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==Session 1==
==Session 1==
===Opening===
===Opening===
Elyon: Good evening to you all. This is your teacher and guide, Elyon. I will speak briefly about dedication before allowing my fellow teachers to interject their words of wisdom.
Elyon: Good evening to you all. This is your teacher and [[guide]], Elyon. I will speak briefly about [[dedication]] before allowing my fellow [[teachers]] to interject their words of [[wisdom]].
===Lesson===
===Lesson===
It is a great struggle to maintain a clear and consecrated focus on your higher ideals when life about you tosses you back and forth. It is easier to fall into an on-and-off-again manner where you ease your conflict by thinking, "This is all right now, later I will be such and such."
===='''''[[Dedication]]'''''====
It is a great [[struggle]] to maintain a [[clear]] and [[consecrated]] [[focus]] on your higher [[ideals]] when life about you tosses you back and forth. It is easier to fall into an on-and-off-again manner where you ease your [[conflict]] by thinking, "This is all right now, later I will be such and such."
Dedication to the Father is an always situation. When you apply this dedication to the situations in your life you will find that there will be certain things you will desire to cast aside, things that do not promote your ideals as they can manifest here. By applying the will of the Father to your life you will notice activities that are entirely neutral, where you do not need to waste energy in conflict trying to decide if it is okay with God. They are simply those undertakings specific to the human environment, totally transient and temporary and have no significance in the eternal spectrum. They neither detract from your devotion nor contribute. Yet in the realm in which you are conscious, they exist and cannot be ignored. Most of all, the deeper you dedicate yourself to the truth and the reality of the Father as manifest to you, you will perceive the potentials in your life that come before you, that provide the way for you to be that light upon the lamppost, that allow you to be the hand for the Father reaching your brothers and sisters. Dedication is a form of heart desire that is wholly positive, it is not duty bound.
[[Dedication]] to [[the Father]] is an always situation. When you apply this dedication to the situations in your [[life]] you will find that there will be certain things you will [[desire]] to cast aside, things that do not promote your [[ideals]] as they can [[manifest]] here. By applying [[the will of the Father]] to your life you will notice [[activities]] that are entirely neutral, where you do not need to [[waste]] [[energy]] in [[conflict]] trying to decide if it is okay with God. They are [[simply]] those undertakings specific to the human [[environment]], totally transient and [[temporary]] and have no significance in the [[eternal]] [[spectrum]]. They neither detract from your [[devotion]] nor contribute. Yet in the realm in which you are [[conscious]], they exist and cannot be [[ignored]]. Most of all, the deeper you dedicate yourself to the [[truth]] and the [[reality]] of [[the Father]] as manifest to you, you will perceive the [[potentials]] in your life that come before you, that provide the way for you to be that [[light]] upon the lamppost, that allow you to be the hand for [[the Father]] reaching your [[brothers and sisters.]] Dedication is a form of heart [[desire]] that is wholly positive, it is not [[duty]] bound.
Dedication does not imply eliminating from your life as it does direct you toward manifesting in your life. That which hinders and separates you from God will fall away as you lose your taste in these situations. You will enjoy peace where your life does not conflict with the Father's will, even though the Father has no specific command in that regards. You will enjoy the exhilaration of being a representative of the greatest Being in all the universe, actively and actually letting His spirit flow through you, touching the lives of all around you, working in concert with His presence in each and every one.
[[Dedication]] does not imply eliminating from your [[life]] as it does direct you toward [[manifesting]] in your life. That which hinders and [[separates]] you from [[God]] will fall away as you lose your [[taste]] in these situations. You will enjoy [[peace]] where your life does not [[conflict]] with [[the Father]]'s will, even though the Father has no specific [[command]] in that regards. You will enjoy the exhilaration of being a [[representative]] of the greatest [[Being]] in all [[the universe]], actively and actually letting His [[spirit]] [[flow]] through you, [[touching]] the lives of all around you, working in concert with His [[presence]] in each and every one.
Pause for a moment to consider how special it is to know that you, one simple human being, are working with many, many fragments of the Father Himself. You are like the batboy in the World Series, and you know that around you are the great players of eternity, those fragments of divinity resident in all. Through your dedication you come to the clarity of insight and the attainment . .. (some lost) . .. with these spirits. The rewards are innumerable and the joys unending.
Pause for a moment to consider how special it is to know that you, one simple [[human being]], are working with many, many [[Thought Adjuster|fragments of the Father]] Himself. You are like the batboy in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series World Series], and you know that around you are the great players of [[eternity]], those [[fragments]] of [[divinity]] resident in all. Through your dedication you come to the [[clarity]] of [[insight]] and the [[attainment]] . .. (some lost) . .. with these spirits. The rewards are innumerable and the [[joys]] unending.
Make it your purpose to always direct yourself to the Father. Devote yourself to the reality manifestation of Him, which you have come to know as truth, as beauty, as goodness, and, above all, as Michael. This dedication will give you the credentials to be enlisted in universe chores which at this point you cannot even fathom. As my students I congratulate you for your dedication to our mission, your willingness to span the gulf of doubt with your faith. The rewards of this effort you taste now. Utilize this same vigor of faith you have in every aspect of your life. It is my pleasure to make room for other teachers. Thank you for listening.
Make it your [[purpose]] to always direct yourself to [[the Father]]. [[Devote]] yourself to the [[reality]] [[manifestation]] of Him, which you have come to know as [[Truth, Beauty, and Goodness|truth, as beauty, as goodness]], and, above all, as [[Michael]]. This [[dedication]] will give you the [[credentials]] to be enlisted in [[universe]] chores which at this [[point]] you cannot even [[fathom]]. As my [[students]] I [[congratulate]] you for your dedication to [[our mission]], your willingness to span the gulf of [[doubt]] with your [[faith]]. The rewards of this [[effort]] you [[taste]] now. Utilize this same [[vigor]] of [[faith]] you have in every aspect of your life. It is my [[pleasure]] to make room for other teachers. Thank you for [[listening]].
===Dialogue===
===Dialogue===
Simeon: I'm feeling a lot of presence...powerful...
Simeon: I'm feeling a lot of [[presence]]...powerful...
Daniel: Me, too. (long pause)
Daniel: Me, too. (long pause)
===='''''[[Groups]]'''''====
J: I'm [[wondering]] if a teacher is present who would like to [[answer]] a [[question]] I have. We have all come to [[accept]] that the [[Urantia Book]] is our [[textbook]] for universe [[orientation]], and that the [[Teaching Mission]] is an [[outreach]] of [[personalities]] where we can all gain greater [[relationship]] with our higher [[brothers and sisters]]. Recently it has come to my [[mind]] that the [[consideration]] of where the [[organizations]] that promoted the Urantia Book stand like [http://www.urantia.org the Foundation]. It seems they don't take a stance one way or the other. Should we be concerned about the Foundation, the [[Urantia Book]], and all the interrelations there with the [[Teaching Mission]]? Or is this something that is just an unneeded burden on our [[hearts]]?
(S as TR) Unidentified teacher: Send that out away from you the [[pressure]] you [[feel]] when organizational [[differences]] arise. What has that to do with why you are here? You are [[simply]] to come forward with the [[understanding]] of [[the Father]] in such a way as to [[enlighten]] those around you with His [[presence]] inside of you. If you are to be effective in ministering to your [[brothers and sisters]] then truly...Gosh, I'm feeling presence...
J: Don't duck out, it could be [[Michael]].
S: It is. It's the [[pressure]].
Truly the [[leading]] we must take is to [[proclaim]] His loving involvement within your lives. To spend long hours making rules and regulations for how you would go about doing such is the [[material]] [[desire]] for a [[stability]], a list of commandments written in stone. If you are to minister effectively you must take into account that the only true...I'm having trouble with this one... (long pause)
J: Would it be correct to [[assume]] that our main [[orientation]] is towards [[spirituality]] as we have come know it and to not be too concerned about interlinking of [[groups]]. That may cause more [[fractions]] than [[unity]]. More or less just carry on with [[spirituality]] and [[trust]] that all things work out.
Teacher: Feel empowered to make your own way beyond the [[conclusions]]. You can come [[together]] in [[purpose]], but in form your reach (is) as distinct [[individuals]] all..(inaudible).. presence of the Father.
===='''''[[Individual]]''''', '''''[[Personality]]'''''====
(Daniel as TR) Elyon: As you [[read]] tonight, look not so much for [[uniformity]] of [[actions]] so much as uniformity of [[desire]] to [[do the will of our Father]]. Cross referencing with groups does not give you so much a better way to do His will as it does to show you the [[desires]] which you [[Share|all have in common]]. You each as individuals have [[gifts]] from [[our Father]], your own special ways of [[sharing]] His [[presence]] in your life with so many others. Uniformity is irrelevant. [[Individuality]] is the Father's gift of [[personality]]. That is what you [[share]], the Father's [[message]] coming through you, through your [[personality]]. You will reach others through that [[Thought Adjuster|spark of the Father that is in them]]. The [[recognition]] will take place. All of God's children are totally [[unique]] [[manifestations]] of the Father. By showing others that [[fragment]] which is you, you are allowing them to see at another part of the Father and in turn [[expect]] to see another unique fragment of [[our Father]] in each and every other that you encounter. Does this help?
J: Yes, it does. It seems like the phrase, take the splinter out of your own eye before you take the mote out of another's applies. In other [[words]] to be about the Father's business as it impinges on our own lives and not fret about the interconnections of people.
J: Yes, it does. It seems like the phrase, take the splinter out of your own eye before you take the mote out of another's applies. In other words to be about the Father's business as it impinges on our own lives and not fret about the interconnections of people.
Elyon: That is correct
Elyon: That is correct
===='''''[[Outreach]]'''''====
J: I have another [[question]]. Is it okay to share with G. in Denver our sessions that have the [[presence]] of many teachers? Is it premature for him to be grappling with such a thing or is that well [[timed]] right now? I'd like to [[expose]] him to the [[presence]] of many teachers.
Elyon: He has some experience in this already. Use your [[leadings]] to answer this question for yourself. You are [[feeling]] that perhaps he will be turned off to [[the mission]], or that perhaps it will help him to [[embrace]] it further.
Elyon: He has some experience in this already. Use your leadings to answer this question for yourself. You are feeling that perhaps he will be turned off to the mission, or that perhaps it will help him to embrace it further.
J: I feel the second.
J: I feel the second.
Elyon: It would not hurt at this time to let him know where you are coming from, that is... that they allow him to be open somewhat further for additional revelation through your experiences.
Elyon: It would not hurt at this time to let him know where you are coming from, that is... that they allow him to be open somewhat further for additional [[revelation]] through your [[experiences]].
J: If I understand you, my first step would be to personally express my experiences with the variety of teachers sharing individual to individual then provide transcripts so he has an understanding from behind the scenes, so to speak, a participant's perspective that might help him deal with what looks like a circus of entities. He would understand it first before reading.
J: If I [[understand]] you, my first step would be to personally [[express]] my [[experiences]] with the variety of teachers [[sharing]] individual to [[individual]] then provide [[transcripts]] so he has an [[understanding]] from behind the scenes, so to speak, a [[participant]]'s [[perspective]] that might help him deal with what looks like a [[circus]] of [[entities]]. He would [[understand]] it first before [[reading]].
Elyon: Correct, share your experiences. You will be surprised that he will then come back and ask further for more information. If he does not, hold back. If he does, give him what you feel is appropriate to his responses. Does this help?
Elyon: Correct, share your [[experiences]]. You will be [[surprised]] that he will then come back and ask further for more [[information]]. If he does not, hold back. If he does, give him what you [[feel]] is appropriate to his [[responses]]. Does this help?
J: Thank you, it does. It helps me see the steps to take instead of.. I was wondering from the big perspective, I have some tangible process to go through.
J: Thank you, it does. It helps me see the steps to take instead of.. I was wondering from the big perspective, I have some tangible process to go through.
Group: Good night.
Group: Good night.
==Session 2==
==Session 2==
December 08,1993
December 08,1993
