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==Heading==
===Topic: ''Two Extreme Thoughts''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “There are two [[extreme]] [[thoughts]] regarding [[religion]]. At one extreme, you find those who don’t believe in anything. They are the ones who have rebelled against the [[deceptions]] and [[manipulations]] of the [[institutional]] religions of the [[past]] and, for this reason, they reject everything that sounds ‘[[spiritual]]’. Many of them have a [[materialistic]] [[vision]] and refuse to use [[faith]] as a way to overcome the limitations of their human [[perception]].
“At the other extreme you can find those who are trapped in [[traditional]] religions. They are the ones who believe in everything half way and do not question anything. Their religious leaders easily manipulate them and they hold to their [[beliefs]] sometimes with [[violence]], without leaving any room for [[doubt]] or for new and improved considerations and [[interpretations]] of the [[truths]] they so earnestly defend.
“Neither of these extremes will ever provide a complete vision of [[reality]]. Those who do not believe would see how their lives, their mental [[health]], their [[relationships]] and the way in which they see their world, could benefit from a little faith. They obstinately reject any possibility of discovering something beyond [[matter]] and they deny their own [[experiences]] of spiritual [[awakening]]. Those who are [[victims]] of religious [[fanaticism]] would find that some of the [[skepticism]] of their non-believer peers would be helpful, because they would get an opportunity to question those traditions and beliefs that, even being a part of their religions, are not an adequate [[expression]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]].
“However, many people in your world are somewhere in the middle between these two extremes. They are the ones who must [[decide]] to [[dedicate]] their lives to the search for truth or simply let their days pass into [[oblivion]] without growing or [[progressing]] in the [[understanding]] of their lives, their true being, and their [[destiny]]. For all [[light workers]], this segment of the population represents the best [[opportunity]] to exert a [[positive]] influence with their examples and their lives. We are not suggesting that you should forget your siblings in the extremes, but once a [[human being]] has made a decision about their beliefs and what is considered to be the truth, this decision cannot be easily [[changed]], unless that person has an [[open mind]] to [[accept]] changes and make [[adjustments]] to his or her concept of reality. Neither eloquent [[persuasion]], nor force can effectively change a mind that has been set.
“When [[the Master]] walked among you in [[your world]], He did everything in His [[power]] to answer the questions and satisfy the yearnings of those who showed the slightest interest in their spiritual [[salvation]]. He gave himself generously to all who asked, giving them even more than what they asked for. However, He never made the mistake of trying to convince anybody who did not ask for salvation. He knew very well that life and [[human]] [[experiences]] are the best [[anvil]] in which a dynamic and saving faith, that can lead a person towards [[God]], is forged.
===Closing===
“Light workers, your job is not to convince and gain adepts to your [[movement]]. Your work is to present a way, show where the gates to [[spirituality]] are, and then let everybody do what they need to enter and start enjoying the [[spiritual fruits]] that are produced in the battles of faith. In the end, the salvation of a [[soul]] is always the responsibility and the task of that soul in particular. A person can destroy or build herself depending on her [[decisions]]. Those who [[achieve]] [[perfection]] will know without a [[doubt]] that the glorious enterprise of [[transforming]] an almost [[Animal nature|animal]] [[being]] into an original and faithful [[expression]] of [[God]] is, and forever will be, a personal achievement, a goal reached by their own efforts by unwavering [[commitment]] and the cultivation of an [[intelligent]] faith.”
[[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: ''Two Extreme Thoughts''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Oscar]]===
==Session==
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “There are two [[extreme]] [[thoughts]] regarding [[religion]]. At one extreme, you find those who don’t believe in anything. They are the ones who have rebelled against the [[deceptions]] and [[manipulations]] of the [[institutional]] religions of the [[past]] and, for this reason, they reject everything that sounds ‘[[spiritual]]’. Many of them have a [[materialistic]] [[vision]] and refuse to use [[faith]] as a way to overcome the limitations of their human [[perception]].
“At the other extreme you can find those who are trapped in [[traditional]] religions. They are the ones who believe in everything half way and do not question anything. Their religious leaders easily manipulate them and they hold to their [[beliefs]] sometimes with [[violence]], without leaving any room for [[doubt]] or for new and improved considerations and [[interpretations]] of the [[truths]] they so earnestly defend.
“Neither of these extremes will ever provide a complete vision of [[reality]]. Those who do not believe would see how their lives, their mental [[health]], their [[relationships]] and the way in which they see their world, could benefit from a little faith. They obstinately reject any possibility of discovering something beyond [[matter]] and they deny their own [[experiences]] of spiritual [[awakening]]. Those who are [[victims]] of religious [[fanaticism]] would find that some of the [[skepticism]] of their non-believer peers would be helpful, because they would get an opportunity to question those traditions and beliefs that, even being a part of their religions, are not an adequate [[expression]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]].
“However, many people in your world are somewhere in the middle between these two extremes. They are the ones who must [[decide]] to [[dedicate]] their lives to the search for truth or simply let their days pass into [[oblivion]] without growing or [[progressing]] in the [[understanding]] of their lives, their true being, and their [[destiny]]. For all [[light workers]], this segment of the population represents the best [[opportunity]] to exert a [[positive]] influence with their examples and their lives. We are not suggesting that you should forget your siblings in the extremes, but once a [[human being]] has made a decision about their beliefs and what is considered to be the truth, this decision cannot be easily [[changed]], unless that person has an [[open mind]] to [[accept]] changes and make [[adjustments]] to his or her concept of reality. Neither eloquent [[persuasion]], nor force can effectively change a mind that has been set.
“When [[the Master]] walked among you in [[your world]], He did everything in His [[power]] to answer the questions and satisfy the yearnings of those who showed the slightest interest in their spiritual [[salvation]]. He gave himself generously to all who asked, giving them even more than what they asked for. However, He never made the mistake of trying to convince anybody who did not ask for salvation. He knew very well that life and [[human]] [[experiences]] are the best [[anvil]] in which a dynamic and saving faith, that can lead a person towards [[God]], is forged.
===Closing===
“Light workers, your job is not to convince and gain adepts to your [[movement]]. Your work is to present a way, show where the gates to [[spirituality]] are, and then let everybody do what they need to enter and start enjoying the [[spiritual fruits]] that are produced in the battles of faith. In the end, the salvation of a [[soul]] is always the responsibility and the task of that soul in particular. A person can destroy or build herself depending on her [[decisions]]. Those who [[achieve]] [[perfection]] will know without a [[doubt]] that the glorious enterprise of [[transforming]] an almost [[Animal nature|animal]] [[being]] into an original and faithful [[expression]] of [[God]] is, and forever will be, a personal achievement, a goal reached by their own efforts by unwavering [[commitment]] and the cultivation of an [[intelligent]] faith.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Oscar]]
[[Category: 2013]]
