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== Session==
 
== Session==
 
===Opening===
 
===Opening===
Daniel: For those who are new, has anyone explained the merkaba to you? There is a merkaba energy shaft in the middle of this room, which was dedicated here quite a few months ago. It is similar in nature to the shaft of energy that is in each one of us, but larger and it is maintained by consciousness. Its energy can be directed by our mind energy to those who need it, to situations, to environments, and so I ask you now to hook up to the merkaba, consciously; your shaft of light and energy touching it on the north and south poles. And as you do this, the merkaba energy becomes larger in this household. It’s kind of like looking at an axis through a globe; the globe has longitudinal and latitudinal lines. Now I ask each one of you to declare your "intent" for being here. Invoke Christ Michael’s energy to accomplish that intent, according to His will.
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===='''''[[Merkaba]]'''''====
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Daniel: For those who are new, has anyone [[explained]] the [[merkaba]] to you? There is a merkaba energy shaft in the middle of this room, which was dedicated here quite a few months ago. It is similar in [[nature]] to the shaft of energy that is in each one of us, but larger and it is maintained by [[consciousness]]. Its [[energy]] can be directed by our mind energy to those who need it, to situations, to [[environments]], and so I ask you now to hook up to the merkaba, consciously; your shaft of light and energy [[touching]] it on the north and south poles. And as you do this, the merkaba energy becomes larger in this household. It’s kind of like looking at an [[axis]] through a globe; the globe has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system longitudinal and latitudinal lines]. Now I ask each one of you to declare your "[[intent]]" for being here. Invoke Christ Michael’s energy to accomplish that intent, according to His will.
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===Lesson===
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Rayson: Good afternoon, this is Rayson. Let us now continue this [[silence]] and let us have a period of [[rest]] in the silence, the [[stillness]], as you [[prepare]] for the inward [[listening]] that each one of you are capable of and already receive. (Long pause.) Prepare to bring your awareness to the center, please.
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Rayson: Good afternoon, this is Rayson. Let us now continue this silence and let us have a period of rest in the silence, the stillness, as you prepare for the inward listening that each one of you are capable of and already receive. (Long pause.) Prepare to bring your awareness to the center, please.
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So my friends, you have been to a [[conference]]! (Group: Yes, indeed!) It was wonderful to be there with you, to [[observe]] everyone who was [[participating]] and to see the [[camaraderie]] and love and the energy. Did you notice that this conference was energetically a bit different from the last? (Yes. Definitely.) Mortals and "we" have been attempting to soften the [[intellectual]] energy of that group, to open the [[Heart]] Energy. [[Mercy]] and [[justice]] are in some ways intellectual, but [[compassion]] is heartfelt. And this is a wonderful place to begin. Did you also notice that there were various lines of interest at the conference, where there were fewer in the [[past]]? (Yes.)
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So my friends, you have been to a conference! (Group: Yes, indeed!) It was wonderful to be there with you, to observe everyone who was participating and to see the camaraderie and love and the energy. Did you notice that this conference was energetically a bit different from the last? (Yes. Definitely.) Mortals and "we" have been attempting to soften the intellectual energy of that group, to open the Heart Energy. Mercy and justice are in some ways intellectual, but compassion is heartfelt. And this is a wonderful place to begin. Did you also notice that there were various lines of interest at the conference, where there were fewer in the past? (Yes.)
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Some of you see this as a [[community]] that is "fractured," but not really. You see the [[Correcting Time]] is working to use all potential [[leaders]] to bring their [[voice]] to this [[forum]]. The [[Urantia Book]] is more than just a book, a [[reference]] and an index, but it is filled with people who have various interests besides the intellectual. It is one thing to make an intellectual [[commitment]], a commitment out of minded [[decision]]; it is quite another decision to make a commitment that is also heartfelt and committed from the [[heart]]. And so, you have seen other interests come into this forum. And we are very encouraged by the [[tolerance]] that is given by the organizing group to the [[Teaching Mission]] and to the Sonship work of [https://www.rcim.org/RCIM/Welcome.html Rob Crickett]. Not everyone is in [[agreement]] with all three, and some would exclude one group over another, and this is to be [[expected]] in a group community setting. This does [[represent]] a community.
===Lesson===
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Some of you see this as a community that is "fractured," but not really. You see the Correcting Time is working to use all potential leaders to bring their voice to this forum. The Urantia Book is more than just a book, a reference and an index, but it is filled with people who have various interests besides the intellectual. It is one thing to make an intellectual commitment, a commitment out of minded decision; it is quite another decision to make a commitment that is also heartfelt and committed from the heart. And so, you have seen other interests come into this forum. And we are very encouraged by the tolerance that is given by the organizing group to the Teaching Mission and to the Sonship work of Rob Crickett. Not everyone is in agreement with all three, and some would exclude one group over another, and this is to be expected in a group community setting. This does represent a community.
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Some of you spoke of an interest of a repeat or a revisitation of the high points of the session that was unrecorded Tuesday night. Is there an interest in that? (Definitely, Rayson. Please. I appreciate your doing this.) Let us work through this then from questions by you. We do not have an agenda for this item, and so we will respond to questions that you raise now. Please try to avoid global questions, as that would encompass the totality of what was missed, but rather speak to those issues that you remember and are important. You may begin, if you wish. (Short pause.) Or was it all really forgettable?
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Some of you spoke of an interest of a repeat or a revisitation of the high points of the session that was unrecorded Tuesday night. Is there an interest in that? (Definitely, Rayson. Please. I appreciate your doing this.) Let us work through this then from [[questions]] by you. We do not have an agenda for this item, and so we will respond to questions that you raise now. Please try to avoid global questions, as that would [[encompass]] the totality of what was missed, but rather speak to those issues that you remember and are important. You may begin, if you wish. (Short pause.) Or was it all really forgettable?
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===Dialogue===
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Student: It was about the first twenty minutes of your talk. Part of it, I am sure was just the preliminary [[encouragement]] for the [[Teaching Mission]] participants. But I think there were also some comments about the [[Urantia Movement]] as a whole, getting all of us to work together with less [[friction]]. That’s all I can think of at the moment.
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Student: It was about the first twenty minutes of your talk. Part of it, I am sure was just the preliminary encouragement for the Teaching Mission participants. But I think there were also some comments about the Urantia Movement as a whole, getting all of us to work together with less friction. That’s all I can think of at the moment.
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Student: You [[focused]] most on your emphasis on [[community]] building and accountability of [[leadership]].
===Dialogue===
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Student: You focused most on your emphasis on community building and accountability of leadership.
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Rayson: Is that a point of agreement? (Yes.) You recall our discussion from our last TM meeting here in this location? Where we spoke of teaching ethics and morality and community building? And the educational setting? Truly, the delivery that was made Tuesday evening was a continuation of that at a much more practical level, in a larger setting of your national and global scope. As you move into community building, community building will go past that of the immediate neighborhood, into your local community, which may encompass several neighborhoods, and eventually to a city, a country setting, to cities, to whole regions, a state, and the globe.
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Rayson: Is that a point of agreement? (Yes.) You recall our discussion from our last TM meeting here in this location? Where we spoke of teaching [[ethics]] and [[morality]] and community building? And the educational setting? Truly, the delivery that was made Tuesday evening was a continuation of that at a much more [[practical]] level, in a larger setting of your national and global scope. As you move into community building, community building will go past that of the immediate [[neighborhood]], into your local community, which may encompass several neighborhoods, and eventually to a [[city]], a country setting, to cities, to whole regions, a state, and the globe.
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This world is becoming a community of nations, and as such, requires global ethics and global morality. One must think and make decisions past those that effect you immediately, of yourself. The selfishness of individuals must be projected to the selfishness of the whole globe, where each is protected equally and each is given opportunity equally. The most central place one can make decisions without hindering others is when you make decisions for yourself. You can be selfish with your time, you can be selfish with your material goods and keep them unto yourself and hoard them if you wish, as long as those decisions only affect you and do not take away from others. But when you begin to make decisions that affect others, then your consciousness must include the consciousness of the ethical base that includes others, the whole community.
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This world is [[becoming]] a [[community]] of [[nations]], and as such, requires global [[ethics]] and global [[morality]]. One must think and make [[decisions]] past those that effect you immediately, of yourself. The [[selfishness]] of individuals must be projected to the selfishness of the whole globe, where each is protected equally and each is given [[opportunity]] equally. The most central place one can make decisions without hindering others is when you make decisions for yourself. You can be selfish with your time, you can be selfish with your material [[goods]] and keep them unto yourself and hoard them if you wish, as long as those decisions only affect you and do not take away from others. But when you begin to make decisions that affect others, then your [[consciousness]] must include the consciousness of the ethical base that includes others, the whole [[community]].
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And when you have risen in your careers to become CEO’s, governors, presidents of nations, multi-national corporations, then your ethical base must be global in nature. For if it is not, you will see and find that it will come tumbling down and you will be left by yourself, once again. Oh yes, you may be enriched by a golden parachute or by an immense retirement, but with holding resources from those who have shared theirs with you will cause great harm. The leadership, not of tomorrow, but of today must be leadership with an ethical base that matches your operational base.
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And when you have risen in your careers to become CEO’s, governors, presidents of nations, multi-national corporations, then your ethical base must be global in nature. For if it is not, you will see and find that it will come tumbling down and you will be left by yourself, once again. Oh yes, you may be enriched by a golden parachute or by an immense [[retirement]], but with holding [[resources]] from those who have shared theirs with you will cause great [[harm]]. The leadership, not of tomorrow, but of today must be leadership with an ethical base that matches your operational base.
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When these are out of sync and do not match, then there will be difficulties.
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When these are out of [[sync]] and do not match, then there will be [[difficulties]].
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As you raise yourself in organizational level, your ethics must match that level. A very clear example is the energy corporations. You have one that is called Enron, I believe, which is a very clear example of unethical, even immoral leadership; the manipulation of markets, of investors, shareholders and the market so that the market-share would be raised, the shares that would be sold would be raised, and then those who know about this information would sell their shares and let the corporate shell collapse, leaving millions of investors, shareholders at a loss. Those who are going to retire from a public education system, let’s say in California or other states that have invested heavily in this corporation, these people are left with a loss. Their capacity to maintain themselves is much diminished and great harm is done through this. And you see that many have lost, and a few who knew what was going to happen, have benefitted, having used the collapse of the corporation to their own benefit. This is an ethical standard that is destructive. It is not out of sync, it is simply destructive; it is inappropriate. It is not necessary that leadership be sacrificial, but simply leadership that leads, and is compensated accordingly and appropriately.
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As you raise yourself in [[organizational]] level, your [[ethics]] must match that level. A very clear example is the energy [[corporations]]. You have one that is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron Enron], I believe, which is a very clear example of unethical, even immoral leadership; the [[manipulation]] of markets, of investors, shareholders and the market so that the market-share would be raised, the shares that would be sold would be raised, and then those who know about this [[information]] would sell their shares and let the corporate shell [[collapse]], leaving millions of investors, shareholders at a loss. Those who are going to [[retire]] from a public [[education]] system, let’s say in California or other states that have invested heavily in this [[corporation]], these people are left with a loss. Their capacity to maintain themselves is much diminished and great harm is done through this. And you see that many have lost, and a few who knew what was going to happen, have benefitted, having used the collapse of the corporation to their own benefit. This is an ethical standard that is [[destructive]]. It is not out of sync, it is simply destructive; it is inappropriate. It is not necessary that [[leadership]] be [[sacrificial]], but simply leadership that leads, and is compensated accordingly and appropriately.
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We are not talking about everyone becoming missionaries, going over seas and sacrificing their lives, but to make decisions that appropriately uphold the existence of others, cares for them. We also mentioned that your country is in for a bit of a shock. As you see the growth of the European economic-political unit growing in influence and political and economic power, the economic power and political clout of the United States will diminish. This is appropriate; this is natural; this follows the rules of economics and political development. Yet, will the United States continue to act independently as though it had no neighbors, as though it had no partners? Will its interests be selfish? Or will it be generous, kind, sharing, benevolent, partnering, in ways that it once did when it developed the Marshal Plan after World War II to assist the nations of Europe and rebuild the economy of Japan? Can it rise to those standards once again? We know it is possible when people decide to make those decisions. It is possible when they make those choices that are higher in nature, and though the decisions being made now garner much power for the United States, this power is short-lived, and in the long run, in fact, detrimental to its very existence. On the other hand, were it to cooperate and see itself as an equal partner of equal players around the world, it would go far to influence other nations immensely and to garner tremendous economically favorable positioning for itself.
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We are not talking about everyone becoming [[missionaries]], going over seas and [[sacrificing]] their lives, but to make [[decisions]] that appropriately uphold the [[existence]] of others, cares for them. We also mentioned that your country is in for a bit of a [[shock]]. As you see the growth of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union European economic-political unit] growing in influence and political and economic [[power]], the economic power and political clout of the [[United States]] will diminish. This is appropriate; this is natural; this follows the rules of economics and political development. Yet, will the United States continue to act independently as though it had no [[neighbors]], as though it had no [[partners]]? Will its interests be [[selfish]]? Or will it be [[generous]], kind, sharing, benevolent, partnering, in ways that it once did when it developed the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal_Plan Marshal Plan] after [[World War II]] to assist the nations of Europe and rebuild the economy of Japan? Can it rise to those [[standards]] once again? We know it is possible when people decide to make those [[decisions]]. It is possible when they make those choices that are higher in nature, and though the decisions being made now garner much power for the [[United States]], this power is short-lived, and in the long run, in fact, detrimental to its very [[existence]]. On the other hand, were it to [[cooperate]] and see itself as an equal partner of equal players around the world, it would go far to influence other nations immensely and to garner tremendous economically favorable positioning for itself.
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I offer you the metaphor of the eighth-grade bully playing on the school yard with the fifth-graders, pushing them around, who make friends only because they want to survive by being friendly, and those who are not friendly, are beat-up or ignored, or given bad names. You have seen good examples of leadership this last week at the conference, where powerful individuals gave themselves freely to their fellow brothers and sisters in positions of leadership. Decisions are made by individuals, based upon their ethical standards, and that is a choice, too.
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I offer you the [[metaphor]] of the eighth-grade [[bully]] playing on the school yard with the fifth-graders, pushing them around, who make friends only because they want to [[survive]] by being friendly, and those who are not friendly, are beat-up or [[ignored]], or given bad names. You have seen good examples of leadership this last week at the [[conference]], where powerful individuals gave themselves freely to their fellow brothers and sisters in positions of leadership. [[Decisions]] are made by individuals, based upon their ethical standards, and that is a [[choice]], too.
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Now, the aspect we wish to bring out is not so much bullies beating up other children or other nations, but to empower you to empower yourselves. We cannot do this work for you. Yes, as you know from the Urantia Book, your Father could truly turn this world of torment into a world that is a paradise. But that would not provide those stalwart, strong, souls that are needed as Finaliters to help continue the building of the Universe. You Agondonters have a base of wisdom, experiential faith that is so valuable; but if you see yourself as powerless, then you cannot empower yourselves, and so, we are here to help you do that. And Michael could save your world by Himself, but it will be done co-creatively, and that is how your world will be changed. But co-creation cannot work if you do not participate, do not make the decisions that are higher-minded, and do not empower yourselves.
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Now, the aspect we wish to bring out is not so much [[bullies]] beating up other children or other nations, but to empower you to empower yourselves. We cannot do this work for you. Yes, as you know from the [[Urantia Book]], your Father could truly turn this world of torment into a world that is a [[paradise]]. But that would not provide those [[stalwart]], strong, [[souls]] that are needed as [[Finaliters]] to help continue the building of [[the Universe]]. You [[Agondonters]] have a base of [[wisdom]], experiential faith that is so valuable; but if you see yourself as powerless, then you cannot empower yourselves, and so, we are here to help you do that. And Michael could save your world by Himself, but it will be done [[co-creative]]ly, and that is how your world will be changed. But co-creation cannot work if you do not [[participate]], do not make the decisions that are higher-minded, and do not empower yourselves.
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Whether you TR, whether you are a member of the Teaching Mission or not, you must live your life through the revelation that you see in it, through the guidance and the hand of Michael and Nebadonia working in your life, through those choices that are before you. Your world will not be healed by Spirit alone, but co-creatively, and that requires decisions on your part. Even if you belong to no organization or support no group process, making higher-minded decisions by yourself will assist this co-creative process of healing your world.
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Whether you [[TR]], whether you are a member of the [[Teaching Mission]] or not, you must live your life through the [[revelation]] that you see in it, through the [[guidance]] and the hand of [[Michael]] and [[Nebadonia]] working in your life, through those choices that are before you. Your world will not be healed by Spirit alone, but co-creatively, and that requires [[decisions]] on your part. Even if you belong to no [[organization]] or support no group [[process]], making higher-minded decisions by yourself will assist this co-creative process of healing your world.
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When you make selfish decisions that work against the healing of your world, if you are a leader or a public figure, your modeling provides a model, an image, a role that others will try to emulate unconsciously. These selfish, error-ridden leadership models are tearing at the very fabric of your society today; it says that those who are in power can exercise their power selfishly and ignore their fellow brothers and sisters and their situations.
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When you make selfish [[decisions]] that work against the [[healing]] of your world, if you are a leader or a public figure, your modeling provides a model, an image, a role that others will try to emulate [[unconsciously]]. These selfish, [[error]]-ridden [[leadership]] models are tearing at the very fabric of your society today; it says that those who are in power can exercise their power selfishly and ignore their fellow brothers and sisters and their situations.
    
How will you empower yourself? You will only empower yourself if you see yourself as powerful.
 
How will you empower yourself? You will only empower yourself if you see yourself as powerful.
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Student: Would I be taking you off track or distracting you if I ask a question? There was some concern expressed about one or two groups that try to foster personal transformation; they seem to sound benign and helpful, warm and…I forget the name of the second one, but they are actually subgroups under the cult of Scientology, and some Urantians expressed a concern about giving these groups free rein at a Urantia Conference. Would you care to comment on that?
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Student: Would I be taking you off track or distracting you if I ask a question? There was some concern [[expressed]] about one or two groups that try to foster personal [[transformation]]; they seem to sound benign and helpful, warm and…I forget the name of the second one, but they are actually subgroups under the [[cult]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology Scientology], and some Urantians expressed a concern about giving these groups free rein at a Urantia Conference. Would you care to comment on that?
    
Rayson: Later, please. I would be glad to answer that, in time, today. (Thank you.) Please remind me.
 
Rayson: Later, please. I would be glad to answer that, in time, today. (Thank you.) Please remind me.
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Let us continue with self-empowerment using higher-minded principles and ethical base. Michael showed you this ethical base surely, did he not? And you have had many wonderful leaders come into your lives and your world since then, who speak well, who bring light to your world, who provide good examples. You live in a very political world, an adversarial society, one based on money. Even the medical profession is money based, and your services are provided accordingly. So, operating in this realm, in this way, you must provide yourselves with a process of assisting individuals to join together with others of like-mind, to become economically and politically powerful.
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Let us continue with self-empowerment using higher-minded [[principles]] and ethical base. Michael showed you this ethical base surely, did he not? And you have had many wonderful [[leaders]] come into your lives and your world since then, who speak well, who bring light to your world, who provide good examples. You live in a very political world, an adversarial society, one based on money. Even the [[medical]] [[profession]] is money based, and your services are provided accordingly. So, operating in this realm, in this way, you must provide yourselves with a process of assisting individuals to join together with others of like-mind, to become economically and politically powerful.
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Now, we have discussed this at length for this meeting, knowing that we do not advocate contention or adversarial processes, but higher-minded decision -making by individuals to affect their world. Yet the Teaching Mission does not operate in a vacuum, and so the "processes of good," must be there to work against the processes of darkness. (I will not say "evil" because many of the processes in your world are economic and are not evil—they just happen to be very selfish.) You must develop a process, which empowers shareholders—let us use that. Now it is impossible for thirty million shareholders to congregate at Enron’s Shareholders Meeting. There must be a more equitable, personal and favorable means to do so (and please note that I only use this corporation as an example, for there are many corporations who are using or have used those same accounting principles, too.) We are talking about an ethical accountancy. When your professional accountancies compromise their ethics and practices, then much is wrong. Then the shareholders must come forward in concert to responsibly correct that problem and similar future problems.
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Now, we have [[discussed]] this at length for this meeting, knowing that we do not [[advocate]] [[contention]] or adversarial processes, but higher-minded decision -making by individuals to affect their world. Yet the [[Teaching Mission]] does not operate in a vacuum, and so the "processes of good," must be there to work against the processes of [[darkness]]. (I will not say "evil" because many of the processes in your world are economic and are not evil—they just happen to be very [[selfish]].) You must develop a process, which empowers shareholders—let us use that. Now it is impossible for thirty million shareholders to congregate at Enron’s Shareholders Meeting. There must be a more equitable, personal and favorable means to do so (and please note that I only use this [[corporation]] as an example, for there are many corporations who are using or have used those same accounting principles, too.) We are talking about an ethical accountancy. When your professional accountancies [[compromise]] their ethics and practices, then much is wrong. Then the shareholders must come forward in concert to responsibly correct that problem and similar future problems.
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Whatever process you use must be egalitarian in nature and not favor one interest group over another or one agenda over another, but seek the decisions of individuals. We have faith in the human mind. We have faith in the capacity of Adjuster indwelt individuals to make the decisions to rectify these situations, and to set up practices of accountability for executives and political leaders that are appropriate, valid, and supported—by not "just" a majority—but by an over-whelming majority of individuals of the organization, whether it is a corporation or a political entity.
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Whatever [[process]] you use must be [[egalitarian]] in nature and not favor one interest group over another or one agenda over another, but seek the decisions of [[individuals]]. We have faith in the human mind. We have [[faith]] in the capacity of [[Adjuster]] indwelt individuals to make the decisions to rectify these situations, and to set up practices of accountability for executives and political leaders that are appropriate, valid, and supported—by not "just" a majority—but by an over-whelming majority of individuals of the organization, whether it is a corporation or a political entity.
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[This is Daniel: I am really reluctant to proceed with the recommendation that was given last Tuesday night, where Rayson mentioned the manuscript that I have been working on for the last thirty years, since I came back from Viet Nam, titled: e-Democracy, the Development of Public Policy in the Next Step of Democracy for the 21st Century. {Available from Daniel at the cost of its production and mailing.} It sounds far too self-serving to include that here, and I have objected to that in discussions with Rayson and do not want to include that. Yet, it is a worthy document and I have no interest in making any money off of it, and I have in fact, disbanded the non-profit organization that supported it. So I am in a quandary, and I guess I’ll just leave this aside and ask that this be left here. I do not want to have a conflict of interest in this in any way at all because I think that it would compromise my integrity as a TR. (Pause.) Rayson is jabbering at me, saying, "Now that’s the higher minded decision we are talking about! I don’t know what to say." (Student: "Nor do I know what to type!") (Laughing.) "I don’t either."]
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[This is Daniel: I am really reluctant to proceed with the recommendation that was given last Tuesday night, where Rayson mentioned the [[manuscript]] that I have been working on for the last thirty years, since I came back from Viet Nam, titled: e-Democracy, the Development of Public Policy in the Next Step of Democracy for the 21st Century. {Available from Daniel at the cost of its production and mailing.} It sounds far too self-serving to include that here, and I have objected to that in [[discussions]] with Rayson and do not want to include that. Yet, it is a worthy [[document]] and I have no interest in making any money off of it, and I have in fact, disbanded the non-profit organization that supported it. So I am in a [[quandary]], and I guess I’ll just leave this aside and ask that this be left here. I do not want to have a conflict of interest in this in any way at all because I think that it would compromise my integrity as a TR. (Pause.) Rayson is jabbering at me, saying, "Now that’s the higher minded decision we are talking about! I don’t know what to say." (Student: "Nor do I know what to type!") (Laughing.) "I don’t either."]
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[Note from transcriber: I decided to include this since the "cat was already out of the bag" at the conference, and I felt it was Daniel’s opportunity to explain his position on the subject, as he was feeling very uneasy with what transpired during his TR session. Remember, our Revelators like to use "human concepts" whenever they are available.]
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[Note from transcriber: I decided to include this since the "cat was already out of the bag" at the [[conference]], and I felt it was Daniel’s opportunity to explain his position on the subject, as he was feeling very uneasy with what transpired during his TR session. Remember, our Revelators like to use "human concepts" whenever they are available.]
    
This is Rayson, I think this is a good time for a brief break if you wish to leave the table for a bit and come back, you are most welcome to.
 
This is Rayson, I think this is a good time for a brief break if you wish to leave the table for a bit and come back, you are most welcome to.
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This is Rayson, please come to center once again and reconnect. (Pause) Thank you.
 
This is Rayson, please come to center once again and reconnect. (Pause) Thank you.
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Let us shift topics. The topic that we have been discussing has more issues to it, but let us leave them for now. Let us return to the conference. What was its slogan? (Group: Revelation in Action.) We rather liked that! There are more revelations coming into being and in place and in peoples’ minds than most of you are aware. You are seeing greater change in organizations, their flexibility, such as the developments in the conference, than you’ve seen before. We would offer you two suggestions, "themes" for the next two conferences: One would be "Leadership in Action" and the other would be "Community in Action."
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Let us shift [[topics]]. The topic that we have been [[discussing]] has more issues to it, but let us leave them for now. Let us return to the conference. What was its slogan? (Group: [[Revelation]] in Action.) We rather liked that! There are more revelations coming into being and in place and in peoples’ minds than most of you are aware. You are seeing greater change in [[organizations]], their flexibility, such as the developments in the conference, than you’ve seen before. We would offer you two suggestions, "themes" for the next two conferences: One would be "Leadership in Action" and the other would be "[[Community]] in Action."
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We have been speaking about community and we have much more to say about that. We are very pleased that there is an "Archives" dedicated to the retention of the Teaching Mission transcripts. [http://www.tmarchives.com. See also, www.spiritfest.com and www.tmarchives.com ]. Those of you who have organized this and established these two sites are a blessing to the future education of those who do not have benefit, direct benefit to these sessions. And these sessions cannot cover all topics that need to be covered, but must come from many sources and retained in a central depository.
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We have been speaking about community and we have much more to say about that. We are very pleased that there is an "Archives" dedicated to the retention of the Teaching Mission transcripts. [https://www.tmarchives.com. See also, www.spiritfest.com and www.tmarchives.com ]. Those of you who have organized this and established these two sites are a blessing to the future education of those who do not have benefit, direct benefit to these sessions. And these sessions cannot cover all topics that need to be covered, but must come from many sources and retained in a central depository.
    
Community building is essential to the survival of your world. Some nations do this better than others, and some locales and communities in the United States do this better than others. Even the simple camaraderie that you might find at a council meeting is evidence of community building, a willingness to cooperate, a willingness to participate equally with others, and invite those who have no voice to share theirs. The archival site is one example of "Revelation in Action;" something has gotten done! And as you know, the Teaching Mission’s primary function is to teach you. But, you can go to school all your lives and be well educated, but until you apply the principles that these lessons give you, to your life and to your environment, your community, then it is education for education’s sake. Somewhere, someone made a decision to develop the archive site and assumed responsibility for doing that.
 
Community building is essential to the survival of your world. Some nations do this better than others, and some locales and communities in the United States do this better than others. Even the simple camaraderie that you might find at a council meeting is evidence of community building, a willingness to cooperate, a willingness to participate equally with others, and invite those who have no voice to share theirs. The archival site is one example of "Revelation in Action;" something has gotten done! And as you know, the Teaching Mission’s primary function is to teach you. But, you can go to school all your lives and be well educated, but until you apply the principles that these lessons give you, to your life and to your environment, your community, then it is education for education’s sake. Somewhere, someone made a decision to develop the archive site and assumed responsibility for doing that.
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Good day. (Group: Thank you, Rayson.)
 
Good day. (Group: Thank you, Rayson.)
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