[tmtranscripts] 5/25/03 Rio Rancho Team NM

[Gerdean O Bowen]

Date:               May 25, 2003
Location:          Rio Rancho, NM, USA  at Ann’s home
Teachers:          Tomas and Anatolia
Topics:             Chips off the Old Creator block
                        The Art of Living
                        Our Internal Tugboat
                        Creating Truth, Beauty and Goodness
                        Art Appreciation
Q&A:               The Effort Unseen
                        Living Artfully and Effortfully
T/R’s:               Gerdean for Tomas, Matthew for Anatolia
Prayer:  (Matthew) Let us place ourselves in the presence of Jesus, the
Christ.
 
Master,
We come before you today with expectation of ‘your will be done.’ And
with that we expect and anticipate that the best is yet to come in terms
of anticipation of satisfaction of our soul’s desires for peace, unity
and tranquility. In the meantime, there are roads to travel, mountains to
climb, and vistas to behold. In that, during the travel, we know that we
are in your Grace, and we place ourselves under your protection as we
seek to do the Father’s will, wherever that leads us. In the meantime it
is mystery and adventure, yet we are secure in knowing that we are
provided for, and Eternity is Now. 
            With all that seems mystery and riddle, we place ourselves in
You with true knowledge of who we are with You and through You, before
Our Father, and before the Holy Trinity, and in eternal’s bright light,
now and forever. Amen.
 
TOMAS:  Good afternoon, loyal flock. This is Tomas. I am your teacher,
companion and friend, associated today with my sister and co-worker,
Anatolia, as well as other celestials who come to observe your life and
how you illuminate the darkness.
 
Matthew:  Welcome.
 
TOMAS:  Thank you, friend.
 
Today I think I would like to subside from the rigors of study and
develop a sense or appreciation for the Artist in you all -- the quality
of Art that renders beauty accessible and the Art of Living that enables
you to see and feel and know an exalted state of being which is certainly
the preferred method of conveyance to the struggle of existence as is
known in the material world, without Grace.
 
Let’s focus on Art itself - the manifestation of Artistry - and how
indeed each of you are, in your own right, a presenter of that perfection
which is uniquely yours and which each of you understand to be your gift,
your talent.  
 
The common definition for Art is understood as paintings or perhaps music
or dance, sculpture, even athletics. But Art is the product of
persistence.  Art is the product of effort.  The culmination of your
efforts is such that it would be easy for anyone to disregard its
perfection because it is so simply presented. But this is what the Artist
knows. This is what Art appreciation is. It looks easy and yet a great
deal of struggle has gone in to mask the mastery of the process that
culminates in Art, just as you can see that in Art, as you know Art,
students must practice their instruments or make efforts in learning
techniques of dimension, must build their muscles and develop blisters
that toughen the toes in order to become an exquisite ballet dancer. 
 
But the audience does not see those efforts. They do not feel the aching
muscles. They do not feel the despair of coming up short of your own
expectations and standards for yourself. All they see is the finished
product.  And those of you who are inclined to keep your blood, sweat and
tears private, and only show that which is sterling and finished, are
often overlooked as someone who has worked for their goal or are seen as
someone for whom it comes ‘naturally’ and thus no kudos are forthcoming. 
There are certainly those who are gifted musicians or artists, but even
they have to practice their Art.  
 
There are those who feel they have no talent whatsoever but merely go
about their lives doing good, and in their Goodness are unaware of the
Art their lives reveal. This is the Art of Living that Rodan speaks of,
that Personal style that lifts one up from the rudimentary and mundane to
the spheres of music and poetry in motion - the state of Grace that gives
your personality fragrance.  And even this apparently readily accessible
quality of character presentation is often seen as simply a personality
that has in it a ‘natural’ propensity to shine, but the truth is,
Everyone is an Artist. Everyone is a ‘chip off the old block’ -- a
Creator in and of themselves -- as “I AM the Son of I AM”.
 
There is nothing as personally satisfying as mastering the methods of
development that engage you as an Artist.  The moments invested in making
Truth, Beauty and Goodness,  morontial reality, or a dimension of reality
that transcends the base and common, that is in its own way outstanding
and unique, just as each of you are, in your own way, outstanding and
unique, and you are ‘Works of Art’ in the eye of the Beholder, of the
Divine Creator.
 
Reflect on the effort that our Father has invested in you each as each of
you have been molded like clay, formed as a sculpture, colored as a
sunset or a painting, strengthened and made more perfect by the infinite
patience and devotion of the Artist in God’s hand and in His formation of
a perfect Universe.  You are part of that Creation, and as you become
Creators and Artists, you also contribute to the Art of Living. For in
mastering your talent , your gift, you master yourself in the process
such that when you present your product it appears to be easy, it appears
to be ‘natural.’ And in a transcendental view it well may regarded as
easy because it is sublime. But it had to be formulated. It has to be
‘brought into being’ just as you have to be brought into being by and
through your efforts and your patience and your devotion to your own self
mastery. 
 
Some of you are able to present yourselves as a ‘piece of work.’  A piece
of work that has been forged, molded, created – indeed worthy.  A piece
of work that reveals the Artistry of the Creator Itself.  The Art of
Living that you portray that would appear to be easy is now easy because
of the effort of Mastery involved.
 
I urge you to continue your path of cooperation with the Creator who will
open your mind to those creative ventures which will create Art in you
and in your work: in your ability to relate to other, in your ability to
navigate the spheres, in your ability to encounter and discern and to be
effective as you Pass By.  This is part of the Art of Living – that which
makes Life Beautiful, True and Good.
 
All of you are Artists of one kind or another. That you ‘cannot draw a
straight line’ means that you need a ruler! Everyone has a perspective
and a unique approach that only needs to be drawn out and encouraged for
it also to become Art and to give Joy.  And this gives Joy to the Doer -
the Creator - the Artist - as well as those who receive the benefit of
the effort involved in Creating, that which is of Truth, Beauty and
Goodness. For you have then the satisfaction of being part of the process
of creating perfection and this gives infinite joy and satisfaction to
the soul.
 
So now we enter into the season, for you, of Summertime. The confinement
of Winter is past. Spring is in full glory and the seasons now extend
before you as a blank piece of paper, an empty canvas, a sheet of music
without notes.  Make upon it what you will and derive Supreme
satisfaction from the experience of creating Something from what would
seem to be Nothing. Just as our Universal Parents are creating Something
from what seemed to be Nothing.  By this you are experiencing yet another
aspect of Divinity and you understand better a little something of
God-likeness. 
 
Charming people, industrious players, enchanted companions, I am
delighted to be with you this afternoon and humbled in your presence that
you continue to find value in our work together.  I relinquish the floor
to my associate.
 
Matthew:  Thank you.
 
Anatolia:  This is a fine day since I, Anatolia, am happy to be with you,
as always. But it is also a fine day for recognizing all that you have to
be appreciative of.  It is not for me to tell you what you should
appreciate, but only for me to invite you to consider what is it that you
appreciate -- in your own individual, inimitable and irreplaceable and
unique ways of being, by nature and by characteristic, your own being --
you have the ability and capacity to appreciate.  It is much like that of
a flower to appreciate that place in time and weather and compatibility
that it has, and shares, with the remainder of Nature wherein it finds
itself.  
 
It is not unlike any plant or being that, regardless of its placement --
on a seashore, on a stony ledge, or at the desert bottom -- that it has
place, meaning and value.  What is it and where is it that you find
appreciation for your being?  Where is it and when is it that you will
feel that you are complete enough to be the total being that you are?  I
ask this rhetorically but it is obviously in the asking that the answer
can be found.  For there is no time and no place or position in life that
you will have that is any greater or any better or any fuller than you
have at the present time. Certainly there is going to be a time when you
will feel – and will perhaps be - more complete in your analysis, in your
evaluation and in your total being, more fully alive and aware of all of
the dimensions of reality. 
 
In the meantime, I wish to assure you that your vehicle (your faculty or
your capacity to appreciate those higher levels of Truth and Being), for
as far-reaching and vast as may be your faculty to appreciate, can be no
greater than it is right now, for your capacity is as a motor on a boat
bound for the sunset.  That motor can only go so fast, yet it has the
full capacity to get you to where you are going. A motor capacitated for
the vehicle on which it is bound can only perform the task and the
function for which it was made and placed on that particular vehicle.
 
So, for example, a little tug boat, if you will: a lightweight,
light-duty, fishing tugboat  that you can see with an outboard motor,
placed on the back, going at its capacity, roughly 30 mph or so on an
open water bay, somewhere on either coast, is heading toward the horizon
at full throttle yet safely going in the direction for which it is
intended.   It would be inappropriate and unnatural for that particular
vehicle to have a jet engine – a rocket per se – that would Force it to
its destination by hook or crook – at the jeopardy of the vehicle itself,
for such a vehicle could not withstand, could not undergo that intensity
of pressure. It would break up. It would not accomplish its purpose. It
would be a devastation to nature and all that it was encountering.
 
If you find my analogy too farreaching to be of value, I only encourage
you to be of sound mind and body to appreciate that which you have been
given freely, gladly and without restraint. For as my predecessor teacher
has well stated – in Art you express that which is wishing to be
expressed. A statue in one form or another expresses that form which the
Artist had intended, as your Creation has been placed within you and
around you to be expressed and to be manipulated, if you will, that is
adjusted and lived within as a gold fish would live in water.
 
So without stretching the analogy too far beyond recognition, I encourage
you to be of full sprit within yourself, to know that all that has been
given you is with the full expectation of utilization in the here and the
now and the why of what you have been given.  So as in any particular
ArtWork, its purpose is to convey a message, to bring forth the purpose
and to fulfill that for which the Artist had intended.  Be of good nature
and mindful purpose that yours is an accomplishment waiting to be
fulfilled. Whether that accomplishment be as vast as saving a Nation from
ruination or bringing today’s mail to a homebound individual, whatever it
may be, it is to be accomplished with full heart and mind and intact
spirit for what is the accomplishment at hand.
 
I simply wish for you to know that if there appears to be complexity and
confusion along your path that is unnecessary and particularly
burdensome, lighten your load by letting yourself be in your path each
moment as you are able to be free and fully conscious of being the Light
of Creation in your world at this time.  I wish you the Lightness of your
being both now and always in the Spirit of the Oneness of the Christ, who
is and will always be One with Our Father, both now and always. 
 
Be of good cheer and know that your tasks before you can be lightened by
your lifting them up as you carry them forward. It is with ease and
mindfulness of being that I place before you your own desire for
fulfillment and purpose. Peace be with you and know that wherever you
are, there goes the Light of God.  Peace be with you now and always.
 
TOMAS:  Amen.  And thank you, Teacher.  Are there questions this
afternoon?
 
Myra:  I don’t really have a question, Tomas, but a comment on how the
final product often looks easy and no one sees what’s behind it.  And I
think that is a conflict in my job at times, so it was nice to hear.
Thanks.
 
TOMAS:  I am sure you are aware of all the work involved, inasmuch as you
as a creator/ a teacher are involved in the molding of the minds and
manners of your many students. You would certainly be aware of all the
effort it takes to create Living Works of Art.  The Joy in living is to
be seen in the progress that is being made; not always in the culmination
of effort, but in the individual day-to-day steps taken to attain the
ultimate goal.  This is how you and your student or your work, and the
relationship therein is able to set aside the work of the day and enjoy
an attitude of having done a good day’s work.  And this is the
satisfaction of living, even in the effort involved, and still
anticipating in the future the ultimate product. 
 
In fact, many of you will never see the ultimate product that you are
helping to create - the Ultimate Work of Art that you are investing in
today.  This, in no way, diminishes the importance of the work you do. It
elevates your value as well, that you are willing to work without reward,
that you are willing to invest yourselves in faith of the future without
seeing the end results, without that ultimate satisfaction of actually
seeing the end result and appreciating its Artfulness.
 
This is another reason it is said that it is the Work that is important. 
Without the Work there is no Art, no final product, no perfection, no
appreciation, and no satisfaction of having been a part of the Creation
of this Art and this Art of Living.  
 
What is required to appreciate the facet of Work/ the importance the
effort, is Humility. It is not possible to enjoy the fruits of your
labors without investing the labor therein. If you expect to go from one
accomplishment to the next without investing yourself in each creation,
you are living in a fool’s paradise or living on the laurels of
yesterday’s accomplishments.  The work is never done, never finished, in
this on-going enterprise of perfection attainment for the self and the
spheres. And, therefore, the Satisfaction of Living is in the Effort as
the Art of Living is in Living that which has been Artfully and
Effortfully learned, as you are Artfully and Effortfully learning your
way through this life and into the next, ever advancing in the adventure,
the exploration, the unveiling, and the infinite expansion of unlimited
Creation.  
 
When you feel empty or unfulfilled in any situation, this is an
indication of work that needs done/ needs doing. And rather than feel
hollow or less-than or sorrowful about such a situation, you should
rejoice in the understanding that there is work to be done. There is an
opportunity at hand for you to help evolve the Art of Living and the
Artistry of Being in the circumstance you find yourself.  In a spiritual
sense, you may go from one relatively perfect situation to another, but
in the pursuing you will find yourself in many material environments
which are short of such sunlight, situations that fall short of such
fullness as you know possible.  Here is your opportunity to Get Creative
and to allow the Creator to work with you, to enable you to successfully
complete the task at hand so that you can enjoy the satisfaction of
bringing to life that inert, fallow, dull space that lacks reality, that
yearns to be filled with the light of Truth. This is the blessing and the
curse of the Creative Personality/ the fodder for the Joy of Living.
 
I fear my monotone has once again lulled you into a subconscious state of
receptivity, but one that precludes the essential interchange of
discourse for which these sessions are known.  Thus, I shall remove
myself from your midst and, in company with Anatolia, return to our realm
on high and leave you to your Creative Devices such that your Artistry
may flow forth and delight the eyes of your fellows.
 
In anticipation of a Creative week – mindful of the beauty surrounding
you and the beauty that you are becoming – we leave you in good cheer, in
good faith and in good company.   Farewell.
 
Group:  Thank you, Teachers.
 
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