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===Topic: ''The Four Step Program Toward the Acquisition of Mercy''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Anyas]]===
==Session==
===Opening===
“…[[mercy]] is a [[quality]] of [[growth]]. You should [[realize]] that there is a great reward of personal [[satisfaction]] in being first just, next [[fair]], then patient, then [[kind]]. And then, on that [[foundation]], if you [[choose]] and have it in your [[heart]], you can take the next [[step]] and really show mercy; but you cannot exhibit mercy in and of itself. These steps must be traversed; otherwise there can be no genuine mercy.” ([[28:6|UB Paper 28 Section 6:8]])
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “This above passage appears to you as a very [[complex]] [[revelation]]. How could you be merciful if you had not first acquired the [[ability]] to be just in situations’ assessments and fair in the meting out of [[justice]]? Indeed, [[patience]] has to come next, as ‘[[grace]] periods’ are needed to remedy the situations or the [[character]] flaws under scrutiny, as well as to provide sufficient time for the offender to [[express]] genuine remorse. Then comes [[kindness]], another essential prerequisite for Mercy.
“There is a lot for you to [[understand]] in this four-step program toward the authentic [[acquisition]] of [[Mercy]]. Do seriously ponder this [[process]] and with My Help, you will be able to acquire one by one these foundational [[attributes]] of Mercy.
“Let Me use a [[metaphor]] to help enlighten you: In your world, societies have legislated [[laws]] and [[policies]] that, [[ideally]], protect their [[citizens]]. You cannot acquire a Driver’s License without being of legal age and passing the Driver’s Test that ensures you are fully informed about the safe operation of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile motor vehicle]. As well, you are told that there will be structured [[penalties]] for any infractions. This process is based on [[justice]] — on the application of the prescribed [[regulations]]. Yet, [[fairness]] will also play a role in meting out the penalties: For example, it will be ‘fairly’ assessed whether the resulting casualties were caused by driving while intoxicated or by poor road conditions.
“After rendering a [[verdict]], a [[judge]] will make arrangement for the [[rehabilitation]] of the defendant. This is where [[patience]] comes into play, as it is a [[process]] that cannot be rushed. As well, [[kindness]] will be the next needed element in order not to strip the ‘culprit’ from his [[dignity]] but encouraging him by expressing [[trust]] in his [[ability]] to recover.
“A [[judge]] will also take into [[consideration]] the [[impact]] that the [[suspension]] of the Driver’s License of the offending party would have on his livelihood and his [[family]]. He might ‘mercifully’ [[choose]] to issue a warning to a remorseful first-time offender or to place him on [[probation]].
===Closing===
“After personally progressing through each one of these [[steps]], you will indeed have [[become]] ‘merciful’, as mercy cannot be meted out [[randomly]], as it could be dangerously unproductive. Dear ones, keeping this in [[mind]], live your lives with the heartfelt [[intention]] to head in that merciful direction.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Anyas]]
[[Category: 2018]]
[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: ''The Four Step Program Toward the Acquisition of Mercy''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Anyas]]===
==Session==
===Opening===
“…[[mercy]] is a [[quality]] of [[growth]]. You should [[realize]] that there is a great reward of personal [[satisfaction]] in being first just, next [[fair]], then patient, then [[kind]]. And then, on that [[foundation]], if you [[choose]] and have it in your [[heart]], you can take the next [[step]] and really show mercy; but you cannot exhibit mercy in and of itself. These steps must be traversed; otherwise there can be no genuine mercy.” ([[28:6|UB Paper 28 Section 6:8]])
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “This above passage appears to you as a very [[complex]] [[revelation]]. How could you be merciful if you had not first acquired the [[ability]] to be just in situations’ assessments and fair in the meting out of [[justice]]? Indeed, [[patience]] has to come next, as ‘[[grace]] periods’ are needed to remedy the situations or the [[character]] flaws under scrutiny, as well as to provide sufficient time for the offender to [[express]] genuine remorse. Then comes [[kindness]], another essential prerequisite for Mercy.
“There is a lot for you to [[understand]] in this four-step program toward the authentic [[acquisition]] of [[Mercy]]. Do seriously ponder this [[process]] and with My Help, you will be able to acquire one by one these foundational [[attributes]] of Mercy.
“Let Me use a [[metaphor]] to help enlighten you: In your world, societies have legislated [[laws]] and [[policies]] that, [[ideally]], protect their [[citizens]]. You cannot acquire a Driver’s License without being of legal age and passing the Driver’s Test that ensures you are fully informed about the safe operation of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile motor vehicle]. As well, you are told that there will be structured [[penalties]] for any infractions. This process is based on [[justice]] — on the application of the prescribed [[regulations]]. Yet, [[fairness]] will also play a role in meting out the penalties: For example, it will be ‘fairly’ assessed whether the resulting casualties were caused by driving while intoxicated or by poor road conditions.
“After rendering a [[verdict]], a [[judge]] will make arrangement for the [[rehabilitation]] of the defendant. This is where [[patience]] comes into play, as it is a [[process]] that cannot be rushed. As well, [[kindness]] will be the next needed element in order not to strip the ‘culprit’ from his [[dignity]] but encouraging him by expressing [[trust]] in his [[ability]] to recover.
“A [[judge]] will also take into [[consideration]] the [[impact]] that the [[suspension]] of the Driver’s License of the offending party would have on his livelihood and his [[family]]. He might ‘mercifully’ [[choose]] to issue a warning to a remorseful first-time offender or to place him on [[probation]].
===Closing===
“After personally progressing through each one of these [[steps]], you will indeed have [[become]] ‘merciful’, as mercy cannot be meted out [[randomly]], as it could be dangerously unproductive. Dear ones, keeping this in [[mind]], live your lives with the heartfelt [[intention]] to head in that merciful direction.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Anyas]]
[[Category: 2018]]
