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Marin TM Group---Mill Valley, California—U.S.A.

 

Dear Michael and Mother Spirit, Welcome. We open our hearts and our minds to receive your Spirits of Truth and Holiness, and we pray you touch our souls with your presence. We look forward to your lessons and your conversations with us, and we thank you for the inspiration they give us, the renewed strength to carry on. We do wish to be your loving and honoring children. Amen.

Dear Michael and Mother Spirit, Welcome. We open our hearts and our minds to receive your Spirits of Truth and Holiness, and we pray you touch our souls with your presence. We look forward to your lessons and your conversations with us, and we thank you for the inspiration they give us, the renewed strength to carry on. We do wish to be your loving and honoring children. Amen.

We tease you that your understanding of nature and natural law is only scratching the surface compared to what you will someday know; still in all, the beauty you are presented with at this time of year is certainly enough to fill your souls. This is such an overt and dramatic proof of God’s continuous creation--the way the natural world does renew itself after a period of hibernation.

We tease you that your understanding of nature and natural law is only scratching the surface compared to what you will someday know; still in all, the beauty you are presented with at this time of year is certainly enough to fill your souls. This is such an overt and dramatic proof of God’s continuous creation--the way the natural world does renew itself after a period of hibernation.

 

(Seasons of the soul)

(Seasons of the soul)

And so, my children, your soul provides this reflection, this deeper understanding that augments and fulfills your fleeting present moments. Indeed, this spiritual part of your own personality, allied and co-mingling with the Spirit of the Father within you, provides a desire to understand, the yearning to know. Your philosophy begins to grow all by itself out of this intrinsic kernel of curiosity. You are truly one of Gods’ children, one of his own that he has imbued with spirit, imbued you with the desire to become more like him--ever more omniscient and omnipresent.

And so, my children, your soul provides this reflection, this deeper understanding that augments and fulfills your fleeting present moments. Indeed, this spiritual part of your own personality, allied and co-mingling with the Spirit of the Father within you, provides a desire to understand, the yearning to know. Your philosophy begins to grow all by itself out of this intrinsic kernel of curiosity. You are truly one of Gods’ children, one of his own that he has imbued with spirit, imbued you with the desire to become more like him--ever more omniscient and omnipresent.

(How your philosophy and soul mirror each other)

*(How your philosophy and soul mirror each other)

In this sense your growing philosophy of life mirrors your soul, and is reflected back again from it as they play a little game of leapfrog. So you have those precious moments of touching your own soul, of reliving moments just like when they first happened to you, reminding you of the enormity of all those people you have been. So your philosophy, your understanding, grows, anchored in this rich soil of your soul. This is your philosophy, my children--this desire to know, to understand.

In this sense your growing philosophy of life mirrors your soul, and is reflected back again from it as they play a little game of leapfrog. So you have those precious moments of touching your own soul, of reliving moments just like when they first happened to you, reminding you of the enormity of all those people you have been. So your philosophy, your understanding, grows, anchored in this rich soil of your soul. This is your philosophy, my children--this desire to know, to understand.

outer reality with value. These are the kinds of God’s creations that you are, my children, so let yourselves go. There is nothing to cling to anyway. You are life itself. Welcome the changes, however unfathomable and unforeseeable.

outer reality with value. These are the kinds of God’s creations that you are, my children, so let yourselves go. There is nothing to cling to anyway. You are life itself. Welcome the changes, however unfathomable and unforeseeable.

(You are the continuity in all the change)

*(You are the continuity in all the change)

They are calling for foresight; appealing for understanding; challenging as the ultimate adventure. So be sure to stop from time to time and sniff the flowers. You can lazy about--for a day or two--in your Spring fever, glorying in the warmth returning. All is in motion; all is changing but the deepest, ultimate you, you have yet to encompass. You see: you are the continuity in all this change. You are the connecting link between all these moments. Enjoy them well, my children. As one of your great poets put it: nature answers all your doubting, probing questions, only with Spring.

They are calling for foresight; appealing for understanding; challenging as the ultimate adventure. So be sure to stop from time to time and sniff the flowers. You can lazy about--for a day or two--in your Spring fever, glorying in the warmth returning. All is in motion; all is changing but the deepest, ultimate you, you have yet to encompass. You see: you are the continuity in all this change. You are the connecting link between all these moments. Enjoy them well, my children. As one of your great poets put it: nature answers all your doubting, probing questions, only with Spring.

Student: Father Michael, thank you for the lessons, and thank you for being here. Thank you for being our father. The question I have is about me. There are a lot of things I’d like to do. I would like to experience my Father Fragment more. I have a little bit, but I would like to get more in touch with my spirit teacher, Jessie, or whoever else is there, and I would like to get closer to you and Mother Spirit. But I find I resist that sort of thing, and I don’t know how to overcome the resistance. I’ve tried day by day looking at it, which doesn’t do any good: it’s still there. I would like to eliminate it, if it’s possible to eliminate it, you know--find out where it comes from, if that’s possible too.

Student: Father Michael, thank you for the lessons, and thank you for being here. Thank you for being our father. The question I have is about me. There are a lot of things I’d like to do. I would like to experience my Father Fragment more. I have a little bit, but I would like to get more in touch with my spirit teacher, Jessie, or whoever else is there, and I would like to get closer to you and Mother Spirit. But I find I resist that sort of thing, and I don’t know how to overcome the resistance. I’ve tried day by day looking at it, which doesn’t do any good: it’s still there. I would like to eliminate it, if it’s possible to eliminate it, you know--find out where it comes from, if that’s possible too.

(Resistance to spirit)

*(Resistance to spirit)

MICHAEL: Yes, my son, I understand fully. I first thing I would like to say is, Don’t feel like the Lone Stranger. This is much more universal than you can credit right now. This is part of being human in these first, early stages of your eternal life. What you call resistance is representative of being a bit scattered and multiple in the way you manifest yourself over time, from hour to hour, day to day. Your spirit longs for unity, and is the function of your personality, to try to incorporate, engulf, encompass all that you are. But all that you are is a rather complex mix of a physical and mental and spiritual being, so there is a…well, warfare is too strong a word, but there are some very lively skirmishes going back and forth within you as different parts of your being strive for mastery.

MICHAEL: Yes, my son, I understand fully. I first thing I would like to say is, Don’t feel like the Lone Stranger. This is much more universal than you can credit right now. This is part of being human in these first, early stages of your eternal life. What you call resistance is representative of being a bit scattered and multiple in the way you manifest yourself over time, from hour to hour, day to day. Your spirit longs for unity, and is the function of your personality, to try to incorporate, engulf, encompass all that you are. But all that you are is a rather complex mix of a physical and mental and spiritual being, so there is a…well, warfare is too strong a word, but there are some very lively skirmishes going back and forth within you as different parts of your being strive for mastery.

MICHAEL: I did a little catalogue of all your various parts so as you reread these words you can have this quality of recognition--of your memories, all your animal instincts and fears, all those thousands and thousands of hours as a youngster just absorbing like a sponge all that was around you, and learning how to cope with it. All this is within you. And every little you, you ever were, wants to keep on living. Every idea and ideal wants to continue to influence you. But I am telling you here and now, my son, you can let these go. As they come up in your stillness, just recognize them and let them go. Nothing is lost. They are secure in your soul. So as they bid to influence you and cause a reluctance to accept spiritual reality—all these plaguing ideas of who you once were—be content to let them be in your soul. Don’t continue to give them life by worry.

MICHAEL: I did a little catalogue of all your various parts so as you reread these words you can have this quality of recognition--of your memories, all your animal instincts and fears, all those thousands and thousands of hours as a youngster just absorbing like a sponge all that was around you, and learning how to cope with it. All this is within you. And every little you, you ever were, wants to keep on living. Every idea and ideal wants to continue to influence you. But I am telling you here and now, my son, you can let these go. As they come up in your stillness, just recognize them and let them go. Nothing is lost. They are secure in your soul. So as they bid to influence you and cause a reluctance to accept spiritual reality—all these plaguing ideas of who you once were—be content to let them be in your soul. Don’t continue to give them life by worry.

(Striving for self-mastery)

*(Striving for self-mastery)

Let the past be the past, and you will find your present moments more spontaneous and free. No human is spared this effort—I should say, no conscientious human who strives for self-mastery. So rest assured it is the most worthwhile thing you can be engaged in. There is nothing more important. This is your inner life, and I’m sure you all know folks who are never a waking moment away from a turned-on radio or TV set, or now your ingenious I-pods; who have almost no inner life at all they value. Stillness is not just a formal sitting down and doing something; it encompasses all your reflection throughout the day. It’s all good.

Let the past be the past, and you will find your present moments more spontaneous and free. No human is spared this effort—I should say, no conscientious human who strives for self-mastery. So rest assured it is the most worthwhile thing you can be engaged in. There is nothing more important. This is your inner life, and I’m sure you all know folks who are never a waking moment away from a turned-on radio or TV set, or now your ingenious I-pods; who have almost no inner life at all they value. Stillness is not just a formal sitting down and doing something; it encompasses all your reflection throughout the day. It’s all good.

MICHAEL: You are very welcome, my daughter. This is the wonderful leapfrogging we speak of, where you extend yourself by faith into areas you cannot know beforehand, then fulfill by actual experience. You reflect on this for awhile, you go through a little Winter of condensing the experience, then this gives you the strength and the desire to extend yourself once again. So spirit becomes a genuine experience. You simply have to recognize it for what it is.

MICHAEL: You are very welcome, my daughter. This is the wonderful leapfrogging we speak of, where you extend yourself by faith into areas you cannot know beforehand, then fulfill by actual experience. You reflect on this for awhile, you go through a little Winter of condensing the experience, then this gives you the strength and the desire to extend yourself once again. So spirit becomes a genuine experience. You simply have to recognize it for what it is.

(Holograms and inner visualization)

*(Holograms and inner visualization)

With respect to holograms, the product of your modern science and ability to control and focus light; the first kind was the focusing of a number of beams so they intersected in a foggy medium and created an actual-seeming object composed entirely of light—maybe a picture or a geometric object like a sphere. Then with lasers and such, you can produce the almost endless phenomena you talked about.

With respect to holograms, the product of your modern science and ability to control and focus light; the first kind was the focusing of a number of beams so they intersected in a foggy medium and created an actual-seeming object composed entirely of light—maybe a picture or a geometric object like a sphere. Then with lasers and such, you can produce the almost endless phenomena you talked about.

I sense that with the praying about the teachings, that’s my soul’s greatest desire. I look at the wisdom of all the things that happened in my life, and why—to gain a deeper perspective on why my life is as it is, and what is happening beneath the surface. Maybe my prayers aren’t answered so that I have a deeper understanding and appreciation of now, and what is only potential. So could I have some comments about that?

I sense that with the praying about the teachings, that’s my soul’s greatest desire. I look at the wisdom of all the things that happened in my life, and why—to gain a deeper perspective on why my life is as it is, and what is happening beneath the surface. Maybe my prayers aren’t answered so that I have a deeper understanding and appreciation of now, and what is only potential. So could I have some comments about that?

(Different answers to prayer)

*(Different answers to prayer)

MICHAEL: Yes, my son, I’m sure you recall a few weeks back I answered one of your friends about the nature of time, and how certain issues could only be revealed in time. So yes, this can be part of your understanding, that in the different realms of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual, spiritual questions can be answered almost instantaneously because spirit calls to spirit, and the answer is spirit. The mental repercussions, the associations, the deeper understandings usually come a little bit later because they are a sequence of reflections on that spiritual impression. They spread out like ripples and counter-ripples around the original impact. Physical repercussions, like finances, do take more time because they involve the material world. I gave the example of planting a seed and then not digging it up every few days to see how it’s doing.

MICHAEL: Yes, my son, I’m sure you recall a few weeks back I answered one of your friends about the nature of time, and how certain issues could only be revealed in time. So yes, this can be part of your understanding, that in the different realms of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual, spiritual questions can be answered almost instantaneously because spirit calls to spirit, and the answer is spirit. The mental repercussions, the associations, the deeper understandings usually come a little bit later because they are a sequence of reflections on that spiritual impression. They spread out like ripples and counter-ripples around the original impact. Physical repercussions, like finances, do take more time because they involve the material world. I gave the example of planting a seed and then not digging it up every few days to see how it’s doing.

Student: Well, I don’t see myself as being an illusion. I see myself as an extension of God, living and breathing as God—as everyone here is. I have the capacity to create as God creates, to see as God sees, to live and love as God lives and loves. We are all infinite potential—as you have said. I’m not a puppet that God is, like…we have free will to create. But I desire to create using the fabrics, and paints, and colors that God puts at our disposal.

Student: Well, I don’t see myself as being an illusion. I see myself as an extension of God, living and breathing as God—as everyone here is. I have the capacity to create as God creates, to see as God sees, to live and love as God lives and loves. We are all infinite potential—as you have said. I’m not a puppet that God is, like…we have free will to create. But I desire to create using the fabrics, and paints, and colors that God puts at our disposal.

(Obtaining God’s vision)

*(Obtaining God’s vision)

MICHAEL: But, my son, you will not see nearly as God sees for many and many endless eons of time, and growth, and even then, never quite. He alone is unqualifiedly absolute and infinite. You have a whole universe to traverse, and then a billion worlds of the inner, Havona universe to experience, before you even begin to approach God on Paradise, and his point of view. Your seeing as God sees is now a creative ideal, and marvelous goal you will spend an eternity approaching. You are just starting. (everyone laughs with Michael) You are complete only insofar as you absolutely are.

MICHAEL: But, my son, you will not see nearly as God sees for many and many endless eons of time, and growth, and even then, never quite. He alone is unqualifiedly absolute and infinite. You have a whole universe to traverse, and then a billion worlds of the inner, Havona universe to experience, before you even begin to approach God on Paradise, and his point of view. Your seeing as God sees is now a creative ideal, and marvelous goal you will spend an eternity approaching. You are just starting. (everyone laughs with Michael) You are complete only insofar as you absolutely are.

Student: I’ve also been thinking about the Buddha Mind, and Christ Consciousness, and I understand what they are. But I also think that Buddha Mind is part of Christ Consciousness, and more. It goes beyond, into the Christ Consciousness.

Student: I’ve also been thinking about the Buddha Mind, and Christ Consciousness, and I understand what they are. But I also think that Buddha Mind is part of Christ Consciousness, and more. It goes beyond, into the Christ Consciousness.

(The inner life)

*(The inner life)

I have one more query. You mentioned how some people don’t have an inner life. They always have to have the radio or television on. I’ve been experiencing some deep agitation toward my daughter because of what I feel is a lack of an inner life, or an inner life that is greatly discombobulated—so to speak—full of pain and discomfort, and disconnected. I have to be patient with her, and at times it’s very trying, she reacts so spontaneously to any comments. I do love her, and she is a great mother to her new daughter, but I do foresee the need for a lot of growth.

I have one more query. You mentioned how some people don’t have an inner life. They always have to have the radio or television on. I’ve been experiencing some deep agitation toward my daughter because of what I feel is a lack of an inner life, or an inner life that is greatly discombobulated—so to speak—full of pain and discomfort, and disconnected. I have to be patient with her, and at times it’s very trying, she reacts so spontaneously to any comments. I do love her, and she is a great mother to her new daughter, but I do foresee the need for a lot of growth.

Student: And you know I will!

Student: And you know I will!

 

MICHAEL: I’ll just say, in wrapping up, these two understandings, of the one and the many, also mark phases in your spiritual growth. Starting from the undifferentiated oneness of infancy, you encounter the infinite multiplicity of the material world. Then you may apprehend a oneness in discovering the spiritual unity that penetrates across many diverse fields of comprehension. Yet, having achieved this unity, you still need to go on, to a deeper appreciation, by reflection, of the discontinuity, the differences, the separations between realms, the discrete levels of an ever greater universe reality.

MICHAEL: I’ll just say, in wrapping up, these two understandings, of the one and the many, also mark phases in your spiritual growth. Starting from the undifferentiated oneness of infancy, you encounter the infinite multiplicity of the material world. Then you may apprehend a oneness in discovering the spiritual unity that penetrates across many diverse fields of comprehension. Yet, having achieved this unity, you still need to go on, to a deeper appreciation, by reflection, of the discontinuity, the differences, the separations between realms, the discrete levels of an ever greater universe reality.

But enough for this evening! (Oh no!—more! Stay!) So I’ll bid you all a fond farewell for a while. It’s been fun, and these are great times we know together. They fill my heart as well. (Thank you for your love, Michael) I thank you for all of yours, and leave you with all the blessings of my peace. Let it sink deep within you and… Carry on! Good evening.

But enough for this evening! (Oh no!—more! Stay!) So I’ll bid you all a fond farewell for a while. It’s been fun, and these are great times we know together. They fill my heart as well. (Thank you for your love, Michael) I thank you for all of yours, and leave you with all the blessings of my peace. Let it sink deep within you and… Carry on! Good evening.