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Group: Pocatello, Idaho
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Teacher: Daniel
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Topic: Introduction of Father Abraham, a guest
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    Opening To Others
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February 23, 1992
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===Topic: ''Introduction of Abraham''===
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===Group: [[Pocatello TeaM]]===
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==Facilitators==
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===Teacher: [[Daniel]], [[Abraham]]===
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===TR: [[Unknown]]===
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== Session==
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===Opening===
 
Opening Prayer: Prayer of St. Francis
 
Opening Prayer: Prayer of St. Francis
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Abraham: "Greetings my children. This is Abraham. The love of God doth shine down upon you. Open your heart and feel His warmth. Let it pulsate through your body. Love is that virtue which transforms all things. This week your planet experienced love on one end and hate on the other. Love amongst people through the Olympic Games was felt while war, racial injustices, prejudice, and intolerance reigned on another end. Individually you all were fortunate to know love.
 
Abraham: "Greetings my children. This is Abraham. The love of God doth shine down upon you. Open your heart and feel His warmth. Let it pulsate through your body. Love is that virtue which transforms all things. This week your planet experienced love on one end and hate on the other. Love amongst people through the Olympic Games was felt while war, racial injustices, prejudice, and intolerance reigned on another end. Individually you all were fortunate to know love.
 
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===Lesson===
 
As we have been watching this group we are aware of a wonderful transforming effect these teachings have had on you. You have been more open to one another. You have been more open to those around you, your spouses, your children, those with whom you work. Your love is growing and it is only through love that hate can be put to rest. When you treat others with love they especially are vulnerable. Those who are hardened of heart are defenseless against those who love. So your greatest weapon then is not revenge, is not seeking to get one up on someone else, but rather an outpouring of love to the individual. As you spread your love it grows and spreads throughout the community, throughout the land.
 
As we have been watching this group we are aware of a wonderful transforming effect these teachings have had on you. You have been more open to one another. You have been more open to those around you, your spouses, your children, those with whom you work. Your love is growing and it is only through love that hate can be put to rest. When you treat others with love they especially are vulnerable. Those who are hardened of heart are defenseless against those who love. So your greatest weapon then is not revenge, is not seeking to get one up on someone else, but rather an outpouring of love to the individual. As you spread your love it grows and spreads throughout the community, throughout the land.
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Daniel: "Father Abraham's words are like those of a songbird. Yes, love is the song of the universe. It is echoed from planet to planet, from Local Universe to Superuniverse on to the Superuniverses. Love is the Father, indeed. And I must tell you how good it feels to feel your love growing. This week work on love. And now, are there any questions?"
 
Daniel: "Father Abraham's words are like those of a songbird. Yes, love is the song of the universe. It is echoed from planet to planet, from Local Universe to Superuniverse on to the Superuniverses. Love is the Father, indeed. And I must tell you how good it feels to feel your love growing. This week work on love. And now, are there any questions?"
 
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===Dialogue===
 
K5: "Yes, Daniel a little commentary and then I have a couple of questions. I find I agree with Scripture, with Jesus, with yourself, with Abraham that love is the essence of life. However I find that what love is, is very complicated to me. I can read St. Francis' prayer and Corinthians 13 in describing love but I still find sometimes love is very hard to understand. Sometimes it gets complicated in that..well the commentary. Before my Dad died, well a week before he died I took him to the hospital. In all the years our relationship was tense and terse and I never heard him say that he loved me or anybody else. And on the way to hospital I told him that I loved him. And in turn he said to me, 'I've never been able to use that word'. And even then in describing that he wasn't able to say love, he had to say 'that word'. And then he said, 'As I was growing up as a child I have seen too many people use the word promiscuously, that you can use it so much that it loses its meaning'. I find myself doing that, too easily using the word love. In the trying to understand love is to try to understand what love is and sometimes I get caught up in between self esteem and self centeredness and its what I do and why do I do it, I guess. Sometimes I see myself motivating myself for other reasons and thinking that's love and it's not love. It's for my own grandeur or whatever. I guess my question is how does one..sometimes it's obvious..when love is love. I find a lot of times within myself and with others, love is hard to understand and to know. I guess that is my question or questions. Or what is the difference between...I think that also when we give the greatest thing we can do your friend is die for your friend. Is that love? But I think even that can be, we can do that for another motivating factor. How does one tell when one is really loving and is not? Two questions, several questions, thank you." Daniel: "Yes, and these are good questions. First love is a word. Words are only words. They convey feelings, emotions. They are used in communication. And so whatever definition is attached then that becomes that word. And as you say, over times words often lose their meaning, take on other meanings. So know that this is just a word. But words help us to communicate.
 
K5: "Yes, Daniel a little commentary and then I have a couple of questions. I find I agree with Scripture, with Jesus, with yourself, with Abraham that love is the essence of life. However I find that what love is, is very complicated to me. I can read St. Francis' prayer and Corinthians 13 in describing love but I still find sometimes love is very hard to understand. Sometimes it gets complicated in that..well the commentary. Before my Dad died, well a week before he died I took him to the hospital. In all the years our relationship was tense and terse and I never heard him say that he loved me or anybody else. And on the way to hospital I told him that I loved him. And in turn he said to me, 'I've never been able to use that word'. And even then in describing that he wasn't able to say love, he had to say 'that word'. And then he said, 'As I was growing up as a child I have seen too many people use the word promiscuously, that you can use it so much that it loses its meaning'. I find myself doing that, too easily using the word love. In the trying to understand love is to try to understand what love is and sometimes I get caught up in between self esteem and self centeredness and its what I do and why do I do it, I guess. Sometimes I see myself motivating myself for other reasons and thinking that's love and it's not love. It's for my own grandeur or whatever. I guess my question is how does one..sometimes it's obvious..when love is love. I find a lot of times within myself and with others, love is hard to understand and to know. I guess that is my question or questions. Or what is the difference between...I think that also when we give the greatest thing we can do your friend is die for your friend. Is that love? But I think even that can be, we can do that for another motivating factor. How does one tell when one is really loving and is not? Two questions, several questions, thank you." Daniel: "Yes, and these are good questions. First love is a word. Words are only words. They convey feelings, emotions. They are used in communication. And so whatever definition is attached then that becomes that word. And as you say, over times words often lose their meaning, take on other meanings. So know that this is just a word. But words help us to communicate.
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C4: "I am having trouble talking too and what I feel is that we are all loved and that is what is so overwhelming to know that the Planetary Prince's staff are talking to little old us, and it is overwhelming to know that God loves us and is showing it in this way."
 
C4: "I am having trouble talking too and what I feel is that we are all loved and that is what is so overwhelming to know that the Planetary Prince's staff are talking to little old us, and it is overwhelming to know that God loves us and is showing it in this way."
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===Closing===
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Daniel: "Yes and you are feeling such a little part of it. You have much to look forward to on your journey. It is beyond words, beyond anything I can tell you. And so I think if there are no more questions this would be a good time to stop. If I could I would come and embrace each of you. Know how wonderful you mortals have it, to feel the touch of someone else's embrace. Do not be afraid to touch another for often this communicates love above and beyond anything that could be said. My love to you this afternoon and enjoy your potluck. I will be back next Sunday at this time, or rather at our regular time. I thank all of you for attending today, and especially the out of town visitors. Please take my love back to your group and share it. Peace be with you. Good afternoon."
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Daniel: "Yes and you are feeling such a little part of it. You have much to look forward to on your journey. It is beyond words, beyond anything I can tell you. And so I think if there are no more questions this would be a good time to stop. If I could I would come and embrace each of you. Know how wonderful you mortals have it, to feel the touch of someone else's embrace. Do not be afraid to touch another for often this communicates love above and beyond anything that could be said. My love to you this afternoon and enjoy your potluck. I will be back next Sunday at this time, or rather at our regular time. I thank all of you for attending today, and especially the out of town visitors. Please take my love back to your group and share it. Peace be with you. Good afternoon."
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[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
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[[Category: Pocatello TeaM]]
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[[Category: Daniel]]
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[[Category: Abraham]]
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[[Category: Unknown]]
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[[Category: 1992]]

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