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Today I would [[discuss]] some [[mechanisms]] that [[the universe]] functions under. I will take the [[opportunity]] to use the [[analogy]] of a transmission.

Today I would [[discuss]] some [[mechanisms]] that [[the universe]] functions under. I will take the [[opportunity]] to use the [[analogy]] of a transmission.

First I will describe the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_%28mechanics%29 transmission]. It has, for [[simplicity]], three parts: a sturdy, immovable case, a collection of gears and shafts and [[levers]] and meshing surfaces, and it is filled with a lubricant. All three ingredients make a transmission function. Without the lubricant it would rapidly [[degenerate]], freeze up, and be useless. Without the gears it is merely a container full of fluid. Without the case all other parts would fly apart. The [[purpose]] of a transmission is to change one [[force]] into another as it passes through. [[The universe]] has mechanisms much like a transmission all throughout it.

First I will describe the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_%28mechanics%29 transmission]. It has, for [[simplicity]], three parts: a sturdy, immovable case, a collection of gears and shafts and [[levers]] and meshing surfaces, and it is filled with a lubricant. All three ingredients make a transmission function. Without the lubricant it would rapidly [[degenerate]], freeze up, and be useless. Without the gears it is merely a container full of fluid. Without the case all other parts would fly apart. The [[purpose]] of a transmission is to change one [[force]] into another as it passes through. [[The universe]] has mechanisms much like a transmission all throughout it.

To [[ascending mortals]] who are naturally inclined towards increase, the [[desire]] is to shift gears such that you [[speed up]], that you accelerate your [[growth]]. To a high being from the [[central universe]] who is approaching [[creatures]] like ourselves from [[time and space]], they must downshift in order to come into the proper [[frequency]] or [[vibration]] or [[velocity]] of movement of us ascenders.

To [[ascending mortals]] who are naturally inclined towards increase, the [[desire]] is to shift gears such that you [[speed up]], that you accelerate your [[growth]]. To a high being from the [[central universe]] who is approaching [[creatures]] like ourselves from [[time and space]], they must downshift in order to come into the proper [[frequency]] or [[vibration]] or [[velocity]] of movement of us ascenders.

Each one of us can be considered a transmission. How we arrange the [[meanings]] and [[values]] of our lives is comparable to the [[orientation]] of gears and shafts in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_%28mechanics%29 transmission], for your personal values and meanings are what give you the [[ratios]] by which [[spirit]] will [[manifest]]. When spirit engages you, when the forces of [[love]], of [[light]], of [[goodness]], pour into you the gears of meanings and value will [[translate]], transform, and alter these incoming energies and will be revealed through you as they exit into the environment of your daily life.

Each one of us can be considered a transmission. How we arrange the [[meanings]] and [[values]] of our lives is comparable to the [[orientation]] of gears and shafts in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_%28mechanics%29 transmission], for your personal values and meanings are what give you the [[ratios]] by which [[spirit]] will [[manifest]]. When spirit engages you, when the forces of [[love]], of [[light]], of [[goodness]], pour into you the gears of meanings and value will [[translate]], transform, and alter these incoming energies and will be revealed through you as they exit into the environment of your daily life.

We spoke last week of [[gain]]. This can be applied to today's [[discussion]], for it is in your gear-shifting that you can amplify your incoming spiritual [[forces]] such that they may be workable, noticeable, and [[effective]] in your external life.

We spoke last week of [[gain]]. This can be applied to today's [[discussion]], for it is in your gear-shifting that you can amplify your incoming spiritual [[forces]] such that they may be workable, noticeable, and [[effective]] in your external life.

Also, when involved in [[ministry]], you may have to take the approach of the [[Descending Sons|descending citizens]] of [[the universe]] who downshift in order to make the powerful forces of spirit from [[Paradise]] approachable by [[creatures]] who hail from the [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|worlds of evolution]]. Here enters [[wisdom]], for it is wisdom that functions when choosing what [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_ratio gear ratio] to put your transmission into. You will encounter [[souls]] in your life who are able to [[assimilate]] rapidly your ministry, and you can shift into high gear and let spirit pour through you quickly. With others you will need to increase your ratio so that you can crawl along revealing the spirit power as is fit to be [[received]]. You have not [[weakened]] the spirit forces; you have merely [[transmuted]] them into a useful form for the [[work]] at hand. You are not withholding spirit by [[changing]] the [[ratio]]. The force of spirit has moved through you and is transferred into a force of [[application]] that is appropriate to the receptive [[individual]].

Also, when involved in [[ministry]], you may have to take the approach of the [[Descending Sons|descending citizens]] of [[the universe]] who downshift in order to make the powerful forces of spirit from [[Paradise]] approachable by [[creatures]] who hail from the [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|worlds of evolution]]. Here enters [[wisdom]], for it is wisdom that functions when choosing what [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_ratio gear ratio] to put your transmission into. You will encounter [[souls]] in your life who are able to [[assimilate]] rapidly your ministry, and you can shift into high gear and let spirit pour through you quickly. With others you will need to increase your ratio so that you can crawl along revealing the spirit power as is fit to be [[received]]. You have not [[weakened]] the spirit forces; you have merely [[transmuted]] them into a useful form for the [[work]] at hand. You are not withholding spirit by [[changing]] the [[ratio]]. The force of spirit has moved through you and is transferred into a force of [[application]] that is appropriate to the receptive [[individual]].

I began today by [[comparing]] my origins to yours and noting our [[difference]]. You could liken that to this [[analogy]] in that we are, as the case of the transmission, [[bestowed]] with certain unalterable [[factors]] of our [[being]], that which makes me human and you [[human]]. Though we have begun our lives at vastly different times in universe [[unfoldment]] and in entirely different worlds, this still makes us like one another. But what has happened on [[Urantia]] and what has happened on the world I began my life, play into the [[orientation]] of the gearing, the gear ratios, of each of us. Some will have been born on a [[Light and Life]] world, and you might say they have race car transmissions. The environment has allowed them to speedily make [[progress]] in their [[ascensions]] while having not even experienced the event of mortal [[death]]. Others come from worlds where you must work in low gear at all times to work through the [[inertia]] present, the [[confusion]], or the [[darkness]] of [[rebellion]] where much force must be applied in order to make progress,and it requires [[determination]].

I began today by [[comparing]] my origins to yours and noting our [[difference]]. You could liken that to this [[analogy]] in that we are, as the case of the transmission, [[bestowed]] with certain unalterable [[factors]] of our [[being]], that which makes me human and you [[human]]. Though we have begun our lives at vastly different times in universe [[unfoldment]] and in entirely different worlds, this still makes us like one another. But what has happened on [[Urantia]] and what has happened on the world I began my life, play into the [[orientation]] of the gearing, the gear ratios, of each of us. Some will have been born on a [[Light and Life]] world, and you might say they have race car transmissions. The environment has allowed them to speedily make [[progress]] in their [[ascensions]] while having not even experienced the event of mortal [[death]]. Others come from worlds where you must work in low gear at all times to work through the [[inertia]] present, the [[confusion]], or the [[darkness]] of [[rebellion]] where much force must be applied in order to make progress,and it requires [[determination]].

I [[hope]] this will give you the [[opportunity]] to wrest new [[meanings]] from my presentation today. I do enjoy how you [[massage]] our lessons for new [[insights]]. This is a delight to [[witness]], for I do not ever wish to [[lecture]] at great length to present all to you that could be [[expressed]], for that will not impart to you meaning with any greater success, for that matter less success, than for me to offer you a tidbit and for you to then amplify through your own application and your own insight the lesson. It is then a [[group]] [[process]], and it also [[illustrates]] why I can consider myself a student and you my teachers as much as you consider me your teacher and you my students.

I [[hope]] this will give you the [[opportunity]] to wrest new [[meanings]] from my presentation today. I do enjoy how you [[massage]] our lessons for new [[insights]]. This is a delight to [[witness]], for I do not ever wish to [[lecture]] at great length to present all to you that could be [[expressed]], for that will not impart to you meaning with any greater success, for that matter less success, than for me to offer you a tidbit and for you to then amplify through your own application and your own insight the lesson. It is then a [[group]] [[process]], and it also [[illustrates]] why I can consider myself a student and you my teachers as much as you consider me your teacher and you my students.

I spoke of turning up the volume last week, of working with the [[talents]] you have already acquired, making them more noticeable. You can do likewise by shifting gears. The same [[spiritual]] [[forces]] are upon you; the same [[love]] pours into you; the same spiritual [[luminosity]] floods you. All you need to do is to choose the proper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_ratio gear ratio] to transmit that [[energy]], that [[reality]], into a useful form, a workable form in your daily activities.

I spoke of turning up the volume last week, of working with the [[talents]] you have already acquired, making them more noticeable. You can do likewise by shifting gears. The same [[spiritual]] [[forces]] are upon you; the same [[love]] pours into you; the same spiritual [[luminosity]] floods you. All you need to do is to choose the proper [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_ratio gear ratio] to transmit that [[energy]], that [[reality]], into a useful form, a workable form in your daily activities.

I would now like to hear your responses.

I would now like to hear your responses.

Elyon: Well said. [[The Father]]'s will that enters you, you being the transmission conduit, does emerge from you in many forms. You could shift into [[healing]]; you could shift into many forms of [[service]]. The feeding of a [[hungry]] [[mind]], the [[support]] of a [[hurt]]ing [[soul]], and it is all the Father's will as it enters you and takes on manifold forms of [[expression]] depending on your [[configuration]] internally, and our lessons do help. Your [[understanding]] of the [[Urantia text]] helps.

Elyon: Well said. [[The Father]]'s will that enters you, you being the transmission conduit, does emerge from you in many forms. You could shift into [[healing]]; you could shift into many forms of [[service]]. The feeding of a [[hungry]] [[mind]], the [[support]] of a [[hurt]]ing [[soul]], and it is all the Father's will as it enters you and takes on manifold forms of [[expression]] depending on your [[configuration]] internally, and our lessons do help. Your [[understanding]] of the [[Urantia text]] helps.

Let us [[play]] a little more. As you have used the motor to be [[the Father]]'s will that drives the transmission, your will is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_shift stick shift], and you can shift such that you mesh with the Father's force as it enters you, and the two of you emerge with a combined spiritual [[power]]. The Father's will bears upon you with a broadness. Your will [[aligned]] with the Father's will selects specificity for the [[manifestation]] of the Father's will in your life. This little [[metaphor]] should ease, could ease, the mind of many who want to know what the Father's will is for their lives. The Father [[bestows]] great spiritual forces upon each of us but relishes the [[experience]] in [[partnership]] with you as you choose your gear selections and apply those [[forces]] to the life [[experiences]] you are undergoing.

Let us [[play]] a little more. As you have used the motor to be [[the Father]]'s will that drives the transmission, your will is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_shift stick shift], and you can shift such that you mesh with the Father's force as it enters you, and the two of you emerge with a combined spiritual [[power]]. The Father's will bears upon you with a broadness. Your will [[aligned]] with the Father's will selects specificity for the [[manifestation]] of the Father's will in your life. This little [[metaphor]] should ease, could ease, the mind of many who want to know what the Father's will is for their lives. The Father [[bestows]] great spiritual forces upon each of us but relishes the [[experience]] in [[partnership]] with you as you choose your gear selections and apply those [[forces]] to the life [[experiences]] you are undergoing.

Tom: I think of shifting gears on this plane as beginning attempts. Perhaps as we increase our [[awareness]] of the lessons and magnify our [[stillness]] our transmissions will become more like an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_transmission automatic transmission] which shifts when required, like an automatic spiritual response, which [[translates]] back to where the rubber meets the road. It's not so much our job to [[worry]] about the Father's will or what happens after but for us to hone our [[skills]] on becoming more automatic in our responses.

Tom: I think of shifting gears on this plane as beginning attempts. Perhaps as we increase our [[awareness]] of the lessons and magnify our [[stillness]] our transmissions will become more like an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_transmission automatic transmission] which shifts when required, like an automatic spiritual response, which [[translates]] back to where the rubber meets the road. It's not so much our job to [[worry]] about the Father's will or what happens after but for us to hone our [[skills]] on becoming more automatic in our responses.

Elyon: I'm afraid I might have to leave this [[discussion]] before I'm one-upped in [[metaphors]]! This is very [[insightful]], the use of manual and automatic transmissions to [[transform]] one from one who seeks to [[do the Father's will]] to one who does the Father's will. When your [[stillness]] practice develops to the point where you are [[engaged]] continually in the Father's [[presence]], you do shift gears as is appropriate to the work that needs to be undertaken without [[thought]] as to which gear to select. It becomes [[habitual]], an [[automatic]] [[reflex]]. I am [[proud]] of you, my student, for [[observing]] this.

Elyon: I'm afraid I might have to leave this [[discussion]] before I'm one-upped in [[metaphors]]! This is very [[insightful]], the use of manual and automatic transmissions to [[transform]] one from one who seeks to [[do the Father's will]] to one who does the Father's will. When your [[stillness]] practice develops to the point where you are [[engaged]] continually in the Father's [[presence]], you do shift gears as is appropriate to the work that needs to be undertaken without [[thought]] as to which gear to select. It becomes [[habitual]], an [[automatic]] [[reflex]]. I am [[proud]] of you, my student, for [[observing]] this.