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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>DATE:
October 26,
2003<BR>LOCATION: Rio Ranch, New
Mexico - Ann & Don's Domicile </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TEACHERS: TOMAS, BOB &
ANATOLIA<BR>TOPICS:
Creating Harmony &
Happiness <BR>
Growing Through Group
Association<BR>
"Kindred Spirits" -- Pro and
Con<BR>Q&A: Effects
of Passive
Acquiescence <BR>
Harmonic Concordance</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>T/r's: Gerdean
& Matthew<BR><U>Music: Elena
on Piano: "Break Thou the Bread of
Life" </U></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>PRAYER: Matthew: <EM>Let us place ourselves in the presence of Jesus,
the Christ.</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Master Teacher,<BR> We bring ourselves to you this day, as we do
every Sunday, with the expectation of good news continued to be shared.
And we ask that whatever lessons we need to hear, that we hear it as delivered -
whether it's as we wish to hear it or not. The message is the main thing,
not the way it's delivered. In other words, if someone had told us to get
up off the couch and do something or other, we're hearing that something needs
to be done, not the way it was delivered. As we go forward into the
future, starting today, may we be happy, healthy and whole in our approach and
dedicated to your purpose and the purpose of our Eternal Father. And for
those needs that we perceive within our hearts and our minds, may you address
those as well. </EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM> Amen.</EM></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: Amen, and thank you, Matthew. I am Tomas.
Greetings, dear friends.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Group: Greetings, Tomas.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: Anatolia and I are here with you again to enjoy the
companionship and stimuli of like-minded individuals. The chronic harmony
you seem to enjoy in this group makes it difficult to create those templates,
which one can play off against the other as a means of finding the kernel of
truth between the two opposing poles. It also serves to save a great deal
of time, for we can discuss issues harmoniously instead of conversely or
contrary. There is merit to that kind of music, but unless it is
skillfully done by true artists, it can sound just like noise. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The ability to sit down and break bread together is a result of a
spirit-led life, much as happiness is a side effect of the spirit life. However,
many people put the cart before the horse and seek happiness, or harmony, not
appreciating that those are the result of personal spiritual growth, which has
solidified in the personality consecrated to seeking the divine will in and of
himself, finding the Source, developing a relationship with the Source, and then
being led out into the fields by the Source to serve. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The value in my message here today stems from your conversations of today
wherein you have recognized that while the 70's or 80's may have been regarded
as "the ME generation," a lot of enlightenment has taken place, much
self-awareness has come about, there is a spiritual renaissance in progress, and
many enlightened individuals are yearning for harmony and happiness with
peers. Thus there are groups forming together, similar to this one, which
satisfies that longing to be in company with kindred spirits.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Kindred spirits" is a reality. There are people who recognize each
other at a soul level, and bond there first, before undertaking the extension of
that Source reality into extraneous interests or outreach activities. This
is the value of group worship. You acknowledge your own being, as a child
of God, treasuring that connection, but also basking in the comfort and security
of that self-same psychic condition in your peers. This joyousness of
spirit is able to reflect out even into the ethers of your world and contribute
to the extension of the kingdom through unconscious and impersonal waves of good
will. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When you share your inner life with others, you create the Supreme.
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Granted, it is a slow-growing entity, but like the business seminar you
were discussing, there is a great deal of amalgamating that goes on in the
creation of the experiential god. There is purpose to being individual
religionists, certainly. And while each individual religionist is as an
only begotten son, it is part of your growth to bring together your energy with
energy from others such that you can amalgamate your realities in the spirit
through understanding and mercy, tolerance, curiosity, concern, human interest,
ambition -- all the elements of personality existence. And in the
doing of that which you will do together because you choose to be together (not
because you are conveniently abutting one another), great waves of collective
consciousness can be expelled into great works. The result of such disciplines,
selflessness and rejoicing, is harmony … and happiness. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The same phenomenon is occurring now in your political arena and in the
spiritual realm, even with the Teacher Corps, because of your capacity to
assimilate more because of your own private, personal lessons in Correcting
Time, and the willingness you are giving your Adjuster and other spirit guides
to lead you into such group purpose. Having group purpose does not negate
your individuality, or eradicate identity, but all conspire willingly to enhance
the values of the divine such that peace and harmony can be found, progress can
be made, cooperation can be forthcoming, and so forth. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It is good to hear that news that even the matrix of the corporate world is
bringing into being those networking avenues that not only compel you forward
but that allow you to amalgamate with existing paradigms such that gaps are
bridged for harmony and happiness can come upon everyone. Not only is
happiness a personal product, it is also a byproduct of social efforts,
political efforts, spiritual efforts - if they are all done in and through the
light of truth and the love of God. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We are encouraged when we see the growth and development of civilization
augmenting the brotherhood of man, and this is how your own growth reflects in
the growth of your globe. Group effort is a learned behavior, which cannot
be learned until the individuals within the group are able to stand as their own
entity and then engage intelligently in communion with his fellows. What
of my fellow, Anatolia? Are we able to engage intelligently?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>ANATOLIA: I am right here, your friend and confidant, Anatolia.
It is my pleasure to be with you again this wonderful day, as so many other days
are here in your Land of Enchantment. I have many things that I could talk
about today; however, we will choose just one, as is both practical and
rational, in the sense of staying on topic. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Today's benefit to the body of Christ or Supreme Being, collective
consciousness, is the topic of acceptance of your divine will that is part and
parcel of your beings. The reason I bring this to your attention is for
you to be fully aware of the capability that you have. It is in large part
a continuation or expansion of the presentation that was given last Sunday from
Christ Michael, in terms of the opportunity for joining in the process of life,
much like standing on the sidelines watching the parade and deciding to enter
it, that it is not just a spectator sport, but is meant and intended and lived
as if your life depended on it. That is, to get into the flow and enter the flow
and not to simply observe. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This too is my purpose to speaking to you today, to add just a few thoughts
to that concept that give additional dimensionality to it, in terms of being
mindful and respective of the power that you have to exercise your free will for
ill or for unselfish gain. It is your most cherished and valuable
asset. In the creation, as it is, you are given the ability to accept,
reject, or deny that which is true to the powers that life has to offer.
For the origination and actuality of the life force is unknown to any of us, but
once consciousness is recognized, what you decide to do with that is fully
within your power. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So it is truly both a decision and an ultimate determination that you hold
the key to, that is your part of the bargain. You can choose to annihilate
yourself or to be as gentle and humble in your comportment as is possible, or
any point along the scale you may choose to act out that particular role. So it
is your choice to make, just what you will make of your life. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This sounds like a commencement speech to a high school class; however, you
each have the ability and the authority to decide this for yourselves each and
every day and every moment in between. You could decide to change course
totally or to become irascible in your demeanor, apparently choosing to
seemingly cooperate, yet Not Really. So I am seizing the moment to
encourage each of you to be deliberate in your choices, to know why you are
choosing what you are choosing, and to make your choices well. Not that it
is a matter of choosing incorrectly, but to choose for the right reasons and to
know why you are doing what you are doing.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I encourage you along your spiritual path and to enable you to move freely,
willfully and lovingly. I leave these thoughts with you to contemplate and
incorporate into your daily living, knowing that the reason that any or all of
these opportunities are presented is because of the unlimited, unconditional
love given by your heavenly parents. So I wish you abiding love and peace
and brotherhood in your encounters, both here and in the every day world.
Peace be with you and walk with dignity. Amen.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Group: Thank you, Anatolia.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: There is the floor. It is open. Walk with dignity
onto it and talk to us about your development, or concerns, as you will.
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: Well, I was interested in your talking about amalgamation and
that different groupings of the Teachers of the Teaching Mission. I
thought that was really interesting, and then the discussion about Choose
Well. And I was also thinking about a portion of the sermon this morning,
how easily the disciples were duped in certain respects, about not seeing the
clear lessons that they were shown by Jesus, and it actually made me think of
some of the things I would go through in life, about our discussions between
Bush and the candidates. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So I guess my question is, sometimes it is a little too easy to be
duped. I mean, like, even the disciples were easily fooled sometimes, and
it's hard to know what the correct decision is, but yet choosing wisely … that
is what Anatolia was talking about. The divine will and wanting to do
that. So I guess I'm intrigued by all those concepts and wanting a little
more guidance on that, perhaps.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: There was a smorgasbord! We ought to be able to do
something with that. I also noticed Gerdean having quite a fascination
with what Anatolia was saying. Perhaps we can get more from that counsel
about doing what you want to do. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: Well, and the different groupings that you were talking
about, too, the different amalgamations that were possible, given the idea that
we were more developed because of the lessons we had absorbed, I guess. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: I'm going to give this to What-About-Bob.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>WHAT-ABOUT BOB: Good afternoon. Thank you for allowing me to
come in and participate with you in your group setting. I am glad to be
able to pull some threads together for something to stand on here with the idea
of amalgamation and groupings and the like. I have an interesting
perspective on the evolution of this world and have watched as it has undergone
great changes -- in this last century particularly. You are all somewhat
familiar with the global evolution and so I don't need to review that, but the
sociology of your culture in America has been very individualistic. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In fact, it's part of the American spirit to be quite the individual --
which is a side-effect … not of consecration to the divine, but of self-will
having a full slate of opportunities to pick and choose from, knowing that you
can do almost anything you want to do because of free will and, in your country,
having attained a point of mastery over the material world such that you can
indeed do many more things than any generation or nation before you could
do. You want a car? You buy a car. You want a
television? You buy a television. You want to visit another part of the
world? You buy a ticket. You go there. You want to have
another relationship, you answer a personal ad. You want to end a
relationship, you simply … what does the song say? "Slip out the back,
Jack. Make a new plan, Stan." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There has been a great era of individuality allowed, and because of free
will it will continue to be permitted, and yet the effects of these choices are
changing your choices because even while you may say this is what you want, you
may not want to pay the price of your decision. How long can the mentally,
emotionally and spiritually bankrupt continue to spend so much of its time and
energy on self-indulgence and things that it wants -- without ramification or
without paying for it -- before that system eventually will not work any
longer. The individual sooner or later begins to recognize his
responsibility within a framework of others -- perhaps so he can use others, so
he can get more and more of what he wants. Or perhaps through coercion or
cooperation with his fellows of like-mind, they can get what they want.
This does not make it spiritual, but it is still possible - because of free
will. It is a fact that humans can and do all manner of foolish and
despicable things simply because they can. But how long can man live with
such behaviors before cosmic justice enters in to bring that person around to
another choice? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Groups come into being because of the mental paradigm of the like-minded
individuals. It can happen in crime, in criminal behavior such as gangs.
It can happen with creative people, such as creative works. And it is
happening now among religionists. They have gone past the point of
me-me-me incessantly, "What about me?" to recognize the futility of such a
path. There is no happiness in such a path. These short-term goals
and quick fixes that are quite possible by a simple act of the will, are not
enough to fill the heart and soul and contribute to humanity's true
substance. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So now we see people who are making moral choices and groups that are
making moral choices because the individuals comprising the group insist upon
making moral choices. This is a reflection of your evolutionary growth --
introducing the spirit into it. It has many levels still of the totally perverse
and the totally high-minded but any time these groups can be brought together to
recognize their commonality and how they can help one another, they have been
enhanced because now they have the ability to network and accept what is rather
than having to make it "from scratch." Progress is being made.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: Well, that is encourage to hear.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Indeed. It is encouraging to see. It makes the
evils and negative energies or the gray range of mediocrity more visible and
objectionable. Anatolia was discussing individual choices, free will
choices. And you mentioned in your church service this morning, the sermon
was about how individuals make a choice, often based on another person's
reality. This is the pattern we hope to get away from, that people stop
making their choices based on what other people are doing, but on what they are
guided to do through their own personal and intimate relationship with
deity. Listening to others, having others tell you who you are and define
your parameters is a way of forfeiting your free will. Or, in that great
gray range of mediocrity, free will is virtually eviscerated, eradicated,
eliminated, removed, erased, does not count, might as well not be there, for as
little as it is used by its owner. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is how people move groups of other people [is because] they don't
think; they are programmed; they are brainwashed. This is one of the
complaints voiced in the Urantia Papers. You people don't think! You
are not good thinkers! You are on automatic pilot much of the time and
your faith even is often blind faith in the context of you have no idea who to
listen to, what to listen for, or what to resist! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Father's will is not always the path of least resistance. There
is no doubt that the Father would not stop you if you wanted to go down and buy
a $30,000 car, but if you no longer have the money, then, to make your rent
payments or to put food on the table, how foolish is that? And the same
with corporations. How foolish is that, to continue to try and get away
with such a behavior before everything comes crashing down? They knock on
your door, collecting for all your irresponsibilities; "Repo man" taking back
the car, the stereo, the refrigerator, and you are a laughingstock. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is classic animal behavior and you are certainly not immune from
animal behavior, being animals yourselves, but you are in a position to think
through these things. You are, hopefully, learning to think as well as to
have faith. Otherwise, you are like the flock of pigs that pell mell run
off the cliff. We expect more from you who have been given so much.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When any existing paradigm works with others, in terms of cooperation and
expansion, it is harmonious and good. Anyone who is individualistic to the
point of isolating himself from others is not good. This asocial attitude
is what abruptly halts progress and the stream of time. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What is it that you are searching for?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: Are you asking me?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Yes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: From my questions?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Yes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: I was looking at the groups that I'm aligning myself with
in my life, so I was thinking about that, and actually getting assurance from
what was being said in the lesson, and then still just kind of baffled as to how
anybody could amalgamate under Bush, to tell the truth. So those
things. One was a positive one and one was just baffling.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Where did you get the idea of amalgamating under
Bush?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: Oh, I didn't. We were just wondering how groups -
how people could …</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Because they can!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elena: Well, that's right. That's what you said. And
I was listening to the part about the groups -- that crime, gangs … and so that
was helpful, too, in answering that, so thanks. I appreciate that.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Perhaps my perspective has given you something to think
about.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Group: Sure! Yes, thank you!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>BOB: Then I will leave you for now and give you back to
Tomas. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Group: Thank you, Bob.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: Is there another question or another area of concern?
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: I've been really interested in the upcoming event they are
calling the "Harmonic Concordance", which is supposedly another step that
followed what happened in 1987 called the Harmonic Convergence, and in this
particular astrological alignment there would be a perfect Star of David created
by certain heavenly bodies, and at the apex of the event there will be a total
eclipse of the our moon. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And I'm not trying to get caught up in the magic of the moment and look for
fireworks in the sky, although there will possibly be some aurora borealis
sightings, but with a reference that was made in the Teaching Mission lesson
last week also about (how)circuitry continues to be aligned, gets aligned,
connected, et cetera. I saw a correlation, perhaps, between these lineups
of the planets which has not happened before, according to our knowledge, that
this might be an actual part of the alignment or the reencircuitment, or at
least symbolic of it, and perhaps it won't be very dramatic but will be a subtle
effect felt by a lot of people who will now start seeing what was mentioned
earlier about how we'll start noticing the mediocre more. All these things
that need corrected will become obvious to more and more people because of this
reencircuitment process. I was just wondering if that had any credulity to
it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: The "Harmonic Concordance" is an undertaking that is directed
toward cosmic expansion, yes. The motives and intents are pure, with the
result being a springboard to many, many individuals who will make certain new
choices based on the influence of the programming they are receiving through the
promoters, master minds, seers of this spatial phenomenon.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am a little concerned about the 6-pointed star, for its political
implications. But the Lord knows we need to have a great light shine on
that conundrum in order for harmony to reign. I cannot tell you whether or
not the Concordance is to heal the Jerusalem conundrum, but it cannot
hurt. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: I was thinking that configuration might be called, like the
Grand Sextile or something that is more astrological, more of a sacred geometry
alignment that became the so-called "Star of David." I hadn't really
thought about the political aspects of it. I think the 'Star of David' is
a euphemism for what astrologers call the Grand Sextile.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: I am in the dark.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: It's the language.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: It's a great "love in" coming, being well advertised, and it
will be responded to. Does that help?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: Um-hum. "Going back to Yazgur's farm."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: Who is Yazgur?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: That's where Woodstock was held. The great icon of the
love-in type of thing. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: The love-in I was referencing was more along the lines of
accelerating the consciousness of the divine.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: Of course. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: But there is no need to stop the music or the dancing.
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Angus: If Woodstock could have, it would have been a divine event, I
think, but it fell a little short. Maybe we could raise the octaves the
next time.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TOMAS: Well, it is cyclic, you know, this forward movement of
ascension. Not as apparent, perhaps as the sociologic advancement I and
Bob talked about today but cyclic, nonetheless. Let's continue our efforts
to break the cycle of abuse and begin moving forward into greater realms of
harmony and happiness for Urantia and all humanity. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Spirit floods upon you. It flows downward into you, like the sun
shines on you, constantly and consistently and as it will. It is your
hearts and minds that must look up and see the sun. Bring on the cymbals
and kettledrums that bring an awareness of the greater universe and all the
wonders thereof. The child of destiny enjoys looking up and imagining his
future home on future worlds in new constellations and dimensions, but the child
of earth enjoys his home here and sooner or later will have it in his heart to
do something good for Urantia, looking around then, for others of like mind,
with whom to break bread and commit to a realm of harmony and happiness
resulting from the desire to do God's will in all things and in all
beings. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We'll see you next week. Farewell.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Group: Bye, Tomas. <BR></DIV>
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