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===Topic: ''Symbols of Reality''===
Group: Nashville, Tennessee
===Group: [[Nashville TeaM]]===
==Facilitators==
Teacher: HAM
===Teacher: [[Ham]]===
===TR: [[Rebecca]]===
==Session==
===Opening===
Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am happy that you have come this evening. We are going to discuss symbols and their power. The human intellect is engineered to respond to symbolic thought. Mathematics is the most coherent example of this symbolic reasoning. In a sense, all reason is symbolic. Thinking, thought, involves the use of word symbols and picture or spatial relationships. So in this sense, mind, as you experience it, exists on a level of symbols, a level removed from material reality.
Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am happy that you have come this evening. We are going to discuss symbols and their power. The human intellect is engineered to respond to symbolic thought. Mathematics is the most coherent example of this symbolic reasoning. In a sense, all reason is symbolic. Thinking, thought, involves the use of word symbols and picture or spatial relationships. So in this sense, mind, as you experience it, exists on a level of symbols, a level removed from material reality.
===Lesson===
Humanity has evolved through the progressive use of symbolic understanding. The first language derives from symbolic relationships which create meaning. Human experience is made up of man's experience of the material world and his symbolic reasoning concerning that world. But, in addition, human experience of spiritual reality and symbols of that realty are somewhat enmeshed in the symbols of material reality.
Humanity has evolved through the progressive use of symbolic understanding. The first language derives from symbolic relationships which create meaning. Human experience is made up of man's experience of the material world and his symbolic reasoning concerning that world. But, in addition, human experience of spiritual reality and symbols of that realty are somewhat enmeshed in the symbols of material reality.
When human beings grow to the point of placing the upmost value on spirit itself rather than the symbols of spirit, there will be peace upon this world.
When human beings grow to the point of placing the upmost value on spirit itself rather than the symbols of spirit, there will be peace upon this world.
===Dialogue===
Q: Two questions, there is a phenomenon sweeping the country based on the old testament and they recite this prayer and insert what they want materially and they claim that all they want is coming to them. Would you discuss this in the context of your lesson tonight?
Q: Two questions, there is a phenomenon sweeping the country based on the old testament and they recite this prayer and insert what they want materially and they claim that all they want is coming to them. Would you discuss this in the context of your lesson tonight?
Ham: Well keep it in mind. Do things a little differently just to experiment without thought of the consequences. And above all, enjoy life. Be at ease and confident in yourself.
Ham: Well keep it in mind. Do things a little differently just to experiment without thought of the consequences. And above all, enjoy life. Be at ease and confident in yourself.
===Closing===
You are all doing very well. Until next week, my love and indeed my prayers are with you each.END
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