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THE TEACHING MISSION |
LESSONS FROM THE TEACHING
MISSION Transmissions from celestial teachers across the U.S.
Includes:
Ham: Freedom and Self-Indulgence Abraham on Good Practice of
Worship Abraham on Baptism of the Spirit Jessona and Elyon on
Peace, Healing Circuits, Mind Access Olfana on the Treasure of
Memories Christ Michael on Stepping Out in Faith Olfana on
Courage Aaron on Individuality Daniel on Creating with God
Klarixiska .. a prayer
Ham on freedom and self-indulgence 02/24/2002 in Nashville, TN
Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I welcome you here this
evening. Tonight, let us discuss freedom.
There is among mortals various conceptions of personal freedom
usually connected with some measure of self-indulgence. There
are many false illusions of freedom, illusions that create
chains and restrictions much more severely than any physical
jails. Self-indulgence is a form of self-shackling under the
guise of freedom.
True freedom is found in self-restraint and healthy boundaries.
The maturity of the person is measured by one’s ability to
exhibit self-restraint, restraint in word, and restraint in
action. You cannot grow in the spirit without recognizing the
difference between true and false freedoms. Self-control creates
the boundaries in which happiness can be nurtured.
When you carelessly throw away your self-restraint and embrace
self-indulgence, it is a tragedy for your selves, your angels,
and all those who love you. Maturity must be progressive. You
must strive to build mature boundaries of conduct which lead to
advancement in the world and respect from your peers.
Self-indulgence leads to loss of self-respect and loss of the
respect of your peers. Liberty to make spiritual progress is
found in the mature actions of the growing sons and daughters of
the Father, not in reverting to adolescence or childish
selfishness.
Maturity comes with self-negation, it comes with selfless
service of others, thinking of their happiness and contentment
rather than your own. The child is entirely self-focused. The
maturing adult is partially self-focused. Jesus of Nazareth was
entirely other focused. His concern was never for himself. His
comfort was always the least of his worries. He showed the world
what a truly mature person should be like.
The self-indulgence exhibited by his followers is seen
especially in the apostle Judas who thought solely of himself,
though solely of his own concerns and was thus led rapidly to
complete ruin. You cannot climb the heights required of you by
following the Master when you engage in acts of self-indulgence
and actions that lead to a type of morbid self-focus. These
types of actions will lead to a rapid undoing.
I know it is fashionable in your society to experience various
degrees of mid life crises, to want to recapture some type of
youthful abandon. But, you can only look around you to see the
ruined lives and wrecked marriages that are caused by this type
of self-indulgence. It is a wise person who knows when to put
away the things of youth and to move on with life.
You are all of you passing into new stages of your lives and
this acceptance of new responsibilities as well as new
boundaries must be achieved. Each of you will carry as much
responsibility in the mission as you can hold. Take these
responsibilities with grace and ease rather than rebellion and
strife. You all have great spiritual gifts and those gifts carry
the responsibility of spiritual growth and maturity.
This has been a stern warning and it is up to each of you to
nurture your own happiness by setting boundaries of
self-restraint. It is up to you to accept the responsibilities
of your years and to be open to new and greater challenges that
will stimulate your growth rather than stifle it. Follow the
Master’s example in turning your concerns outward. Don’t worry
about yourselves so much.
ABRAHAM -- GOOD PRACTICE OF WORSHIP FEBRUARY 10, 2002 WOODS
CROSS, UTAH GROUP
I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Your lighthearted atmosphere here this
evening makes this task so much more simple and enjoyable. You
each individually possess great strength and power, but
collectively we are able to do so much more than you know. I am
with gratitude to Father for His unfailing guidance and
watch-care, for at this point in time I dread to think of what
existence might be without it.
Through the power of worship I find that I get to understand
Father a bit more, I perceive His true nature. As mortals we can
assume a great many aspects of deity personalities, but it is
through worship that we release our preconceived notions, and
are opened to greater understanding of who our First Source and
Center really is. God is who you make Him, so to speak. He is
whatever possibilities that are in your minds view of Him. We
can be limited by our faith levels or we can excel with divine
possibilities. Through the good practice of worship we are
expanding our thought reality into knowing the true nature of
our Father.
To perceive Father as a harsh judge has us live our lives with
the fear that everything we do is under constant scrutiny, and
will be judged and either condemned or commended, depending on
the situation--certainly a limited way to live the mortal life.
As we better know Father, we learn He is a true Caretaker, in
that He truly desires to see us excel in everything we do. With
this faith level we will live our lives as if the universe is
with us and there is nothing we cannot do.
At this point in time this part of the world is truly the hub of
Urantia. With all the activities taking place here now we are
learning to cross many historic barriers to incorporate the
Brotherhood of Man on earth. While these Olympic games are
competitive, they hold more now than ever such goodwill and
sportsmanship. While each individual strives for their personal
best, they are always working for the good of the whole team.
The energy that is being generated is definitely nutrition for
the cosmic mind. While a great many individuals have come
together to organize these games, a great many more celestial
organizers have come to put this goodwill experience into a plan
of action that will further generate new avenues of spiritual
development. In the struggle of competition we are learning that
no victory is ever worth hurting another.
As we begin to really understand our Father, we begin to love
one another as He loves us. Your sorrow is my sorrow. Your joy
is my joy. As we begin to really know the Source from which all
things stem, we see the connection between all of us. We see the
downfall of another is our downfall. We see we have the power to
heal or wound. When we understand the true nature of Father, we
better understand the equality between all His children, all the
races, gender, financial status and positions of power and
prestige. There really is no seat any higher than another in the
Kingdom.
To expand your understanding on the true nature of Father we
feel we have a distinct place in the universe. We need not act
out to draw attention to our own importance, no, for true joy
comes from within. Joy comes from knowing the spiritual life is
real. God is real and we live our lives as if we believe in that
with all our heart and mind, yes.
Last week we spoke of attachments and how they create a
distorted perception of reality. Our priorities change from
Truth, Beauty and Goodness to selfish purposes or survival
purposes, yes. The hardest disappointments to bear are those
realities you have built your life on--revealing themselves to
be unstable, as if you have wasted so much time and energy
putting your heart and mind into these things.
Do not waste any more time in the punishment of regret, the
limited mindal game of 'only if.' Move onto a new thought
direction, become enthusiastic over future possibilities from
past lessons learned. Do not dwell in your regrets and become
further limited by them, no. God really is who you make Him out
to be. That concept is extremely influential in your own mind.
You will definitely live your life accordingly.
Perhaps the best method of understanding the true nature of God
is to strengthen your relationship with the Creator Son, Michael
of Nebadon, Jesus of Nazareth, Son of Man, Son of God. What do
we know of the Master? He was undoubtedly tender, and yet
possessed an indescribable divine strength. He was personable,
and yet able to relate with all people from all walks of life.
He was indeed sympathetic, but never allowed His fellows to lay
down before their troubles. The Master could be found doling out
words of power and wisdom, and yet find humor in most
everything--superbly balanced, yes. If you have seen the
Son--you have seen the Father. While the two personalities are
definitely distinct and individual, their personality
characteristics are alike in many ways. We come to know Father
through the setting aside of ourselves in worship. We come to
know the Son through working out life's details through
conferring with the Son.
The best that we can strive for is God-likeness and to reinforce
these relationships with Father and the Master we learn their
personality aspects, their attributes. In the God-likeness is
where we will find the best of ourselves. It is where we will
take up the banner of Brotherhood and lay down the shield of
selfishness. In doing our best are we at a most awesome position
to serve, to be apostles and ambassadors for the Kingdom.
As our perception grows of the true nature of God, then do we
learn more about ourselves. Yes, there is a little more
understanding when we make mistakes. There is a little more
tenderness when we find we measure not up to our own
expectations. There is always the increased hope that while we
are fallible beings, our Caretakers lead us ever Heavenward, and
the past is simply stepping stones.
You have great opportunity now, my friends, to truly touch the
lives of those you come into contact with. Not through the
preaching and teaching from the Book, no, but through simply
showing that you really care, that you are really standing
side-by-side with your fellows. You can make a huge difference
in their lives by showing a bit of interest in who they are.
People become more important when you understand the true nature
of our Caretakers, attachments release their hold on you and you
can really begin to serve, to make a difference, to be a
director of destiny, yes.
This week journal your thoughts on the aspects of Father and
Michael. How are you limited by your beliefs? How have your
beliefs changed in just this past year and how are you better
because of it? Continue to work on detaching from those things
that do not direct destiny, do not leave a lasting impression of
all that is good, yes.
This is a new time in history, children. The spiritual energy is
becoming more potent, and of course, energy moves matter. Time
will seem to move more swiftly and your participation in it will
not only be of great assistance to us but a tremendous joy to
you.
ABRAHAM -- BAPTISM OF THE SPIRIT FEBRUARY 25, 2002 WOODS CROSS,
UTAH GROUP
I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. My heart is full when I see how much
you care for one another. I am always inspired to become more
than I am. I will not settle for a lesser route to be more than
I am because it is more simple, no. While I appreciate those
times of comfort and ease, I do realize I am less inclined to
reach upward for help. My involvement in your lives certainly
keeps me inspired to learn more, grow more and become more than
I am, yes. As I make effort to serve in Michael's Mission, I am
also served and tremendously blessed. I thank you for your
patience and willingness to proceed ever forward.
Over these years I have been witness to literally viewing your
[personal] worlds increase incorporating those possibilities
that seemed impossible before, yes. I understand as a mortal you
tend to be quite harsh on your seemingly slow way of
progression. It is with experience and time that you can see you
have actually expanded your mind, your personal world. There are
moments in this life that seem overwhelming and you cannot
possibly bear one more difficulty. I understand the feelings of
inadequacy as your difficulties enfold you. I have known the
fear and pain of loss in the mortal life, but I can say that
these experiences are the very thing that expands your mind so
you can advance spiritually.
In a short time we will celebrate the Master's day of
resurrection. It was a time of releasing the old to take up the
new. It was a time of dying to the old ways and being reborn in
the new. While mortal life can come with a great many
complexities, we can always take comfort in the fact that
everything changes, everything becomes new. I realize there is
comfort to some in the mundane. It seems safe and without
surprises, but personal spiritual growth is quite slowed.
You have known individuals who live with a great amount of fear
and their safety net is a life that is uneventful, unmoving and
not going toward any purpose, any goal. They seem to only to
exist, not really live--just exist. Those individuals who are
somewhat balanced in this mortal life look forward to daily
challenges, unplanned experiences and surprises. They have their
safety net in the spiritual life. The spiritual life is a source
of energy that keeps you wanting to strive for a personal best,
moving towards a life in the Spirit, a perfected life, if you
will.
We are inspired by the Master's life, where He was born as every
child is, and faces all the same daily difficulties and masters
a life in the flesh. His life was quite eventful at times and He
took each moment as if it were the only moment to focus on at
the time. He relied on Father and His past experiential training
to move Him through events with enduring strength, unfailing
love and spiritual energy. He moved through the mortal life
without complaining, without being so entangled in unpleasant
past experiences. He learned from the past, but He did not dwell
on it. He was not so injured by it--as He was taught by it--to
become who He was meant to be.
While the Master was indeed a divine being, He also knew very
well what life was in the flesh. There is no doubt that Father
was indeed His great strength and comfort, but I would also
mention that He found much inspiration and energy among His
fellows. While His divine side did find spiritual fulfillment
from the Father, His mortal side found satisfaction in the love
and acceptance of His fellows.
As we ponder the upcoming Easter holiday, we will definitely
find strength in the life of the Master. Was He weak for seeking
out His fellows company? Was He inadequate all by Himself? No.
Jesus exhausted all His human and divine resources. His fellows
faith and good cheer gave Him energy and reminded Him of the
reason He persevered through many trials.
It has been said that many times the Master was beside Himself.
This was in fact a reconciliation of His spirit with Father's.
It was an alignment of wills. It was setting aside personal
desires for the Father to work. It was dying to the old ways to
take up the new. In the seemingly overburdening mortal life you
can also become as the Master was and be beside yourself, align
your will with Father's. Release the heavy burden. Realize that
you are not left alone to carry on in life's difficulties. You
can lay down the old to take up the new.
As we think about the Master's resurrection we cannot go without
remembering Pentecost, when the Spirit was poured out upon all
flesh and the repercussions therefrom. As we commit to laying
down the old, we are asking to be reborn and rejuvenated in
Spirit. This is truly a baptism of the Spirit. Your own personal
faith will only allow you to go so far with this idea, but if
the individual is willing, the Spirit of Truth is ready. Allow
the grime of spirit poisons to be washed away by our Purifier,
our Spirit of Truth, our Brother/Father, yes. Allow yourselves
to be bathed in the light of truth. Allow your attitudes to
become refreshed, your minds to become expanded and open to new
possibilities.
This week I ask you to journal those past experiences you insist
on dwelling in and how this creates blockage to the new. Study
the Master's resurrection and the day of Pentecost. Plan time to
be still and open to that baptism of the Spirit. Father does
truly desire your happiness and He knows your dreams. He works
to incorporate His lessons into helping you find the desires of
your heart, yes. A few questions.
QUESTION: Yes, Abraham, some people talk about having a contrite
spirit and a broken heart. In your second part of your
assignment I wonder if you could expand upon the baptism of the
Spirit. How does that come about?
ABRAHAM: Put simply--baptism of the Spirit occurs when one is
truly committed to drinking the cup of mortal life and accepts
the consequences therefrom, and handles it through relying on
the Spirit. You definitely feel a change in attitude and you are
with more determination to meet every challenge without
complaint or feeling self-pity. Baptism of the Spirit is perhaps
likened to a reconnection to the divine circuits. You can
literally feel it. At times some are perhaps tempted to go a bit
overboard with spreading the good news, but reality is certain
to bring them back to earth. I am believing that the saying 'a
contrite spirit and a broken heart' is off the mark here. That
is more towards self-sacrificing to show Father how much you
love Him. Perhaps I am mistaken, but my idea here is that the
baptism of the Spirit is brush with the Spirit of Truth and the
effects are awesome. Another question?
QUESTION: Abraham, can you comment about belief in the idea that
Jesus had to die for our sins, the notion that we needed His
blood to wash away our sins?
ABRAHAM: Is there another purpose for this explanation Harrison?
(I just encountered a lot of that these last two weeks with the
Christians that were handing things out on the corner.)
Understood. I would say a few words. Those that are so locked
into the atonement doctrine would probably not easily accept the
ideas of the Urantia Book. The Master simply came to reveal to
us the Father in Heaven and reveal to the Father His mortal
children. He was not about building the spiritual life on any
miracles or ideas of self-sacrifice that pays your way into
Heaven. The Master was more focused on the positive aspects of
the growing Kingdom, not about atoning for a broken society to
become worthy. This is so difficult to explain to those who
sincerely believe that the blood of Christ is their payment for
their unworthiness to be received into Heaven. It would be well
if you could also focus on the positive aspects of the Master's
purpose and plans for the growing Kingdom, instead of any debate
over the atonement doctrine. Is this helping. (Yes. Thank you.)
You're welcome. Another question?
QUESTION: Abraham, when someone is so stuck on not giving into
the Spirit of Truth or in our life patterns, you know us pretty
well and we cling onto our old ways. It almost takes the
harshness of life to beat us down to our knees, not that Father
is, but our own stubbornness I think is. What would you say to
us to change that attitude to not have to be beat down? It is so
hard to let go of the old patterns and trust and accept in faith
that things will be okay embracing the will of God.
ABRAHAM: With the varying personalities of individuals there are
different ways to accept divine help. Some will not receive
until they are brought to their knees by life's
circumstance--not by Father--mind you, but by their own
obstinate determination to remain in old patterns. Angels,
teachers, various helpers, all help toward bringing you those
lessons you need to continue growing, but never do they inflict
anything that would bring a person such humility that their last
resort was to open up to Heaven. The point is that there is no
hurry. There is no time limit and everyone is completely safe.
North Idaho Teaching Mission Group Topics: Peace, Healing
Circuits, Accessing Another's Mind, Circuits/Circles Teachers:
Jessona, Elyon
February 10, 2001
* Jessona (Jonathan TR): Greetings to you, this is Jessona. I
spoke a few weeks back about stillness and wish to infuse the
same pattern of thinking that I used then only this time on the
subject of peace, for there are corollaries. I mentioned that
you can experience stillness even in a dynamic manner and
alluded to the morontia quality that can be experienced
regardless of your activities, that even activity can contribute
to the inner connection that personality may have with Creator.
This is true with peace. You who are so diligent in pursuing the
opportunities of growth have come to realize that you experience
peace, that soul contentment, even when you are midst much
turmoil or grappling with a complex issue or facing an emotional
upheaval. Understanding that your inner life is your portal to
the morontia living experience, it is possible to receive from
that reality just beyond your physical realm that nature of
being peaceful.
All too often peace is sought through the comfort of the
physical realm, through the security of close bonds, the
assurances of a structured life that will support. However, true
peace is a real, deep understanding and experience with the
Father, His embrace, and the assurance that comes from the
strength of that embrace.
We master seraphim are in charge of the reserve corps. These
beings you have read about are mortal and are trained deep
within to engage in emergency activities should the need arise.
That area of mind wherein they are trained is the same area of
mind wherein you can experience stillness continually and peace
always and, for that matter, love as well.
When you are feeling distracted, when your life is churning at a
pace that seems unsettling or events are unfolding against your
will for what should or could transpire, that is the time to
tell yourself there is peace. Be ready to accept there is peace
and be willing to set aside, "I will find peace", for that is a
time-oriented peace that comes after the turmoil has ceased.
Michael told you that he leaves his peace with you, and that is
not temporary, it is always. That peace you can have
instantaneously when you step to that portal of morontia
connectivity deep within you and avail yourself of that
experience. By doing so you will create a reflexive response to
that profound sense of contentment and assurance even while you
are battered about with events that seem to upset.
I do not wish to monopolize the connection here today and will
allow others in attendance to speak with you. I am here for the
day.
QUESTION: What clearance does an entity need to access our
thoughts? I ask because it is evident from The Urantia Book that
the thoughts of the apostles were represented in the book. Does
that result from them remembering them later or was someone able
to receive them at the time?
* Jessona: Nebadonia is the source of your mind, all your minds,
and -- not to bring undue concern -- but she is aware of every
thought every moment of every day. But this mother of mercy does
not hold you in judgment for your thoughts, for she is
appreciative of your nature as her children and is willing to
co-experience your thinking processes. Others have avenues that
are not direct, for instance, we are well trained in the
patterns of human thinking, the reactions and habits of a mind
such as the one bestowed upon each of you. So, we can anticipate
and often validate our anticipation of what you are thinking
through your actions. Not all have access directly to your
Thought Adjuster. Some beings are fully communicative with the
Divine Presence, and it is through such a relay of your mind
contents by way of the Thought Adjuster that these beings are
able to acquire the contents.
Sovereignty of will implies a degree of privacy of thought, for
although the universe is full of eager personalities to minister
to another, always must we await the willingness to receive
higher lessons, deeper experiences. It would be rather
convenient if we could propagandize all minds throughout Nebadon,
but that would not be the Father's will. The more you are
willing and the more that the Father within agrees, then we are
given free access. Otherwise you might liken it to the rudeness
of not knocking before you open a door to a room that has been
closed.
Regarding the apostles, much that transpired in their lives was
of Supreme consequence and significance. Their thoughts are a
permanent possession of the Supreme. When the midwayers were
granted permission to retell the life of Jesus, they were given
access to resource material that had been collected by angels
and to beings who could grasp the Supreme nature of these
experiences and present them reconstructed in the pattern of the
particular apostle. And I must remind you of the angels who
record in triplicate.
Also, the story as it has been compiled in the Urantia Papers,
though drawing from the thoughts of the apostles, includes much
content that was unavailable to an apostle at that particular
time when they were alive and Jesus was present with them. This
is why the midwayers do not say, "Peter thought" Jesus was
thinking or willing to do some particular thing. They present it
as Jesus doing or thinking directly. More importantly, however,
is that the midwayers, though close to you, do not think like
you, and it was important to have the responses of the apostles
in their reference material so that they may more efficiently
humanize their form of the story of Michael's life here on
Urantia.
Since it has been many years that the apostles have not been on
this world, the midwayers were able to contact those apostles
who are now ascending the morontia realms and verify what they
thought transpired during the revelations of Michael. It is true
that the midwayers were there all the time and saw at first
hand, however, more importantly in the re-presentation of his
bestowal story, they required the human viewpoint.
In regard to accessing mind again, I must also point out that it
was recorded on Salvington long ago that not all was well in the
mind of Lucifer, but that is the degree to which that assessment
was made. The full disclosure of his thoughts was only made
through his chosen actions and statements that followed. Michael
and Mother Spirit knew, but Gabriel only could receive such
knowledge through counsel with Michael. This was not forthcoming
as easily as it does today now that Michael is a Master Son, for
Michael prior to his current status chose to limit the degree to
which he could access another's mind and more so the degree to
which he would share the knowledge that he had acquired with
someone else. Again, it is the sovereignty of will issue. Now
Michael has proven himself. Now all the powers that were his all
along are in full engagement, and this is why he says, "I am
with you always". This is the import of his statement, "It is
finished," for that episode from the beginning of Nebadon to the
point of the closure of his seventh bestowal was a time of
limitation for him. He is now fully expanded, fully engaged, and
with his spirit everywhere present.
If you wish to share your mind with another entity you may give
permission and trust the personalities and mechanisms in place
that will aid in the exchange of consciousness. If you desire to
be more private in your mind field, you are accepted for
choosing such. Mind is one of the great miracles at play across
the universe, for we all share a mind type, yet we all have a
node of mind that is our personal possession.
QUESTION: Are you allowed to tell us if Judas survived?
* Jessona: I am not able to reveal that information. But I will
add that Judas is not unlike many, many individuals on this
world and that Michael is a son of mercy.
QUESTION: Last week's lesson on circuits painted a whole new
framework for me. Physically you spoke of plugging into circuits
like into a toaster, or like a key for an automobile. Perhaps
everyone in a swimming pool shares a circuit, or everyone who
has eaten a certain fruit perhaps aligned in a similar circuit.
Philosophically everyone who has seen the same movie, read the
same book, etc., has availed themselves of the same circuit. I
assume you access spiritual circuits through, one, stillness and
prayer, two, by service and, three, by asking. How do I access
spiritual circuits?
* Jessona: I will turn you over to Elyon who gave that address
to answer for you.
* Elyon: Greetings, my friend. We have taught you about the
circuits so that you may grow in awareness of their reality and
learn to access them and leverage them for the benefit of your
fellows and the world in general. Circuit, the term, is
convenient, for it implies network. It also gives the conceptual
vision of individuals distances apart who have connection
independent of that distance. You understand electricity better
than the many years that preceded its discovery on this world.
You understand the flow of energy, and these qualities of
circuitry apply well to the spiritual circuits that we tell you
of. Yet, the term does begin to fall short of all that is
contained in the reality of circuits, for there is another word
that would expand the concept, and that is circles, arenas. It
could have been said that you ascend seven psychic circuits for
seven psychic circles. Where I am heading in this response is
that in order to avail yourself of another circuit, one that is
higher than your current incircuitment, you must maturize your
experience in the circuit, circle, you are in.
You have given three techniques, and I approve; these are
helpful in carrying you, bridging you, into the next circuit.
Asking is of great importance, for, just like electricity,
without the ground the positive has nowhere to go. By asking you
are setting up the want and the need, and it will be filled. By
praying you are seeking the greatest source of wisdom that could
ever be. In ministry you are standing as the wires of the
circuit. There may be a plus and there may be a minus and a
potential between, but your engagement in service to your
fellows connects the two poles and allows the energy to flow.
All through the universe we place beings in functions; not much
is automated mechanically, and this is particularly true of the
ascent of the mortal creature to Paradise.
I will return to a prior lesson of circles and remind you that
circles overlap and create new circles, subcircles, and circuits
do likewise, for you know of the grand universe circuits and the
circuits of various levels of the architecture of the grand
universe. It has been revealed to you that there are even more
circuits that are established through personality contact with
one another. Each one is a layer among the many layers of
circuitry.
I will draw upon your understanding of the cosmology of this
universe presented in the Urantia Papers and bring to note that
much of the universe is made of circles. Each one is clearly
defined and marked as separate because of circuitry. That
circuitry is a bonding force for each circle. As you ascend
circuits will be available to you that you had long hoped for
when you were in a circle of attainment that was not
advantageous to have access to that circuit. Therefore, do all
you can at the level you are on and you will receive
incircuitments at the next level in due time. Has this been
supplementary?
QUESTION: When observing a physical phenomena, the more senses I
incorporate, the stronger the imprint. Considering mind a sense,
perhaps better understanding comes from incorporating as many
circuits as possible? Is that on the right track?
* Elyon: Indeed it is and well said, for you know the eye
functions independent of the ear and the other senses likewise.
They each have their own circuit. However, you the experiencer
correlates each circuit into an experience. By using this same
integration you can perceive in a more morontia sense what is
transpiring in your life .... signals gathered by you and
processed, composed, become vision or insight which you then can
apply in your ministry. Also, as you demonstrate the ability to
correlate multi-circuitry, you become eligible for the reception
of further incircuitments.
COMMENT: Stillness is probably the organization of our
switchboard for sorting incoming information.
* Elyon: Yes, it becomes your control room.
QUESTION: We are tempted to study circuits one at a time when
they don't operate individually. They all operate at the same
time, right?
* Elyon: Yes.
COMMENT: It would be difficult to leave one out. They all impact
each other.
* Elyon: Indeed. As illustration let me point out that your
circulatory system in your body feeds valuable nutrients to your
neural circuits. Yet without the neural circuits the heart would
not pump. They are interrelated, interconnected. That pattern
repeats itself throughout the universe.
QUESTION: That's why they study a living frog rather than a dead
one, right?
* Elyon: Suffice it to say that's why I study you now.
COMMENT: I appreciate all the effort you and your team put forth
on our behalf. It sweetens our lives. Thank you so much.
* Elyon: I appreciate your expression of gratitude, and my life
has likewise been enriched by our association. There are no
plans for us to terminate our project, and so we look forward to
many more years ahead, much work to be done, many circuits to
enliven and circles to climb. I will take my leave.
Olfana on "The Treasure of Your Memories" 07-27-00 Half Moon
Bay, CA TeaM Group
This is a lesson that Olfana gave to us at the 2000 California "SpiritFest"
Conference, that was held in July at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, on
the beautiful California coastline above Santa Cruz. The
property surrounding the lighthouse has been converted into a
hostel, and this was where we stayed for our conference. So, as
you read this lesson, imagine the rocky cliffs of the coast,
with foamy white waves breaking over rocky tidal outcrops, set
in deep blue and azure ocean waters. Streaming down the sunlit
cliffs are the purple and magenta flowering iceplants. In the
cloud-laced sky above are gray and white sea gulls, who dive to
the beach and tidal pools, and then fly high up to perch on the
top railings of the imposing lighthouse, which towers over the
entire scene. Enjoy. Love, Susan Kimsey
I am the teacher OLFANA, and I am so pleased to be here with
you. There is such an interesting atmosphere in this lovely
beach location, where over a long period many people, from many
generations, have spent time, all coming here with their own
sense of purpose. Quite often some people had a more commercial
purpose, building a lighthouse to protect the ships at sea.
There were some with a scientific purpose, studying the oceans,
the tides, the currents, and animals that frequent this inlet.
Some came to study the flora and fauna. Some have come simply
for the beauty of the place, coming to paint or take pictures of
nature. Now that there are houses here, some people treat this
area as a resting spot and come to "get away from it all." Your
group has come here for a spiritual gathering. Because this area
has seen so many types of experiences, there are energies that
permeate the land and the atmosphere here.
When you walk outside into the fresh air and take in the view,
sense not only the natural energies, like those of the beautiful
sea touching the land, but think also of those other humans, and
why they have gathered at such a spot as this. Recognize
yourself inside this timeline of human history. Try to see
yourself in this broader framework, with your limited life in a
context of these other humans who came before you. See yourself
experiencing something of the same that they have experienced.
In this way, see if you can generate within yourself a deeper
sense of connection with this history of others who lived before
you on this planet, a sense that you are still in a relationship
with those who have left this world.
Your memories and experiences from a location such as this are a
part of the beauty that you keep, and share, when you pass on
from this world. Indeed, you will be able to share this beauty
with others on the mansion levels in a way that will be so much
more remarkable and amazing than the way you can now share
memories. After you leave this site and return home, you see
your friends, and say of your memory,
"Oh yes, I spent a weekend at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. It was a
beautiful site. I'd never spent time before in a place like
that. It had uniqueness. And there are details..."
But when you pass on to the mansion levels, bringing with you a
memory of this world, you can share this memory in a way such
that others smell the flowers that you smelled, and see the
beauty that you saw when morning daylight first touched the
leaves of the trees, and the blossoms of the flowers. Even a
memory of heartfelt love that you felt for someone can there, in
the mansion worlds, indeed, be conveyed in emotional depth to
another with whom you would share this "love memory."
Once we pass on, we can combine our worldly experiences with
others, in this greater way, to develop a remarkable collection
of lifetime experiences. So, if you never snorkeled, or climbed
a giant rock cliff, on this planet, you will be able to seek out
and obtain such experiences from others who have. And at the
same time, of course, you offer them all the remarkable precious
experiences that you carry in your memory collection. Your
knowing that you will develop this remarkable "world experience"
memory collection, by giving and taking, after you pass from
this planet, I hope, provides a new incentive for you. Each time
you reach out to savor some special moment in your life, now, I
encourage you to do so in a way that captures the moment as part
of a personal treasure, which you can then share with others in
your eternal life, later. Imagine, also, all the remarkable
possibilities of selection you will have from the memories that
others will share with you.
Half Moon Bay, CA Teaching Mission Group See more Teacher
lessons at www.hmbtm.com
Also from Half Moon Bay, CA Group Session: SpiritFest 1999
Christ Michael on "Stepping Out in Faith"
Christ Michael: My children, I have come to you to share a few
words, sense our love together and offer you my counsel and
guidance as your Creator Son. I have asked you to step out now
in faith, trusting in my guidance, receiving my strength,
absorbing my protection and care. It is not an easy path I ask
of you. There are indeed sacrifices to be made at times--moments
when you must fight disillusionment, your own sense of fear or
rejection, or merely the exhaustion of making this effort in my
name. I offer you my peace now. Feel it, my children. Breathe it
in as it flows from me.
I am the Savior of this world! I am the great guide back to The
Source and Center of All Being. I am your Master now, and I
cherish you as my dear beloved beings. I have created you with
loving intention and I wish you now to relish this gift of life!
Relish, and at the same time, do indeed offer those sacrifices
to my cause. Let me see you in your glory and in your sense of
commitment to my true desire now to bring Urantia back into the
flock, the fold--one of those planets which is a beacon of love
and light for the Father. You can do this! Do not doubt the
potentials, the gifts I have placed within you. You are stronger
than you realize at times. You are to trust yourselves.
Remember me, my children, in those moments when you waver or
falter. Remember the sacrifices that I chose to make. Remember
the ways in which I extend myself for all those I love that I
create. Do this in my name. I appeal to you now toward your
understanding of me in your hearts and minds. I appeal to you to
help me now in this great cause that I have initiated for this
planet. You are my "soldiers." You are my "sheep." You are my
"servants." You are my "dear ones." Please take these
appellations into your sense of yourself, and act from this. Act
out of your love. Act out of your sense of faith and commitment.
Act out of your belief in yourself, in me as your Beloved
Sovereign, and in the glory that you understand of God! Act out
of your sense of righteousness. What is fair? What is good? What
is kind? What is gentle?
Take these actions for me, my dear beloved children, and you
will be comforting my heart. I need you just as much as you need
me. We are together in this! We are bonded. You are of me and I
am of you. As you pray, think of this, at times. Place you hands
together as I am now holding them. (TR holds her hands up,
clasped firmly together.) Become your hand and let me become the
other hand, and clasp them together in love, in trust, in
strength! And ask of God to understand what part of my mission,
my calling is there for you. I bless you now. You have my love.
You are my source of joy! You will do the right thing. I trust
in you. I depart now, my dear ones.
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Olfana on "Courage"
This is Olfana who speaks now. I wish to discuss the topic of
"courage." Courage combines with your willingness to act. A
courageous thought, in and of itself, is indeed commendable.
But, courage seeks an outlet of expression. Courage's best
evidence is shown in courageous actions. A courageous heart
seeks a cause in which to express itself. A courageous mind
seeks pure, good and true ideas to connect with, and then
project to the world. Courage is a strong part of your
willingness "to be," to express yourself, to show the best of
the strengths of your soul. In this way, I would indeed
encourage you to take your thoughts of courage and ask God's
Counsel for ways in which they can be expressed.
When you encourage another you are offering them words of
counsel to fortify their actions, their choices, a desire to see
a betterment in their life. And this is what encouragement to
another is--that you are taking your courageous sense of them, a
courageous understanding of how they can be, and you are
attempting to impart this understanding to them, to another who
needs this encouragement, who needs this strengthening, who
needs this catalyst to then express their own courage and
strength. And therefore, I would encourage all of you to become
a person who identifies your own courageous thoughts, and seeks
outlets for them and indeed seeks to identify this in others.
Half Moon Bay, CA Teaching Mission Group
AARON on INDIVIDUALITY November 1996, Spokane, WA
* Aaron: Good evening, this is Aaron, my friends. Tonight I
would discuss with you concerning individuality and its balance
in relationship to the whole.
Quite often the understanding has been presented that the goal
of the universes is unity, oneness, a bonding of all personality
into an indissoluble unit of love and family. In relationship,
the effort toward understanding other personalities is required,
and from working in combination with others, many issues may
rise about the level of one's participation within a
relationship.
One of the basic causes for diminished perception of reality in
interaction is the lack of recognition of one's individuality
personally. If one does not have the capability to relate
individually with freedom, then it is true that they are
incapable of promoting individuality in another. In this you may
begin to understand that relationships and interaction must
begin first with the individual, with who you are, building that
relationship within to the spirit.
In striving for unity, for oneness throughout the universes,
what then is the purpose of individuality? It seems to equate
that individuality should be sacrificed to maintain unity, to
find oneness. This is critically incorrect. True unity will
nurture, support, and uplift individuality, uniqueness, due to
the fact that the individuality of any being is rooted in the
personality endowed upon them by the First Source and Center of
all things.
For one to sacrifice personality to gain an expression of unity
would be a false reflection and lend itself more toward
uniformity. The unity of individuals never requires sacrifice in
its most ideal form, for each personality, all personality, is
required to have full freedom of expression before universal
unity is realized. All personality throughout the grand
universes must have full expression because the endowments are
the gift from God which are as a jigsaw puzzle to the
realization of the Supreme.
When each personality is placed in its proper role and function
the result will be an integrally symmetric continual function of
truth, beauty, and goodness, portraying the reality of all value
combined.
As we bring this concept closer to you in your individual lives,
you must then ask yourselves why it is that you would sacrifice
your value and your personality to gain acceptance and
commonality with others if, in reality, your free functioning of
personality expressing itself, uniquely representing an aspect
of our Universal Parent, is the crowning achievement and
greatest possible good that one can accomplish?
Where you exist at this point in time seems to be as a
battlefield of wills exerting themselves, trying to gain
control, to have expression. The chaos in this evolutionary
state is due to the dual nature of animal and spirit, the will
of the ego, the will of God. Your functioning at this level is
to synchronize the animal will with the Divine leading through
continual effort at making choices that are enlightened by
truth, enhanced in beauty and empowerd with goodness.
Recognize that to sacrifice your individuality to gain
relationship is to deny the basic principles of spiritual
insight. The question arises: Do you wish to have animal human
contact and interaction to satisfy the longing and loneliness of
human heart at the sacrifice of reality, more so than to have
reality expressed through you find interaction and relationship
with the reality expressed through another? At what point will
the human cease to compromise integrity and gain a birthright of
spiritual endowment?
Individual expression is required to find unity and to know
family. To hear the call to sacrifice for the team, to go with
the flow without rocking the boat, is to witness the control of
ego will upon the individual expression. Consensus is better
built through the honest airing of value from each personality,
allowing harmonic views to take precedence through shared
insight and understanding, rather than a dominating attitude of
majority prevailing. True personality expression will find
resolution in any scenario, whether it is one, five, ten, or
many, many personalities in communication.
DANIEL - Creating with God ... and Klarixiska SOUTHEAST IDAHO
TEACHING MISSION 12-7-01 - TR: Bill K.
Tonight's lesson has to do with sharing creatorship with God. It
is, in fact, an aspect of your involvement with God, the
Supreme. When you stop to think about it, we are in existence in
this universe because it is the will of God that it should be
created. The eternal universe of Havona, circling around
Paradise, fully expresses the nature of God in beauty, in
wisdom, in exquisite variety, and infinite perfection. But the
Trinity decided that They wanted to expand Their creatorship
prerogatives; They wanted to share them with Their own Sons and
Daughters so that They could build a new kind of universe, one
in which creatorship is shared all the way down the line. This
new universe is the one that you and I live in. It is the
evolving Grand Universe, the arena of the evolving Supreme.
Have you ever thought about the generosity of the Gods, that
They are willing to share Their creator prerogatives with other
personal beings, even including us mortals, the lowest order of
origin?
All your gifts of creativity are inherent in your personality,
as all personalities are creative. This is the link between your
creativity and that of the First, Second, and Third Sources and
Centers. We are all personal beings, and therefore, inherently
creative. "But", you may protest, "I am not an artist; I can't
do what some of my talented friends do. I am not a musician. I
cannot do what my talented friends do. I am not a writer. I
cannot compose novels, poetry, etc." Perhaps you do not have
these particular gifts, but you are still a creator.
Think of this, my friends. Because of your free will you choose
how to structure your days. You create the milieu of your lives
by your choices day by day, yes, moment by moment. You are
creating yourselves, momentarily, even as you are creating your
life's opportunities. All of you parents have biologically
created your children, and if you are good parents, you are
creating a growing and healthy environment. To be aligned with
God, to be doing His will always involves creativity. To be in
opposition to God's will is to be aligned with destruction
rather than creation.
You may be wondering why I am talking about creativity. I have
chosen this topic because I wish to broaden the base of your
understanding. I wish to enliven your minds so that you will be
more grateful for your existence, for now you can understand
your inherent connection with our true Parents, in that you are
their children, and have commonality of personality status. We
do not relate to an abstract Force. We do not worship a chemical
formula. We are the children of a personal Father and Mother, in
one Parent combined, and we are cells in the body of God the
Supreme.
The prerogatives of creativity are inherent in personality as
they are expressed through free will. The reality of belonging
to the Supreme limits the free will arena in some measure so
that one's choices do not handicap or harm other person's
choices. Again, using the body as an illustration: the liver
functions in harmony with the kidneys, not in opposition; the
bones and muscles cooperate for movement to be possible, they do
not act in opposition. In like manner, your creativity is
blended and limited by your being a part of the whole, not just
the whole of planetary life on Urantia, but the Whole of the
Superuniverse of Orvonton, of the Grand Universe which is in the
process of completion.
Now we come to the great mystery, the barrier of the next
universe age. We believe that we shall be involved in the
organization and administration of the next level of the
universe expansion into the first, second, third, and fourth
outer space levels, already in process of formation. In order
for us to be involved with the life that will be developed, the
entire universe career ahead of us argues for a purpose greater
than our perfection attainment alone. Our creativity will go
beyond ourselves. Indeed, the Supreme will be part of the
completion of the Ultimate in that next universe age which
awaits the Paradise Finaliters.
These are no "small potatoes," my friends! Your lives are of
immense significance. We are part of the grandest experiment
that can be conceived! You and I are not mere animals in our
origin. We are human and divine in our potential personality
fusion and when you reach the status of someone like myself,
this fusion will occur, if not before. But it is really just the
beginning of the immense creativity of all who are part of the
Supreme, as they are creating together in their interlocking
relationships. It is awesome, truly, what God has decided to
share with you and me in this universe age of the development
and completion of the Almighty Supreme.
(Discussion and questions follow. Celestial teacher Klarixiska
concludes the evening with a prayer.)
I am Klarixiska. Let us pray.
To you, First Source and Center, who dwells within each of us,
we give our heart's allegiance. We thank you for the gift of
personality, free will choice, and the result that we can
co-create our part in the Supreme. We thank you for every
experience that comes to us in all the lives that we shall live
on our ascension to Paradise. We thank you for the joy that we
have as we learn and then share with other people. Bless these,
my friends, my little brothers and sisters, that they may enjoy
this playground and learn how to share their toys effectively
and fairly with each other. Amen.
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