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Daniel: Good afternoon. I am Daniel. I am your [[teacher]]. The past week has been one of [[challenges]], yet one of [[growth]] for you. Continue to be in the [[present]], in the now, to continue to allow your [[humanness]] to be a [[wonderful]] part of your life. One cannot be complete, [[whole]], unless you incorporate all [[aspects]] of what you are. Each area in your life needs [[nourishment]]. And so while you live, always keep the [[balance]] of your [[humanness]] and your [[spirituality]] in line. Those who have learned this [[concept]] and those who live in this regard, have found that their lives are full, are all [[encompassing]], and that they actually can derive [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]] in meeting the [[challenges]] of the [[material]] life. And so continue to make the human [[plane]] your working plane to grow [[spiritually]] and yet to become your [[potential]] as a [[human]] as well.

Daniel: Good afternoon. I am Daniel. I am your [[teacher]]. The past week has been one of [[challenges]], yet one of [[growth]] for you. Continue to be in the [[present]], in the now, to continue to allow your [[humanness]] to be a [[wonderful]] part of your life. One cannot be complete, [[whole]], unless you incorporate all [[aspects]] of what you are. Each area in your life needs [[nourishment]]. And so while you live, always keep the [[balance]] of your [[humanness]] and your [[spirituality]] in line. Those who have learned this [[concept]] and those who live in this regard, have found that their lives are full, are all [[encompassing]], and that they actually can derive [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]] in meeting the [[challenges]] of the [[material]] life. And so continue to make the human [[plane]] your working plane to grow [[spiritually]] and yet to become your [[potential]] as a [[human]] as well.

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Progress]]'''''====

===='''''[[Progress]]''''', '''''[[Purpose]]'''''====

Life and the [[experiences]] gained here are very special, as you will someday in your [[ascent]] [[realize]] the importance of this [[plane]] of [[existence]]. It is often difficult for you when you are working and going through your everyday [[trials]] to keep all in [[perspective]]. The [[time]] you spend with [[the Father]] in the [[quiet]] [[solitude]] will help you in keeping this [[perspective]], so that you will be able to live your life [[joyfully]] and to the fullest. Because life is a [[process]], and because it is [[developmental]] in many regards, you start out on the lowest plane, always working from the aspect of the baser [[animal]] characteristics that are a [[part]] of you. And as you take your steps daily, because of the [[thought]] [[processes]] and the [[ability]] to [[think]] and [[reason]], and because of the [[Indwelling Spirit]] within you, you are pulled along to higher more [[progressive]] [[planes]] of [[thought]], [[action]], and [[understanding]].

Life and the [[experiences]] gained here are very special, as you will someday in your [[ascent]] [[realize]] the importance of this [[plane]] of [[existence]]. It is often difficult for you when you are working and going through your everyday [[trials]] to keep all in [[perspective]]. The [[time]] you spend with [[the Father]] in the [[quiet]] [[solitude]] will help you in keeping this [[perspective]], so that you will be able to live your life [[joyfully]] and to the fullest. Because life is a [[process]], and because it is [[developmental]] in many regards, you start out on the lowest plane, always working from the aspect of the baser [[animal]] characteristics that are a [[part]] of you. And as you take your steps daily, because of the [[thought]] [[processes]] and the [[ability]] to [[think]] and [[reason]], and because of the [[Indwelling Spirit]] within you, you are pulled along to higher more [[progressive]] [[planes]] of [[thought]], [[action]], and [[understanding]].

And so my [[friends]], you here have come a long way on your [[journey]] in [[understanding]] the [[purposes]] of life. Many are there in this [[plane]] of [[existence]] now, who understand [[intellectually]], but do not or have not [[experienced]] [[spiritually]] those things which make the [[concept]] of the [[First Source and Center]] a [[vital]] [[reality]] for the [[individual]]. An example of this is the [[disciple]] [[Judas]]. While he [[understood]] much intellectually he was immature and was stifled in his spiritual [[ascent]]. And so what is asked of you is to be able to keep in [[balance]] so that you can continue along your [[developmental]] [[path]] toward [[the Father]] as well as your spiritual [[ascent]] to Him. Developmental ascent is [[learning]] and [[growing]] on a day to day basis in your [[humanness]].

And so my [[friends]], you here have come a long way on your [[journey]] in [[understanding]] the [[purposes]] of life. Many are there in this [[plane]] of [[existence]] now, who understand [[intellectually]], but do not or have not [[experienced]] [[spiritually]] those things which make the [[concept]] of the [[First Source and Center]] a [[vital]] [[reality]] for the [[individual]]. An example of this is the [[disciple]] [[Judas]]. While he [[understood]] much intellectually he was immature and was stifled in his spiritual [[ascent]]. And so what is asked of you is to be able to keep in [[balance]] so that you can continue along your [[developmental]] [[path]] toward [[the Father]] as well as your spiritual [[ascent]] to Him. Developmental ascent is [[learning]] and [[growing]] on a day to day basis in your [[humanness]].

===='''''[[Experience]]'''''====

===='''''[[Experience]]'''''====

If you will look at the young child in their formative years, there is much [[change]] and [[growth]] seen in them. They start out as a very [[ego]] centered [[being]], [[feeling]] and only knowing that the world revolves around them. A child cries and an [[adult]] appears. The child cries and he is fed, changed, or played with, given [[love]]. And through his many steps in [[growth]] he [[realizes]] that the world in which he lives does [[respect]], does fit into his [[framework]] of [[thought]] in that he is able to [[effect]] [[change]]. He begins to learn the aspect of [[cause]] and [[effect]]. As the child [[grows]], however, he begins to develop other higher [[potentials]] which give him the [[understanding]] that he is not the only person in the world, that life does not revolve around him. And so you who are [[ascending]] are like the child in this regard as well, in that you must start on a very low level and work toward higher ones to come into the true [[reality]] of what it means to be a daughter or son of the [[First Source and Center]]. Many [[understand]] this [[intellectually]], but through the [[experiences]] of life, through the [[desire]] to understand [[the Father]], you are brought in a knowing, a [[feeling]] from within, an internalization, if you will speak of what it really means, to be the daughter and the son of [[the Father]].

If you will look at the young child in their formative years, there is much [[change]] and [[growth]] seen in them. They start out as a very [[ego]] centered [[being]], [[feeling]] and only knowing that the world revolves around them. A child cries and an [[adult]] appears. The child cries and he is fed, changed, or played with, given [[love]]. And through his many steps in [[growth]] he [[realizes]] that the world in which he lives does [[respect]], does fit into his [[framework]] of [[thought]] in that he is able to [[effect]] [[change]]. He begins to learn the aspect of [[cause]] and [[effect]]. As the child [[grows]], however, he begins to develop other higher [[potentials]] which give him the [[understanding]] that he is not the only person in the world, that life does not revolve around him. And so you who are [[ascending]] are like the child in this regard as well, in that you must start on a very low level and work toward higher ones to come into the true [[reality]] of what it means to be a daughter or son of the [[First Source and Center]]. Many [[understand]] this [[intellectually]], but through the [[experiences]] of life, through the [[desire]] to understand [[the Father]], you are brought in a knowing, a [[feeling]] from within, an internalization, if you will speak of what it really means, to be the daughter and the son of [[the Father]].

Daniel: "Hello, N1."

Daniel: "Hello, N1."

===='''''[[Turmoil]]'''''====

===='''''[[Turbulence|Turmoil]]'''''====

N1: "I think I know the answer to this question, but I think I would like you to answer it and take it further. If we are [[feeling]] [[turmoil]] does that necessarily mean that we are not doing God's will? Or could it also mean that we are [[confused]] about if we are [[doing God's will]] so that the [[fear]] is there for the turmoil? Anyway, would you answer the question if being in turmoil means necessarily that we aren't in God's will."

N1: "I think I know the answer to this question, but I think I would like you to answer it and take it further. If we are [[feeling]] [[turmoil]] does that necessarily mean that we are not doing God's will? Or could it also mean that we are [[confused]] about if we are [[doing God's will]] so that the [[fear]] is there for the turmoil? Anyway, would you answer the question if being in turmoil means necessarily that we aren't in God's will."

Daniel: "This is correct, yes. What you see is that [[turmoil]] because of the outworkings of life is already an imbalance, in [[effect]]. And if you can counterbalance that with more [[spiritual]] input, you will help bring about a more [[equalizing]] [[effect]] in the [[physical]]. It is very true that when one is in [[human]] [[conflict]], [[turmoil]], that it is the hardest time to come to [[the Father]] at those times. Yet if you can free yourself from whatever holds you back from seeking Him during this time, you will find there is more [[clarity]] in your life, more [[understanding]], because you are open to [[the Father]]. And yes, it is very, very important to keep the lines of [[communication]] open between you and [[the Source]] from which you came."

Daniel: "This is correct, yes. What you see is that [[turmoil]] because of the outworkings of life is already an imbalance, in [[effect]]. And if you can counterbalance that with more [[spiritual]] input, you will help bring about a more [[equalizing]] [[effect]] in the [[physical]]. It is very true that when one is in [[human]] [[conflict]], [[turmoil]], that it is the hardest time to come to [[the Father]] at those times. Yet if you can free yourself from whatever holds you back from seeking Him during this time, you will find there is more [[clarity]] in your life, more [[understanding]], because you are open to [[the Father]]. And yes, it is very, very important to keep the lines of [[communication]] open between you and [[the Source]] from which you came."

===='''''[[Judas]]'''''====

===='''''[[Judas]]'''''====

N1: "Thank you Daniel. I have a further [[question]]. I have always been concerned about what has become of [[Judas]] and whether he is [[ascending]] or not. And I guess I always felt kind of sad for him, and sad when I [[read]] in the [[Urantia Book]] that this may..I don't remember how it is said but it seems that a lot of beings were really upset with him. Anyway I have been wanting to know whether he continued on in his [[ascent]], or he chose not to."

N1: "Thank you Daniel. I have a further [[question]]. I have always been concerned about what has become of [[Judas]] and whether he is [[ascending]] or not. And I guess I always felt kind of sad for him, and sad when I [[read]] in the [[Urantia Book]] that this may..I don't remember how it is said but it seems that a lot of beings were really upset with him. Anyway I have been wanting to know whether he continued on in his [[ascent]], or he chose not to."

B6: "Daniel, this is my son, S3."

B6: "Daniel, this is my son, S3."

===='''''[[Youth]]''''', '''''[[Parents]]'''''====

===='''''[[Youth]]''''', '''''[[Parenting]]'''''====

Daniel: "Hello S3, and welcome on this very stormy night on your [[plane]]. I am, of course, very knowledgeable about you. And my [[friends]] know that you very gifted and very [[wise]] in many ways. Continue on your search for [[the Father]], for you are coming into greater [[realities]] regarding the [[ascendant]] [[plane]] of [[existence]]. The young children, the [[Youth|young men and women]] of [[this planet]] are interesting in many ways in that there are those who are so willing to [[learn]] and [[grow]]. And then there are those who are so closed. My [[friend]], you have an openness about you that will bring much into your life. So continue in this regard. [[The Father]]'s [[love]] is upon you, indeed!"

Daniel: "Hello S3, and welcome on this very stormy night on your [[plane]]. I am, of course, very knowledgeable about you. And my [[friends]] know that you very gifted and very [[wise]] in many ways. Continue on your search for [[the Father]], for you are coming into greater [[realities]] regarding the [[ascendant]] [[plane]] of [[existence]]. The young children, the [[Youth|young men and women]] of [[this planet]] are interesting in many ways in that there are those who are so willing to [[learn]] and [[grow]]. And then there are those who are so closed. My [[friend]], you have an openness about you that will bring much into your life. So continue in this regard. [[The Father]]'s [[love]] is upon you, indeed!"

B6: "Yes."

B6: "Yes."

===='''''[[Teaching]]''''', '''''[[Evangelism]]'''''====

===='''''[[Teaching]]''''', '''''[[Evangelism]]'''''====

B1: "Daniel, as we have been in [[existence]] as a [[TeaM|teaching group]] nearly a year now we have had a number of people who have been involved with us who have now gone forth from our [[group]]. And, [[essentially]], we haven't taken any new members into our group. And I have been [[wondering]] and I [[suppose]] that some of the rest of us have also, about what we should do, if anything, about trying to bring new members into our [[group]]. Some of us have [[shared]] [[transcripts]]. We are still promoting the [[Urantia Book]]. But it occurs to me that we have a [[history]] here and we have been working on our own [[foundations]]. So I am just [[wondering]] if it's time for us to be considering adding people to the group. Do have any comments about that aspect?"

B1: "Daniel, as we have been in [[existence]] as a [[TeaM|teaching group]] nearly a year now we have had a number of people who have been involved with us who have now gone forth from our [[group]]. And, [[essentially]], we haven't taken any new members into our group. And I have been [[wondering]] and I [[suppose]] that some of the rest of us have also, about what we should do, if anything, about trying to bring new members into our [[group]]. Some of us have [[shared]] [[transcripts]]. We are still promoting the [[Urantia Book]]. But it occurs to me that we have a [[history]] here and we have been working on our own [[foundations]]. So I am just [[wondering]] if it's time for us to be considering adding people to the group. Do have any comments about that aspect?"

B6: "How is it? What is it? How does it [[work]]?"

B6: "How is it? What is it? How does it [[work]]?"

Daniel: "The [[collective consciousness]] is part of the realm in which the [[thought]] [[processes]] of [[beings]], in this case Urantians, are allowed to freely traverse paths to be available to all. You see, you are not only a [[physical]] [[body]], you are also a [[spiritual]] [[being]]. And part of the physical and spiritual is the [[thought]]. Thoughts are a part of your [[being]]. They are real. What you [[think]], so shall you become. And what you think must be [[part]] of the [[whole]]. And so the [[collective consciousness]], then, is the [[thoughts]] that are available to you and all. And as you [[project]] thoughts into the outer, they become available to others to [[receive]]. Your [[story]], your [[scientific]] [[research]] involving the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey hundredth monkey], which you are familiar with, is a way of helping to [[explain]] the [[collective consciousness]] in another realm. What you think truly is and can become [[real]] for you. And [[thoughts]], therefor, are real and what is [[thought]] by the [[individual]] is part of the [[collective consciousness]] that all can connect into, can open up to be in [[understanding]] of. This question has been one that has bothered you for a long time. What specifically bothers you about [[collective consciousness]]?"

Daniel: "The [[collective consciousness]] is part of the realm in which the [[thought]] [[processes]] of [[beings]], in this case Urantians, are allowed to freely traverse paths to be available to all. You see, you are not only a [[physical]] [[body]], you are also a [[spiritual]] [[being]]. And part of the physical and spiritual is the [[thought]]. Thoughts are a part of your [[being]]. They are real. What you [[think]], so shall you become. And what you think must be [[part]] of the [[whole]]. And so the [[collective consciousness]], then, is the [[thoughts]] that are available to you and all. And as you [[project]] thoughts into the outer, they become available to others to [[receive]]. Your [[story]], your [[scientific]] [[research]] involving the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey hundredth monkey], which you are familiar with, is a way of helping to [[explain]] the [[collective consciousness]] in another realm. What you think truly is and can become [[real]] for you. And [[thoughts]], therefor, are real and what is [[thought]] by the [[individual]] is part of the [[collective consciousness]] that all can connect into, can open up to be in [[understanding]] of. This question has been one that has bothered you for a long time. What specifically bothers you about [[collective consciousness]]?"

B6: "Mostly [[curiosity]] more than anything else. One of the questions that I enjoy is that in [[scientific]] [[research]] the same [[revelation]] or the same breakthrough, if you will, occur almost [[simultaneously]] in several [[parts]] of the globe without people [[conversing]], without contact between these people. And I was [[wondering]] if that the [[collective unconsciousness]] was a [[factor]] in this happening?"

B6: "Mostly [[curiosity]] more than anything else. One of the questions that I enjoy is that in [[scientific]] [[research]] the same [[revelation]] or the same breakthrough, if you will, occur almost [[simultaneously]] in several [[parts]] of the globe without people [[conversing]], without contact between these people. And I was [[wondering]] if that the [[collective unconsciousness]] was a [[factor]] in this happening?"

Daniel: "Indeed. And so is it important for all of you to [[realize]] that, because [[thoughts]] are real, that which you [[project]] which is [[positive]] will have a more permanent [[harmonizing]] [[effect]] upon [[the planet]]. If you project [[negative]] you project negative into those around you, indeed."

Daniel: "Indeed. And so is it important for all of you to [[realize]] that, because [[thoughts]] are real, that which you [[project]] which is [[positive]] will have a more permanent [[harmonizing]] [[effect]] upon [[the planet]]. If you project [[negative]] you project negative into those around you, indeed."

===='''''[[Evangelism]]'''''====

===='''''[[Evangelism]]'''''====

B1: "Daniel, I would like a little further [[clarification]] on my question because apparently I gave the wrong [[impression]], at least to N1, as to what I was trying to say. What I was trying to say has to do with group [[process]] as well. We have been a group for almost a year now. We have consisted of a certain number of [[individuals]]. There have been people who joined us briefly, but left. There have been some [[visitors]] who have come once or twice and have not continued for various reasons. Then, several of our members have gone out on their own. P1 and John and F1 and L1 have left us because of going about new [[missions]], and etc. My question was really this..Since we have a [[history]] together of approximately a year and we have been [[learning]] your lessons on a weekly basis, how do you incorporate into our already existent, but diminishing in size group, new members? Should we be trying to do that..not as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_missionaries Mormon missionary types], [[proselytizers]], but a [[natural]] way. For example, I have people I have been [[sharing]] [[the book]] with, who have been [[reading]] it, and at some point it is in my [[mind]] that they are going to want to know if we have a [[meeting]], a [[study]] [[group]]. Since our study group is [[associated]] with the [[teaching group]] and is not separate, to invite them to our study group means they have to become aware of the [[teaching]] ministry. And so I guess I was asking..are we more or less to stay as we are and [[work]] with you on our own [[spiritual growth]] and not make an [[effort]] to try and bring people to [[study]] the [[Urantia Book]] because it involves our [[Teaching Mission]]. Or should we just let them come as they wish? I don't know . ..N1 is shaking her head again..."

B1: "Daniel, I would like a little further [[clarification]] on my question because apparently I gave the wrong [[impression]], at least to N1, as to what I was trying to say. What I was trying to say has to do with group [[process]] as well. We have been a group for almost a year now. We have consisted of a certain number of [[individuals]]. There have been people who joined us briefly, but left. There have been some [[visitors]] who have come once or twice and have not continued for various reasons. Then, several of our members have gone out on their own. P1 and John and F1 and L1 have left us because of going about new [[missions]], and etc. My question was really this..Since we have a [[history]] together of approximately a year and we have been [[learning]] your lessons on a weekly basis, how do you incorporate into our already existent, but diminishing in size group, new members? Should we be trying to do that..not as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_missionaries Mormon missionary types], [[proselytizers]], but a [[natural]] way. For example, I have people I have been [[sharing]] [[the book]] with, who have been [[reading]] it, and at some point it is in my [[mind]] that they are going to want to know if we have a [[meeting]], a [[study]] [[group]]. Since our study group is [[associated]] with the [[teaching group]] and is not separate, to invite them to our study group means they have to become aware of the [[teaching]] ministry. And so I guess I was asking..are we more or less to stay as we are and [[work]] with you on our own [[spiritual growth]] and not make an [[effort]] to try and bring people to [[study]] the [[Urantia Book]] because it involves our [[Teaching Mission]]. Or should we just let them come as they wish? I don't know . ..N1 is shaking her head again..."

N1: "Why are you making things hard that are not hard..again???"

N1: "Why are you making things hard that are not hard..again???"

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