[tmtranscripts] Abraham 3-26-01

[Bill Kelly]

Thank you Abraham, TR Nina, and Woods Cross group.  Wow! what a wonderful
lesson. It so clearly distinguishes liberty(spiritual freedom) from
liscence(self will).  Beautiful.

Bill(Isaac)



At 08:14 PM 03/27/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>MEETING WITH ABRAHAM -- SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
>MARCH 26, 2001
>WOODS CROSS GROUP
>
>I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am in understanding that you each had a full week
>of spiritual learning. I must say that to view your interaction together was
>touching and inspiring. We receive such great hope when we witness our
>mortal brothers and sisters at work for the betterment of the whole. You are
>learning the true meaning of spiritual liberty with one another. How blessed
>are we that Father should give us each other to learn greater truths with.
>
>There are some individuals who see spiritual liberty as chaos, possibly
>dangerous, as if anything goes, but with the lessons on integrity we find
>spiritual liberty to be a natural outworking of evolution. Liberty taken to
>extremes of course verges on possible default, but the law of spiritual
>liberty tells us the more we understand about it the more we receive.
>Spiritual liberty is not license to self-assertion or the doing of
>self-will, but the open communion with God that broadens your view and
>encourages you Paradiseward.
>
>On the other hand, those bound by traditional religious values see spiritual
>liberty as an excuse to carry forth self-willed notions. Many believe the
>universe to be harsh and only out to limit who they really are. Many find
>that they are imprisoned by their understanding, their cultural upbringing,
>their bad luck, and really this is true for them. They are always in fear of
>lacking one thing or another. They can always find some worry to dwell on.
>They awake each morning with a feeling of dread and unwanted obligation. How
>you feel upon meeting the new day is a good measure of your level of
>spiritual liberty.
>
>Of course, you each have obligations, but those who self-imprison have
>nothing else but obligations. There is not peace or joy. There is not the
>enthusiasm or intrigue of daily adventure. They look to God as a jailer who
>will see to their just deserts. Those imprisoned in their narrow cell do not
>realize the door is unlocked. The more integrity you have the more spiritual
>liberty you will receive. The less ego you exert the more spiritual gifts
>you will receive. This is not a heavenly bribe, but just a natural
>outworking of the universe.
>
>My friends, there is great joy to be had in spiritual liberty. Father having
>given us the power to make our own decisions holds so much value. You
>understand what it is like to be without choices or liberty to see, grow and
>act as you see fit. Father bestows upon us personal power that we might
>eventually grow to know and find Him. He does not limit our choices or
>imprison us with rules, but trusts us to evolve as we will.
>
>To have no choices or liberty is confining and stagnating the soul. To
>constantly be imprisoned by worry after worry is slowing spiritual progress.
>To feel the freedom of making your own decisions is giving the soul
>permission to search, learn and grow as it will. When you are using
>spiritual liberty you feel not your mistakes to be so crushing, so
>embarrassing and you need not be so hard on your growing soul.
>
>Spiritual liberty is extending that mortal vision to capturing a broadened
>divine view. The joy from this, my friends, is not to be described
>adequately. Only by experience can you know the real joy of this freedom and
>in the joy you look forward to the day's adventures. You seek not out every
>negative thing. You look for Father's daily works, Father's fingerprints.
>Life is not so much a test of endurance but a challenge to be savored.
>
>We often think of the Sons of self-love and pity them for their narrowness
>of vision. They had liberty beyond their own understanding, but they chose
>the way of self. Their downfall was their limited patience and their need to
>always be first and to never be caught short or looking foolish. They could
>not release the self so that they could become more. The tighter they
>grasped onto themselves the more they really decreased in all ways.
>
>There will be times of confusion for the planet as a whole concerning
>spiritual freedom, and you will each have opportunity to temper the
>confusion with wisdom, common sense. You will have the option of seeing your
>duties as a burden or a challenge. You can crawl through the lowly trenches
>of the mortal life or you can rise above and walk tall where the view is
>clear and the horizon is broadened, yes.
>
>This week, my friends, journal upon rising to greet the new day--how do you
>feel? Are you immediately focused on the days obligations? Do you wake and
>greet Father with anticipation of the day's adventures? Are you filled with
>dread of the new day or excited to participate in it? Ponder your own
>self-imprisonment. How would you otherwise feel if you had no worries? What
>would it feel like to have no daily goals but just spend the day being in
>each moment and acting from a standpoint of spiritual liberty? Journal about
>what self-assertion means to you and how you can learn to relax and receive
>more peace from learning patience.
>
>That is all for this evening. I take my leave, but first I would express my
>love and gratitude to all of you. You are most certainly a light on my
>eternal path. Until next week, shalom
>
>
>
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