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==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

Iruka: The love of God surrounds you, the power of God upholds you, wherever you are He is. Good afternoon, I am Iruka, I am your friend and guide. I am happy to be here after a few weeks of vacation. I miss these sessions. I look forward to seeing you and communicating with you, to helping you, to seeing you grow, for I also grow, I also learn.

Iruka: The [[love]] of [[God]] [[surrounds]] you, the [[power]] of God upholds you, wherever you are He is. Good afternoon, I am Iruka, I am your [[friend]] and [[guide]]. I am [[happy]] to be here after a few weeks of [[vacation]]. I miss these sessions. I look forward to seeing you and [[communicating]] with you, to helping you, to seeing you grow, for I also grow, I also learn.

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

You have become my friends. I am inspired by you and I like being around you. You see we are partners in this. You may think of me as a teacher and yes, I do help you grow and I do teach, but you teach me also. You have characteristics and traits that I learn from, that I am inspired by, that help me grow in my walk towards the First Source and Center. You give me courage when things are tough. You have inspired me. You cannot always tell this, you may not be aware of this, but it is indeed true. In the last year, I have grown much, I have learned much, and I am very excited for the future. For even as I point out things to you, you point out things to me. I may say something that is obvious to you, that you learn and remember, but from your questions and from your comments, you point out things to me that I was not aware of. So we are indeed partners, and I have so much appreciation for you, and I have so much affection for you. I am truly inspired by you. We are going towards God together, I am only a little above you and we are partners. We have a camaraderie that will last for eternity and I thank you for that. So I am truly in gratitude with you and I enjoy your company.

You have become my [[friends]]. I am [[inspired]] by you and I like being around you. You see we are [[partners]] in this. You may think of me as a teacher and yes, I do help you grow and I do teach, but you teach me also. You have characteristics and [[traits]] that I learn from, that I am inspired by, that help me grow in my walk towards the [[First Source and Center]]. You give me [[courage]] when things are tough. You have inspired me. You cannot always tell this, you may not be [[aware]] of this, but it is indeed true. In the last year, I have grown much, I have learned much, and I am very [[excited]] for the [[future]]. For even as I point out things to you, you point out things to me. I may say something that is obvious to you, that you learn and remember, but from your [[questions]] and from your comments, you point out things to me that I was not aware of. So we are indeed [[partners]], and I have so much [[appreciation]] for you, and I have so much [[affection]] for you. I am truly [[inspired]] by you. We are going towards God [[together]], I am only a little above you and we are [[partners]]. We have a [[camaraderie]] that will last for [[eternity]] and I thank you for that. So I am truly in [[gratitude]] with you and I enjoy your company.

I wish to make a few remarks about [[teachers]]. As you know, J has made a request for a lesson on teachers to widen your [[understanding]], and indeed I think this is very important and I thank you for that suggestion, J. If you can think of a teacher as a [[partner]], this will be helpful. Our first number one [[priority]] of course is the [[teaching mission]]...has stated that we help you grow towards [[God]], towards the [[First Source and Center]], toward your [[Creator]], to learn, to grow, to [[become]], to become who you are meant to be. You can [[achieve]] much of this on [[this planet]]. Much of this on this [[plane]] can be accomplished. Your [[understanding]], your [[love]], your [[growth]] will carry you through [[eternity]]. So that of course is the first thing, that is what we are to do, but the picture is much bigger than that. We can become [[friends]], confidants, develop [[trust]], (you can) use us as a sounding board....with [[God]] anything is possible. You only need to expand your own possibilities, your own [[image]] of what can happen.

I wish to make a few remarks about teachers. As you know, J has made a request for a lesson on teachers to widen your understanding, and indeed I think this is very important and I thank you for that suggestion, J. If you can think of a teacher as a partner, this will be helpful. Our first number one priority of course is the teaching mission...has stated that we help you grow towards God, towards the First Source and Center, toward your Creator, to learn, to grow, to become, to become who you are meant to be. You can achieve much of this on this planet. Much of this on this plane can be accomplished. Your understanding, your love, your growth will carry you through eternity. So that of course is the first thing, that is what we are to do, but the picture is much bigger than that. We can become friends, confidants, develop trust, (you can) use us as a sounding board....with God anything is possible. You only need to expand your own possibilities, your own image of what can happen.

There are no [[limits]] except in your own [[mind]]. We can become [[guides]], [[friends]], [[associates]] and [[share]] things that we will both grow. This has been just a small sample of what can happen, but I want you to know that your [[imagination]], your visual [[picture]], whatever your [[consciousness]] can [[imagine]], can be. You can instigate much [[growth]] from this [[relationship]], as much as you wish, as much as you are capable of, at various times. There will be [[ebbs and flows]]. Typically there is a [[cycle]], we have talked about this before, the cycles of [[life]]. Where there is [[growth]], then there is pull-back, [[rest]], [[contemplation]], and then around again to more [[growth]], more [[changes]], and back toward [[rest]]. This is how it can be, not constantly growing every single day. Not [[intense]] work, but times of intense work, learning and [[growing]], and then times of just [[enjoying]] each other. Times of [[friendship]], of camaraderie, and [[rest]]. Then back again to more [[growth]].

Every [[communication]] will not be awe [[inspiring]] or [[growth]] promoting. Some is just pleasantries, communication, a friendly chat. But all in all, as you move towards [[God]] you will not be [[alone]]. You are not ever alone, but so many [[feel]] alone. Know that you are not alone. There are helpers, there are ones around you who [[love]] you very much, who are concerned about your [[future]] just like you are. And if you [[choose]] to use these [[teachers]] and make them [[friends]], the [[journey]] is much more pleasant, can be much more [[joyful]] and [[inspirational]]. And now I will answer questions.

 

Every communication will not be awe inspiring or growth promoting. Some is just pleasantries, communication, a friendly chat. But all in all, as you move towards God you will not be alone. You are not ever alone, but so many feel alone. Know that you are not alone. There are helpers, there are ones around you who love you very much, who are concerned about your future just like you are. And if you choose to use these teachers and make them friends, the journey is much more pleasant, can be much more joyful and inspirational. And now I will answer questions.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

E1: Hello Iruka, in terms of staying with the lesson today, can one have a teacher and not verbally ask for one, but more like go through a mental request. In other words, when one is going through some kind of mental decision making and then there is some kind of answer that comes to you could that possibly be someone or some other being besides yourself coming up with an answer? If there has been some mental request for a teacher?

E1: Hello Iruka, in terms of staying with the lesson today, can one have a teacher and not verbally ask for one, but more like go through a mental request. In other words, when one is going through some kind of mental decision making and then there is some kind of answer that comes to you could that possibly be someone or some other being besides yourself coming up with an answer? If there has been some mental request for a teacher?