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== Session==

== Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

Opening prayer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint_Francis Prayer of St. Francis]

Opening prayer: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint_Francis Prayer of St. Francis]

Daniel: "Good afternoon. I am Daniel, your [[teacher]] and your [[friend]]. As you have [[faithfully]] come [[together]], as you have been willing to [[support]] one another, and as you have been willing to be open to one another you have, indeed, created a bonding which will always serve you and will always be that framework from which you as a [[group]] will be able to [[work]]. It is important as people, that the [[relationships]] you build with others are relationships which can be open, can be those which all [[feel]] at ease with and able to be their own selves, to be able to put down the [[facades]] that you carry into the rest of the world.

Daniel: "Good afternoon. I am Daniel, your [[teacher]] and your [[friend]]. As you have [[faithfully]] come [[together]], as you have been willing to [[support]] one another, and as you have been willing to be open to one another you have, indeed, created a bonding which will always serve you and will always be that framework from which you as a [[group]] will be able to [[work]]. It is important as people, that the [[relationships]] you build with others are relationships which can be open, can be those which all [[feel]] at ease with and able to be their own selves, to be able to put down the [[facades]] that you carry into the rest of the world.

===='''''[[Transparency]]'''''====

===='''''[[Transparency]]'''''====

One of the most important aspects of a [[maturing]] and [[God-conscious]] [[individual]] is the ability to take off the many layers, the many [[masks]] that are worn, and be the [[divine]] yet [[human]] [[personality]] that you are. Those who are in [[enlightened]] God-consciousness are able to be who they really are and are not afraid of [[attack]], [[ridicule]] or discredit from another because of [[beliefs]], personal [[appearance]] or any of the human [[traits]] that you possess. And so over time many of you have been coming to this [[realization]] and you are able to be more of who you are to more and more people. This is a sign of your [[maturing]] and your [[growth]]. I [[applaud]] each of you when you are able to peel off another layer, take off another [[mask]], that the central core and [[light]] that you can be for the world becomes more apparent to those around you. The [[light]] of which you are burns brightly, but is [[camouflaged]] and shielded behind the many layers of pretense. And so today's lesson will deal with looking at the [[concept]] of [[ideal]] and [[values]].

One of the most important aspects of a [[maturing]] and [[God-conscious]] [[individual]] is the ability to take off the many layers, the many [[masks]] that are worn, and be the [[divine]] yet [[human]] [[personality]] that you are. Those who are in [[enlightened]] God-consciousness are able to be who they really are and are not afraid of [[attack]], [[ridicule]] or discredit from another because of [[beliefs]], personal [[appearance]] or any of the human [[traits]] that you possess. And so over time many of you have been coming to this [[realization]] and you are able to be more of who you are to more and more people. This is a sign of your [[maturing]] and your [[growth]]. I [[applaud]] each of you when you are able to peel off another layer, take off another [[mask]], that the central core and [[light]] that you can be for the world becomes more apparent to those around you. The [[light]] of which you are burns brightly, but is [[camouflaged]] and shielded behind the many layers of pretense. And so today's lesson will deal with looking at the [[concept]] of [[ideal]] and [[values]].

===='''''[[Value]]'''''====

===='''''[[Value]]''''', '''''[[Ideal]]'''''====

What is the [[ideal]]? What are the [[values]] that you hold? Is there a [[difference]]? What is the difference? Do you [[perceive]] the ideal much differently than you do your [[values]]? What is it that you [[value]] in terms of [[spirituality]]?

What is the [[ideal]]? What are the [[values]] that you hold? Is there a [[difference]]? What is the difference? Do you [[perceive]] the ideal much differently than you do your [[values]]? What is it that you [[value]] in terms of [[spirituality]]?

Let us look at the word [[value]]. In the [[human]] [[context]] these are those things which you hold up as a [[moral]] platitude to [[guide]] your life by, an [[idea]] from which you try to live out your life, the [[values]] you have. The [[ideal]] is seen in a [[different]] light in that the ideal is often [[thought]] of as only that which can be [[manifested]] within the [[mind]], that ideal that can only be thought of as something that is not really [[attainable]]. And so I ask you tonight to look into your own [[personal]] lives. Do you see what you value, your values as something that are [[attainable]] or do you hold it up here as something that is not always within your grasp? I will, after you have all [[spoken]], try to put forth to you a [[concept]] of why and how the [[ideal]] is able to be incorporated in your life. And so is my [[question]] to you [[understood]] enough that you can [[speak]] freely about this?

Let us look at the word [[value]]. In the [[human]] [[context]] these are those things which you hold up as a [[moral]] platitude to [[guide]] your life by, an [[idea]] from which you try to live out your life, the [[values]] you have. The [[ideal]] is seen in a [[different]] light in that the ideal is often [[thought]] of as only that which can be [[manifested]] within the [[mind]], that ideal that can only be thought of as something that is not really [[attainable]]. And so I ask you tonight to look into your own [[personal]] lives. Do you see what you value, your values as something that are [[attainable]] or do you hold it up here as something that is not always within your grasp? I will, after you have all [[spoken]], try to put forth to you a [[concept]] of why and how the [[ideal]] is able to be incorporated in your life. And so is my [[question]] to you [[understood]] enough that you can [[speak]] freely about this?

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

B1: "I'm a little confused, Daniel, about [[value]] as you have just [[discussed]] it. To me value is that which you [[consider]] worth putting [[time]] and [[energy]] into, whether it be a [[thing]], an [[activity]], a [[relationship]]. Is that how you are defining the [[word]]?"

B1: "I'm a little confused, Daniel, about [[value]] as you have just [[discussed]] it. To me value is that which you [[consider]] worth putting [[time]] and [[energy]] into, whether it be a [[thing]], an [[activity]], a [[relationship]]. Is that how you are defining the [[word]]?"

B2: "Daniel, this is Isaac. I would just like to [[respond]] to your teaching today and say that as a result of the [[Urantia Book]] and the [[Teaching Mission]] (although there were things going on and [[ideas]] that I had prior) as a result of these I have reached the [[point]] where I believe that anything that is [[ideal]] now is possible, including [[world government]] for [[this planet]], possibly within my lifetime. The [[vision]] of the [[Urantia Book]] and the [[knowledge]] of the [[reality]] of what's going on in the rest of [[the universe]] has totally changed me from a [[person]] who was [[pessimistic]], although I have my moments in areas. I Just wanted to make this [[statement]] for the [[record]], that I believe that even the [[attainment]] of [[God]] on [[Paradise]] is something that is possible for me and for everyone else who [[desires]] it. I want to thank you for your part in this whole thing and the [[wonderful]] teaching that you have [[shared]] with us. And that's it."

B2: "Daniel, this is Isaac. I would just like to [[respond]] to your teaching today and say that as a result of the [[Urantia Book]] and the [[Teaching Mission]] (although there were things going on and [[ideas]] that I had prior) as a result of these I have reached the [[point]] where I believe that anything that is [[ideal]] now is possible, including [[world government]] for [[this planet]], possibly within my lifetime. The [[vision]] of the [[Urantia Book]] and the [[knowledge]] of the [[reality]] of what's going on in the rest of [[the universe]] has totally changed me from a [[person]] who was [[pessimistic]], although I have my moments in areas. I Just wanted to make this [[statement]] for the [[record]], that I believe that even the [[attainment]] of [[God]] on [[Paradise]] is something that is possible for me and for everyone else who [[desires]] it. I want to thank you for your part in this whole thing and the [[wonderful]] teaching that you have [[shared]] with us. And that's it."

Daniel: "Thank you and so noted. Indeed, the general and overall [[feeling]] from this [[group]] has over the last few years, and especially as of late, donned a more [[positive]] and [[spiritual]] [[outlook]] than previously in your lives. Those who hold to [[negativeness]] do not [[understand]] the [[freedom]] that comes from viewing life and even it's [[trials]] and [[tribulation]] in a more [[positive]] light. For it is through the [[experiences]], the struggles that have that you [[grow]]. So even while you are in the midst of [[turmoil]], if you can hold in your [[thoughts]] that this is but passing, you are putting forth a [[positive]] note. Each time you [[react]] with a positive [[attitude]] you are creating for your [[character]] more [[reaction]] patterns that reflect [[positiveness]]. And the reverse; each time you react negatively you create patterns of [[negativity]]. Negativity is not [[growth]] promoting. Work to see and [[develop]] the positive that it can become a more internalized [[natural]] [[reflex]] for you. I am very [[happy]] to be a part of this [[Teaching Mission]], to have been selected for this [[service]]. The whole notion of the [[Urantia Book]] being presented to [[this planet]] has been of great significance and will continue to be an important part of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=UB#Part_III._The_History_of_Urantia history of Urantia]. I [[understand]] your [[thoughts]], your exuberance and [[happy]] feelings in being a part of the [[Urantia]] study groups and now with the [[Teaching Mission]]. It is, indeed, an exciting time for [[this planet]]." B2: "Thank you very much."

Daniel: "Thank you and so noted. Indeed, the general and overall [[feeling]] from this [[group]] has over the last few years, and especially as of late, donned a more [[positive]] and [[spiritual]] [[outlook]] than previously in your lives. Those who hold to [[negativeness]] do not [[understand]] the [[freedom]] that comes from viewing life and even it's [[trials]] and [[tribulation]] in a more [[positive]] light. For it is through the [[experiences]], the struggles that have that you [[grow]]. So even while you are in the midst of [[turmoil]], if you can hold in your [[thoughts]] that this is but passing, you are putting forth a [[positive]] note. Each time you [[react]] with a positive [[attitude]] you are creating for your [[character]] more [[reaction]] patterns that reflect [[positiveness]]. And the reverse; each time you react negatively you create patterns of [[negativity]]. Negativity is not [[growth]] promoting. Work to see and [[develop]] the positive that it can become a more internalized [[natural]] [[reflex]] for you. I am very [[happy]] to be a part of this [[Teaching Mission]], to have been selected for this [[service]]. The whole notion of the [[Urantia Book]] being presented to [[this planet]] has been of great significance and will continue to be an important part of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=UB#Part_III._The_History_of_Urantia history of Urantia]. I [[understand]] your [[thoughts]], your exuberance and [[happy]] feelings in being a part of the [[Urantia]] study groups and now with the [[Teaching Mission]]. It is, indeed, an exciting time for [[this planet]]." B2: "Thank you very much."

N1: "Your lesson did [[stimulate]] a couple of [[questions]] for me and I am not sure if I am [[understanding]] or if I'm putting things into my old frameworks. I heard two things in your lesson besides, of course, your lesson which were to live our life [[consistently]]; that if we hold certain [[ideals]] that we need to live in such a way as to make them happen, as well as believe that they can happen. Is that a way in which our [[values]] and our [[ideals]] are brought [[together]]?"

N1: "Your lesson did [[stimulate]] a couple of [[questions]] for me and I am not sure if I am [[understanding]] or if I'm putting things into my old frameworks. I heard two things in your lesson besides, of course, your lesson which were to live our life [[consistently]]; that if we hold certain [[ideals]] that we need to live in such a way as to make them happen, as well as believe that they can happen. Is that a way in which our [[values]] and our [[ideals]] are brought [[together]]?"