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==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

TOMAS: Good afternoon, faithful friends. I am Tomas, your [[companion]] in these [[experiential]] learning sessions, wherein we review what our [[life]] is about, according to our [[perceptions]] at any given moment, and today in this gathering I [[perceive]] the essential elements of Human Association in full sway, a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_Convergence harmonic convergence]" of happy souls, indeed One Happy Family.

TOMAS: Good afternoon, faithful friends. I am Tomas, your [[companion]] in these [[experiential]] learning sessions, wherein we review what our [[life]] is about, according to our [[perceptions]] at any given moment, and today in this gathering I [[perceive]] the essential elements of Human Association in full sway, a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_Convergence harmonic convergence]" of happy souls, indeed One Happy Family.

Welcome, all of you who are comprising this [[family]] [[configuration]] in this [[Teacher Base]] this afternoon. No one is a [[stranger]] here. Everyone is welcome, as [[Our Father]] has prepared a [[feast]] for all to enjoy and those of you who have come to partake of our [[ambiance]] and association in [[spirit]] reality, are treasured participants in the experience of learning the [[Art of Living]] through good [[humor]] and [[self-mastery]].

Welcome, all of you who are comprising this [[family]] [[configuration]] in this [[Teacher Base]] this afternoon. No one is a [[stranger]] here. Everyone is welcome, as [[Our Father]] has prepared a [[feast]] for all to enjoy and those of you who have come to partake of our [[ambiance]] and association in [[spirit]] reality, are treasured participants in the experience of learning the [[Art of Living]] through good [[humor]] and [[self-mastery]].

How can anyone see anything but potential [[greatness]] emerging from such a culling together of human beings who seek to do the [[divine]] will and live as [[siblings]]? Even so, there are evidently lessons to be learned in the [[alternative]], as is elucidated in the [[Urantia text]] on [[3:5|page 51]] where it discusses the [[inevitabilities]]. And so perhaps it is inevitable that we have a teacher with us who has made a specialty of his topic of [[study]], that being [[rebellion]], and so I introduce to you our visitor today, Teacher Paulo, whose words are a welcome addition. I will return.

How can anyone see anything but potential [[greatness]] emerging from such a culling together of human beings who seek to do the [[divine]] will and live as [[siblings]]? Even so, there are evidently lessons to be learned in the [[alternative]], as is elucidated in the [[Urantia text]] on [[3:5|page 51]] where it discusses the [[inevitabilities]]. And so perhaps it is inevitable that we have a teacher with us who has made a specialty of his topic of [[study]], that being [[rebellion]], and so I introduce to you our visitor today, Teacher Paulo, whose words are a welcome addition. I will return.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

PAULO: Paulo here. Don't be afraid. I'm not coming in with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing pugilistic] [[intentions]].

PAULO: Paulo here. Don't be afraid. I'm not coming in with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing pugilistic] [[intentions]].

Thoroah: Good to see you, Paulo.

Thoroah: Good to see you, Paulo.

Thoroah: "I have a question for Paulo, your resident expert on [[rebellion]]. It is:

Thoroah: "I have a question for Paulo, your resident expert on [[rebellion]]. It is:

"If rebelliousness is a [[quality]] that seems [[natural]] to us humans, is there a [[divine]] [[value]] contained or hidden in it? We know that it is natural for [[teenagers]], when testing their wings, to be rebellious. We also know according to the laws of [[physics]] called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy entropy], that things at rest [[resist]] moving and things in [[motion]] tend to continue moving.

"If rebelliousness is a [[quality]] that seems [[natural]] to us humans, is there a [[divine]] [[value]] contained or hidden in it? We know that it is natural for [[teenagers]], when testing their wings, to be rebellious. We also know according to the laws of [[physics]] called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy entropy], that things at rest [[resist]] moving and things in [[motion]] tend to continue moving.

"[[Our teachers]] are constantly admonishing us to welcome [[change]] with [[love]]. We know of the [[Religious Guardians|angelic orders of conservation]] and the [[Angels of progress|orders of progress]].

"[[Our teachers]] are constantly admonishing us to welcome [[change]] with [[love]]. We know of the [[Religious Guardians|angelic orders of conservation]] and the [[Angels of progress|orders of progress]].

Let's talk about [[the rebellion]] that is at the [[heart]] of most of your [[difficulties]], and that is the rebellion engaged in which [[Isolated worlds|isolated your world]] for hundreds of thousands of years from your galactic kin -- not that you would have been engaged in any in-depth [[expeditions]] with your galactic kin anyway, but -- the [[Lucifer Rebellion]] is an epoch in your [[Part 3|planetary history]] which has permanently - I say permanently - impacted on your [[growth]].

Let's talk about [[the rebellion]] that is at the [[heart]] of most of your [[difficulties]], and that is the rebellion engaged in which [[Isolated worlds|isolated your world]] for hundreds of thousands of years from your galactic kin -- not that you would have been engaged in any in-depth [[expeditions]] with your galactic kin anyway, but -- the [[Lucifer Rebellion]] is an epoch in your [[Part 3|planetary history]] which has permanently - I say permanently - impacted on your [[growth]].

I cannot think of another example current to you that would give rise to the same [[principle]], but let's just take a gross example of a woman who gets [[pregnant]] and in her second trimester becomes a [[drug]] [[addict]], subjecting the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus foetus] then to all manner of aberrant [[chemical]] contortions, and the child even so is born, appearing to be [[healthy]], and yet having in it a predisposition toward [[addiction]] itself, as a result of its incubation in the [[womb]].

I cannot think of another example current to you that would give rise to the same [[principle]], but let's just take a gross example of a woman who gets [[pregnant]] and in her second trimester becomes a [[drug]] [[addict]], subjecting the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus foetus] then to all manner of aberrant [[chemical]] contortions, and the child even so is born, appearing to be [[healthy]], and yet having in it a predisposition toward [[addiction]] itself, as a result of its incubation in the [[womb]].

All of you are altered as a result of the effects of [[Lucifer's rebellion]]. In this [[context]], it could be said that he in fact planted his [[seed]] in your being -- not permanently superceding your true Father, but effectively altering your "[[genetic]] composition" sufficiently as to give one cause to [[wonder]] what bad seed this might be - taking after, as he does, his old man. All of you take after your old man, and we've come to shift gears, and learn, rather, to be like [[your Father]] -- your original Creator -- not that which has come to modify your [[behaviors]] forever.

All of you are altered as a result of the effects of [[Lucifer's rebellion]]. In this [[context]], it could be said that he in fact planted his [[seed]] in your being -- not permanently superceding your true Father, but effectively altering your "[[genetic]] composition" sufficiently as to give one cause to [[wonder]] what bad seed this might be - taking after, as he does, his old man. All of you take after your old man, and we've come to shift gears, and learn, rather, to be like [[your Father]] -- your original Creator -- not that which has come to modify your [[behaviors]] forever.

Everybody rebels against something -- some more than others -- and in the main, it's a [[reaction]] to the sense of being curtailed, constrained, [[limited]], standardized, or ignored - which provokes your [[attitude]]. The better motivator is that which is to be found in this [[Family of God]] which stimulates the [[creative]] [[imagination]] and upholds the [[values]] that are dear to you all, without the need for fear to nip at your ankles. And this is the path provided by the [[Universal Father]] as compared to the shady lane that remains a result of "the old man."

Everybody rebels against something -- some more than others -- and in the main, it's a [[reaction]] to the sense of being curtailed, constrained, [[limited]], standardized, or ignored - which provokes your [[attitude]]. The better motivator is that which is to be found in this [[Family of God]] which stimulates the [[creative]] [[imagination]] and upholds the [[values]] that are dear to you all, without the need for fear to nip at your ankles. And this is the path provided by the [[Universal Father]] as compared to the shady lane that remains a result of "the old man."

What else has he got there in that [[question]]? Something about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism Protestants]. Protesters, yes. I'm only going to dwell a moment on the [[evolution]] of the [[human]] animal to arrive at a point of [[peace]]-keeping, and [[encourage]] those of you who must revolt against the political sway, express yourself as [[Ghandi]] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.], or [[Jesus]], and [[persevere]] through [[patience]], [[peace]], [[love]], [[negotiation]], [[understanding]] and [[prayer]].

What else has he got there in that [[question]]? Something about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism Protestants]. Protesters, yes. I'm only going to dwell a moment on the [[evolution]] of the [[human]] animal to arrive at a point of [[peace]]-keeping, and [[encourage]] those of you who must revolt against the political sway, express yourself as [[Ghandi]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.], or [[Jesus]], and [[persevere]] through [[patience]], [[peace]], [[love]], [[negotiation]], [[understanding]] and [[prayer]].

And of course you can [[vote]]! You can get involved in the existing [[political]] [[machinery]] and learn to tap dance effectively. It's a positive thing you can do. It's a way you can turn the other cheek. It's commendable because it gives you an avenue in which you can take [[action]]. It gives you a formidable foe to fight. It's a principle to introduce and uphold as a superior way of going about [[experientially]] [[revealing]] the [[quality]] of win-win that comes from approaching your challenges positively, [[courageously]], and constructively, as compared to a mere act of [[rebellion]].

And of course you can [[vote]]! You can get involved in the existing [[political]] [[machinery]] and learn to tap dance effectively. It's a positive thing you can do. It's a way you can turn the other cheek. It's commendable because it gives you an avenue in which you can take [[action]]. It gives you a formidable foe to fight. It's a principle to introduce and uphold as a superior way of going about [[experientially]] [[revealing]] the [[quality]] of win-win that comes from approaching your challenges positively, [[courageously]], and constructively, as compared to a mere act of [[rebellion]].