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In your lesson this evening, my friends, you read about [[Paper 39|a transport]] -- the transport initially between this life and the [[morontia]] realms, and later, again, you will be engaged in a long sleep between the [[local universe]] and the [[superuniverse]], most particularly the final sleep from the superuniverse into [[Havona]]. These passages are in a way [[graduations]], and I would like to introduce you to the [[emotion]], the sense of accomplishment in your passages that will enable you to [[understand]] your [[experiences]] and your [[wisdom]] now, having had those experiences.

In your lesson this evening, my friends, you read about [[Paper 39|a transport]] -- the transport initially between this life and the [[morontia]] realms, and later, again, you will be engaged in a long sleep between the [[local universe]] and the [[superuniverse]], most particularly the final sleep from the superuniverse into [[Havona]]. These passages are in a way [[graduations]], and I would like to introduce you to the [[emotion]], the sense of accomplishment in your passages that will enable you to [[understand]] your [[experiences]] and your [[wisdom]] now, having had those experiences.

We have spoken to you before; it is in [[your text]] -- you are [[encouraged]] to stop every now and again and look back upon your [[journey]] to see how far you have come in order to gain [[perspective]] on where you are today and where you [[hope]] to be in the [[future]]. It is [[encouraged]] also that when you are having a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_night_of_the_soul dark night of the soul]" or a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_%28song%29 hard day's night]" you look back upon moments of a precious [[friendship]] with a heartfelt appreciation of the [[value]] of the love that you once [[shared]] in order to give you [[strength]].

We have spoken to you before; it is in [[your text]] -- you are [[encouraged]] to stop every now and again and look back upon your [[journey]] to see how far you have come in order to gain [[perspective]] on where you are today and where you [[hope]] to be in the [[future]]. It is [[encouraged]] also that when you are having a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_night_of_the_soul dark night of the soul]" or a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_%28song%29 hard day's night]" you look back upon moments of a precious [[friendship]] with a heartfelt appreciation of the [[value]] of the love that you once [[shared]] in order to give you [[strength]].

Now, flock, this evening in your [[sharing]], it could be [[understood]], your sharing. It could be construed that when you look back -- at this point in your [[growth]] -- you do not find the [[reflection]] to bring about in you a sense of [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]]. The duly honored sense of [[nostalgia]] that can be known from looking back is not there in many cases. Instead what we find are [[regrets]] and recriminations, [[bitterness]], sadness, a sense of [[defeat]] or a sense of futility that your [[ideals]] cannot be met and so why try to [[attain]] them. These [[attitudes]] are [[toxic]] to your spirit. They are humanly understandable. They are emotionally resultant from the mental approach to your life [[experience]], but from a backward [[vantage point]].

Now, flock, this evening in your [[sharing]], it could be [[understood]], your sharing. It could be construed that when you look back -- at this point in your [[growth]] -- you do not find the [[reflection]] to bring about in you a sense of [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]]. The duly honored sense of [[nostalgia]] that can be known from looking back is not there in many cases. Instead what we find are [[regrets]] and recriminations, [[bitterness]], sadness, a sense of [[defeat]] or a sense of futility that your [[ideals]] cannot be met and so why try to [[attain]] them. These [[attitudes]] are [[toxic]] to your spirit. They are humanly understandable. They are emotionally resultant from the mental approach to your life [[experience]], but from a backward [[vantage point]].

TOMAS:        It is very unfortunate for those who do wait until the last minute, for they fight [[death]] so terribly, they have not [[investigated]] their true [[reality]]. It makes life much more difficult for them, for their [[families]], and for the [[thought adjuster]] itself.

TOMAS:        It is very unfortunate for those who do wait until the last minute, for they fight [[death]] so terribly, they have not [[investigated]] their true [[reality]]. It makes life much more difficult for them, for their [[families]], and for the [[thought adjuster]] itself.

ELYSSIA:      My daughter's mother-in-law says she [[fears]] [[death]] [[extremely]]. Now, she's been brought up as a very devout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism Roman Catholic], and I can't help but think that there must be some kind of fear that was pounded into her little head . ..

ELYSSIA:      My daughter's mother-in-law says she [[fears]] [[death]] [[extremely]]. Now, she's been brought up as a very devout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism Roman Catholic], and I can't help but think that there must be some kind of fear that was pounded into her little head . ..

HESTER:      It was. ELYSSIA:      ... for her to have this [[extreme]] fear.

HESTER:      It was. ELYSSIA:      ... for her to have this [[extreme]] fear.

HESTER:      Well, Tomas, I went to the Catholic school for three years when I was in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades, and they taught us exactly what they're saying here, and put [[fear]] and hurt and [[pain]] in us, and it took a long time to outgrow it.

HESTER:      Well, Tomas, I went to the Catholic school for three years when I was in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades, and they taught us exactly what they're saying here, and put [[fear]] and hurt and [[pain]] in us, and it took a long time to outgrow it.

TOMAS:        When I gave you my lesson this evening about looking back, I will extend the invitation into that arena also for I know that you have [[happy]] memories of happy moments during that time as well as the [[difficult]] programming, and so when you review the times in your [[life]], when these moments, memories, float to the [[surface]] of your [[mind]] for your [[reflection]], allow the negative to fall away and take with you the [[jewels]] of [[truth]] and [[harmony]] that will sustain you on your journey. Encourage others to see the [[joy]] in living and to [[abandon]] the fears and the [[darkness]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages dark ages] behind.

TOMAS:        When I gave you my lesson this evening about looking back, I will extend the invitation into that arena also for I know that you have [[happy]] memories of happy moments during that time as well as the [[difficult]] programming, and so when you review the times in your [[life]], when these moments, memories, float to the [[surface]] of your [[mind]] for your [[reflection]], allow the negative to fall away and take with you the [[jewels]] of [[truth]] and [[harmony]] that will sustain you on your journey. Encourage others to see the [[joy]] in living and to [[abandon]] the fears and the [[darkness]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages dark ages] behind.

I [[appreciate]] your words, Elyssia, indicating that you should perhaps talk yourself into having enough [[faith]] to make your [[mind]] believe something that you have been conditioned all your life against, and in part this is effective, but when you have sought [[clarity]] from [[Our Father]] and when the [[Spirit of Truth]] has shivered your timbers, you will not need to talk yourself into [[faith]]. You will feel it inside out and you will effect others by your living of it. [[Practice]] makes perfect.

I [[appreciate]] your words, Elyssia, indicating that you should perhaps talk yourself into having enough [[faith]] to make your [[mind]] believe something that you have been conditioned all your life against, and in part this is effective, but when you have sought [[clarity]] from [[Our Father]] and when the [[Spirit of Truth]] has shivered your timbers, you will not need to talk yourself into [[faith]]. You will feel it inside out and you will effect others by your living of it. [[Practice]] makes perfect.

TOMAS:        You have definitely got some work cut out for you. (Group [[laughter]])

TOMAS:        You have definitely got some work cut out for you. (Group [[laughter]])

LEAH:                        Tomas, you have spoken to us about making a full-fledged attempt at seeing in the [[light]] of the [[spirit]] as opposed to the [[shadow]], and I am wondering about what Liana was talking about. I remember going as a [[teenager]] to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing home] and the feeling of pleas from these people, calling out to you, and there just isn't enough of you to give to these people, those are the [[conscious]] ones, but when you encounter someone, or like Liana can encounter someone like she did, what is the best avenue? I don't know how to see that in the light of the spirit, although I see myself answering the [[question]] a little bit. I suppose we could be [[grateful]] this person isn't living in India, where, you know, they are in a clean bed, that there are people attending to them.

LEAH:                        Tomas, you have spoken to us about making a full-fledged attempt at seeing in the [[light]] of the [[spirit]] as opposed to the [[shadow]], and I am wondering about what Liana was talking about. I remember going as a [[teenager]] to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing home] and the feeling of pleas from these people, calling out to you, and there just isn't enough of you to give to these people, those are the [[conscious]] ones, but when you encounter someone, or like Liana can encounter someone like she did, what is the best avenue? I don't know how to see that in the light of the spirit, although I see myself answering the [[question]] a little bit. I suppose we could be [[grateful]] this person isn't living in India, where, you know, they are in a clean bed, that there are people attending to them.

TOMAS:        You misunderstand.

TOMAS:        You misunderstand.