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A: [[Time]] is a most interesting concept, truly [[worthy]] of a lesson or are two on its own. I will make an [[analogy]] that may be helpful to you. [[Imagine]] yourself a very tiny fish in a tiny container placed on a beach, and some distance from you an [[ocean]] which is [[eternal]] breaks on the sand. With your material [[death]] you will awaken having made the [[transition]] from your tiny cup of water in terms of [[time]], to an eternal [[sea]]. The pressing concerns of the [[limitations]] of time that one [[experiences]] during the brief but critical period in the [[flesh]] are for the most part left behind once you have [[awakened]] on the [[mansion world]] and have grasped a [[morontia]] concept of [[time]]. My friend, you have accomplished much already, [[spiritually]], during your stay on [[Urantia]]. Yes, of course, there is always more that you can do, just as in a building you can always add another coat of paint or are another ornament to the top. but your house is sound. You have worked hard to build it from its solid [[foundation]], its first floor, all of its beams, walls, doors, windows, roof. Anything more that you do certainly will [[beautify]] what you have created and accomplished during your life on [[Urantia]], but it is not as if you must now begin to build the house from the ground up. (01/02/94)

A: [[Time]] is a most interesting concept, truly [[worthy]] of a lesson or are two on its own. I will make an [[analogy]] that may be helpful to you. [[Imagine]] yourself a very tiny fish in a tiny container placed on a beach, and some distance from you an [[ocean]] which is [[eternal]] breaks on the sand. With your material [[death]] you will awaken having made the [[transition]] from your tiny cup of water in terms of [[time]], to an eternal [[sea]]. The pressing concerns of the [[limitations]] of time that one [[experiences]] during the brief but critical period in the [[flesh]] are for the most part left behind once you have [[awakened]] on the [[mansion world]] and have grasped a [[morontia]] concept of [[time]]. My friend, you have accomplished much already, [[spiritually]], during your stay on [[Urantia]]. Yes, of course, there is always more that you can do, just as in a building you can always add another coat of paint or are another ornament to the top. but your house is sound. You have worked hard to build it from its solid [[foundation]], its first floor, all of its beams, walls, doors, windows, roof. Anything more that you do certainly will [[beautify]] what you have created and accomplished during your life on [[Urantia]], but it is not as if you must now begin to build the house from the ground up. (01/02/94)

===Teaching Mission (Guests)===

===='''''[[Growth]]'''''====

[The group discussed whether or are not guests from other teacher groups should be invited to attend the sessions. Also, how to add new members to Rayson's group.]

[The [[group]] discussed whether or are not guests from other teacher groups should be invited to attend the sessions. Also, how to add new members to [[Rayson]]'s group.]

R: THIS IS RAYSON. As always, it is an honor and a privilege to be here. I believe we have business at hand prior to the lesson.

R: This is Rayson. As always, it is an [[honor]] and a [[privilege]] to be here. I believe we have [[business]] at hand prior to the lesson.

Q: Yes, Rayson, are you aware of the conversation we had before the lesson? (Yes,) Could you give us some advice concerning each of the matters that we discussed? First should we invite guests from other study groups?

Q: Yes, Rayson, are you aware of the [[conversation]] we had before the lesson? (Yes,) Could you give us some [[advice]] concerning each of the matters that we [[discussed]]? First should we invite guests from other [[study]] groups?

A: Certainly. Guests are most welcome. And you are advised to screen them as you have in the past, with any modifications you may wish to impose as required by the needs of the group. I have been constrained from interfering beyond a very limited area in the conduct of your group. This is for your good as it will help your spiritual growth, and that of others whom you affect in large and small ways. The second matter?

A: Certainly. Guests are most [[welcome]]. And you are advised to screen them as you have in the [[past]], with any [[modifications]] you may wish to impose as required by the needs of the group. I have been constrained from [[interfering]] beyond a very limited area in the [[conduct]] of your group. This is for your [[good]] as it will help your [[spiritual growth]], and that of others whom you affect in large and small ways. The second matter?

Q: Yes, the previous custom has been that we would ask you first then send the applicant before the gatekeeper, (S). I understand that we should continue this process "as we have amended it?" I would like to clear up the amendment. Are you saying that any of us can act as gatekeepers?

Q: Yes, the previous [[custom]] has been that we would ask you first then send the applicant before the gatekeeper, (S). I [[understand]] that we should continue this process "as we have amended it?" I would like to clear up the amendment. Are you saying that any of us can act as gatekeepers?

A: If that is the consensus of the group then it shall be. The conduct of your group is a matter to be decided among yourselves. I would not interfere unless it were an emergency matter, which seems highly unlikely.

A: If that is the [[consensus]] of the [[group]] then it shall be. The conduct of your group is a matter to be [[decided]] among yourselves. I would not [[interfere]] unless it were an [[emergency]] matter, which seems highly unlikely.

Q: The second phase of this, then, we have discussed specific individuals whom we should and shouldn't invite, including (persons) Are we at liberty to decide individually on those?

Q: The second phase of this, then, we have [[discussed]] specific [[individuals]] whom we should and shouldn't invite, including (persons) Are we at [[liberty]] to decide individually on those?

A: Yes, although if the group grows too quickly it may pose a burden for (T/R) as she is still a novice in the technique of group transmitting/receiving. I cannot disclose the details of how the transmitter-receiver interacts with me, but I can tell you that this interaction also involves any and all persons present. With each added person there is an extra amount of effort required by the person you call the T/R or transmitter-receiver, and in a large group this can be quite taxing for that person. Therefore, please try to keep the growth in the size of the group slow. It may be steady growth, but small increments would be best at this time. (01/31/93) *********************

A: Yes, although if the [[group]] [[grows]] too quickly it may pose a burden for ([[T/R]]) as she is still a [[novice]] in the [[technique]] of group [[transmitting/receiving]]. I cannot disclose the details of how the transmitter-receiver [[interacts]] with me, but I can tell you that this interaction also involves any and all persons present. With each added person there is an extra amount of [[effort]] required by the person you call the T/R or transmitter-receiver, and in a large group this can be quite taxing for that [[person]]. Therefore, please try to keep the [[growth]] in the size of the group slow. It may be steady growth, but small increments would be best at this time. (01/31/93)

===Spiritual Names===

===Spiritual Names===