[tmtranscripts] 03-03-03 Rio Rancho NM TeaM

[Gerdean O Bowen]

Date:              August 3, 2003
Location:         Rio Rancho, NM USA - at Willie and Dorenda's  new home
Teachers:          Tomas and Anatolia
Topics:               In the Midnight Moment
                          Difficulties, Opportunities, Challenges and
Gifts  
Q & A:               If I get there before you
..?  Welcome to Mansonia

T/R's:  Gerdean for Tomas; Matthew for Anatolia
Music: "'Tis Midnight" - piano solo by Dorenda               

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

Master Teacher, 

We welcome you to our presence - as we are always in your presence, but
we may not always be conscious of that - and welcome you to the
invitation of 'where two or more are gathered' you are here.

We are most grateful for this opportunity to be able to share every
Sunday with you and with your Teachers that bring us to Higher Truth and
better awareness of who we are and that Life does not need to be
difficult because it is really simple - in terms of Love being the
message and being the goal.

We are very grateful for the message that has been delivered and that we
are a part of it: that we are loved as you are loved, and the Father who
made All is Love.  For this we are eternally grateful.

I add a personal note for the anniversary of my brother's passing away -
Greg - last year at this time, and trust that he is with you and in great
glee over the happiness that he now deserves and which you promised each
and every one of us both here and hereafter, that it's not merely an
installment program.  

For all that is in our hearts and the needs that each of us knows and
feels for ourselves and others 
 we place before you and before our
heavenly Father and all Deity. We celebrate and are glad, for we are one
with you - now and always. And we welcome this lesson today. Amen.

Group:  Amen

TOMAS:  Good afternoon, precious flock. Anatolia and I embrace you and
welcome you again into the embrace of the Universe - the Cosmic Contact
with neighbors in the Spirit Family.  

What an abundance of Joy we have today in your gathering - this
culmination of many life decisions that have brought this man and this
woman to their hearth, in which they delight to share themselves, their
love and their faith with those of you.  And with us! who conjoin with
them in the celebration of the Gifts of the Spirit. (long pause)

I pause for a moment at midnight reflecting on your selection of music
today, Elena, and wonder at the choice:  the attitude that is so
reflective of the Inner Life of the Faith Son ~ the quiet time of day
that invites reflection - and reflectivation - on the affairs of your
existence ~ be they personal, societal, global or cosmic in extent.  It
is a time of quietude and sanctity ~ at that instant in your daily life
that marks the close of one day and the opening of another
day-in-the-life of you creatures of time and space. 

The reflections that rise up in the conscious mind at midnight are often
an odd, and yet poignant and creative, upsurge of subconscious longings
and fears enmeshed with superconscious yearnings and faith to create such
a tapestry as this - your life moment.  The midnight hour is always
filled with human pondering, not excluding the fearsome ponderings of the
individual who is alone or the individual who contemplates death, or loss
of life and loved ones. 

And yet, still, at this very hour of the clock striking twelve, the
resurrection emerges in the final chime that earmarks a new tomorrow, a
resurrection, faith of a new dawning, because of the constancy of the
universe. Whether or not and to the extent that Consciousness of the
Divine may enter into that state of consciousness, it is nonetheless a
Moment in Time that is replete with the Human Condition.

And so we pause at the final gong of the twelfth hour and meet the New
Day.  And the New Day is a cheerful and sunny depiction of Light and Life
in the home and heart of our friends and family.

My lesson today is set aside -- adapting to the circumstances of Life as
I find it 
 as it is incumbent upon you to also adapt ~ at a moment's
notice ~ to Life as you find it. For in this Fluid state of Acceptance of
what Life has to offer, there are those exercises in expanding
God-consciousness that give meat to your efforts.  

Thus, I will ask for Anatolia to present her portion of the program.  But
before I relinquish the microphone, and in acknowledgment of Free Will, I
am not intending to direct the show but to be, yes, efficacious in our
delivery of that which longs to be revealed.  Anatolia, if you would,
proceed.

ANATOLIA:  Welcome, all, to this New Abode which bodes well for the
Lightness that is in each of your hearts, as we observe today your
attitudes of graciousness and appreciation for the things that are
important in life and not just the trimmings or trappings. This is
important as you begin to wander off into your introspective directions
of Truth-Seeking. 

Let me not waste a moment to also welcome Linda (Renault), for her trip
here is not an easy accomplishment, necessarily, and depicts the
dedication which she, too, shares with the Teaching Mission and with all
of you as well. You are One Unit, as much as petals on a flower make a
Unit of gracious and loving Beauty.  It is my pleasure to be with you in
this realm which offers all of us the opportunity to welcome Newness and
Life wherever it is demonstrated.

This is a New Day, for which Tomas spoke in the beginning, relative to
Dorenda(Elena)'s choice in music.  Speaking of New Days, each one ~ as
you become aware ~ is beset with challenges and opportunities. And not
just thinking in terms of beneficial or positive ways of thinking.  Each
opportunity that presents itself ~ whether a challenge or whether a gift
~ is an opportunity to accept that which is presented.

Let us say that the day, as it begins, would bring you some unbeknownst
difficulty that in its most positive framework would be presented as a
challenge.  If that is the case, what would that challenge represent? It
would represent the opportunity to meet and greet and to bless the
occasion and to enable the best outcome to result.  In other words, a
simple example would be ~ especially on a Sunday morning when one
certainly does not expect difficulty because of the innate nature of a
Sunday morning, which is worshipful, restful and peaceful by its nature
and design ~ let us say on such a Sunday morning you are greeted by a
baseball flying through one of your windows. This would certainly create
a rude awakening to your otherwise peaceful scene.  The challenge of this
opportunity for graciousness is not to be Pollyanna and to simply say,
"Oh isn't baseball a wonderful game?" but rather, to rise to the occasion
to say, "What must we and can we do to not curse the darkness but to
bring Light upon this occasion?"

One can choose whatever their reaction will be.  It can be one of
immediate and intense agitation and looking for the culprit that caused
an invasion of your privacy and peaceful mindset.  This is not the
preferred choice but one in which most people would respond. I encourage
you to seek out the best in all situations, not because it is the right
thing to do but because you are Forces of Light. What more can you do but
to face the situation with integrity! ~ which is to present the same
Light that you do during a moment of Joy ~ to also present that same
Light upon a moment of discouragement?  For both are the same
opportunities.  Both exist within the Light, and it is your opportunity
to share that which you have and to not keep it from a moment where it is
needed most.

So, I encourage you not to turn off your emotions but rather to fine tune
them, to be able to rise to the occasion of Light meets Light. Light is
needed where there is darkness. Light is welcome where there is Light to
be able to expand and enhance Its presence. I simply encourage you to be
that which you are:  Emissaries and Light Bearers of Goodness, Truth and
Beauty. This is your charge ~ not because I say so, but because IT IS OUR
charge, as Beings of Creation, to be continuations of the Light we have
been given. 

We are the Light, after all, and if we do not pass that on, we are
denying the world and the cosmos our version of what will make it better.

I encourage each of you to continue to grow - to seek within that which
is your part of the Reality that we call Life, and to cherish the
opportunity to be part of this which we share jointly 
 much as the
petals on a flower.  I welcome you and ask you to "scoot over" so I can
add my petal to yours as we stand waiting the smile of our Heavenly
Parents to allow us to continue to grow and to be the aromatic gift that
we are.  

Peace be with you and know that you are Loved and Love ~ at the same
time.  May all be well, and I love you dearly. Until we meet again. 
Amen.

Group:  Amen.  Thank you.

TOMAS:  You will appreciate the choice of words then, when I, Tomas,
suggest now we engage in intercourse.  Are there questions?

Group:  (much laughter)

Elena:  Well, for once I don't have a question.

Renault:  Is there a way to let Dotty know we wish her well and know that
she's doing well and onto other things by graduating?  (Dotty is a long
time friend of Renault's mother, who recently left this realm.)

TOMAS:  It is inherent in the resurrection, our understanding of a
support system of those who love her: those in the flesh and those who
have 'met' her in her new form.  The first few days of adjustment to the
Morontia Life is a flurry of New activity and meeting New personalities -
being reunited with friends and family who preceded the Traveler.  And
there is, of course, somewhere in the musings of their Midnight Moment
that they think about those they've left behind. 

But, by this point they have such a New perspective on the dimensions of
Reality that these understandings are inherent.  Dotty knows you love her
~ knows you have always loved her ~ knows that you are happy for her
transition and that any sadness you feel on account of her passing, is a
natural part of the grieving process and that the bond between you will
never fail.   

Thus, I might venture to say that the spirit of your departed friend
longs to comfort you in your concern for her, which should give you an
idea of how well she is doing 
 and will continue to do well with the New
Paradigm of Reality which is being presented to her in this dawning of
her New Day on Mansonia.  

Yes, Renault, she appreciates your sympathies.  I can say this as a
result of having had the experience myself ~ not because I have
personally checked in on Dotty and asked her about her experience, but
perhaps this will suffice insofar as giving you peace of mind in knowing
that your friend knows that you miss her already and is happy for her
glorified state.

In keeping, now, with Dotty's inherent, innate concern for you, are you
OK?

Renault:  Sure.  A few aches and pains but I'm okay with it all.

TOMAS:  Are you making reference to emotional or physical or mental aches
and pains?

Renault:  Physical.

TOMAS:  In this I would suspect Dotty would also offer her condolences to
you for the loss of comfort sustained by her passing. But this is done
with good humor and good cheer. This, too, shall pass. Are there other
questions?

Esmarelda:  Tomas, I'm curious about something, since Renault mentioned
the passing of a loved one, my brother Jared told me that Daddy was
sleeping until the next great awakening.  

TOMAS:  Let me stop you for a moment, Esmarelda, to repeat for
clarification what you have said.  You have said your are curious,
because your brother has been told his father, your father, who has
passed over, is sleeping - yes, continue.

Esmarelda:  And that - I can't remember if he said it was Ham or who it
was that said it, but also in my mother's passing, she chose to be asleep
with my father until they were both awakened. 

What I'm curious about is that when I get to the mansion world - you said
we are greeted by our loved ones and those who have gone before - if both
of my parents are still sleeping - will I be able to be welcomed by them
- since they are sleeping?

TOMAS:  And your question, then, is (to repeat for the transcriber) that
if your parents are both asleep awaiting the new dispensational roll
call, and if you should resurrect and advance to Mansonia before them,
will they be there to greet you?

Esmarelda:  That's correct.

TOMAS:  No.  This is, however, one of the conditions of advanced growth.
It might seem unfair that you would not be met by your parents who
preceded you, but consider 
 if you are more spiritually astute and more
ready to pursue your Spirit Journey 
 that you to be there when they are
awakened.  

The configuration of Life as you know it is not necessarily the same
configuration you will find after your death and resurrection.  There
will be so many things New. There is a real problem directing your
consciousness to how different it will be because you haven't been there
and you continue to take your Mortal concepts into your perception of
what Life will be like on the First Mansion world.

But remember, like the angels, men and women are not given in marriage
beyond the Life in the flesh.  And there is, in Truth, no reason for your
native nuclear family to be in attendance in order for you to recognize
MORE intimate associates in Spirit Reality - that being your own Thought
Adjuster, who is your Father - and your Guardian Seraphim, who is in many
ways your Mother. These elements of Divinity are your True Parents and
they will surely greet you. 

But for the human psyche, these entities are most often represented by
that which the human mind already understands. This is why the legends
reveal the loved ones as being literal. They may or may not be literal.
And at some point during your readjustment to your New Life, you will
indeed have occasion to reunite with their personalities, and the
remembrance of whether you had been related in the flesh may or may not
remain valuable ~ for what is of True Value is that which has lasting
value, and families are a product of the material worlds. They come into
being not only to maintain civilization but to propagate the race. And
you don't need to propagate in Heaven. Nor do you need to acknowledge the
Maternity and Paternity of those who gave you human Life. But, as you
acknowledge and recognize their Personality, you will see the Father
reflected in them and the Mother reflected in them such that you will see
Who they Truly are. And that may or may not relate to how you know them
now, as humans.

I tell you this fully understanding that there are many who will discard
these words completely, inasmuch as they are not compatible with the
human emotional tract. It is very much like - Again, I will be booed and
hissed! - It is very much like those who will not go to heaven unless
their pet is there as well.

Group:  (some group laughter)

Elena:  Well, there's a substantial group of those.

TOMAS:  This is understood.  But I am not here to pacify you. I am here
to teach you. And if no students come back next year I will have learned
my lesson. (more group laughter) But if the ones who do come back are
eager to know Real Truth, rather than what they want to hear, I'll know
I'll have done a good job as a Teacher.

Esmarelda:  I think you do a very good job, and your message and your
answer to my question is comforting, and I think whatever the situation
is when we get to the mansion world, it will be joyous.

TOMAS:  I certainly found it so.  Incidentally, my mate preceded me in
death but we were fortunate to have been resurrected at the same time.
And so as we made ourselves at home in our New Realm it was simply a
matter of time before we recognized one another, greeted one another in
the Spirit, and resumed our journeys as friends and as siblings 
 but no
longer as husband and wife.

Paula:  Well, all of this doesn't make me a bit happy 'cause I'm old and
haven't got a long time to live and when I get up there, I want it to be
just the way I always figured it would be!  I'll see my father and mother
and all the rest of the family and I'm going to have a great time up
there!

TOMAS:  But you misunderstand my words to you, child. I am not taking
away from you your beliefs. You are surely right.  When you arrive you
will see your Parents as you perceive them.  You will be given that which
is needful for you.  And if you need your parents to greet you, and if it
is His will that your will be done, it will be so. But I will insist upon
my statement that how you will be aided in your ascent, and in
relinquishing this Life in order to embrace the Next, when you in fact
are resurrected you will be SO embraced by the Spirit you will KNOW that
you are HOME.  And that is all I'll say on the matter at this time.

Group: (chuckles)

Paula:  And now I feel a little bit better.  (more chuckles)  I'm not
anxious to get up there you understand.  I'm having a great time right
here!

TOMAS:  I am glad to hear that, because we have an entire community to
develop here, and you are certainly a part of our community. I say that
not lightly because our conversation began a while back about the Garden
of Eden, and how it is that each of you are creating your own Garden of
Eden. These are not individual only. They are a part of the Community
Concept. And so your quarter of the Village that we are creating in Light
and Life among us is an essential element of the Reality that is
unfolding in this Teacher Base. 

This Teacher Base extends beyond you individuals within it. It is a Point
of Light for the Great Southwest!  And when others are drawn to this
area, it would be good if they were drawn eventually into the Light and
as Light from the Divinely guided ~ to the Garden of Eden that you have
created.   The new community is composed of you ~ the individuals in the
community ~ you who reflect the Divine.  You who reflect the values that
are inherent in the Divine, along with us, are a reflection of Light and
Life ~ Heaven on Earth.  Your attitudes towards one another will show
forth "and they will know that you have been with" the Master, that you
have learned to love the Father, that you have been nurtured by the
Mother, that you are happy siblings in the Family of God. 

This success story that you are is not exclusively for your happiness but
for the purpose of the Divine. If you would look at the circumstances
that have brought you all here ~ even today ~ you will each see that you
have been Divinely guided to this very spot.  To this very moment.  To
this very Midnight Moment. So as we pause here to reflect and
reflectivate, the Next Instant begins a New Day, a New Dispensation, a
New Era.  And it is one in which we will rejoice in the Family of Man
together with the Family of God.

It all sounds very lofty and poetic, I know.  But it is essential to the
advancement of your world that you become attractive, you see.  Not
because, as Anatolia said, not because of your trappings, but because you
represent to their minds that which is truly worthy of attaining. It may
be perceived as a nice house with nice things, but it is far more than
that. It is far more than the superficial material presentation.  

It is, in truth, the spirit behind the depiction that is at the Heart of
who you are and what you are saying to those who pass by you.  If you can
be one of those people who represent Truth, Beauty and Goodness in such a
way as other people will look at you and say, "I don't know what it is
about them but I want what they've got," it will have provided a beacon
that will indeed allure and entice others to find you and your community
will begin to be of service to the Universe -- beginning here in Rio
Rancho.  And I say that because this is where I am assigned.  It is also
the case in other Teacher Bases and in other communities throughout the
world where individuals gather together to be all that they can be and
reflect back Divine Value in all they do.  And this is how we will attain
Light and Life.  This is how we will sooth the savage beast and bring
about the peace which passes all understanding. It is that reflection and
reflectivation at Midnight - the stilling of the heart and mind to ponder
that which rises up and reaches up and reaches out to glean greater
understanding of the purpose of Life and the fulfillment of your place
within it.

How odd we should talk about Midnight when the sun is high in the sky and
the Light is dazzling. Perhaps it is one of those issues of contrast that
enables one to see more clearly the yin and yang of reality. Are there
other questions?

Paula:  I will keep my mouth shut. (group chuckles)

TOMAS:  Then let us be on our way. Be of good cheer. See you next week.

Group:  Thank you, Tomas. 
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