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Daniel: "Yes, Isaac."

Daniel: "Yes, Isaac."

Bill/Isaac: (laughing) "Or what you think of it."

Isaac: (laughing) "Or what you think of it."

Daniel: "I [[appreciate]] your bringing it up, indeed, so that I can give further [[commentary]]. Do not misunderstand. [[The Kingdom]] of Heaven is within all beings regardless of their [[religious]] programming and regardless of [[dogma]] or religious [[structure]] including the [[Urantia Book]]. The [[individuals]] have within their [[being]] the keys to the Kingdom. The [[vision]], [[image]], of that cubicle where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Moslems] [[pray]] comes to this mind; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhists] in the [[meditative]] [[techniques]] of the oriental countries; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americass Native Americans]. The various [[races]] of people, old and young, [[rich]] and [[poor]], far and near have within them the capacity to develop a [[relationship]] between themselves and their [[God]]. This [[option]] is not exclusive to [[religions]] or [[revelations]]. [[The gospel]] is about the [[personal]] [[relationship]] between the Creator and the created. Right?

Daniel: "I [[appreciate]] your bringing it up, indeed, so that I can give further [[commentary]]. Do not misunderstand. [[The Kingdom]] of Heaven is within all beings regardless of their [[religious]] programming and regardless of [[dogma]] or religious [[structure]] including the [[Urantia Book]]. The [[individuals]] have within their [[being]] the keys to the Kingdom. The [[vision]], [[image]], of that cubicle where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Moslems] [[pray]] comes to this mind; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhists] in the [[meditative]] [[techniques]] of the oriental countries; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americass Native Americans]. The various [[races]] of people, old and young, [[rich]] and [[poor]], far and near have within them the capacity to develop a [[relationship]] between themselves and their [[God]]. This [[option]] is not exclusive to [[religions]] or [[revelations]]. [[The gospel]] is about the [[personal]] [[relationship]] between the Creator and the created. Right?

Bill/Isaac: "You are the teacher. I'm the student... But I certainly [[agree]]. Yes. And I think that I wanted to put that into the [[transcript]] as my [[opinion]], and, you know, I was pretty sure that you would agree with it.

Isaac: "You are the teacher. I'm the student... But I certainly [[agree]]. Yes. And I think that I wanted to put that into the [[transcript]] as my [[opinion]], and, you know, I was pretty sure that you would agree with it.

 

===='''''[[Free will]]'''''====

===='''''[[Free will]]'''''====

The other thing that I wanted to comment on was from last week's lesson where Steve was asking several [[questions]] relative to where does [[free will]] end, and so forth. And Daniel...and I don't remember if Tomas addressed it, but I know Daniel did...in terms of other people imposing their free will and therefore infringing on one's free will, and I guess [what] I wanted to also say was that the [[idea]] of free will has its [[limits]], of course. It isn't an unlimited free will. We don't have the free will to [[change]] the [[color]] of our eyes, or the height of our [[body]], or the [[intelligence]] of our [[mind]]. Obviously these things are givens, and so that free will in its...my [[understanding]] from the [[Urantia Book]] at least is that where we have actual [[free will]] is to [[choose]] our [[destiny]], whether or not we are going to go along with the [[ascension career]] or not. So I just wanted to make that [[statement]]. And, you know, you can respond to it if you wish or..."

The other thing that I wanted to comment on was from last week's lesson where Steve was asking several [[questions]] relative to where does [[free will]] end, and so forth. And Daniel...and I don't remember if Tomas addressed it, but I know Daniel did...in terms of other people imposing their free will and therefore infringing on one's free will, and I guess [what] I wanted to also say was that the [[idea]] of free will has its [[limits]], of course. It isn't an unlimited free will. We don't have the free will to [[change]] the [[color]] of our eyes, or the height of our [[body]], or the [[intelligence]] of our [[mind]]. Obviously these things are givens, and so that free will in its...my [[understanding]] from the [[Urantia Book]] at least is that where we have actual [[free will]] is to [[choose]] our [[destiny]], whether or not we are going to go along with the [[ascension career]] or not. So I just wanted to make that [[statement]]. And, you know, you can respond to it if you wish or..."