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==Heading==
===Topic: ''The Progress of Civilization''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “What better example can you offer to your [[children]] and your [[peers]] than to be a person whose [[peace]] and [[happiness]] does not depend on any external circumstance? This is the [[promise]] of [[the Father]] to all who [[learn]] to [[trust]] in His Divine [[Providence]], and His Spiritual [[Care]]. This is what a normal [[human being]] [[achieves]] by establishing an increasingly closer [[relationship]] with his or her [[Thought Adjuster]].
“The reason why there is no [[peace]] extended over this whole world is because there is no peace in the [[hearts]] of its [[inhabitants]]. Many are [[victims]] of their own [[fears]] and [[materialistic]] [[tendencies]]. Many fear losing the things they think they need to live a full life. Many are always in [[competition]] mode, under the false [[belief]] that resources are scarce and that there is nothing that is enough for everyone. Many driven by this fear [[dedicate]] themselves to the accumulation of [[wealth]] and goods that are wasted because then no one else has access to them.
“Consider, for example, what is the use of owning several houses? It is completely acceptable to make a living by renting out houses for others to live in but, owning several houses for a single person or family does not make any logical sense. It is not possible that you can live in two places at once and that other house – or houses – that remain unoccupied are simply a waste of [[space]], a [[selfish]] accumulation of [[resources]] that is ultimately a waste, because these resources cannot be used by anyone else. Similar arguments can be offered for [[money]], vehicles, [[clothes]], etc.
“We are not suggesting that [[communism]] and giving others the goods that some have [[earned]] with [[effort]] and [[discipline]] is the way to a better [[civilization]]. A world in which every human being becomes a dynamic and valuable participant for [[society]] is by force a world where everyone has the [[discipline]] to work with [[joy]], [[faith]] and dedication in the solution of personal and group [[problems]]. The man and woman of spiritual [[insight]] must learn to identify when they have enough of the world’s goods and then devote their efforts to the pursuit of [[eternity]].
“This planet needs human beings who are willing to [[sacrifice]] a little of their [[comfort]] and their false sense of [[security]] in order to [[explore]] a better [[path]] for the achievements and discoveries of a higher civilization. Man must be able to earn a living by his work, but instead of turning work into a shield against the possible [[catastrophes]] of the [[future]], human beings of an elevated civilization will make work a means of personal [[expression]] of the [[intention]] to be more and more [[perfect]], more [[like God]]. It is possible to use your work as an offering of loving [[service]] to your fellow man and thus the routine tasks of each day become the [[experience]] that spiritually elevates the human being to the heights of a service like that which the Creator Father offers to all His [[Creation]].
===Closing===
“In a world established in [[Light and Life]] – the same [[destiny]] that [[the Father]] has decreed for [[this world]] – its inhabitants bear on their shoulders the [[burden]] of [[responsibility]] for maintaining and procuring the [[progress]] of planetary civilization. However, this load is rather light when the weight is distributed among all. The benefit of all is invariably the best for the [[individual]]. In a world of Light and Life, [[competition]] and [[fear]] have no [[meaning]], which makes life, a joy where an elevated form of service and [[spiritual growth]] is [[experienced]]; this effectively [[prepares]] individuals for service and participation in [[eternity]].”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: 2013]]
[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: ''The Progress of Civilization''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “What better example can you offer to your [[children]] and your [[peers]] than to be a person whose [[peace]] and [[happiness]] does not depend on any external circumstance? This is the [[promise]] of [[the Father]] to all who [[learn]] to [[trust]] in His Divine [[Providence]], and His Spiritual [[Care]]. This is what a normal [[human being]] [[achieves]] by establishing an increasingly closer [[relationship]] with his or her [[Thought Adjuster]].
“The reason why there is no [[peace]] extended over this whole world is because there is no peace in the [[hearts]] of its [[inhabitants]]. Many are [[victims]] of their own [[fears]] and [[materialistic]] [[tendencies]]. Many fear losing the things they think they need to live a full life. Many are always in [[competition]] mode, under the false [[belief]] that resources are scarce and that there is nothing that is enough for everyone. Many driven by this fear [[dedicate]] themselves to the accumulation of [[wealth]] and goods that are wasted because then no one else has access to them.
“Consider, for example, what is the use of owning several houses? It is completely acceptable to make a living by renting out houses for others to live in but, owning several houses for a single person or family does not make any logical sense. It is not possible that you can live in two places at once and that other house – or houses – that remain unoccupied are simply a waste of [[space]], a [[selfish]] accumulation of [[resources]] that is ultimately a waste, because these resources cannot be used by anyone else. Similar arguments can be offered for [[money]], vehicles, [[clothes]], etc.
“We are not suggesting that [[communism]] and giving others the goods that some have [[earned]] with [[effort]] and [[discipline]] is the way to a better [[civilization]]. A world in which every human being becomes a dynamic and valuable participant for [[society]] is by force a world where everyone has the [[discipline]] to work with [[joy]], [[faith]] and dedication in the solution of personal and group [[problems]]. The man and woman of spiritual [[insight]] must learn to identify when they have enough of the world’s goods and then devote their efforts to the pursuit of [[eternity]].
“This planet needs human beings who are willing to [[sacrifice]] a little of their [[comfort]] and their false sense of [[security]] in order to [[explore]] a better [[path]] for the achievements and discoveries of a higher civilization. Man must be able to earn a living by his work, but instead of turning work into a shield against the possible [[catastrophes]] of the [[future]], human beings of an elevated civilization will make work a means of personal [[expression]] of the [[intention]] to be more and more [[perfect]], more [[like God]]. It is possible to use your work as an offering of loving [[service]] to your fellow man and thus the routine tasks of each day become the [[experience]] that spiritually elevates the human being to the heights of a service like that which the Creator Father offers to all His [[Creation]].
===Closing===
“In a world established in [[Light and Life]] – the same [[destiny]] that [[the Father]] has decreed for [[this world]] – its inhabitants bear on their shoulders the [[burden]] of [[responsibility]] for maintaining and procuring the [[progress]] of planetary civilization. However, this load is rather light when the weight is distributed among all. The benefit of all is invariably the best for the [[individual]]. In a world of Light and Life, [[competition]] and [[fear]] have no [[meaning]], which makes life, a joy where an elevated form of service and [[spiritual growth]] is [[experienced]]; this effectively [[prepares]] individuals for service and participation in [[eternity]].”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: 2013]]
