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==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

Welmek: Let us continue with the purpose of live: to learn, to live and to love. We shall discuss “Living to Love.” Think for a moment, what does that mean – to live to love? How has it helped you in your life to discover the meaning of this and how might your friend discover it for him or herself? I will give you a few moments to gather your thoughts and we will continue.

Welmek: Let us continue with the [[purpose]] of live: to learn, to live and to [[love]]. We shall discuss “Living to Love.” Think for a moment, what does that mean – to live to love? How has it helped you in your life to [[discover]] the [[meaning]] of this and how might your [[friend]] discover it for him or herself? I will give you a few moments to gather your [[thoughts]] and we will continue.

*NOTE: After all the students have responded, Welmek summarizes the comments and adds a lesson.)

*NOTE: After all the students have responded, Welmek summarizes the comments and adds a lesson.)

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

Love is the dominant feeling in the universe. Unfortunately, while it is natural, while it does flow unconditionally from the source—from God, most humans must experiment, must learn through experience to find and give love. Let us think about what is love. Your text defines it well, “Love is the desire to do good to others,” and we could add “and to yourself.” In order to find love, you must search, you must experience, you must experiment. Perhaps as a child you received love from your parents or from friends. As you grow older you seek love from your brothers and sisters, you find moments and opportunities of love from them. But to truly know love in the very deepest sense, you must seek the real source of love. This would be the search to find the love with. When you tap that eternal source of love, you know without question what love is because it is now something you can feel throughout your whole being. Just as your physical mechanism senses through your eyes and ears, your soul has a way of knowing and it is through its own sensing it feels. And when that soul feels love, it knows the truly reality of what it has felt. It is an inner way of knowing. If you have not experienced it, it cannot be proven. But all of you here know whereof I speak.

===='''''[[Love]]'''''====

[[Love]] is the [[dominant]] [[feeling]] in [[the universe]]. Unfortunately, while it is [[natural]], while it does [[flow]] unconditionally from [[the source]]—from God, most [[humans]] must [[experiment]], must learn through experience to find and give [[love]]. Let us think about what is love. [[Your text]] defines it well, “Love is the desire to do good to others,” ([[56:10|56:10.21]]) and we could add “and to yourself.” In order to find love, you must search, you must [[experience]], you must [[experiment]]. Perhaps as a child you [[received]] love from your parents or from friends. As you [[grow]] older you seek love from your brothers and sisters, you find moments and [[opportunities]] of love from them. But to truly know love in the very deepest sense, you must seek the real [[source]] of [[love]]. This would be the search to find the love with. When you tap that [[First Source|eternal source of love]], you know without question what love is because it is now something you can feel throughout your whole [[being]]. Just as your physical [[mechanism]] senses through your eyes and ears, your [[soul]] has a way of knowing and it is through its own sensing it feels. And when that [[soul]] feels [[love]], it knows the truly [[reality]] of what it has felt. It is an inner way of knowing. If you have not [[experienced]] it, it cannot be proven. But all of you here know whereof I speak.

What does it mean to do good to others? What does it mean to love God, to love yourself, and to love others? When you experience what you call your romantic love, is it not your desire, as you think about this person much of your day, to find ways to please them? You do little things for them, you exchange sexual favors, and all of the other ways you have in your culture show this love. This is something you think about—how can I please this person? So how is it that you can please God? If God is the source of all things and each of us are mere mortals, we can give God what He has given us. But you cannot love someone whom you do not know. So you must take that time to learn about God -- to learn to know God. By taking time each day you develop a relationship with God. You can worship God, and when you feel God’s love, it would be a natural outpouring of love from God.

What does it mean to do [[good]] to others? What does it mean to [[love]] God, to love yourself, and to love others? When you [[experience]] what you call your [[romantic]] love, is it not your [[desire]], as you think about this person much of your day, to find ways to please them? You do little things for them, you exchange [[sexual]] [[favors]], and all of the other ways you have in your [[culture]] show this [[love]]. This is something you think about—how can I please this person? So how is it that you can please God? If God is [[the source]] of all things and each of us are mere [[mortals]], we can give God what He has given us. But you cannot love someone whom you do not know. So you must take that time to [[learn]] about [[God]] -- to learn to know God. By taking time each day you develop a [[relationship]] with God. You can [[worship]] God, and when you feel God’s love, it would be a natural outpouring of love from God.

What does it mean to do good to yourself? Well, to find that source of love within is the most worthwhile thing you can do for yourself. Why do so many not do it? Because they allow the barriers of anger, lack of forgiving themselves or others, laziness, complacency, self-absorption….all of these are barriers. The love of God is all around, it is humans who put up these barriers. You must break through these barriers. It is easy, one need only to ask and you will receive. But you must ask and you must experience and you must try to seek God’s love. That is the greatest thing you can do, because until you find that love within yourself, you will struggle to be able to love others.

What does it mean to do [[good]] to yourself? Well, to find that [[Ta|source of love within]] is the most worthwhile thing you can do for yourself. Why do so many not do it? Because they allow the [[barriers]] of [[anger]], lack of [[forgiving]] themselves or others, [[laziness]], [[complacency]], self-absorption….all of these are [[barriers]]. The love of God is all around, it is [[humans]] who put up these barriers. You must break through these barriers. It is easy, one need only to ask and you will [[receive]]. But you must ask and you must [[experience]] and you must try to seek God’s love. That is the greatest thing you can do, because until you find that love within yourself, you will [[struggle]] to be able to love others.

You may find one or a few that you can love, but to love all…to see all as your brothers and sisters, this will be a greater effort, this will require finding that love within. And what can you do for others? Love is the greatest service one can give. In the universe, that is your constant purpose, that is your constant desire. How can you find a way to do good for them? What is it that they need? Do they need help with some physical task? Do they need someone to listen to them? Do they need someone to play with them? Look at the person and ask what is it that they need. Sometimes they are not sure themselves. You must look deeply within them, you must as you say read between the lines, you must intuit what it is they need. For sometimes they know exactly what they need at that moment and it may be nothing more than help with a particular task. On your world there is a wealth of opportunity to serve…to love.

You may find one or a few that you can [[love]], but to love all…to see all as your [[brothers and sisters]], this will be a greater [[effort]], this will require finding that love within. And what can you do for others? Love is the greatest [[service]] one can give. In [[the universe]], that is your constant [[purpose]], that is your constant [[desire]]. How can you find a way to do good for them? What is it that they need? Do they need help with some [[physical]] task? Do they need someone to [[listen]] to them? Do they need someone to [[play]] with them? Look at the person and ask what is it that they need. Sometimes they are not sure themselves. You must look deeply within them, you must as you say [[read]] between the lines, you must intuit what it is they need. For sometimes they know exactly what they need at that moment and it may be nothing more than help with a particular task. On your world there is a [[wealth]] of [[opportunity]] to serve…to love.

At my level, we love, but because everyone is progressing, it is not always easy to discern how you can help, for after all they all know how to go within and find the greatest help of all. But we do find ways, we are still growing, we are still learning, and we still have needs. So we find ways in those opportunities to help each other. We come here to this planet and to the other planets of rebellion and we seek to help you. We come here out of love, out of desire to do good for you. It is our way of serving, it is our way of loving, it is our way of deepening our experience of love.

At my level, we love, but because everyone is [[progressing]], it is not always easy to [[discern]] how you can help, for after all they all know how to go within and find the greatest help of all. But we do find ways, we are still [[growing]], we are still [[learning]], and we still have needs. So we find ways in those [[opportunities]] to help each other. We come here to [[this planet]] and to the [[Isolated worlds|other planets of rebellion]] and we seek to help you. We come here out of [[love]], out of [[desire]] to do good for you. It is our way of serving, it is our way of loving, it is our way of deepening our [[experience]] of love.

Every individual offers you an opportunity to learn; what can you learn from it? Maybe you can learn more truth, maybe you can see more beauty and help you to feel more love. But everyone has something to offer you. If you spend each day first seeking this well of love, let it flow through you, let it fill you. Then, as you go through your day you feel that love with you and you look for opportunities to share that love, to serve others, to find a way to help them. Then you are living the way of the universe. For the way of the universe is to live each day to love.

Every [[individual]] offers you an [[opportunity]] to learn; what can you learn from it? Maybe you can learn more [[truth]], maybe you can see more [[beauty]] and help you to feel more [[love]]. But everyone has something to offer you. If you spend each day first seeking this [[well]] of love, let it [[flow]] through you, let it fill you. Then, as you go through your day you feel that love with you and you look for [[opportunities]] to [[share]] that love, to serve others, to find a way to help them. Then you are living the way of [[the universe]]. For the way of the universe is to live each day to [[love]].

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Personal question answered regarding not feeling motivated to perform service and feeling guilty about it. Welmek’s response:

Personal question answered regarding not feeling motivated to perform service and feeling guilty about it. Welmek’s response:

===Closing===

===Closing===

In the universe we are all teachers and learners. At one moment you teach, the next moment you learn. I teach you, but I learn from you because you add to my experience. Let us all seek together the only way in which we will find perfection, and that is to simply share our inner life with God, to do the will of God, to find the way of God. And this simply means that in each situation seek to find the love, the love that is the desire to do good to others--what is in their best interest, how you can serve them. In serving them you love them, in loving them you serve them. Good day my friends.

In the universe we are all teachers and learners. At one moment you teach, the next moment you learn. I teach you, but I learn from you because you add to my experience. Let us all seek together the only way in which we will find perfection, and that is to simply share our inner life with God, to do the will of God, to find the way of God. And this simply means that in each situation seek to find the love, the love that is the desire to do good to others--what is in their best interest, how you can serve them. In serving them you love them, in loving them you serve them. Good day my friends.

==Note==

==Note==

Welmek is the teacher for the Indianapolis group. Over the next few weeks, I will be submitting transcripts from past lessons, which are now being transcribed. Several years ago, Welmek began a three part instructional program. In his method, he taught us to speak from the spirit. He would pose a question to the group members, and each would need to respond in a three-part answer: 1) how would we define the topic, for example, faith; 2) how this has helped us; and 3) what the other person to whom we were to respond could do to find this for him or herself. Our answers were limited to three minutes and we were instructed to look deeply into the eyes of the person to whom we were responding. These instructional sessions were very helpful and informative.

Welmek is the teacher for the Indianapolis group. Over the next few weeks, I will be submitting transcripts from past lessons, which are now being transcribed. Several years ago, Welmek began a three part instructional program. In his method, he taught us to speak from the spirit. He would pose a question to the group members, and each would need to respond in a three-part answer: 1) how would we define the topic, for example, faith; 2) how this has helped us; and 3) what the other person to whom we were to respond could do to find this for him or herself. Our answers were limited to three minutes and we were instructed to look deeply into the eyes of the person to whom we were responding. These instructional sessions were very helpful and informative.