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==Heading==
===Topic: '''''Spirit University: Path to Perfection 101'''''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Ophelius|Teacher Ophelius]]===
===TR: [[Chris|Chris Maurus]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Teacher Ophelius: “Dear Students on the [[Path]], we would like you to [[imagine]] now that you are in a classroom of [[university]] students who are all studying the subject, ‘Path to Perfection 101.’ Look around the room and you will see [[students]] from all over [[the planet]] — from every [[nation]], every [[culture]], and those representing all the major [[religions]] of world. The word ‘university’ can be broken down into two [[meanings]]: ‘[[Unity]]’ and ‘[[Diversity]] (Uni-versity).’ You live, not just in a world, but in a universe of great diversity where there are many [[species]] and many [[beliefs]]. The [[Universal Father]], God, the [[First Source and Center]], requires diversity of [[thought]], diversity of creative [[expression]], and diversity of [[experience]], for without it, there would be little [[progress]] and universe completion would fail (God’s Will unfulfilled).
“‘Unity’ on the other hand, is the ‘[[attraction]]’ that brings all the diverse thought, expression, and experience [[together]] and creates the [[momentum]] for universe completion and finality of [[destiny]]. You are gathered together in this classroom, not because of your differences, but because of your unity of interest to know and learn. Without this ‘unity’ of interest to know and [[learn]], there is no [[purpose]] for your assembly and no [[chance]] for a harvest of ideas that could be created from it. [[Progressive]] [[thinking]] therefore comes from having an open [[viewpoint]] and by [[experimenting]] and embracing new [[ideas]].
“There is a saying on your world: ‘There are two things you cannot [[change]] a person’s mind on: [[Politics]] and [[Religion]].’ Why is that? It is because the open viewpoint and the [[experimentation]] of new thoughts and ideas have been willfully vanquished in favor of a fixed [[dogma]] of thought, which does not allow for a [[revision]] of philosophies. This way of thinking creates [[separation]] and [[conflict]] — it is unprogressive and will eventually create suffering for these bandied groups when their paths cross and [[problems]] arise that can have no solution because of the fixed thinking on both sides — there is no harvest of ideas to solve a mutual [[problem]] because there is no ‘bending of the rules’ to include other groups. There is a mindset of ‘this is best for me’ instead of ‘what is best for all?’
“You students on the [[path]] have [[unity]] in your ‘walk’ toward [[perfection]], yet you will all walk at a different [[pace]] and from a diverse [[landscape]]. It is the Father’s Will that you have unity of purpose and diversity of [[being]]. See to it that the path is free of debris so that all can walk, or jog, or run, as they will without being forced to walk at a fixed speed or down one path. The path to [[perfection]] is not a straight line, for there are many side paths that meander far and wide that will eventually [[converge]] in [[finality]], perfection, and [[god-likeness]]. Unity of purpose is the [[faith]], [[curiosity]], and interest to walk the path — diversity of being is the [[adventure]] of fanning out across all side paths and [[exploring]] all there is on the way. Finality and perfection is the [[celebration]] and gathering of all the travelers coming together after the great walk and telling the [[stories]] of their [[adventures]] to the Creator.
===Closing===
“Each story will be [[different]], yet all will [[share]] in the [[wisdom]] of the adventure. How very fulfilling will that moment be indeed?
“[[Peace]] to you,
“The Circle of Seven.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Ophelius]]
[[Category: Chris]]
[[Category: Unity]]
[[Category: Diversity]]
[[Category: Experiment]]
[[Category: 2014]]
[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: '''''Spirit University: Path to Perfection 101'''''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Ophelius|Teacher Ophelius]]===
===TR: [[Chris|Chris Maurus]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Teacher Ophelius: “Dear Students on the [[Path]], we would like you to [[imagine]] now that you are in a classroom of [[university]] students who are all studying the subject, ‘Path to Perfection 101.’ Look around the room and you will see [[students]] from all over [[the planet]] — from every [[nation]], every [[culture]], and those representing all the major [[religions]] of world. The word ‘university’ can be broken down into two [[meanings]]: ‘[[Unity]]’ and ‘[[Diversity]] (Uni-versity).’ You live, not just in a world, but in a universe of great diversity where there are many [[species]] and many [[beliefs]]. The [[Universal Father]], God, the [[First Source and Center]], requires diversity of [[thought]], diversity of creative [[expression]], and diversity of [[experience]], for without it, there would be little [[progress]] and universe completion would fail (God’s Will unfulfilled).
“‘Unity’ on the other hand, is the ‘[[attraction]]’ that brings all the diverse thought, expression, and experience [[together]] and creates the [[momentum]] for universe completion and finality of [[destiny]]. You are gathered together in this classroom, not because of your differences, but because of your unity of interest to know and learn. Without this ‘unity’ of interest to know and [[learn]], there is no [[purpose]] for your assembly and no [[chance]] for a harvest of ideas that could be created from it. [[Progressive]] [[thinking]] therefore comes from having an open [[viewpoint]] and by [[experimenting]] and embracing new [[ideas]].
“There is a saying on your world: ‘There are two things you cannot [[change]] a person’s mind on: [[Politics]] and [[Religion]].’ Why is that? It is because the open viewpoint and the [[experimentation]] of new thoughts and ideas have been willfully vanquished in favor of a fixed [[dogma]] of thought, which does not allow for a [[revision]] of philosophies. This way of thinking creates [[separation]] and [[conflict]] — it is unprogressive and will eventually create suffering for these bandied groups when their paths cross and [[problems]] arise that can have no solution because of the fixed thinking on both sides — there is no harvest of ideas to solve a mutual [[problem]] because there is no ‘bending of the rules’ to include other groups. There is a mindset of ‘this is best for me’ instead of ‘what is best for all?’
“You students on the [[path]] have [[unity]] in your ‘walk’ toward [[perfection]], yet you will all walk at a different [[pace]] and from a diverse [[landscape]]. It is the Father’s Will that you have unity of purpose and diversity of [[being]]. See to it that the path is free of debris so that all can walk, or jog, or run, as they will without being forced to walk at a fixed speed or down one path. The path to [[perfection]] is not a straight line, for there are many side paths that meander far and wide that will eventually [[converge]] in [[finality]], perfection, and [[god-likeness]]. Unity of purpose is the [[faith]], [[curiosity]], and interest to walk the path — diversity of being is the [[adventure]] of fanning out across all side paths and [[exploring]] all there is on the way. Finality and perfection is the [[celebration]] and gathering of all the travelers coming together after the great walk and telling the [[stories]] of their [[adventures]] to the Creator.
===Closing===
“Each story will be [[different]], yet all will [[share]] in the [[wisdom]] of the adventure. How very fulfilling will that moment be indeed?
“[[Peace]] to you,
“The Circle of Seven.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Ophelius]]
[[Category: Chris]]
[[Category: Unity]]
[[Category: Diversity]]
[[Category: Experiment]]
[[Category: 2014]]
