Changes

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

As ever, I have enjoyed [[listening]] in, [[observing]] your [[friendship]], watching your observations especially as they pertain to your [[witnessing]] the outward [[manifestation]] of so much [[change]] [[Inner Life|within]]. You mentioned tonight this recent [[tragedy]]. Of course there are so many tragedies unfolding in your world at any [[moment]], it is difficult to sort them out, but in particular in the United States where a [[representative]] was shot and others killed in the [[context]] of a sort of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting town meeting]. Naturally, this [[exhibits]] the [[fragility]] that you are [[experiencing]] in this [[moment]] as you pass from one [[stage]] of living to another.  

As ever, I have enjoyed [[listening]] in, [[observing]] your [[friendship]], watching your observations especially as they pertain to your [[witnessing]] the outward [[manifestation]] of so much [[change]] [[Inner Life|within]]. You mentioned tonight this recent [[tragedy]]. Of course there are so many tragedies unfolding in your world at any [[moment]], it is difficult to sort them out, but in particular in the United States where a [[representative]] was shot and others killed in the [[context]] of a sort of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting town meeting]. Naturally, this [[exhibits]] the [[fragility]] that you are [[experiencing]] in this [[moment]] as you pass from one [[stage]] of living to another.  

===='''''[[Circuits]]''''', '''''[[Integration]]'''''====

===='''''[[Circuits]]''''', '''''[[Integration]]'''''====

It is not an easy [[transition]], and of course, we have repeated our [[appreciation]] of your willingness to forge ahead amidst so much [[turbulence]]. But let us [[focus]] upon your [[observations]] of heightened levels of [[integration]] which arise due to increased [[spiritual]] [[pressure]] that are result of numerous [[factors]] impinging upon your world. You know of course of the [[influence]] of renewed [[circuitries]]. There are as well [[cosmic]] [[rays]] of influence arising from [[exposure]] to the larger [[culture]] of this [[cosmos]] of which you are a part. Then there are the issues of your [[planet]]’s [[adjustment]] where wrenching [[changes]] are underway, geologically, socially, economically, and politically, many of which are [[resisted]] and all of which are a [[source]] of [[difficulty]].  

It is not an easy [[transition]], and of course, we have repeated our [[appreciation]] of your willingness to forge ahead amidst so much [[turbulence]]. But let us [[focus]] upon your [[observations]] of heightened levels of [[integration]] which arise due to increased [[spiritual]] [[pressure]] that are result of numerous [[factors]] impinging upon your world. You know of course of the [[influence]] of renewed [[circuitries]]. There are as well [[cosmic]] [[rays]] of influence arising from [[exposure]] to the larger [[culture]] of this [[cosmos]] of which you are a part. Then there are the issues of your [[planet]]’s [[adjustment]] where wrenching [[changes]] are underway, geologically, socially, economically, and politically, many of which are [[resisted]] and all of which are a [[source]] of [[difficulty]].  

===='''''[[Stress]]''''', '''''[[Resistance]]'''''====

===='''''[[Stress]]''''', '''''[[Resistance]]'''''====

You know from your [[experience]] as [[parents]], [[spouse]]s, and [[children]] that in any [[home]] where there is added [[pressure]] due to external [[forces]], “[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_%28explosives%29 fuses]” are a bit shorter to say the least. So you [[hopefully]] can look upon these [[events]] with a little bit of [[perspective]] derived from your own [[mortal]] experience. I would endeavor to enlarge upon this and attempt to infuse some of my own perspective, and that is to say whereas you may have enjoyed certain [[freedoms]] you could call them arising from [[relative]] [[isolation]] even with your fellow beings due to lower levels of [[population]] at an earlier [[phase]] of living as well as a more settled [[social]] arrangement, again only [[relatively]] speaking, for [[Urantia]] as you know, has effectively never had a [[stable]] social, [[cultural]] [[environment]] in which to live. However with the increased [[sensitivities]] to [[spiritual]] [[gravity]] that is drawing you and your fellows ever closer to one another, you are witnessing [[predictable]] [[resistance]] as well as the [[adjustments]] that require quite a bit of time spent in [[stillness]] with [[our Father]], and I say this to reiterate what you have heard for years, [[teachers]] speaking of the value of time spent with our Father.  

You know from your [[experience]] as [[parents]], [[spouse]]s, and [[children]] that in any [[home]] where there is added [[pressure]] due to external [[forces]], “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_%28explosives%29 fuses]” are a bit shorter to say the least. So you [[hopefully]] can look upon these [[events]] with a little bit of [[perspective]] derived from your own [[mortal]] experience. I would endeavor to enlarge upon this and attempt to infuse some of my own perspective, and that is to say whereas you may have enjoyed certain [[freedoms]] you could call them arising from [[relative]] [[isolation]] even with your fellow beings due to lower levels of [[population]] at an earlier [[phase]] of living as well as a more settled [[social]] arrangement, again only [[relatively]] speaking, for [[Urantia]] as you know, has effectively never had a [[stable]] social, [[cultural]] [[environment]] in which to live. However with the increased [[sensitivities]] to [[spiritual]] [[gravity]] that is drawing you and your fellows ever closer to one another, you are witnessing [[predictable]] [[resistance]] as well as the [[adjustments]] that require quite a bit of time spent in [[stillness]] with [[our Father]], and I say this to reiterate what you have heard for years, [[teachers]] speaking of the value of time spent with our Father.  

===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Enlightenment]]'''''====

===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Enlightenment]]'''''====

You will [[recognize]] that such [[blessings]] as arise within you as a result of additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the One]] who sees [[all things]] in [[perspective]], the perspective of [[Paradise]]; it affords you the [[opportunity]] to see likewise, and even in the [[context]] of a rapidly shifting [[material]] [[environment]] where your legs may ''[[literally]]'' be pulled from beneath you resulting in not a little [[injury]] or [[embarrassment]]. But with additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the Source]] of [[all things]], you can more readily look upon your [[experience]] with the [[levity]] that is indicative of [[Spirit]] itself.  

You will [[recognize]] that such [[blessings]] as arise within you as a result of additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the One]] who sees [[all things]] in [[perspective]], the perspective of [[Paradise]]; it affords you the [[opportunity]] to see likewise, and even in the [[context]] of a rapidly shifting [[material]] [[environment]] where your legs may ''[[literally]]'' be pulled from beneath you resulting in not a little [[injury]] or [[embarrassment]]. But with additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the Source]] of [[all things]], you can more readily look upon your [[experience]] with the [[levity]] that is indicative of [[Spirit]] itself.  

Have you not seen [[experienced]] [[souls]] stumbling in a rather awkward [[manner]] and laughing at themselves? I am sure you have, and I am sure you have been able to do this as well, enjoying the [[hilarity]] of your own [[human]] [[experience]]. This is an [[attribute]] of spirit [[enlightenment]], and I use the word enlightenment in a more [[literal]] sense perhaps than your [[culture]] is inclined to consider, for how deeply embedded is it in your [[traditions]] of [[religion]] to talk about [[enlightenment]] as some [[state]] of [[being]] that awaits one after a long arduous [[process]] of highly [[disciplined]] spiritual [[practice]]? Well, yes, this is true, however, it is not a [[static]] state. It is a state in which you are [[fluid]], it is a state of [[being]] in [[process]] of [[growing]] ever lighter in every [[moment]], and as the grip of [[material]] [[gravity]] around you lessens in its [[ardor]], the hold that it has upon you, this is only true to the extent that there has emerged a stronger [[attraction]] for you that [[spiritual]] gravity has upon your [[mind]] by [[virtue]] of the [[repetition]] of [[choosing]] to [[do the will of our Father]], that as your [[text]] so well describes as simply showing yourself willing to [[share]] the [[inner life]] with [[our Father]] who so readily joins you in the [[struggles]] of [[time]].

Have you not seen [[experienced]] [[souls]] stumbling in a rather awkward [[manner]] and laughing at themselves? I am sure you have, and I am sure you have been able to do this as well, enjoying the [[hilarity]] of your own [[human]] [[experience]]. This is an [[attribute]] of spirit [[enlightenment]], and I use the word enlightenment in a more [[literal]] sense perhaps than your [[culture]] is inclined to consider, for how deeply embedded is it in your [[traditions]] of [[religion]] to talk about [[enlightenment]] as some [[state]] of [[being]] that awaits one after a long arduous [[process]] of highly [[disciplined]] spiritual [[practice]]? Well, yes, this is true, however, it is not a [[static]] state. It is a state in which you are [[fluid]], it is a state of [[being]] in [[process]] of [[growing]] ever lighter in every [[moment]], and as the grip of [[material]] [[gravity]] around you lessens in its [[ardor]], the hold that it has upon you, this is only true to the extent that there has emerged a stronger [[attraction]] for you that [[spiritual]] gravity has upon your [[mind]] by [[virtue]] of the [[repetition]] of [[choosing]] to [[do the will of our Father]], that as your [[text]] so well describes as simply showing yourself willing to [[share]] the [[inner life]] with [[our Father]] who so readily joins you in the [[struggles]] of [[time]].

===='''''[[Service]]'''''====

===='''''[[Service]]'''''====

These [[events]] of [[violence]] that you [[witness]] around you [[function]] as an [[opportunity]] for you to be in [[service]], to [[console]] those who may be upset for whatever reason, obviously, for the [[injuries]] sustained to the [[bodies]] and the [[families]] of those adversely affected, but also those who are threatened by what are taken to be the loss of their living as this growing [[tide]] of [[spiritual]] [[grace]] literally floods your world, and again, of course, you may recall there is [[physical]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood flooding] unfolding all around your world, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife wildlife] responding to various [[adverse]] conditions, manmade and made by [[nature]], but all alike having a [[Death|lethal]] impact upon their life forms. All of these [[things]] are emblematic of a [[shift]] of your [[planetary]] [[orientation]], and it befalls those who have [[prepared]] themselves for [[service]] in this trying moment to extend your [[hearts]] in [[prayer]] sending forth this [[love]] we are to shower as many as possible with the [[blessings]] of [[assurance]] that all is well, not necessarily in the world around you, no, but in this [[Inner Life|world within]] you where we stand [[together]] as one [[family]] [[united]] in one [[purpose]], to extend [[our Father]]’s [[love]]. This is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_rally rallying call] for all [[mortal]] [[beings]] upon your [[planet]] at this time.  

These [[events]] of [[violence]] that you [[witness]] around you [[function]] as an [[opportunity]] for you to be in [[service]], to [[console]] those who may be upset for whatever reason, obviously, for the [[injuries]] sustained to the [[bodies]] and the [[families]] of those adversely affected, but also those who are threatened by what are taken to be the loss of their living as this growing [[tide]] of [[spiritual]] [[grace]] literally floods your world, and again, of course, you may recall there is [[physical]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood flooding] unfolding all around your world, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife wildlife] responding to various [[adverse]] conditions, manmade and made by [[nature]], but all alike having a [[Death|lethal]] impact upon their life forms. All of these [[things]] are emblematic of a [[shift]] of your [[planetary]] [[orientation]], and it befalls those who have [[prepared]] themselves for [[service]] in this trying moment to extend your [[hearts]] in [[prayer]] sending forth this [[love]] we are to shower as many as possible with the [[blessings]] of [[assurance]] that all is well, not necessarily in the world around you, no, but in this [[Inner Life|world within]] you where we stand [[together]] as one [[family]] [[united]] in one [[purpose]], to extend [[our Father]]’s [[love]]. This is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_rally rallying call] for all [[mortal]] [[beings]] upon your [[planet]] at this time.  

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

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

Some have referred to their [[hearts]] being broken, and each of your [[know]] the excruciating [[pain]] of a mortal heartbreak. Draw from the [[depth]] of your own [[experience]], from this deep well of [[compassion]] born from your personal acquaintance with these [[vicissitudes]] and extend the hand of your [[soul]] to your fellow [[beings]] struggling to keep [[pace]] with this rising [[tide]] of [[illumination]]. And yes, it is drawing you [[together]], and such togetherness is not always [[welcome]], for as you know perhaps from your recent holiday visits how easily [[human]] [[families]] can grow [[tense]] being with each other even for a short time. This is a [[symptom]] of your [[legacy]] of [[isolation]].  

Some have referred to their [[hearts]] being broken, and each of your [[know]] the excruciating [[pain]] of a mortal heartbreak. Draw from the [[depth]] of your own [[experience]], from this deep well of [[compassion]] born from your personal acquaintance with these [[vicissitudes]] and extend the hand of your [[soul]] to your fellow [[beings]] struggling to keep [[pace]] with this rising [[tide]] of [[illumination]]. And yes, it is drawing you [[together]], and such togetherness is not always [[welcome]], for as you know perhaps from your recent holiday visits how easily [[human]] [[families]] can grow [[tense]] being with each other even for a short time. This is a [[symptom]] of your [[legacy]] of [[isolation]].  

===Closing===

===Closing===

My friends, I will let you go for the evening. I know you push yourselves late each time we meet, but come prepared with your own reflections upon your own investigations, your research of this precious inner life where all creation joins you awaiting opportunities to demonstrate in your lives the culture of cosmos where love governs our home.  

My [[friends]], I will let you go for the evening. I know you push yourselves late each time we meet, but come [[prepared]] with your own [[reflections]] upon your own investigations, your [[research]] of this precious [[inner life]] where all [[creation]] joins you awaiting [[opportunities]] to [[demonstrate]] in your lives the [[culture]] of [[cosmos]] where [[love]] [[Sovereignty|governs]] our [[home]].  

Good night friends.  

Good night friends.  

Students: Good night.

Students: Good night.

 

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