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Much [[distortion]] of [[value]] has come from one being attempting to wield [[authority]] over another, and the simple [[truth]] is that the [[effects]] of the authority of [[love]] will garner eternal results. To put it in simple jargon: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Much [[distortion]] of [[value]] has come from one being attempting to wield [[authority]] over another, and the simple [[truth]] is that the [[effects]] of the authority of [[love]] will garner eternal results. To put it in simple jargon: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

I have concluded my more [[formal]] lesson for this evening. I do want to reiterate, particularly in view of the proximity to your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day Mother's Day holiday], that Our Mother is the eternal [[partner]] of the [[Universal Father]], that without one there is not the other, and that although we often make [[reference]] to the Father and take the Mother for granted with our words, it is not so in our [[hearts]] or in our actualities, for all our [[thoughts]] and all our [[growth]] and all of our [[healing]] is indissolubly linked to the Mother.

I have concluded my more [[formal]] lesson for this evening. I do want to reiterate, particularly in view of the proximity to your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day Mother's Day holiday], that Our Mother is the eternal [[partner]] of the [[Universal Father]], that without one there is not the other, and that although we often make [[reference]] to the Father and take the Mother for granted with our words, it is not so in our [[hearts]] or in our actualities, for all our [[thoughts]] and all our [[growth]] and all of our [[healing]] is indissolubly linked to the Mother.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers in attendance -- from this [[humble]] table, all the way to [[Paradise]]. And so I open this humble table to your [[participation]].

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers in attendance -- from this [[humble]] table, all the way to [[Paradise]]. And so I open this humble table to your [[participation]].

TOMAS: Although I am not a [[mother]], I have total [[sympathy]] and [[empathy]] with your sentiments. I behold this raucous bunch of children of my own and commiserate in the [[frustration]], and yet I find such delight and amusement and true heartfelt [[appreciation]] for your [[courageous]] struggles and essays at being spiritually grown-up, my heart outpours upon you. I am certain we [[understand]] each other in that parental [[configuration]].

TOMAS: Although I am not a [[mother]], I have total [[sympathy]] and [[empathy]] with your sentiments. I behold this raucous bunch of children of my own and commiserate in the [[frustration]], and yet I find such delight and amusement and true heartfelt [[appreciation]] for your [[courageous]] struggles and essays at being spiritually grown-up, my heart outpours upon you. I am certain we [[understand]] each other in that parental [[configuration]].

Mrs. L: Well, Tomas, I so much wanted to tell you about an [[experience]] that I have had. I'd like to handle it better. I'm always [[thinking]] about how [[Jesus]] came and he knew so much and he didn't tell everybody all that he knew. He didn't even [[change]] the way they did the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover Passover] in his own [[home]]; he didn't change it until he went to Bethany where [[Lazarus]] and Mary and Martha were. He knew so much, and he didn't burden everybody around him with it.

Mrs. L: Well, Tomas, I so much wanted to tell you about an [[experience]] that I have had. I'd like to handle it better. I'm always [[thinking]] about how [[Jesus]] came and he knew so much and he didn't tell everybody all that he knew. He didn't even [[change]] the way they did the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover Passover] in his own [[home]]; he didn't change it until he went to Bethany where [[Lazarus]] and Mary and Martha were. He knew so much, and he didn't burden everybody around him with it.

I'm always trying to remember that because I am always driving myself a little crazy by [[thinking]] how I know these [[beautiful]] things and I'm looking around and I know that the [[church]] is great but it's having these horrible misconceptions . .. and I know that you're looking at me and I know that you're aware of any horrible misconceptions that I have as an [[evolutionary]] [[creature]], but . .. nevertheless I feel I waste a lot of time thinking about it. I don't know if I'm wasting time or not.

I'm always trying to remember that because I am always driving myself a little crazy by [[thinking]] how I know these [[beautiful]] things and I'm looking around and I know that the [[church]] is great but it's having these horrible misconceptions . .. and I know that you're looking at me and I know that you're aware of any horrible misconceptions that I have as an [[evolutionary]] [[creature]], but . .. nevertheless I feel I waste a lot of time thinking about it. I don't know if I'm wasting time or not.

Mrs. M: I have a question left over from last week. We talked about . .. does anybody remember?

Mrs. M: I have a question left over from last week. We talked about . .. does anybody remember?

Mrs. H: "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1996-05-02-Stamina#Stamina Intact]?"

Mrs. H: "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1996-05-02-Stamina#Stamina Intact]?"

Mrs. M: "Intact." Exactly. We weren't clear what that meant, if "intact" meant a state of [[consciousness]].

Mrs. M: "Intact." Exactly. We weren't clear what that meant, if "intact" meant a state of [[consciousness]].

I am sorry that I have not, perhaps, answered your question in the way that you would have preferred. I do not know. Perhaps I answered it even more to your [[satisfaction]] than you initially craved, but I have spoken my piece.

I am sorry that I have not, perhaps, answered your question in the way that you would have preferred. I do not know. Perhaps I answered it even more to your [[satisfaction]] than you initially craved, but I have spoken my piece.

Mrs. M: Well, this week we have [http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19960513,00.html Time Magazine and his Franklin on the front cover], and he got a medal in Washington, and so I [[listened]] to him and, again, I was in my miserable usual [[dilemma]] because he was talking about "you've got to do these things if you want to go to [[heaven]]." That [[representation]] was on a national level of our supposed [[faith]] and it is a [[disappointment]] to me. It is. It just is.

Mrs. M: Well, this week we have [https://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19960513,00.html Time Magazine and his Franklin on the front cover], and he got a medal in Washington, and so I [[listened]] to him and, again, I was in my miserable usual [[dilemma]] because he was talking about "you've got to do these things if you want to go to [[heaven]]." That [[representation]] was on a national level of our supposed [[faith]] and it is a [[disappointment]] to me. It is. It just is.

Mrs. Ml: It is.

Mrs. Ml: It is.

Mrs. L: What I could say to you about that is, whenever you are speaking to [[the masses]], whoever it is, you have to realize that who [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham Billy Graham] speaks to, that doesn't mean that if you speak to him yourself you wouldn't get a [[different]] -- at least that's what I find out in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_catholicism Catholic church]. That they teach and then what they . . . when politically things are presented at a level that isn't exactly correct and the same thing in [[religion]] when people are talking to [[the masses]].

Mrs. L: What I could say to you about that is, whenever you are speaking to [[the masses]], whoever it is, you have to realize that who [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham Billy Graham] speaks to, that doesn't mean that if you speak to him yourself you wouldn't get a [[different]] -- at least that's what I find out in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_catholicism Catholic church]. That they teach and then what they . . . when politically things are presented at a level that isn't exactly correct and the same thing in [[religion]] when people are talking to [[the masses]].

Mrs. M: I guess so.

Mrs. M: I guess so.

Mrs. M: Yes. You know, I understand that those people who look for the Maitreya actually think it is Jesus Christ.

Mrs. M: Yes. You know, I understand that those people who look for the Maitreya actually think it is Jesus Christ.

Mrs. McD: Yes, you know this all comes from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Creme Benjamin Creme] and they say Christians will view him as [[Christ]], Jews will view him as the [[Messiah]], Muslims will view him as [[Mohammed]], Buddhists will view him as [[Buddha]]. Everyone will see him as their "[[savior]]" -- whatever they're looking for when he appears. It's supposed to be a mass [[communication]], around the world, and when he appears and speaks his [[peace]], the teaching is that anyone who sees him will instantly [[recognize]] him as the one they have waited for.

Mrs. McD: Yes, you know this all comes from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Creme Benjamin Creme] and they say Christians will view him as [[Christ]], Jews will view him as the [[Messiah]], Muslims will view him as [[Mohammed]], Buddhists will view him as [[Buddha]]. Everyone will see him as their "[[savior]]" -- whatever they're looking for when he appears. It's supposed to be a mass [[communication]], around the world, and when he appears and speaks his [[peace]], the teaching is that anyone who sees him will instantly [[recognize]] him as the one they have waited for.

Mrs. L: But isn't that the [[Michael]] they talk about in the [[Urantia Book]]?

Mrs. L: But isn't that the [[Michael]] they talk about in the [[Urantia Book]]?

Mrs. McD: That is why I was asking Tomas. Was there a [[connection]]? Could this person be? But he's supposed to be in the [[flesh]]; he's supposed to have been on [[the planet]] for some time, and he is simply waiting for the time to be right to make his [[appearance]] worldwide. In the meantime, so the teaching goes, he has appeared to small groups. What I mean by small … 300, 400, 500 people … all around [[the planet]]. He's appeared to [[fundamental]] Christians, fundamental Muslim's, he's appeared to people on every [[continent]]. He's appeared in the United States because he's appeared in Virginia, in Texas, and this is his teaching that many, many people are teaching and following and I don't know if there's any [[validity]] to it or not or whether it is a product of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Creme Benjamin Creme]'s mind. Whether there's [[truth]] or isn't truth.

Mrs. McD: That is why I was asking Tomas. Was there a [[connection]]? Could this person be? But he's supposed to be in the [[flesh]]; he's supposed to have been on [[the planet]] for some time, and he is simply waiting for the time to be right to make his [[appearance]] worldwide. In the meantime, so the teaching goes, he has appeared to small groups. What I mean by small … 300, 400, 500 people … all around [[the planet]]. He's appeared to [[fundamental]] Christians, fundamental Muslim's, he's appeared to people on every [[continent]]. He's appeared in the United States because he's appeared in Virginia, in Texas, and this is his teaching that many, many people are teaching and following and I don't know if there's any [[validity]] to it or not or whether it is a product of this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Creme Benjamin Creme]'s mind. Whether there's [[truth]] or isn't truth.

I will tell one thing, that the [[tradition]] that this is in, is it would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Brotherhood White Brotherhood], the [[hierarchy]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_A._Bailey Alice Bailey], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Petrovna_Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky], the people that follow that [[tradition]] is how its coming through, and its being [[disseminated]] on our own planet, so I know people who are totally into this and I'm never sure if it's the man that's [[channeling]] this, if it's his aberration, or if it's really valid. And, Tomas, I thought you might have some [[knowledge]] of it.

I will tell one thing, that the [[tradition]] that this is in, is it would be the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Brotherhood White Brotherhood], the [[hierarchy]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_A._Bailey Alice Bailey], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Petrovna_Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky], the people that follow that [[tradition]] is how its coming through, and its being [[disseminated]] on our own planet, so I know people who are totally into this and I'm never sure if it's the man that's [[channeling]] this, if it's his aberration, or if it's really valid. And, Tomas, I thought you might have some [[knowledge]] of it.

TOMAS: Let me speak with [[authority]]. It is a great [[curiosity]], a great diversion, a great [[lure]], and a great [[anticipation]] of all [[mortals]] to look for a [[hero]], someone who will cure the ills under which you [[suffer]]. There was a time, not long ago, when there were some who were that [[excited]] about [[the Teachers|us teachers]] who were going to [[change]] the world. There are also reports and [[rumors]] of a [[Melchizedek]] appearance which we eagerly [[anticipate]], as do you, and yet, in keeping with some of the more stable [[minds]] of the times, it is only [[speculation]] to [[ponder]] the arrival, the appearance, the itinerary, the retinue, etc., of any [[visitor]].

TOMAS: Let me speak with [[authority]]. It is a great [[curiosity]], a great diversion, a great [[lure]], and a great [[anticipation]] of all [[mortals]] to look for a [[hero]], someone who will cure the ills under which you [[suffer]]. There was a time, not long ago, when there were some who were that [[excited]] about [[the Teachers|us teachers]] who were going to [[change]] the world. There are also reports and [[rumors]] of a [[Melchizedek]] appearance which we eagerly [[anticipate]], as do you, and yet, in keeping with some of the more stable [[minds]] of the times, it is only [[speculation]] to [[ponder]] the arrival, the appearance, the itinerary, the retinue, etc., of any [[visitor]].

TOMAS: It is my [[personal]] [[opinion]] (Tomas speaking) that we are to create an [[environment]] which is more suitable to a [[king]] instead of waiting for him to fix it for us.

TOMAS: It is my [[personal]] [[opinion]] (Tomas speaking) that we are to create an [[environment]] which is more suitable to a [[king]] instead of waiting for him to fix it for us.

Mrs. McD: To go back to what you were saying, when [[Christ Michael]] [[Part 4|bestowed . .. here on the earth]], when did he do it? At the time of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], when [[communication]], [[caravans]], [[commerce]], everything. It was the best time. And here again we have a time where we have total new [[methods]] of [[communication]], like [[satellites]], for mass communication. Now is the time to do it.

Mrs. McD: To go back to what you were saying, when [[Christ Michael]] [[Part 4|bestowed . .. here on the earth]], when did he do it? At the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], when [[communication]], [[caravans]], [[commerce]], everything. It was the best time. And here again we have a time where we have total new [[methods]] of [[communication]], like [[satellites]], for mass communication. Now is the time to do it.

Mrs. M: Why can't it all be correct? Everything we are saying. United in united input?

Mrs. M: Why can't it all be correct? Everything we are saying. United in united input?

TOMAS: What they are looking for is people who will stand up for what they [[believe]] in without the trappings of [[fear]] and [[false]] [[authority]]. To stand in the [[light]] of [[Creator Son|the Son]] and have [[love]] as your [[witness]]. To be [[gracious]], [[compassionate]], [[kind]], [[merciful]], far-reaching, all embracing, non-judgmental, all those assets of [[character]] which we have far to discuss.

TOMAS: What they are looking for is people who will stand up for what they [[believe]] in without the trappings of [[fear]] and [[false]] [[authority]]. To stand in the [[light]] of [[Creator Son|the Son]] and have [[love]] as your [[witness]]. To be [[gracious]], [[compassionate]], [[kind]], [[merciful]], far-reaching, all embracing, non-judgmental, all those assets of [[character]] which we have far to discuss.

Mrs. L: I just think of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Theresa Mother Theresa]. She is the only [[universal]] [[symbol]] that I can think of that is like that.

Mrs. L: I just think of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Theresa Mother Theresa]. She is the only [[universal]] [[symbol]] that I can think of that is like that.

TOMAS: Truly.

TOMAS: Truly.

Mrs. L: But she doesn't seek the [[recognition]]. I'm sure there are many [[souls]] like her, but she is the one who is known.

Mrs. L: But she doesn't seek the [[recognition]]. I'm sure there are many [[souls]] like her, but she is the one who is known.

Mrs. H: And that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Hai Ching Hai] that I talk about.

Mrs. H: And that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Hai Ching Hai] that I talk about.

Mrs. L: But Mother Theresa, having won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel Peace Prize], is the one who is highly acclaimed.

Mrs. L: But Mother Theresa, having won the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel Peace Prize], is the one who is highly acclaimed.

TOMAS: You will notice that she has been [[sanctioned]] again by your [[material]] [[authorities]]. What gives her true [[authority]] is her [[devotion]] and her [[selflessness]]. She is not in it for [[recognition]], but for true [[service]]. She is presented as a saint and this makes it [[difficult]] for people to see her true [[godlikeness]], which is that she forgets herself in the interest of helping others.

TOMAS: You will notice that she has been [[sanctioned]] again by your [[material]] [[authorities]]. What gives her true [[authority]] is her [[devotion]] and her [[selflessness]]. She is not in it for [[recognition]], but for true [[service]]. She is presented as a saint and this makes it [[difficult]] for people to see her true [[godlikeness]], which is that she forgets herself in the interest of helping others.

It is very [[difficult]] in this day and age of the [[media]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_magazine Time Magazine] and [[Internet]] and so forth, to forget the [[self]]. Very difficult, indeed, for the self has a [[history]] of clamoring for [[attention]].

It is very [[difficult]] in this day and age of the [[media]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_magazine Time Magazine] and [[Internet]] and so forth, to forget the [[self]]. Very difficult, indeed, for the self has a [[history]] of clamoring for [[attention]].

When you are in the [[embrace]] of the [[Eternal Parents]], when your [[existence]] is not only [[authorized]] by them but is [[embraced]], [[accepted]], validated, [[consecrated]], sent out to [[play]] in [[harmony]], you may do this with self-forgetfulness for you are [[secure]]. When you are secure in your place in [[the universe]], it doesn't matter if you are memorialized in the eyes of [[mortality]] or not. This is hard work. This is [[attaining]] [[God-consciousness]] -- constantly to be turning aside that which calls [[attention]] to yourself to the greater [[glory]] of calling [[attention]] to that which is the [[destiny]] of us all.

When you are in the [[embrace]] of the [[Eternal Parents]], when your [[existence]] is not only [[authorized]] by them but is [[embraced]], [[accepted]], validated, [[consecrated]], sent out to [[play]] in [[harmony]], you may do this with self-forgetfulness for you are [[secure]]. When you are secure in your place in [[the universe]], it doesn't matter if you are memorialized in the eyes of [[mortality]] or not. This is hard work. This is [[attaining]] [[God-consciousness]] -- constantly to be turning aside that which calls [[attention]] to yourself to the greater [[glory]] of calling [[attention]] to that which is the [[destiny]] of us all.