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Table of Contents & Various Teachers and Excerpt Titles -1996- See Pg 1 for Acknowledgement

OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER WORLDS HAM - Nashville
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PLANETARY CHANGES TARKAS - Cincinnati
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DEVOTING TIME TO SPIRITUAL GROWTH TARKAS - Cincinnati
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CELESTIAL LESSONS AS GIFTS ANDREW - Pittsburgh
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REASONS FOR OUR ADVERSITIES HAM - Woods Cross, Utah
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ENERGIES RELEASED BY PRAYER WELMEK - Indianapolis
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COMBINING DARING AND PATIENCE WELMEK - Indianapolis
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THE STILLNESS AND SPIRITUALITY HAM - Woods Cross, Utah
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THE EGO AND BALANCE RAYSON - Malibu, CA
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FAITH AND ACTION AFLANA - Hawaii
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UNDERSTANDING THE OPPOSITE SEX HAM - Woods Cross, Utah
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OUR ROLES IN SPIRITUAL CHANGES LOREL - Sarasota, FL

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THE ROLE AND ATTITUDE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING OREN - a personal teacher in Texas
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OUR LIVES IN HEAVEN'S MANSION WORLDS HAM - Nashville
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UNDERSTANDING OUR IDENTITY OLFANA - Half Moon Bay, California . . . . . . . . . .9

OPPORTUNITIES FROM ADVERSITIES TARKAS - Cincinnati
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THE ONENESS OF CELESTIAL HELP TARKAS - Cincinnati
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TRUTH . ... A Joining of Mind and Heart OLFANA - Half Moon Bay, California
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LOVE AND FEAR HAM - Nashville
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FAITH IN EACH OTHER TARKAS - Cincinnati
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SEEKING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE BAKIM - Cincinnati
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HEALING THE PLANET BAKIM - Cincinnati
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LIFE AS AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION BAKIM - Cincinnati
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LIFE AS A TRANSITION HAM - Nashville
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HOW TO DEVELOP INTUITION and MAKE TEACHER CONTACT EL TANERE - York, Pa.
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GOOD HUMOR ANDREW - Cincinnati
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TUMULT IN THE PLANETARY CORRECTING TIME TARKAS - Cincinnati
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AN ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE ALFONSO - Tallahassee, FL
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GROWTH ONE SEED AT A TIME WILL - Tallahassee, Florida
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THE RIPPLING OF LOVE AMBROSE - Tallahassee, Florida
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STILLNESS AND A TANK OF GAS MANTOUBA - Tallahassee
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THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS LANTARNEK - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
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OUR WORTHINESS AARON - Spokane
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TOLERANCE VERONICA - Volcano, Hawaii
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PATIENCE IN THE DANCE OF LIFE ELYON - Spokane, WA
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A NEW WORLD RELIGION HAM - Nashville
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BALANCE IN OUR LIVES WILL - Tallahassee, FL
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LEFT-RIGHT BRAIN BALANCE AMBROSE - Tallahassee, FL
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NETWORK OF THE HEART AMBROSE - Tallahassee, Florida
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SERVICE AS THE BREAD OF LIFE ELYON - Coeur 'd Alene, Idaho
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SELF-DISCIPLINE - LESSON AND EXERCISE OLFANA - Half Moon Bay, CA
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DON'T JUDGE OTHERS' PATHS TO GOD WILL - Tallahassee, Florida
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VIEWING OUR PROBLEMATIC LIVES DANIEL - Pocatello, ID
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INDWELLING SPIRITS ARE THE KEY AARON - Spokane, WA
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WHAT THE TEACHERS WANT RANTARASON - Spokane, WA
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HOW CELESTIALS MAY DEAL WITH DISAPPOINTMENT TOMAS - Pocatello, ID
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GOD WILL PERFECT YOU HAM - Nashville
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From http://www.lightandlife.com/TeaM/around_us.htm

Courtesey: Jim cleveland & The Many Contributing Groups

Teaching Mission Lessons from Around the US
FROM PAST ISSUES OF SPIRIT QUEST
Including Ham, Tarkas, Bakim, Will, Ambrose, Rayson, Andrew, Welmek, Olfana, Mantouba, Alfonso, El Tanere, Veronica, Tomas, Daniel, Rantarason, Aaron, Aflana, Lantarnek, Rayson, Elyon and others.

OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER WORLDS
HAM - Nashville

Humankind asks if there is another world like earth and other human beings living there. You, who are readers of our textbook, the Urantia Papers, do understand that there are indeed trillions of other worlds inhabited like Urantia, however most humans are unaware of this fact.

As the system circuits are reinstated, your isolation comes to an end, which is unsettling to those whose world view has developed in isolated conditions. Although our understanding is limited, I can say that your planet will experience human contact sometime in the future, which would precipitate fear and incredulity among human were they unprepared.

All of the surrounding sun systems harboring human intelligence also have been in relative isolation, though their strong leadership has prevented full scale rebellion, and thus they have received teachers regularly and have responded to the system authorities. Your isolation is largely resulting from ignorance and fear; both have forced archaic reason upon this struggling sphere.

Your great religions almost invariably hold thought within certain boundaries and likewise does your science. Your institutions entrench old views and hold an unreasoning attitude toward enlightenment and truth. Great cataclysmic change precipitates reorganization and rethinking of old "truths.

Really is your earth yet only starting an age of upheaval that is sure to change thinking throughout subsequent ages. Interest in the probability of other human worlds is a sort of preparation for this rethinking, where old borders collapse and new and higher cultural, religious, and scientific awareness can infuse its potentiality quietly, even unconsciously, throughout the whole world.

Religion is the first to exhibit change and motivated awareness expansion. As Hindus, Moslems, and Christians each struggle for advancing political authority, our revelation shall shine unto all comers, and those who come shall eventually lead this world forward in all areas of thought."

No longer is the prize won upon this earth. There exists nothing here to fight over once your understanding has advanced. Only is the advancement of the heavenly reign important and only as men freely choose to give up earthly power will it increasingly be spread abroad in the land, the world Urantia.

Someday, nations will no longer make war against nation, nor religion against religion, for the great brotherhood of man will have dawned and the overarching understanding bridge worlds, tying humans together with humans in the goal of understanding each another.

Understanding is inseparable from the goal of love, of human love or divine love. Human understanding spreads with the intention of eventual love. When, for example, you intend to love another, you must learn to understand him, but if you remain dedicated to your intention, this understanding is sure to become realized. When Jesus said, 'Love your enemies," he intended active love, active intention which leads through understanding to its ultimate goal. Destroying enemies, then, is a spiritual battle rather than material and mortal. Our ultimate goal for Urantia includes that your bloody inhuman contests shall cease and be no more.

Work is then required for the Kingdom now and always. Living a life of ease and ignorance is not a sign of God's favor. God requires effort from his children to love each other and, through vigorous and sustained rigors of human existence is your intention tested.

If you intend entrance into God's house, then must you actively offer entrance always to those less deserving. If you expect God's mercy upon your life, show abundant mercy within your life. Love is never passive or neglectful of its purpose; neither can you rest passively and be neglectful of life's purpose for you. Find your destiny in this world by actively being true to your intentions, the intention of love."

PLANETARY CHANGES
TARKAS - Cincinnati 

The Father has heard your cries of suffering. As a result, Michael and the mission are here, as they are on all the worlds of the rebellion, to correct the problems wrought by this rebellion.

You must remember that on normal worlds progress has been quite uniform. It has been guided by the Princes, Material Sons and Daughters, and other powerful and benevolent spiritual beings. But with the quarantine on Urantia, you find a world that has grown up in a great imbalance.

The more, so-called progressive civilized races have turned upon native cultures who are not on the same level of advancement, and exploited them very cruelly and oppressively because of the imbalance. Whereas if all the people and races of Urantia had remained part of the Father's plan, there would be much more uniformity and cooperation.

It is when people in the throes of Lucifer-like thinking are able to achieve power over others and continue to fight for their own material gain and profit that you find the great injustices that occur.

So this time of correction, hopefully, will bring your people to a uniformity of vision. Obviously, this will take some time and it does not change the great suffering that has been wrought on the so-called less advanced cultures . ... The truth is that some of the so-called uncivilized, unadvanced, or savage cultures have had a great deal more spiritual essence than even their conquerors. This has been rarely appreciated. Much destruction, death and suffering have been inflicted in the name of progress, and even in the name of the churches.

But these are things of the past; they cannot be changed. We can do much changing of the present and the future by working together now. It is time to quit reciting the follies of man and begin to change civilization as we know it for the better by spiritualizing the thinking of the people, putting God in their lives.

DEVOTING TIME TO SPIRITUAL GROWTH
TARKAS - Cincinnati

There are so many beautiful and inspiring works being written and produced. I would suggest that you begin to devote time reading and learning and expanding your spiritual knowledge. So many people unconsciously spend a great deal of time in mindless entertainment that really contributes little to your growth. There are many other choices that could be made that would give you greater enjoyment and joy in life.

You will find in coming years that your people will truly grow and mature. They will become saturated with the so-called entertainment that you now have and will begin to disdain the violence and conflict that is so present in all of your books and films and programs of various kinds.

At present, the thinking is that there is no story without conflict. And yet, as you develop a higher level of consciousness, you will begin to substitute conflict for growth, and you will find truly fascinating stories of growth . .. spiritual development. Just as many of you find so much fascination with conflict, so even the face of your entertainment and interests will be changing in the years ahead. Always from your free-will choice based on your expansion of consciousness.

CELESTIAL LESSONS AS GIFTS
ANDREW - Pittsburgh 

In your troubled world, with its hustle and bustle and overdependence on technology, it is so easy for the mind to become numbed, the spirit to become buried beneath the pressures and mundane experiences of day-to-day life. I sense from time to time that when we speak of lessons and assignments, that you view them as if they were yet another obligation you are being asked to fulfill.

My children, on the contrary, we give you these assignments as gifts, hoping to lead your spirits into more freedom, to unfetter you from your cares, to have you realize that there is great, great joy in attuning yourselves more fully to the spirit of the Father. He would not have you come with a sense of "should" or "ought" or "must" obligation, but rather come to his tenderness, to his goodness, to his immense love because it will bring you great joy to do so.

REASONS FOR OUR ADVERSITIES
HAM - Woods Cross, Utah

This is a broad question, and I can only answer in broad terms. Adversity requires reaction. This reaction builds strength and stamina in character. Each person experiences adversity for this purpose.

If life were easy and blissful, decisions would not be forced to be made. These essential decisions must be made in order for there to be soul strengthening.

In the parable of the sower, we see that some seeds sprout readily and grow tall quickly, soon to be withered in the sun, not having the requisite strength, fortitude to withstand vicissitude.

Each person is like a plant. The good gardener, the Thought Adjuster, who directs the tilling of your soil, the fertilization of your roots, the rain to fall, the wind to blow, and the sun to shine. All this is done through the actions of angels and others.

He sees to it that his beloved child receives what is needful for the best growth of his soul. Adversity, even calamity, can be part of the nurturing process. The blessing of these seeming calamities can only be seen through hindsight and are not apparent to the growing seed-child.

The good parent insures proper medicine for any illness, proper exercise and play to maintain robust health. Each child requires differing remedies and different exercise. By exercise, I am referring to robust life activities, mental and physical.

In order to meet the challenges of life, each person must have experienced a certain hardship factor, and the knowing that past hardships have been overcome strengthens the mind-soul for future hardship or conflict, which must also be grappled with.

This 'I can do' attitude is important, and cannot develop without having done. Therefore, adversity, small and great, befalls us all, and must be overcome and grappled with individually in order to build a strong and reliable soul.

ENERGIES RELEASED BY PRAYER
WELMEK - Indianapolis

Obviously, the energies that are being generated for a group of individuals, if only one person prays, is going to be limited compared to a group of people praying for another group. There is, as we have discussed, a geometric relationship in regards to the number of individuals who make a petition relative to the number of individuals the petition is being made for. We can amplify this energy, and we have been commissioned to accelerate, to an extent, the time that it takes for the recipient to become aware of the prayer, the energy, that has been sent their way.

The best way that I can make you somewhat conscious of how this works is if you have ever been thinking of a solution to a problem, or if you've ever had an idea pop into your mind that has proved beneficial. These types of experiences, at time, are actual prayers being answered . .... This is the way in which prayer works many times. It is as though the individual "wakes up" to a certain situation and realizes what the solution is.

Simply put, prayer is talking to Michael, the Father, or whomever you are directing your petition toward. You are asking that someone, or a group of people, be helped in a certain manner. There is nothing mystical or magical about this process.

The more specific your request, the more focused your thought and feeling in regards to prayer, the more efficiently we can help in the response time and recognition of your petition. But always remember, we cannot control the will of the creature. If the individual refuses help for ego reasons, there is really not a great deal, at least during the life in the flesh, that we or anyone else can do.

COMBINING DARING AND PATIENCE
WELMEK - Indianapolis

I do indeed wish to teach you to be daring, to dare all for the Father and Michael, to dare to be everything that you are made to be, daring to draw upon everything that you have been given and to become as fully yourself while yet on this, your planet of origin, that you can.

Be patient with yourselves and let this process develop naturally in the organic style of unfoldment that you have learned to conceptually associate with this mission. What we know, and you are learning, is that none of our methods, left to themselves, are best. We are learning, as you are on your level, to collaborate, to experiment, to put together the best we can have to offer in order to be the most effective.

You must understand that this is still a deeply experimental time in this mission. You are all test pilots with us, and exhibit great daring in your willingness to collaborate with us in this process of discovering the best ways to run this mission.

All of your efforts are what will, in the end, bring us the success that we have sworn to achieve for our dearest Sovereign. For this mission, when we have more fully learned what we are about, will transform this entire world into a place of unprecedented truth, beauty and goodness, and you will all have been gardeners with us in the creation of this new Eden, this new and special world of light and life. But remember, too, that it is Michael's world. It will be special beyond the ordinary.

THE STILLNESS AND SPIRITUALITY
HAM - Woods Cross, Utah

The goal of stillness seeking is different (from meditation). I request not the seeking of blissful ease experience, but rather the supreme exercise of true faith, the true faith of the child reaching out with courage toward the Father, and the reciprocal downward reaching of the Father toward His child. This is the sublime experience in life, and much guidance, inspiration, foresight and spiritual insight may be thus obtained as the reward of the sincere faith-seeking child.

I do not enjoin you to covet this practice for long periods of time. However, frequent repetition of this stillness, prayerful attitude, is very helpful and enlightening, and I would suggest that we should attempt to seek the stillness everyday for a few minutes. It is, or can be, the most fruitful experience of our 24-hour day.

It is often the practice of men to be so busy with their day-to-day thinking activity so as to simply forget the higher realms of thinking, reacting, feeling, experiencing, which are possible by the simple practice of:

1 -- Aloneness
2 -- Stillness of the body
3 -- Stillness of the mind.

"I wish to elaborate on three -- stillness of the mind.

This is the most difficult aspect of this practice, and sometimes requires a considerable amount of practice in order to have the ability to sustain mental stillness for a time length. This, however, should be practiced with diligence, and reward will follow.

I say to you with surety that this simple practice will surely help to increase the mental peace and well-being, the emotional happiness and feeling of well-being, and also the physical health and well-being, for this process of allowing the contact of the Thought Adjuster through the superconsciousness is, in itself, a very healing process.

The great spiritual power inherent in the presence of the Thought Adjuster (the indwelling spirit of God) is never, ever realized in mortal consciousness. You can expand this consciousness of God awareness by diligent practice, conscious thought, consciously centering the thought process on Him, and also on Christ Michael. But the full consciousness of such extremely powerful spiritual beings cannot be realized during the physical life. So powerful is He, that for even a momentary full consciousness, that is, His being filling your consciousness completely, which is not to say complete consciousness of Him, but complete consciousness possible of Him, would result in translation. That is also the Deity embrace.

His supreme desire, of course, is to reach you more fully day by day, to impart his guidance, some of His awareness and His teaching directly to your mind. What a change of life results from the sincere effort to listen and to receive Him, His guidance, His instruction, and His presence. What a supreme experience! What a supreme delight! What a supreme advancement in your own personal spiritual development.

Question: In the stillness, do we lose consciousness of our thoughts, and is there always some part of you that is still conscious of not thinking?

Consciousness is not lost. No. It is, in fact, intensified, and awareness is intensified in the inner realm of being. This is not a dream-like state at all, but rather a state of an intensified awareness and concentration.

Question: About how long would be good to do this each day?

I would suggest about ten minutes.

Question: Where should our awareness be when we are doing the stillness?

On focusing on God and God-consciousness. This God-consciousness awareness will increase in the proportion that you gain stillness awareness.

THE EGO AND BALANCE
RAYSON - Malibu, CA

The human is blessed-cursed with ego. Ego, in and of itself is not good or bad. Unfortunately, it is mostly in control in individuals at this time on Urantia.

Ego can unbalance mind. Mind is a bestowal of Divine Mother, and is spiritual, progressive, growth-oriented, God-advancing in nature. Adjutant Mind Spirits are at work, as well as the Mother Spirit. But human ego can interfere, and should not be confused with mind properties, the sanity, spiritually sane properties, that each one of you has.

Ego can be identified as self-aggrandizement, self-involvement, over-self-analysis. When your self becomes more important than the spiritual goals, concepts you know to be true, or when your self becomes the center of the universe instead of God, or when your self becomes more important than your fellows, resulting in hurtful behavior to others, this is ego.

We cannot be perfect here, brothers and sisters, so do not make another ego error of self-punishment for past and present mistakes. We are all learning together. We are becoming together. We are going through a process together. This is what ascension, evolution, experiential beings do. Just be aware of the difference, so one may achieve balance.

FAITH AND ACTION
AFLANA - Hawaii

Action must follow faith for the spirit to grow. By taking action one's faith is fortified. Have you not seen this? Has not your willingness to step out in faith been rewarded? It always is thus. Faith without action is like a vine that is dying from lack of water. Action is the water that brings new strength and new growth.

UNDERSTANDING THE OPPOSITE SEX
HAM - Woods Cross, Utah

Understanding grows when minds are sympathetic. There may not be complete understanding, but harmonious relationships are certainly attainable. Sympathetic, mutual and non-judgmental attitudes are essential in this love growth. The strength of man is logic, and the logical thought pattern is somewhat inimical to the strength of woman, which is intuition. She, in many ways, finds it easier to follow God, for His communication is often in that intuitive realm. This is a great and noble strength which should be respected in this world, although it is largely unrecognized.

These two complementary, yet different, mindsets are wonderfully expressive in union of the Father and His creation. In union, there is tremendous and entire nobility of expression between both men and women together. This union is sublime, and stronger and more beautiful than either one separate. It is meant to be so.

FAITH AS A SILENT BELL
TARKAS - Half Moon Bay, California

What does the commitment of faith mean for you? Ponder this. Faith rings like a silent bell in our heart. It resonates with the vibrations of the Father's love. Faith is never an unconscious effort. It requires conscious attention to the perception of all you understand, coupled with your trust that the design of events is woven with a greater beauty than our earthly perceptions can comprehend.

Faith efforts are those which bear your creator's mark. They are the motivation of the Thought Adjuster, coupled with your free will heart's desire. How often do you truly reach out to the experiences of life with this "hallmark of the Father" as your guiding light? Realize that such efforts ennoble your character greatly. This lesson is complete.

OUR ROLES IN SPIRITUAL CHANGES
LOREL - Sarasota, FL

Know that there is a time for all things, and all things have their place in the scheme of eternity. The material demands on your mortal self are as real at this point as the spiritual lure of these communications. Do that which is yours to do and think not that you are neglecting that which you know.

"We are here to lighten your burdens and to inspire your ministry -- not to cause conflict of loyalty. Go forth upon your material experience and call upon us when you have the opportunity. We know your heart. We know your willingness to serve. Think you that these material experiences are not part of your service? They are. I tell you truly, all that you encounter is part of your learning experience which enhance your value in the Correcting Time -- even if they distract you for a time, or cause you conflict or suffering.

"All works together for eternal value, and if your focus is upon the Father, none can cause you conflict for long. Truth always surfaces and beauty always brings out the best and eternal value is always found amongst the goodness value of each experience. Go forth joyfully and with patience. Know that you are not alone. We are here to offer inspiration in all tasks."

THE ROLE AND ATTITUDE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING
OREN - a personal teacher in Texas

Thank you for your willingness to submit your will to God. We, of course, are doing our very best to assist and lead in whatever way we can.

We are completely limited in some ways, not so much in others. That is why your help is so important. By humbling yourself . .. your desires, personal wants, etc. . .. you open space for God's plan to work through you. It is very difficult at times, especially given the tools (or lack of) you have had to work with on this planet. However, you know what is needed and how to proceed through love and non-ego involvement. Through love (T/R's name), through love.

Leave yourself and your personal (human) opinions out of your interactions; they will always cloud rather than liberate. If you do, indeed, want to be of assistance, it does take discipline and 'self' loss; there can be no other way.

This does not mean you cannot or will not have opinions, only that you realize you need not express them so openly and strongly. Keep much to yourself and watch a situation or person evolve -- only interject when necessary, and only if you truly feel it will be helpful and positive in its content.

Yes, questions are an excellent tool, and you can practice asking questions. Think of ways to introduce an idea through a non-threatening process . .. plus allowing another to do their own problem-solving. Stop and listen (as you have so often said yourself). You see, many have the ability but fail to use it, or else they are not dedicated to God's will.

You have chosen to declare yourself for God, and you cannot continue to put (T/R's name) and her opinions first. It is something everyone surely learns in their universe career, and yet most wait for some time or until after physical death to understand.

Platitudes abound on your planet -- good intention is mouthed while self-serving ends are practiced. Our goal is to change the balance of the scale -- to help man sincerely work for and build love and right intentions for his brother/sister. The planet is slow to move from awareness to practice. That is why it is essential that you practice what you believe.

It does take effort. You must change a lifetime of old thinking and start afresh. Yes, continue to wash away and throw away . .. whenever necessary. Acknowledge 'bad thinking' and mistakes -- they are inevitable and to be expected -- but they cannot be continued if progress is to be made.

Excuses are, after all, still excuses, and the very word indicates awareness of your 'wrong' position and, if not carefully monitored, adherence and a holding-on to these actions.

Thank you for your willingness to look at your position and ask for help. And, most of all, thank you for loving God as we so love Him, and being our loving sister in service to Michael and his most glorious plan. We sing your praises because that is God's way -- He sees love and good in your very being -- in him you grow as He, in you, evolves.

"It is truly a conundrum and a puzzle . .. and yet the very fact creates the unending circle without which we would not be. You are all in the circle, your position is key as is everyone's -- and each soul you touch, each mind you awaken (or even nudge) helps us all move a tiny bit further along our glorious path.

We are so happy, my dear. Do not fear, the hand of God is on you, as on all your fellow mortals . ... some merely sense it more than others. Another mystery that keeps us always wondering, and our existence ever alive and fresh! We love you . ... Oren."

OUR LIVES IN HEAVEN'S MANSION WORLDS
HAM - Nashville

Even heaven, or the mansion worlds, are fraught with difficulties. You can easily lighten the burdens of today by considering that the journey toward the infinite center is only just beginning, that though your decisions are important and affect your life here and in the hereafter, that these decisions are ultimately made smaller as you ascend spiritually.

By this, I mean that your decisions concerning life's myriad problems ultimately are smoothed out by your greater decisions concerning God. And even though your many decisions can cause fluctuations in your lives, can cause changes in your position, can cause seemingly major life alterations, still the over-arching decision of seeking God wholeheartedly throughout will ultimately guide your lives.

You see, even in the next life state you are required to live. You must work, you must learn, you must socially interact. All the tendencies which you have begun upon Urantia carry over into your next life and still the overriding desire of finding God increasingly remains the molding decision in your life.

In many respects, this life is not very different from the morontia life. Consequences of decisions still follow patterns, social interaction still remains a priority, learning better ways of living still occupy your lives, and the tender, fleeting and beautiful moments of true, deep love remain with you.

Surely, you must begin to see that your lives, even here on this lowly world, continue on into other better spheres of living, and this can ease the weight of life. Realize that you needn't cram an eternity of living into this short mortal existence. You are free to live your moments here to their fullest, knowing that ambition, desire, even love will ever be more fully experienced and expressed in the worlds to come.

Fear not that time can run out on you, or that you may miss something vital, that you may overlook something of eternal import, for you have stretching before you the road to infinity. Certainly you may enjoy this existence while you have it without the stress of worrying about something which may prevent you from truly living."

UNDERSTANDING OUR IDENTITY
OLFANA - Half Moon Bay, California

Here's the question Olfana answered with a lesson on "The Rock in the Water":

QUESTION: I'm having trouble understanding what I perceive to be contradictory emphasis in books like "Keys to the Scripture" and "A Course in Miracles" with books like the Urantia Book. On the one hand, Christian Science and ACIM seem to emphasize to me a very high level of understanding of a spiritual world, and seem to denounce the reality of a materialistic world. Yet books like Kryon's book and the UB seem to indulge in endless speculation about energy forces and material forces. The involvement that (name) has with the healing energies, including her involvement with the flower essences and the gemelixers, imply these are crucial to your background in spiritual evolution and her understanding of healing. Can you clarify some of this for me?

OLFANA (after gaining approval to use symbolism in her explanation): "If you place a rock in water, is it not true that your perception of the rock can change when you view it looking downward into the water? And then shift, and perceive the rock from, let us say, the side of a container that holds this rock and water. Also, if you placed your face in the water, would you again see the rock from a slightly changed perspective?

(Answer is affirmative) Then please hold this image in your mind as we proceed to discuss concepts of the body. The physical, bio-chemical mechanism, or instrument, you are housed in is now, indeed, like the rock of material substance. Yet your perception of this body you inhabit can change depending on your perspective. Sometimes you feel you are the rock in the water. Yet this is only one perspective. When you look from outside the cylinder through the water, does not the rock appear magnified, greater than its original image?

Your consciousness is not only connected to this physical being. Much of your perceptions of your consciousness as limited to this body is illusory, just as the rock appearing magnified is an illusion of light waves affected by the water. Lessons learned from the perspective of being in the body are a necessary part of your experience in this lifetime. However, you are, indeed, so much more than what the body appears to limit you to, that teachings such as the Course or the doctrines of Christian Science, encourage you to expand your perceptions past these body limitations.

The true essence of the rock is not modified by these perceptual changes caused by different viewpoints of it. Just so, your body is not limited by body perceptions. Higher truths surrounding the complete make-up of your being are not fully understood or widely taught on your planet. I might say, you have seen the rock from many different angles in this cylinder of water. But, thus far, you have not reached in and pulled out the rock in order to gaze upon it alone.

The water surrounding this rock is representative of the many illusions or beliefs that exist in your philosophical doctrines. ACIM encourages you, as does the work of Mary Baker Eddy, to see that these illusions can be penetrated and, through inspiration, a clearer perspective-perception of the true entity that you are, can be discovered.

However, doctrinaire interpretations that the body has no existence on the physical plane are also incorrectly stated-perceived. You cannot deny that one is seeing an aspect of the rock, even when viewed through water. Just so, seeing the body as a physical entity has some accuracy. Adjustments to the vibrational manifestation of your entity can indeed take place. And physical imbalances do occur. These teachings of such matters as flower essences, energy transmissions and adjustments are appropriate to one level of perception of your being. You are not removed from the water yet!

Therefore, within the boundaries of this perception, the body needs to be dealt with. Indeed, the time comes when you are truly released from any limiting perceptions of your being as connected to a physical manifestation. But, it is the ideal which is striven for in ACIM or the Christian Science teachings. Those who can release themselves from illusions of body boundaries can indeed create new perceptions of themselves -- healed perceptions of themselves. But most mortals need to begin their comprehension of themselves at a level much more connected to the physical world. In the Course, Jesus says: "If taking a pill allows you to feel less anxious then, by all means, take the pill." There is much truth in this teaching.

It encourages you to see that leaving behind your illusions of the body is a process that builds toward a final moment of clarity. Just as one realizes that by shifting positions and observing the rock, that these changing perceptions of the rock in the water are more a result of the water than the rock.

That moment of clarity liberates you to reach in and remove the rock from the water, to see it free of the substance which clouded your true perception of it. Just so, your release from illusions surrounding the body will come at the point you choose to remove your perceptions of your being from the body which seems to contain it.

We hope our attempt to elucidate your concerns regarding these issues have been helpful. We thank you for your patient attention."

OPPORTUNITIES FROM ADVERSITIES
TARKAS - Cincinnati

From a broad perspective, I would say that it is quite difficult to live on a planet which has had so much turmoil and should, in all rightness, have progressed much further. It is rather a mixed blessing, as we have said before. From our perspective, which I realize can never be yours, we see so much opportunity here for service, literally everywhere that you turn. We have learned that through service, through the giving of live, there is much joy to be reaped. So, the more you give, the more received, and therefore we want to continue working in this beautiful and brilliant spiritual light and hope that, in my case, you can reflect just a part of it.

But it is not possible for you to have experienced these magnificent feelings of joy because your whole brief life here has been in the darkness and you have seen many problems and hardships. You have never experienced the great potential where you will ultimately be. It is extremely difficult to visualize for you. But I will say there is a special blessing waiting for each and every one of you. For you are what have been called by some agondonters, or people who are able to believe, to reach a level of faith in the Father and in the power of goodness, love and truth, even though you have been surrounded by such turmoil and the strong teachings that it is good to be competitive, suspicious and physically strong, or even violent. These teachings have carried you through much misfortune and misery.

As you know, the teachings themselves must be changed. In many ways, Urantia must start at the very basic foundation. That is, within the individual, within the family, for from the family can emanate great values that are being sorely missed at this time. indeed, the breakdown of parenting has actually grown, as have so many problems from crime, disease and hatred.

THE ONENESS OF CELESTIAL HELP
TARKAS - Cincinnati

There is a unifying influence on our side which we hope will eventually be accepted by you as a strong and powerful oneness. We do represent the one God, the First Source and Center, and so our influences should all be in unison or a oneness with that. And yet we understand your curiosity. You want to know our individual names. You have correctly ascertained that we each have our own personalities. You know that crossing to this side is simply a step to another dimension and level of progress. We, of course, have different personalities as you do.

The ultimate communications that you can make is with your indwelling Thought Adjuster. The indwelling spirit essence that is, in fact, you. One day you will experience that oneness, so your efforts on Urantia must develop into a oneness as well. This seems like such a vast distance to that place from where you are, but I tell you that it will come, and it will come with deliberate speed.

That oneness could be likened to a beautiful patterned rug that you are weaving of many colors, and you are each threads interweaving that beautiful tapestry, making something quite beautiful by working together and creating something of great strength and foundation. A foundation that all of you can stand on, once your rug is completed. And, perhaps, fly away to one of the mansion worlds.

TRUTH . ... A Joining of Mind and Heart
OLFANA - Half Moon Bay, California

Truth is such a noble word, almost sacred. Often we hear an expression such as 'It's the God's truth that such and such occurred.'

How do we know "the truth" is indeed of God? We know this by an interconnection between our minds and our hearts.

Another expression we say is: 'This rings true in my heart.' Indeed, it is as if the silent bell within our hearts reverberates when we experience truthfulness. Let yourselves trust in your capacity to know truth from this mind-heart connection.

Many times those greatest truths are not substantiated by what we call 'the facts.' Instead, the substantiation for our beliefin a truth comes from the integrity with which we are drawn to accept it by our minds and hearts joined. Questions of the truthfulness of a concept need to be individualized -- connected to the unique personality which conceives it. The truthfulness of a concept is best determined not by the human mind alone.

But when I speak of the heart connection, I speak of the Thought Adjuster, the input, the clarity, the wisdom of God operating with your mind to understand the truth. Therefore, rest your faith in the truthfulness of a concept on this strong foundation of God's guidance.

Facts can be deceiving. Your perceptions can be so clouded because of the animal nature that remains within you, the delusions of the ego, which draws you, pulls you away from truth. Deception from the ego will cause you to say: 'My heart tells me this, but my mind cannot accept it.' When you find yourself in such a quandary, turn back to quiet contemplation. Recognize that you are not ready to decipher truthfulness at that time. Any time the conflicts exists between the heart and your mind, that is the telling point that you need to turn your attention inward to the quiet contemplation of guidance from God.

If you trust this process of seeking the truth with the mind and the heart joined, you will be in safe hands. You will be led by God to the understanding that your particular soul on its particular, unique path travels toward. Imagine, then, this image. See yourself as reaching out to grasp the hand of God -- the Father, the Mother, the Protector, the Guide. Say: 'Lead me to truth, I beseech you.' You can always trust that your supplication, your prayer, for this assistance will be heard.

LOVE AND FEAR
HAM - Nashville

Enlightenment empowers individuals and communities to learn that helping each other through love of service increases the happiness and the wealth of all concerned. Individuals one day will learn the truth, that it is more blessed to give than to receive.

As humankind understands the wealth contained within a drop of water, and wonder at God's gifts so liberally bestowed, then shall fear of each other begin to subside, and the fear that drives resource accumulation will make way for love.

When men fear other men, are they driven to accumulate wealth as safety. Aristocracy and nobility of but recent times and your industrial barons of today generally are the most fearful people on earth.

When love drives men, they will be understood for their unique contribution to mankind. Future 'nobility' will be the true fruit of an advancing society. They will be men and women who dedicate their lives to the furthering of their unique gifts, be it administrative, managerial, craft, art or science.

Each human being will know that when one truly dedicates one's life to the furthering of some good, surely will it come to pass. Each human being has endowed especially and particularly to him a gift that is his to cultivate.
Once you understand that the task before you is to cultivate the garden of your soul, then you shall surely understand that the gift of your fruits is for all."

FAITH IN EACH OTHER
TARKAS - Cincinnati

You are most familiar with faith in the heavenly Father as the foundation of religion. I ask you to expand your thoughts on faith beyond this sense. While it is not mandatory that you have faith in many things that you see in your world . .. it is not a prerequisite for anything . .. nonetheless, when you exhibit and show faith in your brothers and sisters and in your ability to make positive, spiritual changes in this world, when you show this faith and act upon it, you will be blessed, rewarded, and you are truly on the path of the Father's light.

We have talked about the uselessness of reciting the many problems of your world. This is a quagmire from which many cannot escape, somewhat exasperated by what they see each day in the media as they record the horrible, miserable circumstances all around you. It is difficult without engaging in the daily stillness to overcome your feelings of hopelessness, skepticism, and cynicism at the things around you.

But I will remind you that the Father has utmost faith in each of you, knowing the inherent goodness of each of his creations. This is a fact that you sometimes forget. Christ Michael always exhibited a great deal of faith in his brothers and sisters he met and administered to on this sphere. Would you not want to share this faith? Would you not want to develop this feeling of faith in your brothers and sisters?

There is this kernel of goodness inside each. As you move forward in your development, I think you each are beginning to perceive this goodness, this innate spark of the Father, and taking a more tolerant view of some of the wrong things that you see your brothers and sisters doing each day. Do you have faith that the Correcting Time will be successful? Do you have faith that your small group will grow in strength and purpose and be able to make a positive contribution? Do you have faith in all your brothers and sisters, that they will rediscover this goodness inside and begin to develop their spirituality?

I would encourage you to discard these feelings of skepticism, doubt, and cynicism and begin to show faith in yourselves. In this faith will come a strength of purpose, a higher level of trust and love and joy. It is truly a building block upon which great things can be accomplished.

SEEKING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
BAKIM - Cincinnati

I would encourage you to read and study, selecting these things that ring true to you. And do not worry about errors or misconceptions. They are mostly unimportant unless they lead you away from the Father. There is error in all things. We do not concentrate on these things, but rather the truth that can be gleaned therein.

There is so much coming forth, more will be coming forth in the years ahead. You should select disciplines and philosophies that are appealing to you. Explore them, build your talents, and your expertise in these areas so that you may discuss them fully and intelligently.

It is our fond hope that the whole field of alternative medicine will become part of an all-encompassing practice of medicine which greatly multiplies the limited and narrow abilities that your doctors now have through their techniques of surgery and drugs that mask symptoms. There is a great deal more to healing. So much more than we can communicate in these lessons. In coming years, in the immediate years ahead, you will find many exciting things coming from the fountain of you inspired humans. You have tuned in to celestial connections. We look forward to it with great anticipation."

HEALING THE PLANET
BAKIM - Cincinnati

You have only used a small percentage of your mind power, and this is only part of the picture. Beyond this, you have rather extraordinary powers within that have been so long dormant that they have been virtually lost, though not completely. Those powers are within each of you.

The rebellion was so detrimental from so many standpoints and contributed to the poisoning and pollution of your world, which also once held great healing properties. The overall design was that you coalesce with this beautiful world that had been seeded by the Life Carriers and had been developing as it should with refinements of your life forces from the infinitesimal to the greatest ocean. All of these things were in conjunction with the Father's divine plan.

Had it not been disrupted by rebellion you would find quite a different world today, almost beyond imagination. Your planetary prince would still be here and would have guided the destinies of this world in keeping with the Father's plan . .. It was designed that the natural elements, with which you were so graciously endowed with by the Father . .. the beautiful clear, crystal waters, would have a cleansing, healing power . .. designed to nurture vast quantities of aqua life.

The sun, of course, had great healing . .. lighting properties. The earth itself. Yet, over the years, through these grim problems, many of these things have been polluted, poisoned, and their healing properties have been greatly diluted. These are all the unfortunate legacy of your troubled history. But the Father has been stirred by this great suffering and your prayers answered. Michael has moved in to reclaim these lost worlds and you are now a part of the reclamation.

These powers can eventually be regained. Your own inner powers of telepathy, intuitive knowledge, even a degree of reflectivity, and the purity and power of the natural world around you. All of these things can be reclaimed as this world is cleansed and corrected."

LIFE AS AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
BAKIM - Cincinnati

We talked about making your life an artistic expression wherever you go -- in the words that you speak, in the bearing that you exhibit, in the ways that you look into the eyes and empathize and show feeling and concern for your friends.

I would encourage you to do this and more. Be particularly aware and intensify in your mind your daily experiences as if they were artistic expressions as well. And, in a sense, they are. I would encourage you to develop a heightened sense of awareness of all that you do. When you look upon a landscape bring to mind in an instant the beautiful colors and the feel and look of that scene.

"You can develop the power through control of your own energies to make this scene even more intense and even more beautiful. You can do this as well through the food that you eat by taking only a moment or less to register this food in your mind, the beauty, the taste, the nourishment.

In this way, you can intensify your experiences day by day. As you develop a more intensified impression of beauty, then you can continue to build and enhance this power day by day. This is true not only with your visualizations of people, places, and things around you, the taste of the food you eat, but you can develop a more gracious feeling of compassion and mercy and love that will sensitize your heart and bring you almost to the point of tearful joy -- feeling the Father's love each day.

Perhaps you would say: 'But what would I gain by becoming more tenderhearted, more sensitive? For is not the world full of terrible things from which I must protect myself?'

I say to you that these shields are not the protection that you seek. The shield is the Father's love. Do not try to protect yourself alone without help. Do not feel that you are swimming against the tide and have no help at all in a sinful world. Instead, know that there is help all around. You have unbelievable powers within you to feel and express yourselves and influence the people around you in quite profound ways by emanating the Father's love.

As you develop this, your brothers and sisters that you know within this group become helpmates as well. They energize you. You energize one another. And, of course, the Father. Go to the Father each day for your energizing worship and prayer which you have learned by experience will fully energize you and brighten your lives.

Do not live in despair; there is help all around, from within and without as you nurture one another, and from the heavenly Father. This is part of what I would call an artistic expression. It is what might be called a strong balance in your lives. I encourage you to continue this work.

I will be moving on to other groups with others of my artists but I will be visiting periodically to see how you are, and certain of my artisans will be visiting more frequently . They have developed some lasting relationships with members of your group. It has been my great pleasure working with you and I see tremendous potential for you all to move forward.

LIFE AS A TRANSITION
HAM - Nashville

Much of your human existence is learning that your life is only a transition. 'Life is like a bridge to be crossed, one should not attempt to build his dwelling place here.'

"Therefore, very much of life consists in learning its basic dimension. You who exist during your first short transitional phase attempt to cling onto it with great tenacity, misunderstanding that life's initial purpose is only to prepare your budding soul for greater reality.

Men and women, realize that lifetime is short and that forgetfulness comes quickly. Your ancestors, like you, sought to change the world in such a way as to be remembered after passing, and now you understand that your understanding of them is practically non-existent. Generations pass, and few are remembered; still fewer as time goes on. History is forgetful and existence becomes lost and easily forgotten.

Searching for permanence is the urge of human existence. Permanence is not found in this life. There is nothing of permanent nature here. When humans learn that their lastingness is the result of transitions, they will cease to be enamored of their temporal reflection and happily trust that the transition is toward lasting value.

Life's sorrows are the non-acceptance of its changing nature, while life's joys are the intunement of the soul with change. Little does any man give except the imprint of his unique personality onto others. He who is wise uses his uniqueness, celebrates his differentness and exults in its changing nature.

Sorry is the man who has taken his first imprints and sought to build a home with it. Gone is the joy and freshness of life.

Wise is the human who looks upon his life as a series of imprints which have changed and continue to change throughout life on into life eternal. Look around you and you'll see that those who attempt to cease changing are those who increase their sorrows. Adapt then when you are the human who stops changing.

How do I adapt when the circumstances are unfair and my heart weeps and stutters? You are only here a little while. When you realize that adaptation isn't the end of all ideals, no, rather does adaptation serve to underline those ideals. You are never in danger of losing yourself, no, rather does your adaptation serve to impress your ideals on those who would never be touched by you otherwise."