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2012-06-30-A Lesson on Courage (view source)
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===Topic: '''''A Lesson on Courage'''''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Prolotheos]]===
===TR: [[Valdir Soares]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Prolotheos: “Having earlier approached the [[theme]] of [[fear]], let us now entertain our [[thoughts]] on a related subject: [[Courage]]. It is important to keep in [[mind]] that courage is not an [[absence]] of fear. Courage might well need to overcome fear in order to [[manifest]], because having courage is to [[act]] bravely despite having fear. Another important distinction to be made is that courage is not ‘[[bravado]]’, because bravado is [[ego]]-[[motivated]], and only seeks to promote the [[self]]. Courage, although a [[decision]] of the self, may rightly benefit the self, but its [[expression]] is out of a noble need, not a selfish one.
“[[Courage]] can be exercised in all aspects of [[life]]. One must be courageous to live a meaningful life. Many times life requires courage, for example, especially in doing what benefits others, not when you become the main beneficiary of your [[actions]]. One example of this kind of courage is when you decide to practice [[goodness]] towards people that according to general [[opinion]] are clearly undeserving. Your Master when on [[Urantia]], preached: ‘[[Love]] your [[enemy]], and pray for those who [[persecute]] you’. To act selflessly in such circumstances demands [[courage]].
“Another instance in which courage is greatly [[necessary]] is when you are faced with the need to do ‘the right thing’, even if it means that some kind of [[personal]] loss will ensue. Acting courageously always means that you will be [[exposed]] to some degree of [[risk]], otherwise your action wouldn’t require [[courage]]. Some, even knowing what is the right thing to do, [[cowardly]] refuse to take action because there is a risk of personal loss or [[injury]] in taking such action. One must have right [[principles]] to act right; courage to [[honor]] one’s [[beliefs]], even with the risk of losing the [[support]] of [[friends]] and loved ones. This requires you to have a strong [[character]]!
“However, when you have to deal with [[truth]] – facing it or upholding it – it is when courage is most [[necessary]]. It takes courage to seek the real truth about important things in [[life]]. It takes courage to [[recognize]] that you were mistaken, it takes courage to acknowledge that you have [[sinned]] against others, and it takes courage to stand by the [[truth]], no matter how hurtful it can be. Courage in these circumstances demands for a price to be paid if one wants to have [[peace]] of [[mind]], a peaceful [[conscience]]. Acting courageously can in [[fact]] get you hurt, but it’s better to ‘lose an eye’ and have [[peace]] of mind, than having both eyes, to live in [[guilt]] and torment.
“Where does [[courage]] comes from? Humanly speaking courage comes from [[love]]; love for others, love for [[justice]], and love for the [[truth]]. But the strength to put this love in [[motion]] through [[courage]] must come from [[spiritual]] realities: your [[soul]] and the [[Spirit Within]], the ones that always encourage and [[support]] you to stand for spiritual [[values]] in your [[life]].
===Closing===
“I am Prolotheos, your tutor from on High, and glad to be able to convey this lesson to you. My love is with you.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Prolotheos]]
[[Category: Valdir Soares]]
[[Category: Courage]]
[[Category: 2012]]
[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: '''''A Lesson on Courage'''''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Prolotheos]]===
===TR: [[Valdir Soares]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Prolotheos: “Having earlier approached the [[theme]] of [[fear]], let us now entertain our [[thoughts]] on a related subject: [[Courage]]. It is important to keep in [[mind]] that courage is not an [[absence]] of fear. Courage might well need to overcome fear in order to [[manifest]], because having courage is to [[act]] bravely despite having fear. Another important distinction to be made is that courage is not ‘[[bravado]]’, because bravado is [[ego]]-[[motivated]], and only seeks to promote the [[self]]. Courage, although a [[decision]] of the self, may rightly benefit the self, but its [[expression]] is out of a noble need, not a selfish one.
“[[Courage]] can be exercised in all aspects of [[life]]. One must be courageous to live a meaningful life. Many times life requires courage, for example, especially in doing what benefits others, not when you become the main beneficiary of your [[actions]]. One example of this kind of courage is when you decide to practice [[goodness]] towards people that according to general [[opinion]] are clearly undeserving. Your Master when on [[Urantia]], preached: ‘[[Love]] your [[enemy]], and pray for those who [[persecute]] you’. To act selflessly in such circumstances demands [[courage]].
“Another instance in which courage is greatly [[necessary]] is when you are faced with the need to do ‘the right thing’, even if it means that some kind of [[personal]] loss will ensue. Acting courageously always means that you will be [[exposed]] to some degree of [[risk]], otherwise your action wouldn’t require [[courage]]. Some, even knowing what is the right thing to do, [[cowardly]] refuse to take action because there is a risk of personal loss or [[injury]] in taking such action. One must have right [[principles]] to act right; courage to [[honor]] one’s [[beliefs]], even with the risk of losing the [[support]] of [[friends]] and loved ones. This requires you to have a strong [[character]]!
“However, when you have to deal with [[truth]] – facing it or upholding it – it is when courage is most [[necessary]]. It takes courage to seek the real truth about important things in [[life]]. It takes courage to [[recognize]] that you were mistaken, it takes courage to acknowledge that you have [[sinned]] against others, and it takes courage to stand by the [[truth]], no matter how hurtful it can be. Courage in these circumstances demands for a price to be paid if one wants to have [[peace]] of [[mind]], a peaceful [[conscience]]. Acting courageously can in [[fact]] get you hurt, but it’s better to ‘lose an eye’ and have [[peace]] of mind, than having both eyes, to live in [[guilt]] and torment.
“Where does [[courage]] comes from? Humanly speaking courage comes from [[love]]; love for others, love for [[justice]], and love for the [[truth]]. But the strength to put this love in [[motion]] through [[courage]] must come from [[spiritual]] realities: your [[soul]] and the [[Spirit Within]], the ones that always encourage and [[support]] you to stand for spiritual [[values]] in your [[life]].
===Closing===
“I am Prolotheos, your tutor from on High, and glad to be able to convey this lesson to you. My love is with you.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Prolotheos]]
[[Category: Valdir Soares]]
[[Category: Courage]]
[[Category: 2012]]