Line 16: |
Line 16: |
| Tonight I would like to lead you into an [[experience]] of sensing a wider range of your [[mind]], as we go into this fullness theme, bringing it into a circle of completion from where we began with the idea of great-fullness. I would like you now to place your mental gaze upon a [[circuit]] board. Can all of you readily and easily glimpse this in your [[mind's eye]] now? | | Tonight I would like to lead you into an [[experience]] of sensing a wider range of your [[mind]], as we go into this fullness theme, bringing it into a circle of completion from where we began with the idea of great-fullness. I would like you now to place your mental gaze upon a [[circuit]] board. Can all of you readily and easily glimpse this in your [[mind's eye]] now? |
| | | |
− | Students: Yes; more or less; what do you mean by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_board circuit board]? | + | Students: Yes; more or less; what do you mean by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_board circuit board]? |
| | | |
| Welmek: I will ask J. to [[explain]] this to you, R. | | Welmek: I will ask J. to [[explain]] this to you, R. |
Line 22: |
Line 22: |
| Student: First, I saw the old-fashioned telephone switchboard with an operator sitting in front of it with plugs. But then I thought of a computer chip that looks like a vast railroad yard going to the horizon in every direction. Millions and millions of cross-[[connections]]. | | Student: First, I saw the old-fashioned telephone switchboard with an operator sitting in front of it with plugs. But then I thought of a computer chip that looks like a vast railroad yard going to the horizon in every direction. Millions and millions of cross-[[connections]]. |
| | | |
− | Welmek: Does that assist you, R.? (Yes) Very well, let us continue. In your [[mind's eye]], as you see this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_board circuit board], can you sense [[information]] coming into the intersections - these little switch points and circuit connectors? (pause) And now, can you sense information - or a sense of a [[flow]] of [[ideas]] or [[thoughts]] - into these intersecting points on the circuit board? (pause) And, finally, what do you [[perceive]], as you sense this circuit board, is the significance of having this system within you? | + | Welmek: Does that assist you, R.? (Yes) Very well, let us continue. In your [[mind's eye]], as you see this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_board circuit board], can you sense [[information]] coming into the intersections - these little switch points and circuit connectors? (pause) And now, can you sense information - or a sense of a [[flow]] of [[ideas]] or [[thoughts]] - into these intersecting points on the circuit board? (pause) And, finally, what do you [[perceive]], as you sense this circuit board, is the significance of having this system within you? |
| | | |
| Student: Welmek, the best description of it I ever encountered was in [[UB|our textbook]], and it is the [[essence]] of what we are as an [[experiential]] being. We are a little nodule of God out here, experiencing our individual life. | | Student: Welmek, the best description of it I ever encountered was in [[UB|our textbook]], and it is the [[essence]] of what we are as an [[experiential]] being. We are a little nodule of God out here, experiencing our individual life. |
Line 36: |
Line 36: |
| Welmek: Thank you. | | Welmek: Thank you. |
| | | |
− | Student: Yes, Welmek, I am of the same mind. I am not clear about what you are asking. But, at the same time, I feel like - if I am the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_board circuit board] - then I need to be plugged into something, in order to be united, in order to work, to bring life to [[the circuits]]. | + | Student: Yes, Welmek, I am of the same mind. I am not clear about what you are asking. But, at the same time, I feel like - if I am the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_board circuit board] - then I need to be plugged into something, in order to be united, in order to work, to bring life to [[the circuits]]. |
| | | |
| Welmek: Thank you. R., may I call upon you to [[share]] your [[thoughts]]? | | Welmek: Thank you. R., may I call upon you to [[share]] your [[thoughts]]? |
Line 94: |
Line 94: |
| Welmek: You are most welcome, my friend. | | Welmek: You are most welcome, my friend. |
| | | |
− | Student: Welmek, for me, what came to mind were a number of times in the past of [[intense]] [[crisis]], in the [[military]] and then afterwards [[experimenting]] with massive doses of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD LSD], and moments of insanity upon the [[death]] of my [[parents]]. And these were times when the whole nature of the [[reality]] I was in, the whole encompassing world, within me and without me, suddenly changed. Just a crystal [[clarity]] of what was real. It was like a gift - amazing [[grace]]. At times I felt as if I had this magical [[power]] I hadn't even realized. And I still don't know how much it was me and how much it was the mind - Her mind. What a [[discovery]]! | + | Student: Welmek, for me, what came to mind were a number of times in the past of [[intense]] [[crisis]], in the [[military]] and then afterwards [[experimenting]] with massive doses of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD LSD], and moments of insanity upon the [[death]] of my [[parents]]. And these were times when the whole nature of the [[reality]] I was in, the whole encompassing world, within me and without me, suddenly changed. Just a crystal [[clarity]] of what was real. It was like a gift - amazing [[grace]]. At times I felt as if I had this magical [[power]] I hadn't even realized. And I still don't know how much it was me and how much it was the mind - Her mind. What a [[discovery]]! |
| | | |
| I'm still very [[thankful]] for that. On the [[death]] of my parents it was from a total kind of [[shock]] and loss to all of a sudden this glorious [[realization]] that they are on the way! They had a very good start. Nothing to worry about. They are doing fine. | | I'm still very [[thankful]] for that. On the [[death]] of my parents it was from a total kind of [[shock]] and loss to all of a sudden this glorious [[realization]] that they are on the way! They had a very good start. Nothing to worry about. They are doing fine. |
Line 145: |
Line 145: |
| ===Closing=== | | ===Closing=== |
| Tonight I ask that you consider the deeper [[appreciation]] for what has been done and given to you out of [[the Father]]'s deepest [[love]] for you. You can hardly [[imagine]] the [[mercy]] ministry that constantly [[streams]] down from [[Paradise]], from [[Salvington]], into your minds. Let the fullness of this awareness grow strong and fill your being with [[light]] and [[truth]]. And the fullness of all these experiences will give you such contentment and satisfaction, and bring you into the fullness of being one with [[our Father]]. Good evening. | | Tonight I ask that you consider the deeper [[appreciation]] for what has been done and given to you out of [[the Father]]'s deepest [[love]] for you. You can hardly [[imagine]] the [[mercy]] ministry that constantly [[streams]] down from [[Paradise]], from [[Salvington]], into your minds. Let the fullness of this awareness grow strong and fill your being with [[light]] and [[truth]]. And the fullness of all these experiences will give you such contentment and satisfaction, and bring you into the fullness of being one with [[our Father]]. Good evening. |
| + | ===See also=== |
| + | *'''''[[2002-11-07-Mindfulness, Part 1|Mindfulness, Part 1]]''''' |
| | | |
| [[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]] | | [[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]] |