[tmtranscripts] Light Line - Tomas - 10-14-10

[warren smith]

Beautiful, Paul!


W/M

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Gerdean O'Dell <gerdean at cableone.net>wrote:

>  *Date:*  October 14, 2010
>
> *Location:*  Light Line
>
> *T/R:*  Gerdean
>
> *Teacher:*  Tomas
>
> *Topic:*  The Fact of Fear
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Yes, rest assured you are attended.  We are with you,
> observing the dynamism of your gathering.  Coming from so many different
> places around the country and different places in the heart, or in whatever
> you are up to, be it caretaking, suppertime, coming and going home from work
> or whatever, you bring your energy and we will see what we can do to mold it
> into a pattern that will reveal itself in a vortex of energy that will allow
> the channel of communications to open and as much truth as possible come
> through.
>
>
>
> Welcome, one and all. This is Tomas speaking.  I often take up the baton
> at these Light Line events because I am familiar with Gerdean and she with
> me.  One less thing for her to worry about benefits the entire program.  This
> is the way it is with humans. Each one has to be tended to independently and
> individually.  Each one of your needs is unique and personal. Each one of
> your concerns is to a great extent our concern because it is your mental
> frame of mind that affects your emotional state of being and also is the
> gateway to the spirit life, the higher thoughts and concepts of mota that we
> enjoy when we come together.
>
>
>
> Let me say too that sometimes when we get together, very little is on a
> spiritual plane. Very much of it is on an emotional level because that is
> where you are in your psyche and it is very important for any teacher to
> meet the student where the student is. It would do no good for me to try to
> talk to you about trigonometry if you are still trying to learn to multiply
> and divide.
>
>
>
> Furthermore, there is some concern about what comes through, as to whether
> it is good enough or not good enough - by whose standards I don’t know, but
> assuredly everyone has standards and everyone will ascertain for him or
> herself what transcripts, what transmissions, what teachers, what T/Rs, what
> lessons, what concepts are compatible and which ones are “old hat.”  Some
> may consider some lessons too ‘far out’ to be believed while some may feel
> the lesson is too ho-hum to be endured.  But there is overall value in the
> experience, even though all these possibilities are in existence. Uppermost
> is probably the idea itself, the concept itself, that we can engage one with
> the other. You come to these gathering to lift yourself up and that is
> priceless.
>
>
>
> The experience that happens to you as you open yourself, as you open your
> mind and your spirit to celestial helpers, divine ideas, encouragement,
> assurance, and sometimes actual information, is a testimony to your faith,
> to your willingness to grow, to be open to the possibility that truth can
> come to you in many guises.
>
>
>
> It is a tremendous experience for the T/R because it provokes the T/R to be
> in trust of the process itself.  It also offers a discipline because the
> T/R must set his or herself aside in order for the persona of the concept to
> come through.  Making oneself deliberately small is a good discipline for
> many occasions, but it also enables the opportunity to experience by proxy
> the teaching techniques of their elders.  This is a tremendous opportunity
> for those of you who take up the task of learning to receive and transmit
> from this higher plane of consciousness whereon we meet and mingle and
> commune.
>
>
>
> Now that we have gotten here, I am able to commence with a lesson.  There
> is interference on the line, however, that is distracting, and so I will
> rein in my T/R and apply the disciplines such that we can proceed.
>
>
>
> *The Fact of Fear  *
>
>
>
> The times are upon us now where there is high drama everywhere.  The fear
> has not abated.  Some kinds of fear have peaked but other kinds of fear
> hastened in to take its place and so there is still tremendous fear facing
> us and when we face the fear of the community and its individuals, our work
> is compounded because we must work first to reduce their fear, for when
> people are in a state of fear they are closed to adventure, they are closed
> to logic and reason. They are in fear mode. This is a very emotional state
> of mind and being.  Even though they may appear to be quite calm on the
> surface, there is great fear in the collective psyche at this time.
>
>
>
> Be mindful of that when you go out into the area to be about the father’s
> business.  You have the same natural animal fears as anyone because you
> are animal origin beings and many fears are simply there because they are
> designed to help you survive, but you know that your fears are manageable.
> There are many who refuse to accept that they have fear; they have not yet
> begun to manage fear, and they are in denial they have fear. They can become
> belligerent and hostile without much provocation. So even though you have
> your own fears to deal with, be assured that there are others whose angst is
> far worse.
>
>
>
> Be kind.  Kindness is very difficult to muster when you are feeling put
> upon.  Sometimes it seems as though kindness in times of great stress is
> ludicrous, that you must be firm.  And it is true, you must be firm, but
> you can also be kind.  These two things: firmness and kindness, will help
> put to rest the fears of others -- those invisible fears that would do harm
> -- not intentionally but as an impulsive reaction to what they perceive is
> coming at them.
>
>
>
> Before you go out the door in the morning, or in the afternoon, or in the
> evening, before you open yourself up to your environment, be sure to invite
> your spirit helpers to go with you and be mindful of their presence with
> you.  As you get in your car, as you drive past the corner store, as you
> settle yourself into the ride, as you park at your destination, and as you
> approach your task, take your spirit helpers, your spiritual consciousness
> with you so that you are armed and prepared, and so that you can be calm and
> respond sanely and serenely when you interrupt or interfere with the lives
> of others simply by presenting yourself.  To those in fear this can be
> considered an act of aggression.
>
>
>
> I almost feel I should apologize for the caliber of my words this evening.
> They are hardly words you want to hear; they are not encouraging a high
> state of spiritual consciousness such as one might anticipate with
> rose-colored glasses or blind faith. They are really very much the concerns
> of the human, but you see *you are human*, and as I mentioned earlier, my
> task is dealing with you as you are and whereas you might not like to think
> about your fears and the fears of others, you would appreciate my efforts if
> you could see yourselves as we see you.
>
>
>
> Now, let me hasten to add that we also see you as tremendously courageous
> people. The courage that you manifest because of your faith is often
> inspirational. As you have been told for many years, your enthusiasm, the
> inspiration you bring, your buoyancy of spirit, make our lives easier, our
> work easier and the lives of your fellows easier.  And it is merciful to
> try to make life easier and more meaningful for those you love, for those
> you care for, even those who are strangers, because it is “Jesusonian.”
>
>
>
> And yet it is also good to be mindful of the circumstances in which you
> live, be aware of the signs of the times, and the circumstances today --
> sociologically speaking -- are strained, and humanity is under duress.  Help
> put their minds at ease. Reassure them that you want nothing from them. You
> want nothing unreasonable. You have no expectations. Except, of course, the
> natural course of business as it is carried on, and even there, be merciful.
> There are some who have no work; there are some who are losing their homes
> to foreclosures through no fault of their own; there are some who are
> leaving for war or returning from war that are embattled night and day, as
> are their families.  The elections coming would indicate that no one can
> be trusted, that your leaders are all failures, out to deceive you, and
> these are not words that provide comfort or poise to people who long to hear
> the simple truths the Master spoke of in ways that mean  something to
> them, so simplify your approach in your ministry.
>
>
>
> Remember the lessons of Teacher Will: smile at people; help them by opening
> the door for them.  Simple acts of kindness go a long way toward making
> the world a better place in which to live. In truth, if it isn’t one crisis
> it’s another, and there will be many, many moons before this planet settles
> down to a serene and peaceable existence. But you who are forerunners of a
> new way of life, one which invites the joy, the order, the security and the
> plentiful affection of divinity, are able to set the pace for tomorrow.  Contribute
> to the making of the future today.  It need not be grand, your
> contribution. It may not even necessarily be inspired or illuminated, but
> simple acts of kindness that bring peace of mind and a moment of restfulness
> is a gift, the same kind of gift we enjoy here in this moment together in
> the light line broadcast where we are all at ease and at peace knowing we
> are in a safe place with loving companions and wise overseers.
>
>
>
> *Question and Answer Period*
>
>
>
> Thank you for joining us this evening and let me encourage you to join us
> even further by participating in the discourse. You know about the *6.  Come
> forward and share yourself, one at a time.  Ask questions. Add your
> ingredient to our dish so that our meal will be more robust for you being
> part of it.  The floor is open.
>
>
>
> *Paul:*                Hello?
>
> *TOMAS:*        Hello.
>
>
>
> *Paul:*                This is Paul.
>
> *TOMAS:*        Yes, Paul.  Nice to hear from you.
>
>
>
> *Paul:*                Thank you. I have something I would like to share
> with the group.  I probably have shared before that my son died about
> three months ago.  And I was having kind of a hard time of it yesterday,
> or the day before.  And after I went for a long walk in the park and after
> going for a long walk, I was kind of communing with the Father and I was
> talking to Him, kind of reflecting on things.  And when I came home, I
> wrote something that I think that … I felt that my Father kind of inspired
> me to write.  And I would just like to share that with all of you.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Proceed.
>
> *Paul:    *            Okay.  Well, the thing I wrote, I entitled it “The
> Gift” and after I read it, I think you will understand what its saying.
>
>
>
> Do you remember, my children, what it is like to receive a gift?  Especially
> when you are all children with all you could think about. You might have
> wondered if you were going to receive that cool 1-speed that you were
> pestering your parents about.  On the morning that gifts are given out,
> the young child is waiting to receive what he expects will be his in short
> order.  He rips open his gifts with excited vigor, hoping that he will
> find a gift that he has been waiting for all along.  He does not see any
> evidence that his 10-speed is waiting for him so it is with some
> disappointment as he opens his last gift that he discovers the object of his
> desire is nowhere to be found.  Then with a teasing grin, his parents tell
> him to take all the wrapping paper out to the garage.  He reluctantly does
> so.  As he opens the door to the garage, he sees it! The 10-speed is
> standing before him.  With his parents standing behind him, he turns and
> thanks his parents as he hugs them vigorously.  “This is the perfect
> gift!” he tells them.
>
>
>
> When that child grows up, he remembers with fondness the love that his
> parents had for him, and the tender way that they showed that love. His
> parents had always treasured him, and made that plain often.  He will
> never forget the day when he opened that garage door, filled with
> disappointment and regret, only to have his feelings turned upside down. He
> will never forget the look of satisfaction on his parent’s face as he
> discovered the gift – the gift that was discovered in plain sight.
>
>
>
> The first day that all of you discovered me within your mind was also a
> momentous discovery. You were astonished to find, when you opened your
> garage door, that waiting inside was not a 10-speed bike, but a precious
> gift from the First Source and Center.  Isn’t it true, my children, that
> your Parents’ unconditional love motivated you to express that same love
> toward others?  Well, how about the gift that originates from the First
> Source and Center?  There is something indefinable about that gift.  You
> can’t quite put your hands on it in the way you put your hands on a gift
> that you can see and touch and feel.  Yet this gift is so profound that
> mere words are unable to express its beauty.
>
>
>
> But, have you ever admired, children, the beauty of a pearl? There is
> something about its luster that is indescribable.  But have you ever
> considered how the pearl forms?  Well, oyster pearls form when an irritant
> forms within its mantle. The oyster is unable to dislodge the irritant so it
> begins to excrete a hard substance called “knacker”.  This substance is
> composed of calcium carbonate.   As long as the irritant remains inside
> the oyster, the knacker continues to build upon itself, layer after layer,
> until the day that a pearl diver plunges into the depths, the forming pearl
> remains hidden.  Then he pries open the shell and discovers a lustrous
> pearl inside.
>
>
>
> Did you also know that there are pearl farms where pearl technicians will
> artificially introduce a foreign substance into the mantle of the pearl
> oyster?  With surgical precision, they will introduce a small piece of
> shell into the mantle of the oyster.  Over time this irritant will cause
> the oyster to excrete calcium carbonate to surround this irritant.  These
> oysters hang from rafts and the technicians periodically check the
> temperature and change the depth of the oysters that are hanging from the
> raft by varying lengths of string.  These technicians will also raise the
> oysters to the surface, cleaning them of any debris that may have
> accumulated, and even giving medicine that discourages parasitic growth.  Not
> all the oysters survive this careful treatment, but those that do, are
> harvested for their pearls.
>
>
>
> But does not a pearl enhance one’s beauty?  There is something about its
> luster, shine, and perfect symmetry that dazzles and causes persons to take
> notice. But isn’t it ironic that such beauty is a result of an irritation?
> Without that distress, the pearl would not form.  You may wonder why there
> are so many irritants that cause you such distress.  Perhaps you have
> suffered grief over the loss of a loved one.  Maybe you are divorced, and
> the loss of your partner feels just as intense as a death in the family.  You
> may have lost your job, or your house has been foreclosed.  There are
> almost an endless variety of troubles that mortals experience in this world.
> And yet, my children, instead of succumbing to despair, why not let the
> Maker of unconditional love, peace, understanding and forgiveness cover over
> those irritants that form over our skin?  Then when a diver plunges into
> the depth and opens our shell, he will find a perfectly formed and lustrous
> pearl.
>
>
>
> You see, my children, you may wonder why I am speaking to you about the
> pearl.  The pearl is priceless, its beauty inexpressible.  It’s a
> priceless gift that so many want to possess it but, after all, a pearl is
> just a thing.  It is a precious gift, surely, but isn’t there a gift more
> precious than that?  Do you think that I am speaking of the gift of the
> Father fragment?  Well, we are a precious gift from the Father, my
> children, but I am not talking about that gift.  Don’t you see, my
> children, I am the diver that plunged into the depth in search of beauty.
> When I ascended from the depth, I held in my hand an open shell with a
> precious pearl in my hand.  You are the living, breathing pearls.  You are
> the gift that makes a mere pearl pale in comparison.
>
>
>
> Oh, I failed to mention the final part of the story, as it relates to the
> child receiving his 10-speed on that special day.  When the child turned
> to his parents and hugged them vigorously, he told them that this is the
> perfect gift.  With tears in their eyes, the parents turned to their child
> and said, “No, my child.  You are the perfect gift.”   Please, my
> children, never forget.  Hear these words as I hold you close in my arms,
> “You are the beauty.  You are the pearl.  You are the perfect gift.”
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Thank you, Paul.  That was lovely.
>
>
>
> *Paul:*    Oh, you’re welcome.  I wanted to bring something out about that
> because sometimes in this world people get down on themselves, and even with
> ourselves, if we don’t love ourselves unconditionally, it’s very difficult
> to love others unconditionally, but that’s how our heavenly Father loves us,
> and so I just--  From what I went through with my own son, how I felt
> about him, and then when I was communing with the Father, this is something
> that came through, so I wanted to share that with the group because I know
> sometimes we do get down on ourselves and it’s important to let those
> feelings go and to reflect on how the Father truly views us and there’s no
> question that’s how he does view us.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Yes, is it not said that the kingdom is not the pearl of
> great price, for which a man will sell all that he knows?  It is this
> kingdom within that allows for the gift to be presented.  You might call
> it the garage where the boy and the bike come together. Interesting story,
> having come from your walk and your reflections on the loss of your son,
> which to hear tell of it is the greatest burden a parent can experience.  In
> that context I offer you condolences.
>
>
>
> *Paul:    *Thank you very much. I do appreciate that.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        It is true that many people, particularly people of faith,
> can be very cavalier about these things, as if to say that believers ought
> not waste overmuch time being concerned about death and rebirth or
> resurrection, but that’s what it all boils down to. That’s what Jesus came
> here to demonstrate ... or, that’s what he *did* demonstrate when he was
> here. This is not the end; this is the beginning, and I’m convinced that
> your son has embarked on his new beginning and you will see him on high.
>
>
>
> The mental state that allowed you to sit with that thought and the pen and
> pencil to formulate those pictures in your mind and convey them to your
> hearer or your reader is a creative consciousness. It is in a way a
> transmission, one over which you assume certain creative control.  It
> counts!  It’s part of the solution.  It’s a way of opening yourself to
> create something that can convey meaning and value to others.
>
>
>
> Yours is a gift. I would suggest you learn to T/R, but essentially *you
> are* T/Ring.  There are so many different mental constructs around this
> activity. The main one to remember is that we are able to work together --
> the spirit and the flesh, the human and the divine -- in harmonious and
> productive partnership, in relationship, productive and effective.  And
> while ordinary life is rich also, adding the dimension of the spirit adds a
> little cosmic bling, a little twinkle to the otherwise matte finish of your
> portrait of life.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have questions?  (Pause) Has anyone got a problem they’d like
> to talk about?  (Pause)
>
>
>
> *Cath*:  I would just like to say that that man’s story, poem, was so
> beautiful, I am sending it to my daughter.  It really touched me.  And it
> was an absolute beautiful analogy, so thank you.
>
>
>
> *Paul:*   Thank you.  I appreciate that.  I know I had been – Gerdean has
> been talking about T/Ring, and when I try to T/R, it doesn’t seem that I’m
> hearing anything, but when I felt the Father come into my heart … I
> appreciate that.  I felt inspired to share it with you tonight.  I’m not
> ashamed to say that when I was writing it, I was weeping in various portions
> of it.  It was almost like it was a – almost a surprise to me as I
> finished the ending and how deeply it touched my heart, and I wanted to
> share that with everyone here.
>
>
>
> *Cath:*  Well you got us!  Weep away.  It was beautiful.
>
> *Paul:*     Thank you.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        It will indeed be a part of the transcript so many will
> see it.
>
> *Paul:*                That’s good.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        We still have time.
>
> *Marty:            *Hello.
>
> *TOMAS:*        Hello, Marty.
>
>
>
> *Marty:*            I have a question for Teacher Tomas.  I have been
> hearing references to changes in our material bodies.  I wonder if he
> would like to address that subject.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Actually, no.  The body is your vehicle and it’s not going
> to significantly change. The best thing you can do is take care of it. By
> adding the spirit to your consciousness you invigorate your body, you become
> more sensitive of it, perhaps, more appreciative of it, but as for DNA
> changes or other alterations that are being discussed today – stem cell
> research, *ad infinitum *– it is not my favorite subject.  If you have
> something you would like to say about it, however, I would be happy to
> listen and perhaps add some council, but it is not something I choose to
> bring up myself or discuss.
>
>
>
> *Marty:*            Well, thank you anyway.  I just – I’ve been hearing so
> much about it and it seems to me that there is some kind of a change in the
> physical energy, the pulsation of energy and all in our lives and that must
> affect all physical things in our lives, as well, is what I was thinking.
> And I imagine the raising of one’s consciousness is also going to have an
> effect on raising our body functions as well.  And that’s all.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*          Yes.  It’s one of those subjects that are filled with
> mystery. And humans generally know so little about your body, how it works,
> what it is capable of, what it has already done for you, how it has endured
> from the time life began – not just yours but life from inception – is so
> huge, so vast, so many mysteries are involved and so many discoveries are
> being made that promise to cure diseases or reverse the aging process or
> re-grow new organs or alter the DNA or keep you alive for years beyond
> your normal age range. There are so many mysteries and possibilities and
> speculations, it could occupy us indefinitely. And to what purpose, to what
> end?  You really need to deal with what you’ve got to deal with on a daily
> basis.  Take care of what you’ve got, who you are.
>
>
>
> *Marty:*            Well, Teacher Tomas, I just really marvel beyond
> belief of the nature of the living organism, the human body.  Its just –
> to realize the unlimited things that it does without even our consciousness,
> I’m guessing food and the passage of nervous impulses that go on throughout
> the body, the tremendous balance that it has with all its organs.  It,
> itself, is a tremendous revelation.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Truly.
>
> *Marty:            *A revelation of the Father who conceived of this as a
> creation.
>
> *TOMAS:*        Yes, it is.
>
>
>
> *Marty:            *And who put it together this way from amoeba in the
> shore waters.  I mean, if this is just a little indication of the nature
> of the universe, then it’s just beyond – beyond anything that we could begin
> to comprehend at the level that we’re at.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        You are expressing awe at the miracle that you are.
>
> *Marty:            *Well, not that I am.  I was expressing the miracle of
> the body.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Well, you are also part of your body.  I know that you are
> more than your body, but you are also your body.  As long as you are
> living in it, you are not removed from it.
>
>
>
> *Marty:            *            That’s right.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        Your mind also is an incredible thing, one which I am
> quite sure you have little idea how incredible it, in fact, is. The way it
> functions in concert with the body is truly incredible.  And indeed each
> of you is a miracle, a walking miracle, even without god-consciousness.  Add
> god-consciousness to that and we really have got something there.  It’s
> truly very thrilling.  And when you begin, as a race, to realize all that
> you are, you will begin to perceive the potential that you have.  And if
> you can ever learn to work together, there is no end of the wonderful things
> that will come about as a result of your will seeking to do His will.
>
>
>
> This is when light and life is in full array, but it can be enjoyed even
> now and the many steps along the way to get to that point. It is, I am sure,
> gratifying to our creator and our creators to hear your praise of their work
> and to appreciate the equipment that you’ve been given to work with, to live
> in, that functions for you and with you at the whim of your brain and the
> will of your mind.  Yes, God is very much a part of you and whether you
> are conscious of it or not, it is beyond words.  There is hardly anything
> I can add or say about it that can add more than what we have already just
> acknowledged.
>
>
>
> *Marty:            *Thank you very much, teacher.
>
>
>
> *TOMAS:*        I am going to close our session since we have been here
> our allotted portion of time. I have, as always, enjoyed my time with you
> and, as I have observed the evening unfold, it is apparent you have enjoyed
> your time here as well.  Continue to minister to others as you pass by and
> to take care of yourself so that you can continue on in the process of being
> about the Father’s business simply and humbly as you pass by.  Thank you.
> Have a good evening. Amen and farewell.
>
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