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Daniel: "Questions are now in order."

Daniel: "Questions are now in order."

===='''''[[Law]]'''''====

===='''''[[Law]]'''''====

C1: "Daniel, Tomas, I am delighted to be here and in your [[presence]] to hear your [[words]]. I do have a question regarding something that we were [[reading]] in our [http://urantiabook.org/archive/studyaid/study_group_tips.htm study group] where it mentioned the [[laws]] of [[spiritual growth]]. I am [[wondering]] if there is such a thing as actual laws. Could you comment or give me any further understanding of that?

C1: "Daniel, Tomas, I am delighted to be here and in your [[presence]] to hear your [[words]]. I do have a question regarding something that we were [[reading]] in our [https://urantiabook.org/archive/studyaid/study_group_tips.htm study group] where it mentioned the [[laws]] of [[spiritual growth]]. I am [[wondering]] if there is such a thing as actual laws. Could you comment or give me any further understanding of that?

Thank you."

Thank you."

Isaac:  Hello Daniel and Tomas, this is Isaac.  I [[thought]] I [[understood]] your lesson, Daniel, on [[determination]] at one [[point]] to say something along the lines of -- on [[this planet]] we are not as fully [[aware]] of [[free will]] choice as we might be or we will be.  And what I thought (if this isn't what you intended, I am not sure) but the [[thought]] that came to me was that much of our [[thinking]] is what I would call [[deterministic]] rather than determined.  We think in terms of [[society]] and [[genetics]] and the emphasis on free will, in my judgment, is minimal.  It is almost a concept that [[science]] can't explain or deal with.  So those were [[thoughts]].  I thought perhaps you were saying to us we actually have more [[ability]] to create our [[future]] -- I know the [[Urantia Book]] teaches this, and you are in [[agreement]] with that -- that we can do a lot more to create our future and affect ourselves and our world than perhaps we give ourselves credit for.  Is that in [[agreement]] with what you were [[intending]], if not explicitly what you said?

Isaac:  Hello Daniel and Tomas, this is Isaac.  I [[thought]] I [[understood]] your lesson, Daniel, on [[determination]] at one [[point]] to say something along the lines of -- on [[this planet]] we are not as fully [[aware]] of [[free will]] choice as we might be or we will be.  And what I thought (if this isn't what you intended, I am not sure) but the [[thought]] that came to me was that much of our [[thinking]] is what I would call [[deterministic]] rather than determined.  We think in terms of [[society]] and [[genetics]] and the emphasis on free will, in my judgment, is minimal.  It is almost a concept that [[science]] can't explain or deal with.  So those were [[thoughts]].  I thought perhaps you were saying to us we actually have more [[ability]] to create our [[future]] -- I know the [[Urantia Book]] teaches this, and you are in [[agreement]] with that -- that we can do a lot more to create our future and affect ourselves and our world than perhaps we give ourselves credit for.  Is that in [[agreement]] with what you were [[intending]], if not explicitly what you said?

DANIEL:  Exactly!  The point of my lesson was, in [[fact]], to help you realize that when you say -- I am [[determined]] to do something.., that you recall what the word 'determine' really means.  It is a free will [[choice]]!  If you are determined to know the [[First Source and Center]], if you are determined to follow the First Source and Center then you are making that [[choice]].  That choice will, indeed, open up new worlds to you!  If you were determined to follow some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism satanic cult] then you would be determining a [[life]] that would be far different from that of following the [[First Source and Center]].

DANIEL:  Exactly!  The point of my lesson was, in [[fact]], to help you realize that when you say -- I am [[determined]] to do something.., that you recall what the word 'determine' really means.  It is a free will [[choice]]!  If you are determined to know the [[First Source and Center]], if you are determined to follow the First Source and Center then you are making that [[choice]].  That choice will, indeed, open up new worlds to you!  If you were determined to follow some [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism satanic cult] then you would be determining a [[life]] that would be far different from that of following the [[First Source and Center]].

These [[choices]] are indeed choices that you are making that is determining your mindset.  When you seek the company of those who put forth high [[ideals]] then you self perpetuate those ideals.  They are always in the forefront of your [[mind]].  If you seek the company of those who put forth [[hate]] and the like, then you [[perpetuate]] that.  You are determining, then, by your [[actions]] you [[course]] of life.  You are making those will choices. indeed!

These [[choices]] are indeed choices that you are making that is determining your mindset.  When you seek the company of those who put forth high [[ideals]] then you self perpetuate those ideals.  They are always in the forefront of your [[mind]].  If you seek the company of those who put forth [[hate]] and the like, then you [[perpetuate]] that.  You are determining, then, by your [[actions]] you [[course]] of life.  You are making those will choices. indeed!

Isaac:  Thank you.

Isaac:  Thank you.

Leetah: Daniel and Tomas I did want to introduce Angie Martin who has been a [[Urantia Book]] reader by herself in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal,_Utah Vernal, Utah].  She has moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocatello,_Utah Pocatello] and she is here tonight with us."

Leetah: Daniel and Tomas I did want to introduce Angie Martin who has been a [[Urantia Book]] reader by herself in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal,_Utah Vernal, Utah].  She has moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocatello,_Utah Pocatello] and she is here tonight with us."

TOMAS:  We are pleased.

TOMAS:  We are pleased.