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===Topic: ''The Ideal of Perfection''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
*Edited by Linda Abell
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “In some way, you always know what is best for you, at least in a general sense. In [[your mind]], you have constructed an [[ideal]] for a higher life. This ideal is a [[collaboration]] between your [[Thought Adjuster]] and your own [[wisdom]] based on your [[experiences]]. This ideal will always be refined and improved as you [[grow]] and [[learn]] new things.
“When you [[decide]] to follow this ideal — when you [[desire]] to [[become]] the most [[noble]], [[beautiful]] and best you have imagined you can be — you will generate the upward [[momentum]] that will move you forward on the scale of [[spiritual progress]]. This ideal is always better than your current situation. So regardless of how precise or close to the [[truth]] your ideal may be, when you make an [[effort]] to [[achieve]] this ideal you keep improving continuously.
“When [[mortals]] make an effort to better resemble their [[ideal]] of [[perfection]], it becomes clearer and more like the will of [[the Father]]. Make the effort to become what you wish to be and this effort will clear your [[path]] towards perfection. Your current ideal of perfection may not be the [[absolute]] ideal, but it can bring you closer to your [[potential]].
“In the end, the highest ideal a [[human being]] can [[conceive]] of is to become the likeness of [[the Father]]. This ideal can only [[manifest]] clearly in the mind of a [[personality]] tuned to the degree the personality knows the Father. You would need a [[higher mind]] and a more acute spiritual [[perception]] to attain this superior [[understanding]] of [[divinity]]. However, in your world, the [[Creator Son]] lived an ideal life to be an example for all. The ideal of the life of [[Michael]] as [[Jesus]] of Nazareth is a mortal life like the Father would have lived if He were in the flesh. You have this magnificent example to help you overcome all the shortcomings that your understanding and your partial [[vision]] of reality may affect your ideal of perfection. [[Study]] the [[Part 4|life of the Master]] and take from it the inspiration to live your own [[spiritual life]].
“Your [[Creator Son]] has given you the key to [[achieving]] the highest possible spiritual success during your mortal life. You only need [[faith]], [[courage]] and [[love]] — a love so [[intense]] for [[your Father]] that it [[inspires]] in you the [[trust]] and desire to be like Him. These are the ingredients that will [[transform]] a life at the [[animal]] level into one of a [[creature]] with [[divine]] attributes. [[Michael]] has shown you the way; you just have to decide to follow him.”
===Note===
The best source to study the life of Michael is the [[Urantia Book]] (http://www.urantia.org/urantia-book/read-urantia-book-online), starting with [[Paper 122]].
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[[Category: Oscar]]
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[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: ''The Ideal of Perfection''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
*Edited by Linda Abell
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “In some way, you always know what is best for you, at least in a general sense. In [[your mind]], you have constructed an [[ideal]] for a higher life. This ideal is a [[collaboration]] between your [[Thought Adjuster]] and your own [[wisdom]] based on your [[experiences]]. This ideal will always be refined and improved as you [[grow]] and [[learn]] new things.
“When you [[decide]] to follow this ideal — when you [[desire]] to [[become]] the most [[noble]], [[beautiful]] and best you have imagined you can be — you will generate the upward [[momentum]] that will move you forward on the scale of [[spiritual progress]]. This ideal is always better than your current situation. So regardless of how precise or close to the [[truth]] your ideal may be, when you make an [[effort]] to [[achieve]] this ideal you keep improving continuously.
“When [[mortals]] make an effort to better resemble their [[ideal]] of [[perfection]], it becomes clearer and more like the will of [[the Father]]. Make the effort to become what you wish to be and this effort will clear your [[path]] towards perfection. Your current ideal of perfection may not be the [[absolute]] ideal, but it can bring you closer to your [[potential]].
“In the end, the highest ideal a [[human being]] can [[conceive]] of is to become the likeness of [[the Father]]. This ideal can only [[manifest]] clearly in the mind of a [[personality]] tuned to the degree the personality knows the Father. You would need a [[higher mind]] and a more acute spiritual [[perception]] to attain this superior [[understanding]] of [[divinity]]. However, in your world, the [[Creator Son]] lived an ideal life to be an example for all. The ideal of the life of [[Michael]] as [[Jesus]] of Nazareth is a mortal life like the Father would have lived if He were in the flesh. You have this magnificent example to help you overcome all the shortcomings that your understanding and your partial [[vision]] of reality may affect your ideal of perfection. [[Study]] the [[Part 4|life of the Master]] and take from it the inspiration to live your own [[spiritual life]].
“Your [[Creator Son]] has given you the key to [[achieving]] the highest possible spiritual success during your mortal life. You only need [[faith]], [[courage]] and [[love]] — a love so [[intense]] for [[your Father]] that it [[inspires]] in you the [[trust]] and desire to be like Him. These are the ingredients that will [[transform]] a life at the [[animal]] level into one of a [[creature]] with [[divine]] attributes. [[Michael]] has shown you the way; you just have to decide to follow him.”
===Note===
The best source to study the life of Michael is the [[Urantia Book]] (http://www.urantia.org/urantia-book/read-urantia-book-online), starting with [[Paper 122]].
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: Jesus]]
[[Category: 2012]]