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==Session== | ==Session== | ||
===Opening=== | ===Opening=== | ||
| − | Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and again I greet you all and thank you for coming here tonight | + | Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and again I greet you all and thank you for coming here tonight. |
===Lesson=== | ===Lesson=== | ||
| − | The [[morontia]] mind, indeed, is not [[emotional]] in the normal sense of the [[word]]. When you are operating in the morontia mind, you are above the what we would term [[physical]] emotions, anger, fear, [[sexual]] emotions. But still, you are subject to the [[ego]] [[emotion]]s: shame, disappointment, [[joy]], [[wonder]] — all these [[things]] are still a part of your [[consciousness]]. Pride is certainly one. The morontia mind is not something apart from you that you can go to to escape the vagaries of ego life. The morontia mind is simply a higher level of mind from that which operates on the purely material and animal level. | + | ===='''''[[Mind]]''''', '''''[[Morontia Mind]]'''''==== |
| + | We have talked about many [[different]] subjects over these last few years. You all, without realizing it, are mastering the [[first mansion world]] lessons. You are learning to [[think]] with the [[morontia mind]] and sensibility. The morontia mind [[experiences]] no [[fear]]. | ||
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| + | The [[morontia]] mind, indeed, is not [[emotional]] in the normal sense of the [[word]]. When you are operating in the morontia mind, you are above the what we would term [[physical]] [[emotions]], [[anger]], [[fear]], [[sexual]] emotions. But still, you are subject to the [[ego]] [[emotion]]s: [[shame]], [[disappointment]], [[joy]], [[wonder]] — all these [[things]] are still a part of your [[consciousness]]. Pride is certainly one. The [[morontia mind]] is not something apart from you that you can go to to [[escape]] the vagaries of [[ego]] life. The morontia mind is simply a higher level of mind from that which operates on the purely [[material]] and [[animal]] level. | ||
The Four Levels: | The Four Levels: | ||
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*1 Pre-brain ([[chemical]]) | *1 Pre-brain ([[chemical]]) | ||
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*2 [[Mind]] (sorter) | *2 [[Mind]] (sorter) | ||
| − | + | *3 [[Morontia mind]] ([[consciousness]] of consciousness) | |
| − | *3 Morontia mind ([[consciousness]] of consciousness) | ||
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*4 [[Super-Consciousness]] (pure [[spirit]] consciousness with the [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]]) | *4 [[Super-Consciousness]] (pure [[spirit]] consciousness with the [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]]) | ||
| − | You can think of mind as having four levels. The first and lowest level is entirely electrochemical responding. It is the area of mind that conditions and is conditioned by the nervous system, the brain, and what we would call pre-brain, the spinal column, that responds to [[chemical]] stimulation and also contributes to the release of chemicals in your [[body]]. | + | You can think of [[mind]] as having four levels. The first and lowest level is entirely [[electrochemical]] responding. It is the area of mind that conditions and is conditioned by the [[nervous system]], the [[brain]], and what we would call pre-brain, the spinal column, that responds to [[chemical]] stimulation and also contributes to the release of chemicals in your [[body]]. |
| − | + | ===='''''[[Consciousness]]'''''==== | |
Then there is a level of mind a little above that. It is the [[consciousness]]. This is comprised of the area of the mind that sorts and makes sense of the physical stimulation and all the [[senses]]. It is conscious awareness of [[being]]. | Then there is a level of mind a little above that. It is the [[consciousness]]. This is comprised of the area of the mind that sorts and makes sense of the physical stimulation and all the [[senses]]. It is conscious awareness of [[being]]. | ||
| − | Then, there is the level of mind just above that which entails consciousness of consciousness and this is the beginning of the morontia mind. This morontia mind is the [[morality]] level, the awareness of God's will, the part of mind that accepts [[God]]'s [[love]] and merciful ministrations. At this level of consciousness, you are always aware of [[the Father]]'s presence. Now, all these levels have levels within them, of course, and they all influence each other. | + | Then, there is the level of mind just above that which entails consciousness of consciousness and this is the beginning of the [[morontia mind]]. This morontia mind is the [[morality]] level, the awareness of God's will, the part of mind that accepts [[God]]'s [[love]] and merciful ministrations. At this level of [[consciousness]], you are always aware of [[the Father]]'s [[presence]]. Now, all these levels have levels within them, of course, and they all [[influence]] each other. |
| − | Then, of course, the highest consciousness is pure [[God-consciousness|spirit consciousness]]. The point of oneness between you and your [[indwelling spirit]]. Think of all this like a [[continuum]]. When you consciously choose the higher levels of consciousness, when you choose to [[experience]] the Father and to respond to his ministry, you are truly living in the highest levels of mind. But, you are never free from all the other levels. All the other levels are still with you. But, you can, with [[practice]], continually elevate your consciousness toward these higher levels so that you are not trapped in your normal emotional [[ego]]-centered self-consciousness. | + | Then, of course, the highest [[consciousness]] is pure [[God-consciousness|spirit consciousness]]. The point of oneness between you and your [[indwelling spirit]]. Think of all this like a [[continuum]]. When you consciously choose the higher levels of consciousness, when you choose to [[experience]] the Father and to respond to his ministry, you are truly living in the highest levels of mind. But, you are never [[free]] from all the other levels. All the other levels are still with you. But, you can, with [[practice]], continually elevate your [[consciousness]] toward these higher levels so that you are not trapped in your normal [[emotional]] [[ego]]-centered [[self-consciousness]]. |
| − | Now, [[realize]] that this choosing of consciousness level happens day by day, minute by minute, even [[moment]] by moment. When the | + | Now, [[realize]] that this [[choosing]] of consciousness level happens day by day, minute by minute, even [[moment]] by moment. When [[the Master]] taught us the better ways of living through his mortal life, he in [[essence]] was teaching us how to reach higher levels of [[consciousness]]. When someone slaps you across the cheek, and your consciousness is flooded with [[shame]], [[anger]], your [[impulse]] is to strike back. But, if you elevate your consciousness to the awareness of God's [[love]] and his [[mercy]] towards all his children, then the response is to [[ignore]] all those lower [[animal]] [[feelings]], to ignore the lower, even the lower [[morontia mind]], to feel instead love for this [[erring]] brother and to offer the other cheek, to do the positive thing. And this response goes against all of the millions and millions of years of [[animal]] [[evolution]] that you are carrying with you. This response is like the response of an [[angel]] or other higher being and thus it is truly [[revolutionary]] in [[your world]]. This new way of living can and will [[change]] your world completely. |
| + | ===='''''[[Self-mastery]]'''''==== | ||
| + | Notice that I told you to ignore the lower responses. If someone slaps you on the cheek, somewhere you feel [[pain]], anguish even, [[shame]], all those things will occur in your being because all those other parts of [[mind]] are with you. You do not [[escape]] the [[feelings]] that come with the lower levels of mind, what you must do is [[choose]] to locate your [[consciousness]] in the higher realms. All of you have found these higher realms in the [[stillness]] and now your new lessons will concern bringing this higher consciousness or finding this higher consciousness in every day [[interaction]]. | ||
| − | + | [[The Master]] said, that there is within each person a [[citadel]], a place of refuge, and of strength. This [[Inner Life|inner fortress]] is accessible at any time. It is a place where you can [[escape]] your own lower [[ego]] and [[animal]] [[emotions]]. You will feel these [[things]], they will assail you so to speak, but you will not be [[defeated]] by them, you will not be [[influenced]] by them. This also is the [[ultimate]] [[self-mastery]]. You do not turn to the [[emotions]] of the lower self to [[dictate]] your [[actions]]. Rather, you go to your [[citadel]], you take comfort from the great [[Holy Spirit|Comforter]], the spiritual presence of [[Jesus]] and of [[the Father]], and these great spirits will give you the proper [[attitude]] and response to any circumstance. Once you know how to get to this citadel, this higher level, that is all you need to know. | |
| − | The | + | The new and greater awareness that will come to you and will give you all [[wisdom]] and all ability to [[discern]] [[the Father]]'s will and his [[mercy]] and his [[love]] in every situation of your lives. This [[knowledge]], this [[ability]], is really the highest thing that I can teach you while you are in the [[flesh]]. Every person will distinguish God's will [[unique]]ly. But the one constant that will always tell you for [[certainty]] that you are accessing correctly is that your actions will be [[positive]]. |
| − | + | Soon you will begin to let go and not even consider the old [[negative]] [[reaction]] [[pattern]]s. And you will begin to be able to minister to your fellows in a completely positive [[manner]] and you will be able to tell your fellows about [[the Father]]. Each of you will do this telling in a unique and [[individual]] [[manner]]. No two of you will have exactly the same ministry. It is [[good]] that you should all periodically gather together, support one another, and to [[love]] one another and [[practice]] the completely positive way when dealing with one another. | |
| − | + | While you are in [[the world]], you may have many [[challenges]] and times when others are approaching you in an entirely [[negative]] way and [[gradually]] you will learn that there are times when you can turn these situations completely around through [[positive]] action, as in going the second mile, carrying your [[neighbors]] pack. There will be times when removing yourself from the situation is [[necessary]], when others cannot be persuaded to the better way. But always, children, living your life in a wholly [[positive]] manner will [[influence]] those around you tremendously and will influence many people the more you can live in the higher realms of [[morontia]] consciousness. That is enough for this evening, we will come back to this subject. Do you have any [[questions]]. | |
| + | ===='''''[[Stillness]]'''''==== | ||
| + | Q: what kind of [[practice]]? Do you have more specific suggestions for guidelines to give us? | ||
| − | + | Ham: Yes, these [[stillness]] is designed to let you access these higher realms to know what [[God consciousness]] feels like. Then, as you go about your day, you will find you can [[gradually]] begin accessing these higher realms in your daily life without going through the elaborate [[preparations]] of stillness. [[Eventually]], you will be able to live in these higher realms for hours at a time and eventually you will be loathe to go back into the lower levels of [[consciousness]], even though you will feel pulled there by strong [[emotion]]. Soon you will have a [[choice]] to go into what we are [[calling]] the [[citadel]], the highest [[morontia mind]] levels or to go down into the lower mind levels and this is when you will have achieve [[self-mastery]]. | |
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| − | Ham: Yes, these [[stillness]] is designed to let you access these higher realms to know what God consciousness feels like. Then, as you go about your day, you will find you can gradually begin accessing these higher realms in your daily life without going through the elaborate preparations of stillness. Eventually, you will be able to live in these higher realms for hours at a time and eventually you will be loathe to go back into the lower levels of consciousness, even though you will feel pulled there by strong emotion. Soon you will have a [[choice]] to go into what we are calling the citadel, the highest morontia mind levels or to go down into the lower mind levels and this is when you will have achieve self-mastery. | ||
Q: Ham do you have a message for me tonight please? | Q: Ham do you have a message for me tonight please? | ||
| − | Ham: Certainly son, you are still exploring the inner self, the areas of hidden consciousness to integrate your humanness and this is as it should be. [[Human being]]s always feel strongly for one another and this personal [[integration]], integrating all the levels and hidden rooms of the psyche enables one to fully empathize and thus fully love other people. It is humans who cannot integrate their total selves who are capable of cruelty to themselves and to other people. The adjuster is constantly seeking to unify the [[personality]], the total psyche, and you are now coming into that [[Self Realization|realization]] of relatively full integration and this is opening up new feelings of love for yourself and for other people. You know you are making progress because every day you are capable of greater love. | + | Ham: Certainly son, you are still [[exploring]] the [[inner self]], the areas of hidden [[consciousness]] to [[integrate]] your humanness and this is as it should be. [[Human being]]s always feel strongly for one another and this personal [[integration]], integrating all the levels and hidden rooms of the [[psyche]] enables one to fully empathize and thus fully [[love]] other people. It is humans who cannot integrate their total selves who are capable of [[cruelty]] to themselves and to other people. The [[adjuster]] is constantly seeking to [[unify]] the [[personality]], the total [[psyche]], and you are now coming into that [[Self Realization|realization]] of relatively full [[integration]] and this is opening up new [[feelings]] of [[love]] for yourself and for other people. You know you are making [[progress]] because every day you are capable of greater love. |
| + | ===='''''[[Conferences]]'''''==== | ||
| + | Q: I have two questions. One, do you think it would be beneficial for me to go on this Florida trip, is that something I should do? There are probably [[conflicts]], but should I make way for the Florida trip? | ||
| − | + | Ham: Yes, I recommend these times of gathering highly. It is very [[growth]] promoting to be around [[like minded]] [[individuals]], to [[love]] and to [[share]] with each other. For most of you, this is a totally [[unique]] experience, a time when [[love]] [[dominates]] and [[fear]] and insecurity are greatly lessened. It can be a very [[healing]] and nurturing experience. | |
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| − | Ham: Yes, I recommend these times of gathering highly. It is very growth promoting to be around like minded individuals, to love and to share with each other. For most of you, this is a totally unique experience, a time when love dominates and fear and insecurity are greatly lessened. It can be a very healing and nurturing experience. | ||
Would you recommend it for Rebecca and myself. | Would you recommend it for Rebecca and myself. | ||
| − | Ham: Absolutely, yes, make it a priority. It is important. | + | Ham: Absolutely, yes, make it a [[priority]]. It is important. |
| − | + | ===Personal Counsel=== | |
| − | Q: I have a second question. For about a year now, I have had ringing in my years, and I have made all kinds of excuses for what it was and hoping that it would go away. Do you have any idea what this is and how I could stop it. | + | Q: I have a second question. For about a year now, I have had ringing in my years, and I have made all kinds of excuses for what it was and [[hoping]] that it would go away. Do you have any [[idea]] what this is and how I could stop it. |
Ham: Does if feel like it is in both ears? | Ham: Does if feel like it is in both ears? | ||
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Ham: Is it worse certain times of the day? | Ham: Is it worse certain times of the day? | ||
| − | NO is seems to be consistent. It came on one night and it won't go away. | + | NO is seems to be [[consistent]]. It came on one night and it won't go away. |
| − | Ham: Prior to that, had your ears experienced unusual pressure, loud noise, or diving in water. | + | Ham: Prior to that, had your ears experienced unusual [[pressure]], loud noise, or diving in water. |
Q: They had experienced loud noise, one night at a rock show. I would have thought it would have gone away, not stayed for a year. | Q: They had experienced loud noise, one night at a rock show. I would have thought it would have gone away, not stayed for a year. | ||
| − | Ham: It seems that you have some inner ear damage. It is unknown if any [[tradition]]al [[healing]] methods can aid this. Advise that you request healings in | + | Ham: It seems that you have some inner ear damage. It is [[unknown]] if any [[tradition]]al [[healing]] methods can aid this. Advise that you request [[healings]] in Florida and that you and ricallo can learn these healing [[techniques]] to keep working on it through these [[energy]] techniques, if necessary. It may come and go for the rest of your life, unknown. Seems to be actual damage, but sometimes this can heal. Do not be discouraged. |
Q: Do you have anything for Esmirelda? | Q: Do you have anything for Esmirelda? | ||
| − | Ham: Daughter, you are experiencing greater levels of self-mastery as well. Keep working to improve your health. This is important and we are glad to see it. | + | Ham: Daughter, you are experiencing greater levels of [[self-mastery]] as well. Keep working to improve your [[health]]. This is important and we are glad to see it. |
Q: Elena? | Q: Elena? | ||
| − | Ham: Yes, daughter, you to must begin [[focus]]ing on your health. You have some habits that if changes now your overall health will improve and you will begin to feel much better. Nothing radical, just slow change of attitude and routine. | + | Ham: Yes, daughter, you to must begin [[focus]]ing on your health. You have some [[habits]] that if changes now your overall health will improve and you will begin to feel much better. Nothing [[radical]], just slow change of [[attitude]] and routine. |
Q: Anything for Frankie? | Q: Anything for Frankie? | ||
| − | Ham: Yes, son, you do very well spiritually. You are kind and gentle with you fellows and always willing to be helpful to those in need. Illness can tend to bring the mind, consciousness, down into the material mind level but this does not effect your spiritual growth or spiritual well being. | + | Ham: Yes, son, you do very well [[spiritually]]. You are kind and [[gentle]] with you fellows and always willing to be helpful to those in need. Illness can tend to bring the [[mind]], [[consciousness]], down into the material mind level but this does not effect your [[spiritual growth]] or spiritual well being. |
Q: Rebecca? | Q: Rebecca? | ||
| − | Ham: Daughter, be aware that your consciousness level drops when you are tired. Try not to make important decisions or actions when you are tired. | + | Ham: Daughter, be [[aware]] that your [[consciousness]] level drops when you are [[tired]]. Try not to make important [[decisions]] or actions when you are tired. |
Q: Jarad? | Q: Jarad? | ||
| − | Ham: Son, you are doing very well. You are beginning to experience and know how to access the higher mind. Your consciousness level drops when you [[focus]] on the sensual desires, the comforts. I think you understand this and should be careful about making important decisions or actions when you are in that comfort seeking mode, to use your term. All of these things tend to lessen the self-mastery, tend to bring you into levels that are emotional, being too tired, being hungry or eating too much, and drinking, all these kinds of things. | + | Ham: Son, you are doing very well. You are beginning to [[experience]] and know how to access the [[higher mind]]. Your [[consciousness]] level drops when you [[focus]] on the [[sensual]] desires, the [[comforts]]. I think you [[understand]] this and should be careful about making important [[decisions]] or actions when you are in that comfort seeking mode, to use your term. All of these things tend to lessen the [[self-mastery]], tend to bring you into levels that are [[emotional]], being too tired, being [[hungry]] or eating too much, and drinking, all these kinds of things. |
| − | Q: I would be grateful for anything you had to say to me tonight? | + | Q: I would be [[grateful]] for anything you had to say to me tonight? |
| − | Ham: Yes, Brodan, you have truly made great spiritual progress, but you tend to neglect the stillness practice which needs to be put back into your life as a priority. This is important as your being prepared for work that will come to you in the future. The stillness practice is essential for self-preparation. | + | Ham: Yes, Brodan, you have truly made great [[spiritual progress]], but you tend to neglect the [[stillness]] practice which needs to be put back into your [[life]] as a [[priority]]. This is important as your being prepared for work that will come to you in the [[future]]. The [[stillness]] [[practice]] is essential for self-[[preparation]]. |
| − | Q: Pursuant to what you told me, is there a somewhat unconscious part of me that does that overeating stuff so that I won't have to go into those higher levels, as a means of avoiding this higher mind and place of truth? | + | Q: Pursuant to what you told me, is there a somewhat [[unconscious]] part of me that does that overeating stuff so that I won't have to go into those higher levels, as a means of avoiding this [[higher mind]] and place of [[truth]]? |
| − | Ham: I recommend greater stillness practice for you as well. You must make it a regular part of you day. This will help you in all these things. Focus on the positive, don't worry about the negative things. | + | Ham: I recommend greater [[stillness]] practice for you as well. You must make it a regular part of you day. This will help you in all these things. [[Focus]] on the [[positive]], don't worry about the [[negative]] things. |
| − | Q: You have to agree that is an interesting question, even if it is negative. | + | Q: You have to agree that is an interesting [[question]], even if it is [[negative]]. |
Ham: It is one that you will know the answer to yourself in time. | Ham: It is one that you will know the answer to yourself in time. | ||
| − | Vontiss requests a message. Son, you have reached a level of some stability and yet are not embracing that stability. You still have a tendency to not feel yourself as truly valuable and thus to not be able to confront the stark black and white realities. There is a tendency to kind of sweep problems under the rug saying that they are not important which is in effect saying that you are not important, that you are not important enough to deal with. Son, you must integrate all the different parts of yourself and your life into the essential knowledge that you are a son of God and as such of well nigh infinite value | + | Vontiss requests a message. Son, you have reached a level of some [[stability]] and yet are not [[embracing]] that stability. You still have a tendency to not [[feel]] yourself as truly valuable and thus to not be able to [[confront]] the stark black and white realities. There is a tendency to kind of sweep [[problems]] under the rug saying that they are not important which is in [[effect]] saying that you are not important, that you are not important enough to deal with. Son, you must [[integrate]] all the different parts of yourself and your life into the [[essential]] [[knowledge]] that you are a [[son of God]] and as such of well nigh [[infinite]] [[value]]. |
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| + | Kellan, when you are confronted with [[painful]] [[feelings]] about yourself, don't turn away from them but [[embrace]] those feelings and feel them completely. Then, you can let them go. You, likewise, are [[experiencing]] this [[integration]] that was spoke about and so sometimes some things will occur which cause you painful feelings. It is important not to dismiss these things or push them away at this time. Take time for yourself. I would recommend [[journaling]] and continue the [[stillness]] practice. | ||
===Closing=== | ===Closing=== | ||
| − | That should be everyone. Again, my love and my prayers are with you each. Until next week farewell. | + | That should be everyone. Again, my [[love]] and my [[prayers]] are with you each. Until next week farewell. |
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 6 March 2013
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Topic: Morontia Mind
Group: Nashville TeaM
Facilitators
Teacher: Ham
TR: Rebecca
Session
Opening
Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and again I greet you all and thank you for coming here tonight.
Lesson
Mind, Morontia Mind
We have talked about many different subjects over these last few years. You all, without realizing it, are mastering the first mansion world lessons. You are learning to think with the morontia mind and sensibility. The morontia mind experiences no fear.
The morontia mind, indeed, is not emotional in the normal sense of the word. When you are operating in the morontia mind, you are above the what we would term physical emotions, anger, fear, sexual emotions. But still, you are subject to the ego emotions: shame, disappointment, joy, wonder — all these things are still a part of your consciousness. Pride is certainly one. The morontia mind is not something apart from you that you can go to to escape the vagaries of ego life. The morontia mind is simply a higher level of mind from that which operates on the purely material and animal level.
The Four Levels:
- 1 Pre-brain (chemical)
- 2 Mind (sorter)
- 3 Morontia mind (consciousness of consciousness)
- 4 Super-Consciousness (pure spirit consciousness with the Adjuster)
You can think of mind as having four levels. The first and lowest level is entirely electrochemical responding. It is the area of mind that conditions and is conditioned by the nervous system, the brain, and what we would call pre-brain, the spinal column, that responds to chemical stimulation and also contributes to the release of chemicals in your body.
Consciousness
Then there is a level of mind a little above that. It is the consciousness. This is comprised of the area of the mind that sorts and makes sense of the physical stimulation and all the senses. It is conscious awareness of being.
Then, there is the level of mind just above that which entails consciousness of consciousness and this is the beginning of the morontia mind. This morontia mind is the morality level, the awareness of God's will, the part of mind that accepts God's love and merciful ministrations. At this level of consciousness, you are always aware of the Father's presence. Now, all these levels have levels within them, of course, and they all influence each other.
Then, of course, the highest consciousness is pure spirit consciousness. The point of oneness between you and your indwelling spirit. Think of all this like a continuum. When you consciously choose the higher levels of consciousness, when you choose to experience the Father and to respond to his ministry, you are truly living in the highest levels of mind. But, you are never free from all the other levels. All the other levels are still with you. But, you can, with practice, continually elevate your consciousness toward these higher levels so that you are not trapped in your normal emotional ego-centered self-consciousness.
Now, realize that this choosing of consciousness level happens day by day, minute by minute, even moment by moment. When the Master taught us the better ways of living through his mortal life, he in essence was teaching us how to reach higher levels of consciousness. When someone slaps you across the cheek, and your consciousness is flooded with shame, anger, your impulse is to strike back. But, if you elevate your consciousness to the awareness of God's love and his mercy towards all his children, then the response is to ignore all those lower animal feelings, to ignore the lower, even the lower morontia mind, to feel instead love for this erring brother and to offer the other cheek, to do the positive thing. And this response goes against all of the millions and millions of years of animal evolution that you are carrying with you. This response is like the response of an angel or other higher being and thus it is truly revolutionary in your world. This new way of living can and will change your world completely.
Self-mastery
Notice that I told you to ignore the lower responses. If someone slaps you on the cheek, somewhere you feel pain, anguish even, shame, all those things will occur in your being because all those other parts of mind are with you. You do not escape the feelings that come with the lower levels of mind, what you must do is choose to locate your consciousness in the higher realms. All of you have found these higher realms in the stillness and now your new lessons will concern bringing this higher consciousness or finding this higher consciousness in every day interaction.
The Master said, that there is within each person a citadel, a place of refuge, and of strength. This inner fortress is accessible at any time. It is a place where you can escape your own lower ego and animal emotions. You will feel these things, they will assail you so to speak, but you will not be defeated by them, you will not be influenced by them. This also is the ultimate self-mastery. You do not turn to the emotions of the lower self to dictate your actions. Rather, you go to your citadel, you take comfort from the great Comforter, the spiritual presence of Jesus and of the Father, and these great spirits will give you the proper attitude and response to any circumstance. Once you know how to get to this citadel, this higher level, that is all you need to know.
The new and greater awareness that will come to you and will give you all wisdom and all ability to discern the Father's will and his mercy and his love in every situation of your lives. This knowledge, this ability, is really the highest thing that I can teach you while you are in the flesh. Every person will distinguish God's will uniquely. But the one constant that will always tell you for certainty that you are accessing correctly is that your actions will be positive.
Soon you will begin to let go and not even consider the old negative reaction patterns. And you will begin to be able to minister to your fellows in a completely positive manner and you will be able to tell your fellows about the Father. Each of you will do this telling in a unique and individual manner. No two of you will have exactly the same ministry. It is good that you should all periodically gather together, support one another, and to love one another and practice the completely positive way when dealing with one another.
While you are in the world, you may have many challenges and times when others are approaching you in an entirely negative way and gradually you will learn that there are times when you can turn these situations completely around through positive action, as in going the second mile, carrying your neighbors pack. There will be times when removing yourself from the situation is necessary, when others cannot be persuaded to the better way. But always, children, living your life in a wholly positive manner will influence those around you tremendously and will influence many people the more you can live in the higher realms of morontia consciousness. That is enough for this evening, we will come back to this subject. Do you have any questions.
Stillness
Q: what kind of practice? Do you have more specific suggestions for guidelines to give us?
Ham: Yes, these stillness is designed to let you access these higher realms to know what God consciousness feels like. Then, as you go about your day, you will find you can gradually begin accessing these higher realms in your daily life without going through the elaborate preparations of stillness. Eventually, you will be able to live in these higher realms for hours at a time and eventually you will be loathe to go back into the lower levels of consciousness, even though you will feel pulled there by strong emotion. Soon you will have a choice to go into what we are calling the citadel, the highest morontia mind levels or to go down into the lower mind levels and this is when you will have achieve self-mastery.
Q: Ham do you have a message for me tonight please?
Ham: Certainly son, you are still exploring the inner self, the areas of hidden consciousness to integrate your humanness and this is as it should be. Human beings always feel strongly for one another and this personal integration, integrating all the levels and hidden rooms of the psyche enables one to fully empathize and thus fully love other people. It is humans who cannot integrate their total selves who are capable of cruelty to themselves and to other people. The adjuster is constantly seeking to unify the personality, the total psyche, and you are now coming into that realization of relatively full integration and this is opening up new feelings of love for yourself and for other people. You know you are making progress because every day you are capable of greater love.
Conferences
Q: I have two questions. One, do you think it would be beneficial for me to go on this Florida trip, is that something I should do? There are probably conflicts, but should I make way for the Florida trip?
Ham: Yes, I recommend these times of gathering highly. It is very growth promoting to be around like minded individuals, to love and to share with each other. For most of you, this is a totally unique experience, a time when love dominates and fear and insecurity are greatly lessened. It can be a very healing and nurturing experience.
Would you recommend it for Rebecca and myself.
Ham: Absolutely, yes, make it a priority. It is important.
Personal Counsel
Q: I have a second question. For about a year now, I have had ringing in my years, and I have made all kinds of excuses for what it was and hoping that it would go away. Do you have any idea what this is and how I could stop it.
Ham: Does if feel like it is in both ears?
Q: Yes.
Ham: Is it worse certain times of the day?
NO is seems to be consistent. It came on one night and it won't go away.
Ham: Prior to that, had your ears experienced unusual pressure, loud noise, or diving in water.
Q: They had experienced loud noise, one night at a rock show. I would have thought it would have gone away, not stayed for a year.
Ham: It seems that you have some inner ear damage. It is unknown if any traditional healing methods can aid this. Advise that you request healings in Florida and that you and ricallo can learn these healing techniques to keep working on it through these energy techniques, if necessary. It may come and go for the rest of your life, unknown. Seems to be actual damage, but sometimes this can heal. Do not be discouraged.
Q: Do you have anything for Esmirelda?
Ham: Daughter, you are experiencing greater levels of self-mastery as well. Keep working to improve your health. This is important and we are glad to see it.
Q: Elena?
Ham: Yes, daughter, you to must begin focusing on your health. You have some habits that if changes now your overall health will improve and you will begin to feel much better. Nothing radical, just slow change of attitude and routine.
Q: Anything for Frankie?
Ham: Yes, son, you do very well spiritually. You are kind and gentle with you fellows and always willing to be helpful to those in need. Illness can tend to bring the mind, consciousness, down into the material mind level but this does not effect your spiritual growth or spiritual well being.
Q: Rebecca?
Ham: Daughter, be aware that your consciousness level drops when you are tired. Try not to make important decisions or actions when you are tired.
Q: Jarad?
Ham: Son, you are doing very well. You are beginning to experience and know how to access the higher mind. Your consciousness level drops when you focus on the sensual desires, the comforts. I think you understand this and should be careful about making important decisions or actions when you are in that comfort seeking mode, to use your term. All of these things tend to lessen the self-mastery, tend to bring you into levels that are emotional, being too tired, being hungry or eating too much, and drinking, all these kinds of things.
Q: I would be grateful for anything you had to say to me tonight?
Ham: Yes, Brodan, you have truly made great spiritual progress, but you tend to neglect the stillness practice which needs to be put back into your life as a priority. This is important as your being prepared for work that will come to you in the future. The stillness practice is essential for self-preparation.
Q: Pursuant to what you told me, is there a somewhat unconscious part of me that does that overeating stuff so that I won't have to go into those higher levels, as a means of avoiding this higher mind and place of truth?
Ham: I recommend greater stillness practice for you as well. You must make it a regular part of you day. This will help you in all these things. Focus on the positive, don't worry about the negative things.
Q: You have to agree that is an interesting question, even if it is negative.
Ham: It is one that you will know the answer to yourself in time.
Vontiss requests a message. Son, you have reached a level of some stability and yet are not embracing that stability. You still have a tendency to not feel yourself as truly valuable and thus to not be able to confront the stark black and white realities. There is a tendency to kind of sweep problems under the rug saying that they are not important which is in effect saying that you are not important, that you are not important enough to deal with. Son, you must integrate all the different parts of yourself and your life into the essential knowledge that you are a son of God and as such of well nigh infinite value.
Kellan, when you are confronted with painful feelings about yourself, don't turn away from them but embrace those feelings and feel them completely. Then, you can let them go. You, likewise, are experiencing this integration that was spoke about and so sometimes some things will occur which cause you painful feelings. It is important not to dismiss these things or push them away at this time. Take time for yourself. I would recommend journaling and continue the stillness practice.
Closing
That should be everyone. Again, my love and my prayers are with you each. Until next week farewell.
