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CALVIN: Very, very much. I [[thought]] I had to go sit in a certain way and hold my hands in a certain way to really [[connect]]. I can see I can do what you are saying just in driving down the road or [[reflecting]] - looking out the window at [[work]]. (Abraham: Yes, correct.)

CALVIN: Very, very much. I [[thought]] I had to go sit in a certain way and hold my hands in a certain way to really [[connect]]. I can see I can do what you are saying just in driving down the road or [[reflecting]] - looking out the window at [[work]]. (Abraham: Yes, correct.)

ROLAND: Abraham, I [[appreciate]] your lesson tonight. I feel benefited by that. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions East Indian tradition] of [[meditation]] is of course, as you know long, and asks that in the meditation the goal be in [[connection]] with [[God consciousness]]. They speak of an [[energy]], which is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini kundalini energy], that rests at the bottom of the spine. Many of the masters are able to raise this energy from the base of the spine through the crown [[chakras]] of the head with [[practice]], and have become [[illuminated]] in the [[process]], in a mindal way that their [[prose]] and their [[poetry]] are of a very high state. Does this have any bearing on what they are doing or a bearing of what you speak of in the [[silence]], or is this a [[different]] practice entirely?

ROLAND: Abraham, I [[appreciate]] your lesson tonight. I feel benefited by that. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions East Indian tradition] of [[meditation]] is of course, as you know long, and asks that in the meditation the goal be in [[connection]] with [[God consciousness]]. They speak of an [[energy]], which is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini kundalini energy], that rests at the bottom of the spine. Many of the masters are able to raise this energy from the base of the spine through the crown [[chakras]] of the head with [[practice]], and have become [[illuminated]] in the [[process]], in a mindal way that their [[prose]] and their [[poetry]] are of a very high state. Does this have any bearing on what they are doing or a bearing of what you speak of in the [[silence]], or is this a [[different]] practice entirely?

ABRAHAM: As with [[stillness]] [[practice]], you are opening your human [[Free will|will]] to be led by Father. You are putting aside your [[desires]], for Father to be of [[service]]. It is Father who [[manipulates]] the energies that you [[speak]] of. Man can only be open to this [[manipulation]]. It must be man's will to [[align]] with Father's in order to [[understand]] the benefits of this [[energy]]. [[God]] is energy. He is the [[source]] of all energy. To integrate with Father is to begin to [[understand]] this energy and how to put it to use. Is this at all answering?

ABRAHAM: As with [[stillness]] [[practice]], you are opening your human [[Free will|will]] to be led by Father. You are putting aside your [[desires]], for Father to be of [[service]]. It is Father who [[manipulates]] the energies that you [[speak]] of. Man can only be open to this [[manipulation]]. It must be man's will to [[align]] with Father's in order to [[understand]] the benefits of this [[energy]]. [[God]] is energy. He is the [[source]] of all energy. To integrate with Father is to begin to [[understand]] this energy and how to put it to use. Is this at all answering?

ROLAND: It does answer. I guess the [[distinction]] I can see at this [[point]] is that for the world in general to [[understand]] that reaching the [[stillness]] is a [[simple]] [[process]] of quieting yourself each day, and there is a tremendous amount of [[power]] and direction in that. Is it then that [[practicality]] which we [[achieve]] by a few minutes of this [[practice]], is enhanced or perhaps even refined through the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions Eastern tradition] of longer periods of time and particular methods of [[meditation]]? Is it beneficial to pursue those [[traditional]] forms of Eastern Indian practice to achieve higher [[enlightenment]]?

ROLAND: It does answer. I guess the [[distinction]] I can see at this [[point]] is that for the world in general to [[understand]] that reaching the [[stillness]] is a [[simple]] [[process]] of quieting yourself each day, and there is a tremendous amount of [[power]] and direction in that. Is it then that [[practicality]] which we [[achieve]] by a few minutes of this [[practice]], is enhanced or perhaps even refined through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_religions Eastern tradition] of longer periods of time and particular methods of [[meditation]]? Is it beneficial to pursue those [[traditional]] forms of Eastern Indian practice to achieve higher [[enlightenment]]?

ABRAHAM: Long [[stillness]] practice is to misuse your energy. Too long at ''stillness'' [[practice]] is to drain you of that [[energy]] that might be put to use through [[service]]. This meeting for example, during the first part of my lesson the [[words]] are fairly strong. Towards the end of our meeting the words are fewer and less [[understood]] by the [[transmitter/receiver]]. We recommend short ''[[stillness]]'' practice, because when you begin to always allow [[God]] to live your life with you, you will find you are always in somewhat of a [[stillness]] practice. Stillness, is a reconnecting and allowing Father to reach you. Advanced stillness is to use this [[practice]] in everyday living. Does this help?

ABRAHAM: Long [[stillness]] practice is to misuse your energy. Too long at ''stillness'' [[practice]] is to drain you of that [[energy]] that might be put to use through [[service]]. This meeting for example, during the first part of my lesson the [[words]] are fairly strong. Towards the end of our meeting the words are fewer and less [[understood]] by the [[transmitter/receiver]]. We recommend short ''[[stillness]]'' practice, because when you begin to always allow [[God]] to live your life with you, you will find you are always in somewhat of a [[stillness]] practice. Stillness, is a reconnecting and allowing Father to reach you. Advanced stillness is to use this [[practice]] in everyday living. Does this help?

*Abraham June 26, 1995

*Abraham June 26, 1995

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

ROLAND: Thank you, Abraham. (INAUDIBLE)..I find that telling of [[experiences]] seem to be of interest because (inaudible) the [[story]] behind it. The thing that has [[changed]] in my experience, that has transformed me is (INAUDIBLE--I think Roland is asking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation transcendental--Eastern practices of meditation]) meditation, to allow the [[Indwelling Spirit]] to [[communicate]] at some level in the [[conscious]] [[mind]] a direction of the [[spiritual]] [[path]]. That is a [[concept]] that is foreign to the [http://books.google.com/books?id=-AjZL6Z6Z5QC&pg=PA3&dq=the+western+mind&hl=en&ei=Rfd3TvnaMYWgtweR7tCeDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false western mind]. Do you have some suggestions as to how we can approach that?

ROLAND: Thank you, Abraham. (INAUDIBLE)..I find that telling of [[experiences]] seem to be of interest because (inaudible) the [[story]] behind it. The thing that has [[changed]] in my experience, that has transformed me is (INAUDIBLE--I think Roland is asking about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation transcendental--Eastern practices of meditation]) meditation, to allow the [[Indwelling Spirit]] to [[communicate]] at some level in the [[conscious]] [[mind]] a direction of the [[spiritual]] [[path]]. That is a [[concept]] that is foreign to the [https://books.google.com/books?id=-AjZL6Z6Z5QC&pg=PA3&dq=the+western+mind&hl=en&ei=Rfd3TvnaMYWgtweR7tCeDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false western mind]. Do you have some suggestions as to how we can approach that?

ABRAHAM: Yes, the [[word]], the [[stillness]], may perhaps be too foreign, whereas [[meditation]] is more [[recognized]]. Just as with [[prayer]], the [[simple]] talk with [[the Father]] and a [[moment]] of receiving is really all one needs to start with. Yes, you are correct, the [[stillness]] is very important to [[contact]] the [[Thought Adjuster|Indwelling Father Fragment]], but I would suggest that with this *stillness* [[exercise]] inform the newcomer, beginners, that this exercise is not [[supernatural]], is not [[mysterious]], is not going to be [[miraculous]].  

ABRAHAM: Yes, the [[word]], the [[stillness]], may perhaps be too foreign, whereas [[meditation]] is more [[recognized]]. Just as with [[prayer]], the [[simple]] talk with [[the Father]] and a [[moment]] of receiving is really all one needs to start with. Yes, you are correct, the [[stillness]] is very important to [[contact]] the [[Thought Adjuster|Indwelling Father Fragment]], but I would suggest that with this *stillness* [[exercise]] inform the newcomer, beginners, that this exercise is not [[supernatural]], is not [[mysterious]], is not going to be [[miraculous]].