and no longer work, if indeed they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/the-first-thing-we-need-to-do-is-realize-that-some-of-our-old-beliefs/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [God is not a person; God is manifestation itself. We think that God is a superhuman person, but God is not a person. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/god-is-not-a-person-god-is-manifestation-itself-we-think-that-god-is/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [How do you get out of a belief system? First you have to destruct the belief system. Traditionally, the teacher is supposed to remove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/how-do-you-get-out-of-a-belief-system-first-you-have-to-destruct-the/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [Fundamentalism, in and of itself, is benign and can be personally beneficial, but the anger and prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/fundamentalism-in-and-of-itself-is-benign-and-can-be-personally/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [Darwinian evolution is slow and gradual, step by step. Such an evolution can explain micro-evolution but not macro-evolution. For example, how did the eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/darwinian-evolution-is-slow-and-gradual-step-by-step-such-an/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [The difficulty in today's world is our technology and science has outrun our theological advances. The reason for that is in technology and science,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/the-difficulty-in-today-s-world-is-our-technology-and-science-has/)

[Ricky Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ray/)

> [God is the causal power of consciousness as the ground of all being. So we can say that God is the causal power exerted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ray/god-is-the-causal-power-of-consciousness-as-the-ground-of-all-being/)

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