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| ===How do I know I am having teacher contact and understand messages correctly?=== | | ===How do I know I am having teacher contact and understand messages correctly?=== |
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− | We are told that teacher contact is best accomplished by way of regular, | + | We are told that [[teacher]] contact is best accomplished by way of regular, |
− | daily, stillness meditation--quieting the mind for up to twenty minutes of | + | daily, [[stillness]] meditation--quieting the [[mind]] for up to twenty minutes of |
− | silent communion once or twice each day. | + | [[silent]] [[communion]] once or twice each day. |
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− | There is an experience of "otherness," subtle for some, more pronounced for | + | There is an [[experience]] of "otherness," subtle for some, more pronounced for |
− | others, that distinguishes teacher communication from one's own thoughts | + | others, that distinguishes teacher [[communication]] from one's own [[thoughts]] |
| and projections. Some teachers suggest that we ask these questions about a | | and projections. Some teachers suggest that we ask these questions about a |
| supposed teacher communication or transmission to assess its veracity and | | supposed teacher communication or transmission to assess its veracity and |
| sharpen our powers of discernment: | | sharpen our powers of discernment: |
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− | :a) Does the communication come with respect for my free-will dignity? | + | :a) Does the communication come with respect for my [[free-will]] [[dignity]]? |
| :b) Is it compatible with the teachings of [[Urantia Text|The Urantia Book]]? | | :b) Is it compatible with the teachings of [[Urantia Text|The Urantia Book]]? |
− | :c) Will heeding a message result in my bearing "spiritual fruit"? | + | :c) Will heeding a message result in my bearing "[[spiritual fruit]]"? |
− | :d) Does the transmission come with God's love? | + | :d) Does the transmission come with [[God]]'s [[love]]? |
| :e) Does it have the ring of [[truth]]? | | :e) Does it have the ring of [[truth]]? |
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