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Illawarra District, Australia, February 4, 2015.
Teacher Samuel of Panoptia.
Subject: “The Power of Prayer — Not a Catch 22.”
Received by George Barnard.
Teacher Samuel: “Good morning all. This is your Teacher Samuel of Panoptia bringing you my greetings and the greetings from Elaine’s Teacher, Aaron of Urantia, as well. Teacher Aaron was the bearer of the all-important papyrus scrolls of Moses’ time. I was an agricultural technician during the early Light and Life stages on Panoptia’s well-watered southern half of the twin continents. We, former mortals, are both honored to be allowed to keep our fusion on hold to teach for a season and the subject this morning is ‘The Power of Prayer.’
“Prayer is much misunderstood. Prayer is not ‘God, please give me a pony … the latest automobile.’ Prayer is not a learned-by-head repeating of appeals directed at the Creator, the waving of flags or the mindless ‘thumbing’ of rosary beads. A great host of things add up to being no prayer at all. Yet prayer can be many things that do qualify. This morning we will discuss just one kind of prayer — just one kind — and already we assure you that you will understand the power of prayer, approximately, as we can explain it to you … approximately.
“For the Gods to experience life; our lives and everyone else’s — angels and transcendentalers included — we are all made different. We are big ones and little ones, tall ones and short ones, round ones and skinny ones, black ones and white ones. To make it even more interesting we were all given different personalities. We are Optimistic and Pessimistic, Manic and Depressive, Open and Extroverted, Adventurous, Bold and Curious. See, we have all the A, B, C’s and the entire alphabet of character traits.
“Then something else happened: We were given free will. And this is where it became complicated, where progress and perfection of the Gods’ universes might be delayed or even reversed. And still, there was nothing the Gods could not handle. Well before some errant creature with strange and negative ideas would likely retard or even reverse progress to perfection, the Gods would foresee it all. They would have already created the errant creature’s nemesis to, in a manner of speaking, ‘cut off that wrongdoer at the pass.’
“Understand clearly now that one who is against progress towards perfection for all and sundry is in fact not normal, is in fact abnormal, is not real, is in fact insane. That is the understanding all over the universes. Yes everywhere, but not on your world. On your world and among many of your groups, there is concensus that their opposing groups need to be hampered from achieving their goals of peace, happiness and sufficiency … from existing even! In such a situation, the Gods may prefer not to intervene in what They foresee.
“Do we here have a Catch 22? Is it correct that your global drive towards perfection is halted by a too-poweful group of insane saboteurs, whilst the Gods must ever preserve creatures’ free-will prerogatives? Indeed not, my dear friends and students You are not powerless. You are not at a loss. The challenge has become yours my dear studious friends. You have at your disposal meaningful prayers for the good and future of all. You have the Power of Prayer that can change all reality.
“Take a break now. Shortly we shall return and pray.”
Edited by Linda Abell.
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Michigan, US of A, February 1, 2015.
Teacher Ophelius.
Subject: “Focus — Your Access to the Greater Spirit Network”
Received by Chris Maurus.
Teacher Ophelius: “Today we would like to speak to you students on the path about something that affects each one of you and that is your ability to maintain spiritual focus. Each of you has a connection to your Indwelling Spirit, the Thought Adjuster, yet you all maintain a different level of awareness and spiritual focus, which is your ability to maintain a conscious connection. Your ability to focus and expand your awareness of the Father’s Presence helps you to strengthen your spiritual connection to the Greater Spirit Network in the universe that can assist and guide you in your understanding of higher thoughts and ideas that lead to soul growth and purpose. It is therefore vital that you make time to work on this spiritual focus, which can only be achieved when you willfully choose to get centered and reach out with an open heart and mind asking for what you need.
“It is an inevitable part of life on your world that you would become distracted by the demands of daily living and the relationships in your life circle. Work, family, social events and media are always competing for your attention. It then becomes a choice whether or not to direct your focus toward the unseen benefits that are available to you by right and by your inheritance as an experiential child of the Creator with the opportunity for eternal survival and god-like development. It is easy to lose perspective of something which you have yet to achieve and have little understanding of and so it sometimes becomes an ‘exercise’ to go into that sacred space and connect to these unseen realities, which I assure you do exist just as assuredly as you feel the existence of love in your life.
“This ‘Greater Spirit Network’ has always been present and available to you and you might think of it as a concerted effort of theatrical production. You are the actor and the Greater Spiritual Network is the support staff that makes the production possible. We are the stage hands that help keep you on cue. We are all working toward the same goal and that is to see that the play is a success where we can all share in the glory of the moment. Your success is our success, for each one of you plays a vital role in the completion of universe destiny and therefore do our efforts to assist you help all of us move toward a greater destiny. We all will have our time on stage where we can shine bright and someone will need to aim the spotlight and see that the curtains go up and down at the right time. We are here and we want to help.
“Just as gravity is the law that holds your feet to the ground, free will is the law that prevents us from stepping in and speaking your lines to the audience. We can hold the cue cards, but you must focus, read them, understand them and apply them to your monologue in a way that connects with the audience. For some, art is natural; for others, they must work at their craft. And so you must ask for what you need and believe that we are listening and working with you. Only when you break away from the distractions of life and bring your awareness to the Greater Spirit Network can we assist you. Holding the goal of eternal life and purpose in mind while you open your mind for connection will help you stay focused. Making time to connect to the Source through the Indwelling Spirit will bring all these resources on line for you that will help you grow in love, live in truth, express beauty and embody goodness. Ask for what you need, my friends, and it shall be supplied.
“Peace to you,
“The Circle of Seven.”
Edited by Linda.
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“The giving of self, the illumination of truth, and the relief of suffering
are the noblest paths to higher consciousness.” – Teacher Ophelius, 2009.
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Alabama, US of A, October 5, 2011.
Thought Adjuster.
Subject: “Meditation, Action and Reflection”
Received by Oscar.
Thought Adjuster: “Physical labor is not necessarily a requirement of the mortal experience. Your spiritual progress will not be measured by the work you do in this world. Do not fall into the error of considering arduous labor as superior to other kinds of work. Your Father did not bring you into this world to suffer for no reason, but to live, learn and grow.
“On more advanced mortal worlds, the necessary work to sustain one’s way of life — the performance of public services, order and cleanliness and more — does not occupy such a large part of the life of the inhabitants. Two to four hours a day is more than enough. On your world, many are involved in such tasks for most of their lives, missing the opportunities to cultivate other aspects of their personalities.
“However on the more advanced worlds, human beings have acquired the discipline to maintain their spiritual momentum. After doing their material work, these advanced human beings don’t waste their time with entertainment, idleness or vices. The greater part of the time in the lives of these mortals on the worlds of light and life is dedicated to study and being in service to their peers. The inhabitants of these worlds know very well that the priority of mortal life is to create the foundation of a future spiritual life and they have this goal as the most important endeavor they need to accomplish during their lives. Everything else is secondary. Even when they invest very little time in the lower task of their realm, they make a consistent effort to grow and learn — to become increasingly perfect.
“In this world, you are still fully tied to the material tasks to sustain your way of life. The vast majority of your time — and often that of many inhabitants of this world — takes place in a constant struggle for survival, which does not leave space to explore anything else. For this reason, every spiritual impulse by a creature and every effort to know more about the Father and His Kingdom is much more valuable in this world than it is in a normal world.
“It doesn’t matter how busy you are, you can always dedicate even a few minutes to inner exploration, to discover the voice of the Father within you. This constant dedication will produce great spiritual fruits in your personality and will take you beyond the mortal appearances that limit your potential. Do what you need to do in the world, but do not forget your true nature and the work that prepares you for eternity.
“Those who by chance enjoy more free time must first ensure that they are not doing so at the expense of their peers. Do not leave to others the duties that you should perform. Use your time as a valuable opportunity to explore your spirituality through meditation (the practice of stillness), action (service to your brothers and sisters in this world) and reflection (study, learning, the expansion of your mind). These activities are listed in order of importance.
“Life is not the same for everybody and the Father knows the situation of each one of His children. He expects a measure equivalent to the advantages each one enjoys. The great religious master that inspires the masses of the entire world with discourses of love and peace is as important to God as the father and mother of a family who have dedicated their lives to raising their children and who only enjoy a few minutes to commune with the divinity within their selves. Do the best you can do with what has been given to you and the rewards of eternity will be yours.”
Edited by Linda.
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Alabama, US of A, October 3, 2011.
Thought Adjuster.
Subject: “Within Your Grasp”
Received by Oscar.
Thought Adjuster: “The current state of your world should be giving you enough evidence of the error of putting the search for knowledge above spiritual progress. The great advances you have made in scientific matters cannot be denied. The discoveries of recent years have brought you closer to understanding the workings of the universe and have provided some perspective about how much can actually be known. For the first time in your history, you are catching a glimpse of possible limits to mortal knowledge.
“There are things in creation that will forever be out of reach of the mortal mind. It is not that some things are arbitrarily kept hidden from you, but there are some things that you simply cannot perceive in your current state of existence. These discoveries will have to await a future stage of your existence that will provide new bodies and senses, and above all a mind whose abilities go well beyond those of your current mind. However, there is still a lot that can be understood and learned by you, therefore we encourage you to continue searching and being curious — an important quality for human development and evolution in space-time and beyond.
“However, in your efforts to understand that which is around you, don’t forget to cultivate a relationship with the Divine Spark within yourselves. This spiritual effort is what is expected of you during this initial life in the realm of space and time. A world of high spirituality has its future guaranteed. A planet of individuals who strive to express the perfection in their being with ever increasing clarity, is a world where all live in peace, with abundant opportunities to grow and live a fulfilling life. In contrast, a world of great technological advance without a comparable spirituality is constantly facing the possibility of being the architect of its own destruction.
“All the areas of human knowledge are important and should be explored, but spiritual growth should always have priority. In this world, spirituality never has been given the necessary relevance, which is a pity because in it lies the key to solving all the problems you are facing today and to making this world a true heaven on earth.
“The discovery of the mysteries locked in the universe pales in comparison to the delight of finding God within yourself, and within your brothers and sisters in this world. In this world, the great scientific discoveries may be within reach of a few, but spiritual growth and the search for perfection and personal contact with your Celestial Father is within your grasp, without the need of intermediaries or accessories. Focus your life on what is really important and start today to live a fulfilling life as the awakened children of the Creator Father.”
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Urantia, December 11, 2014.
The Beloved One.
Subject: “Immensely Wealthy”
Received by Lytske.
The Beloved One: “At the start of this session, let me make something clear: In order for mortals to discover just a tiny part of all the so-very-deeply-hidden wealth in each one, there needs to be an initial realization of purpose. Above all, there must exist a willingness to search for the meaning of doing God’s will. Many, many people pray that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven, but what exactly does this entail?
“It is very important to give more than a fleeting thought to the meaning of rather common sayings so thoughtlessly uttered, including the sudden outburst of ‘oh God’ or ‘Jeez’, when something unexpected happens. Why call on God only when disaster or some other unexpected calamity strikes? Why not take God with you from moment to moment in your comings and goings? God is the reason why you are alive — why you are living and breathing beings with minds to think and make your free-will decisions.
“How often does this need to be spelled out so you mortals get some inkling of a grand future awaiting you if you should decide to participate with God in your own creation? To that effect the Creator has at each conception embedded a grandiose blueprint in each of you for the purpose of your becoming active participants in the ‘game of life,’ which in all actuality is a grand discovery tour and for the purpose of finding your way back to the God-head as a perfected being, having realized all the Gifts so deeply embedded in each of you.
“However, with what is happening on the planet, very few are sporadically and then but vaguely seeking for God’s will in their lives, thereby discovering some of heaven’s wealth waiting for them. Don’t you know that you belong to God, but that He gives you the freedom to choose to come back to Him? Instead you are busying yourselves chasing after material wealth, forgetting that your last garment on earth has no pockets. Do realize that material things will fade away. What of the reckoning each one must do when laying down earth’s temple? Will you have realized a semblance of spiritual wealth in your lives to be used as a foundation for eternal life? Don’t ever think that this earth life is all there is.
“It is here where you start your character training and lay down the rudiments for your eternal existence, unless you opt for just this life only. The choice is always yours. However, it would be extremely shortsighted to think that this life is all there is. Become more adventuresome and start discovering some hidden talents, as plenty of unknown potential talents are seeded within you.
“You have it in you to become God’s millionaires to be further built upon in the eternal future to become immensely wealthy in spirit, just by answering the call from your ‘Spirit Guides’ within and become active co-operators by seeking to do God’s will, which is to implement the golden rule of treating others as you would like to be treated, with love and respect. Think about, yes, ponder these all-important matters.”
Edited by Linda.
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