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===Topic: '''''Singular Physical Being'''''===

===Topic: ''Singular Physical Being''===

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==Facilitators==

   

   

It reminds us of how much we’re doing this all the time in our so tightly-integrated societies today. On a journey, think all those hundreds, maybe thousands of people you meet coming the other way, trusting they’re going to stay on their side of the road. And this trust is so akin to faith, this trusting in you, Michael, and in things and beings unseen. And yet what you say is so wonderfully correlated with all the little truth detectors we have inside us. For this we do thank you. Amen.

It reminds us of how much we’re doing this all the time in our so tightly-integrated societies today. On a journey, think all those hundreds, maybe thousands of people you meet coming the other way, trusting they’re going to stay on their side of the road. And this trust is so akin to faith, this trusting in you, Michael, and in things and beings unseen. And yet what you say is so wonderfully correlated with all the little truth detectors we have inside us. For this we do thank you. Amen.

Michael: Good evening, this is Michael, and it is my most sincere desire to fulfill your trust in me and in Mother Spirit. It is our deepest hope that you can feel, feel us within yourselves. Feel how we are sharing your life. And then in moments like this, or in your own meditations, we offer as much of our lives as we can to share with you. We hope you can feel us and, of course, your Father fragment, this presence of God within you. We encourage you to be open to these suggestions. You can literally carry on a conversation with your Father fragment, if you are so open, if you have such a strong desire to tap into this dimension of the truth.

Michael: Good evening, this is Michael, and it is my most sincere desire to fulfill your trust in me and in Mother Spirit. It is our deepest hope that you can feel, feel us within yourselves. Feel how we are sharing your life. And then in moments like this, or in your own meditations, we offer as much of our lives as we can to share with you. We hope you can feel us and, of course, your Father fragment, this presence of God within you. We encourage you to be open to these suggestions. You can literally carry on a conversation with your Father fragment, if you are so open, if you have such a strong desire to tap into this dimension of the truth.

===='''''[[Body]]'''''====

====''[[Body]]''====

*A singular physical being

*A singular physical being

Tonight I wish to carry on along a dimension that Mother Spirit opened in her last meeting with some of you, and that is to discuss/explore with you the physical dimension of your being. So right off the bat, right to get started, I want to set the context for this, and that is: wholeness, completeness, unity; and say that, from Mother Spirit’s and my perspective--the way we experience you, you are one indivisible, living being.

Tonight I wish to carry on along a dimension that Mother Spirit opened in her last meeting with some of you, and that is to discuss/explore with you the physical dimension of your being. So right off the bat, right to get started, I want to set the context for this, and that is: wholeness, completeness, unity; and say that, from Mother Spirit’s and my perspective--the way we experience you, you are one indivisible, living being.

   

   

Now so many of your processes like your heartbeat are, for the most part, beyond your control. It’s quite a yogic accomplishment to be able to consciously control your heartbeat. But your breathing is right on the borderline. While it’s something that for the most part you’re unaware of, that takes care of itself, it is something that you have immediate conscious control over. You can hold your breath. You can puff yourself up like a balloon. You can see much you can exhale, how deep you can go that way.

Now so many of your processes like your heartbeat are, for the most part, beyond your control. It’s quite a yogic accomplishment to be able to consciously control your heartbeat. But your breathing is right on the borderline. While it’s something that for the most part you’re unaware of, that takes care of itself, it is something that you have immediate conscious control over. You can hold your breath. You can puff yourself up like a balloon. You can see much you can exhale, how deep you can go that way.

===='''''[[Stillness]]'''''====

====''[[Stillness]]''====

But what about just observing something that you can control, but would rather not? That’s rather tricky--to be aware of breathing without affecting it, so I will say right off the bat that this is an accomplishment. It’s not something that you can just automatically do because as soon as you become aware of your breathing, you generally just automatically play with it. You breathe deeper, or longer, or faster. But this is the key. This is the key that unlocks the door to being aware of your physical self in the sense of pure observation. That is, you’re not just automatically assuming you know what this physical part of you is all about, but you approach it with curiosity.

But what about just observing something that you can control, but would rather not? That’s rather tricky--to be aware of breathing without affecting it, so I will say right off the bat that this is an accomplishment. It’s not something that you can just automatically do because as soon as you become aware of your breathing, you generally just automatically play with it. You breathe deeper, or longer, or faster. But this is the key. This is the key that unlocks the door to being aware of your physical self in the sense of pure observation. That is, you’re not just automatically assuming you know what this physical part of you is all about, but you approach it with curiosity.

   

   

   

   

I am grateful to discover that a human life is not a lowly, base experience, but that it’s very much a noble part of our path. In fact, it’s humanly sacred and not to be taken lightly. It’s always been--well, not always been—but for some time now it has been a real issue for me to not ignore and overlook, or disregard the importance of my physical life. I suppose that came along with learning that we must have balance between physical, mental, and spiritual. But I did appreciate your lesson. I don’t have any questions. Thanks.

I am grateful to discover that a human life is not a lowly, base experience, but that it’s very much a noble part of our path. In fact, it’s humanly sacred and not to be taken lightly. It’s always been--well, not always been—but for some time now it has been a real issue for me to not ignore and overlook, or disregard the importance of my physical life. I suppose that came along with learning that we must have balance between physical, mental, and spiritual. But I did appreciate your lesson. I don’t have any questions. Thanks.

===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Education]]'''''====

====''[[Stillness]]'', ''[[Education]]''====

*Stillness being taught

*Stillness being taught

Michael: Well, thank you, my daughter. Mother Spirit and I look forward to a time when this is taught, shall we say, right from kindergarten all the way up through grade school and high school. This is a marvelous kind of mediation where you’re paying a respect--a loving, loving, caring respect--for this part of you. And this is difficult because at your stage of just general civilization, almost all around the world so many consider this a kind of queer activity for all these strange folks, these overly-religious folks off in monasteries and stuff.

Michael: Well, thank you, my daughter. Mother Spirit and I look forward to a time when this is taught, shall we say, right from kindergarten all the way up through grade school and high school. This is a marvelous kind of mediation where you’re paying a respect--a loving, loving, caring respect--for this part of you. And this is difficult because at your stage of just general civilization, almost all around the world so many consider this a kind of queer activity for all these strange folks, these overly-religious folks off in monasteries and stuff.

   

   

Our society today is not particularly commendable. We do a lot of very unhealthy things that are quite fashionable. And I’m remind of a thing in The Urantia Book that talks about, I think it’s in the spirit and the flesh that we have so few avenues of legitimate pleasure here, we tend to make pleasure of everything. And I’m wondering if some of that too is the result of our puritanical heritage--that sex, for example, is something that we shouldn’t think about, talk about, or do anything about: it’s just nasty. And so it’s in everything. It leaks out of everyone, and that’s certainly evident in our Madison Avenue sales pitching. It’s just telling everyone to go ahead and get pleasure. And they’re going to profit from our pleasure-seeking. I guess I’m just rambling here, but--I don’t know--just wanted to help you make your point.

Our society today is not particularly commendable. We do a lot of very unhealthy things that are quite fashionable. And I’m remind of a thing in The Urantia Book that talks about, I think it’s in the spirit and the flesh that we have so few avenues of legitimate pleasure here, we tend to make pleasure of everything. And I’m wondering if some of that too is the result of our puritanical heritage--that sex, for example, is something that we shouldn’t think about, talk about, or do anything about: it’s just nasty. And so it’s in everything. It leaks out of everyone, and that’s certainly evident in our Madison Avenue sales pitching. It’s just telling everyone to go ahead and get pleasure. And they’re going to profit from our pleasure-seeking. I guess I’m just rambling here, but--I don’t know--just wanted to help you make your point.

===='''''[[Asceticism]]'''''====

====''[[Asceticism]]''====

*Puritanism/asceticism

*Puritanism/asceticism

Michael: My daughter, the Puritan kind of attitude towards life is not limited to any particular time. It’s been around for thousands and thousands of years for as soon as you have a consciousness of the body in such a way that the painful parts, the painful experiences, the unhealthy experiences, come to predominate, the mind, out of a kind of self-defensiveness, splits against itself: the mind turns against the body.

Michael: My daughter, the Puritan kind of attitude towards life is not limited to any particular time. It’s been around for thousands and thousands of years for as soon as you have a consciousness of the body in such a way that the painful parts, the painful experiences, the unhealthy experiences, come to predominate, the mind, out of a kind of self-defensiveness, splits against itself: the mind turns against the body.

   

   

So congratulations, my son, you and your life-mate there have discovered something that takes both courage and kind of curiosity to discover. I’m sure you are being a living example, a reality right there for your family and friends to enjoy and share with you. So thank you so much. And be in my peace.

So congratulations, my son, you and your life-mate there have discovered something that takes both courage and kind of curiosity to discover. I’m sure you are being a living example, a reality right there for your family and friends to enjoy and share with you. So thank you so much. And be in my peace.

===='''''[[Denial]]'''''====

====''[[Denial]]''====

*Denial

*Denial

Michael: Well, if there are no other questions or comments, I’m hoping this evening that those who are listening in, and those who later come to read the transcripts of this lesson, do not just automatically turn off when the word physical comes up. For so engrained in almost all the cultures of the world is this separation of mind and body, spirit, personality, and soul. It is sad and tragic that, in one way, this is a valid experience. In other words, this is how people experience themselves, as either this or that. In seeking to be spiritual, to feel and to touch life itself, this living quality they are, if you will, they feel the necessity to deny part of themselves.

Michael: Well, if there are no other questions or comments, I’m hoping this evening that those who are listening in, and those who later come to read the transcripts of this lesson, do not just automatically turn off when the word physical comes up. For so engrained in almost all the cultures of the world is this separation of mind and body, spirit, personality, and soul. It is sad and tragic that, in one way, this is a valid experience. In other words, this is how people experience themselves, as either this or that. In seeking to be spiritual, to feel and to touch life itself, this living quality they are, if you will, they feel the necessity to deny part of themselves.

   

   

It calls for a deep trust and faith in your total self, that you are this single-knit being of all these different facets. Strive for the ideal of being consciously everything at once—personality, creative spirit, body, and mind. And then enjoy those moments of your soul, that wholeness of a previous experience co-authored by a presence of God.

It calls for a deep trust and faith in your total self, that you are this single-knit being of all these different facets. Strive for the ideal of being consciously everything at once—personality, creative spirit, body, and mind. And then enjoy those moments of your soul, that wholeness of a previous experience co-authored by a presence of God.

*The envy of the angels  

*The envy of the angels  

So lean into it, my children. Summon this courage. Exercise your will to stay in touch with all that you are with a loving respect. This is what true health is all about, that your poor bodies are not abandoned but are treasured and cared for. Make use of this physical-ness. Enjoy it. Delight in it. In one way you are the envy of the angels, even all those years of just being a baby, and a youth, and a youngster. It’s all there in your soul.

So lean into it, my children. Summon this courage. Exercise your will to stay in touch with all that you are with a loving respect. This is what true health is all about, that your poor bodies are not abandoned but are treasured and cared for. Make use of this physical-ness. Enjoy it. Delight in it. In one way you are the envy of the angels, even all those years of just being a baby, and a youth, and a youngster. It’s all there in your soul.

 

So I bid you a good evening. This is Michael and I bid you: Be in my peace. Feel it. Let it penetrate every little nook and cranny. Good evening.

So I bid you a good evening. This is Michael and I bid you: Be in my peace. Feel it. Let it penetrate every little nook and cranny. Good evening.