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Marin TM Group—Mill Valley, California—U.S.A.

 

 

 

Dear Michael and Mother Spirit, Welcome! Come be with us in Your special way, and accept our deepest appreciation during this season of thanksgiving for all that You’ve shown us to be thankful for—our own spiritual natures and our own souls. You’ve also given us such insights and understandings of the spiritual influences that surround us, and are actually right within us--and have been our whole lives. So with open hearts we welcome You and all Your children—the angels who help illuminate our ways. For this we are truly thankful, Amen.

Dear Michael and Mother Spirit, Welcome! Come be with us in Your special way, and accept our deepest appreciation during this season of thanksgiving for all that You’ve shown us to be thankful for—our own spiritual natures and our own souls. You’ve also given us such insights and understandings of the spiritual influences that surround us, and are actually right within us--and have been our whole lives. So with open hearts we welcome You and all Your children—the angels who help illuminate our ways. For this we are truly thankful, Amen.

MICHAEL: Good Evening, My children, this is Michael, your father and your brother. My, what a warm welcome you give Me this evening.

 

MICHAEL: Good Evening, My children, this is Michael, your father and your brother. My, what a warm welcome you give Me this evening. I was very interested in your discussions and how you are all having your minds expanded greatly with so many challenges and interesting things happening. This is what We have been encouraging all along—for you to open your minds and open your hearts. Set aside any pre-judgements, for there is nothing of a spiritual nature that can impact you with its offer to change you to greater life but what you must first set aside your disbelief and, with all your power, surrender yourself and entertain to the best of your ability whatever it is you are being presented with.

I was very interested in your discussions and how you are all having your minds expanded greatly with so many challenges and interesting things happening. This is what We have been encouraging all along—for you to open your minds and open your hearts. Set aside any pre-judgements, for there is nothing of a spiritual nature that can impact you with its offer to change you to greater life but what you must first set aside your disbelief and, with all your power, surrender yourself and entertain to the best of your ability whatever it is you are being presented with.

This takes courage. You must be fearless. You must trust the core of your being so that, however you are immersed in some new subject, some heretofore unimaginable adventure, you can commit yourself to it and trust yourself to bob back to the surface—so to speak—and look around, and recognize familiar territory again, and let the new information, the new adventure settle in. It requires this suspension of dis-belief. You have to give the new realm of information its chance to live within you . For everything like this has its own life. This may appear quite strange at first, but for those of you familiar with the Urantia book, think of how strange this was initially. Do you remember your first encounter when someone put the book in your hands and told you it had extra-human authors--the disbelief you felt when you first leafed through the table of contents and noticed that indeed none of these authors were human but were all extra-human with strange-sounding names like Divine Councilor, or Perfector of Wisdom, some familiar ones like Archangels or Seraphim, but then even Myself, Creator Sons of a Local Universe, and Mother Spirits of the same? How much commitment, and how much effort did it take to become somewhat familiar with this enormous cosmology that was being presented to you? I know for many of you it took years to even begin to encompass the basic outlines contained in this one book. But think of the reward, for now you have experienced what We mean when We say that nothing of spiritual value is ever lost. This is your soul. This is truly how you are growing and will continue to grow--forever.

This takes courage. You must be fearless. You must trust the core of your being so that, however you are immersed in some new subject, some heretofore unimaginable adventure, you can commit yourself to it and trust yourself to bob back to the surface—so to speak—and look around, and recognize familiar territory again, and let the new information, the new adventure settle in. It requires this suspension of dis-belief. You have to give the new realm of information its chance to live within you . For everything like this has its own life. This may appear quite strange at first, but for those of you familiar with the Urantia book, think of how strange this was initially. Do you remember your first encounter when someone put the book in your hands and told you it had extra-human authors--the disbelief you felt when you first leafed through the table of contents and noticed that indeed none of these authors were human but were all extra-human with strange-sounding names like Divine Councilor, or Perfector of Wisdom, some familiar ones like Archangels or Seraphim, but then even Myself, Creator Sons of a Local Universe, and Mother Spirits of the same? How much commitment, and how much effort did it take to become somewhat familiar with this enormous cosmology that was being presented to you? I know for many of you it took years to even begin to encompass the basic outlines contained in this one book. But think of the reward, for now you have experienced what We mean when We say that nothing of spiritual value is ever lost. This is your soul. This is truly how you are growing and will continue to grow--forever.

My children, new times are upon Urantia. When you think about being open to new ideas, new concepts, new spiritual personalities, keep in mind that what We most like to see is a balance and a real working relationship between your heart and your mind, for both are equally important. Indeed, ideally each feeds the other, playfully like two children playing leapfrog. Each feeds the other. Your mind gives very precise articulation of your feelings for, as We have mentioned the last few lessons, when you organize your feelings, your spiritual experiences, it is very critical to how you can recover them later as precise and useful memories. So while your feelings are your most fundamental experience of your own personal reality, it is how your mind expresses these to you that makes them the most useful. In turn your understanding can itself be a source of spiritual experience, for often in your day to day life your understanding actually leads the way. It informs you what to look for, how to break down and analyze your single-knit living reality into mentally bite-sized pieces you can comprehend. And you are doing this incessantly, but especially in your good work, applying yourself to the world outside you, to others. These are your insights that lead to your good perceptions.

My children, new times are upon Urantia. When you think about being open to new ideas, new concepts, new spiritual personalities, keep in mind that what We most like to see is a balance and a real working relationship between your heart and your mind, for both are equally important. Indeed, ideally each feeds the other, playfully like two children playing leapfrog. Each feeds the other. Your mind gives very precise articulation of your feelings for, as We have mentioned the last few lessons, when you organize your feelings, your spiritual experiences, it is very critical to how you can recover them later as precise and useful memories. So while your feelings are your most fundamental experience of your own personal reality, it is how your mind expresses these to you that makes them the most useful. In turn your understanding can itself be a source of spiritual experience, for often in your day to day life your understanding actually leads the way. It informs you what to look for, how to break down and analyze your single-knit living reality into mentally bite-sized pieces you can comprehend. And you are doing this incessantly, but especially in your good work, applying yourself to the world outside you, to others. These are your insights that lead to your good perceptions.

I’ve a feeling there are a few questions here to be asked, so let’s get to them.

I’ve a feeling there are a few questions here to be asked, so let’s get to them.

 

Student: Michael, I’d like to begin by also thanking the Father for Your Spirit of Truth, for Your love, for Your dedication to Your children—to us. Thank you Father for this glorious Son of Yours. What a gift! What a wonderful gift! Thank You, Father.

Student: Michael, I’d like to begin by also thanking the Father for Your Spirit of Truth, for Your love, for Your dedication to Your children—to us. Thank you Father for this glorious Son of Yours. What a gift! What a wonderful gift! Thank You, Father.

Student: My first question tonight, Michael, would be taking you back to the human Jesus. I would ask You about Your experience with Your indwelling Father Fragment at the time. The text of the Urantia book is pretty specific that we cannot experience the Father Fragment on a conscious level, and I would like You to speak on this tonight, because my experience with my indwelling Father seems to be on a conversational level similar to what I’m having with You now, and so I need to have a better understanding of what I am truly experiencing, and what You experienced as a man walking on this planet, when You went up into the hills to pray and speak with Your Father.

Student: My first question tonight, Michael, would be taking you back to the human Jesus. I would ask You about Your experience with Your indwelling Father Fragment at the time. The text of the Urantia book is pretty specific that we cannot experience the Father Fragment on a conscious level, and I would like You to speak on this tonight, because my experience with my indwelling Father seems to be on a conversational level similar to what I’m having with You now, and so I need to have a better understanding of what I am truly experiencing, and what You experienced as a man walking on this planet, when You went up into the hills to pray and speak with Your Father.

MICHAEL: Yes, My son, your Urantia book uses perhaps an overabundance of caution to suggest you approach your Thought Adjuster with the proper respect. And so it plainly states that when it comes to a question of whether or not this is your Thought Adjuster, or your own creative imagination--which is your own intrinsic spiritual power, the answer lies in the fruit you discover by trial and error, for in this, as in other aspects of spiritual reality, the vine is known by the fruit it bears. Your relationship with your Thought Adjuster is very unique and personal to you, so within the limitations I just mentioned of fearlessly putting to the test what you are receiving, and being honest with yourself about this most fundamental adventure you can get into, accept what your heart tells you. It is only generally speaking that for most people their Thought Adjuster is so much a part of them, and always has been, that it is a definite hindrance to think of it as something other and expect to, say, hear a voice speaking within them as if someone were communicating with them telepathically--or some notion they may have along these lines. Usually the Thought Adjuster’s input is indistinguishable from your own thoughts. They are thoughts. Only occasionally does one strike you as so absolutely appropriate, coming as you say out of left field and implying a point of view or perspective that so perfectly encompasses the question you are involved in, that you know for sure this was your Thought Adjuster.

MICHAEL: Yes, My son, your Urantia book uses perhaps an overabundance of caution to suggest you approach your Thought Adjuster with the proper respect. And so it plainly states that when it comes to a question of whether or not this is your Thought Adjuster, or your own creative imagination--which is your own intrinsic spiritual power, the answer lies in the fruit you discover by trial and error, for in this, as in other aspects of spiritual reality, the vine is known by the fruit it bears. Your relationship with your Thought Adjuster is very unique and personal to you, so within the limitations I just mentioned of fearlessly putting to the test what you are receiving, and being honest with yourself about this most fundamental adventure you can get into, accept what your heart tells you. It is only generally speaking that for most people their Thought Adjuster is so much a part of them, and always has been, that it is a definite hindrance to think of it as something other and expect to, say, hear a voice speaking within them as if someone were communicating with them telepathically--or some notion they may have along these lines. Usually the Thought Adjuster’s input is indistinguishable from your own thoughts. They are thoughts. Only occasionally does one strike you as so absolutely appropriate, coming as you say out of left field and implying a point of view or perspective that so perfectly encompasses the question you are involved in, that you know for sure this was your Thought Adjuster.

Student: Yes, Michael, it does. Could you share some of Your experiences--early on, and then as You grew to know the Father; how You experienced this when You were here?

Student: Yes, Michael, it does. Could you share some of Your experiences--early on, and then as You grew to know the Father; how You experienced this when You were here?

MICHAEL: For Me it was mostly an increasing presence, a feeling of not being alone, but in such a special way that very early on I enjoyed being by myself so I could feel this not-being-alone. When I was just a child I liked to take walks and just sit and feel happy. I had such a loving father in Joseph that even though I could very clearly separate my human father from this company I felt, the essence was the same. It was wonderful. It was like having two fathers. I think I just naturally--perhaps a little bit like yourself--just naturally became more conscious of having conversations with this presence, that became more and more distinct from my own inner thinking with myself. Yet for quite a while I had no notion within Me of a separate being such as a Thought Adjuster. It was more like a happy companionship, a sharing of My young life that in a way mirrored Me back, and gave Me myself. Then, with this extraordinarily reassurance—for I also had a very healthy ego, a very definite and growing self-perception--notions of who I was and especially who I was with My mother and father—this presence was teaching Me to relinquish Myself. With this assurance I really existed, I could forget Myself and begin to notice people. I became aware of what a delight they were. I think having this reassurance from My Father Fragment, this presence I could feel, I began to see and understand that this was also manifesting in the people around Me, and making them very distinct. So at this fairly early age I came to love individuals. And being at a great crossroads of the travel routes of that day, I felt myself blessed to see so many different kinds of people from faraway places.

MICHAEL: For Me it was mostly an increasing presence, a feeling of not being alone, but in such a special way that very early on I enjoyed being by myself so I could feel this not-being-alone. When I was just a child I liked to take walks and just sit and feel happy. I had such a loving father in Joseph that even though I could very clearly separate my human father from this company I felt, the essence was the same. It was wonderful. It was like having two fathers. I think I just naturally--perhaps a little bit like yourself--just naturally became more conscious of having conversations with this presence, that became more and more distinct from my own inner thinking with myself. Yet for quite a while I had no notion within Me of a separate being such as a Thought Adjuster. It was more like a happy companionship, a sharing of My young life that in a way mirrored Me back, and gave Me myself. Then, with this extraordinarily reassurance—for I also had a very healthy ego, a very definite and growing self-perception--notions of who I was and especially who I was with My mother and father—this presence was teaching Me to relinquish Myself. With this assurance I really existed, I could forget Myself and begin to notice people. I became aware of what a delight they were. I think having this reassurance from My Father Fragment, this presence I could feel, I began to see and understand that this was also manifesting in the people around Me, and making them very distinct. So at this fairly early age I came to love individuals. And being at a great crossroads of the travel routes of that day, I felt myself blessed to see so many different kinds of people from faraway places.

Student: Dear Michael. I would ask in a general way, can You help us be serviceable with this Magisterial Mission? We’ve been all talking about it lately and we’ve been all trying to get rid of our venom and our vitriol and our animal heritage a little, but I know what I need help from You to be more ready for this with less fear and less danger. Thank You very much.

Student: Dear Michael. I would ask in a general way, can You help us be serviceable with this Magisterial Mission? We’ve been all talking about it lately and we’ve been all trying to get rid of our venom and our vitriol and our animal heritage a little, but I know what I need help from You to be more ready for this with less fear and less danger. Thank You very much.

MICHAEL (after a long pause): Yes, My son, I’m remembering the various things that Mother Nebadonia and I have already given you along these lines. Keep asking yourself, what is the essence of mercy? Last week Mother gave you examples of how it’s often seen as contra-distinct from justice, and how one of the most profound ways you can be merciful is by being aware of the limits on your ability to adequately judge not only others but even yourself. Judgement represents a kind of closing of the books, a summation of the totality of a situation, rendering a verdict—a summation that is meant to affect things. You are informed in your textbook that judgement is inevitable and necessary for what is most familiar to you as a concept of fairness. Living beings, living personalities exist moment to moment by a series of finalities—small discrete steps taken and accomplished, sometimes offering a bit of rest before the next adventure comes along. And the next adventure will come along, until you achieve Paradise and become totally self-initiating. And so judgement constitutes these small steps, these decisions you necessarily make, and in this context mercy so often represents a kind of deliberate delay. You deliberately and very consciously suspend judgement. You keep this small act of the drama open, sometimes for yourself, sometimes for others.

MICHAEL (after a long pause): Yes, My son, I’m remembering the various things that Mother Nebadonia and I have already given you along these lines. Keep asking yourself, what is the essence of mercy? Last week Mother gave you examples of how it’s often seen as contra-distinct from justice, and how one of the most profound ways you can be merciful is by being aware of the limits on your ability to adequately judge not only others but even yourself. Judgement represents a kind of closing of the books, a summation of the totality of a situation, rendering a verdict—a summation that is meant to affect things. You are informed in your textbook that judgement is inevitable and necessary for what is most familiar to you as a concept of fairness. Living beings, living personalities exist moment to moment by a series of finalities—small discrete steps taken and accomplished, sometimes offering a bit of rest before the next adventure comes along. And the next adventure will come along, until you achieve Paradise and become totally self-initiating. And so judgement constitutes these small steps, these decisions you necessarily make, and in this context mercy so often represents a kind of deliberate delay. You deliberately and very consciously suspend judgement. You keep this small act of the drama open, sometimes for yourself, sometimes for others.

MICHAEL: Yes, My son, I welcome your question to clear up a possible misunderstanding. There is no way whatsoever you will ever need to limit your spiritual growth. Indeed, this is what We encourage most of all, for this is the kind of growth that will stay with you--will be your eternal treasure. And so it is the kind of wealth that you do well to build up and cherish.

MICHAEL: Yes, My son, I welcome your question to clear up a possible misunderstanding. There is no way whatsoever you will ever need to limit your spiritual growth. Indeed, this is what We encourage most of all, for this is the kind of growth that will stay with you--will be your eternal treasure. And so it is the kind of wealth that you do well to build up and cherish.

But then as you gain genuine spiritual power and you become more one within, you notice right within yourself greater peace, and ease, for it’s a wonderful connection with an ever greater realm of understanding and feelings. This way you can have a very positive effect on the folks around you, if you self-limit yourself in how you use this power.

But then as you gain genuine spiritual power and you become more one within, you notice right within yourself greater peace, and ease, for it’s a wonderful connection with an ever greater realm of understanding and feelings. This way you can have a very positive effect on the folks around you, if you self-limit yourself in how you use this power.

Student: Father, I have no questions, but just an acknowledgment of Your presence in my life, that grows sweeter all the time. And I love You very much!

Student: Father, I have no questions, but just an acknowledgment of Your presence in my life, that grows sweeter all the time. And I love You very much!

MICHAEL: Oh, My daughter!--thank you for enabling Me to be a little bit more Divine, and share this with you! Mother Spirit and I embrace you, and sustain you.

MICHAEL: Oh, My daughter!--thank you for enabling Me to be a little bit more Divine, and share this with you! Mother Spirit and I embrace you, and sustain you.

And so you learn, as I too learned, how to cherish each other. It’s always such a delightful surprise, always something beyond anticipation--this unfolding of the Father’s absoluteness, and infinity. This is why we are always on the threshold of the unknown. This is our true home. You are all deliberately created this way--for Us, and even for Himself. We live in Him; we have our life in Him; and yet--we fulfill Him. We are His Delight. We are the fulfillment of His power of creation. Thank you My Father, for these My children. And thank you, My children, for your love. Thank you for fulfilling Me! Rest in My Peace. I bid you a wonderful Thanksgiving evening. (Thank you, Michael)

And so you learn, as I too learned, how to cherish each other. It’s always such a delightful surprise, always something beyond anticipation--this unfolding of the Father’s absoluteness, and infinity. This is why we are always on the threshold of the unknown. This is our true home. You are all deliberately created this way--for Us, and even for Himself. We live in Him; we have our life in Him; and yet--we fulfill Him. We are His Delight. We are the fulfillment of His power of creation. Thank you My Father, for these My children. And thank you, My children, for your love. Thank you for fulfilling Me! Rest in My Peace. I bid you a wonderful Thanksgiving evening. (Thank you, Michael)

NEBADONIA: Greetings My children, this is Nebadonia, your mother. Your Father has given you many words of wisdom to feast upon. And during this traditional time of thanksgiving, I would encourage you to spend your time in worshipful acknowledgment for all that has been given, and all that is about to come your way in the fulfillment of your Father Michael’s plan of correction.

NEBADONIA: Greetings My children, this is Nebadonia, your mother. Your Father has given you many words of wisdom to feast upon. And during this traditional time of thanksgiving, I would encourage you to spend your time in worshipful acknowledgment for all that has been given, and all that is about to come your way in the fulfillment of your Father Michael’s plan of correction.

For I come to you now with a proposition, and this is one that your Father and I share with you openly now. It is your choice. And, as was discussed this evening on the limitations of judgments, and the errors ensuing therein, I would ask you, are you ready for this overlay of judgment that has so insidiously impaired the operation of this planet, to now be lifted more actively from you? (Yes, Nebadonia. Yes. Yes, certainly so!) Then sit back My sons. Call upon that which you know of your Father: His Peace, His Truth, His Light, His Goodness.

For I come to you now with a proposition, and this is one that your Father and I share with you openly now. It is your choice. And, as was discussed this evening on the limitations of judgments, and the errors ensuing therein, I would ask you, are you ready for this overlay of judgment that has so insidiously impaired the operation of this planet, to now be lifted more actively from you? (Yes, Nebadonia. Yes. Yes, certainly so!) Then sit back My sons. Call upon that which you know of your Father: His Peace, His Truth, His Light, His Goodness.

Call upon the One with whom you are becoming more familiar, your brother, whose Spirit is now infusing this planet with forgiveness and mercy and understanding, and the instillation of a new reality of harmony and unity and fraternity on Urantia. Call upon Him now—Monjoronson--the name that is becoming more familiar within your hearts. And I am here to build within you a new endowment that will serve you very, very well of the days and years that are rapidly unfolding before you. Receive Him now. And grow in mercy. Let Him breathe into you, cell by cell, strand by strand, amalgamating greater threads of beauty into your ever-evolving souls. Receive this now, My children. (long pause.)

Call upon the One with whom you are becoming more familiar, your brother, whose Spirit is now infusing this planet with forgiveness and mercy and understanding, and the instillation of a new reality of harmony and unity and fraternity on Urantia. Call upon Him now—Monjoronson--the name that is becoming more familiar within your hearts. And I am here to build within you a new endowment that will serve you very, very well of the days and years that are rapidly unfolding before you. Receive Him now. And grow in mercy. Let Him breathe into you, cell by cell, strand by strand, amalgamating greater threads of beauty into your ever-evolving souls. Receive this now, My children. (long pause.)

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving, My children. Rejoice! Your life is shining upon this world. Be glad, and spread the glad tidings freely. We are here with you. We thank you for your efforts. You thank Us for Our ministry in your minds, and We offer the completion of this circle up to our Paradise Source, for the fulfillment of His plans.

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving, My children. Rejoice! Your life is shining upon this world. Be glad, and spread the glad tidings freely. We are here with you. We thank you for your efforts. You thank Us for Our ministry in your minds, and We offer the completion of this circle up to our Paradise Source, for the fulfillment of His plans.

 

I take My leave now. I breathe My love upon you once more. Good evening, My precious, precious little ones! Good night, and be in Our love! (Good evening—all)

I take My leave now. I breathe My love upon you once more. Good evening, My precious, precious little ones! Good night, and be in Our love! (Good evening—all)