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| TOMAS: And welcome to you, to this [[configuration]] of students of eternal [[truth]]. I am Tomas and my [[heart]] swells with [[affection]] for you who [[steadfastly]] return again and again to the table which has been [[prepared]] for us by [[Michael]]. | | TOMAS: And welcome to you, to this [[configuration]] of students of eternal [[truth]]. I am Tomas and my [[heart]] swells with [[affection]] for you who [[steadfastly]] return again and again to the table which has been [[prepared]] for us by [[Michael]]. |
| ===Lesson=== | | ===Lesson=== |
− | ===='''''[[Denial]]''''', '''''[[Emotion]]'''''====
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| I have some [[words]] to offer you this evening which in a way is an extension of one of my lessons earlier on the [[fruit of the spirit]] "enlightened [[honesty]]," and it goes to the matter of [[denial]], a form of dishonesty which is a common [[habit]] pattern of all [[mortals]]. Indeed, denial is a [[method]] that the mind utilizes to refrain from acknowledging those things which the mortal [[being]] cannot face, either because they are too [[difficult]] or they are too exhilarating. It is a [[limitation]] of the human, which is part of its [[evolutionary]] packaging. | | I have some [[words]] to offer you this evening which in a way is an extension of one of my lessons earlier on the [[fruit of the spirit]] "enlightened [[honesty]]," and it goes to the matter of [[denial]], a form of dishonesty which is a common [[habit]] pattern of all [[mortals]]. Indeed, denial is a [[method]] that the mind utilizes to refrain from acknowledging those things which the mortal [[being]] cannot face, either because they are too [[difficult]] or they are too exhilarating. It is a [[limitation]] of the human, which is part of its [[evolutionary]] packaging. |
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| Perhaps I have [[saturated]] my sponges for now. Be pleasant with me now and [[share]] with me, that we may evolve our [[discourse]] into this precious and [[humble]] arena. | | Perhaps I have [[saturated]] my sponges for now. Be pleasant with me now and [[share]] with me, that we may evolve our [[discourse]] into this precious and [[humble]] arena. |
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| Leah: Well, expanding on the idea that you [[accept]] that they err, what is the appropriate [[response]]? I mean, I guess you can accept the way you [[react]] to them if you [[forgive]] yourself. Sometimes when you feel as if someone was blatantly erring, you feel as if you should say something to them, and I was [[wondering]] if you should say something to them or just let it go or . . . ? Do you just say, "I respect that you have a right to your [[opinion]]?" | | Leah: Well, expanding on the idea that you [[accept]] that they err, what is the appropriate [[response]]? I mean, I guess you can accept the way you [[react]] to them if you [[forgive]] yourself. Sometimes when you feel as if someone was blatantly erring, you feel as if you should say something to them, and I was [[wondering]] if you should say something to them or just let it go or . . . ? Do you just say, "I respect that you have a right to your [[opinion]]?" |
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| Hunnah: I just read a [[transcript]] that has to do with [[prisons]], and I have this feeling that -- I've had concern about people in prison for a long, long time, and I haven't had any way that has shown itself that says I'm allowed to go anywhere near prison, and I met a woman today who is considering getting a job as a prison guard, and I heard myself say to her, "Well, you better make sure you . .. Oh, why would you want to do that because look at the [[vibrations]] and the [[energy]] and, oh!" I was rather [[negative]]. And I thought about it and realized that she may represent a door, a [[direction]]. | | Hunnah: I just read a [[transcript]] that has to do with [[prisons]], and I have this feeling that -- I've had concern about people in prison for a long, long time, and I haven't had any way that has shown itself that says I'm allowed to go anywhere near prison, and I met a woman today who is considering getting a job as a prison guard, and I heard myself say to her, "Well, you better make sure you . .. Oh, why would you want to do that because look at the [[vibrations]] and the [[energy]] and, oh!" I was rather [[negative]]. And I thought about it and realized that she may represent a door, a [[direction]]. |
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− | We had talked about the [[group]] having some kind of [[service]] work, and when we were in Grailville, there was a woman who talked about her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_ministry prison ministry] that she had been allowed to be involved in, and she was a [[beautiful]], beautiful, special person. How did I get going on this? | + | We had talked about the [[group]] having some kind of [[service]] work, and when we were in Grailville, there was a woman who talked about her [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_ministry prison ministry] that she had been allowed to be involved in, and she was a [[beautiful]], beautiful, special person. How did I get going on this? |
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| Does it look like...? Is it a [[possibility]] that I might do prison ministry? | | Does it look like...? Is it a [[possibility]] that I might do prison ministry? |
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| Hunnah: Ah! Okay. True, true. | | Hunnah: Ah! Okay. True, true. |
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− | TOMAS: There are, however - since you bring up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_ministry prison ministry] - many kinds of prisons, as you read in the transcript, and that which we speak of here today is the prison of [[emotional]] [[reaction]] that keeps many of you confined from [[freedom]] of [[personality]] [[expression]] with fragrance and a [[manifestation]] of [[godlikeness]]. | + | TOMAS: There are, however - since you bring up [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_ministry prison ministry] - many kinds of prisons, as you read in the transcript, and that which we speak of here today is the prison of [[emotional]] [[reaction]] that keeps many of you confined from [[freedom]] of [[personality]] [[expression]] with fragrance and a [[manifestation]] of [[godlikeness]]. |
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| My [[T/R]] this evening is well [[aware]] of the merit of this lesson and is [[eagerly]] looking forward to [[reading]] it for direction since she recently had an emotional glitch with her earth [[mother]], a glitch which has been recurring, and she has now realized it is [[necessary]] for her to [[understand]] that the [[relationship]] is not as she had wanted it to be in her spirit. Indeed, her [[spirit]] [[attitude]] and her [[human]] attitude are in direct [[opposition]] and this has caused distress and a thwarting of any [[growth]] whatsoever. And these kinds of situations exist in and through humanity, sometimes for the [[course]] of a [[life]] or even for [[generations]], because they have not been dealt with; they have been [[denied]], and justified in the denial. | | My [[T/R]] this evening is well [[aware]] of the merit of this lesson and is [[eagerly]] looking forward to [[reading]] it for direction since she recently had an emotional glitch with her earth [[mother]], a glitch which has been recurring, and she has now realized it is [[necessary]] for her to [[understand]] that the [[relationship]] is not as she had wanted it to be in her spirit. Indeed, her [[spirit]] [[attitude]] and her [[human]] attitude are in direct [[opposition]] and this has caused distress and a thwarting of any [[growth]] whatsoever. And these kinds of situations exist in and through humanity, sometimes for the [[course]] of a [[life]] or even for [[generations]], because they have not been dealt with; they have been [[denied]], and justified in the denial. |
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| Loreenia: Isn't it easier to bridge that [[communication]] gap if you are [[experienced]] in that field of their experience? And to be able to [[listen]], to reach out and [[touch]] them? Because you have to be able to listen in order to tell where they're coming from, as well as have some experience to know if that -- | | Loreenia: Isn't it easier to bridge that [[communication]] gap if you are [[experienced]] in that field of their experience? And to be able to [[listen]], to reach out and [[touch]] them? Because you have to be able to listen in order to tell where they're coming from, as well as have some experience to know if that -- |
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− | TOMAS: Are you discussing a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_ministry prison ministry] situation? | + | TOMAS: Are you discussing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_ministry prison ministry] situation? |
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| Loreenia: Yes. That's what you were discussing, basically. | | Loreenia: Yes. That's what you were discussing, basically. |
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| Anything further? | | Anything further? |
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− | Loreenia: Jude's presence in the group had something wonderful and it would be nice if he would participate with us -- when you can. | + | Loreenia: Jude's [[presence]] in the [[group]] had something wonderful and it would be nice if he would [[participate]] with us -- when you can. |
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− | TOMAS: Indeed. All members here share those sentiments. Shall we call it a day, then, boys and girls? | + | TOMAS: Indeed. All members here [[share]] those sentiments. Shall we call it a day, then, boys and girls? |
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| Group: Yes. | | Group: Yes. |
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− | TOMAS: My love is with you until we speak again. Farewell. | + | TOMAS: My [[love]] is with you until we speak again. Farewell. |
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| [[Category: Tomas]] | | [[Category: Tomas]] |
| [[Category: Gerdean]] | | [[Category: Gerdean]] |
| + | [[Category: Denial]] |
| + | [[Category: Emotion]] |
| [[Category: 1996]] | | [[Category: 1996]] |