Changes

You, my [[friends]], have come a long way in this regard. You have begun to see with much greater [[perspective]]. You are beginning to grasp the [[significance]] of the [[I AM]] as being a real [[part]] of yourselves. As you continue to do this plant those seeds in others. [[Support]] them that they, too, can realize that they are also a part of the [[First Source and Center]], that they are, indeed, your [[brother and sister]], that they are the son and daughter of [[our Parent]]. To the [[degree]] that you allow [[the Father]] to work through you, to the degree that you open yourself up to this, to this degree do you allow the [[I AM]] to [[lead]] your life. Let this concept be a part of your [[quiet time]] this week. Bring into your inner [[reality]], your [[inner life]], this [[concept]]. You truly are [[part]] of the [[I AM]]. As you live your life so does the I AM, the First Source and Center become real. As you lead your life turning yourself over to [[the Father]]'s will, so, too, will the [[concept]] of [[the Father]] [[grow]] for all. This is the message that [[Michael]] gave last August, that you be His [[apostles]]. You are the apostles by the [[life]] you live, by that which [[others]] see. As you turn yourself over to following the [[First Source and Center]], so, too, do you live a [[life]] that helps others to also be on that [[path]]. As you [[lead]] a life that follows the will of [[the Father]], so do you continually [[receive]] as you give, so do you continually reinforce that [[love]] of the Father for all. You are part of the [[I AM]]. This week think hard upon it. [[Accept]] it and work to bring this into your [[life]], that you can at all times be able to stand in the [[presence]] of your [[brothers and sisters]] accepting them and yourself as the sons and daughters of the [[First Source and Center]]. I will now accept questions."

You, my [[friends]], have come a long way in this regard. You have begun to see with much greater [[perspective]]. You are beginning to grasp the [[significance]] of the [[I AM]] as being a real [[part]] of yourselves. As you continue to do this plant those seeds in others. [[Support]] them that they, too, can realize that they are also a part of the [[First Source and Center]], that they are, indeed, your [[brother and sister]], that they are the son and daughter of [[our Parent]]. To the [[degree]] that you allow [[the Father]] to work through you, to the degree that you open yourself up to this, to this degree do you allow the [[I AM]] to [[lead]] your life. Let this concept be a part of your [[quiet time]] this week. Bring into your inner [[reality]], your [[inner life]], this [[concept]]. You truly are [[part]] of the [[I AM]]. As you live your life so does the I AM, the First Source and Center become real. As you lead your life turning yourself over to [[the Father]]'s will, so, too, will the [[concept]] of [[the Father]] [[grow]] for all. This is the message that [[Michael]] gave last August, that you be His [[apostles]]. You are the apostles by the [[life]] you live, by that which [[others]] see. As you turn yourself over to following the [[First Source and Center]], so, too, do you live a [[life]] that helps others to also be on that [[path]]. As you [[lead]] a life that follows the will of [[the Father]], so do you continually [[receive]] as you give, so do you continually reinforce that [[love]] of the Father for all. You are part of the [[I AM]]. This week think hard upon it. [[Accept]] it and work to bring this into your [[life]], that you can at all times be able to stand in the [[presence]] of your [[brothers and sisters]] accepting them and yourself as the sons and daughters of the [[First Source and Center]]. I will now accept questions."

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

T4: "Daniel, I have two things. First, I would like to introduce my [[friend]] Lorenz G who is from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland Switzerland] and is visiting me for the rest of the [[summer]]. And second, I will be going to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming Wyoming] soon, as a matter of [[fact]] this next week. And I was wondering if you would, perhaps, have any [[words]] for me as I begin my next school year?"

T4: "Daniel, I have two things. First, I would like to introduce my [[friend]] Lorenz G who is from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland Switzerland] and is visiting me for the rest of the [[summer]]. And second, I will be going to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming Wyoming] soon, as a matter of [[fact]] this next week. And I was wondering if you would, perhaps, have any [[words]] for me as I begin my next school year?"

Daniel: "As always we are very pleased to have [[visitors]]. And to you Lorenz I say, `Good Day'. It is our [[pleasure]] to have you here with us. And has been reported to you, these people are not crazy. These people are on a [[path]] of [[truth]] seeking to find [[the Father]], to know the Father, that they can live their lives as the Father would have it. And so I say to you, `Welcome' and as the [[journey]] of life [[unfolds]] for you know that we are working through many [[channels]], through many areas to bring the Spirit, as C2 has put it, into the general [[populace]], that it becomes a [[movement]] that will sweep all and all can begin to come into the [[reality]] of their [[personal]] [[relationship]] with the [[First Source and Center]]. I say to you, my [[friend]], welcome.

Daniel: "As always we are very pleased to have [[visitors]]. And to you Lorenz I say, `Good Day'. It is our [[pleasure]] to have you here with us. And has been reported to you, these people are not crazy. These people are on a [[path]] of [[truth]] seeking to find [[the Father]], to know the Father, that they can live their lives as the Father would have it. And so I say to you, `Welcome' and as the [[journey]] of life [[unfolds]] for you know that we are working through many [[channels]], through many areas to bring the Spirit, as C2 has put it, into the general [[populace]], that it becomes a [[movement]] that will sweep all and all can begin to come into the [[reality]] of their [[personal]] [[relationship]] with the [[First Source and Center]]. I say to you, my [[friend]], welcome.

T4: "Thank you, Daniel."

T4: "Thank you, Daniel."

B1: "Thank you for your welcome back to all of us who have been traveling, Daniel. Thank you also for being present with V1 and me in our travels. I [[wondered]] if you wanted to make any comments about the [[status]] of things with the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1993-08-02-Concept_of_I_AM Rochester group] at this time. I haven't heard anything since I met with them, so I just [[wondered]] if there was any information or anything you wanted to [[share]] about that?"

B1: "Thank you for your welcome back to all of us who have been traveling, Daniel. Thank you also for being present with V1 and me in our travels. I [[wondered]] if you wanted to make any comments about the [[status]] of things with the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1993-08-02-Concept_of_I_AM Rochester group] at this time. I haven't heard anything since I met with them, so I just [[wondered]] if there was any information or anything you wanted to [[share]] about that?"

Daniel: "It is, again, [[good]] to have you back. Your [[presence]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Rochester] has been one which has given much [[support]] and your [[visit]] was one that did provide for much [[nourishment]]. The [[events]] that occurred and the [[information]] that you have given will be utilized by these people in various ways. Each [[individual]] [[perceives]] and each individual [[understands]] the happenings of the [[Teaching Mission]], the [[words]] that are given through the [[Urantia Book]] in their own way. What is important is that through all of this and throughout other ministries throughout the world that more and more people come into the greater [[understanding]] of [[life]]'s [[purpose]]; that more and more people begin to understand that their [[relationship]] with the [[First Source and Center]] is a very [[personal]] one. The [[information]] you gave will be utilized by these people over much time. Your help and your willingness to [[transmit/receive]] was a great [[comfort]] to those who have felt [[isolation]], have felt some hesitancy and not full understanding of the [[Teaching Mission]]. And so I say to you, `Thank you for your willingness, your [[cooperation]].' These people have been fed."

Daniel: "It is, again, [[good]] to have you back. Your [[presence]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Rochester] has been one which has given much [[support]] and your [[visit]] was one that did provide for much [[nourishment]]. The [[events]] that occurred and the [[information]] that you have given will be utilized by these people in various ways. Each [[individual]] [[perceives]] and each individual [[understands]] the happenings of the [[Teaching Mission]], the [[words]] that are given through the [[Urantia Book]] in their own way. What is important is that through all of this and throughout other ministries throughout the world that more and more people come into the greater [[understanding]] of [[life]]'s [[purpose]]; that more and more people begin to understand that their [[relationship]] with the [[First Source and Center]] is a very [[personal]] one. The [[information]] you gave will be utilized by these people over much time. Your help and your willingness to [[transmit/receive]] was a great [[comfort]] to those who have felt [[isolation]], have felt some hesitancy and not full understanding of the [[Teaching Mission]]. And so I say to you, `Thank you for your willingness, your [[cooperation]].' These people have been fed."

B1: "Well, that's wonderful. And I was glad to do it and it's great to be back. That is all I have to say. Thank you, Daniel."

B1: "Well, that's wonderful. And I was glad to do it and it's great to be back. That is all I have to say. Thank you, Daniel."

Daniel: "Exactly. For you see, in the [[framework]] of the [[mind]] of Urantians there is this concept of first knowing. As you are as a young child you [[observe]] your [[parents]], you watch and you begin to know a lot of things because you see this. But it is not until you are able to [[experience]] the things that you see and [[witness]] and to come into a better [[knowledge]] that you can become. First you [[observe]], you see and you begin to know. As you work through your [[quiet time]] with the [[First Source and Center]], each time you spend in that quiet you allow [[Thought Adjuster|the Spirit]] to become a part of your [[experience]]. And this is the part of your coming into that knowledge and actually [[becoming]]. People say, `Oh, I know I am [[God]]'s child. I know I have this inner light, this [[God]], this [[Indwelling Spirit]]'. They call it many different things. They know that, yet their life goes on day in and day out and they are not filled with inner [[happiness]] or inner [[joy]]. And they [[wonder]] why this [[God]] is forsaking them. The inner joy, that of really knowing and becoming the [[`I AM]]' comes from that daily [[communication]] with the [[First Source and Center]]. For you cannot know [[God]] unless you take the time to sit with Him/Her. And so, yes, my [[friend]], your [[words]] are very [[wise]]. To know is not [[becoming]]; that knowing is but the first step. The becoming takes [[work]], takes [[experience]], takes time, indeed."

Daniel: "Exactly. For you see, in the [[framework]] of the [[mind]] of Urantians there is this concept of first knowing. As you are as a young child you [[observe]] your [[parents]], you watch and you begin to know a lot of things because you see this. But it is not until you are able to [[experience]] the things that you see and [[witness]] and to come into a better [[knowledge]] that you can become. First you [[observe]], you see and you begin to know. As you work through your [[quiet time]] with the [[First Source and Center]], each time you spend in that quiet you allow [[Thought Adjuster|the Spirit]] to become a part of your [[experience]]. And this is the part of your coming into that knowledge and actually [[becoming]]. People say, `Oh, I know I am [[God]]'s child. I know I have this inner light, this [[God]], this [[Indwelling Spirit]]'. They call it many different things. They know that, yet their life goes on day in and day out and they are not filled with inner [[happiness]] or inner [[joy]]. And they [[wonder]] why this [[God]] is forsaking them. The inner joy, that of really knowing and becoming the [[`I AM]]' comes from that daily [[communication]] with the [[First Source and Center]]. For you cannot know [[God]] unless you take the time to sit with Him/Her. And so, yes, my [[friend]], your [[words]] are very [[wise]]. To know is not [[becoming]]; that knowing is but the first step. The becoming takes [[work]], takes [[experience]], takes time, indeed."

C2: "I am just remembering a [[story]] I [[read]] for persons in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction_recovery_groups recovery] in terms of a [[relationship]] with a `[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_power higher power]' and how as they [[described]] that `higher power' one of the [[fallacies]] of that has to do with...there is not a personal [[reciprocal]] [[relationship]]; it is sort of a power that provides certainly [[support]] and [[strength]] but doesn't really involve an interpersonal [[relationship]] and was saying that a higher power has to be able to say, `[[I AM]]', not `I will become who you want me to be'. And I think that is so critical in terms of my own understanding of, as I say, recovering from [[life]]. I really appreciate your lesson and your reminders about the [[I AM]], [[First Source and Center]], but also my [[relationship]] and my [[becoming]] at one with the I AM. Thank you Daniel."

C2: "I am just remembering a [[story]] I [[read]] for persons in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction_recovery_groups recovery] in terms of a [[relationship]] with a `[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_power higher power]' and how as they [[described]] that `higher power' one of the [[fallacies]] of that has to do with...there is not a personal [[reciprocal]] [[relationship]]; it is sort of a power that provides certainly [[support]] and [[strength]] but doesn't really involve an interpersonal [[relationship]] and was saying that a higher power has to be able to say, `[[I AM]]', not `I will become who you want me to be'. And I think that is so critical in terms of my own understanding of, as I say, recovering from [[life]]. I really appreciate your lesson and your reminders about the [[I AM]], [[First Source and Center]], but also my [[relationship]] and my [[becoming]] at one with the I AM. Thank you Daniel."

Daniel: "And thank you for your words. Indeed, one must begin to come into that [[reality]], that even though you are of [[dual]] nature, you also have within you that [[Thought Adjuster|fragment]] of the [[First Source and Center]]. And it is through this direct [[connection]] with the First Source and Center that you truly are in that [[oneness]]. The I AM is who you are, who you have the [[potential]] of becoming a greater part of. When you begin to make that [[connectedness]], at that point your life will [[change]]. You may not see or feel it [[radically]], but over time you will [[witness]] and know that this [[change]] has occurred; that you are, indeed, forever on a [[path]] that will lead you to fulfilling the greatness of the [[I AM]]."

Daniel: "And thank you for your words. Indeed, one must begin to come into that [[reality]], that even though you are of [[dual]] nature, you also have within you that [[Thought Adjuster|fragment]] of the [[First Source and Center]]. And it is through this direct [[connection]] with the First Source and Center that you truly are in that [[oneness]]. The I AM is who you are, who you have the [[potential]] of becoming a greater part of. When you begin to make that [[connectedness]], at that point your life will [[change]]. You may not see or feel it [[radically]], but over time you will [[witness]] and know that this [[change]] has occurred; that you are, indeed, forever on a [[path]] that will lead you to fulfilling the greatness of the [[I AM]]."

C2: "Daniel, this is C2. When you were speaking a [[moment]] ago about the pre-personal, I think I must have tuned out. Are you calling what is prepersonal [[relationship]] an understanding of the [[First Source and Center]] which is `out there' so to speak, [[transcendent]] [[understanding]] that is primarily characterized by a distance and then we move into a [[personal]] [[relationship]] in which we are at one? And then did I hear you allude to the possibility that when we move from a prepersonal to a personal to a sort of a [[compassionate]] [[reality]] in which we are not only one with the [[First Source and Center]] but at one with all of the others for whom that First Source and Center is the I AM so that we evolve into a [[unity]] with the whole of the [[mystery]]?"

C2: "Daniel, this is C2. When you were speaking a [[moment]] ago about the pre-personal, I think I must have tuned out. Are you calling what is prepersonal [[relationship]] an understanding of the [[First Source and Center]] which is `out there' so to speak, [[transcendent]] [[understanding]] that is primarily characterized by a distance and then we move into a [[personal]] [[relationship]] in which we are at one? And then did I hear you allude to the possibility that when we move from a prepersonal to a personal to a sort of a [[compassionate]] [[reality]] in which we are not only one with the [[First Source and Center]] but at one with all of the others for whom that First Source and Center is the I AM so that we evolve into a [[unity]] with the whole of the [[mystery]]?"

Daniel: "Thank you for helping me to bring to [[light]] this concept as well as to correct [[transmitter]] error. Non-personal should have been the word.[Ed. note: the word prepersonal was changed in the transcript to non-personal to reduce [[confusion]]] You have said that many have the [[idea]] of the [[First Source and Center]] as a non-personal or prepersonal [[type]] of [[Deity]]. This has been witnessed throughout the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_history history of mankind] in many [[series]], many philosophies such as that which places God as being just [[nature]] in general, rather than as a [[personal]] God. Indeed, God cannot be confined to any one [[concept]] of being personal, prepersonal, or non- personal. For if God is the[[ I AM]] then God is all of these things. As an [[individual]] you make your first [[moral]] [[decision]] at which point in time the personal God which you know now becomes a part of you. Before you were indwelt with the [[Thought Adjuster|prepersonal Fragment]] of the Father/Mother Spirit, you did not have this personal [[connection]] with the [[First Source and Center]]. Upon this indwelling the First Source and Center has, indeed, become [[personal]] within your life. However, in [[consciousness]], in mindal [[thought]] this understanding of the First Source and Center and of [[God]] must grow and must [[become]]. As you all have [[witnessed]], your first [[thought]] of God is totally [[different]] from your [[understanding]] and thought of God as you see it today. Yes, as you become and as you grow in [[understanding]] the [[I AM]] becomes greater and you become more and more in that [[alignment]] to become one with the I AM."

Daniel: "Thank you for helping me to bring to [[light]] this concept as well as to correct [[transmitter]] error. Non-personal should have been the word.[Ed. note: the word prepersonal was changed in the transcript to non-personal to reduce [[confusion]]] You have said that many have the [[idea]] of the [[First Source and Center]] as a non-personal or prepersonal [[type]] of [[Deity]]. This has been witnessed throughout the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_history history of mankind] in many [[series]], many philosophies such as that which places God as being just [[nature]] in general, rather than as a [[personal]] God. Indeed, God cannot be confined to any one [[concept]] of being personal, prepersonal, or non- personal. For if God is the[[ I AM]] then God is all of these things. As an [[individual]] you make your first [[moral]] [[decision]] at which point in time the personal God which you know now becomes a part of you. Before you were indwelt with the [[Thought Adjuster|prepersonal Fragment]] of the Father/Mother Spirit, you did not have this personal [[connection]] with the [[First Source and Center]]. Upon this indwelling the First Source and Center has, indeed, become [[personal]] within your life. However, in [[consciousness]], in mindal [[thought]] this understanding of the First Source and Center and of [[God]] must grow and must [[become]]. As you all have [[witnessed]], your first [[thought]] of God is totally [[different]] from your [[understanding]] and thought of God as you see it today. Yes, as you become and as you grow in [[understanding]] the [[I AM]] becomes greater and you become more and more in that [[alignment]] to become one with the I AM."

C2: "Would it be accurate to say that the I AM becomes the WE ARE?"

C2: "Would it be accurate to say that the I AM becomes the WE ARE?"

===Closing===

===Closing===

My friends as we close this meeting this evening consider the importance of who you are. Remember that you are a divine and spiritual being and that the material body that you have at this point in time is part of a wonderful experience. And as you are able to increase and grow beyond the trappings of this body you will find within yourself and within life an underlying joy and happiness despite outer appearance. This is the joy of the Spirit that will sustain you throughout your life and will grow in proportion as you ascend. As you become more spirit the confines and the trials of the physical life will become less and less important, will be forgotten in many respects. And so I say to you to not put so much, again, complexity, as I spoke the other week; do not put so much complexity into your life. Seek God for what the First Source and Center desires for you, to be in that understanding of your spiritual natures. When you can understand this, then you are beginning to feel that oneness. The I AM is becoming more real to you and the trappings of this life seem not as important. And so as you take the time to sit in quiet, as you take the time to sit in prayer, remember your brothers and sisters in their hour of need, those who are thirsting for an understanding of God, those who are of poor health and needing spiritual upliftment and healing as well as bodily healing. Remember those who are caught in the prison of not being able to forgive, of not being able to be tolerant. As you pray this week ask that God's divine guidance can be given to each and every person that you are praying for so that they can begin to realize that they are also children of the First Source and Center, that they, too, are part of this I AM.

My [[friends]] as we close this [[meeting]] this evening consider the importance of who you are. Remember that you are a [[divine]] and spiritual [[being]] and that the [[material]] [[body]] that you have at this [[point]] in time is part of a wonderful [[experience]]. And as you are able to increase and [[grow]] beyond the trappings of this body you will find within yourself and within [[life]] an underlying [[joy]] and [[happiness]] despite outer [[appearance]]. This is the joy of the [[Spirit]] that will sustain you throughout your life and will grow in [[proportion]] as you [[ascend]]. As you become more spirit the confines and the [[trials]] of the [[physical]] life will become less and less important, will be forgotten in many respects. And so I say to you to not put so much, again, [[complexity]], as I spoke the other week; do not put so much complexity into your [[life]]. Seek [[God]] for what the [[First Source and Center]] [[desires]] for you, to be in that [[understanding]] of your spiritual [[natures]]. When you can understand this, then you are beginning to feel that [[oneness]]. The [[I AM]] is becoming more real to you and the trappings of this life seem not as important. And so as you take the time to sit in [[quiet]], as you take the time to sit in [[prayer]], remember your [[brothers and sisters]] in their hour of need, those who are [[thirsting]] for an understanding of [[God]], those who are of poor [[health]] and needing spiritual upliftment and [[healing]] as well as bodily healing. Remember those who are caught in the [[prison]] of not being able to [[forgive]], of not being able to be [[tolerant]]. As you pray this week ask that God's [[divine]] [[guidance]] can be given to each and every person that you are [[praying]] for so that they can begin to [[realize]] that they are also [[children]] of the [[First Source and Center]], that they, too, are part of this [[I AM]].

And so I end this lesson this evening asking you to remember this for yourselves and for your brothers and sisters. Go in my love and peace. Good evening."

And so I end this lesson this evening asking you to [[remember]] this for yourselves and for your [[brothers and sisters]]. Go in my [[love]] and [[peace]]. Good evening."

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