Changes

Q: Would the [[personality]] that I have [[received]], for example, that the [[soul]] be me in [[potential]], and that [[personality]] that I [[exhibit]] here - different sense of [[humor]] or whatever - is that the [[reflection]] of that [[reality]]? When we talk at this level, we talk about having [[personality]] and recognizing personalities, and [[types]] of personalities, if we are 99% [[potential]] then what is that that's here?

Q: Would the [[personality]] that I have [[received]], for example, that the [[soul]] be me in [[potential]], and that [[personality]] that I [[exhibit]] here - different sense of [[humor]] or whatever - is that the [[reflection]] of that [[reality]]? When we talk at this level, we talk about having [[personality]] and recognizing personalities, and [[types]] of personalities, if we are 99% [[potential]] then what is that that's here?

A: [[Potential]]. Let me [[explain]]. The you that you will be is [[personality]], like letting the [[personality]] out of a [[Prison|locked room]]. It exists but [[unseen]]. It will be the combination of your [[fusion]] with your [[Adjuster]] and [[soul growth]] and eventual [[transmutation]] into a [[spirit]] [[being]]. Your [[personality]] contains the [[potential]] of all the [[ascension career]]. It is there in you now. But it is not apparent because it will be based upon your [[choice]]-decision-[[action]] throughout your entire [[ascension career]]. Your [[free will]] determines the release of your [[potential]] into [[actuality]]. How does one see the one percent here? Your guide, in general, should be [[spiritual fruits]]. That is [[evidence]] of your [[personality]], your unique personality. How does (S) [[love]]? How (S) loves is [[different]] from any other created being, the [[tones]] and [[songs]] and [[harmonies]] that (S) brings to the [[quality]], the [[universal]] [[quality]] of [[love]], is and forever will be [[different]] than any other [[personality]], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz jazz] [[interpretation]] of a [[universal]] [[theme]].

A: [[Potential]]. Let me [[explain]]. The you that you will be is [[personality]], like letting the [[personality]] out of a [[Prison|locked room]]. It exists but [[unseen]]. It will be the combination of your [[fusion]] with your [[Adjuster]] and [[soul growth]] and eventual [[transmutation]] into a [[spirit]] [[being]]. Your [[personality]] contains the [[potential]] of all the [[ascension career]]. It is there in you now. But it is not apparent because it will be based upon your [[choice]]-decision-[[action]] throughout your entire [[ascension career]]. Your [[free will]] determines the release of your [[potential]] into [[actuality]]. How does one see the one percent here? Your guide, in general, should be [[spiritual fruits]]. That is [[evidence]] of your [[personality]], your unique personality. How does (S) [[love]]? How (S) loves is [[different]] from any other created being, the [[tones]] and [[songs]] and [[harmonies]] that (S) brings to the [[quality]], the [[universal]] [[quality]] of [[love]], is and forever will be [[different]] than any other [[personality]], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz jazz] [[interpretation]] of a [[universal]] [[theme]].

==Session 3==

==Session 3==

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

===='''''[[Flow]]'''''====

===='''''[[Flow]]'''''====

Q: As I walk the spiritual walk of my life I notice that sometimes I [[feel]] really moved, filled, and close to [[God]] and [[Jesus]], and sometimes - and now to the [[teachers]] also - and then sometimes it feels like everything withdraws and it - there is sort of a still [[quietness]] out there. Is that my [[imagination]]? I know God doesn't go anywhere. What happens then? Is that something real that happens to people? That there is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebb_and_flow ebb and flow] of their spiritual [[receptivity]] and constancy of the ministry to them.

Q: As I walk the spiritual walk of my life I notice that sometimes I [[feel]] really moved, filled, and close to [[God]] and [[Jesus]], and sometimes - and now to the [[teachers]] also - and then sometimes it feels like everything withdraws and it - there is sort of a still [[quietness]] out there. Is that my [[imagination]]? I know God doesn't go anywhere. What happens then? Is that something real that happens to people? That there is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebb_and_flow ebb and flow] of their spiritual [[receptivity]] and constancy of the ministry to them.

A: It [[appears]] to us, (S), that this is quite [[normal]] for you humans. Of course, [[God]] is constant. Your [[consciousness]] is not. And for many reasons. Some [[growth]] takes place beyond consciousness in [[higher mind]] realms. Much [[reality]] takes place on a [[spiritual]] level, which you would never, never see tangibly or be even [[aware]] of. So, sometimes when you [[feel]] you are not spiritually centered or [[tuned]], you are indeed [[experiencing]] [[growth]]. There are also [[rest]] periods, [[plateaus]], [[spiritually]] as well as [[intellectually]], [[physically]]. A being can only work so hard so long than must [[rest]]. So this seems to be [[normal]] and, of course, the constancy of the human will varies. Although we have all made the [[ultimate]] [[commitment]] to do the will of [[the Father]], the [[acting]] upon this [[decision]] involves constancy of spirit in [[actions]] and varies, which is not extraordinary, but is the condition of [[imperfect]] [[beings]].

A: It [[appears]] to us, (S), that this is quite [[normal]] for you humans. Of course, [[God]] is constant. Your [[consciousness]] is not. And for many reasons. Some [[growth]] takes place beyond consciousness in [[higher mind]] realms. Much [[reality]] takes place on a [[spiritual]] level, which you would never, never see tangibly or be even [[aware]] of. So, sometimes when you [[feel]] you are not spiritually centered or [[tuned]], you are indeed [[experiencing]] [[growth]]. There are also [[rest]] periods, [[plateaus]], [[spiritually]] as well as [[intellectually]], [[physically]]. A being can only work so hard so long than must [[rest]]. So this seems to be [[normal]] and, of course, the constancy of the human will varies. Although we have all made the [[ultimate]] [[commitment]] to do the will of [[the Father]], the [[acting]] upon this [[decision]] involves constancy of spirit in [[actions]] and varies, which is not extraordinary, but is the condition of [[imperfect]] [[beings]].

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Spirit of Truth]]'''''====

===='''''[[Spirit of Truth]]'''''====

The [[Spirit of Truth]] is the great Comforter. It is like a gentle rain falling on your [[souls]], and can be called upon and fostered in each human's [[heart]]. The [[Spirit of Truth]] will never misdirect you. It is able to teach the [[difference]] between spiritual [[truth]] and mere [[fact]]. When you are able to discern [[spiritual]] [[truth]], [[all things]] [[reflect]] the [[truth, beauty, and goodness]] of the Father. Even in the worst [[tragedy]]-which is only a [[fact]] - the Father's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint fingerprint] can be detected when looking through the [[Spirit of Truth]] and [[comfort]] becomes a [[reality]]. When one sees [[God]], it may remedy the situation. [[Reflect]] upon the recent [[event]]. The tragic [[death]] of (S) and (S), when seen through the leadings of the [[Spirit of Truth]], are a testimony to the [[compassion]], [[mercy]], and [[goodness]] of [[the Father]].

The [[Spirit of Truth]] is the great Comforter. It is like a gentle rain falling on your [[souls]], and can be called upon and fostered in each human's [[heart]]. The [[Spirit of Truth]] will never misdirect you. It is able to teach the [[difference]] between spiritual [[truth]] and mere [[fact]]. When you are able to discern [[spiritual]] [[truth]], [[all things]] [[reflect]] the [[truth, beauty, and goodness]] of the Father. Even in the worst [[tragedy]]-which is only a [[fact]] - the Father's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint fingerprint] can be detected when looking through the [[Spirit of Truth]] and [[comfort]] becomes a [[reality]]. When one sees [[God]], it may remedy the situation. [[Reflect]] upon the recent [[event]]. The tragic [[death]] of (S) and (S), when seen through the leadings of the [[Spirit of Truth]], are a testimony to the [[compassion]], [[mercy]], and [[goodness]] of [[the Father]].

==Session 6==

==Session 6==

Q: When you said the [[Spirit of Truth]] was [[bestowed]] (upon) every [[generation]], can you [[illuminate]] that? I don't really [[understand]].

Q: When you said the [[Spirit of Truth]] was [[bestowed]] (upon) every [[generation]], can you [[illuminate]] that? I don't really [[understand]].

A: The reason for this, (S), is that each [[generation]] of mortals faces [[different]] temporal [[difficulties]] in the world. The [[Spirit of Truth]] is not [[static]], but [[illuminates]] [[truth]] set against a backdrop of the world circumstances and peoples that are present in that [[generation]]. Some generations [[receive]] less because they are less [[spiritually]] [[receptive]], perhaps more [[material]] minded, or perhaps must deal with great [[distractions]], such as your [[aggressive]] [[wars]], or [[hunger]], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster natural disasters]. So unto each [[generation]] the [[Spirit of Truth]] reaches down to lead the children of time, but it is not a [[static]] [[message]]. It [[grows]] with the [[generations]] and [[illumines]] [[truth]] in the world they live in.

A: The reason for this, (S), is that each [[generation]] of mortals faces [[different]] temporal [[difficulties]] in the world. The [[Spirit of Truth]] is not [[static]], but [[illuminates]] [[truth]] set against a backdrop of the world circumstances and peoples that are present in that [[generation]]. Some generations [[receive]] less because they are less [[spiritually]] [[receptive]], perhaps more [[material]] minded, or perhaps must deal with great [[distractions]], such as your [[aggressive]] [[wars]], or [[hunger]], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster natural disasters]. So unto each [[generation]] the [[Spirit of Truth]] reaches down to lead the children of time, but it is not a [[static]] [[message]]. It [[grows]] with the [[generations]] and [[illumines]] [[truth]] in the world they live in.

Q: Is it [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]] who re-bestows the [[Spirit of Truth]] to every [[generation]]?

Q: Is it [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]] who re-bestows the [[Spirit of Truth]] to every [[generation]]?

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Birth]]'''''====

===='''''[[Birth]]'''''====

Each of you have - deep within your [[being]] - sought [[God]]. A [[commitment]], a [[prayer]], a [[quest]] was begun. For some, many many many years ago. For others, more recently. When man reaches a hand [[Godward]], God has already downreached to that [[being]]. God had already found each of you. This will-[[decision]] is enough for you to enter [[the kingdom]] upon mortal [[death]]. It is enough to spiritualize your human life. But it is not what [[Jesus]] taught, for we [[understand]] "to be born of the Spirit." Allow me to elaborate. [[Born]] of the Spirit, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_%28Christianity%29 born again][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-born], these [[words]] are often used by your religionists. They think to [[bathe]] in [[water]], to commit in [[words]], is being [[born]] of the [[Spirit]]. That is incorrect. You Urantians think to make a [[commitment]] to [[the Father]] is born of the Spirit. That is also incorrect. It is too [[intellectual]]. What is [[birth]], children? [[Birth]] is [[action]], physical action. Some births are long and hard and [[painful]]. Some births involve some [[injury]], or perceived injury, to the participants. Some births are easy, but not the [[majority]]. As it is with childbirth, [[physical]] birth, so it is with [[spiritual]] birth. Spiritual birth involves [[physical]] [[action]]. Born of the Spirit is [[action]], spiritual action. When one embarks upon spiritual [[birth]] there is a period of [[dormancy]].

Each of you have - deep within your [[being]] - sought [[God]]. A [[commitment]], a [[prayer]], a [[quest]] was begun. For some, many many many years ago. For others, more recently. When man reaches a hand [[Godward]], God has already downreached to that [[being]]. God had already found each of you. This will-[[decision]] is enough for you to enter [[the kingdom]] upon mortal [[death]]. It is enough to spiritualize your human life. But it is not what [[Jesus]] taught, for we [[understand]] "to be born of the Spirit." Allow me to elaborate. [[Born]] of the Spirit, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_%28Christianity%29 born again][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-born], these [[words]] are often used by your religionists. They think to [[bathe]] in [[water]], to commit in [[words]], is being [[born]] of the [[Spirit]]. That is incorrect. You Urantians think to make a [[commitment]] to [[the Father]] is born of the Spirit. That is also incorrect. It is too [[intellectual]]. What is [[birth]], children? [[Birth]] is [[action]], physical action. Some births are long and hard and [[painful]]. Some births involve some [[injury]], or perceived injury, to the participants. Some births are easy, but not the [[majority]]. As it is with childbirth, [[physical]] birth, so it is with [[spiritual]] birth. Spiritual birth involves [[physical]] [[action]]. Born of the Spirit is [[action]], spiritual action. When one embarks upon spiritual [[birth]] there is a period of [[dormancy]].

The [[conception]] is your [[commitment]], [[survival]] commitment, and your [[ultimate]]..., to the will of [[the Father]] This will-decision should grow during the [[pregnant]] period. Then comes the [[birth]] in the Spirit, of the Spirit, to the Spirit, [[children]]. If you think that this will be painless you are incorrect. It will involve much [[ego]] bruising, [[pain]], [[depression]], [[disappointment]], all of the things, which you [[humans]] are so [[adept]] at avoiding. This is why, children, most who hear the [[truth]] push it away. They dismiss it. "Oh, this is not for me." "Oh, I have heard this before." "Oh, I do not need this now." Etc. Because, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_%28Christianity%29 being born again] means changing.

The [[conception]] is your [[commitment]], [[survival]] commitment, and your [[ultimate]]..., to the will of [[the Father]] This will-decision should grow during the [[pregnant]] period. Then comes the [[birth]] in the Spirit, of the Spirit, to the Spirit, [[children]]. If you think that this will be painless you are incorrect. It will involve much [[ego]] bruising, [[pain]], [[depression]], [[disappointment]], all of the things, which you [[humans]] are so [[adept]] at avoiding. This is why, children, most who hear the [[truth]] push it away. They dismiss it. "Oh, this is not for me." "Oh, I have heard this before." "Oh, I do not need this now." Etc. Because, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_%28Christianity%29 being born again] means changing.

It is a [[birth]]. But always will your [[evolving soul]] thank you if you undertake this [[action]] here. You must have [[courage]] and [[commitment]]. You must have valor. You must [[realize]] that this is - this will [[repercuss]] on all levels of your [[being]]. Many who are involved in the spiritual [[birth]] go through [[doubts]], spiritual [[uncertainty]] and [[confusion]], even [[rejection]] of the [[Godward]] life. It is [[difficult]]. It is harder to live as a [[raging]] heathen than as a [[committed]] spiritualist - correction, it is easier to live as a raging heathen than as a committed spiritualist. Why? Because there are more rewards for the worldly [[attributes]], the lower [[emotions]], on [[Urantia]] than rewards for the higher [[values]] in [[action]]. Why? Because it is easier for the human [[temperament]] to [[embrace]] [[negative]] [[qualities]] and [[act]] on them than to go against one's own [[inherent]] [[animal]] nature and [[modify]] the clay from which you are built, by [[higher mind]]s and [[values]].

It is a [[birth]]. But always will your [[evolving soul]] thank you if you undertake this [[action]] here. You must have [[courage]] and [[commitment]]. You must have valor. You must [[realize]] that this is - this will [[repercuss]] on all levels of your [[being]]. Many who are involved in the spiritual [[birth]] go through [[doubts]], spiritual [[uncertainty]] and [[confusion]], even [[rejection]] of the [[Godward]] life. It is [[difficult]]. It is harder to live as a [[raging]] heathen than as a [[committed]] spiritualist - correction, it is easier to live as a raging heathen than as a committed spiritualist. Why? Because there are more rewards for the worldly [[attributes]], the lower [[emotions]], on [[Urantia]] than rewards for the higher [[values]] in [[action]]. Why? Because it is easier for the human [[temperament]] to [[embrace]] [[negative]] [[qualities]] and [[act]] on them than to go against one's own [[inherent]] [[animal]] nature and [[modify]] the clay from which you are built, by [[higher mind]]s and [[values]].

A: Yes. You have all begun the [[process]] to greater or lesser extent. And at some [[earth]] periods you cruise, sometimes you go quicker. What I am asking you to [[consider]] is a [[conscious]] [[effort]] to take the harder [[path]]. When there is a [[choice]], choose the higher. It is often the harder. [[Truth]], [[illumination]], loving [[service]], kindly [[tolerance]] - [[fruits of the Spirit]] - are all [[difficult]] to act in your life. So, easy it is to avoid, [[ignore]], table, but you get no [[growth]] from it. I am asking you to not idle so much. It will not be easier. There will be [[pain]], [[death]] of [[ego]], much [[shock]], but it would be better.

A: Yes. You have all begun the [[process]] to greater or lesser extent. And at some [[earth]] periods you cruise, sometimes you go quicker. What I am asking you to [[consider]] is a [[conscious]] [[effort]] to take the harder [[path]]. When there is a [[choice]], choose the higher. It is often the harder. [[Truth]], [[illumination]], loving [[service]], kindly [[tolerance]] - [[fruits of the Spirit]] - are all [[difficult]] to act in your life. So, easy it is to avoid, [[ignore]], table, but you get no [[growth]] from it. I am asking you to not idle so much. It will not be easier. There will be [[pain]], [[death]] of [[ego]], much [[shock]], but it would be better.

Q: [[Jesus]] is quoted as saying to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus Nicodemus], in effect, "are you not a ruler in [[Israel]] and don't know that you must be [[born]] again?" What happens when this new [[birth]] [[process]] is [[interrupted]] by physical [[death]]?

Q: [[Jesus]] is quoted as saying to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus Nicodemus], in effect, "are you not a ruler in [[Israel]] and don't know that you must be [[born]] again?" What happens when this new [[birth]] [[process]] is [[interrupted]] by physical [[death]]?

A: It continues on the [[Mansion Worlds]]. There is still human [[ego]] felt on the [[Mansion Worlds]]. If it is completed here, one goes to a higher Mansion World. You need not so much correction.

A: It continues on the [[Mansion Worlds]]. There is still human [[ego]] felt on the [[Mansion Worlds]]. If it is completed here, one goes to a higher Mansion World. You need not so much correction.

Q: Yes, I guess the thing that's been going through my [[mind]] over these last several months is, since we've had our encounters with (S), has been [[puzzling]] over how energy [[transformations]] [[change]] in accord to [[spiritual]] [[experiences]], but I suppose that's probably something you are not allowed to comment on.

Q: Yes, I guess the thing that's been going through my [[mind]] over these last several months is, since we've had our encounters with (S), has been [[puzzling]] over how energy [[transformations]] [[change]] in accord to [[spiritual]] [[experiences]], but I suppose that's probably something you are not allowed to comment on.

A: A moment. (pause) Yes, [[spiritual growth]] is the [[invisible]] [[energy]], which motorizes the [[physical]], mindal, [[emotional]], material being. It [[connects]] all systems. [[Spiritual growth]] affects, on the [[physical]] level, the [[molecular]] [[structure]] of the material being. It is an actual [[energy]]. As a child grows bigger you see formation of [[material]] mass, [[energy]], etc. So, as you grow spiritually, and it [[transforms]] actuals - the physical - and upsteps the systems, the system [[coordination]] working of the material [[beings]]. There is an actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineal_gland spiritual gland of receptivity], which I am not allowed to point out to you who is so familiar with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_anatomy human anatomy]. There is a definite crossover. Just as an impaired [[physical]] [[brain]] or [[disease]], [[pain]], affects spiritual [[receptivity]], so does [[spiritual growth]] affect [[physical]] [[health]]. It is a [[marriage]], intertwined, but you are unable to [[discern]] this [[medically]] now, but some day you will.

A: A moment. (pause) Yes, [[spiritual growth]] is the [[invisible]] [[energy]], which motorizes the [[physical]], mindal, [[emotional]], material being. It [[connects]] all systems. [[Spiritual growth]] affects, on the [[physical]] level, the [[molecular]] [[structure]] of the material being. It is an actual [[energy]]. As a child grows bigger you see formation of [[material]] mass, [[energy]], etc. So, as you grow spiritually, and it [[transforms]] actuals - the physical - and upsteps the systems, the system [[coordination]] working of the material [[beings]]. There is an actual [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineal_gland spiritual gland of receptivity], which I am not allowed to point out to you who is so familiar with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_anatomy human anatomy]. There is a definite crossover. Just as an impaired [[physical]] [[brain]] or [[disease]], [[pain]], affects spiritual [[receptivity]], so does [[spiritual growth]] affect [[physical]] [[health]]. It is a [[marriage]], intertwined, but you are unable to [[discern]] this [[medically]] now, but some day you will.

Q: Am I correct in [[believing]] that this is the basis of what I seem to [[perceive]] in people that I know to be [[transmitter-receivers]] as well as some other people that are seen to be like [[holy]] people? There seems to be almost a [[glow]] coming from them. I don't know how else to [[describe]] it but there's just a difference that I get from such people. Am I right in [[thinking]] that its involved in this business?

Q: Am I correct in [[believing]] that this is the basis of what I seem to [[perceive]] in people that I know to be [[transmitter-receivers]] as well as some other people that are seen to be like [[holy]] people? There seems to be almost a [[glow]] coming from them. I don't know how else to [[describe]] it but there's just a difference that I get from such people. Am I right in [[thinking]] that its involved in this business?

A: We [[integrated]] all systems.

A: We [[integrated]] all systems.

Q: Am I correct in surmising that - in our [[spiritual growth]] [[process]], when we are in the process of being [[born]] - that we might need a little special [[attention]] such as a spiritual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetrician obstetrician]?

Q: Am I correct in surmising that - in our [[spiritual growth]] [[process]], when we are in the process of being [[born]] - that we might need a little special [[attention]] such as a spiritual [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetrician obstetrician]?

A: Correct. ([[laughter]] by students) That is what my role will be and has been. (more laughter)

A: Correct. ([[laughter]] by students) That is what my role will be and has been. (more laughter)

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Acceleration]]'''''====

===='''''[[Acceleration]]'''''====

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_christ body of Christ] is really the body of the [[Supreme]]. Each one of your tapestries, your [[decisions]], your [[soul growth]], every [[experience]], every [[thought]], every life moment, completes the [[Supreme]], the [[God]] of [[experience]] - God in formation. Glory to God for the [[wondrous]], wondrous, outcome of the [[ascendent children]] of time: the [[creation]] of a new being, [[spirit]], between the [[Divine]] and the [[evolutionary]]; the wonders yet to come of [[service]]; the glorious [[ascension]]. Glory to God for the [[perfection]], the [[goodness]], the [[inspiration]], the [[mercy]], the [[love]], the [[service]], the [[tolerance]], the [[perseverance]], the human will [[commitment]] to [[participating]] fully in His most [[wondrous]] [[plan]] which we can only [[glimpse]] and speculate about. [[Children of time]], you have it [[difficult]] for a short time, only. Such a short part of your [[career]] is spent in this [[struggle]] to commit to knowing, searching for [[God]]. Once you [[transcend]] [[death]] of the [[physical]] body you enact what you only believed. You learn more about the [[decisions]] you made to search for [[God]] and put them into [[action]].

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_christ body of Christ] is really the body of the [[Supreme]]. Each one of your tapestries, your [[decisions]], your [[soul growth]], every [[experience]], every [[thought]], every life moment, completes the [[Supreme]], the [[God]] of [[experience]] - God in formation. Glory to God for the [[wondrous]], wondrous, outcome of the [[ascendent children]] of time: the [[creation]] of a new being, [[spirit]], between the [[Divine]] and the [[evolutionary]]; the wonders yet to come of [[service]]; the glorious [[ascension]]. Glory to God for the [[perfection]], the [[goodness]], the [[inspiration]], the [[mercy]], the [[love]], the [[service]], the [[tolerance]], the [[perseverance]], the human will [[commitment]] to [[participating]] fully in His most [[wondrous]] [[plan]] which we can only [[glimpse]] and speculate about. [[Children of time]], you have it [[difficult]] for a short time, only. Such a short part of your [[career]] is spent in this [[struggle]] to commit to knowing, searching for [[God]]. Once you [[transcend]] [[death]] of the [[physical]] body you enact what you only believed. You learn more about the [[decisions]] you made to search for [[God]] and put them into [[action]].

After [[fusion]] you are [[spirit]], and you begin the [[actual]] [[journey]] to [[the Father]]. Glory to [[God]] who takes his [[creatures]] so far and ultimately returns them to their [[creator]], and then sends them outward as His personal [[agents]], [[representatives]], to as yet uncreated beings and children of a new [[Grand Universe]] which we can only [[imagine]], but know - by [[faith]] – that it will be another [[perfect]] element in the plan of the Great [[I AM]], [[First Source and Center]], creator of all beings, all life, all [[thought]], all [[motion]], [[everything]]. How can we [[inspire]] you to [[accelerate]]? How can we tell you the [[reality]] of your importance to [[the Father]]? Give [[glory]] and thanks for your [[being]]ness. Become [[aware]] of your importance, of how the Father, Himself, cherishes every Himself to the lowest [[creatures]] who may seek him- [[moment]] of your life.

After [[fusion]] you are [[spirit]], and you begin the [[actual]] [[journey]] to [[the Father]]. Glory to [[God]] who takes his [[creatures]] so far and ultimately returns them to their [[creator]], and then sends them outward as His personal [[agents]], [[representatives]], to as yet uncreated beings and children of a new [[Grand Universe]] which we can only [[imagine]], but know - by [[faith]] – that it will be another [[perfect]] element in the plan of the Great [[I AM]], [[First Source and Center]], creator of all beings, all life, all [[thought]], all [[motion]], [[everything]]. How can we [[inspire]] you to [[accelerate]]? How can we tell you the [[reality]] of your importance to [[the Father]]? Give [[glory]] and thanks for your [[being]]ness. Become [[aware]] of your importance, of how the Father, Himself, cherishes every Himself to the lowest [[creatures]] who may seek him- [[moment]] of your life.

Q: Do [[Adjusters]], sometimes in a [[dream]] send [[spiritual]] [[messages]]?

Q: Do [[Adjusters]], sometimes in a [[dream]] send [[spiritual]] [[messages]]?

A: Sometimes. [[Adjusters]] do work on the [[mortal mind]] when [[asleep]]. But there is often a garble, and I would not recommend relying too heavily on such [[signs]] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omen omens]. Use the slower [[tools]] of [[prayer]] and [[worship]] and [[silent]] listening to make steady progress in communication. There are sometimes enlightened revealed truths that are given to individual mortals, but these are not the norm.

A: Sometimes. [[Adjusters]] do work on the [[mortal mind]] when [[asleep]]. But there is often a garble, and I would not recommend relying too heavily on such [[signs]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omen omens]. Use the slower [[tools]] of [[prayer]] and [[worship]] and [[silent]] listening to make steady progress in communication. There are sometimes enlightened revealed truths that are given to individual mortals, but these are not the norm.

Q: Because ''Virgin Adjusters'' have no [[personality]], is every Virgin Adjuster [[identical]]?

Q: Because ''Virgin Adjusters'' have no [[personality]], is every Virgin Adjuster [[identical]]?

Q: Can you see our [[Thought Adjusters]]?

Q: Can you see our [[Thought Adjusters]]?

A: I can only see a [[glow]] around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-frontal_cortex pre-frontal lobe].

A: I can only see a [[glow]] around the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-frontal_cortex pre-frontal lobe].

Q: Is that akin on any level to people who claim to see [[auras]]?

Q: Is that akin on any level to people who claim to see [[auras]]?

A: It may be Adjuster related, although that would be less likely than [[Angelic]] [[intervention]]. As far as [[counseling]], I cannot. I can only tell you in general terms that each [[human]] has something [[individual]] and beautiful to [[contribute]] to his / her fellows and to the [[Supreme]]. You can mutually exchange [[love]], [[personality]], and [[service]]. We cannot see - [[judge]] a person's [[spiritual growth]] or [[status]]. Who has more to offer, the brother or the sister? We do not know. The [[truth]] is you both have much to give to many. [[Love]] her and give what you can, and I am sure she will do the same.

A: It may be Adjuster related, although that would be less likely than [[Angelic]] [[intervention]]. As far as [[counseling]], I cannot. I can only tell you in general terms that each [[human]] has something [[individual]] and beautiful to [[contribute]] to his / her fellows and to the [[Supreme]]. You can mutually exchange [[love]], [[personality]], and [[service]]. We cannot see - [[judge]] a person's [[spiritual growth]] or [[status]]. Who has more to offer, the brother or the sister? We do not know. The [[truth]] is you both have much to give to many. [[Love]] her and give what you can, and I am sure she will do the same.

===='''''[[Euthanasia]]'''''====

===='''''[[Euthanasia]]'''''====

Q: In [[western]] [[culture]] now we have the capacity to keep many people alive into advanced age. This means that we see a fairly high percentage, compared to past ages, of persons who develop dementing [[diseases]], particularly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease Altzheimers disease] and (multi?? infarct [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia dementia]?). In these disorders there's generally [[disease]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobe frontal] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex prefrontal areas], and one sees clinically disintegration of the [[personality]] as well as loss of [[capacity]] for self-[[maintenance]]. Now there's a very great [[moral]] [[dilemma]] developing in western [[medicine]] presently about - is it right to keep such people alive? Because the expense of keeping them alive is very very high. There is much [[grief]] in the [[family]] as these people become further and further detached from [[family]] and [[friends]] and [[reality]]. And these people seem to have much [[fear]], much [[pain]], and much illness in general. Could you comment on this? Could you comment on how this would be handled on another world such as the one that you come from?

Q: In [[western]] [[culture]] now we have the capacity to keep many people alive into advanced age. This means that we see a fairly high percentage, compared to past ages, of persons who develop dementing [[diseases]], particularly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease Altzheimers disease] and (multi?? infarct [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia dementia]?). In these disorders there's generally [[disease]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobe frontal] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex prefrontal areas], and one sees clinically disintegration of the [[personality]] as well as loss of [[capacity]] for self-[[maintenance]]. Now there's a very great [[moral]] [[dilemma]] developing in western [[medicine]] presently about - is it right to keep such people alive? Because the expense of keeping them alive is very very high. There is much [[grief]] in the [[family]] as these people become further and further detached from [[family]] and [[friends]] and [[reality]]. And these people seem to have much [[fear]], much [[pain]], and much illness in general. Could you comment on this? Could you comment on how this would be handled on another world such as the one that you come from?

A: In the cases where the deterioration is in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex prefrontal lobe] it is my [[opinion]] that the [[Adjuster]] has left. What is alive is a [[physical]] [[body]]. As for the [[ethics]] of maintaining life, it is irrelevant [[spiritually]] one way or another. In terms of my world we had in place a spiritualized and [[accepted]] [[ritual]] for [[graduation]] when the [[physical]] was an impediment to the spiritual [[soul growth]] - that is, of course, the only [[eternal]] [[reality]]. When the [[mechanism]] housing the [[soul]]-[[Adjuster]] no longer functioned, it was not of any consequence to terminate life. In [[fact]], it was a cause of [[celebration]], being [[the Father]]'s will that the [[soul]] move on to the next [[growth]] level. You down here have much more irrational and [[emotional]] [[reactions]] to this practice since-as a world-you do not truly [[understand]] what life is, and define it solely in terms of the [[physical]]. Now, some day on [[your planet]] things will even out. Your life [[capacity]], ideally, is approximately five hundred [[earth]] years. This will not be [[attained]] until the early stages of [[Light and Life]]. As you [[grow]] as a world [[spiritually]], you will learn to temper [[life extension]] with actual life [[growth]] of the [[soul]]. And many [[diseases]] will be eliminated which [[interfere]] with the [[mind]]-[[soul]] [[connection]]. Until that time this [[topic]] will be reacted to irrationally and I can only [[pray]] for your [[enlightenment]] as a world [[culture]] since many mortals suffer needlessly, and [[suffer]] delays in their [[universe career]] because of the mere sentiment, which is attached to the [[material]] [[body]].

A: In the cases where the deterioration is in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex prefrontal lobe] it is my [[opinion]] that the [[Adjuster]] has left. What is alive is a [[physical]] [[body]]. As for the [[ethics]] of maintaining life, it is irrelevant [[spiritually]] one way or another. In terms of my world we had in place a spiritualized and [[accepted]] [[ritual]] for [[graduation]] when the [[physical]] was an impediment to the spiritual [[soul growth]] - that is, of course, the only [[eternal]] [[reality]]. When the [[mechanism]] housing the [[soul]]-[[Adjuster]] no longer functioned, it was not of any consequence to terminate life. In [[fact]], it was a cause of [[celebration]], being [[the Father]]'s will that the [[soul]] move on to the next [[growth]] level. You down here have much more irrational and [[emotional]] [[reactions]] to this practice since-as a world-you do not truly [[understand]] what life is, and define it solely in terms of the [[physical]]. Now, some day on [[your planet]] things will even out. Your life [[capacity]], ideally, is approximately five hundred [[earth]] years. This will not be [[attained]] until the early stages of [[Light and Life]]. As you [[grow]] as a world [[spiritually]], you will learn to temper [[life extension]] with actual life [[growth]] of the [[soul]]. And many [[diseases]] will be eliminated which [[interfere]] with the [[mind]]-[[soul]] [[connection]]. Until that time this [[topic]] will be reacted to irrationally and I can only [[pray]] for your [[enlightenment]] as a world [[culture]] since many mortals suffer needlessly, and [[suffer]] delays in their [[universe career]] because of the mere sentiment, which is attached to the [[material]] [[body]].

Q: If a [[person]] is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia demented], and the [[Thought Adjuster]] has left them, where is their [[soul]]? If their body is still alive, is it still with them on [[this planet]]? Or has it already gone with the Thought Adjuster?

Q: If a [[person]] is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia demented], and the [[Thought Adjuster]] has left them, where is their [[soul]]? If their body is still alive, is it still with them on [[this planet]]? Or has it already gone with the Thought Adjuster?

A: The [[soul]] is in the keeping of the [[Seraphic Guardians of Destiny]].

A: The [[soul]] is in the keeping of the [[Seraphic Guardians of Destiny]].

How do you know that something is true? You can believe the [[fact]], but it might not necessarily be [[truth]]. And the [[truth]] might not necessarily be the [[fact]]. As you all are intelligent [[teachers]], you will naturally [[analyze]] most things to see what element of truth it contains. You will naturally [[accept]] some of those and [[reject]] others. The ones that you have [[experienced]] - the truths that you have experientially [[experienced]] - you will automatically [[recognize]] as the [[truth]], and you will have no [[doubts]] because you have experienced that truth which you have been [[exposed]] to. Sometimes a combination of [[facts]] may seem like the [[truth]] if it is [[logical]] and it makes sense to you, and so you [[believe]] it. But until you have truly used that truth in your daily life and have [[experienced]] that [[truth]], you will not actually know that it is the truth. I can talk endlessly about [[science]]. Some of it may be verifiable, some may not be, but it will not necessarily be a [[truth]]. The truth that I speak, you will [[recognize]] deep within yourselves. If you do not, then [[think]] about it. Mull it over in your [[minds]] and see if it will actually be a part of your [[experience]]. If it does not, then you cannot be sure of your [[decision]], no matter what decision. When one seeks the [[truth]] one is hungry for the truth, one [[desires]] true [[meanings]], true [[values]], of the [[reality]] of life and your [[relationship]] to others - and to [[God]]. Why are some people not [[hungry]] for the [[truth]], why do they not [[desire]] the truth? And why do others [[thirst]] for that eternal [[wisdom]] that can come to them through their [[Thought Adjuster|fragments of the Father]].

How do you know that something is true? You can believe the [[fact]], but it might not necessarily be [[truth]]. And the [[truth]] might not necessarily be the [[fact]]. As you all are intelligent [[teachers]], you will naturally [[analyze]] most things to see what element of truth it contains. You will naturally [[accept]] some of those and [[reject]] others. The ones that you have [[experienced]] - the truths that you have experientially [[experienced]] - you will automatically [[recognize]] as the [[truth]], and you will have no [[doubts]] because you have experienced that truth which you have been [[exposed]] to. Sometimes a combination of [[facts]] may seem like the [[truth]] if it is [[logical]] and it makes sense to you, and so you [[believe]] it. But until you have truly used that truth in your daily life and have [[experienced]] that [[truth]], you will not actually know that it is the truth. I can talk endlessly about [[science]]. Some of it may be verifiable, some may not be, but it will not necessarily be a [[truth]]. The truth that I speak, you will [[recognize]] deep within yourselves. If you do not, then [[think]] about it. Mull it over in your [[minds]] and see if it will actually be a part of your [[experience]]. If it does not, then you cannot be sure of your [[decision]], no matter what decision. When one seeks the [[truth]] one is hungry for the truth, one [[desires]] true [[meanings]], true [[values]], of the [[reality]] of life and your [[relationship]] to others - and to [[God]]. Why are some people not [[hungry]] for the [[truth]], why do they not [[desire]] the truth? And why do others [[thirst]] for that eternal [[wisdom]] that can come to them through their [[Thought Adjuster|fragments of the Father]].

You see, children, some people are not [[hungry]] because they have not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion digested] the [[truth]] that has been given to them. Let them live and [[experience]] what they have been given, and after they have been filled they will again be [[hungry]] and they will be [[desirous]] of more [[wisdom]] and more [[truth]]. The ones who are [[thirsty]], the ones who seek the truth, they have lived-to some extent-and have [[experienced]] the truth that they have been allowed to partake of, and then - after their [[realization]] has been lived in the full - they become [[thirsty]] again. And because they are [[thirsty]], more [[knowledge]], more [[wisdom]], more [[truth]], will be let into their [[consciousness]].

You see, children, some people are not [[hungry]] because they have not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion digested] the [[truth]] that has been given to them. Let them live and [[experience]] what they have been given, and after they have been filled they will again be [[hungry]] and they will be [[desirous]] of more [[wisdom]] and more [[truth]]. The ones who are [[thirsty]], the ones who seek the truth, they have lived-to some extent-and have [[experienced]] the truth that they have been allowed to partake of, and then - after their [[realization]] has been lived in the full - they become [[thirsty]] again. And because they are [[thirsty]], more [[knowledge]], more [[wisdom]], more [[truth]], will be let into their [[consciousness]].

[[Truth]] is given to you, and through your [[faith]] you will [[understand]] the [[truth]] and then you will live the [[truth]], you will be one with the truth. When truth is given to you in any [[form]]-sometimes it may be [[shadowed]] by [[facts]] and misleading [[information]], sometimes truth may come in the form of [[fiction]] - keep alert to the fact that truth may come in very many [[forms]]. Be open. Be willing to [[consider]] all aspects of the vehicle which truth may come in. Discard the elements, which [[conflict]] with your [[common sense]], with your cosmic [[knowledge]] and [[attitudes]]. Take out the truth and put it into [[action]]. Give it the tests of life. Live it. And through that living of that [[truth]] you will obtain [[wisdom]], true wisdom. And with wisdom you will be able more to [[discern]] the [[truth]] when it is [[surrounded]] by untruth or misleading [[facts]] and elements. And then, of course, you will once again [[thirst]] for more. And you will be given more. That is how you [[progress]], children, through the [[ascension career]] that lies before you. But [[faith]] is so important to this. Have faith. Move forward. Take that step with [[certainty]], knowing that you are doing so with [[faith]] in your [[Thought Adjuster]] as you [[progress]] in the will of God. There is much [[satisfaction]] to this. The more you [[progress]], the more [[satisfaction]] you will [[receive]].

[[Truth]] is given to you, and through your [[faith]] you will [[understand]] the [[truth]] and then you will live the [[truth]], you will be one with the truth. When truth is given to you in any [[form]]-sometimes it may be [[shadowed]] by [[facts]] and misleading [[information]], sometimes truth may come in the form of [[fiction]] - keep alert to the fact that truth may come in very many [[forms]]. Be open. Be willing to [[consider]] all aspects of the vehicle which truth may come in. Discard the elements, which [[conflict]] with your [[common sense]], with your cosmic [[knowledge]] and [[attitudes]]. Take out the truth and put it into [[action]]. Give it the tests of life. Live it. And through that living of that [[truth]] you will obtain [[wisdom]], true wisdom. And with wisdom you will be able more to [[discern]] the [[truth]] when it is [[surrounded]] by untruth or misleading [[facts]] and elements. And then, of course, you will once again [[thirst]] for more. And you will be given more. That is how you [[progress]], children, through the [[ascension career]] that lies before you. But [[faith]] is so important to this. Have faith. Move forward. Take that step with [[certainty]], knowing that you are doing so with [[faith]] in your [[Thought Adjuster]] as you [[progress]] in the will of God. There is much [[satisfaction]] to this. The more you [[progress]], the more [[satisfaction]] you will [[receive]].

[There is a long [[dialogue]] about a [[woman]] who objects to [[self]]-[[defense]].]

[There is a long [[dialogue]] about a [[woman]] who objects to [[self]]-[[defense]].]

===='''''[[Inquiry]]'''''====

===='''''[[Inquiry]]'''''====

Rayson: This [[individual]] seems like a person who has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorize memorized] [[truths]] who has not lived - or does not truly [[understand]] them enough to experientially live them out. The [[individual]] is not in [[harmony]] with [[reality]]. Her concepts are verging on [[fantasy]]. She believes what she has been told without [[question]], and questioning is very [[vital]] to seeking the truth. You must [[question]] everything. You must question [[authority]]. You must question myself. You must question each other. You cannot take things for granted as being the [[truth]]. Of course you should not question merely for the sake of questioning. You should definitely [[desire]] to know the [[truth]]. Question The [[Urantia Book]]. Question these [[teaching mission]]s. Question your [[study]] group [[leader]], or ones who have an [[intellectual]] understanding of the [[concepts]] in The [[Urantia Book]], which surpasses your own. Do not think that just because they are more [[intellectual]] than you are that whatever they say is the [[truth]]. This is not so. Reason it out on your own. Try to live what you have gained by your own working-outs of these questions. When you [[discuss]] matters of [[universal]] [[reality]] with people who do not question, who take things for granted, you would not be able to convince them of much because they have unquestionably taken some [[beliefs]] as the [[truth]]. They will [[doubt]] everything that goes against that which they have [[decided]] to believe as the [[truth]]. And this is a [[danger]], for you may also do the same for the teachings of The [[Urantia Book]]. [[Realize]] that [[truth]] is often [[relative]] of where you are in your [[Ascension Career|progression career]]. What may be true for you now may not be true when you have gone on to the [[morontia worlds]].

Rayson: This [[individual]] seems like a person who has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorize memorized] [[truths]] who has not lived - or does not truly [[understand]] them enough to experientially live them out. The [[individual]] is not in [[harmony]] with [[reality]]. Her concepts are verging on [[fantasy]]. She believes what she has been told without [[question]], and questioning is very [[vital]] to seeking the truth. You must [[question]] everything. You must question [[authority]]. You must question myself. You must question each other. You cannot take things for granted as being the [[truth]]. Of course you should not question merely for the sake of questioning. You should definitely [[desire]] to know the [[truth]]. Question The [[Urantia Book]]. Question these [[teaching mission]]s. Question your [[study]] group [[leader]], or ones who have an [[intellectual]] understanding of the [[concepts]] in The [[Urantia Book]], which surpasses your own. Do not think that just because they are more [[intellectual]] than you are that whatever they say is the [[truth]]. This is not so. Reason it out on your own. Try to live what you have gained by your own working-outs of these questions. When you [[discuss]] matters of [[universal]] [[reality]] with people who do not question, who take things for granted, you would not be able to convince them of much because they have unquestionably taken some [[beliefs]] as the [[truth]]. They will [[doubt]] everything that goes against that which they have [[decided]] to believe as the [[truth]]. And this is a [[danger]], for you may also do the same for the teachings of The [[Urantia Book]]. [[Realize]] that [[truth]] is often [[relative]] of where you are in your [[Ascension Career|progression career]]. What may be true for you now may not be true when you have gone on to the [[morontia worlds]].

Q: Sometimes I have a deep [[conversation]] with someone for hours and hours. I consider a [[heart]] to heart talk or just [[friends]] being together to be a [[beautiful]] thing. I tend to allow exactly how I feel or what my [[response]] is to being with someone to come up, and there is an interchange. Then later I find that bits and pieces come back to me of that [[structured]] [[conversation]], things I said or things that were said to me, and its at that point where I feel through [[reflectivity]] or something that more [[truths]] come regarding that. Now is that correct? Or is it a good way of [[discerning]] [[personal]] [[truth]]? Or should truth occur in the leading edge of a [[conversation]]? Or could you [[touch]] on that a little bit?

Q: Sometimes I have a deep [[conversation]] with someone for hours and hours. I consider a [[heart]] to heart talk or just [[friends]] being together to be a [[beautiful]] thing. I tend to allow exactly how I feel or what my [[response]] is to being with someone to come up, and there is an interchange. Then later I find that bits and pieces come back to me of that [[structured]] [[conversation]], things I said or things that were said to me, and its at that point where I feel through [[reflectivity]] or something that more [[truths]] come regarding that. Now is that correct? Or is it a good way of [[discerning]] [[personal]] [[truth]]? Or should truth occur in the leading edge of a [[conversation]]? Or could you [[touch]] on that a little bit?

A: The [[Spirit of Truth]] does play a part in the total delivery and [[reception]] of [[truth]]. It is a [[causal]] [[feedback]] to the [[brain]], together with the [[awareness]] input facilitation of your [[Thought Adjuster]] and [[liaison]] with your [[brain]], or rather your [[mind]].

A: The [[Spirit of Truth]] does play a part in the total delivery and [[reception]] of [[truth]]. It is a [[causal]] [[feedback]] to the [[brain]], together with the [[awareness]] input facilitation of your [[Thought Adjuster]] and [[liaison]] with your [[brain]], or rather your [[mind]].

Q: It almost seems - in living - that we are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion digesting], that image used of digesting, it seems we are digesting our own [[egos]] and in the process turning our [[natures]] into something very [[different]]. It feels that way to me. It’s a [[good]] thing. Not always real pleasant. But the outcomes, the results, are certainly [[blessings]]. I just wanted to [[share]] that [[observation]] and see if you had any comment.

Q: It almost seems - in living - that we are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion digesting], that image used of digesting, it seems we are digesting our own [[egos]] and in the process turning our [[natures]] into something very [[different]]. It feels that way to me. It’s a [[good]] thing. Not always real pleasant. But the outcomes, the results, are certainly [[blessings]]. I just wanted to [[share]] that [[observation]] and see if you had any comment.

A: Sometimes - this [[analogy]] can only be carried so far - but the taste buds can be the [[ego]], the ego sometimes find some [[truth]] distasteful and will not swallow it.

A: Sometimes - this [[analogy]] can only be carried so far - but the taste buds can be the [[ego]], the ego sometimes find some [[truth]] distasteful and will not swallow it.

A: [[Personality]] [[exercises]] dominant will [[choice]] on this level but the will is the offspring of the [[conscious]] [[human mind]], mid-mind. It is your only area of [[control]] or choice. You cannot effectively [[influence]] other things: your [[body]], material world, the [[Adjuster]]. But you can exert [[influence]] and [[growth]] through will in the material, conscious mid-mind. (02/22/92)

A: [[Personality]] [[exercises]] dominant will [[choice]] on this level but the will is the offspring of the [[conscious]] [[human mind]], mid-mind. It is your only area of [[control]] or choice. You cannot effectively [[influence]] other things: your [[body]], material world, the [[Adjuster]]. But you can exert [[influence]] and [[growth]] through will in the material, conscious mid-mind. (02/22/92)

Q: Rayson, regarding [[free will]], I've noticed that all [[the teachers]] tend to [[respect]] that infinitely, and I was wondering that is it your [[opinion]], or perhaps the [[opinion]] of Father [[Melchizedek]] that had the [[Fifth Epochal Revelation]] not occurred and then this subsequent [[teaching mission]], would life as we know it, [[human]] life on [[this planet]], be in much greater [[jeopardy]] in terms of spiritual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy bankruptcy] and the [[devolution]] of [[mankind]]?

Q: Rayson, regarding [[free will]], I've noticed that all [[the teachers]] tend to [[respect]] that infinitely, and I was wondering that is it your [[opinion]], or perhaps the [[opinion]] of Father [[Melchizedek]] that had the [[Fifth Epochal Revelation]] not occurred and then this subsequent [[teaching mission]], would life as we know it, [[human]] life on [[this planet]], be in much greater [[jeopardy]] in terms of spiritual [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy bankruptcy] and the [[devolution]] of [[mankind]]?

A: Yes, if there were no other [[plans]] put into effect - that is improbable. If The [[Urantia Book]] and the [[teaching mission]] was not put into [[effect]], another [[plan]] would have been. And if that plan were not put into effect, another would have been.

A: Yes, if there were no other [[plans]] put into effect - that is improbable. If The [[Urantia Book]] and the [[teaching mission]] was not put into [[effect]], another [[plan]] would have been. And if that plan were not put into effect, another would have been.