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56:10.1 As the worlds settled in [[Light and Life|life and light]] [[progress]] from the initial [[stage]] to the seventh [[epoch]], they [[successively]] grasp for the [[realization]] of the [[reality]] of [[God the Sevenfold]], ranging from the [[adoration]] of the [[Creator Son]] to the [[worship]] of his [[Paradise Father]]. Throughout the continuing seventh stage of such a world's [[history]] the ever-[[progressing]] [[mortals]] [[grow]] in the [[knowledge]] of [[God the Supreme]], while they vaguely [[discern]] the [[reality]] of the overshadowing [[ministry]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#IX._GOD_THE_ULTIMATE God the Ultimate].

56:10.1 As the worlds settled in [[Light and Life|life and light]] [[progress]] from the initial [[stage]] to the seventh [[epoch]], they [[successively]] grasp for the [[realization]] of the [[reality]] of [[God the Sevenfold]], ranging from the [[adoration]] of the [[Creator Son]] to the [[worship]] of his [[Paradise Father]]. Throughout the continuing seventh stage of such a world's [[history]] the ever-[[progressing]] [[mortals]] [[grow]] in the [[knowledge]] of [[God the Supreme]], while they vaguely [[discern]] the [[reality]] of the overshadowing [[ministry]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#IX._GOD_THE_ULTIMATE God the Ultimate].

56:10.2 Throughout this [[glorious]] [[age]] the chief pursuit of the ever-[[advancing]] [[mortals]] is the quest for a better [[understanding]] and a fuller [[realization]] of the comprehensible [[elements]] of [[Deity]]—[[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]]. This [[represents]] man's [[effort]] to [[discern]] [[God]] in [[mind]], [[matter]], and [[spirit]]. And as the [[mortal]] pursues this quest, he finds himself increasingly absorbed in the [[experiential]] [[study]] of [[philosophy]], [[cosmology]], and [[divinity]].

56:10.2 Throughout this [[glorious]] [[age]] the chief pursuit of the ever-[[advancing]] [[mortals]] is the quest for a better [[understanding]] and a fuller [[realization]] of the comprehensible [[elements]] of [[Deity]]—[[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]]. This [[represents]] man's [[effort]] to [[discern]] [[God]] in [[mind]], [[matter]], and [[spirit]]. And as the [[mortal]] pursues this quest, he finds himself increasingly absorbed in the [[experiential]] [[study]] of [[philosophy]], [[cosmology]], and [[divinity]].

*1. 56:10.6 ''[[Curiosity]]''. Hunger for [[harmony]] and thirst for [[beauty]]. [[Persistent]] attempts to [[discover]] new levels of harmonious [[cosmic]] [[relationships]].

*1. 56:10.6 ''[[Curiosity]]''. Hunger for [[harmony]] and thirst for [[beauty]]. [[Persistent]] attempts to [[discover]] new levels of harmonious [[cosmic]] [[relationships]].

*2. 56:10.7 ''[[Aesthetic]] [[appreciation]]''. [[Love]] of the [[beautiful]] and ever-advancing [[appreciation]] of the artistic [[touch]] of all [[creative]] [[manifestations]] on all [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106 levels of reality].

*2. 56:10.7 ''[[Aesthetic]] [[appreciation]]''. [[Love]] of the [[beautiful]] and ever-advancing [[appreciation]] of the artistic [[touch]] of all [[creative]] [[manifestations]] on all [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106 levels of reality].

*3. 56:10.8 ''[[Ethic]] [[sensitivity]]''. Through the [[realization]] of [[truth]] the [[appreciation]] of [[beauty]] leads to the sense of the [[eternal]] fitness of those [[things]] which impinge upon the [[recognition]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]] in [[Deity]] relations with all [[beings]]; and thus even [[cosmology]] leads to the pursuit of [[divine]] [[reality]] [[values]]—to [[God-consciousness]].

*3. 56:10.8 ''[[Ethic]] [[sensitivity]]''. Through the [[realization]] of [[truth]] the [[appreciation]] of [[beauty]] leads to the sense of the [[eternal]] fitness of those [[things]] which impinge upon the [[recognition]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]] in [[Deity]] relations with all [[beings]]; and thus even [[cosmology]] leads to the pursuit of [[divine]] [[reality]] [[values]]—to [[God-consciousness]].

56:10.10 [[Truth]] is the basis of [[science]] and [[philosophy]], presenting the [[intellectual]] [[foundation]] of [[religion]]. [[Beauty]] sponsors [[art]], [[music]], and the meaningful [[rhythms]] of all [[human]] [[experience]]. [[Goodness]] [[embraces]] the sense of [[ethics]], [[morality]], and [[religion]]—[[experiential]] [[perfection]]-[[hunger]].

56:10.10 [[Truth]] is the basis of [[science]] and [[philosophy]], presenting the [[intellectual]] [[foundation]] of [[religion]]. [[Beauty]] sponsors [[art]], [[music]], and the meaningful [[rhythms]] of all [[human]] [[experience]]. [[Goodness]] [[embraces]] the sense of [[ethics]], [[morality]], and [[religion]]—[[experiential]] [[perfection]]-[[hunger]].

56:10.11 The [[existence]] of [[beauty]] implies the [[presence]] of [[appreciative]] [[creature]] [[mind]] just as certainly as the [[fact]] of [[progressive]] [[evolution]] indicates the [[dominance]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_116#116:1._THE_SUPREME_MIND Supreme Mind]. [[Beauty]] is the [[intellectual]] [[recognition]] of the [[harmonious]] [[time-space]] [[synthesis]] of the far-flung [[diversification]] of [[phenomenal]] [[reality]], all of which stems from pre-existent and [[eternal]] [[oneness]].

56:10.11 The [[existence]] of [[beauty]] implies the [[presence]] of [[appreciative]] [[creature]] [[mind]] just as certainly as the [[fact]] of [[progressive]] [[evolution]] indicates the [[dominance]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_116#116:1._THE_SUPREME_MIND Supreme Mind]. [[Beauty]] is the [[intellectual]] [[recognition]] of the [[harmonious]] [[time-space]] [[synthesis]] of the far-flung [[diversification]] of [[phenomenal]] [[reality]], all of which stems from pre-existent and [[eternal]] [[oneness]].

56:10.12 [[Goodness]] is the [[mental]] [[recognition]] of the [[relative]] [[values]] of the [[diverse]] [[levels]] of [[divine]] [[perfection]]. The [[recognition]] of [[goodness]] implies a [[mind]] of [[moral]] [[status]], a [[personal]] [[mind]] with [[ability]] to [[discriminate]] between [[good]] and [[evil]]. But the [[possession]] of [[goodness]], greatness, is the [[measure]] of real [[divinity]] [[attainment]].

56:10.12 [[Goodness]] is the [[mental]] [[recognition]] of the [[relative]] [[values]] of the [[diverse]] [[levels]] of [[divine]] [[perfection]]. The [[recognition]] of [[goodness]] implies a [[mind]] of [[moral]] [[status]], a [[personal]] [[mind]] with [[ability]] to [[discriminate]] between [[good]] and [[evil]]. But the [[possession]] of [[goodness]], greatness, is the [[measure]] of real [[divinity]] [[attainment]].

56:10.13 The [[recognition]] of true [[relations]] implies a [[mind]] competent to [[discriminate]] between [[truth]] and [[error]]. The [[bestowal]] [[Spirit of Truth]] which invests the [[human]] [[minds]] of [[Urantia]] is unerringly responsive to [[truth]]—the living [[spirit]] [[relationship]] of [[all things]] and all [[beings]] as they are [[co-ordinated]] in the [[eternal]] [[ascent]] Godward.

56:10.13 The [[recognition]] of true [[relations]] implies a [[mind]] competent to [[discriminate]] between [[truth]] and [[error]]. The [[bestowal]] [[Spirit of Truth]] which invests the [[human]] [[minds]] of [[Urantia]] is unerringly responsive to [[truth]]—the living [[spirit]] [[relationship]] of [[all things]] and all [[beings]] as they are [[co-ordinated]] in the [[eternal]] [[ascent]] Godward.

56:10.14 Every [[impulse]] of every [[electron]], [[thought]], or [[spirit]] is an [[acting]] [[unit]] in the whole [[universe]]. Only [[sin]] is [[isolated]] and [[evil]] [[gravity]] [[resisting]] on the [[mental]] and [[spiritual]] levels. The [[universe]] is a [[whole]]; no [[thing]] or [[being]] exists or lives in [[isolation]]. [[Self-realization]] is [[potentially]] [[evil]] if it is antisocial. It is [[literally]] true: "No man lives by himself."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_XIV] [[Cosmic]] [[socialization]] [[constitutes]] the highest [[form]] of [[personality]] [[unification]]. Said [[Jesus]]: "He who would be greatest among you, let him become server of all."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

56:10.14 Every [[impulse]] of every [[electron]], [[thought]], or [[spirit]] is an [[acting]] [[unit]] in the whole [[universe]]. Only [[sin]] is [[isolated]] and [[evil]] [[gravity]] [[resisting]] on the [[mental]] and [[spiritual]] levels. The [[universe]] is a [[whole]]; no [[thing]] or [[being]] exists or lives in [[isolation]]. [[Self-realization]] is [[potentially]] [[evil]] if it is antisocial. It is [[literally]] true: "No man lives by himself."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_XIV] [[Cosmic]] [[socialization]] [[constitutes]] the highest [[form]] of [[personality]] [[unification]]. Said [[Jesus]]: "He who would be greatest among you, let him become server of all."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

56:10.15 Even [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]]—man's [[intellectual]] approach to the [[universe]] of [[mind]], [[matter]], and [[spirit]]—must be combined into one [[unified]] [[concept]] of a [[divine]] and supreme [[ideal]]. As [[mortal]] [[personality]] unifies the [[human]] [[experience]] with [[matter]], [[mind]], and [[spirit]], so does this [[divine]] and [[supreme]] [[ideal]] become [[power]]-unified in [[Supremacy]] and then [[personalized]] as a [[God]] of [[fatherly]] [[love]].

56:10.15 Even [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]]—man's [[intellectual]] approach to the [[universe]] of [[mind]], [[matter]], and [[spirit]]—must be combined into one [[unified]] [[concept]] of a [[divine]] and supreme [[ideal]]. As [[mortal]] [[personality]] unifies the [[human]] [[experience]] with [[matter]], [[mind]], and [[spirit]], so does this [[divine]] and [[supreme]] [[ideal]] become [[power]]-unified in [[Supremacy]] and then [[personalized]] as a [[God]] of [[fatherly]] [[love]].

56:10.16 All [[insight]] into the [[relations]] of the parts to any given whole requires an [[understanding]] grasp of the [[relation]] of all [[parts]] to that [[whole]]; and in the [[universe]] this means the [[relation]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_12#12:7._THE_PART_AND_THE_WHOLE created parts to the ''Creative Whole'']. [[Deity]] thus becomes the [[transcendental]], even the [[infinite]], goal of [[universal]] and [[eternal]] [[attainment]].

56:10.16 All [[insight]] into the [[relations]] of the parts to any given whole requires an [[understanding]] grasp of the [[relation]] of all [[parts]] to that [[whole]]; and in the [[universe]] this means the [[relation]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_12#12:7._THE_PART_AND_THE_WHOLE created parts to the ''Creative Whole'']. [[Deity]] thus becomes the [[transcendental]], even the [[infinite]], goal of [[universal]] and [[eternal]] [[attainment]].

56:10.17 [[Universal]] [[beauty]] is the [[recognition]] of the [[reflection]] of the [[Isle of Paradise]] in the [[material]] [[creation]], while [[eternal]] [[truth]] is the special [[ministry]] of the [[Paradise Sons]] who not only [[bestow]] themselves upon the [[mortal]] [[races]] but even pour out their [[Spirit of Truth]] upon all peoples. [[Divine]] [[goodness]] is more fully shown forth in the loving [[ministry]] of the manifold [[personalities]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]. But [[love]], the sum [[total]] of these [[three]] [[qualities]], is man's [[perception]] of [[God]] as his [[spirit]] [[Father]].

56:10.17 [[Universal]] [[beauty]] is the [[recognition]] of the [[reflection]] of the [[Isle of Paradise]] in the [[material]] [[creation]], while [[eternal]] [[truth]] is the special [[ministry]] of the [[Paradise Sons]] who not only [[bestow]] themselves upon the [[mortal]] [[races]] but even pour out their [[Spirit of Truth]] upon all peoples. [[Divine]] [[goodness]] is more fully shown forth in the loving [[ministry]] of the manifold [[personalities]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]. But [[love]], the sum [[total]] of these [[three]] [[qualities]], is man's [[perception]] of [[God]] as his [[spirit]] [[Father]].

56:10.18 [[Physical]] [[matter]] is the [[time-space]] [[shadow]] of the [[Paradise]] [[energy]]-shining of the [[absolute]] [[the Deities|Deities]]. [[Truth]] [[meanings]] are the [[mortal]]-[[intellect]] repercussions of the [[eternal]] [[word]] of [[Deity]]—the [[time-space]] [[comprehension]] of [[supreme]] [[concepts]]. The [[goodness]] [[values]] of [[divinity]] are the [[merciful]] [[ministries]] of the [[spirit]] [[personalities]] of the [[Universal]], the [[Eternal]], and the [[Infinite]] to the [[time-space]] [[finite]] [[creatures]] of the [[evolutionary spheres]].

56:10.18 [[Physical]] [[matter]] is the [[time-space]] [[shadow]] of the [[Paradise]] [[energy]]-shining of the [[absolute]] [[the Deities|Deities]]. [[Truth]] [[meanings]] are the [[mortal]]-[[intellect]] repercussions of the [[eternal]] [[word]] of [[Deity]]—the [[time-space]] [[comprehension]] of [[supreme]] [[concepts]]. The [[goodness]] [[values]] of [[divinity]] are the [[merciful]] [[ministries]] of the [[spirit]] [[personalities]] of the [[Universal]], the [[Eternal]], and the [[Infinite]] to the [[time-space]] [[finite]] [[creatures]] of the [[evolutionary spheres]].

56:10.19 These [[meaningful]] [[reality]] [[values]] of [[divinity]] are blended in [[the Father]]'s [[relation]] with each [[personal]] [[creature]] as [[divine]] [[love]]. They are [[co-ordinated]] in [[the Son]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20 his Sons] as [[divine]] [[mercy]]. They [[manifest]] their [[qualities]] through [[the Spirit]] and his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_9#9:8._PERSONALITIES_OF_THE_INFINITE_SPIRIT spirit children] as [[divine]] [[ministry]], the portrayal of loving [[mercy]] to the [[children]] of [[time]]. These [[three]] [[divinities]] are primarily [[manifested]] by the [[Supreme Being]] as [[power]]- [[synthesis]]. They are variously shown forth by [[God the Sevenfold]] in [[seven]] differing [[associations]] of [[divine]] [[meanings]] and [[values]] on seven [[ascending]] [[levels]].

56:10.19 These [[meaningful]] [[reality]] [[values]] of [[divinity]] are blended in [[the Father]]'s [[relation]] with each [[personal]] [[creature]] as [[divine]] [[love]]. They are [[co-ordinated]] in [[the Son]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20 his Sons] as [[divine]] [[mercy]]. They [[manifest]] their [[qualities]] through [[the Spirit]] and his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_9#9:8._PERSONALITIES_OF_THE_INFINITE_SPIRIT spirit children] as [[divine]] [[ministry]], the portrayal of loving [[mercy]] to the [[children]] of [[time]]. These [[three]] [[divinities]] are primarily [[manifested]] by the [[Supreme Being]] as [[power]]- [[synthesis]]. They are variously shown forth by [[God the Sevenfold]] in [[seven]] differing [[associations]] of [[divine]] [[meanings]] and [[values]] on seven [[ascending]] [[levels]].

56:10.20 To [[finite]] [[man]] [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]] [[embrace]] the full [[revelation]] of [[divinity]] [[reality]]. As this [[love]]-[[comprehension]] of [[Deity]] finds spiritual [[expression]] in the lives of [[God]]-knowing [[mortals]], there are yielded the fruits of [[divinity]]: [[intellectual]] [[peace]], [[social]] [[progress]], [[moral]] [[satisfaction]], [[spiritual]] [[joy]], and [[cosmic]] [[wisdom]]. The advanced [[mortals]] on a world in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_55#PAPER_55:_THE_SPHERES_OF_LIGHT_AND_LIFE seventh stage of light and life] have learned that [[love]] is the greatest thing in the [[universe]]—and they [[know]] that [[God]] is [[love]].

56:10.20 To [[finite]] [[man]] [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]] [[embrace]] the full [[revelation]] of [[divinity]] [[reality]]. As this [[love]]-[[comprehension]] of [[Deity]] finds spiritual [[expression]] in the lives of [[God]]-knowing [[mortals]], there are yielded the fruits of [[divinity]]: [[intellectual]] [[peace]], [[social]] [[progress]], [[moral]] [[satisfaction]], [[spiritual]] [[joy]], and [[cosmic]] [[wisdom]]. The advanced [[mortals]] on a world in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_55#PAPER_55:_THE_SPHERES_OF_LIGHT_AND_LIFE seventh stage of light and life] have learned that [[love]] is the greatest thing in the [[universe]]—and they [[know]] that [[God]] is [[love]].

56:10.21 [[Love]] is the [[desire]] to do [[good]] to others.

56:10.21 [[Love]] is the [[desire]] to do [[good]] to others.

56:10.23 This paper on Universal Unity is the twenty-fifth of a series of presentations by various authors, having been sponsored as a group by a commission of [[Nebadon]] personalities numbering twelve and acting under the direction of [[Mantutia]] [[Melchizedek]]. We indited these narratives and put them in the [[English]] language, by a technique authorized by our superiors, in the year [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934 1934] of [[Urantia]] time.

56:10.23 This paper on Universal Unity is the twenty-fifth of a series of presentations by various authors, having been sponsored as a group by a commission of [[Nebadon]] personalities numbering twelve and acting under the direction of [[Mantutia]] [[Melchizedek]]. We indited these narratives and put them in the [[English]] language, by a technique authorized by our superiors, in the year [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934 1934] of [[Urantia]] time.

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