Changes

There is every kind of way doing [[stillness]] practice represented in this [[group]]. Some people go at it as if it was a daytime [[vision]] exercise. They pursue it relying only on their strong stills. Others attempt day and night [[practice]], with mixed results. Yet others are pursuing so single mindedly with the kind of vision [[analogous]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_vision night vision]. They can't see what it is they are after and begin to question what they are doing there in the first place. I think some of you might fall into these categories and so, for this reason, we [[welcome]] the [[visit]] recently of one of our daughters. I will say to you now that we approve of her [[technique]]. It is a good technique for beginners, especially for those people who are staring harder and harder, feeling less and less [[sure]]. It is a useful [[technique]]. That should bring back a little [[balance]] into the [[effort]]. That is all I have to say. Perhaps you have some [[questions]].

There is every kind of way doing [[stillness]] practice represented in this [[group]]. Some people go at it as if it was a daytime [[vision]] exercise. They pursue it relying only on their strong stills. Others attempt day and night [[practice]], with mixed results. Yet others are pursuing so single mindedly with the kind of vision [[analogous]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_vision night vision]. They can't see what it is they are after and begin to question what they are doing there in the first place. I think some of you might fall into these categories and so, for this reason, we [[welcome]] the [[visit]] recently of one of our daughters. I will say to you now that we approve of her [[technique]]. It is a good technique for beginners, especially for those people who are staring harder and harder, feeling less and less [[sure]]. It is a useful [[technique]]. That should bring back a little [[balance]] into the [[effort]]. That is all I have to say. Perhaps you have some [[questions]].

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

JUDY: Will, this is Judy and I wanted to ask a question specifically about my [[stillness]] [[practice]]. I seem to have divided it into [[three]] parts. The first part is I'm [[thinking]] about the day and thinking through what all needs and how I would like to meet [those needs]. The second part is [[listening]] and trying to be still for any [[impressions]] or any [[insights]] I might receive. Third, inviting [[the Father]] to be with me in the [[stillness]]. It seems pretty [[comfortable]] but I would like some [[feedback]] on my [[[technique]]].

JUDY: Will, this is Judy and I wanted to ask a question specifically about my [[stillness]] [[practice]]. I seem to have divided it into [[three]] parts. The first part is I'm [[thinking]] about the day and thinking through what all needs and how I would like to meet [those needs]. The second part is [[listening]] and trying to be still for any [[impressions]] or any [[insights]] I might receive. Third, inviting [[the Father]] to be with me in the [[stillness]]. It seems pretty [[comfortable]] but I would like some [[feedback]] on my [[technique]].

WILL: In an [[ideal]] situation our lives would be geared towards [[preparing]] ourselves for an [[opportunity]] for one-to-one [[communication]] with the Maker so that as the appointed hour drew near we would find our worldly concerns falling away layer by layer, issue by issue, and when the [[time]] had truly arrived we would feel [[peace]] within ourselves that would be ideally suited for [[linking]] up with the [[eternal]] and [[cosmic]] [[peace]] of [[God]] Himself. That is not our situation here. Each person is on his or her own [[resources]] to develop the [[techniques]] which suit the [[moment]] and the situation in preparation for [[communication]] with the Heavenly Mystery. There is no such thing as a right thing or a wrong thing. There are only [[practices]] which, plotted on a number line, would be seen as more productive or less productive. But then, the [[fact]] is that your very lives are so very inconsistent, so very changeable from hour to hour that the [[differences]] between weeks [[encompass]] shifts in mental [[attitudes]] not commonly found on [[other planets]] which would occur over years.

WILL: In an [[ideal]] situation our lives would be geared towards [[preparing]] ourselves for an [[opportunity]] for one-to-one [[communication]] with the Maker so that as the appointed hour drew near we would find our worldly concerns falling away layer by layer, issue by issue, and when the [[time]] had truly arrived we would feel [[peace]] within ourselves that would be ideally suited for [[linking]] up with the [[eternal]] and [[cosmic]] [[peace]] of [[God]] Himself. That is not our situation here. Each person is on his or her own [[resources]] to develop the [[techniques]] which suit the [[moment]] and the situation in preparation for [[communication]] with the Heavenly Mystery. There is no such thing as a right thing or a wrong thing. There are only [[practices]] which, plotted on a number line, would be seen as more productive or less productive. But then, the [[fact]] is that your very lives are so very inconsistent, so very changeable from hour to hour that the [[differences]] between weeks [[encompass]] shifts in mental [[attitudes]] not commonly found on [[other planets]] which would occur over years.

WILL: Persons, for example those taught [[personally]] by [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] upon his [[Paper 132 - The Sojourn at Rome|visit to Rome]], did not even remember the man, yet proved to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column pillars] of [[the kingdom]] when approached by that very teaching but a few years later. Yes, your work is [[good]]. It is on the right track. You may not see the results. Others will. We will. And you will at some time. You are a [[creature]] of your [[time]]. It is not possible to teach today in the [[manner]] generally [[accepted]] in a planet well advanced in the ages of [[light and life]]. People today would think such suggestions hopelessly [[idealistic]]. [[Food]] for [[fools]]. Today's [[teachers]] are appropriate for today. That is why no [[materializations]].

WILL: Persons, for example those taught [[personally]] by [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] upon his [[Paper 132 - The Sojourn at Rome|visit to Rome]], did not even remember the man, yet proved to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column pillars] of [[the kingdom]] when approached by that very teaching but a few years later. Yes, your work is [[good]]. It is on the right track. You may not see the results. Others will. We will. And you will at some time. You are a [[creature]] of your [[time]]. It is not possible to teach today in the [[manner]] generally [[accepted]] in a planet well advanced in the ages of [[light and life]]. People today would think such suggestions hopelessly [[idealistic]]. [[Food]] for [[fools]]. Today's [[teachers]] are appropriate for today. That is why no [[materializations]].

===Closing===

===Closing===

Enough for tonight. Next week I will see you all again, [[God]] willing. He has provided all for us.

Enough for tonight. Next week I will see you all again, [[God]] willing. He has provided all for us.