[tmtranscripts] 2/23/03 Rio Rancho TeaM

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Date:  February 23, 2003
Location:  Rio Rancho, NM, USA  Esmarelda's hideaway
Teachers:  Anatolia and Tomas
Topics: 
-  Capturing attention; being a focal point for higher values
- About eradicating evil; which way do you choose to do it?
- Such violence is not for children; take immediate diversionary action
- A new vision of citizenship; superceding barriers and borders
- The Rainbow of Humanity; many colors, one band - the way it truly is
Q & A:
- Advice for the work place
- The Saddam Hussein/George W. Bush drama
- The Intoxication of Power/The Illusion of Power
-    Join the side of Good; speak out for Goodness, Truth and Beauty
T/R's:  Gerdean (for Tomas) and Matthew (for Anatolia)
Music:  Elena on Piano playing "Beneath the Cross of Jesus"

Prayer:  (Matthew) Let us place ourselves in the presence of Jesus, the 
Christ.

Master Teacher,
You hear our cries, of your children in need and in all but despair. If we 
were to despair, it would be a sin of unfaithfulness.  Times like these call 
upon us to be true soldiers of Christ. To be one in spirit with you and with 
all deity for which we are a part, as I understand you came to demonstrate 
God to man and man to God, of which we are in that loop of infinity. 
Strengthen us to be of one mind and one spirit, to know that all will work 
out to cause holiness and oneness, in your spirit and in your being. Enable 
us to be steadfast and true to that purpose and that outcome. 

We ask for the teachers that you present to us today, to continue to enliven 
and excite us in our spiritual unity and purpose. For all that you know of 
our hearts and our minds that are of need for your address, we place them 
before you now.

In appreciation now and forever, we are yours. Amen.

TOMAS:  Gracious group of listeners, it is I, your teacher, Tomas, glad again 
to be among you and part of you, in this relationship we share and which we 
are enlarging as we continue to gather in this way, in order to become more 
than you were and to exalt that which is the Source of our being.

We are touched by your concerns for the world condition and understand your 
chagrin in light of your aspirations for humanity. In your chat before our 
session, as always, we took note, and I bring to your attention the fact of 
those of you who protested the war have been dubbed a 'focus group.'  Well, 
yes, you needn't argue with that.  Jesus and his apostles were a focus group 
also, and we see the effects of their teachings among you today.

Lest we be short-sighted, remember too, that Machiventa and Abraham were 
focal points at one time in your global history, and the effects of their 
lives upon your planet also impact the greater consciousness of Urantia.  
Those of you who are in line to foster this New Age in which we walk, and who 
realize a degree of Light and Life, are a focal point for that value.  Thus 
we are representative of the goal,… and that which is the prevalent reality 
is the current and unfortunate paradigm.

Let us focus on that 'focus group.'  What do you suppose they represent 
together, across the globe?  They represent those who choose to support 
non-violence. There are those who, perhaps, have witnessed Violence and have 
sworn against it.  There are, perhaps, those who have Adjusters of previous 
experience in worlds which were war-torn, and thus they carry within them an 
awareness of what effects war releases upon a world-society.  Perhaps they 
are people who have imagination, whose imagination tends towards Hope rather 
than toward Fear. Perhaps they are the Artists. But whatever they are, they 
are a statement for reconciliation, cooperation, and qualities farreaching 
beyond the current global conflict to a vision of Utopia or an Ideal, which 
helps to balance the other focus, that 'focus group' which adamantly asserts 
itself in defense of its position to eradicate evil at any cost.

In terms of eradicating evil, this is our job as teachers in the teacher 
corps. And I am giving everything I can to my assignment and I understand, 
and believe, that there are those who are also working with, and for, those 
who support the opinion that war is a form social surgery that simply 
eradicates a deadly disease so that the organism can regain strength and 
thrive. 

The Master Teacher will prevail with each of these individuals, regardless of 
their political persuasion, or the role they play, in the unfolding of the 
paradigm.  

I, however, will amuse you. For it has been pointed out that in this past 
week, while so many are focused on the global concerns, the broadcasts of 
Michael Jackson were a point of interest for so many individuals, proving 
that there is a need for diversion.  I will thus be your diversion.  I will 
encourage your diversion from this oppressive atmosphere of war and violence. 
 For whatever reason, for whatever purpose, and to whatever end, it is a far 
cry from the Elevated and Ennobled state of Light and Life that we aspire for 
- these attitudes which are appropriate for children.  

Children should not be exposed to violence like this. So those of you who are 
children at heart, come along, and Tomas will tell  you stories, Miriam will 
fluff up the pillows and let in the fresh air, the Artisans will encourage 
you to be creative, to color pictures that depict Ideal Values for which we 
can reach.

"They" accused Jesus of being ludicrous and not grappling with reality. 
"They" said he was beside himself and, as Peacemaker, was weak.  But we who 
know the Master know more of his nature. We know his strength. We know his 
Faith. We know his Trust, in the Father. He placed his Trust in Father 
regardless of what transpired on the world scene.  He chose to go about doing 
good. He persisted in seeing the Good in people.  He persevered with his 
vision of a Loving Father and a Brotherhood of Mankind.

You who are of a joyous countenance, because of your Faith, are called upon 
to 'be of good cheer' in this time of stress for the Nations.   Rise above 
the cultural concerns to devote yourself to the ministry of the individual. 
Help remove them from the Fear that overwhelms them. Be amusing.  Provide 
diversion. Use your imagination. This is, for some of you, a way to do God's 
will, because, as you know, all of life is a balance, and you should counter 
the strain of living with a certain amount of play. When you gather together 
to play together, you keep a spark of Light alive. You go against the 
persecutions. You resist the darkness and the down-pull of the Ages. And you 
Witness to the Light.  

This is not suggested as an excuse for silliness and immaturity. It is not my 
way of suggesting that you keep your head in the sand, for I know you better. 
I know you are intelligent people. I know you are sensitive and caring and 
deeply concerned about the world's condition. I know that you know well the 
answers to all these problems are indissolubly linked to the Fatherhood of 
God and the Brotherhood of Man, and that you live this philosophy as a way of 
life. So, no. I am not worried about you, but there is no good purpose to 
overmuch focus on that which you can do little about. Rather, turn the other 
cheek, as a community. Become that focal point which sees Truth, Beauty and 
Goodness as something to exalt … as a way of life! Imagine the Ideal and 
strive to attain it; inspire your fellows by your actions, indicative of your 
Faith.

Matthew:  Anatolia is here.

Gerdean:  Greetings.

ANATOLIA:  This is a day that brings cheer and renewal to all of us who 
witness your way of coping with difficulty. For there has been, in your 
experience, good and bad, of course -- either personally or collectively -- 
in times that have gone past in your individual and generational experience. 
However, for the most part, you all remember times that have been good, and 
with little, if any, oppositional pressure upon society at large. This is not 
to say that recent years have been without societal pressure, but there was a 
time, either in youth or adulthood, that the American Experience was the 
Eagle flying high with an Olive branch in one claw and Arrows in the other.

This time of uncertainty and lack of clarity -- in terms of where the Eagle 
flies and what it carries -- is a time of transition, for yourselves, your 
nation and the world-at-large.  It is a time to recognize that a Greater 
Truth bridges all understanding, surpasses all national goals, and is of 
Universal Truth.  It is being illustrated at this time. It is for those of 
you who see the wisdom and the value of collateral action, that is of a 
'peace-movement,' and the unison that takes place within a worldly movement 
calling for the Brotherhood of Man, to lend all of your support, aid and 
energy in this direction for the strengthening of this work.

It is within each and every individual's call and capability to strengthen 
this world-wide collective response to the Humanity that is shared by all. 
Regardless of any doctrinaire, or purpose for living that may differ from one 
locale, or region, to another, and the vast differences that may be apparent, 
it is of certitude that the Oneness of all Humanity within your Father's 
house is Very Real.

I offer an alternative perspective to your cares and concerns -- those of you 
who see the Brotherhood of Man and the Unity of all Humanity as more than 
just a dream or a goal that may never be achieved, least of all in your 
lifetimes.  Picture this as the action, as well as the outcome, of whatever 
may occur at this critical point in time.  In other words, instead of being 
so concerned about the apparent lunacy, or lack of clarity, in terms of a 
National Message -- one which you have been used to, as a message of being 
'American,' (this will take you no where, dwelling on the negative image that 
you perceive, that is being portrayed).  Rather, raise your vision, heighten 
your perspective and broaden the horizon for what IS at hand, for what IS 
being demonstrated, and for what the ultimate outcome will suggest.   Focus 
on these world-wide efforts to raise the energy and consciousness of your 
brothers and sisters throughout this vast worldly domain. This will enable a 
heightened awareness, of which you are a part, and you may take Eternal 
Pleasure in having raised the level of activity and level of conscious 
awareness, and that will be improved upon.  

This is what I encourage you to partake in. Anything that you can do that 
will enable this perspective to prevail, will supercede international 
borders. It will wash like a soothing and cleansing tide of perfection across 
the barriers of hearts and minds which resist - that which damns up or 
prevents the flow water from occurring.  This, as the water-cleansing action, 
will bring your planet to the heightened source of energy that it has been 
all along.  It is as if your world fights itself, defies the law of nature, 
and says, 'We are yet unworthy' of that which, in our Truest Being, knows to 
be Real - and that is that a Heavenly Presence that is at the Center of All 
That Is - cannot NOT be within me as well, and that this dualistic nature 
that exists within the human psyche can be improved upon and raised to new 
levels.

This is what I suggest that you focus your collective attentions upon - to 
help raise this International Brotherhood of One People to its new height and 
awareness. Knowing who each of you are, in the Creator, is your beginning 
point and Focus. Reaching out to include the Brotherhood of Man is the 
Outcome.

I encourage you to entertain this idea on a daily basis. When you hear the 
news that seems to be taking the world to new depths of despair, focus your 
attention upon the Unity of Purpose of all of those millions who committed 
themselves to being one in mind and spirit, that day and everyday since.  You 
get the thought, the idea, the message.  This is where I wish for you to 
plant your flowers - under the Rainbow of Humanity - the many colors, the One 
band. That truly is the way it is.

Peace be with you and may all of the Force for Oneness within each of your 
lives, and that of all lives, be true and real and felt today. And all days. 
Peace be with you now and forever.

TOMAS:  Welcome now to the segment of our sessions wherein we have the free 
exchange of ideas in this gallery of human and divine.  I'll be divine.  
(group laughter) You be human. (laughter)  What's been going on in your lives 
that you would bring to the attention of your mentors?

Elena:  Well, Tomas, I got identified as a Project Manager last week and it's 
something that I'm really excited about and I'm not really scared about it, 
as such, but I wanted to see if you had any advice because I'd like to do a 
really good job with this.

TOMAS:  I probably do, but I won't presume to advise you unless and  until I 
know what it is that you need advice about.  Give me some background 
information and set out your challenge.  From there we can perhaps ascertain 
an approach that would benefit you and your group that you affect.

Elena:  Ok.  It's a project that … because of a lack of funding is not hiring 
a 'professional' project manager, and I'm the 'volunteered' Project Manager 
for it. It's combining and working -- coordinating -- the resources that are 
in my department - from a technical nature - and different groups that don't 
talk to each other that much. There are a handful of departments that are 
committed to this project and it will be contingent upon me or someone that I 
work with to get other agencies onboard. So there are a number of different 
parts of this project that in some ways seem undoable.  Is that enough?

TOMAS:  Let me ask you a couple of questions in order to ascertain your 
integrity level in this project, for there's no point in counseling you to 
behave in a certain way if it is against your nature or if your heart is not 
in it.  I am hearing you say you need to do a 'selling job' (Elena:  uh-huh) 
but you won't get the cooperation you need by 'selling' something - you need 
to have them 'believe' in it in order for it to receive the enthusiastic 
support you yearn for. Do you, thus, 'believe' in it…or have you been 'sold' 
on it?

Elena:  Yes, I do.

TOMAS:  Then you should have no trouble expressing your enthusiasm and the 
contagiousness of your exuberance ought to spill out and impact others to 
think accordingly. As long as you believe in what you're doing and can see 
certain results, not necessarily gigantic support but even some support, you 
will feel you are succeeding. Keep youy expectations within reason or you 
will set yourself up for failure and disappointment. To the extent that you 
believe in the project, convey that to others. As they respond to you in 
kind, take heart from their response. 

It is a transitional situation. It is growing and, therefor, must be 
malleable and open to adaptation. Let not the naysayers overwhelm you nor the 
grumblers discourage you.  You have a Pollyanna attitude, an 'Unsinkable 
Molly Brown' approach to much of your life. I have every confidence that you 
will be able to drum up the necessary energy that will keep your boat afloat.

Elena:  Thanks, Tomas

Paula:   Well I've been thinking a lot about the war situation again, and 
I've been thinking very seriously about sending Bush a letter and telling him 
how I don't want to see war start.  I have four grandsons - all in the age 
group that would go (to war) - one of them has a little boy, 3 ½, and I don't 
want to see them go to war and perhaps get killed.  What he ought to do 
(Bush) is to get some of the smartest Dead-Eye Dick spies that we've got and 
dress up in those robes they wear, and get close enough to that they can kill 
Saddam. 

Because once they lose their leader they'll become all confused and 
discombobulated and maybe that would stop things, because then they'd be too 
scared to get started on anything knowing that the United States is pretty 
strong and they'd probably get whooped to nothing.  Don't ya think that'd be 
a pretty good idea to get him (Saddam) good and dead?

TOMAS:  Well let me put it to you this way, how would you like to have to 
deal with that when you wake up in the Resurrection Hall and find him sitting 
there, next to you?  You are going to have to learn how to have a 
relationship with this man one way or another, sooner or later. He is indwelt 
by God. He will very likely resurrect. Just because you 'pick him off' does 
not mean you are done with him, you see.  It is so easy for you short-sighted 
individuals to think that "if we just 'off' the fellow we'll be done with 
him." But that is not the case because you are forgetting that you are 
eternal, in potential, and you are not the arbiter of how long someone will 
live. You can only govern this world.  And 'picking someone off' is not 
really governing.  It is playing a game of tit-for-tat.

For who is to say that some wise-eyed old grandmother in some foreign country 
isn't also thinking, "Why don't we send over to America one of our 
sharpshooters and just pick him off?  And then they'll have to re-think the 
situation and then we'll be done with 'em'."  What that would do is you would 
have a country without a leader on this end, just as you propose on the other 
end.  It doesn not solve the problem, to 'off' an individual, even if he is 
the leader of the country, because the essential ideologies of the people are 
unformulated adequately that they can be self-governing.  It only opens an 
opportunity for another to take their place and there is no guarantee that 
another one would be a better one.

But I certainly encourage you to write to the president and let your feelings 
be known and do not negate your opinion.  Your opinion does matter, Paula.  
Your opinion does matter.

Paula:  He'd probably say 'Who do you think you are?' and I'd say "I was one 
of the people who helped you get yourself elected.  I was dumb enough to vote 
for you at the time."  (group snickers)

TOMAS:  Do not be discourage when you discover, as a human, you make 
mistakes. That is how wisdom gets acquired.

Elena:  I'm glad that you asked that question.  I really am because I'm glad 
to hear what Tomas has to say about it … because a lot people say that we 
wouldn't have the problem now if we had 'finished the job' back then, the 
first time.  Lots of people think that if we'd killed Hussein then it would 
have solved the problem and I'm really glad to hear how Tomas looked upon 
that idea.  That really helps.

Esmarelda:  I was watching Washington Journal one morning, early, and this 
lady called in and her wish was that George W. Bush and the whole Bush family 
be wiped off the face of the earth!  So I guess we all have our different 
wishes.

Thoroah:  It shows you how ridiculous it is to wish someone was wiped off the 
face of the earth.

Paula:  Well, I sure wish that he were gone because once you lose a leader it 
kinda undermines things and maybe that would be the answer.

Matthew:  Well,there was an email I sent out that included information that 
apparently some person had a vision in a dream that Jesus came to him and 
said that if a million people across the world prayed that Saddam step down, 
that it could actually happen.  So perhaps it's possible and the whole idea 
of him going into exile, if somebody would take him, seems like a fruitful 
outcome to me, so I haven't given up yet that something like that could 
happen.

Paula:  He's so full of pride he just won't step down. He thinks he's the 
biggest thing that ever happened.  He'll never step down.

Thoroah:  Are you talking Bush?  Or Saddam?  (group laughter and comments)

Paula:  Saddam will never step.  That's just wishful thinking.

TOMAS:  There is something very intoxicating about power. Anyone who has ever 
had power understands that it is not something your relinquish lightly. Even 
if you are impotent, if you hold a Position of Power you hold onto the 
Illusion of Power. And in many ways what you are dealing with is the Illusion 
of Power and the threats that Illusion will make in order to sustain itself 
as a reality, even when it is not possible for such a reality to exist.  
These are mere men.  They know in the privacy of their heart that they are 
weak, but they are driven by the Illusion of Power that has put them in the 
position that they are in today.

I speak not just of these two leaders you speak of but anyone who is in a 
Position of Power. They have been PUT there by someone. And to the extent 
that the group who put them in power has reality, that's how much reality the 
leader has.  He has only as much power as his people.  If he has destroyed 
his people, he has no power, only the Illusion of Power.

This is why the email, Matthew, has merit.  Prayer has Real Power and 
Illusion does not. It's not necessary for people who genuinely pray to take 
up arms. Their Power is inherent in their Faith ... Living Faith.  The adage 
is true that 'love is more contagious than hate.' It is augmented by the fact 
that Prayer has True Power and politics is an Illusion of Power.  

Even though all of you play politics and all of you subscribe to political 
theories, in part, or whole, because of you being residents of this world, 
you must also realize that Spiritual Reality is Greater Reality than 
political reality.  And that is why we call upon you to call upon your 
Spiritual Nature to direct your energies in this situation.

Politically speaking, write letters, yes.  Make phone calls. Picket on 
whatever platform you choose. But Spiritually speaking, set-aside all those 
considerations in favor of the philosophy of the Fatherhood of God and the 
Brotherhood of man.  The world is your home. It is the home of all peoples. 
All people are citizens of this world, this globe. All the children should 
have enough to eat. All the water ought to be potable. All the fields should 
be fertile.  And all the temples should be patronized by all people. 

But these are Ideals that we strive for. As religionists it is possible for 
you to persevere because there is that element of Divinity within you that 
can prevail even when you are weak, give up, become discouraged or submit to 
fear yourselves.  Just keep coming back to that Source of your Reality.  Make 
the acquaintance of the God within you. Hold fast to that Reality. It is 
eternal.

I suspect that for the duration of the crisis I will be, perforce, your 
cheerleader. Your team leader, encouraging you to remember who you are and 
what your real purpose is for being here.  It is the development of your soul 
that is my assignment and I, like you, will need to plow through the vagaries 
of existence that consume your hearts and minds to such a great extent, that 
crowds out that joy of living - that well-spring of purpose - that sits 
within the seat of your soul.  

Lift up your eyes from this place beneath the cross of Jesus and find 
yourself risen, along side him. Having found your way out of that tomb that 
fear would love to see you buried in, alive.   'Be of good cheer,' is not a 
simple salutation.

Matthew:  I have a question about, what sounded like, in your lesson, Tomas, 
about those who took part in the anti-war demonstrations last week made 
themselves 'focal points.'  It sounds like I'm fearful but I'm just partly 
playing with the idea.  I was watching the news that evening and saw myself 
on the very last clip of the News coverage of the Santa Fe demonstration.  So 
I'm just wondering if those cameras are keen enough to know who I am and 
where I live. What did you mean by 'focal point?'  I guess I missed the 
point.

TOMAS: I certainly did not mean to instill paranoia.  I do not like the fact, 
Matthew, that you would feel as if someone had their sights pointed at you, 
as if it were an occasion to set you up to be destroyed. If this is your 
underlying sense of self, we have work to do.

Those who support Value serve that Value. They fight their good fight of 
Faith against that which is antithetical to the Value they hold as worthy of 
holding up and fighting for; indeed - living for.  If you are afraid of being 
seen, or of the possible persecutions that might come about as a result of 
your having put yourself "on display," your heart isn't in it. And perhaps, 
as the Master told the multitudes, you should reconsider whether you want to 
"follow me or go home in peace", for those who fight this fight are called 
upon to be immune from such fears.  They have no bearing on what your motives 
are.

I am going to be your cheerleader now, because I understand the conditioning 
under which you suffer -- the thought that you are one of humanity, with 
humanity, yearning for survival.  To mind your own business, to live a good 
life, is also wise, for you are not raising your weapons.  You are the meek, 
inheriting the earth, tending to the nature of things as they are and not 
seeking to change them. 

Those who opt to follow in those footsteps which lead them into the public 
eye, are vulnerable, certainly, to persecutions, but those who are driven to 
follow their Holy Grail into the battle of Faith, are impervious to the 
threat of what might happen to them, for they are willingly laying down their 
life for that which they believe and for those that they love.

And this is the case, no matter what side you are on -- as a wager of war or 
a wager of peace.

I encourage you to step out. To see and be seen. To make your presence known. 
To be a voice in the wilderness. To rise above the throng.  To reveal 
yourself and reveal the Father by your loving activist ways.  The Spirit 
needs supporters. The way of peace needs a voice. Creativity requires workers 
in its field. Drama needs actors and directors. Music needs conductors and 
players. Readers need writers. The realm of Liberal Arts is hungry for the 
words and work of those of you who will reinforce the Value of Life in the 
face of the down-pull of death.  

When you band together in support of one another in what you do, you do 
create a 'focal point.' A bigger 'focal point' than each of you individually. 
 And this is how it is that millions of people, the world over, without 
"leadership" are able to make such a statement.  Know that you are a part of 
that part of humanity that seeks to live in Peace and seeks to raise its 
children and its grandchildren and seeks to raise its crops and seeks to 
learn and dance and work and sleep and play and live, for whatever purpose 
Life presents.  For Life is Good.  Join the side of Good and speak out on 
behalf of Goodness, and Truth and Beauty.  However you see it. And do it 
fearlessly.

What does it matter if you get "picked off" if you are doing what you are 
doing with complete and total commitment to its Value?  Now that might sound 
like the cry of the infidel or the heathen, but Passion is a part of Life's 
experience.  Either LIVE it or go home quietly to pursue the dreams of Walter 
Mitty.  The choice is yours.

Paula:  Well, my so-called soul doesn't want to see my four grandsons picked 
off and killed before they've had a chance to live their lives.  It'd be so 
much better to see have that evil man destroyed anyway we can do it, and then 
maybe, without his leadership there won't be anymore. I hope.

TOMAS:  I will not argue with you, woman. You have a right to your opinion.

Paula:  Well, that's mine.  If I knew how to shoot a gun I'd go over there 
myself and see if I couldn't pick him off. But I don't know how to shoot a 
gun.  I never did it.

TOMAS:  I will empathize with your passion on behalf of your grandsons and 
pray with you that a resolution be discovered to curtail their having to go 
sacrifice themselves for a bloody cause that could be worked out if Reality 
were injected where Illusion prevails.

Perhaps for the balance of the afternoon I might better serve by praying in 
my own fashion and seeing how I might direct my energies through the Divine 
Process, rather than through my willful ways, as we discussed last week.

Carry on, then, in your laboratory experiments as experiential children. And 
we will resume again next week in our familiar, intimate and loving fashion.  
Peace be upon you, each, and Peace abide with Urantia. Amen and farewell.
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