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This [[feeling]] of life going on without your being in [[control]] is also enough to put you into a bit of an [[emotional]] lather, but as you have [[observed]], it only lasts for a brief time because life goes on and you find yourself once more in that cyclic pattern of [[ascension]] and growth, back on your even keel of ascension, and others are also doing the same.

This [[feeling]] of life going on without your being in [[control]] is also enough to put you into a bit of an [[emotional]] lather, but as you have [[observed]], it only lasts for a brief time because life goes on and you find yourself once more in that cyclic pattern of [[ascension]] and growth, back on your even keel of ascension, and others are also doing the same.

Hunnah: I'm sensing some of the [[change]] of . .. I went ahead and made a decision to take [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki Reiki] III and I don't think I'll [[regret]] it. Nobody is beating my door down but that is all right. It's part of the package. Is there anything that you want to know about tonight?

Hunnah: I'm sensing some of the [[change]] of . .. I went ahead and made a decision to take [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki Reiki] III and I don't think I'll [[regret]] it. Nobody is beating my door down but that is all right. It's part of the package. Is there anything that you want to know about tonight?

===='''''[[Money]]''''', '''''[[Economics]]'''''====

===='''''[[Money]]''''', '''''[[Economics]]'''''====

TOMAS: Thank you for asking. I am not [[wondering]] much about anything in particular, but I am mindful that you have asked for a lesson having to do with [[money]]. Would that be something that you would be interested in?

TOMAS: Thank you for asking. I am not [[wondering]] much about anything in particular, but I am mindful that you have asked for a lesson having to do with [[money]]. Would that be something that you would be interested in?

As [[women]], as a woman, you are certainly familiar with your [[history]] that in the more [[primitive]] societies you were regarded as [[property]], and even in more recent years the [[dowry]] was something that was included in the parcel of [[wife]] for she brought, then, the [[qualities]] of merchandise and [[goods]] and crafts which would contribute to her [[value]] and the value of the [[husband]], the property owner. Also, I the example comes to the [[mind]] of this [[T/R]] of [[slavery]], that human beings were sold into slavery and brought to your country and they were demeaned by labeling them and treating them as [[property]], a lesser station - lesser in both cases, for the human will [[dignity]] was reduced to being [[property]] only.

As [[women]], as a woman, you are certainly familiar with your [[history]] that in the more [[primitive]] societies you were regarded as [[property]], and even in more recent years the [[dowry]] was something that was included in the parcel of [[wife]] for she brought, then, the [[qualities]] of merchandise and [[goods]] and crafts which would contribute to her [[value]] and the value of the [[husband]], the property owner. Also, I the example comes to the [[mind]] of this [[T/R]] of [[slavery]], that human beings were sold into slavery and brought to your country and they were demeaned by labeling them and treating them as [[property]], a lesser station - lesser in both cases, for the human will [[dignity]] was reduced to being [[property]] only.

As you evolve -- as [[women]] have found a degree of [[liberation]], and as [[slavery]] as it was known is abolished and all men are free, at least in [[political]] terms, the symbol then of [[wealth]] has been altered to exclude [[humankind]] in this glaring [[manner]], although many, many remnants remain, such as in the phrase "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery slave-wages]" which provide the worker only a modicum of remuneration for his [[efforts]], not truly enough to develop a [[quality]] of life but essentially to keep him or her occupied for the gain of the employer.

As you evolve -- as [[women]] have found a degree of [[liberation]], and as [[slavery]] as it was known is abolished and all men are free, at least in [[political]] terms, the symbol then of [[wealth]] has been altered to exclude [[humankind]] in this glaring [[manner]], although many, many remnants remain, such as in the phrase "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery slave-wages]" which provide the worker only a modicum of remuneration for his [[efforts]], not truly enough to develop a [[quality]] of life but essentially to keep him or her occupied for the gain of the employer.

These examples are yet again part of your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_economics#Mercantilists_and_nationalism modern history of economics]. Your [[money]] [[symbols]] are representative of the old [[method]] of [[barter]] become sophisticated. He who has money in your society has [[power]], and this truly is what this symbol [[represents]] - Power!

These examples are yet again part of your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_economics#Mercantilists_and_nationalism modern history of economics]. Your [[money]] [[symbols]] are representative of the old [[method]] of [[barter]] become sophisticated. He who has money in your society has [[power]], and this truly is what this symbol [[represents]] - Power!

Hunnah: I was [[thinking]] about [[abundance]] and that the [[opportunity]] to have [[money]] is more available than it has been in the past and the credit card gives instant [[gratification]]. We don't seem to have evolved sufficiently to meet the [[challenge]] of….

Hunnah: I was [[thinking]] about [[abundance]] and that the [[opportunity]] to have [[money]] is more available than it has been in the past and the credit card gives instant [[gratification]]. We don't seem to have evolved sufficiently to meet the [[challenge]] of….

Hunnah: It just seems like it's very slow to [[grow]] and develop.

Hunnah: It just seems like it's very slow to [[grow]] and develop.

TOMAS: It is slow to grow and develop because, as I said, [[money]] is [[power]] and there is little that is more [[intoxicating]] to the evolved [[animal]] than power. I think about your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman superman] cartoons and your [[glamorous]] stars as well as your politicians. I know how the human [[animal]] behaves and how highly he places [[self-gratification]] on his list of priorities. [[Creature]] [[comforts]] have been long in coming, have finally been [[attained]] by the [[majority]], but it will not do to wallow now in creature comfort at the [[expense]] of the future or of those less fortunate still.

TOMAS: It is slow to grow and develop because, as I said, [[money]] is [[power]] and there is little that is more [[intoxicating]] to the evolved [[animal]] than power. I think about your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman superman] cartoons and your [[glamorous]] stars as well as your politicians. I know how the human [[animal]] behaves and how highly he places [[self-gratification]] on his list of priorities. [[Creature]] [[comforts]] have been long in coming, have finally been [[attained]] by the [[majority]], but it will not do to wallow now in creature comfort at the [[expense]] of the future or of those less fortunate still.

Loreenia: It may be in a sophisticated way but [[slave]] labor still exists in a fashion. Many of the temporaries have been sold out by their companies not [[retiring]] them to decent wages because, you sign a [[contract]] (indistinguishable} and many people don't even know this exists. The harder they work . . .

Loreenia: It may be in a sophisticated way but [[slave]] labor still exists in a fashion. Many of the temporaries have been sold out by their companies not [[retiring]] them to decent wages because, you sign a [[contract]] (indistinguishable} and many people don't even know this exists. The harder they work . . .

Leah: I was thinking about the [[apostles]]. Theirs was a unique situation.

Leah: I was thinking about the [[apostles]]. Theirs was a unique situation.

TOMAS: This is true. In [[fact]], after Jesus left and the apostles went out to teach and preach, they had to maintain their own way, their own livelihood. Some returned to their former field of endeavor, but always have there been those who have set out as [[apostles]] to serve and they have been taken care of. Your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Pilgrim Peace Pilgrim] is certainly a shining example. If is their [[joy]] to serve; they seek not the [[things]] of this world.

TOMAS: This is true. In [[fact]], after Jesus left and the apostles went out to teach and preach, they had to maintain their own way, their own livelihood. Some returned to their former field of endeavor, but always have there been those who have set out as [[apostles]] to serve and they have been taken care of. Your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Pilgrim Peace Pilgrim] is certainly a shining example. If is their [[joy]] to serve; they seek not the [[things]] of this world.

Those of you who seek the things of this world may do so. There certainly are things for the taking. But have you furthered the [[evolution]] of [[humankind]] in the [[spirit]] and in the [[flesh]] by your taking? The question is do you serve money or does money serve you? It is a [[symbol]] of [[exchange]]. What you exchange and your [[motives]] for exchange are your personal contribution to the [[economy]].

Those of you who seek the things of this world may do so. There certainly are things for the taking. But have you furthered the [[evolution]] of [[humankind]] in the [[spirit]] and in the [[flesh]] by your taking? The question is do you serve money or does money serve you? It is a [[symbol]] of [[exchange]]. What you exchange and your [[motives]] for exchange are your personal contribution to the [[economy]].

When you brought up the subject, Hunnah, you made reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televangelism televangelistic] types, those who--

When you brought up the subject, Hunnah, you made reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televangelism televangelistic] types, those who--

Hunnah: Oh! There was one who brought up the subject of [[tithing]]. I really liked his program, but I mentioned it because we just happened to have the subject and I [[hoped]] you would talk about it. And I was just thinking that [[money]] in the hands of an [[enlightened]] man is not the same as money in the hands of an unenlightened man.

Hunnah: Oh! There was one who brought up the subject of [[tithing]]. I really liked his program, but I mentioned it because we just happened to have the subject and I [[hoped]] you would talk about it. And I was just thinking that [[money]] in the hands of an [[enlightened]] man is not the same as money in the hands of an unenlightened man.

The case for [[prosperity]] is tricky because it is natural to want to prosper, even in the [[spirit]], and it is natural to [[expect]] that the symbol that indicates you have [[attained]] prosperity will be forthcoming but, as you well know, that is not always the case. And so it is important that you base your initial and fundamental prosperity on the [[spirit]], on your relationship with spirit, on your qualify [[relationship]] with yourself, on your richness of relationship with your [[family]] in the [[spirit]], and in the flesh.

The case for [[prosperity]] is tricky because it is natural to want to prosper, even in the [[spirit]], and it is natural to [[expect]] that the symbol that indicates you have [[attained]] prosperity will be forthcoming but, as you well know, that is not always the case. And so it is important that you base your initial and fundamental prosperity on the [[spirit]], on your relationship with spirit, on your qualify [[relationship]] with yourself, on your richness of relationship with your [[family]] in the [[spirit]], and in the flesh.

But prosperity in terms of dollars only is [[moral]], [[spiritual]] and [[emotional]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy bankruptcy]. [[Money]] cannot [[love]]. God is love. And so unless your money serves you in bringing about His will on [[Urantia]], it is a misuse of funds.

But prosperity in terms of dollars only is [[moral]], [[spiritual]] and [[emotional]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy bankruptcy]. [[Money]] cannot [[love]]. God is love. And so unless your money serves you in bringing about His will on [[Urantia]], it is a misuse of funds.

When you are in a situation to [[wonder]] about your [[motives]], sit down and review your [[quandary]] in terms of the [[fruits of the spirit]]. Look at the situation with [[enlightened]] [[honesty]]. Be sincerely [[fair]]. Have courageous [[loyalty]] to the highest [[ideals]], and so on down the line, in order that you will know in your [[heart]] that you have done right with the material [[manifestation]] of your inner state of [[being]].

When you are in a situation to [[wonder]] about your [[motives]], sit down and review your [[quandary]] in terms of the [[fruits of the spirit]]. Look at the situation with [[enlightened]] [[honesty]]. Be sincerely [[fair]]. Have courageous [[loyalty]] to the highest [[ideals]], and so on down the line, in order that you will know in your [[heart]] that you have done right with the material [[manifestation]] of your inner state of [[being]].

You who have read the [[Course in Miracles]] and other philosophies along these lines [[understand]] the concept that the material world is [[illusion]], that it is a mere [[shadow]] of the true [[reality]]. And so looking at [[money]] in those terms, it is nothing. It is certainly not the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_grail Holy Grail] that so many mortals scramble around their entire life in search of and in [[adulation]] to. If the material life is a shadow of the greater [[reality]], then money also is a shadow of the greater reality and as we work together in these [[private]] sessions in this teaching platform, discussing, becoming familiar with, developing, fostering, nurturing, commending, celebrating the real You, the True [[Reality]], then it stands to reason that as you [[manifest]] this higher reality in your [[material]] life, the symbols of your material life will also beget the [[fruits of the spirit]] as a [[reflection]] of you, as a reflection of [[the Father]].

You who have read the [[Course in Miracles]] and other philosophies along these lines [[understand]] the concept that the material world is [[illusion]], that it is a mere [[shadow]] of the true [[reality]]. And so looking at [[money]] in those terms, it is nothing. It is certainly not the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_grail Holy Grail] that so many mortals scramble around their entire life in search of and in [[adulation]] to. If the material life is a shadow of the greater [[reality]], then money also is a shadow of the greater reality and as we work together in these [[private]] sessions in this teaching platform, discussing, becoming familiar with, developing, fostering, nurturing, commending, celebrating the real You, the True [[Reality]], then it stands to reason that as you [[manifest]] this higher reality in your [[material]] life, the symbols of your material life will also beget the [[fruits of the spirit]] as a [[reflection]] of you, as a reflection of [[the Father]].

Also, in regard to [[money]], remember the [[parable of the steward]], that it is good to put [[money]] to work, that it is better to let money make money than to sit [[idle]], buried, not helping anyone, not even gathering interest, and so as it says in the [[Urantia Book]], "Money serves by being spent." It serves as well by being invested in those things that will garner benefit for the [[future]] -- not only the future of your [[personal]] life and that of your mortal [[family]], but for [[the kingdom]], the Greater Family, the family of man, and the future one world of [[Urantia]].

Also, in regard to [[money]], remember the [[parable of the steward]], that it is good to put [[money]] to work, that it is better to let money make money than to sit [[idle]], buried, not helping anyone, not even gathering interest, and so as it says in the [[Urantia Book]], "Money serves by being spent." It serves as well by being invested in those things that will garner benefit for the [[future]] -- not only the future of your [[personal]] life and that of your mortal [[family]], but for [[the kingdom]], the Greater Family, the family of man, and the future one world of [[Urantia]].

Many of these individuals do use portions of their [[profits]] to help evolve [[the planet]]. They contribute to [[research]] and to [[ecology]]. It is perhaps unfortunate that they don't proclaim their [[motives]],

Many of these individuals do use portions of their [[profits]] to help evolve [[the planet]]. They contribute to [[research]] and to [[ecology]]. It is perhaps unfortunate that they don't proclaim their [[motives]],

Leah: It almost sounds like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood Robin Hood] type thing, taking the [[money]] from the ones who would put it out there for something else and then giving it to the [[poor]]. I'm sure there are quite a number of these people who do . .. I know there's a few. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simmons Richard Simmons] has given a lot of [[money]] away. Quite a few people do those things.

Leah: It almost sounds like a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood Robin Hood] type thing, taking the [[money]] from the ones who would put it out there for something else and then giving it to the [[poor]]. I'm sure there are quite a number of these people who do . .. I know there's a few. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simmons Richard Simmons] has given a lot of [[money]] away. Quite a few people do those things.

I was just [[wondering]]. We get those [[spiritualist]] newspapers or newsletters in the stores and they talk about these different workshops and we look at these $500-$1,000 and I'd like to go to that, but … it's true that some of those people do give gifts to other [[organizations]]. I don't know. I just have mixed [[feelings]] about that.

I was just [[wondering]]. We get those [[spiritualist]] newspapers or newsletters in the stores and they talk about these different workshops and we look at these $500-$1,000 and I'd like to go to that, but … it's true that some of those people do give gifts to other [[organizations]]. I don't know. I just have mixed [[feelings]] about that.

Leah: Yes, today I bought a silly looking tree and then I listened to Tomas talking about [[starving]] people and I want to feel [[guilty]] but I don't really feel guilty about it, but I thought, "Oh, how frivolous of me."

Leah: Yes, today I bought a silly looking tree and then I listened to Tomas talking about [[starving]] people and I want to feel [[guilty]] but I don't really feel guilty about it, but I thought, "Oh, how frivolous of me."

TOMAS: I want to state that by discussing the [[starving]] children, I was not inferring that you should not enjoy your own fruits of your own [[labors]]. It was not to inflict [[guilt]] that I set forth that example, for it is well known that there are millions of needy [[individual]] and we have heard already more than enough about eating everything on your plate because of the starving children in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia Ethiopia]. Right?

TOMAS: I want to state that by discussing the [[starving]] children, I was not inferring that you should not enjoy your own fruits of your own [[labors]]. It was not to inflict [[guilt]] that I set forth that example, for it is well known that there are millions of needy [[individual]] and we have heard already more than enough about eating everything on your plate because of the starving children in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia Ethiopia]. Right?

Group: Yes.

Group: Yes.