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Chicago, US of A, February 25, 2015.
Teacher Prolotheos.
Subject: “Evolutionary Religion”
Message received by Valdir Soares.
Prolotheos: “Religion, defined in terms of evolution, came into existence together with the primates’ attainment of personality will. Will came to human beings concomitantly with the function of the last two Adjutant Mind Spirits, wisdom and worship. And being the last, they opened way for the appearance of religion in human life. Religion is the capacity to believe in the transcendental, even if the object of this belief is not accurate. Exercising this new faculty, which may be called faith, makes man a religious being. Today we are going to study the manifestation of religion in human life. Here are its major aspects:
“Institutional Religion: Here, religion becomes an organization, reaching social and political arenas. It not only regulates religion, but also social life and politics, becoming even a state religion, as was the Imperial Roman religion and its successor, the Roman Catholic Church of today — the Vatican State. Religion, then, is a means to control and it has little to do with real faith and devotion. It occupies itself with creeds, written confessions, dogmas, encyclicals, and more. Institutional religion is a scaffolding necessity in human development, but the day will come when ‘you won’t worship God neither in Jerusalem nor Gerasim, but in Spirit and Truth.’
“Ceremonial Religion: Ritual in religion serves to compensate for lack of spirituality, to uniform and control people — usually by a priestly hierarchy. Evolutionary religion inherited its rituals from the ghost cults. The living feared the dead, molding their lifestyle by copying their lives and ritualizing them. Ceremonial religion tends to become meaningless when the ritual is performed for its own sake, without spiritual power. Ceremonial religion sometimes becomes a misguided religious duty the religionist believes to be owing to Deity as an offering, usually in trying not incur its wrath. Little or no spirituality can be manifested through stylized religious rituals.
“Personal Religion. Worship is the highest form of personal religion, but petitions, gratitude, intercessory prayers also can express real spirituality, if they are not mere repetitions. Personal religion is by nature an enlightening religion; it promotes spiritual growth and spiritual sensitivity. However, personal religion can also become meaningless when the individual ‘overloads’ it with mysticism, fantasizing or fanatizing the faith, sometimes to the degree of delusion, paranoia. Religion then becomes a personal drug. Personal and authentic religion is what really counts in acquiring a spiritual status before God. Personal devotion is the only religion that the Spirit Within fosters in the human mind.
“So, my pupil, religion is so relevant to human beings that it requires the exercise of all human faculties — especially worship. Certainly it is the most important dimension in human beings because on it depends their eternal survival. Exercising religion with devotion, actual faith, but balancing it with all other fields of life prevents a life sterile of spirituality or a spirituality exacerbated by fanaticism. Religion is not a divinely manipulated function; rather, it is sponsored by the Spirit Within with revelations for man’s spiritual growth. I am Prolotheos, your Teacher on the morontia spheres of Nebadon. Peace be with all.”
Edited by Linda Abell.
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My Gift to you is for you to be of service to Me — Christ Michael.
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Alabama, US of A, November 6, 2014.
Teacher: Thought Adjuster.
Subject: “The Spiritual Race.”
Message received by Oscar.
Thought Adjuster: “Life is not meant to be only suffering, but neither is it a pleasure trip in which you should seek only to do what you enjoy most. You must learn to trust that many of the lessons in your life that may seem unpleasant are, in reality, a blessing—an opportunity to learn the truths that will bring you closer to your eternal goal and to true happiness.
An immature human being may view effort and work as something unpleasant, as a burden that prevents them from enjoying what they consider life's greatest pleasures. A spiritually mature person understands that within work and the effort to become better lies the reward of eternity—the attainment of perfection and likeness to God. Such a person will not choose the easiest path based on a limited perspective, but rather the path that may seem unfamiliar and intimidating, yet promises a greater and higher-quality happiness and well-being.
A fitting analogy is physical training. Someone who wishes to compete in a marathon and perform to the best of their ability must choose how they will prepare. They may prefer to take leisurely walks through the countryside, enjoying the fresh breeze while relaxing their mind. However, if they truly want a chance to win the race, they must make the effort to confront their limits and overcome them. They must run faster and farther, facing the physical and mental exhaustion that such training requires. No athlete in their right mind would choose the easier path, and any coach who came offering such an effortless alternative would have great difficulty convincing even the most naïve athlete to adopt that kind of training.
How, then, is it that human beings are so easily persuaded by those who offer them a quick and easy formula for attaining salvation? How can they accept that an eternal race can be won in a single day? The spiritual journey of the human soul is a continuous process of adjustment and of expressing an ever-increasing perfection, made increasingly genuine through the understanding each individual gains of their Father in heaven. It is a journey that begins in this world and does not end with physical death, but continues until the person stands face to face with God as one like Him—and even beyond that glorious moment.
And just as the wisest athletes have learned through experience, periods of effort must be balanced with periods of rest. Impatience, fanaticism, and obsession produce nothing good. The body needs time to adapt to change and assimilate its training. The soul likewise requires time to internalize the ideas, meanings, and values that gradually transform the personality from the human to the divine. When an athlete rests during a scheduled recovery period, they accept that this pause is necessary and even productive for achieving the ultimate goal. In the same way, when you find yourself in those seasons in which you seem to be standing still, when life feels routine and without purpose, remember that there are no wasted moments in the lives of those who have accepted that they are children of God. Every moment can become, through your decisions and actions, a source of momentum that lifts you ever closer to your eternal destiny.”
© The 11:11 Progress Group.
Faith is just curiosity tinged with hope — Thought Adjuster.
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Scribbles 24 from Lytske.
January 4, 1999.
Think child, think. Do not let your mind wonder to things that may never come to pass. Try to curb your tendency to fantasize. Be in the present moment. It is in the present moment where wondrous occasions and happenings are born. See everything and everyone from a higher level. Begin to see with a greater awareness, and greater wonders will unfold before your astonished eyes.
The greatness of God manifest in small things.
Enjoy the full moon in the evening sky at the back of your home, and the next morning, in the front of your home, find the same moon. It mirrors the orderly-ness of all creation. The Father delights in the very same things His thoughts have brought forth. Never mind the smallness of butterflies, birds, and insects, for they are His delight. He sees all, knows all, and tends to all of the myriad creatures, who do His bidding with a willing and joyful heart.
Become a worker in the Father’s ‘garden.’ He knows best what you are suited for. He is the Keeper of the ultimate blueprint of perfection for you, and each and every one of His creations. He sees the end from the beginning.
It is a wondrous unfoldment of His plan for perfection in which everyone plays an eternal part, but only if they choose to do so by their decisions. He has gifted humans with free will, so they can make their own decisions. Nothing is forced upon them.
The dogmatic tendencies of the churches are now making room for more progressive, joyful choosing to do the Will of the Infinite Creator and Upholder of everything. The First Source and Center expects His awakened and awakening children to take part in this stupendous plan of unfoldment.
Of necessity, Urantia needs to go through a Correcting Time to come into a greater state of harmony and balance. Each and every person will be called to ‘walk the way’ with the most love for self and others. The golden rule applies very much here. If the human does not love the self, he or she is incapable of loving others. Therefore, tell all to love themselves, as they are most loved by the Creator.
It is a grand journey.
© The 11:11 Progress Group.
I Am the Satisfaction of Your Soul — The Beloved One.
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Oregon, USA, November 28, 2024.
Thought Adjuster.
Subject: “Giving Thanks.”
Message received by Anyas.
Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. However, not everyone sees that day as a cause for celebration. Some in the US Native American community feel the mythology of this celebration ignores the destruction of indigenous cultures that followed European settlement.
Thought Adjuster: “Because of the complexity of human affairs, some view their metaphoric glass as half full while others consider it half empty. We all have many reasons to be grateful but often someone’s good fortune is another’s misfortune due to the planetary diversity of allegiances and life paths.
On Thanksgiving Day, the words ‘giving thanks’ cross many lips, amplifying the collective voice. If spoken with heartfelt conviction, words have a vital force encrypted with the essence of what they ‘express.’
People ‘wish’ one another a ‘happy Thanksgiving’—two positive manifestation processes bundled into one. Over the years, the scope of the initial Thanksgiving Day has been widely—and rightfully so—expanded.
Giving thanks should be a happy way of life. It unleashes the positive power of gratitude and catalyzes a critical mass in your life, raising its vibrations and consequently those of your environment. You contribute to the momentum of an irrepressible tidal wave of gratitude and the associated spiritual highs this world direly needs.
Identifying the abundance of your blessings will naturally lead you to wish to spread them around.”
© The 11:11 Progress Group.
No matter what the question is, the answer is always Love.
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Illawarra District, Australia, August 8, 2004.
Midwayer Chief, Bzutu (ABC22).
Subject: “Cogs in the Mechanism of Progress.”
Received by George Barnard.
Bzutu: “You are well aware of springtime having arrived when the swallows return. Their reappearance heralds the start of a new season with some degree of certainty, and those of you who live in colder climes will know that soon crops will be seeded and planted. And the days of huddling around the fire, playing cards and conversing will soon change, and your outdoor activities will recommence.
“We too, and with great delight, perceived that a new season was about to start. And yes, I speak of the Correcting Time, and it would be fair to say that we had almost a century of advance notice that the (Lucifer) rebellion was about to be adjudicated, and that we would then be able to, with great vigor, assist in guiding this blighted world toward the first stages of Light and Life.
“We found our ways and means of alerting a few of you here and there that changes were indeed to come. And by whatever name you wish to identify yourselves – be they Savants, Star Seeds, Indigo Children, or simply the vanguard of pre-destined mortal helpers and go-betweens – these are only names. In many ways, you are the product of universal love and enthusiasm of which your Planetary Helpers of the Midway Realm are merely a tiny part.
“Having been awakened to the changes, always remain aware of the fact that each of you can represent but a single cog in the giant clockwork mechanism of progress. Dare I say that it will slowly ‘grind away through time,’ into a distant future, and when all of mankind will finally appoint itself to that most elevated status of keepers of brothers and sisters, regardless of origin, race or creed? Yes, there is nothing surer, for that is what we are all about.
“Individually, you may well be impatient to learn where you fit into the grand plan of ‘the right here,’ and the precisely now,’ but I beg you to be patient. I ask you to realize that for many of you the time has not yet come to be in the right place at the right time to do what is important, perhaps even critical. To execute a task that will help the great mechanism of rehabilitation to wind on towards a future time and a distant end result deemed essential for progress to continue.
“Like any giant clockwork, some cogs will move at rapid intervals – be involved in many small actions – whilst others are required to move just once during a very lengthy period, perhaps a lifetime. Stillness meditation, permission granted by your Father Fragment even more so, rather than our readiness to visit you in your environment with our input and reminders, remains the key to success of your tasks as proposed to you by the Paradise Father alone, yet dependent on your free will.
“Be patient, remain relaxed but alert, and ensure that there is oil in your lamps, and energy to burn, for when you, our individual human cogs, will need to make your move and let your lights shine brightly.
“This is your brother and Midwayer Friend of many years. I send my love to all. Au revoir.”
George: “Thank you Chief. We all ways win.”
Bzutu: “We ALL WAYS win!”
Notes: The Midwayers’ determination is suggested in the motto of their order: “What the United Midwayers undertake, the United Midwayers do.” The rather hands-on 11:11 Emergency Platoon (1962-2000) had a simpler motto: “We all ways win.” – Always, in all ways, and for everyone concerned.
© The 11:11 Progress Group.
You lit a Flame, and it will become a Raging Fire — ABC-22.