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==Heading==
===Topic: ''About Greatness''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “It is very [[difficult]] for a [[human being]] to break with his or her [[past]] and dare to [[think]] independently. There are some who are exploring [[spirituality]] while dreaming about the [[honors]] and prestige they will gain by becoming modern [[prophets]]. Even when they imagine celestial rewards, they dream about the public [[recognition]] of their great deeds for [[this world]]. Where does this human [[desire]] to be recognized and exalted come from? Recognition is something that some humans consider to be very important.
“[[Ironically]] this desire comes from the low [[self-esteem]] that is common throughout [[humanity]]. It is very hard for a human being to believe that nothing is required to gain [[divine]] favor. In [[this world]], only those who do great things gain the respect of their peers. However, beyond this world the only rule is unconditional [[love]] and this love is offered to all, equally and without the need for having to do anything to [[deserve]] it. Initially, your [[efforts]] to live on the [[Morontia]] world will be [[focused]] on learning how to live under this new paradigm.
“In [[Part 3|your world’s history]] there have been many men and women who made great things to further the advance of [[truth]] on Urantia. Even the [[Michael|Creator of this universe]] lived among you as [[Jesus]] of Nazareth. However, in the eyes of [[the Father]], Jesus and any of the prophets or great [[leaders]] of this world are not more important than any other of His children, because His love is eternal, unconditional, limitless and [[our Father]] doesn’t [[discriminate]] against any person. We are all equal in His eyes and this [[equality]] is not at a mediocre level; it is instead an exalted level where all of us are considered by our [[potential]] — that which we can be when perfected — because in the eyes of God we are truly considered to be His equals.
===Closing===
“So what does it mean to be great in the [[kingdom of heaven]]? The highest reward to which any [[creature]] can aspire is an increasingly more complete and higher understanding of [[divinity]] — the [[progressive]] knowledge of God. This is the treasure that [[your soul]] and [[Ta|your spirit]] seek and this achievement represents the highest goal of human [[existence]]. Those who get to know their Father better become increasingly like Him and therefore live His will.
“This magnificent achievement can only be reached by trying to be better every day through the intelligent [[consecration]] of our [[decisions]] and actions to [[the will of God]]. The reward for those who chose this [[path]] is literally the entire [[creation]], all the knowledge and all the [[wisdom]], and this has nothing to do with the [[selfish]] desire to be exalted above our peers. [[The universes]] and an eternity to explore them through a life expressing and experiencing the divine love of our Father are being offered to you. This certainly should make your [[desire]] for recognition seem irrelevant and myopic.”
[[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 Greatness''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “It is very [[difficult]] for a [[human being]] to break with his or her [[past]] and dare to [[think]] independently. There are some who are exploring [[spirituality]] while dreaming about the [[honors]] and prestige they will gain by becoming modern [[prophets]]. Even when they imagine celestial rewards, they dream about the public [[recognition]] of their great deeds for [[this world]]. Where does this human [[desire]] to be recognized and exalted come from? Recognition is something that some humans consider to be very important.
“[[Ironically]] this desire comes from the low [[self-esteem]] that is common throughout [[humanity]]. It is very hard for a human being to believe that nothing is required to gain [[divine]] favor. In [[this world]], only those who do great things gain the respect of their peers. However, beyond this world the only rule is unconditional [[love]] and this love is offered to all, equally and without the need for having to do anything to [[deserve]] it. Initially, your [[efforts]] to live on the [[Morontia]] world will be [[focused]] on learning how to live under this new paradigm.
“In [[Part 3|your world’s history]] there have been many men and women who made great things to further the advance of [[truth]] on Urantia. Even the [[Michael|Creator of this universe]] lived among you as [[Jesus]] of Nazareth. However, in the eyes of [[the Father]], Jesus and any of the prophets or great [[leaders]] of this world are not more important than any other of His children, because His love is eternal, unconditional, limitless and [[our Father]] doesn’t [[discriminate]] against any person. We are all equal in His eyes and this [[equality]] is not at a mediocre level; it is instead an exalted level where all of us are considered by our [[potential]] — that which we can be when perfected — because in the eyes of God we are truly considered to be His equals.
===Closing===
“So what does it mean to be great in the [[kingdom of heaven]]? The highest reward to which any [[creature]] can aspire is an increasingly more complete and higher understanding of [[divinity]] — the [[progressive]] knowledge of God. This is the treasure that [[your soul]] and [[Ta|your spirit]] seek and this achievement represents the highest goal of human [[existence]]. Those who get to know their Father better become increasingly like Him and therefore live His will.
“This magnificent achievement can only be reached by trying to be better every day through the intelligent [[consecration]] of our [[decisions]] and actions to [[the will of God]]. The reward for those who chose this [[path]] is literally the entire [[creation]], all the knowledge and all the [[wisdom]], and this has nothing to do with the [[selfish]] desire to be exalted above our peers. [[The universes]] and an eternity to explore them through a life expressing and experiencing the divine love of our Father are being offered to you. This certainly should make your [[desire]] for recognition seem irrelevant and myopic.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: 2012]]
