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<P>DATE: July 25, 2004<BR>LOCATION: Rio Rancho, NM, USA</P>
<P>TEACHERS: <BR>TOMAS: The only thing worth pursuing<BR>ANATOLIA: A continuing
learning experience</P>
<P>T/r’s: Gerdean and
Matthew<BR>Music: Elena on Piano: "His Eye is on the
Sparrow"<BR>Prayer: Matthew: Let us place ourselves in the presence of Jesus,
the Christ.</P>
<P>Master Teacher,</P>
<P>We come to you today with beloved and dedicated hearts to your purpose and
your being, and as soldiers of Christ, we may be called upon to witness to your
purposes and your singularity of focus upon the Father and the oneness of all
that is, which makes us all more than related, but actual kin, true family, and
extensions of the one true Source and Center of all that is. </P>
<P>And for your courage and strength and all of the marvelous things that it
took and continues to take for you to visit this world as a messenger of that
and much more, we continue with the rest of our lives to show gratitude and
commitment to that message and the broader message of the singularity of
creation. </P>
<P>For the teachers that visit us today, we are already grateful and are
especially appreciative of this teaching mission and the opportunity to learn
directly from the spirit world and to reinforce our connection as part of that
unity </P>
<P>For all the intentions that you know, within our hearts and minds, we place
before you now and ask for healing, unity and resurrection or restoration of
faith for those who are weary and teetering in despair.</P>
<P>For all else we are grateful for our role in eternity. Amen</P>
<P>Group: Amen.</P>
<P>TOMAS: The true son of God feasts upon the presence of God, craves divine
companionship, is bereft when deprived of that sustenance. The spirit life is
not a theory, but millions theorize upon what it would be if it were. Spirit
life is an actuality as it applies to each of you individually. It is what you
are becoming, day by day, by your craving to know God and to be more like
Him.</P>
<P>This is Tomas, your stalwart companion in the task at hand, of bringing light
of truth to your world. You are the mouthpieces of the good news, the prophets
of the day to come in which our God reigns supreme on earth as he does in
heaven. </P>
<P>How is it that so many people can believe that the natural estate of man is
violent, aggressive, ugly, selfish and horrible? [Because] without God, they
revert to the animal kingdom in its many ways of manifesting its needs being
met. So, too is the spirit a matter of needs being met, but they are a higher
standard of needs than is seen by those who see Him not, need Him not, because
they are convinced they have found Him already. And that applies to you, as
well, my children -- you who have experienced God, who follow Him, for there is
so much more to this magnificent God than your minds have yet perceived. Why
limit your perception of God to what it is today, when tomorrow can reveal to
you an infinity of new meanings and values, which you then are called to share,
pass on, in your service to others.</P>
<P>Beliefs (that which you have been taught by others) may be what you have been
taught by others, but you confirm those beliefs by your own will. You find
within your belief system the satisfaction that it should provide. If your
belief does not provide you soul satisfaction, then it is a mere theory. And
people who theorize religion have a tendency to place God outside themselves,
look for value in realities outside themselves, follow voices outside their own
circumference, when in fact this is a process of further searching, winnowing
through the chaff to find the wheat, of what real spiritual experience is. </P>
<P>By believing fiercely in your beliefs, you follow up to prove or disprove the
reality of your beliefs. You test them, those of you who are not content to save
yourself at the expense of knowing yourself. For only by needing will your soul
call out for more. If you are replete and content with your attainment, so you
shall remain.</P>
<P>Through needing, you admit poverty of spirit such that you need yet more of
divine understanding, or that peace which passes all understanding. Following
that need leads you then to lay hold of meaning, including beliefs, that
ultimately leads to value, which transcends belief. And yet again, like the
Phoenix, you rise from the ashes of the old flame to yearn for yet more from the
divine source and center of your being. </P>
<P>There is nothing else on earth worth pursuing. There is nothing else anywhere
that rises to the need of knowing God -- the indwelling God fragment that
patiently and expertly maneuvers your minds to appreciate the God which
surrounds you, embraces you, indwells you.</P>
<P>It is that marriage of your yearning and its providing that garners you
at-one-ment. Atonement. And absolves you of all sense of separation from the
divine. Worship such as this is the pinnacle of your creation. For now, it is a
goal; and yet in time, it will be a practice so favorable to you, you will need
to be sent forth from your desire to remain in a state of worship, in order to
be about the Father’s business in the arena, inviting you to serve. </P>
<P>There comes a time in my chats with you that I can almost feel that point
where your attention slips from the superconscious past the conscious and into
the subconscious where you burrow, waiting comfortably and contentedly until the
atmospheric closure overcomes us all. And I have met that point today.
Therefore, I will leave it to my associate Anatolia to awaken you from your
slumber and revive in you a sense of enspiritedness that will return you to your
conscious state of functionality and care, that we might thus be about the
Father’s business in the world. Thank you.</P>
<P>Matthew: Thank you, Tomas. That was kind of him. He could have been really
bent out of shape!</P>
<P>Gerdean: He gave you the job of waking us all up.</P>
<P>Elena: I got what I needed that worked. You need to need something before you
ask for assistance. How’s that? Ask and you shall receive. How was that?</P>
<P>Gerdean: It was definitely a place to go.</P>
<P>ANATOLIA: Welcome, friends and family members of our group here in
Albuquerque area. All are welcome, but you participate! And for this we give you
credit and points for being dedicated to this mission. And as Tomas may have
indicated, the level at which you participate is the level at which your
receptors are alert and able to comprehend. The unfortunate part of this process
is that it does tend to put one into a deep, virtual slumber that is difficult
to snap out of. It is not of the caliber that will threaten our continual return
to be of good cheer and constructive in our sharing with you; it is nevertheless
a challenge for both you and us to find a receptive audience. </P>
<P>This is something that, while not a major issue as you might imagine, if we
repeatedly spoke to a group that is not awake, it would be almost a work of
futility, even though you are perceiving at the highest (or lowest, depending on
how you look at it) levels of consciousness, it is our regard that your
attentiveness would be as great as if Jesus himself were speaking to you. That
may be a bold and radical statement. Nevertheless, for representatives of our
Master do request your time and attention for the times that we take to share
our thoughts, cares and concerns for your growth and development. After all, we
as teachers do not need to sit in the chairs as pupils, but have our turn as
well when we are instructed, so we know what it is like. And as our Master
speaks, we do pay attention. Enough for any time of a scolding lesson, but one
in which you are reminded that your attention is encouraged, your participation
is suggested, and your willingness to be in union with the others is of the
utmost importance.</P>
<P>So continue to be loyal and avid students, for there is much to learn and
much to share in your pursuits, both individually and as a group. One of the
strong points that I wish to share with you is that you, as a group, are both
well intentioned and learning significantly about yourselves as spiritual
beings. It never was the intent nor our desire to wow you with the amazement of
speaking to disembodied beings of outer world relevance, but rather our
extraordinary ability to communicate with you to enable you to realize that this
is, after all, what life is – a continual learning experience and evidence that,
in fact, you are spirit being and have the capability to be as insightful as we
are and certainly as full of potential as you can imagine. So we encourage you
to continue your inner work within yourselves, with you Thought Adjuster, and
with the example and teachings of your Master Teacher and Sovereign as an
example of the type of life that is possible and expected. </P>
<P>After all, among the many roles that one can lay claim to or designate, Jesus
as having fulfilled both prophetic and cosmic in intent, the simplest of these
if nothing else is communicated, is to realize that he is and was a living
example of what each of us is called to as a child of God, that it is not simply
to follow the routine of any one denomination or belief pattern, but rather to
know that we are individuals identified in the spirit of creation that have
conscience, consciousness, and love ability that is as our Father is and that
unites all that is as part of the whole.</P>
<P>This, as an example of the relationship that was non-severable by Jesus
established presence in this world. We each have the responsibility to continue
our role in expanding our consciousness and that of others, to be aware that
life is interconnected. It has no one part that is severable and can be
extracted as weeds could be extracted from a yard, but that each and every
blade, regardless of shape, size or color, is part of the macrocosm of life and
your role in it is especially meaningful and purposeful, for it … all there was
was such a lawn with all of the various plants that existed, surely one type or
species of plant would become a focal piece, a source of expressing that which
is internal and true to itself and all of its related parts.</P>
<P>For creation cannot remain silent. It needs a voice and an expression, for
which you lend to your heart of reality in this, as you know as your world. For
that we continue to encourage and strengthen you in your efforts to become your
true selves, and it is in that respect that we continue to teach, encourage, and
to share our love for your role in this, "the world of the cross." So be strong
and true to know your true purpose as voices for the Godhead that is part of all
of us, that has voice and being through your presence. </P>
<P>Act as if you were the only voice that God had and you will encourage choirs
of unity among you. So be true tot hat which is eternal within your being, which
needs and has voice within your being, and you, too, will hear choirs within and
without.</P>
<P>Are there are any questions that you may have today as we visit with you?
Any, all or none?</P>
<P>Ann: A question for Tomas. And, um, perhaps insight into a way to prepare for
His visit, to keep us in the consciousness instead of going into
subconscious?</P>
<P>TOMAS: It is strictly a matter of developing your spiritual muscle, which is
unused to the extension of your consciousness into that higher plane that allows
you to remain so focused. The pull of the physical existence is constantly a
part of your experience in living and many of you succumb completely to its
lures and urges. As you learn to "gird up the loins of your mind" you begin to
utilize that degree of spiritual muscle that will allow you to stride naturally
in the presence of spirit, even as you live a mortal life and engage in those
organic behaviors of creature existence. </P>
<P>Essentially, it is exercising your own capacity to stretch beyond the comfort
zones of your common existence in order to elevate your reality into a new
dimension of awareness that in time becomes not only second nature to you but
essential to your survival, as you would feel if you were not getting enough
food or water. </P>
<P>Is this helpful?</P>
<P>Ann: Yes, it is. Do you suppose it’s seasonal?</P>
<P>TOMAS: Seasonal?</P>
<P>Ann: Um-hum. Are we on vacation?</P>
<P>TOMAS: I certainly have noticed a cultural tendency for mortals to become
almost entirely embroiled in the cultural events of Christmas, New Years,
Easter, holidays of that sort. And, of course weather would factor in largely
for, again, the creature has developed certain habits and behaviors that support
and surround his physical existence, such as bracing against the cold or seeking
relief in summer, and as that comprises the consciousness of most individuals,
it is a largely physical way of life you live. </P>
<P>And so, of course, the material bears witness to your tendency to retreat
from the rigors of the spirit, even as the energy required in winter to stay
warm, can, intellectually speaking, consume your every interest. It is, even so,
possible for you to extend far beyond your limitations of creature existence to
find great scope of function within the spirit reality, even fully comprehending
the lure of physical existence and those tricks or techniques of survival that
you long-ago learned. In other words, you do not have to forfeit being human to
be divine. It is merely progressive. </P>
<P>Strive to attain greater spirit consciousness. You grow soft, shallow and
pretend to be interested but you really aren’t. You are following the status quo
and paying lip service to your religious life. While millions of people do this,
people who have tasted the spirit will be reminded by the spirit of those
delights as well as meaningful responsibilities inherent in the spirit, which,
when the soul has become sufficiently well-formulated as to develop a mind of
its own, will see to it that, in fact, the spirit life is held in high regard
even as Jesus did, exclusively, for this is the path to take to perfection. </P>
<P>You therefore are at the helm of your own spiritual growth, and while it is
not wise to attempt to grow too quickly, if you can keep from dragging your feet
too slowly as well, it will provide you a comfortable balance in which to
approach God and your fellows and this healthy stride is part of your training
in this classroom, to find that appropriate balance between the human and the
divine that will enhance Urantia and give you growth in your evolving soul, as
well. In this way you will have represented the greater reality when here,
instead of waiting until some future time to devote yourself to the discovery of
the only thing worth working toward. </P>
<P>Indeed, there is nothing more important to you as individuals than to develop
your own spirit consciousness, for this is what we mean when we speak of your
immortal soul. It is your duty to yourself to advance that awareness and to reap
the rewards and assume the responsibilities inherent within that consciousness.
I will let you discern your own degree of need for that reality, for that is the
impetus and stimuli for your own ascension and your own growth. </P>
<P>It is why I mentioned recently that your decisions are the stimulus, which
activates the universe. We recognize that not making decisions is another way of
affecting life. </P>
<P>Are there other questions?</P>
<P>Matthew: Kiddingly, maybe it would help if we stood up or knelt during the
presentation, to keep from falling asleep. Obviously that won’t, but…</P>
<P>TOMAS: I should take lessons from Abraham and learn how to be brief in my
lessons. I am a philosopher, however, and have no skill in putting forth truisms
without flourish.</P>
<P>Paula: They are interesting that way.</P>
<P>TOMAS: I am glad you think so, child. I know there are others as well who
enjoy my method.</P>
<P>Paula: Your homilies?</P>
<P>TOMAS: Homilies? Understood.</P>
<P>Maria: I think it is a good idea to practice trying to stay conscious in the
higher energy field. It’s something that I had thought about before but hadn’t
really considered in the circumstances, so that—</P>
<P>TOMAS: In other words, you enjoyed it but did not know if it was okay to do
so.</P>
<P>Maria: I have some Menorah tapes that said that as you spend more time with
them, you will be able to get into a deeper and deeper state of consciousness
while staying conscious, and that’s the comparison I was making.</P>
<P>TOMAS: Yes. </P>
<P>Maria: A better trance.</P>
<P>TOMAS: We have no need for you to go in a trance or become unconscious, no.
We seek for your awareness, acute awareness, in fact. This is where the effort
is required. And this is why so many fail to find results from meditation --
they succumb too readily to the subconscious pull and sink into the quagmire of
their unconscious. </P>
<P>The effort is to maintain your consciousness, albeit a superconsciousness, a
heightened awareness, such that you are able to be mindful of your environment
and the personalities within it – human and divine – instead of closing yourself
off from consciousness of all that is, in order to submerge yourself into a bath
of infinity. That is simply a visceral or sensual state of being. This may serve
to lower one’s blood pressure and invest a sense of well-being and relaxation,
but it is not conducive to sustaining high levels of investments of energy in
the higher realms of the mind where your intelligence abuts spirit intelligence.
And this is true whether you are sitting in a state of meditation or if you are
involved in socializing at a cocktail party. </P>
<P>There is no separation of you from the spirit if you are cognizant of the
spirit such that your being cries out for its strength to carry you into the
field where you are more than you could be without it, and without Him. I must
find many more ways of saying the same thing, for some of you require a new
interpretation each time you hear it, in order to trigger those connections with
your own indwelling spirit that will foster your yearning to be so involved with
the spirit, engaged with the spirit, that you feel at one with the spirit, even
as you are able to fully enjoy being your own personality self. </P>
<P>This is a state of being that requires your full consciousness and which also
provides you your deep contentment, for you have within your own framework the
consciousness of your connection to the Source and Center of the universe. In
this way, you are able to be at home in your own skin. You are able to ground
yourself in the vortex of your own reality. You are able to sustain your
strengths consciously and willfully for God and for the divine purpose of
revealing Him to others. </P>
<P>Are you more clear on the concept?</P>
<P>Maria: Yes.</P>
<P>TOMAS: These sessions we enjoy engage your deep mind. The shallow aspects of
your mind and the curious part of you that yearns to know more -- but that is
more of an adjutant spirit of knowledge -- is different from this that we enjoy
together. It is indeed an exercise and we have done a lot of work this
afternoon. </P>
<P>We have plowed a lot of field. Fertilized each other’s spirit. The Son (sic)
has shined on us and the Father has bestowed upon us His living waters. Thus, as
we take these seeds to heart and nurture them within the mind, they will
hopefully eventually sprout into shoots of growth for you, such that your soul
will soar in new recognition of reality which sustains you and indeed all of
life, and yet of which we get so few really pure glimpses. </P>
<P>Even so, those glimpses of divine reality and infinity perfection are worth
remembering, even if the color fades, for they are certificates of commendation
of your own growth in deity attainment, there on your mental wall to remember
and remind yourself that your life has been a full and meaningful experience, as
through it, you have learned to know yourself, you have learned to love God and
you have seen how it is that He can utilize you to spread his good cheer within
and throughout the realm.</P>
<P>While this can be done mindlessly, as simple folk, it can also be done with
consciousness and intent. I appeal to your ambition. Any other questions? (None)
</P>
<P>I and we are honored to be called to be your teachers. We are challenged
daily in our attempts to work with and through the spirit to help you appreciate
the beneficial effects of these, your efforts in attainment. I know our Master
Teacher is proud of us all, and pleased with our commitments to our individual
assignments, to our own state of growth, and our own humble reckoning of what it
is to do his will in our lives. </P>
<P>Even so, it is my will that His will be done. And so, in that conscious
awareness of my own humility, and yours, I leave you for the afternoon in
anticipation of our next gathering. If, as you know, you choose to call upon us
individually and independently and in your own time, it is our privilege to
attend to you and to your spirit in any way possible that will help you
understand better the connection you have with you and God. Amen and farewell.
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