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Arcadia Teaching Mission Group,  Arcadia, California

===Group: [[Arcadia TeaM]]===

 

Teacher: JarEl

===Teacher: [[JarEl]]===

 

===TR: [[George B.]]===

Topic: You Have More In Common Than Differences

 

July 19, 2004

July 19, 2004

 

Prayer:

Prayer: Donna: Dear Heavenly Father thank you for this chance to meet together this evening and to fellowship with each other; to share our views about many events and to reflect on the experience that Larry and I had at the Parliament of World Religion’s Conference. Please help our minds and hearts to be open to what you have to teach us and what we can learn tonight. Thank you Father for all things, in Michael’s name, amen.

 

Donna: Dear Heavenly Father thank you for this chance to meet together this evening and to fellowship with each other; to share our views about many events and to reflect on the experience that Larry and I had at the Parliament of World Religion’s Conference. Please help our minds and hearts to be open to what you have to teach us and what we can learn tonight. Thank you Father for all things, in Michael’s name, amen.

JarEl: TR, George. Good evening, it is I, your teacher, JarEl. It is good to be back and to welcome all of you back to this fellowship. I would like to pick up on a theme that you touched upon Donna and that is how most of you, and in fact the whole world, have more things in common than things that separate you. This commonality is what allows the world to function and to survive, otherwise you would have destroyed yourselves long ago. There are those of you who are very progressive and persistent and continue to improve this world. Recently you have had first hand experience on this commonality. It is not hard to see how easily we can get along with one another. In fact most of you live similar lives. You all have jobs to do, you have families and you must bring food to the table every night. There is not that much difference in the way people live their lives.

JarEl: TR, George. Good evening, it is I, your teacher, JarEl. It is good to be back and to welcome all of you back to this fellowship. I would like to pick up on a theme that you touched upon Donna and that is how most of you, and in fact the whole world, have more things in common than things that separate you. This commonality is what allows the world to function and to survive, otherwise you would have destroyed yourselves long ago. There are those of you who are very progressive and persistent and continue to improve this world. Recently you have had first hand experience on this commonality. It is not hard to see how easily we can get along with one another. In fact most of you live similar lives. You all have jobs to do, you have families and you must bring food to the table every night. There is not that much difference in the way people live their lives.

 

You may pray a little differently, but that does not devalue the prayer. In each person’s heart the intention is what counts. If you would look into each person’s heart, regardless of their religion, ideology, race or gender, then you would realize that their intentions are pure and good, in the same way that you would judge your own intentions. This common ground is where you should begin to build your alliances with one another, your alliances of peace. This world will slowly be brought into Light and Life with the alliances that are made with one another through dialog and cooperation. It is very important that you expand your knowledge of the world’s races and religions.

You may pray a little differently, but that does not devalue the prayer. In each person’s heart the intention is what counts. If you would look into each person’s heart, regardless of their religion, ideology, race or gender, then you would realize that their intentions are pure and good, in the same way that you would judge your own intentions. This common ground is where you should begin to build your alliances with one another, your alliances of peace. This world will slowly be brought into Light and Life with the alliances that are made with one another through dialog and cooperation. It is very important that you expand your knowledge of the world’s races and religions.

Yes, you have more in common, you are all children of God and you are all destined to the greatness of God. I, as your brother, am overjoyed to have this connection with you. For I have the privilege to share this experience with you. I will never regret this experience, for it has truly meant so much to me. Allow yourself to open up and connect with those surrounding you. Allow yourself to become one with the great universe and allow love to flow through you so it may heal those around you and so it may heal you as well.

Yes, you have more in common, you are all children of God and you are all destined to the greatness of God. I, as your brother, am overjoyed to have this connection with you. For I have the privilege to share this experience with you. I will never regret this experience, for it has truly meant so much to me. Allow yourself to open up and connect with those surrounding you. Allow yourself to become one with the great universe and allow love to flow through you so it may heal those around you and so it may heal you as well.

 

Henry Z.: JarEl, I want you to talk a little bit about the relationship between the moral responsibilities of the individual as it relates to the moral responsibility of the group?

Henry Z.: JarEl, I want you to talk a little bit about the relationship between the moral responsibilities of the individual as it relates to the moral responsibility of the group?

HenryZ: Excuse me. There is no such thing as group morality? What does that mean?

HenryZ: Excuse me. There is no such thing as group morality? What does that mean?

JarEl: TR, George. You cannot group any individuals together and judge them by their morality as a whole. You have to separate each and every one of them and evaluate them as individuals. Just like the twelve apostles, they all joined Jesus and they all followed Jesus, and they acted as a group but they were all individuals with distinct personalities and even one betrayed Jesus. It was a small group but regardless they were a group, yet they were not judged as a whole. Individuals always have choices in their lives, Henry and they chose to join or not to join a group. Being part of a group does not give you any particular identity. You may feel that you have a group identity but ultimately you will act alone and find God as an individual and group morality with be thrown out the window and no longer will it exist when you finally face the true face of God. Ultimately you will have to be responsible for your own actions. Does that answer your question?

JarEl: TR, George. You cannot group any individuals together and judge them by their morality as a whole. You have to separate each and every one of them and evaluate them as individuals. Just like the twelve apostles, they all joined Jesus and they all followed Jesus, and they acted as a group but they were all individuals with distinct personalities and even one betrayed Jesus. It was a small group but regardless they were a group, yet they were not judged as a whole. Individuals always have choices in their lives, Henry and they chose to join or not to join a group. Being part of a group does not give you any particular identity. You may feel that you have a group identity but ultimately you will act alone and find God as an individual and group morality will be thrown out the window and no longer will it exist when you finally face the true face of God. Ultimately you will have to be responsible for your own actions. Does that answer your question?

HenryZ: My question is when does the individual have a responsibility, or does he, to pressure the larger group? I am not really sure what I am asking but I know that there is a relationship between spiritual growth, spiritual consciousness and moral responsibility in terms of how we grow in our understanding of our personal relationship with God and how that is socialized in the brotherhood of man? I know that on the ultimate level we are all working for peace because the fragments of God, in everyone on the planet, have that agenda at hand. They have to, because that is the nature of God to want to bring everything into his consciousness and into his being and likeness.

HenryZ: My question is when does the individual have a responsibility, or does he, to pressure the larger group? I am not really sure what I am asking but I know that there is a relationship between spiritual growth, spiritual consciousness and moral responsibility in terms of how we grow in our understanding of our personal relationship with God and how that is socialized in the brotherhood of man? I know that on the ultimate level we are all working for peace because the fragments of God, in everyone on the planet, have that agenda at hand. They have to, because that is the nature of God to want to bring everything into his consciousness and into his being and likeness.

HenryZ: Very good JarEl, thank you.

HenryZ: Very good JarEl, thank you.

 

JarEl: TR, George. Are there any other questions? ……………….Very well my friends, as I have said before find your common ground, find what unites you all and you will be well on your road to peace, good night.

JarEl: TR, George. Are there any other questions? ……………….Very well my friends, as I have said before find your common ground, find what unites you all and you will be well on your road to peace, good night.

All: Good night JarEl.

All: Good night JarEl.