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TOMAS:        Good evening dear [[friends]] –friends [[present]] and friends beyond – I am Tomas, your [[teacher]].   

TOMAS:        Good evening dear [[friends]] –friends [[present]] and friends beyond – I am Tomas, your [[teacher]].   

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

It brings me great [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]] to be a [[representative]] of the [[Teacher Corps]] in the [[Teaching Mission]].  When we began this little [[experiment]] many years ago, we had no [[idea]] what would come to pass or come out of our [[efforts]], but as the years go by we have found in many ways you have exceeded our [[expectations]] even as sometimes you have been somewhat of a [[disappointment]].  The [[good]] [[Shadow|overshadows]] the [[bad]] so that we are overall quite [[happy]] with what [[efforts]] have wrought -- your effort s and ours.  Primarily, we see the [[effects]] in your [[personal]] [[development]]; the [[diligence]] with which you have sought the [[Stillness]] and [[mortal]] [[connection]] with [[divine]] [[sources]]; how you have utilized the [[strengths]] of [[Deity]] to help you [[heal]] yourself from some of the [[infirmities]] of [[time]] and lift yourself up into the [[Light|sunlight]] of the [[spirit]].

It brings me great [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]] to be a [[representative]] of the [[Teacher Corps]] in the [[Teaching Mission]].  When we began this little [[experiment]] many years ago, we had no [[idea]] what would come to pass or come out of our [[efforts]], but as the years go by we have found in many ways you have exceeded our [[expectations]] even as sometimes you have been somewhat of a [[disappointment]].  The [[good]] [[Shadow|overshadows]] the [[bad]] so that we are overall quite [[happy]] with what [[efforts]] have wrought -- your effort s and ours.  Primarily, we see the [[effects]] in your [[personal]] [[development]]; the [[diligence]] with which you have sought the [[Stillness]] and [[mortal]] [[connection]] with [[divine]] [[sources]]; how you have utilized the [[strengths]] of [[Deity]] to help you [[heal]] yourself from some of the [[infirmities]] of [[time]] and lift yourself up into the [[Light|sunlight]] of the [[spirit]].

   

   

These [[efforts]] cannot be overestimated. If nothing else is accomplished, this has made the trip [[worthwhile]]. Your [[growth]] has been truly [[phenomenal]], in some cases more so than others, but overall truly significant, and this is what will keep us going, what will keep this mission alive -- far more than the [[futuristic]] [[plans]] we all [[share]] and the current [[challenges]] we all face. It is this coming into [[being]] as [[young]], [[joyous]], [[healthy]] [[souls]], eager to stand side by side with your fellows, eager to set forth into the [[challenges]] we face, ready and willing to be all that you can be for the cause. The lessons you learn in this initial [[phase]] will serve you throughout [[eternity]]. Having these kinds of [[foundations]] underneath you, you will be able to build new worlds, cultivate new [[relationships]], attain new [[ideals]], and beyond.  

These [[efforts]] cannot be overestimated. If nothing else is accomplished, this has made the trip [[worthwhile]]. Your [[growth]] has been truly [[phenomenal]], in some cases more so than others, but overall truly significant, and this is what will keep us going, what will keep this mission alive -- far more than the [[futuristic]] [[plans]] we all [[share]] and the current [[challenges]] we all face. It is this coming into [[being]] as [[young]], [[joyous]], [[healthy]] [[souls]], eager to stand side by side with your fellows, eager to set forth into the [[challenges]] we face, ready and willing to be all that you can be for the cause. The lessons you learn in this initial [[phase]] will serve you throughout [[eternity]]. Having these kinds of [[foundations]] underneath you, you will be able to build new worlds, cultivate new [[relationships]], attain new [[ideals]], and beyond.  

Not long ago we talked about [[experimental]] life stations and how it is that you each have [[experienced]] a semblance of experimental life stations in your own lives at differing [[phases]] of your [[mortal]] [[existence]].  How [[difficult]] it can be to let go of a life [[experimental]] station once you have finished with it and [[difficult]] to launch upon the search for another one that will serve you in the next leg of your [[journey]]!  Be [[assured]] that you are always given “a [[hologram]]” in which to live.  Some of them are short-lived and some of them are extensive, depending upon the [[nature]] of you as a [[creature]] and the [[work]] you are undertaking and the circumstances of your [[existence]] at this point in [[time]].  But it will be [[created]] for you to [[accommodate]] your needs because that’s just the way it [[works]].  A lot of people go to a lot of trouble creating an [[environment]] for themselves only to have it pulled out from under them because it was not meant to be.

Not long ago we talked about [[experimental]] life stations and how it is that you each have [[experienced]] a semblance of experimental life stations in your own lives at differing [[phases]] of your [[mortal]] [[existence]].  How [[difficult]] it can be to let go of a life [[experimental]] station once you have finished with it and [[difficult]] to launch upon the search for another one that will serve you in the next leg of your [[journey]]!  Be [[assured]] that you are always given “a [[hologram]]” in which to live.  Some of them are short-lived and some of them are extensive, depending upon the [[nature]] of you as a [[creature]] and the [[work]] you are undertaking and the circumstances of your [[existence]] at this point in [[time]].  But it will be [[created]] for you to [[accommodate]] your needs because that’s just the way it [[works]].  A lot of people go to a lot of trouble creating an [[environment]] for themselves only to have it pulled out from under them because it was not meant to be.

I [[marvel]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] with which your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Industry_Association_of_Washington housing industry] operates and the [[enthusiasm]] with which [[Youth|young people]] hasten to set themselves up in an experimental life station that is pre-programmed for them, in which they may never find themselves, and in some cases in which they are certainly [[doomed]] to fail, because they approach the [[matter]] of their life [[experience]] from the [[perspective]] of its trappings rather than its [[quality]] of [[living]].  Evidently they feel that “[[quality of living]]” means something other than what the [[spirit]] realm considers [[quality]] of life. Quality of life in a [[supernal]] sense has nothing to do with square footage or [[number]] of bedrooms or amenities or [[recreational]] facilities.  The needs of the [[body]] are such that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_nature Mother Nature] provides all the [[exercise]] you could possibly need, simply by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking walking] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming swimming] and [[working]] and [[playing]].  When you arrange your [[exercises]] and your recreation down to the nth [[degree]], you deprive yourself of the contact with mother [[earth]] that feeds your needs in a [[fundamental]] sense such as you would have by putting in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden garden] or planting a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree tree], irrigating a ditch.  In your [[eagerness]] to become [[civilized]], you are [[sacrificing]] your [[connection]] to the [[earth]].

I [[marvel]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] with which your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Industry_Association_of_Washington housing industry] operates and the [[enthusiasm]] with which [[Youth|young people]] hasten to set themselves up in an experimental life station that is pre-programmed for them, in which they may never find themselves, and in some cases in which they are certainly [[doomed]] to fail, because they approach the [[matter]] of their life [[experience]] from the [[perspective]] of its trappings rather than its [[quality]] of [[living]].  Evidently they feel that “[[quality of living]]” means something other than what the [[spirit]] realm considers [[quality]] of life. Quality of life in a [[supernal]] sense has nothing to do with square footage or [[number]] of bedrooms or amenities or [[recreational]] facilities.  The needs of the [[body]] are such that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_nature Mother Nature] provides all the [[exercise]] you could possibly need, simply by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking walking] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming swimming] and [[working]] and [[playing]].  When you arrange your [[exercises]] and your recreation down to the nth [[degree]], you deprive yourself of the contact with mother [[earth]] that feeds your needs in a [[fundamental]] sense such as you would have by putting in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden garden] or planting a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree tree], irrigating a ditch.  In your [[eagerness]] to become [[civilized]], you are [[sacrificing]] your [[connection]] to the [[earth]].

   

   

Fortunately, these [[paradigms]] can be gotten into and out of fairly readily if you have any [[imagination]] at all, or any [[ambition]] or sense of [[exploration]], but for those who opt to [[embrace]] such a [[lifestyle]] and have the [[ability]] to adapt, the [[adventures]] then are perforce to be had in the confines and constraints of that “[[hologram]]” and there are tremendous varieties of [[mental]] amusement that can [[entertain]] one for a lifetime.  This is the [[nature]] of the [[material]] [[mind]] with its [[adaptability]] and [[creativity]].  One could [[literally]] live in the confines of a very small area for a lifetime and not go mad, simply because of its many [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbies hobbies] and interests, and now, with [[technology]], it is possible for you to find a cubicle somewhere and live in it for years on end without seeing the [[sun]].  Indeed, there are certain worlds that live this way.  The [[population]] has seen to it that they are crammed into honeycombs and they [[function]] like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ants ants], in a very [[regimented]] and [[disciplined]] way, making their [[society]] run and being very [[efficient]] and [[effective]], but at the expense of certain [[freedoms]].

Fortunately, these [[paradigms]] can be gotten into and out of fairly readily if you have any [[imagination]] at all, or any [[ambition]] or sense of [[exploration]], but for those who opt to [[embrace]] such a [[lifestyle]] and have the [[ability]] to adapt, the [[adventures]] then are perforce to be had in the confines and constraints of that “[[hologram]]” and there are tremendous varieties of [[mental]] amusement that can [[entertain]] one for a lifetime.  This is the [[nature]] of the [[material]] [[mind]] with its [[adaptability]] and [[creativity]].  One could [[literally]] live in the confines of a very small area for a lifetime and not go mad, simply because of its many [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbies hobbies] and interests, and now, with [[technology]], it is possible for you to find a cubicle somewhere and live in it for years on end without seeing the [[sun]].  Indeed, there are certain worlds that live this way.  The [[population]] has seen to it that they are crammed into honeycombs and they [[function]] like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ants ants], in a very [[regimented]] and [[disciplined]] way, making their [[society]] run and being very [[efficient]] and [[effective]], but at the expense of certain [[freedoms]].

I [[develop]] this [[idea]] to convey to you the [[possibilities]] of [[future]] [[developments]] for your [[planet]] here.  It has not been overrun with people.  It is not brought down by [[disease]].  It has not been [[destroyed]] by [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution pollution]. All these concerns are in the [[public]] eye but it is still “[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_195#195:9._CHRISTIANITY.27S_PROBLEM quivering on the brink” (195:9.2)] of some [[wondrous]] times ahead and the [[potential]] for creating a [[brave]] new world toward [[light and life]] is exciting.  In some ways, what you do from this point forward will [[determine]] what direction your world will take.  There are certainly those who feel that it will destroy itself, but we will not [[focus]] on that destructive [[angle]] for there are too many [[young people]] and [[idealists]] in our midst to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation stimulate] and [[encourage]] and this is what I opt to do today, to stimulate and [[encourage]] the young people who have [[wondrous]] [[ideas]] about a better tomorrow for this [[planet]] in terms of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Power/sun power], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Power wind power], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Power water power]; in terms of [[design]] of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citiescities]; in terms of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Transportation public transportation]; in terms of [[growing]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food food] and making sure that what you take into your [[body]] is [[good]] for you, wholesome, and that how you live in proximity with others is invigorating and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation stimulating] and wholesome also so that your [[relationships]] are the [[foundation]] of your [[existence]] rather than [[economics]].

I [[develop]] this [[idea]] to convey to you the [[possibilities]] of [[future]] [[developments]] for your [[planet]] here.  It has not been overrun with people.  It is not brought down by [[disease]].  It has not been [[destroyed]] by [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution pollution]. All these concerns are in the [[public]] eye but it is still “[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_195#195:9._CHRISTIANITY.27S_PROBLEM quivering on the brink” (195:9.2)] of some [[wondrous]] times ahead and the [[potential]] for creating a [[brave]] new world toward [[light and life]] is exciting.  In some ways, what you do from this point forward will [[determine]] what direction your world will take.  There are certainly those who feel that it will destroy itself, but we will not [[focus]] on that destructive [[angle]] for there are too many [[young people]] and [[idealists]] in our midst to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation stimulate] and [[encourage]] and this is what I opt to do today, to stimulate and [[encourage]] the young people who have [[wondrous]] [[ideas]] about a better tomorrow for this [[planet]] in terms of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Power/sun power], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Power wind power], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Power water power]; in terms of [[design]] of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citiescities]; in terms of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Transportation public transportation]; in terms of [[growing]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food food] and making sure that what you take into your [[body]] is [[good]] for you, wholesome, and that how you live in proximity with others is invigorating and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation stimulating] and wholesome also so that your [[relationships]] are the [[foundation]] of your [[existence]] rather than [[economics]].

   

   

   

   

I am eager to engage with you in your lives and in your concerns.  I am here as your [[teacher]] not simply to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation lecture] but to help you in your [[studies]], in your life studies, in whatever way I can.  Are there questions?

I am eager to engage with you in your lives and in your concerns.  I am here as your [[teacher]] not simply to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation lecture] but to help you in your [[studies]], in your life studies, in whatever way I can.  Are there questions?

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Marty:  Thank you Teacher Tomas.  I want to thank you very much for this subject you brought up tonight.  I have been [[thinking]] about all of the help that we are getting from the [[celestial]] [[beings]] who are all flocking to help us and what I have begun to [[realize]] is that it is help that is being offered and the [[initiative]]s need to be taken by us.  That was what was making it so interesting because of the need for us to be able to [[develop]] our [[relationships]], to be able to [[work]] [[together]], to make [[group]] [[decisions]] on how to bring our [[planet]] ahead to relate to the [[universe]], to all of the neighbors that are coming to our shores.  Just an interesting [[thing]] to see how we are going to do that, and that is the kind of help I think we need the most, is how to [[work]] [[together]].

Marty:  Thank you Teacher Tomas.  I want to thank you very much for this subject you brought up tonight.  I have been [[thinking]] about all of the help that we are getting from the [[celestial]] [[beings]] who are all flocking to help us and what I have begun to [[realize]] is that it is help that is being offered and the [[initiative]]s need to be taken by us.  That was what was making it so interesting because of the need for us to be able to [[develop]] our [[relationships]], to be able to [[work]] [[together]], to make [[group]] [[decisions]] on how to bring our [[planet]] ahead to relate to the [[universe]], to all of the neighbors that are coming to our shores.  Just an interesting [[thing]] to see how we are going to do that, and that is the kind of help I think we need the most, is how to [[work]] [[together]].