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===Topic: ''Body Perceptions, Hopefulness''===

===Topic: ''Body Perceptions, Hopefulness''===

===Group: [[Lightline TeaM]]===

===Group: [[Half Moon Bay TeaM]]===

==Facilitators==

==Facilitators==

===Teacher: [[Aaron]]===

===Teacher: [[Olfana]], [[Tarkas]]===

===TR: [[Unknown]]===

===TR: [[Susan Kimsey]]===

==Session 1==

==Session 1==

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

===='''''[[Body]]''''', '''''[[Health]]''''', '''''[[ACIM]]'''''====

===='''''[[Body]]''''', '''''[[Health]]''''', '''''[[ACIM]]'''''====

T: The first question I have is regarding my background in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science Christian Science]. I'm having trouble [[understanding]] what I [[perceive]] to be a [[contradictory]] [[emphasis]] in books like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keys_to_the_Scriptures Keys to the Scriptures] and [[A Course in Miracles]] with [[books]] like the [[Urantia Book]]. On the one hand, Christian Science and [[ACIM]] seem to emphasize to me a very high level of [[understanding]] of a [[spiritual]] world, and seem to denounce the reality of a [[materialistic]] world. Yet books like [[Kryon]]'s book and the [[Urantia Book]] seem to indulge in endless [[speculation]] about [[energy]] [[forces]] and material forces. The involvement that S has with the [[healing]] energies, including her involvement with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_essences flower essences] and the [http://www.healing-journeys-energy.com/Crystals-Creating-Gem-Elixirs.html#axzz1mJv8UEpQ gem elixers], imply these are crucial to her background in [[spiritual evolution]] and her understanding of [[healing]]. Can you [[clarify]] some of this for me?

T: The first question I have is regarding my background in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science Christian Science]. I'm having trouble [[understanding]] what I [[perceive]] to be a [[contradictory]] [[emphasis]] in books like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keys_to_the_Scriptures Keys to the Scriptures] and [[A Course in Miracles]] with [[books]] like the [[Urantia Book]]. On the one hand, Christian Science and [[ACIM]] seem to emphasize to me a very high level of [[understanding]] of a [[spiritual]] world, and seem to denounce the reality of a [[materialistic]] world. Yet books like [[Kryon]]'s book and the [[Urantia Book]] seem to indulge in endless [[speculation]] about [[energy]] [[forces]] and material forces. The involvement that S has with the [[healing]] energies, including her involvement with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_essences flower essences] and the [https://www.healing-journeys-energy.com/Crystals-Creating-Gem-Elixirs.html#axzz1mJv8UEpQ gem elixers], imply these are crucial to her background in [[spiritual evolution]] and her understanding of [[healing]]. Can you [[clarify]] some of this for me?

Olfana: You [[touch]] upon issues of great importance. We [[understand]] your [[confusion]] regarding these many [[questions]]. Let us digress for a moment. Can you allow the use of [[symbolism]], symbolic [[images]], to help you, perhaps, to [[comprehend]]?

Olfana: You [[touch]] upon issues of great importance. We [[understand]] your [[confusion]] regarding these many [[questions]]. Let us digress for a moment. Can you allow the use of [[symbolism]], symbolic [[images]], to help you, perhaps, to [[comprehend]]?

T: Yes.

T: Yes.

Olfana: Your [[consciousness]] is not only [[connected]] to this [[physical]] [[being]]. Much of your [[perceptions]] of your [[consciousness]] as limited to this body is [[illusory]], just as the rock appearing [[magnified]] is an illusion of light [[waves]] affected by the [[water]]. Lessons learned from the [[perspective]] of being in the [[body]] are a [[necessary]] part of your experience in this lifetime. However, you are indeed, so much more than what the body [[appears]] to limit you to, that teachings such as [[ACIM|the Course]], or the [[doctrines]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science Christian Science], [[encourage]] you to expand your [[perceptions]] past these body [[limitations]]. True [[essence]] of the rock is not [[modified]] by these perceptual changes caused by different [[viewpoints]] of it. Just so, your [[being]] is not limited by body perceptions. Higher [[truths]] [[surrounding]] the complete make-up of your [[being]] are not fully understood or widely taught on [[your planet]]. I might say, you have seen the rock from many different [[angles]] in the this cylinder of water. But, thus far, you have not reached in, and pulled out the rock, in order to gaze upon it, [[alone]]. The water surrounding this rock is [[representative]] of the many [[illusions]] or [[beliefs]] that exist in your philosophical doctrines. [[ACIM]] [[encourages]] you, as does the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Baker_Eddy Mary Baker Eddy], to see that these [[illusions]] can be [[penetrated]], and, through [[inspiration]], a clearer [[perspective]]--perception--of the true [[entity]] that you are, can be [[discovered]]. However, [[Dogma|doctrinaire]] [[interpretations]] that the body has no [[existence]] on the [[physical]] [[plane]] are also incorrectly stated--perceived.  

Olfana: Your [[consciousness]] is not only [[connected]] to this [[physical]] [[being]]. Much of your [[perceptions]] of your [[consciousness]] as limited to this body is [[illusory]], just as the rock appearing [[magnified]] is an illusion of light [[waves]] affected by the [[water]]. Lessons learned from the [[perspective]] of being in the [[body]] are a [[necessary]] part of your experience in this lifetime. However, you are indeed, so much more than what the body [[appears]] to limit you to, that teachings such as [[ACIM|the Course]], or the [[doctrines]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science Christian Science], [[encourage]] you to expand your [[perceptions]] past these body [[limitations]]. True [[essence]] of the rock is not [[modified]] by these perceptual changes caused by different [[viewpoints]] of it. Just so, your [[being]] is not limited by body perceptions. Higher [[truths]] [[surrounding]] the complete make-up of your [[being]] are not fully understood or widely taught on [[your planet]]. I might say, you have seen the rock from many different [[angles]] in the this cylinder of water. But, thus far, you have not reached in, and pulled out the rock, in order to gaze upon it, [[alone]]. The water surrounding this rock is [[representative]] of the many [[illusions]] or [[beliefs]] that exist in your philosophical doctrines. [[ACIM]] [[encourages]] you, as does the work of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Baker_Eddy Mary Baker Eddy], to see that these [[illusions]] can be [[penetrated]], and, through [[inspiration]], a clearer [[perspective]]--perception--of the true [[entity]] that you are, can be [[discovered]]. However, [[Dogma|doctrinaire]] [[interpretations]] that the body has no [[existence]] on the [[physical]] [[plane]] are also incorrectly stated--perceived.  

You cannot deny that one is seeing an [[aspect]] of the rock, even when viewed through [[water]]. Just so, seeing the [[body]] as a physical [[entity]] has some [[accuracy]]. [[Adjustments]] to the vibrational [[manifestation]] of your entity can indeed take place. And physical imbalances do occur. These teachings of such matters as flower essences, energy transmissions, and [[adjustments]] are appropriate to one level of [[perception]] of your being. You are not removed from the water yet! Therefore, within the boundaries of this [[perception]], the body needs to be dealt with. Indeed, the time comes when you are truly released from any [[limiting]] [[perceptions]] of your being as connected to a [[physical]] [[manifestation]]. But, it is the [[ideal]] which is striven for in [[ACIM]] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science Christian Science] teachings. Those who can release themselves from [[illusions]] of body boundaries can indeed create new [[perceptions]] of themselves--healed perceptions of themselves. But most [[mortals]] need to begin their [[comprehension]] of themselves at a level much more connected to the [[physical]] world. In the Course, [[Jesus]] says, "If taking a pill allows you to feel less [[anxious]], then, by all means, take this pill." There is much [[truth]] in this teaching. It encourages you to see that leaving behind your [[illusions]] of the [[body]] is a [[process]] that builds toward a final moment of [[clarity]]--just as one realizes by shifting [[positions]] and observing the rock, that these [[changing]] [[perceptions]] of the rock in the water are more the result of the water, than the rock. That moment of [[clarity]] liberates you to reach in and remove the rock from the water, to see it [[free]] of the substance which [[clouded]] your true [[perception]] of it! Just so, your release from illusions [[surrounding]] the body will come at the point you choose to remove your perceptions of your [[being]] from the body, which seems to contain it. We [[hope]] our attempt to elucidate your concerns regarding these issues has been helpful. We thank you for your patient [[attention]].

You cannot deny that one is seeing an [[aspect]] of the rock, even when viewed through [[water]]. Just so, seeing the [[body]] as a physical [[entity]] has some [[accuracy]]. [[Adjustments]] to the vibrational [[manifestation]] of your entity can indeed take place. And physical imbalances do occur. These teachings of such matters as flower essences, energy transmissions, and [[adjustments]] are appropriate to one level of [[perception]] of your being. You are not removed from the water yet! Therefore, within the boundaries of this [[perception]], the body needs to be dealt with. Indeed, the time comes when you are truly released from any [[limiting]] [[perceptions]] of your being as connected to a [[physical]] [[manifestation]]. But, it is the [[ideal]] which is striven for in [[ACIM]] or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science Christian Science] teachings. Those who can release themselves from [[illusions]] of body boundaries can indeed create new [[perceptions]] of themselves--healed perceptions of themselves. But most [[mortals]] need to begin their [[comprehension]] of themselves at a level much more connected to the [[physical]] world. In the Course, [[Jesus]] says, "If taking a pill allows you to feel less [[anxious]], then, by all means, take this pill." There is much [[truth]] in this teaching. It encourages you to see that leaving behind your [[illusions]] of the [[body]] is a [[process]] that builds toward a final moment of [[clarity]]--just as one realizes by shifting [[positions]] and observing the rock, that these [[changing]] [[perceptions]] of the rock in the water are more the result of the water, than the rock. That moment of [[clarity]] liberates you to reach in and remove the rock from the water, to see it [[free]] of the substance which [[clouded]] your true [[perception]] of it! Just so, your release from illusions [[surrounding]] the body will come at the point you choose to remove your perceptions of your [[being]] from the body, which seems to contain it. We [[hope]] our attempt to elucidate your concerns regarding these issues has been helpful. We thank you for your patient [[attention]].

==Session 3==

==Session 3==

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Mercy]]'''''====

===='''''[[Mercy]]'''''====

Now, we turn our [[attention]] to a lesson on [[mercy]]. “Mercy falleth like the rain.” How often this [[symbol]] of mercy [[flowing]] down upon our lives is used. This an appropriate [[image]], for [[God]]’s [[mercy]] showers down upon us unannounced, just as the [[spring]] rains refresh the flowers. This nourishment of His [[Love]], indeed, increases our [[growth]]. [[Mercy]] comes as a part of the [[natural]] [[pattern]] of growth, just as the rains nourish the flowers. The [[turmoil]], the [[challenge]], the difficulties of [[life]], are like the [[winds]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March March] which buffet the new [[growth]] of spring. After these [[winds]], come the gentle rains, which cause blossoming to occur. We also recover from the [[experience]] of [[defeat]], demoralization, and [[thoughts]] of [[failure]], by the reviving [[energy]] of [[God]]’s love, which [[strengthens]] our resolve to continue on in [[life]]. This [[mercy]] from the Father allows for [[change]] in our lives, which opens up new [[possibilities]] of [[choice]] and [[direction]]. The [[waters]] [[flowing]] from the [[sky]] are indeed an [[image]] of this [[merciful]] love flowing down upon the [[events]] of life, causing new [[growth]] to come forth in our [[souls]] with this [[infusion]] of changed [[opportunities]]. Mercy alters [[attitudes]], [[feelings]], and [[beliefs]] also. When the cold winds of life’s [[difficulties]] buffet and sweep us into attitudes of [[fear]] and defensive [[protection]], again the rains of God’s [[mercy]] soften the [[earth]] and allow for new [[growth]] to move through our [[beings]], opening our [[minds]] to changed [[direction]], new [[goals]], and safe [[possibilities]]. This, then, defines [[mercy]] as the power of [[change]], the possibility of [[forgiveness]] of yourself and [[others]], the possibility of [[trust]] rising anew in your [[soul]], the [[attitude]] of hopefulness and resolve to attempt again those things which have thus far meant [[defeat]]. Mercy provides forbearance in your [[emotional]] make-up. It is [[God]]’s way of allowing [[transformation]] to continue in your lives when you would otherwise [[feel]] [[defeated]]. Mercy may be passed on from [[God]], through you, to others. You become a means by which His [[mercy]] can [[manifest]] itself in others’ lives. These times when you feel moved to [[mercy]] in your [[attitude]] toward others, never [[doubt]] that this is [[the Father]] working through you. Make yourself available to him as a conduit for this [[beautiful]] [[possibility]] of merciful [[change]]!

Now, we turn our [[attention]] to a lesson on [[mercy]]. “Mercy falleth like the rain.” How often this [[symbol]] of mercy [[flowing]] down upon our lives is used. This an appropriate [[image]], for [[God]]’s [[mercy]] showers down upon us unannounced, just as the [[spring]] rains refresh the flowers. This nourishment of His [[Love]], indeed, increases our [[growth]]. [[Mercy]] comes as a part of the [[natural]] [[pattern]] of growth, just as the rains nourish the flowers. The [[turmoil]], the [[challenge]], the difficulties of [[life]], are like the [[winds]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March March] which buffet the new [[growth]] of spring. After these [[winds]], come the gentle rains, which cause blossoming to occur. We also recover from the [[experience]] of [[defeat]], demoralization, and [[thoughts]] of [[failure]], by the reviving [[energy]] of [[God]]’s love, which [[strengthens]] our resolve to continue on in [[life]]. This [[mercy]] from the Father allows for [[change]] in our lives, which opens up new [[possibilities]] of [[choice]] and [[direction]]. The [[waters]] [[flowing]] from the [[sky]] are indeed an [[image]] of this [[merciful]] love flowing down upon the [[events]] of life, causing new [[growth]] to come forth in our [[souls]] with this [[infusion]] of changed [[opportunities]]. Mercy alters [[attitudes]], [[feelings]], and [[beliefs]] also. When the cold winds of life’s [[difficulties]] buffet and sweep us into attitudes of [[fear]] and defensive [[protection]], again the rains of God’s [[mercy]] soften the [[earth]] and allow for new [[growth]] to move through our [[beings]], opening our [[minds]] to changed [[direction]], new [[goals]], and safe [[possibilities]]. This, then, defines [[mercy]] as the power of [[change]], the possibility of [[forgiveness]] of yourself and [[others]], the possibility of [[trust]] rising anew in your [[soul]], the [[attitude]] of hopefulness and resolve to attempt again those things which have thus far meant [[defeat]]. Mercy provides forbearance in your [[emotional]] make-up. It is [[God]]’s way of allowing [[transformation]] to continue in your lives when you would otherwise [[feel]] [[defeated]]. Mercy may be passed on from [[God]], through you, to others. You become a means by which His [[mercy]] can [[manifest]] itself in others’ lives. These times when you feel moved to [[mercy]] in your [[attitude]] toward others, never [[doubt]] that this is [[the Father]] working through you. Make yourself available to him as a conduit for this [[beautiful]] [[possibility]] of merciful [[change]]!

==Session 10==

==Session 10==

Apr. 3, 1994

Apr. 3, 1994

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

Tarkas: Patience is a virtue so desired by those of you who struggle with the difficulties of life. Patient actions are those which evoke a sense of relationship between you and those you wish to synchronize your efforts with. Imagine the image of those who work as a team gliding those beautiful boats...[racing sculls]...used by men at institutions such as Harvard, where they have teams which row together. Imagine the development of patience and coordination which comes from such an effort, working with your teammates to synchronize and coordinate the efforts that you make to move with the water. Patient actions are those which develop such a sense of consciousness--that your efforts, synchronized with those of others, will cause the entire activity to move with more quality, synchronized effort, and power of the combined energy working in unison. There is a laying aside of one's own agenda, or sense of timing, in this effort. You become conscious of your role as a team member. This patient sense of activity also recognizes the efforts of those around you as coordinated with you. You see their desire to work with you, not making the judgment that they are the adversary, to be somehow conquered or subjugated to your own sense of timing. Now consider patience from the broader perspective of God's timing. When you allow yourself to see that the best outworking of events comes with guidance from God, then you hold lightly to your plan, your expectations of how things may go. It is not an abandonment of your schedule. It is merely an open-minded attitude that perhaps alterations to your timing schedule are the Father's; and therefore, most welcome in the events of your life. Patience requires a gentleness in your attitude, a willingness to allow for quiet moments of contemplation. This gives opportunities for your Thought Adjuster to speak to you, to impress you with an expanded perspective of how you perceive events. Then there is the patience you show to yourself. This can be a great challenge at times. We can be so harsh in our judgment of our own efforts. This is not of God. The angry, insistent voice saying, "This is not enough.” “This fails.” “This is inadequate." This is not God speaking within you! This voice comes from pain, rejection, the inability to see you in your full capacity. Do not allow this voice to speak for you. It is indeed a spirit poison which contaminates all that it touches. Let yourself realize that patience cultivates an attitude of good humor toward yourself and others. It is the desire to see your flaws, and others,' as the weaknesses that create the challenge for you and others in life. It is as if God has put these vulnerabilities into our natures with the intention of allowing us to remain humble, and at the same time, recognize more clearly that we all, indeed, have growth yet to accomplish in our ascendant careers. You do not reject a blossom whose petals are only partially open. You say, "Ah, there is beauty in this flower and more beauty to come as it continues to open to the light." Take this attitude with your own closed petals. Say, "There is beauty here yet covered. But in time, with growth, this beauty will be exposed to the light." This is an attitude of patience. If you can offer patience to the growth of a flower, imagine the quality of patience offered by the Father toward you as another of his beautiful, blooming creations! Does this hearten you to think of this example?

Tarkas: [[Patience]] is a [[virtue]] so [[desired]] by those of you who [[struggle]] with the [[difficulties]] of [[life]]. Patient [[actions]] are those which evoke a sense of [[relationship]] between you and those you wish to [[synchronize]] your [[efforts]] with. [[Imagine]] the image of those who work as a team gliding those [[beautiful]] boats...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculling racing sculls]...used by men at [[institutions]] such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University Harvard], where they have teams which row together. [[Imagine]] the [[development]] of [[patience]] and [[coordination]] which comes from such an [[effort]], working with your teammates to [[synchronize]] and coordinate the [[efforts]] that you make to move with the water. Patient actions are those which develop such a sense of [[consciousness]]--that your [[efforts]], synchronized with those of others, will cause the entire [[activity]] to move with more [[quality]], synchronized effort, and [[power]] of the combined [[energy]] working in unison. There is a laying aside of one's own [[agenda]], or sense of [[timing]], in this [[effort]]. You become [[conscious]] of your role as a team member. This [[patient]] sense of activity also [[recognizes]] the efforts of those around you as [[coordinated]] with you. You see their [[desire]] to work with you, not making the [[judgment]] that they are the [[adversary]], to be somehow [[conquered]] or subjugated to your own sense of [[timing]]. Now consider [[patience]] from the broader [[perspective]] of God's [[timing]]. When you allow yourself to see that the best outworking of [[events]] comes with [[guidance]] from [[God]], then you hold lightly to your [[plan]], your [[expectations]] of how things may go. It is not an [[abandonment]] of your schedule. It is merely an open-minded [[attitude]] that perhaps alterations to your [[timing]] schedule are [[the Father]]'s; and therefore, most [[welcome]] in the [[events]] of your life.  

 

[[Patience]] requires a gentleness in your [[attitude]], a willingness to allow for [[quiet]] moments of [[contemplation]]. This gives [[opportunities]] for your [[Thought Adjuster]] to speak to you, to impress you with an expanded [[perspective]] of how you [[perceive]] [[events]]. Then there is the patience you show to yourself. This can be a great [[challenge]] at times. We can be so harsh in our [[judgment]] of our own [[efforts]]. This is not of [[God]]. The [[angry]], insistent [[voice]] saying, "This is not enough.” “This fails.” “This is inadequate." This is not [[God]] [[speaking]] within you! This voice comes from [[pain]], [[rejection]], the inability to see you in your full [[capacity]]. Do not allow this [[voice]] to speak for you. It is indeed a spirit [[poison]] which [[contaminates]] all that it [[touches]]. Let yourself realize that [[patience]] cultivates an [[attitude]] of good [[humor]] toward yourself and others. It is the [[desire]] to see your flaws, and others,' as the [[weaknesses]] that create the [[challenge]] for you and others in life. It is as if [[God]] has put these [[vulnerabilities]] into our [[natures]] with the [[intention]] of allowing us to remain [[humble]], and at the same time, recognize more clearly that we all, indeed, have [[growth]] yet to accomplish in our [[ascendant careers]]. You do not [[reject]] a blossom whose petals are only partially open. You say, "Ah, there is [[beauty]] in this flower and more beauty to come as it continues to open to the [[light]]." Take this [[attitude]] with your own closed petals. Say, "There is beauty here yet covered. But in [[time]], with [[growth]], this beauty will be [[exposed]] to the light." This is an attitude of [[patience]]. If you can offer [[patience]] to the growth of a flower, [[imagine]] the quality of patience offered by [[the Father]] toward you as another of his [[beautiful]], blooming creations! Does this hearten you to think of this example?

 

Student: Yes, it's an appropriate [[image]] and helps a great deal in trying to [[focus]] my attention on what's important concerning [[patience]]. May I ask another question?

===Closing===

===Closing===

Tarkas: Yes, but let me close this lesson first by saying that you can take this patient attitude of seeing all life as a garden which is slowly opening to the light. A patient attitude gives one an ability to appreciate what is in that moment! One no longer projects other perceptions, forcing them upon that moment. Instead, one remains an observer of what is, seeking the beauty there. Remember, that as you strive for patience, that you are seeking the beauty of that moment! Now my lesson is complete.

Tarkas: Yes, but let me close this lesson first by saying that you can take this patient [[attitude]] of seeing all life as a [[garden]] which is slowly opening to the [[light]]. A patient attitude gives one an ability to [[appreciate]] what is in that [[moment]]! One no longer [[projects]] other [[perceptions]], forcing them upon that moment. Instead, one remains an [[observer]] of what is, seeking the beauty there. Remember, that as you strive for [[patience]], that you are seeking the [[beauty]] of that [[moment]]! Now my lesson is complete.

==Session 11==

==Session 11==

Mar. 19, 1994

Mar. 19, 1994

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

I am Olfana. I wish to discuss concepts of acceptance. Turning your thoughts to God means allowing his peace to descend upon you. Only from this state of mind can his words ring clearly in your mind. Acceptance of this as a condition of communication with the Father allows you to proceed in peace. Acceptance can also mean a peaceful passivity, allowing those around you to express their own perceptions first. You become a repository for these perceptions of others. Only then, perhaps, comes the further insight from God, which allows you to form perspectives on what you have received from them. Acceptance involves bending, flexibility, a humble approach to the resistance you may feel from others. [TR sees image of two men bowing to each other, dressed in beautiful robes] We bow in respect to each other, acknowledging that neither is superior. This bowing is a mark of acceptance that each is a force, a unique personality of God, coming together and bending in unison. Such acceptance for each other's path of growth toward God needs encouragement, development, promotion on your planet. Can you accept each other's hearts? This is where the power of love truly resides. Acceptance from your hearts allows the energy of each to flow to the other in a balanced and harmonious pattern. [Olfana touches her heart.] Here is the brotherhood, here is kinship, here is the power of our at-one-ment! We can blend our energies in a beautiful, twining, cord of love which reaches toward God, made up of each unique fiber of individual spirit. Think of this cord of love bending, turning, twisting, combining in beautiful patterns of spiraling growth as we all move back toward God! [TR sees image of a golden cord glowing with light, spiraling up into the clouds.] This is my lesson for this evening.

I am Olfana. I wish to [[discuss]] [[concepts]] of [[acceptance]]. Turning your [[thoughts]] to God means allowing his [[peace]] to [[descend]] upon you. Only from this state of mind can his [[words]] ring clearly in your [[mind]]. Acceptance of this as a condition of [[communication]] with [[the Father]] allows you to [[proceed]] in [[peace]]. Acceptance can also mean a peaceful [[passivity]], allowing those around you to [[express]] their own [[perceptions]] first. You become a repository for these perceptions of others. Only then, perhaps, comes the further [[insight]] from God, which allows you to form [[perspectives]] on what you have received from them. [[Acceptance]] involves bending, [[flexibility]], a [[humble]] approach to the [[resistance]] you may [[feel]] from others. [TR sees image of two men [[Respect|bowing]] to each other, dressed in [[beautiful]] robes] We bow in respect to each other, acknowledging that neither is superior. This bowing is a mark of [[acceptance]] that each is a [[force]], a [[unique]] [[personality]] of [[God]], coming together and bending in unison. Such acceptance for each other's [[path]] of [[growth]] toward God needs [[encouragement]], [[development]], promotion on [[your planet]]. Can you accept each other's [[hearts]]? This is where the power of [[love]] truly resides. Acceptance from your hearts allows the [[energy]] of each to [[flow]] to the other in a balanced and [[harmonious]] pattern. [Olfana [[touches]] her heart.] Here is the [[brotherhood]], here is [[kinship]], here is the power of our at-one-ment! We can blend our [[energies]] in a [[beautiful]], twining, cord of love which reaches toward [[God]], made up of each unique fiber of individual spirit. Think of this cord of [[love]] bending, turning, twisting, combining in [[beautiful]] patterns of [[spiraling]] [[growth]] as we all move back toward God! [TR sees image of a golden cord [[glowing]] with [[light]], spiraling up into the [[clouds]].] This is my lesson for this evening.

==Session 12==

==Session 12==

Apr. 5, 1994

Apr. 5, 1994

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

The lesson for this evening is on truth. "Truth" is such a noble word, almost sacred. Often, we hear an expression such as, "It's the God's truth, that such and such has occurred." How do we know "the truth" is, indeed, of God? We know this by an interconnection between our minds and our hearts. Another expression we say is, "This rings true in my heart." Indeed, it is as if the silent bell within our hearts reverberates when we experience truthfulness. Let yourselves trust in your capacity to know truth from this mind-heart connection. Many times those greatest truths are not substantiated by what we call "the facts." Instead, the substantiation for our belief in a truth comes from the integrity with which we are drawn to accept it by our minds and hearts joined. Questions of the truthfulness of a concept need to be individualized--connected to the unique personality which conceives it. The truthfulness of a concept is best determined, not by the human mind alone--but when I speak of the heart connection, I speak of the Thought Adjuster, the input, the clarity, the wisdom of God operating with your mind to understand the truth. Therefore, rest your faith in the truthfulness of a concept on this strong foundation of God's guidance. Facts can be deceiving. Your perceptions can be so clouded because of the animal nature that remains within you, the delusions of the ego--which draws you, pulls you away from truth. Deception from the ego will cause you to say, "My heart tells me this, but my mind cannot accept it." When you find yourself in such a quandary, turn back to quiet contemplation. Recognize you are not ready to decipher truthfulness at that time. Any time the conflict exists between your heart and your mind, that is the telling point that you need to turn your attention inward to the quiet contemplation of guidance from God. If you trust this process of seeking the truth with the mind and the heart joined, you will be in safe hands. You will be lead by God to the understanding that your particular soul, on it's particular, unique, path, travels [toward.] Imagine, then, this image. See yourself as reaching out to grasp the hand of God--the Father, the Mother, the Protector, the Guide. Say, "Lead me to truth. I beseech you." You can always trust that your supplication, your prayer for this assistance, will be heard.  

The lesson for this evening is on [[truth]]. "Truth" is such a [[noble]] [[word]], almost [[sacred]]. Often, we hear an [[expression]] such as, "It's the God's truth, that such and such has occurred." How do we know "the [[truth]]" is, indeed, of God? We know this by an interconnection between our [[minds]] and our [[hearts]]. Another expression we say is, "This rings true in my [[heart]]." Indeed, it is as if the [[silent]] bell within our hearts [[reverberates]] when we experience truthfulness. Let yourselves [[trust]] in your capacity to know truth from this [[mind]]-[[heart]] [[connection]].

 

Many times those greatest [[truths]] are not substantiated by what we call "the [[facts]]." Instead, the substantiation for our [[belief]] in a truth comes from the [[integrity]] with which we are drawn to [[accept]] it by our minds and hearts joined. Questions of the truthfulness of a [[concept]] need to be [[individualized]]--connected to the unique [[personality]] which conceives it. The truthfulness of a concept is best determined, not by the [[human mind]] [[alone]]--but when I speak of the [[heart]] [[connection]], I speak of the [[Thought Adjuster]], the input, the [[clarity]], the [[wisdom]] of God operating with your mind to [[understand]] the [[truth]]. Therefore, rest your [[faith]] in the truthfulness of a concept on this strong [[foundation]] of God's [[guidance]].  

 

[[Facts]] can be [[deceiving]]. Your [[perceptions]] can be so [[clouded]] because of the [[animal]] nature that remains within you, the [[delusions]] of the [[ego]]--which draws you, pulls you away from [[truth]]. [[Deception]] from the [[ego]] will cause you to say, "My [[heart]] tells me this, but my [[mind]] cannot [[accept]] it." When you find yourself in such a [[quandary]], turn back to [[quiet]] [[contemplation]]. Recognize you are not ready to [[decipher]] truthfulness at that time.  

 

Any time the [[conflict]] exists between your [[heart]] and your [[mind]], that is the telling point that you need to turn your [[attention]] inward to the [[quiet]] [[contemplation]] of [[guidance]] from [[God]]. If you [[trust]] this [[process]] of seeking the [[truth]] with the [[mind]] and the [[heart]] joined, you will be in safe hands. You will be lead by God to the [[understanding]] that your particular [[soul]], on it's particular, unique, [[path]], travels [toward.] Imagine, then, this image. See yourself as reaching out to grasp the hand of God--[[the Father]], [[Mother Spirit|the Mother]], the Protector, the Guide. Say, "Lead me to [[truth]]. I beseech you." You can always [[trust]] that your supplication, your [[prayer]] for this [[assistance]], will be heard.

 

===Closing===

===Closing===

This is my lesson for this evening.

This is my lesson for this evening.

Apr. 25, 1994

Apr. 25, 1994

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

I will now present a lesson on heartfelt intentions. How do we decide that we are drawn to a particular path--compelled to seek out information, knowledge, sometimes at great effort on our parts? We search through life for those things which we truly desire from our hearts. If you establish, as a foundation for your searching, that you will be guided by God, you have created a foundation for your growth, your experience, which will always support you well. Lightly, we reach toward some experiences saying, "If this does not turn out well, it is no great cost." Much of this type of decision-making affects our youth. There does not seem to be a great cost, a great price, to be paid for many of our choices. However, as we pass through life we discover, "Oh yes, there is a price to be paid."--sometimes a great price. Then we learn to value more carefully the choices that we make. We recognize our own limitations. We stabilize ourselves within an area of life which begins to feel comfortable, familiar, understood. The problem that can develop from this is that we begin to cling securely to these things and do not recognize the potential creativity that has been lost in this path. Always, if you remain open in your lives to new experiences, you will find great potential and growth coming to you time and again. From these many choices, you must decide which ones call to you with the voice of God. This is not always an easily-arrived-at decision. Contemplation of these choices involves a calculation of what price is to be paid. "What will the cost be in terms of my effort, my commitment to others, my energies, my hopes?" All these attributes of your decision can, indeed, come with the counsel of God. Listen in your heart. Find those thoughts which ennoble you--tell you that you will be a better person for making this choice. That is the mark of God on your decision! You can proceed through life knowing that your heart leads you, when you feel a sense of open expectation! Trust in the benign, loving plan of God for you, and a sense that [in] any risks taken, [you] will be protected by those beings who love you and support you on your path. Think of yourself stepping out, moving forward, with your heart as a glowing, pulsating, point of light within the many colors and patterns which charge your system. Visualize this heart center with a soft, glowing light, and realize that the energy which fuels this light is from God! This is the light which will, indeed, brighten your path, help you through the darkness of confusion, distrust, worry, or even fear. The ability of your heart to lead you into right choices is strong, powerful, capable of being a great guide for you. Hold to this image, then, as you seek to choose from the many opportunities which will, indeed, present themselves to you in your life.  

I will now present a lesson on heartfelt [[intentions]]. How do we [[decide]] that we are drawn to a particular [[path]]--compelled to seek out [[information]], [[knowledge]], sometimes at great [[effort]] on our parts? We search through [[life]] for those things which we truly [[desire]] from our [[hearts]]. If you establish, as a [[foundation]] for your searching, that you will be [[guided]] by God, you have created a foundation for your [[growth]], your [[experience]], which will always [[support]] you well. Lightly, we reach toward some [[experiences]] saying, "If this does not turn out well, it is no great cost." Much of this type of [[decision]]-making affects our [[youth]]. There does not seem to be a great cost, a great price, to be paid for many of our [[choices]]. However, as we pass through life we [[discover]], "Oh yes, there is a price to be paid."--sometimes a great price. Then we learn to [[value]] more carefully the choices that we make. We [[recognize]] our own [[limitations]]. We stabilize ourselves within an area of life which begins to feel [[comfortable]], familiar, [[understood]]. The [[problem]] that can develop from this is that we begin to cling securely to these things and do not [[recognize]] the [[potential]] [[creativity]] that has been lost in this [[path]].  

 

Always, if you remain open in your lives to new [[experiences]], you will find great [[potential]] and [[growth]] coming to you time and again. From these many [[choices]], you must decide which ones call to you with the [[voice]] of [[God]]. This is not always an easily-arrived-at [[decision]]. [[Contemplation]] of these choices involves a [[calculation]] of what price is to be paid. "What will the cost be in terms of my [[effort]], my [[commitment]] to others, my [[energies]], my [[hopes]]?" All these [[attributes]] of your decision can, indeed, come with the [[counsel]] of [[God]]. [[Listen]] in your [[heart]]. Find those [[thoughts]] which ennoble you--tell you that you will be a better person for making this [[choice]]. That is the mark of God on your [[decision]]! You can proceed through life knowing that your [[heart]] leads you, when you feel a sense of open [[expectation]]!  

 

[[Trust]] in the benign, loving [[plan]] of [[God]] for you, and a sense that [in] any [[risks]] taken, [you] will be [[protected]] by those [[beings]] who [[love]] you and [[support]] you on your [[path]]. Think of yourself stepping out, moving forward, with your [[heart]] as a [[glowing]], [[pulsating]], point of [[light]] within the many [[colors]] and patterns which charge your system. [[Visualize]] this [[heart]] center with a soft, glowing [[light]], and realize that the energy which fuels this light is from [[God]]! This is the light which will, indeed, brighten your [[path]], help you through the [[darkness]] of [[confusion]], distrust, worry, or even [[fear]]. The ability of your [[heart]] to lead you into right [[choices]] is strong, powerful, capable of being a great [[guide]] for you. Hold to this [[image]], then, as you seek to choose from the many [[opportunities]] which will, indeed, present themselves to you in your [[life]].  

===Closing===

===Closing===

This is my lesson for this evening.

This is my lesson for this evening.

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