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It is witnessed your alertness to our [[encouragement]] that you [[practice]] [[stillness]], and we also [[discern]] your willingness to apply your mental [[abilities]] toward [[comprehension]] of the [[meanings]] expressed to you through the teachings of [[the teachers]]. There is a time in the normal and healthy [[cycle]] of the mental environment that you let your mind be at [[play]], to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_association_%28psychology%29 free associate], to not be concerned over evaluative [[judgments]] of [[worth]], to let the activity of mind be restful. In doing so, you will [[discover]] rising to the surface previously unconsidered [[ideas]] that you would not have dredged up through a concerted and [[disciplined]] mental probing. So, I encourage you to be [[playful]], to let the mind go, to let it romp in the playground. The musicians among you [[understand]] how often it is in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_session jam] with other musicians that a new hookline appears that makes for a new [[song]] that is not necessarily [[discovered]] by deliberately sitting down to [[compose]] a hookline. The [[mind]] at [[play]] is the rearrangement of [[potentials]]. The mind at [[work]] is the application of potentials. The mind in [[stillness]] is an event that has no [[comparison]].

It is witnessed your alertness to our [[encouragement]] that you [[practice]] [[stillness]], and we also [[discern]] your willingness to apply your mental [[abilities]] toward [[comprehension]] of the [[meanings]] expressed to you through the teachings of [[the teachers]]. There is a time in the normal and healthy [[cycle]] of the mental environment that you let your mind be at [[play]], to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_association_%28psychology%29 free associate], to not be concerned over evaluative [[judgments]] of [[worth]], to let the activity of mind be restful. In doing so, you will [[discover]] rising to the surface previously unconsidered [[ideas]] that you would not have dredged up through a concerted and [[disciplined]] mental probing. So, I encourage you to be [[playful]], to let the mind go, to let it romp in the playground. The musicians among you [[understand]] how often it is in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_session jam] with other musicians that a new hookline appears that makes for a new [[song]] that is not necessarily [[discovered]] by deliberately sitting down to [[compose]] a hookline. The [[mind]] at [[play]] is the rearrangement of [[potentials]]. The mind at [[work]] is the application of potentials. The mind in [[stillness]] is an event that has no [[comparison]].

I have finished my [[expression]]. Thank you.

I have finished my [[expression]]. Thank you.

Jessona: As one [[engaged]] in fostering [[culture]] on [[this world]], I take delight in [[observing]] how each [[civilization]] develops over [[time]], to witness those developments as they crystallize into [[traditions]] and cultural standards, and to witness how they undergo revolutionary [[change]] or even [[gradual]] development into new [[practices]] and procedures.

Jessona: As one [[engaged]] in fostering [[culture]] on [[this world]], I take delight in [[observing]] how each [[civilization]] develops over [[time]], to witness those developments as they crystallize into [[traditions]] and cultural standards, and to witness how they undergo revolutionary [[change]] or even [[gradual]] development into new [[practices]] and procedures.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_arts culinary arts] on Urantia, are, in themselves, [[fascinating]]. The artistic [[quality]] of cooking, cuisine, to use that word, is a [[morontia]] equivalent. Feeding the body to sustain its [[energy]] is a physical activity, but the [[development]] of recipe and presentation has morontia equivalents. This can be likened to the [[mind]] at [[play]] in regard to many [[potentials]], for it is in the playfulness of food [[preparation]] that you have the many varieties of cultural dishes. They, like [[religion]] and [[philosophy]], crystallize into a [[form]] that is repeated. Its good merit is the [[preservation]] of the [[expression]] of beauty from the [[past]]. Its defect is the elimination of that creative playfulness that would [[invent]] new forms of food presentation. Yes, I do stress to you the benefit of [[play]], that it isn't just recreational reversion; it can contribute significantly to [[progress]] and bring results that deliberate workfulness may not bring about.

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_arts culinary arts] on Urantia, are, in themselves, [[fascinating]]. The artistic [[quality]] of cooking, cuisine, to use that word, is a [[morontia]] equivalent. Feeding the body to sustain its [[energy]] is a physical activity, but the [[development]] of recipe and presentation has morontia equivalents. This can be likened to the [[mind]] at [[play]] in regard to many [[potentials]], for it is in the playfulness of food [[preparation]] that you have the many varieties of cultural dishes. They, like [[religion]] and [[philosophy]], crystallize into a [[form]] that is repeated. Its good merit is the [[preservation]] of the [[expression]] of beauty from the [[past]]. Its defect is the elimination of that creative playfulness that would [[invent]] new forms of food presentation. Yes, I do stress to you the benefit of [[play]], that it isn't just recreational reversion; it can contribute significantly to [[progress]] and bring results that deliberate workfulness may not bring about.

Jonathan: Lantarnek, this [[homework]], should we write a general [[reflection]]? Should we itemize lessons learned, lessons [[desired]]? Should we give A through E answers as to how well we think the [[Teaching Mission]] is progressing and how well we feel fulfilled? What kind of [[preparation]] would you like for your next [[visit]]?

Jonathan: Lantarnek, this [[homework]], should we write a general [[reflection]]? Should we itemize lessons learned, lessons [[desired]]? Should we give A through E answers as to how well we think the [[Teaching Mission]] is progressing and how well we feel fulfilled? What kind of [[preparation]] would you like for your next [[visit]]?