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Opening prayer

Opening prayer

Daniel: "Greetings my friends. I am Daniel, your [[guide]] and teacher. Welcome my dear ones to our ongoing [[adventure]] of [[seeking]] the [[First Source and Center]] and in the spiritual [[quest]] of expanding [[knowledge]], [[wisdom]], and in pursuit of [[righteousness]]. Tomas and I are on board as usual to bring you some [[thought]] from our [[perspective]] that will cause you to think, to perhaps strive a little harder, to [[prepare]] you for the [[unfolding]] of [[life]]. The unfoldings of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing past week] have been personally for each of you a time of stretching. Nationally it has been a time of stretching and globally likewise for [[life]] is never [[static]]. There is always flux, always the waves of movement and [[progress]].

Daniel: "Greetings my friends. I am Daniel, your [[guide]] and teacher. Welcome my dear ones to our ongoing [[adventure]] of [[seeking]] the [[First Source and Center]] and in the spiritual [[quest]] of expanding [[knowledge]], [[wisdom]], and in pursuit of [[righteousness]]. Tomas and I are on board as usual to bring you some [[thought]] from our [[perspective]] that will cause you to think, to perhaps strive a little harder, to [[prepare]] you for the [[unfolding]] of [[life]]. The unfoldings of this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing past week] have been personally for each of you a time of stretching. Nationally it has been a time of stretching and globally likewise for [[life]] is never [[static]]. There is always flux, always the waves of movement and [[progress]].

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Cycles]]''''', '''''[[Experience]]'''''====

===='''''[[Cycles]]''''', '''''[[Experience]]'''''====

You have all heard the [[analogy]] of the [[symphony]], that in the swelling of the musical [[notes]] many [[emotional]] crescendos are met on the way to the [[conclusion]]. The [[wave]] of [[oppression]] which has flooded over much of your [[nation]] has been the kind of wave which I refer to in some respects, for so many people have tapped into their [[feelings]] of [[outrage]] and sadness that the content is viable, is almost [[physically]] noticeable in your [[atmosphere]]. Others are affected [[consciously]] and [[unconsciously]] by the grave concerns [[focused]] on one devastating [[incident]]. The human is a highly sophisticated instrument. That is all."

You have all heard the [[analogy]] of the [[symphony]], that in the swelling of the musical [[notes]] many [[emotional]] crescendos are met on the way to the [[conclusion]]. The [[wave]] of [[oppression]] which has flooded over much of your [[nation]] has been the kind of wave which I refer to in some respects, for so many people have tapped into their [[feelings]] of [[outrage]] and sadness that the content is viable, is almost [[physically]] noticeable in your [[atmosphere]]. Others are affected [[consciously]] and [[unconsciously]] by the grave concerns [[focused]] on one devastating [[incident]]. The human is a highly sophisticated instrument. That is all."

===='''''[[Attunement]]'''''====

===='''''[[Attunement]]'''''====

Nancy: "Tomas, as I was [[listening]] to your [[story]] the [[conclusion]] that I came to, or these were my [[thoughts]], is that you talked about people being tapped into their [[outrage]] and whatever the other thing you said, and I really manage to keep myself fairly [[insulated]] from other events. And so I really don't know what [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing happened in Oklahoma City]. And I am seeing [[shocked]] looks on everyone's faces! But I have been feeling stuff this week. And I guess my [[understanding]] of part of what you want from us as members of the [[Teaching Mission]] is to maintain that sense of [[peace]], to maintain that sense of [[love]], to not allow ourselves to drown in those [[waves]] or to become a part of those waves, but rather to be bearers of [[light]] and be spreading a different wave to counteract the waves of [[outrage]] and whatever else it is. In a minute I will ask you if that is a correct [[understanding]].

Nancy: "Tomas, as I was [[listening]] to your [[story]] the [[conclusion]] that I came to, or these were my [[thoughts]], is that you talked about people being tapped into their [[outrage]] and whatever the other thing you said, and I really manage to keep myself fairly [[insulated]] from other events. And so I really don't know what [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing happened in Oklahoma City]. And I am seeing [[shocked]] looks on everyone's faces! But I have been feeling stuff this week. And I guess my [[understanding]] of part of what you want from us as members of the [[Teaching Mission]] is to maintain that sense of [[peace]], to maintain that sense of [[love]], to not allow ourselves to drown in those [[waves]] or to become a part of those waves, but rather to be bearers of [[light]] and be spreading a different wave to counteract the waves of [[outrage]] and whatever else it is. In a minute I will ask you if that is a correct [[understanding]].

And then I want to speak a little bit further about some [[thoughts]] I was having this week which is that in order to do that I have had to [[insulate]] myself from the news and from the situations. Otherwise I tended to get sucked right into and tended to become [[part]] of those [[waves]]. I was thinking to myself just this week that maybe I was ready to become [[aware]] of what was going on again without becoming [[immersed]] in that. I have been considering allowing myself to know more about what's going on, but I don't really want to tap into the news because I don't like the [[negativism]] of it. I guess I would like you to comment on my first [[statement]]. Is that a correct assessment about a part of what this [[Teaching Mission]] is and what you have been asking us to do? And then if you have comments on my personal [[thoughts]] this week that would be great also. Thank you."

And then I want to speak a little bit further about some [[thoughts]] I was having this week which is that in order to do that I have had to [[insulate]] myself from the news and from the situations. Otherwise I tended to get sucked right into and tended to become [[part]] of those [[waves]]. I was thinking to myself just this week that maybe I was ready to become [[aware]] of what was going on again without becoming [[immersed]] in that. I have been considering allowing myself to know more about what's going on, but I don't really want to tap into the news because I don't like the [[negativism]] of it. I guess I would like you to comment on my first [[statement]]. Is that a correct assessment about a part of what this [[Teaching Mission]] is and what you have been asking us to do? And then if you have comments on my personal [[thoughts]] this week that would be great also. Thank you."

The way I [[interpreted]] that was in my own framework of [[thinking]] (which may totally have perverted what you were communicating) which is that the [[masculine]]/[[feminine]] [[balances]] of [[this planet]] have been way, way out of balance toward the masculine, and that our [[economic]] system as it exists today reflects this imbalance.

The way I [[interpreted]] that was in my own framework of [[thinking]] (which may totally have perverted what you were communicating) which is that the [[masculine]]/[[feminine]] [[balances]] of [[this planet]] have been way, way out of balance toward the masculine, and that our [[economic]] system as it exists today reflects this imbalance.

In fact it was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx Karl Marx] that taught that the rise of the use of [[money]] hides our [[interdependence]] while it makes us more and more dependent. For as we work for wages instead of our own livelihoods we become very [[interdependent]] because every aspect of the [[economy]] has to function; for if there is a [[breakdown]] we get unemployment and [[crisis]] and it spreads. We truly are very [[interdependent]] in our current economic system but the [[nature]] of [[money]] hides our [[interdependence]]. Because we think of ourselves as being very independent and [[separate]] from one another we have our whole independent [[ideology]].

In fact it was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx Karl Marx] that taught that the rise of the use of [[money]] hides our [[interdependence]] while it makes us more and more dependent. For as we work for wages instead of our own livelihoods we become very [[interdependent]] because every aspect of the [[economy]] has to function; for if there is a [[breakdown]] we get unemployment and [[crisis]] and it spreads. We truly are very [[interdependent]] in our current economic system but the [[nature]] of [[money]] hides our [[interdependence]]. Because we think of ourselves as being very independent and [[separate]] from one another we have our whole independent [[ideology]].

So what you said really struck me. And it strikes me, of course, because you know my [[background]] in [[economics]]. Some of my [[apathy]] is because I am not working in an area where I see anything useful to do other than earn a paycheck. And I often [[think]] about what kind of an economic system would work as I find our economic system severely [[flawed]] because of some of what I just said about the breakdowns and also the [[power]] relations. There are so many, many things that I find it almost...well anyway, I'll stop there. Were you suggesting that as [[masculine]]/[[feminine]] comes into greater [[balance]] our economic system will [[change]] and that perhaps our patterns of trade and [[commerce]] that rely on [[power]] and a lot of other things will [[change]] also? What were you saying there?"

So what you said really struck me. And it strikes me, of course, because you know my [[background]] in [[economics]]. Some of my [[apathy]] is because I am not working in an area where I see anything useful to do other than earn a paycheck. And I often [[think]] about what kind of an economic system would work as I find our economic system severely [[flawed]] because of some of what I just said about the breakdowns and also the [[power]] relations. There are so many, many things that I find it almost...well anyway, I'll stop there. Were you suggesting that as [[masculine]]/[[feminine]] comes into greater [[balance]] our economic system will [[change]] and that perhaps our patterns of trade and [[commerce]] that rely on [[power]] and a lot of other things will [[change]] also? What were you saying there?"