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Greetings. I am Ham. a [[teacher]]. Our lesson tonight is about [[slavery]].  

Greetings. I am Ham. a [[teacher]]. Our lesson tonight is about [[slavery]].  

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

There are many ways that [[humans]] become enslaved. Usually the bonds are so [[subtle]] we are so used to wearing [[shackles]] that we notice them not except when under [[duress]] of some form. [[Shackles]] can be forged out of subtle [[psychological]] materials such as wanting [[recognition]], or lying about our place is [[society]], or the need for [[influence]] not genuinely [[attained]] and so forth. This unbalance in the [[psychology]] produces a counterbalance of its [[opposite]]; the want of social [[humiliation]] and self-abrogation, basically [[desires]] entailing various forms of [[self]]-[[destruction]]. [[Think]] of the [[self]] as a [[balance]] [[point]] around which desires of the self balance. The desire for self-exaltation is balanced perfectly by the [[desire]] for self-destruction. The man who entertains [[fantastic]] and unreal views of his [[worthlessness]], and the weight on each side always [[balance]] in the [[center]].

There are many ways that [[humans]] become enslaved. Usually the bonds are so [[subtle]] we are so used to wearing shackles that we notice them not except when under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duress duress] of some form. Shackles can be forged out of subtle [[psychological]] materials such as wanting [[recognition]], or lying about our place is [[society]], or the need for [[influence]] not genuinely [[attained]] and so forth. This unbalance in the [[psychology]] produces a counterbalance of its [[opposite]]; the want of social [[humiliation]] and self-abrogation, basically [[desires]] entailing various forms of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-destructive_behaviour self-destruction]. [[Think]] of the [[self]] as a [[balance]] [[point]] around which desires of the self balance. The desire for self-exaltation is balanced perfectly by the [[desire]] for self-destruction. The man who entertains [[fantastic]] and unreal views of his worthlessness, and the weight on each side always [[balance]] in the [[center]].

As [[maturity]] grows and the [[weight]] of the need for self-[[exaltation]] lessens, so also does the need for self-[[destruction]], until finally the [[mature]] [[soul]] [[transfers]] all such need-weights onto [[the Father]]. No longer does the [[pendulum]] swing between these destructive [[forces]], but rests [[quietly]] upon [[God]] alone. In the [[mature]] person, he realizes that all strife over or for the [[self]] is in vain and is spiritually unavailing; and as he increasingly places the burdens of [[self]] upon [[our Father]], increasingly is he freed to [[act]] according to our Father's will, and his [[acts]] [[glorify]] not the small and pitiful [[self]], but the Father of all [[reality]]. His acts become glorified and [[sanctified]]. His reason for living is no longer tethered to the unreal [[visions]] of the straining [[ego]], but rather is his vision, his [[purpose]], and his being [[strengthened]], solidified and made real by the [[gift]] of our [[Father within]].

As [[maturity]] grows and the [[weight]] of the need for self-[[exaltation]] lessens, so also does the need for self-destruction, until finally the [[mature]] [[soul]] [[transfers]] all such need-weights onto [[the Father]]. No longer does the [[pendulum]] swing between these destructive [[forces]], but rests [[quietly]] upon [[God]] alone. In the [[mature]] person, he realizes that all strife over or for the [[self]] is in vain and is spiritually unavailing; and as he increasingly places the burdens of [[self]] upon [[our Father]], increasingly is he freed to [[act]] according to our Father's will, and his [[acts]] [[glorify]] not the small and pitiful [[self]], but the Father of all [[reality]]. His acts become glorified and [[sanctified]]. His reason for living is no longer tethered to the unreal [[visions]] of the straining [[ego]], but rather is his vision, his [[purpose]], and his being [[strengthened]], solidified and made real by the [[gift]] of our [[Father within]].

When we [[work]] for ourselves [[alone]], all is [[vanity]], all striving fruitless, and all accomplishment is barren and devoid of [[reality]], but when we work for [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] who lives within us, the [[God]] of all [[creation]], then our [[efforts]] are fruitful, all our doings [[meaningful]], and all our striving [[sanctified]]. When one reaches such a [[state]] of [[grace]], then are there no [[accidents]] in life. All [[acts]], large and small, become [[unified]] into a meaningful [[whole]]. All [[circumstances]] contain [[harmony]] and all disunity contains [[unity]].

When we [[work]] for ourselves [[alone]], all is [[vanity]], all striving fruitless, and all accomplishment is barren and devoid of [[reality]], but when we work for [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] who lives within us, the [[God]] of all [[creation]], then our [[efforts]] are fruitful, all our doings [[meaningful]], and all our striving [[sanctified]]. When one reaches such a [[state]] of [[grace]], then are there no [[accidents]] in life. All [[acts]], large and small, become [[unified]] into a meaningful [[whole]]. All [[circumstances]] contain [[harmony]] and all disunity contains [[unity]].

In the life of such a [[love]]-centered [[being]] no man is truly an [[enemy]], for there is gained from all [[acts]], for and against, such a person lessons of [[eternal]] import Being centered in [[Love]] forever frees the [[ego]] from the sting of [[disappointment]] or the [[false]] exaltation in [[triumph]]. Being [[centered]] on [[God]], all such [[acts]] are equally [[meaningful]]. Likewise, the [[temptations]] toward potential [[evil]] no longer are a threat. [[Freedom]] from temptation is found, and tin's is true [[freedom]] indeed. Once the weight of [[self]] has truly been transferred, finally and unequivocally, then no longer is one tempted to place this [[ego]] weight into areas of ego [[flattery]], not equally into areas of [[self]]-[[abasement]], and usually where there is one, the other follows swiftly.

In the life of such a [[love]]-centered [[being]] no man is truly an [[enemy]], for there is gained from all [[acts]], for and against, such a person lessons of [[eternal]] import Being centered in [[Love]] forever frees the [[ego]] from the sting of [[disappointment]] or the [[false]] exaltation in [[triumph]]. Being [[centered]] on [[God]], all such [[acts]] are equally [[meaningful]]. Likewise, the [[temptations]] toward potential [[evil]] no longer are a threat. [[Freedom]] from temptation is found, and tin's is true [[freedom]] indeed. Once the weight of [[self]] has truly been transferred, finally and unequivocally, then no longer is one tempted to place this [[ego]] weight into areas of ego [[flattery]], not equally into areas of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-abasement self-abasement], and usually where there is one, the other follows swiftly.

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