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===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Transmitting]]''''', '''''[[Pedagogy]]'''''====

===='''''[[Transmitting]]''''', '''''[[Pedagogy]]'''''====

Let me say too that sometimes when we get [[together]], very little is on a [[spiritual]] [[plane]]. Very much of it is on an [[emotional]] level because that is where you are in your [[psyche]] and it is very important for any [[teacher]] to meet the [[student]] where the student is. It would do no [[good]] for me to try to talk to you about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometry trigonometry] if you are still trying to learn to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication multiply] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(mathematics) divide].

Let me say too that sometimes when we get [[together]], very little is on a [[spiritual]] [[plane]]. Very much of it is on an [[emotional]] level because that is where you are in your [[psyche]] and it is very important for any [[teacher]] to meet the [[student]] where the student is. It would do no [[good]] for me to try to talk to you about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometry trigonometry] if you are still trying to learn to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication multiply] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(mathematics) divide].

   

   

Furthermore, there is some [[Anxiety|concern]] about what comes through, as to whether it is [[good]] enough or not good enough - by whose [[standards]] I don’t know, but [[assure]]dly everyone has [[standards]] and everyone will ascertain for him or herself what [[transcripts]], what transmissions, what [[teachers]], what [[T/R]]s, what lessons, what [[concepts]] are [[compatible]] and which ones are “[http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/old-hat.html old hat].”  Some may consider some lessons too ‘far out’ to be believed while some may feel the lesson is too ho-hum to be [[endured]].  But there is overall [[value]] in the [[experience]], even though all these [[possibilities]] are in [[existence]]. Uppermost is probably the [[idea]] itself, the [[concept]] itself, that we can [[engage]] one with the other. You come to these gathering to lift yourself up and that is priceless.

Furthermore, there is some [[Anxiety|concern]] about what comes through, as to whether it is [[good]] enough or not good enough - by whose [[standards]] I don’t know, but [[assure]]dly everyone has [[standards]] and everyone will ascertain for him or herself what [[transcripts]], what transmissions, what [[teachers]], what [[T/R]]s, what lessons, what [[concepts]] are [[compatible]] and which ones are “[https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/old-hat.html old hat].”  Some may consider some lessons too ‘far out’ to be believed while some may feel the lesson is too ho-hum to be [[endured]].  But there is overall [[value]] in the [[experience]], even though all these [[possibilities]] are in [[existence]]. Uppermost is probably the [[idea]] itself, the [[concept]] itself, that we can [[engage]] one with the other. You come to these gathering to lift yourself up and that is priceless.

   

   

The [[experience]] that happens to you as you open yourself, as you open your [[mind]] and your [[spirit]] to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_38 celestial helpers], [[divine]] [[ideas]], [[encouragement]], [[assurance]], and sometimes [[actual]] [[information]], is a [[testimony]] to your [[faith]], to your willingness to [[grow]], to be open to the [[possibility]] that [[truth]] can come to you in many [[guises]].  

The [[experience]] that happens to you as you open yourself, as you open your [[mind]] and your [[spirit]] to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_38 celestial helpers], [[divine]] [[ideas]], [[encouragement]], [[assurance]], and sometimes [[actual]] [[information]], is a [[testimony]] to your [[faith]], to your willingness to [[grow]], to be open to the [[possibility]] that [[truth]] can come to you in many [[guises]].  

   

   

It is a tremendous [[experience]] for the [[T/R]] because it provokes the T/R to be in [[trust]] of the [[process]] itself.  It also offers a [[discipline]] because the [[T/R]] must set his or herself aside in order for the [[persona]] of the [[concept]] to come through.  Making oneself [deliberately] small is a good [[discipline]] for many occasions, but it also enables the [[opportunity]] to [[experience]] by [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proxy proxy] the teaching [[techniques]] of their [[elders]].  This is a tremendous [[opportunity]] for those of you who take up the task of learning to receive and transmit from this higher [[plane]] of [[consciousness]] whereon we meet and mingle and [[commune]].

It is a tremendous [[experience]] for the [[T/R]] because it provokes the T/R to be in [[trust]] of the [[process]] itself.  It also offers a [[discipline]] because the [[T/R]] must set his or herself aside in order for the [[persona]] of the [[concept]] to come through.  Making oneself [deliberately] small is a good [[discipline]] for many occasions, but it also enables the [[opportunity]] to [[experience]] by [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proxy proxy] the teaching [[techniques]] of their [[elders]].  This is a tremendous [[opportunity]] for those of you who take up the task of learning to receive and transmit from this higher [[plane]] of [[consciousness]] whereon we meet and mingle and [[commune]].

   

   

Now that we have gotten here, I am able to commence with a lesson.  There is [[interference]] on the line, however, that is distracting, and so I will rein in my [[T/R]] and apply the [[disciplines]] such that we can [[proceed]].

Now that we have gotten here, I am able to commence with a lesson.  There is [[interference]] on the line, however, that is distracting, and so I will rein in my [[T/R]] and apply the [[disciplines]] such that we can [[proceed]].

Before you go out the door in the morning, or in the afternoon, or in the evening, before you open yourself up to your [[environment]], be sure to [[invite]] your [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_38 spirit helpers] to go with you and be [[mindful]] of their [[presence]] with you.  As you get in your car, as you drive past the corner store, as you settle yourself into the ride, as you park at your destination, and as you approach your task, take your [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_38 spirit helpers], your [[spiritual]] [[consciousness]] with you so that you are armed and [[prepared]], and so that you can be [[calm]] and [[respond]] sanely and serenely when you interrupt or [[interfere]] with the lives of others [[simply]] by presenting yourself.  To those in [[fear]] this can be considered an [[act]] of [[aggression]].

Before you go out the door in the morning, or in the afternoon, or in the evening, before you open yourself up to your [[environment]], be sure to [[invite]] your [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_38 spirit helpers] to go with you and be [[mindful]] of their [[presence]] with you.  As you get in your car, as you drive past the corner store, as you settle yourself into the ride, as you park at your destination, and as you approach your task, take your [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_38 spirit helpers], your [[spiritual]] [[consciousness]] with you so that you are armed and [[prepared]], and so that you can be [[calm]] and [[respond]] sanely and serenely when you interrupt or [[interfere]] with the lives of others [[simply]] by presenting yourself.  To those in [[fear]] this can be considered an [[act]] of [[aggression]].

   

   

I almost feel I should [[apologize]] for the caliber of my [[words]] this evening. They are hardly [[words]] you want to hear; they are not [[encouraging]] a high [[state]] of [[spiritual]] [[consciousness]] such as one might [[anticipate]] with [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/through+rose-colored+glasses rose-colored glasses] or blind faith. They are really very much the concerns of the [[human]], but you see you are human, and as I mentioned earlier, my task is dealing with you as you are and whereas you might not like to [[think]] about your [[fears]] and the fears of others, you would [[appreciate]] my [[efforts]] if you could see yourselves as we see you.

I almost feel I should [[apologize]] for the caliber of my [[words]] this evening. They are hardly [[words]] you want to hear; they are not [[encouraging]] a high [[state]] of [[spiritual]] [[consciousness]] such as one might [[anticipate]] with [https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/through+rose-colored+glasses rose-colored glasses] or blind faith. They are really very much the concerns of the [[human]], but you see you are human, and as I mentioned earlier, my task is dealing with you as you are and whereas you might not like to [[think]] about your [[fears]] and the fears of others, you would [[appreciate]] my [[efforts]] if you could see yourselves as we see you.

   

   

Now, let me hasten to add that we also see you as tremendously [[courageous]] people. The [[courage]] that you [[manifest]] because of your [[faith]] is often [[inspirational]]. As you have been told for many years, your [[enthusiasm]], the [[inspiration]] you bring, your [[buoyancy]] of [[spirit]], make our lives easier, our work easier and the lives of your fellows easier.  And it is [[merciful]] to try to make life easier and more [[meaningful]] for those you [[love]], for those you [[care]] for, even those who are strangers, because it is “[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_196#196:1._JESUS.E2.80.94THE_MAN Jesusonian].”

Now, let me hasten to add that we also see you as tremendously [[courageous]] people. The [[courage]] that you [[manifest]] because of your [[faith]] is often [[inspirational]]. As you have been told for many years, your [[enthusiasm]], the [[inspiration]] you bring, your [[buoyancy]] of [[spirit]], make our lives easier, our work easier and the lives of your fellows easier.  And it is [[merciful]] to try to make life easier and more [[meaningful]] for those you [[love]], for those you [[care]] for, even those who are strangers, because it is “[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_196#196:1._JESUS.E2.80.94THE_MAN Jesusonian].”

The first day that all of you [[discovered]] me within your mind was also a momentous [[discovery]]. You were astonished to find, when you opened your garage door, that waiting inside was not a 10-speed bike, but a precious [[gift]] from the [[First Source and Center]].  Isn’t it true, my [[children]], that your Parents’ unconditional [[love]] [[motivated]] you to express that same love toward others?  Well, how about the gift that originates from the [[First Source and Center]]?  There is something indefinable about that gift.  You can’t quite put your hands on it in the way you put your hands on a gift that you can see and [[touch]] and [[feel]].  Yet this gift is so [[profound]] that mere words are unable to [[express]] its [[beauty]].

The first day that all of you [[discovered]] me within your mind was also a momentous [[discovery]]. You were astonished to find, when you opened your garage door, that waiting inside was not a 10-speed bike, but a precious [[gift]] from the [[First Source and Center]].  Isn’t it true, my [[children]], that your Parents’ unconditional [[love]] [[motivated]] you to express that same love toward others?  Well, how about the gift that originates from the [[First Source and Center]]?  There is something indefinable about that gift.  You can’t quite put your hands on it in the way you put your hands on a gift that you can see and [[touch]] and [[feel]].  Yet this gift is so [[profound]] that mere words are unable to [[express]] its [[beauty]].

   

   

But, have you ever [[admired]], children, the [[beauty]] of a pearl? There is something about its luster that is indescribable.  But have you ever [[considered]] how the pearl forms?  Well, oyster pearls form when an irritant forms within its mantle. The oyster is unable to dislodge the irritant so it begins to excrete a hard substance called “knacker”.  This substance is [[composed]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate calcium carbonate].  As long as the irritant remains inside the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster oyster], the knacker continues to build upon itself, layer after layer, until the day that a pearl diver plunges into the depths, the forming pearl remains hidden.  Then he pries open the shell and discovers a lustrous pearl inside.  

But, have you ever [[admired]], children, the [[beauty]] of a pearl? There is something about its luster that is indescribable.  But have you ever [[considered]] how the pearl forms?  Well, oyster pearls form when an irritant forms within its mantle. The oyster is unable to dislodge the irritant so it begins to excrete a hard substance called “knacker”.  This substance is [[composed]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate calcium carbonate].  As long as the irritant remains inside the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster oyster], the knacker continues to build upon itself, layer after layer, until the day that a pearl diver plunges into the depths, the forming pearl remains hidden.  Then he pries open the shell and discovers a lustrous pearl inside.  

   

   

Did you also know that there are pearl farms where pearl technicians will [[artificially]] introduce a foreign substance into the mantle of the pearl oyster?  With surgical precision, they will introduce a small piece of shell into the mantle of the oyster.  Over time this irritant will cause the oyster to excrete calcium carbonate to [[surround]] this irritant.  These oysters hang from rafts and the technicians periodically check the [[temperature]] and [[change]] the depth of the oysters that are hanging from the raft by varying lengths of string.  These technicians will also raise the oysters to the [[surface]], cleaning them of any debris that may have accumulated, and even giving medicine that discourages parasitic [[growth]].  Not all the oysters [[survive]] this careful treatment, but those that do, are harvested for their pearls.

Did you also know that there are pearl farms where pearl technicians will [[artificially]] introduce a foreign substance into the mantle of the pearl oyster?  With surgical precision, they will introduce a small piece of shell into the mantle of the oyster.  Over time this irritant will cause the oyster to excrete calcium carbonate to [[surround]] this irritant.  These oysters hang from rafts and the technicians periodically check the [[temperature]] and [[change]] the depth of the oysters that are hanging from the raft by varying lengths of string.  These technicians will also raise the oysters to the [[surface]], cleaning them of any debris that may have accumulated, and even giving medicine that discourages parasitic [[growth]].  Not all the oysters [[survive]] this careful treatment, but those that do, are harvested for their pearls.

Marty:            I have a question for Teacher Tomas.  I have been hearing references to [[changes]] in our material [[bodies]].  I [[wonder]] if he would like to address that subject.  

Marty:            I have a question for Teacher Tomas.  I have been hearing references to [[changes]] in our material [[bodies]].  I [[wonder]] if he would like to address that subject.  

TOMAS:        Actually, no.  The [[body]] is your vehicle and it’s not going to significantly [[change]]. The best thing you can do is take [[care]] of it. By adding the [[spirit]] to your [[consciousness]] you invigorate your body, you become more [[sensitive]] of it, perhaps, more [[appreciative]] of it, but as for [[DNA]] changes or other alterations that are being [[discussed]] today – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell stem cell] [[research]], ad infinitum – it is not my favorite subject.  If you have something you would like to say about it, however, I would be [[happy]] to listen and perhaps add some [[counsel]], but it is not something I choose to bring up myself or [[discuss]].

TOMAS:        Actually, no.  The [[body]] is your vehicle and it’s not going to significantly [[change]]. The best thing you can do is take [[care]] of it. By adding the [[spirit]] to your [[consciousness]] you invigorate your body, you become more [[sensitive]] of it, perhaps, more [[appreciative]] of it, but as for [[DNA]] changes or other alterations that are being [[discussed]] today – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell stem cell] [[research]], ad infinitum – it is not my favorite subject.  If you have something you would like to say about it, however, I would be [[happy]] to listen and perhaps add some [[counsel]], but it is not something I choose to bring up myself or [[discuss]].

   

   

Marty:            Well, thank you anyway.  I just – I’ve been hearing so much about it and it seems to me that there is some kind of a [[change]] in the [[physical]] [[energy]], the [[pulsation]] of energy and all in our lives and that must [[affect]] all physical [[things]] in our lives, as well, is what I was [[thinking]].  And I [[imagine]] the raising of one’s [[consciousness]] is also going to have an effect on raising our body functions as well.  And that’s all.

Marty:            Well, thank you anyway.  I just – I’ve been hearing so much about it and it seems to me that there is some kind of a [[change]] in the [[physical]] [[energy]], the [[pulsation]] of energy and all in our lives and that must [[affect]] all physical [[things]] in our lives, as well, is what I was [[thinking]].  And I [[imagine]] the raising of one’s [[consciousness]] is also going to have an effect on raising our body functions as well.  And that’s all.

TOMAS:        Yes, it is.

TOMAS:        Yes, it is.

   

   

Marty:            And who put it [[together]] this way from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba amoeba] in the shore waters.  I mean, if this is just a little indication of the [[nature]] of the [[universe]], then it’s just beyond – beyond anything that we could begin to [[comprehend]] at the level that we’re at.

Marty:            And who put it [[together]] this way from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba amoeba] in the shore waters.  I mean, if this is just a little indication of the [[nature]] of the [[universe]], then it’s just beyond – beyond anything that we could begin to [[comprehend]] at the level that we’re at.

   

   

TOMAS:        You are [[expressing]] [[awe]] at the [[miracle]] that you are.

TOMAS:        You are [[expressing]] [[awe]] at the [[miracle]] that you are.