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HUMAN: Tarkas, this is _____. I can realize this in my own way of dealing with [[the mission]] that I have changed in my [[perception]] of it. In the beginning, I couldn’t get enough of [[the transcripts]]. I [[read]] and read and read. I would read, like, two hours every [[morning]], and I would [[love]] it. And then I would have to do [[normal]] things, like get dressed and all kinds of things. I couldn’t get enough of the [[reading]].

HUMAN: Tarkas, this is _____. I can realize this in my own way of dealing with [[the mission]] that I have changed in my [[perception]] of it. In the beginning, I couldn’t get enough of [[the transcripts]]. I [[read]] and read and read. I would read, like, two hours every [[morning]], and I would [[love]] it. And then I would have to do [[normal]] things, like get dressed and all kinds of things. I couldn’t get enough of the [[reading]].

And then I just started [[assimilating]] what I had read. And that has been as fulfilling for me as the [[readings]] have been. I haven’t been too far off the mark with regard to t[[he transcripts]], but having [[validation]] has really meant a lot, kind of like jarring your [[memory]] when things pop up, situations. Rather than going blindly about it and going in the right [[direction]] by [[accident]], I’ve got a better [[feeling]] that, gosh, I know this is going in the right [[direction]], and that’s [[validation]].

And then I just started [[assimilating]] what I had read. And that has been as fulfilling for me as the [[readings]] have been. I haven’t been too far off the mark with regard to [[the transcripts]], but having [[validation]] has really meant a lot, kind of like jarring your [[memory]] when things pop up, situations. Rather than going blindly about it and going in the right [[direction]] by [[accident]], I’ve got a better [[feeling]] that, gosh, I know this is going in the right [[direction]], and that’s [[validation]].

So I’ve gotten away from [[reading]] and I’ve been [[assimilating]] what I’ve been doing more. And that has really, really, for me, been a nice kind of [[growth]]. That kind of validation and assimilating that I’ve been doing . ..... What I need to do now is perhaps keep doing what I’m doing, but I have gaps in my [[faith]] where I think that . ... I grew up a little [[different]], I [[think]], that God is somehow like my [[parents]] or my significant others that were too [[busy]], you know, a little rough around the edges, and things of that sort. And those are things I need to work on.

So I’ve gotten away from [[reading]] and I’ve been [[assimilating]] what I’ve been doing more. And that has really, really, for me, been a nice kind of [[growth]]. That kind of validation and assimilating that I’ve been doing . ..... What I need to do now is perhaps keep doing what I’m doing, but I have gaps in my [[faith]] where I think that . ... I grew up a little [[different]], I [[think]], that God is somehow like my [[parents]] or my significant others that were too [[busy]], you know, a little rough around the edges, and things of that sort. And those are things I need to work on.

TARKAS: This is very true what you have said. You are making very significant [[progress]].

TARKAS: This is very true what you have said. You are making very significant [[progress]].

===='''''[[Action]]''''', '''''[[Practice]]'''''====

===='''''[[Action]]''''', '''''[[Practice]]'''''====

You have covered much ground in what you have said. It is true that the [[assimilation]] of what you’ve [[learned]] is more important than actually coming here and [[listening]], or reading the [[Urantia Book]], or the [[Bible]]. For it is true that it is in [[action]] rather than strictly learning [[knowledge]] that the [[glory]] of [[God]] is served, and you begin reaping the [[blessings]] of his [[love]] by actually doing rather than knowing.

You have covered much ground in what you have said. It is true that the [[assimilation]] of what you’ve [[learned]] is more important than actually coming here and [[listening]], or reading the [[Urantia Book]], or the [[Bible]]. For it is true that it is in [[action]] rather than strictly learning [[knowledge]] that the [[glory]] of [[God]] is served, and you begin reaping the [[blessings]] of his [[love]] by actually doing rather than knowing.

I think this is especially true today, on this day, which is a feast of [[Jesus|our Lord]]’s [[love]] for us. It’s very [[appropriate]] that we have met here with you today, in [[God]]’s [[presence]], that we, each of us, continue on beyond where God has brought us so far, and very importantly keep on [[studying]] and [[practicing]] what we have learned. So maybe you can tell us something more about love, and about how we have the [[privilege]], like [[Jesus]] had, of [[sharing]] [[our Father]]’s [[love]] with other people.

I think this is especially true today, on this day, which is a feast of [[Jesus|our Lord]]’s [[love]] for us. It’s very [[appropriate]] that we have met here with you today, in [[God]]’s [[presence]], that we, each of us, continue on beyond where God has brought us so far, and very importantly keep on [[studying]] and [[practicing]] what we have learned. So maybe you can tell us something more about love, and about how we have the [[privilege]], like [[Jesus]] had, of [[sharing]] [[our Father]]’s [[love]] with other people.

===='''''[[Materialization]]'''''====

===='''''[[Materialization]]'''''====

TARKAS: Yes, and is it not [[amazing]] that all these [[truths]] that we now teach with such [[intensity]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990's 1990s] have been with us for so very long? And yet the [[practicing]] of these [[truths]], practicing what we know, has been somewhat slack in many [[individuals]]. But these are not things to [[concentrate]] on. It is the [[positive]] things which are happening. For truly things will [[accelerate]] much faster as [[the mission]] takes hold on [[Urantia]], with the [[Melchizedeks]] here personally directing affairs. We are still in a sorting and regrouping [[mode]], for we too were [[disappointed]] in [[Naperville|Chicago]]. But our [[faith]], of course, is not shaken in [[the mission]], for this [[decision]] was a sound decision at the time, when considering all the [[factors]] involved.

TARKAS: Yes, and is it not [[amazing]] that all these [[truths]] that we now teach with such [[intensity]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990's 1990s] have been with us for so very long? And yet the [[practicing]] of these [[truths]], practicing what we know, has been somewhat slack in many [[individuals]]. But these are not things to [[concentrate]] on. It is the [[positive]] things which are happening. For truly things will [[accelerate]] much faster as [[the mission]] takes hold on [[Urantia]], with the [[Melchizedeks]] here personally directing affairs. We are still in a sorting and regrouping [[mode]], for we too were [[disappointed]] in [[Naperville|Chicago]]. But our [[faith]], of course, is not shaken in [[the mission]], for this [[decision]] was a sound decision at the time, when considering all the [[factors]] involved.

Indeed, it is difficult to [[practice]] [[love]] everyday when one is barraged by so much that is so [[distracting]]. I speak of newscasts, and the constant barrage of [[entertainment]], the over-reliance on [[technology]] to seemingly fill our ears and our [[minds]] constantly throughout the day. These, of course, are legitimate diversions which are, in themselves, not bad. But there must be time for your [[spiritual development]] as well. A time for [[quietness]] to rekindle your [[energies]], rekindle your spirits, rekindle the [[love]] in your [[heart]], which is there, but perhaps [[dormant]] if your time is spent watching television, or listening to the [[radio]] and traveling in your automobiles, and going to ball games. And all of these many things.

Indeed, it is difficult to [[practice]] [[love]] everyday when one is barraged by so much that is so [[distracting]]. I speak of newscasts, and the constant barrage of [[entertainment]], the over-reliance on [[technology]] to seemingly fill our ears and our [[minds]] constantly throughout the day. These, of course, are legitimate diversions which are, in themselves, not bad. But there must be time for your [[spiritual development]] as well. A time for [[quietness]] to rekindle your [[energies]], rekindle your spirits, rekindle the [[love]] in your [[heart]], which is there, but perhaps [[dormant]] if your time is spent watching television, or listening to the [[radio]] and traveling in your automobiles, and going to ball games. And all of these many things.

Q -- That’s clear. I really feel . .. part of me feels [[anxious]]. I know there’s something greater, something bigger, something more that wants to [[surface]], and I’m so impatient. And I get . .. I look at that [[Urantia Book]] and, at the last [[meeting]] I threw it on the floor. And I get aggravated, like all of these [[words]] . ... it is so mental for me, you know, and to me, [[reading]] the book is such a mental process. I don’t know why I read it. I don’t know why I’ve come to these meetings for three years. I don’t know even know why. I am so [[honestly]] [[frustrated]] with [[the book]].

Q -- That’s clear. I really feel . .. part of me feels [[anxious]]. I know there’s something greater, something bigger, something more that wants to [[surface]], and I’m so impatient. And I get . .. I look at that [[Urantia Book]] and, at the last [[meeting]] I threw it on the floor. And I get aggravated, like all of these [[words]] . ... it is so mental for me, you know, and to me, [[reading]] the book is such a mental process. I don’t know why I read it. I don’t know why I’ve come to these meetings for three years. I don’t know even know why. I am so [[honestly]] [[frustrated]] with [[the book]].

And now I pick up this book, which was given to me, called the [http://www.keysofenoch.org/ Book of Enoch]. It’s about the Keys of Enoch. And now when I read that [[book]], it just vibrates in my [[soul]]. I feel the [[light]]. I feel the book. And my [[soul]] reads the book. I don’t know if I’m reading [[intellectually]], but my [[soul]] is reading that book. And I feel that book. I can (?) that book. And I guess the [[frustration]] is that I don’t feel the same way about the [[Urantia Book]] when I read it.

And now I pick up this book, which was given to me, called the [https://www.keysofenoch.org/ Book of Enoch]. It’s about the Keys of Enoch. And now when I read that [[book]], it just vibrates in my [[soul]]. I feel the [[light]]. I feel the book. And my [[soul]] reads the book. I don’t know if I’m reading [[intellectually]], but my [[soul]] is reading that book. And I feel that book. I can (?) that book. And I guess the [[frustration]] is that I don’t feel the same way about the [[Urantia Book]] when I read it.

Like I don’t [[understand]] it. Would someone [[explain]] it to me? It’s such a mental thing. There’s this crazy [[desire]] inside me to want to [[follow the will of God]] . ... into the [[light]] by my [[soul]] and my [[heart]]. And there is something else that is [[connecting]] here, and I have met Eric from Boston. It’s kind of interesting how we met. When I went to [[Naperville|Chicago]] for the [[materialization]] and it so happens that we were in this third [[energy]] [[circle]], and I feel there’s something that maybe we’ve come [[together]] to do. I don’t know what that is, or in what way that is, or . ....could that be true? I mean, Eric is here now, and we are here.

Like I don’t [[understand]] it. Would someone [[explain]] it to me? It’s such a mental thing. There’s this crazy [[desire]] inside me to want to [[follow the will of God]] . ... into the [[light]] by my [[soul]] and my [[heart]]. And there is something else that is [[connecting]] here, and I have met Eric from Boston. It’s kind of interesting how we met. When I went to [[Naperville|Chicago]] for the [[materialization]] and it so happens that we were in this third [[energy]] [[circle]], and I feel there’s something that maybe we’ve come [[together]] to do. I don’t know what that is, or in what way that is, or . ....could that be true? I mean, Eric is here now, and we are here.

Q -- Tarkas, I have an [[experience]] to [[reference]] to it in my life and the beginning of [[this mission]]. I have felt a great amount of [[peace]] that I did not have before . .. a greater level of [[confidence]] in myself. I truly enjoy [[interacting]] with people now. Last week, I had what I describe as a [[love]] and run situation where I enjoy meeting people on a very short term basis, [[sharing]] a [[smile]] or getting into a little [[story]], or so on and so forth.

Q -- Tarkas, I have an [[experience]] to [[reference]] to it in my life and the beginning of [[this mission]]. I have felt a great amount of [[peace]] that I did not have before . .. a greater level of [[confidence]] in myself. I truly enjoy [[interacting]] with people now. Last week, I had what I describe as a [[love]] and run situation where I enjoy meeting people on a very short term basis, [[sharing]] a [[smile]] or getting into a little [[story]], or so on and so forth.

What I am a little bit unsure about is the extent to which I can teach what I know about the [[Urantia Book]]. On a certain level, it’s easy for me to [[share]] [[God]]’s love individually with people, but I have an urge to go to, for instance, my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_school Sunday School] class and talk to people to whom I am very close specifically about the [[Urantia Book]]. And I think that, in the past, people have sometimes warned that you can move too fast and [[share]] too much and try to push too hard. And I haven’t found a real [[comfortable]] level here.

What I am a little bit unsure about is the extent to which I can teach what I know about the [[Urantia Book]]. On a certain level, it’s easy for me to [[share]] [[God]]’s love individually with people, but I have an urge to go to, for instance, my [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_school Sunday School] class and talk to people to whom I am very close specifically about the [[Urantia Book]]. And I think that, in the past, people have sometimes warned that you can move too fast and [[share]] too much and try to push too hard. And I haven’t found a real [[comfortable]] level here.

I want to go to my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_school Sunday School] class and slip in all this good [[information]] from the [[Urantia Book]]. And, in a sense, I feel a real urgency to do that, and in another sense, I [[wonder]] if I’m doing the right thing. I feel very insecure about it. Can you comment about how the [[Urantia Book]] should, could, or can be [[disseminated]] so that the [[seeds]] find good earth to grow in. Am I, in any way, [[connecting]] with you here?

I want to go to my [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_school Sunday School] class and slip in all this good [[information]] from the [[Urantia Book]]. And, in a sense, I feel a real urgency to do that, and in another sense, I [[wonder]] if I’m doing the right thing. I feel very insecure about it. Can you comment about how the [[Urantia Book]] should, could, or can be [[disseminated]] so that the [[seeds]] find good earth to grow in. Am I, in any way, [[connecting]] with you here?

TARKAS: Yes. And your concerns are, of course, legitimately [[shared]] by many. One of the [[objectives]] of the [[Teaching Mission]] is to help you find that very level of teaching and the [[dissemination]] of these teachings. For it is true that strange new [[knowledge]], especially among those who have already [[embraced]] one of the religions, can be very disconcerting, or feel very threatening to them, and this can be very counterproductive to a meaningful and productive [[dialogue]]. So indeed, the [[differences]] should not be stressed in many cases.

TARKAS: Yes. And your concerns are, of course, legitimately [[shared]] by many. One of the [[objectives]] of the [[Teaching Mission]] is to help you find that very level of teaching and the [[dissemination]] of these teachings. For it is true that strange new [[knowledge]], especially among those who have already [[embraced]] one of the religions, can be very disconcerting, or feel very threatening to them, and this can be very counterproductive to a meaningful and productive [[dialogue]]. So indeed, the [[differences]] should not be stressed in many cases.