x2 Step 22 – Journal Step 21 - Review

Today: Step 22 - I am surrounded by the Teachers of God. (MP3)

I am surrounded by the Teachers of God. Step 22

YOU ARE INDEED SURROUNDED BY THE TEACHERS OF GOD, who have undertaken a training in many ways similar to the one you are doing now. Though given in many different forms, in different eras, in different worlds, a very similar kind of training was given to them that was geared wisely to their former state of mind and circumstances in life.

TODAY, IN TWO 15-MINUTE PRACTICE PERIODS, feel the presence of the Teachers of God. You cannot yet see them with your eyes, and you cannot yet hear them with your ears because these faculties of sense have not been refined sufficiently yet, but you can feel their presence, for their presence surrounds and protects you. In your practice, let not other thoughts interfere. Do not give in to doubt or confusion, for you must prepare to have the reward that you seek, and you must know that you are not alone in the world to have the strength, the confidence and the resource of Wisdom necessary to achieve that which you were sent here to achieve.

YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY THE TEACHERS OF GOD. They are here to love, support and direct you. 

PRACTICE 22: Two 15-minute practice periods.

Picture:  American Planning Association Conference hotel - Hilton Minneapolis lobby - April 26, 2009. Teachers of God are often represented by light. Of the two people seen in the picture, one has a walker, indicating some health issue. These two individuals could have a very large contingent of Teachers of God. We should be so fortunate.

From the journal Step 21 - Review

8:20 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2000

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Local governments/States are too immersed in the problems they create through lack of coordination to take on external threats.

Human unity/diversity is not yet balanced. The goal of regional community is diversity – for the local planet. Technology and commerce does not support human values. To find peers, we go regional.

4:47 p.m. Step 21 – Review. Spent over an hour at the CU Book Store reviewing texts – one was based on realms/regions – a hierarchy of terms. Nothing about regional community.

This week – listening and seeing for the 2^nd time around they were useful. The Steps offer more than can be described.

How regional are you? How many boundaries do you cross in a day?

4:15 p.m. Where am I? Between the exercises of this week, and the new perspective of allies of humanity, I’m receiving a new perspective. What is the relationship of my humanity to my spirituality? Was there a choice at some point to connect with humanity as spirit? Then – I/spiritual family work the play out of physicality?

Is the universe to vast for even spirit to know? Creator yes, but spirits not? As opposed to the Urantia Book – which has a central universe, and all is under the watchful eyes of the spiritual hierarchy, there are unknowns. Even our visitation is a function of location.

The ET’s have the social order of ants and termites, insects which travel across space in search of food/minerals. The two raw materials.

With consciousness, I can know why I’ve come to promote regional intelligence as a means for planetary community. This won’t be enriching – but could lead to survivable living.

It is my current truth.

Amen & Amen

T-om Su-ne

9:42 p.m. Last night in Boulder. I’ve spent time in bookstores looking for “regional” but finding nothing – a 700 page business book on tourism, but no mention of “regions” or “regional promotion.” Is scary that there’s nothing. I can’t be the only one…

11:55 p.m. The Allies of Humanity [Volume 1]…just completed… What does it mean for me…and my world?

Cooperation will build the capacity for survival and the prosperity of freedom.

In addition to the journal, review card notes by Step were:

Step 15:  I shall listen to my experience today. – Listen for something deeper than mind – must go through mind to get there.

Step 16:  Beyond my mind is Knowledge. – True Self sends thoughts and impressions, inclinations and direction – listen deeply so that you may learn to hear.

Step 17:  Today I want to hear the truth. – Listen beyond mind and emotions – desire to hear the truth is both a process & result of true prep.

Step 18:  Today I feel the truth arising within myself. – the truth is an experience that is felt. To have a feeling orientation, mind must be still. – pursue your true goal in life – peace and unity with regions. – feel truth arising in yourself.

Step 19:  Today I wish to see.

Step 20:  I will not let doubt and confusion slow my progress.

This was a busy day. The first Allies of Humanity publication, first released as an “underground edition,” I’d gotten on Friday and finished reading it by Saturday. Now there are three volumes.

I anticipate that this perspective will become part of the Steps study going forward. I’ve not read ahead to see what ground was covered in the year 2000.

That significant day, 9/11/2000, is only two days away. Let us continue

NNC

Note: If you’ve some interest due to this or other Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. You can use the posts on this blog as a companion if it helps. They will remain in order in the archives - one post per Step.

Often it takes 18 months to get through the Steps once. For this blog, the pace is one-a-day, but it really makes no difference how fast you do it, only that you begin, persist and repeat. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.