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===Topic: ''About Work''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “Many mortals on [[this world]] have a fixation about accumulating [[money]] without really considering if a true benefit would thereby be obtained. Many have [[problems]] in trying to determine when they have obtained enough [[wealth]]. [[Human being]]s certainly need to work in order to [[sustain]] themselves and to obtain those [[experiences]] that strengthen their [[character]] and develop their [[personality]] worthy of [[trust]] and [[responsibility]] — therewith useful to the universe. Remember the words of [[the Master]] suggesting that those who are great in small things may be great in big things, also, but how can anybody [[trust]] those who in small matters don’t even make an [[effort]]? This idea is enough to illustrate the validity of human work.
“However, humans were not made for work but to [[attain]] [[perfection]]. This involves many other areas of life, like the [[relationships]] among each other and most importantly the personal search for [[God]] and the effort to understand and live His will. [[Work]] is about the tasks that may contribute to that end, but it is not the only one. Work could also become a great [[obstacle]] when the sole [[motivation]] is obtaining material benefits at the expense of other important areas of human life.
“I declare that if you are doing the work that has been assigned to you today, investing the best of your [[effort]] and [[motivated]] by a sincere [[love]] for your peers, you would already be fulfilling [[everything]] that is expected of you in this area. Once you have completed your allotted activity time to ensure your sustenance and provide your contribution to your [[civilization]] and your world, you are free to [[explore]] other things with your time. If your work already provides for your needs, what sense does it make to search for more money to provide for things which you don’t really need and which will not add any real [[value]] to your life?
===Closing===
“True [[peace]] will not be found in the things you possess. In fact, I would suggest that your [[happiness]] is often inversely [[proportional]] to the amount of things you accumulate. Only those who [[discover]] that there is nothing they really need because they have [[received]] it all from their Father can be truly happy and truly free. This is the kind of happiness I [[desire]] for you, a happiness that does not depend on anything external and does not vary with the [[tides]] of this world.
“This is the true [[meaning]] of elevating yourself above material [[things]]: An intelligent person will not [[abandon]] [[everything]] to leave his or her personal well-being and the well-being of his or her [[family]] in the hands of luck. A [[wise]] person who has learned to trust in [[the Father]] will work [[diligently]] and will enjoy equally all other aspects of life, deriving [[happiness]] in living the will of the Father because [[experience]] has shown this person the multiple benefits of living a more [[spiritual]] life.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: 2012]]
[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: ''About Work''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “Many mortals on [[this world]] have a fixation about accumulating [[money]] without really considering if a true benefit would thereby be obtained. Many have [[problems]] in trying to determine when they have obtained enough [[wealth]]. [[Human being]]s certainly need to work in order to [[sustain]] themselves and to obtain those [[experiences]] that strengthen their [[character]] and develop their [[personality]] worthy of [[trust]] and [[responsibility]] — therewith useful to the universe. Remember the words of [[the Master]] suggesting that those who are great in small things may be great in big things, also, but how can anybody [[trust]] those who in small matters don’t even make an [[effort]]? This idea is enough to illustrate the validity of human work.
“However, humans were not made for work but to [[attain]] [[perfection]]. This involves many other areas of life, like the [[relationships]] among each other and most importantly the personal search for [[God]] and the effort to understand and live His will. [[Work]] is about the tasks that may contribute to that end, but it is not the only one. Work could also become a great [[obstacle]] when the sole [[motivation]] is obtaining material benefits at the expense of other important areas of human life.
“I declare that if you are doing the work that has been assigned to you today, investing the best of your [[effort]] and [[motivated]] by a sincere [[love]] for your peers, you would already be fulfilling [[everything]] that is expected of you in this area. Once you have completed your allotted activity time to ensure your sustenance and provide your contribution to your [[civilization]] and your world, you are free to [[explore]] other things with your time. If your work already provides for your needs, what sense does it make to search for more money to provide for things which you don’t really need and which will not add any real [[value]] to your life?
===Closing===
“True [[peace]] will not be found in the things you possess. In fact, I would suggest that your [[happiness]] is often inversely [[proportional]] to the amount of things you accumulate. Only those who [[discover]] that there is nothing they really need because they have [[received]] it all from their Father can be truly happy and truly free. This is the kind of happiness I [[desire]] for you, a happiness that does not depend on anything external and does not vary with the [[tides]] of this world.
“This is the true [[meaning]] of elevating yourself above material [[things]]: An intelligent person will not [[abandon]] [[everything]] to leave his or her personal well-being and the well-being of his or her [[family]] in the hands of luck. A [[wise]] person who has learned to trust in [[the Father]] will work [[diligently]] and will enjoy equally all other aspects of life, deriving [[happiness]] in living the will of the Father because [[experience]] has shown this person the multiple benefits of living a more [[spiritual]] life.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: 2012]]