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===TR: [[Gerdean]], [[Mark Rogers]], [[Jonathan]]===

===TR: [[Gerdean]], [[Mark Rogers]], [[Jonathan]]===

==Session==

==Session==

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

You have spoken of the horizontal reality, the connection that reaches across a plane of existence and gives depth and [[perspective]] to your horizon, your experiential horizon. This is how the kingdom grows, how [[Light and Life]] is expanded across the tapestry of [[Urantia]]. You have reached up; we have reached down, and now we begin to reach across to each other having breadth of [[experience]] to share in [[communion]] with like-minded [[soul]]s. There is no need to caution you that growth is yet to come; you understand you have not graduated, but you are indeed a joy to work with. You have done your homework; you have met our many assignments. You have followed up and taken our [[words]] to heart. You have taken them inside where you have discussed them with your [[mind]] and with the [[spirit]] where you have made [[decisions]] allowing your growth to expand, allowing your reality to be made more. It is only in the future that you will see and truly appreciate your foundations here, how having begun at the very beginning, indeed, at the very bottom, and having assimilated the [[truth]]s that you are absorbing and making your own, even in this [[existence]] are preparing you for untold wondrous experiences ahead when you appreciate the breadth of experience brought on by and through your associations with each other as mortals, whether these mortals be enlightened or ignorant. Accept and appreciate the learning field, the essential university aspect of your experience of your life and rejoice and be glad. In this gladness it is possible to lighten the burden of your fellows simply by your good cheer. This is a reality lesson the master well knew. As you relinquish your burdens of existence to yield the joy of existence in sonship, it expands and advances our [[infinite]] reality even to the portals of [[Paradise]]. Appreciate your stature and take heart in it.

===='''''[[Progress]]'''''====

Rantarason (Gerdean TR): Rantarason here to greet you this afternoon. A different [[voice]] for me, what matters is that we begin to [[communicate]] where we stand, where we can meet. Your preliminary [[discourse]]s have given us food, as we often provide nourishment for you. You are [[becoming]] [[comrades]]. As you are students, you are also being [[teachers]]. It is therefore a more sophisticated [[culture]] that you present and that you are becoming than that which we met with when we first made your acquaintance many years ago. Having been [[hungry]] for [[truth]] you have fed well and taken [[this mission]] to [[heart]], providing substance to your very [[reality]].

There are many here today, others who would visit perchance to stimulate. Be well.

You have spoken of the [[horizontal]] [[reality]], the connection that reaches across a plane of [[existence]] and gives depth and [[perspective]] to your horizon, your [[experiential]] [[horizon]]. This is how [[the kingdom]] grows, how [[Light and Life]] is expanded across the tapestry of [[Urantia]]. You have reached up; we have reached down, and now we begin to reach across to each other having breadth of [[experience]] to [[share]] in [[communion]] with like-minded [[soul]]s. There is no need to caution you that [[growth]] is yet to come; you [[understand]] you have not [[graduated]], but you are indeed a [[joy]] to work with. You have done your homework; you have met our many assignments. You have followed up and taken our [[words]] to [[heart]]. You have taken them inside where you have [[discussed]] them with your [[mind]] and with the [[spirit]] where you have made [[decisions]] allowing your growth to expand, allowing your reality to be made more. It is only in the [[future]] that you will see and truly appreciate your [[foundations]] here, how having begun at the very beginning, indeed, at the very bottom, and having [[assimilated]] the [[truth]]s that you are absorbing and making your own, even in this [[existence]] are [[preparing]] you for untold wondrous experiences ahead when you appreciate the breadth of experience brought on by and through your [[associations]] with each other as mortals, whether these mortals be [[enlightened]] or ignorant. [[Accept]] and appreciate the [[learning]] field, the essential [[university]] aspect of your experience of your life and [[rejoice]] and be glad. In this gladness it is possible to lighten the [[burden]] of your fellows simply by your good cheer. This is a [[reality]] lesson [[the Master]] well knew. As you relinquish your burdens of existence to yield the [[joy]] of existence in sonship, it expands and advances our [[infinite]] reality even to the portals of [[Paradise]]. Appreciate your [[stature]] and take heart in it.

Elyon (Mark): Greetings this morning, this is Elyon. I would supply you with some more imagery this morning. I offer the image of the inchworm. I would draw some similarities and parallels to this small creature and to the human race.

There are many here today, others who would visit perchance to [[stimulate]]. Be well.

Notice when an inchworm moves forward it has one segment of its [[organism]] which is forward-seeing and which strives with vision towards direction and is at the leading edge of the forward movement, but this part of the entire organism cannot travel without the entire organism's participation. The remaining portion of this inchworm is engaged in great physical effort to draw itself up and prepare itself for its next extension. When the organism is prepared by this action of pulling itself together as a unit, it is then ready to push itself forward, and thus the entire organism migrates forward in cooperation. The front eyes of the inchworm cannot proceed forward without the cooperation of the final stages of the inchworm, which are inevitably last to cross the finishline. Nevertheless, working together and in [[harmony]] with the stages of propelling the organism forward, great distance can be covered by even as tiny a [[creature]] as an inchworm.

Elyon (Mark): Greetings this morning, this is Elyon. I would supply you with some more [[imagery]] this [[morning]]. I offer the image of the [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inchworm inchworm]. I would draw some similarities and [[parallels]] to this small creature and to the human race.

This symbology of the front reaching forward and yet relying on the back to catch up to make it possible is a serviceable [[analogy]] to the bulge which happens in the [[human]] organism. There will always be a segment of this organism which is keenly aware of the direction of [[motion]]. There will always be a segment of this organism which will seemingly be lagging behind and needing to be caught up. There will always be these divisions of function within the organism, but the entire organism is required as a whole to make true progress.

Notice when an [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inchworm inchworm] moves forward it has one segment of its [[organism]] which is forward-seeing and which strives with [[vision]] towards [[direction]] and is at the leading edge of the forward movement, but this part of the entire organism cannot travel without the entire organism's [[participation]]. The remaining portion of this inchworm is engaged in great physical effort to draw itself up and prepare itself for its next extension. When the [[organism]] is prepared by this action of pulling itself together as a unit, it is then ready to push itself forward, and thus the entire organism migrates forward in [[cooperation]]. The front eyes of the inchworm cannot proceed forward without the cooperation of the final stages of the inchworm, which are [[inevitably]] last to cross the finishline. Nevertheless, working together and in [[harmony]] with the [[stages]] of propelling the organism forward, great distance can be covered by even as tiny a [[creature]] as an inchworm.

Also, by the example of the inchworm we can deduce that great distances can be covered in very small increments and that, to keep plodding one step in front of the next, your progress is equally sure and certain as is the tiny inchworm's progress making it to the topmost leaf in the tree.

This [[symbology]] of the front reaching forward and yet relying on the back to catch up to make it possible is a serviceable [[analogy]] to the bulge which happens in the [[human]] organism. There will always be a segment of this organism which is keenly aware of the [[direction]] of [[motion]]. There will always be a segment of this organism which will seemingly be lagging behind and needing to be caught up. There will always be these divisions of [[function]] within the organism, but the entire organism is required as a whole to make true [[progress]].

You also may liken each one of your individual selves to this inchworm. You can recognize aspects of your own beings which are forward moving and desirous of reaching new heights and yet at the same time recognize elements of your being which require some catching up, some pulling together, before you as a unit are unified in your progress forward. The head of the caterpillar may not go on ahead and wait; it must wait for the organism in time and in space. Your desires to reach new heights are, in themselves, not enough to propel you there. You must go there as a whole with all of your aspects in tow, so to speak, and adjusted to make the journey.

Also, by the example of the inchworm we can deduce that great distances can be covered in very small increments and that, to keep plodding one [[step]] in front of the next, your [[progress]] is equally sure and certain as is the tiny inchworm's progress making it to the topmost leaf in the tree.

So, this [[phenomenon]] occurs [[personal]]ly and as a group and as a race. We must realize the nature of forward progression, and it is helpful at times to visualize this process even using the lowly inchworm.

 

So, this [[phenomenon]] occurs [[personal]]ly and as a [[group]] and as a race. We must realize the [[nature]] of forward progression, and it is helpful at times to [[visualize]] this process even using the lowly inchworm.

That is the substance of my lesson today, and I will withdraw to allow room for others.

That is the substance of my lesson today, and I will withdraw to allow room for others.

Lantarnek (Jonathan): While we are on the subject of some of your small creatures of [[earth]], I would like to use the analogy of an anthill, the anthill of [[Paradise]], to illustrate your connectedness and to emphasize the benefit of sharing your burdens.

The [[phenomenon]] of the [[structure]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthill ant colony] is that each creature remains in a line of [[connection]] to the other which is connected directly back to the [[home]] base. While you are here on [[Urantia]] you are abroad, you are away from the anthill, yet there are numerous [[beings]] in the line you travel back to [[Paradise]]. Each of you has a connection immediately to one alongside you, and this [[progresses]] all the way up your [[ascension]] route. Know that you are [[assisted]], complemented. Know also that, as you are wrestling with your [[difficulties]], you oftentimes feel that you are backtracking, you are slipping in the effort to overcome your burden. Have you not asked yourself, "Oh, I will be better when this is over with. I will be back on track."? Take an example from the ant that hauls its great burden backwards. It is making progress all the while, though it appears to be backing up. Obstacles in your path are not causing you to slip behind. Sometimes it is very important to move these difficulties by stepping backwards, dragging them rather than pushing at them. As you have witnessed, when this little critter brings its object into the line, into the [[community]], many associate with it, and it is eventually brought home to the nest. Take your burdens to one another. Share them. Make them lighter in the cooperative effort to address the difficulty.

 

The phenomenon of the [[structure]] of the ant colony is that each creature remains in a line of connection to the other which is connected directly back to the home base. While you are here on Urantia you are abroad, you are away from the anthill, yet there are numerous beings in the line you travel back to Paradise. Each of you has a connection immediately to one alongside you, and this progresses all the way up your [[ascension]] route. Know that you are assisted, complemented. Know also that, as you are wrestling with your difficulties, you oftentimes feel that you are backtracking, you are slipping in the effort to overcome your burden. Have you not asked yourself, "Oh, I will be better when this is over with. I will be back on track."? Take an example from the ant that hauls its great burden backwards. It is making progress all the while, though it appears to be backing up. Obstacles in your path are not causing you to slip behind. Sometimes it is very important to move these difficulties by stepping backwards, dragging them rather than pushing at them. As you have witnessed, when this little critter brings its object into the line, into the [[community]], many associate with it, and it is eventually brought home to the nest. Take your burdens to one another. Share them. Make them lighter in the cooperative effort to address the difficulty.

The food for an ant is not a food for oneself but food for all. Each of you who struggles is providing nourishment to one another by sharing your burdens. Everyone will grow therefrom.

The food for an ant is not a food for oneself but food for all. Each of you who struggles is providing nourishment to one another by sharing your burdens. Everyone will grow therefrom.