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===Topic: ''Adjuster Contact''===

===Topic: '''''Compassion'''''===

 

===Group: [[Nashville TeaM]]===

===Group: [[Nashville TeaM]]===

==Facilitators==

==Facilitators==

Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am [[happy]] that you have come here this evening. Our lesson tonight is about [[compassion]] for one's fellows.  

Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am [[happy]] that you have come here this evening. Our lesson tonight is about [[compassion]] for one's fellows.  

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Compassion]]'''''====

===='''''[[Compassion]]''''', '''''[[Barriers]]'''''====

Compassion is a [[tenderness]] of [[heart]], it is a willingness to be emotionally [[touched]] by another, a willingness to extend one's emotional [[self]] toward another and [[receive]] emotion in return. [[Becoming]] increasingly compassionate, therefore, entails a [[progressive]] becoming fearless of one's own [[emotions]]. If you are afraid of [[feeling]] your own emotional state, you will be afraid of feeling another's.  

Compassion is a [[tenderness]] of [[heart]], it is a willingness to be emotionally [[touched]] by another, a willingness to extend one's emotional [[self]] toward another and [[receive]] emotion in return. [[Becoming]] increasingly compassionate, therefore, entails a [[progressive]] becoming fearless of one's own [[emotions]]. If you are afraid of [[feeling]] your own emotional state, you will be afraid of feeling another's.  

What are your [[questions]].

What are your [[questions]].

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

===='''''[[Pain]]'''''====

===='''''[[Pain]]'''''====

Ham: This is true, and yet a little pain in the experiencing, which is passing, creates a new place of [[love]] and [[stability]] and [[good]] [[feeling]]. You who have grown in the spirit know that all growth entails some little measure of [[pain]], even [[disillusionment]] and that let down when you [[discover]] that you are not [[perfect]], or at least weren't as perfect as you [[thought]] you were. But, the road to [[the Father]] is one of [[truth]] and there can be no [[illusion]] brought into that road. So, when you begin to think of yourself as a little above others, a little exempt from their lessons, usually you are about to enter a lesson.

Ham: This is true, and yet a little pain in the experiencing, which is passing, creates a new place of [[love]] and [[stability]] and [[good]] [[feeling]]. You who have grown in the spirit know that all growth entails some little measure of [[pain]], even [[disillusionment]] and that let down when you [[discover]] that you are not [[perfect]], or at least weren't as perfect as you [[thought]] you were. But, the road to [[the Father]] is one of [[truth]] and there can be no [[illusion]] brought into that road. So, when you begin to think of yourself as a little above others, a little exempt from their lessons, usually you are about to enter a lesson.

===='''''[[Emotion]]'''''====

===='''''[[Emotion]]'''''====

Q: Is the problem of experiencing emotions one where people are blocked from experiencing certain emotions or they don't respond to certain situations with appropriate emotions?

Q: Is the [[problem]] of experiencing emotions one where people are [[blocked]] from experiencing certain emotions or they don't respond to certain situations with appropriate emotions?

Ham: Yes, it is both because often when one is unable to experience that feeling of empathy or understanding which free emotional intercourse would allow, one substitutes another emotion. This happens all the time in subtle ways that you perhaps are not even aware of. Is this helping?

Ham: Yes, it is both because often when one is unable to [[experience]] that [[feeling]] of [[empathy]] or [[understanding]] which free emotional [[intercourse]] would allow, one substitutes another emotion. This happens all the time in [[subtle]] ways that you perhaps are not even aware of. Is this helping?

Q: So if I consistently misread someone's emotion is that a sign that I am blocking an emotion myself.

Q: So if I consistently misread someone's emotion is that a sign that I am [[blocking]] an emotion myself.

Ham: It could be.

Ham: It could be.

Ham: Yes, you have understood the lesson, correct.

Ham: Yes, you have understood the lesson, correct.

Q: Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing, when someone triggers me when the annoy me, I [[analyze]] whether it is something in me or do they just annoy me. I have a hard time finding a [[balance]] between these two. Or, maybe I am not being [[compassionate]].

Q: Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing, when someone triggers me when they annoy me, I [[analyze]] whether it is something in me or do they just annoy me. I have a hard time finding a [[balance]] between these two. Or, maybe I am not being [[compassionate]].

Ham: When someone annoys you, there is a [[resistance]] to [[compassion]], yes. There is a resistance to identification and then the question is why, why is that resistance there and that as they say is the crux of the [[problem]].

Ham: When someone annoys you, there is a [[resistance]] to [[compassion]], yes. There is a resistance to identification and then the question is why, why is that resistance there and that as they say is the crux of the [[problem]].

===='''''[[Superconsciousness]]'''''====

===='''''[[Superconsciousness]]'''''====

Q: What part of the [[mind]] makes the [[choice]] as to what [[information]] is allowed to pass from the [[unconscious]] mind into the [[conscious]] mind.

Q: What part of the [[mind]] makes the [[choice]] as to what [[information]] is allowed to pass from the [[unconscious]] mind into the [[conscious]] mind.

Ham: It is actually the [[spirit]] because this higher level of conscious awareness constantly sorts and [[guides]] your [[thinking]] toward the more spiritual and one of its [[tools]] is to bring the conscious and the unconscious together at times.

Ham: It is actually the [[Ta|spirit]] because this higher level of conscious awareness constantly sorts and [[guides]] your [[thinking]] toward the more spiritual and one of its [[tools]] is to bring the conscious and the unconscious together at times.

Q: So this is an activity of the [[superconsciousness]],.

Q: So this is an activity of the [[superconsciousness]],.

Q: It took me several years to figure out how to ask that question.

Q: It took me several years to figure out how to ask that question.

Ham: Yes, extending [[empathy]] and [[compassion]] towards someone does not require an [[act]]. You can empathize and be [[understanding]] without being involved in trying to create a solution for some [[problem]]. Being [[compassionate]] and doing something out of compassion are two different things. When you extend yourself to another, you are [[vulnerable]] [[emotionally]] and, yes, there are those who manipulate the [[vulnerability]] of others for some end. [[The Master]] said, be [[wise]] as serpents and gentle as doves. Being gentle and loving does not require being taken [[advantage]] of, do you see the [[difference]].

Ham: Yes, extending [[empathy]] and [[compassion]] towards someone does not require an [[act]]. You can empathize and be [[understanding]] without being involved in trying to create a solution for some [[problem]]. Being [[compassionate]] and doing something out of compassion are two different things. When you extend yourself to another, you are [[vulnerable]] [[emotionally]] and, yes, there are those who manipulate the [[vulnerability]] of others for some end. [[The Master]] said, be [[wise]] as serpents and gentle as doves. Being gentle and loving does not require being taken [[advantage]] of, do you see the [[difference]].

Q: Yes, I have one other question about my eyes, about the [[blindness]] I am experiencing. Is there anything I can do about it, is there any [[information]] you can give. They don't know much about it down here.

Q: Yes, I have one other question about my eyes, about the [[blindness]] I am experiencing. Is there anything I can do about it, is there any [[information]] you can give. They don't know much about it down here.

Ham: Are your symptoms blurriness or spots or tunnels. I have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration macular degenerative disease] and it destroys the center of my [[vision]]. I am legally [[blind]] in one eye and would like to keep my other. What can I do.

Ham: Are your symptoms blurriness or spots or tunnels. I have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration macular degenerative disease] and it destroys the center of my [[vision]]. I am legally [[blind]] in one eye and would like to keep my other. What can I do.

Ham: Sometimes this can be exacerbated by a [[mineral]] imbalance, especially [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc zinc]. Try supplementing your [[diet]] with zinc and perhaps a colloidal mineral mixture, not just one mineral but many. Try this and see if there is any improvement.

Ham: Sometimes this can be exacerbated by a [[mineral]] imbalance, especially [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc zinc]. Try supplementing your [[diet]] with zinc and perhaps a colloidal mineral mixture, not just one mineral but many. Try this and see if there is any improvement.

Q: Ham, do you have a personal message for me tonight?

Q: Ham, do you have a personal message for me tonight?

Ham: Like a rash or an itch.

Ham: Like a rash or an itch.

Q: Sometimes there is a rash or an itch. But it is mostly a discoloration not unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo vitiligo].

Q: Sometimes there is a rash or an itch. But it is mostly a discoloration not unlike [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo vitiligo].

Ham: Is this exacerbated by [[sun]] exposure?

Ham: Is this exacerbated by [[sun]] exposure?

Q: It seems to have, but I have had it for a year and a half.

Q: It seems to have, but I have had it for a year and a half.

Ham: It's probably a minor fungal [[infection]] or even sometimes bacteria can get beneath the skin in that way. Just simple alcohol applied to the skin outside 4 times a day should begin to alleviate it. If it continues or gets worse, you may have to try [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotics antibiotics].

Ham: It's probably a minor fungal [[infection]] or even sometimes bacteria can get beneath the skin in that way. Just simple alcohol applied to the skin outside 4 times a day should begin to alleviate it. If it continues or gets worse, you may have to try [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotics antibiotics].

Q: Recently came in contact with someone who had similar [[symptoms]], could it be a case of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_%28fungus%29 candida] or yeast, too much in the [[diet]]?

Q: Recently came in contact with someone who had similar [[symptoms]], could it be a case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_%28fungus%29 candida] or yeast, too much in the [[diet]]?

Ham: Yes, this could be. Let's take it one [[step]] at a time.

Ham: Yes, this could be. Let's take it one [[step]] at a time.

===='''''[[Challenge]]'''''====

===='''''[[Challenge]]'''''====

Q: Ham, I have another [[health]] question. I have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis MS] and I [[worry]] a lot about my [[health]] and the [[future]] and my [[ability]] to walk. I think that sometimes it can hinder my ability to be [[compassionate]]. I wonder if you could speak about that please.

Q: Ham, I have another [[health]] question. I have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis MS] and I [[worry]] a lot about my [[health]] and the [[future]] and my [[ability]] to walk. I think that sometimes it can hinder my ability to be [[compassionate]]. I wonder if you could speak about that please.

Ham: Certainly. I wish I could give you an easy [[cure]] for this. There are some things that may help your [[symptoms]]. Eating citrus fruits, even processed orange juice, grapefruit, things like this three times a day and getting [[sunshine]], vitamins C and D tend to help the [[health]] of your [[nervous system]] and it is best to get both of these things naturally also with the acid in the citrus can help as well. The main thing is not to simply give up, but keep trying things that help you. And also, look at it as a great wealth of [[learning]]. Your learning more about yourself and your being tested so [[intensely]] that you spirit can really [[grow]] much faster than others who aren't experiencing this kind of intense testing. Think of it not as a [[curse]], but begin to look at it as a gift. [[The Father]] gave me this test for a huge reason, one that lies in the [[future]], one that you cannot see yet, but I see. Not everyone is given something so [[challenging]] and saying this I know that you are a person who is up to the challenge. You are not one to give in to self [[pity]] and withdraw from life, you are one that takes the [[challenge]] of it and takes the bit in your teeth and runs. Whatever it is that you lose in this [[life]], you are given that a hundred times more in the next. So, those who have made a [[sacrifice]] of [[comfort]], of physical well being, these kinds of things, [[grow]] so much through the [[experience]] that you can almost bring the [[Mansion worlds|next world]] into this one.

Ham: Certainly. I wish I could give you an easy [[cure]] for this. There are some things that may help your [[symptoms]]. Eating citrus fruits, even processed orange juice, grapefruit, things like this three times a day and getting [[sunshine]], vitamins C and D tend to help the [[health]] of your [[nervous system]] and it is best to get both of these things naturally also with the acid in the citrus can help as well. The main thing is not to simply give up, but keep trying things that help you. And also, look at it as a great wealth of [[learning]]. Your learning more about yourself and your being tested so [[intensely]] that you spirit can really [[grow]] much faster than others who aren't experiencing this kind of intense testing. Think of it not as a [[curse]], but begin to look at it as a gift. [[The Father]] gave me this test for a huge reason, one that lies in the [[future]], one that you cannot see yet, but I see. Not everyone is given something so [[challenging]] and saying this I know that you are a person who is up to the challenge. You are not one to give in to self [[pity]] and withdraw from life, you are one that takes the [[challenge]] of it and takes the bit in your teeth and runs. Whatever it is that you lose in this [[life]], you are given that a hundred times more in the next. So, those who have made a [[sacrifice]] of [[comfort]], of physical well being, these kinds of things, [[grow]] so much through the [[experience]] that you can almost bring the [[Mansion worlds|next world]] into this one.

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