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160:1.1 Early Monday morning, Rodan began a [[series]] of ten addresses to [[Nathaniel]], [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], and a [[group]] of some two dozen [[believers]] who chanced to be at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan]. These talks, condensed, combined, and restated in [[modern]] phraseology, present the following [[thoughts]] for [[consideration]]:

160:1.1 Early Monday morning, Rodan began a [[series]] of ten addresses to [[Nathaniel]], [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], and a [[group]] of some two dozen [[believers]] who chanced to be at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan]. These talks, condensed, combined, and restated in [[modern]] phraseology, present the following [[thoughts]] for [[consideration]]:

160:1.2 [[Human]] life consists in [[three]] great drives—[[urges]], [[desires]], and [[lures]]. [[Strong]] [[character]], commanding [[personality]], is only acquired by [[converting]] the [[natural]] urge of life into the [[social]] [[art of living]], by [[transforming]] present [[desires]] into those higher [[longings]] which are capable of lasting [[attainment]], while the commonplace lure of [[existence]] must be [[transferred]] from one's [[conventional]] and [[established]] [[ideas]] to the higher realms of unexplored [[ideas]] and undiscovered [[ideals]].

160:1.2 [[Human]] life consists in [[three]] great drives—[[urges]], [[desires]], and [[lures]]. [[Strong]] [[character]], commanding [[personality]], is only acquired by [[converting]] the [[natural]] urge of life into the [[social]] [[art of living]], by [[transforming]] present [[desires]] into those higher [[longings]] which are capable of lasting [[attainment]], while the commonplace lure of [[existence]] must be [[transferred]] from one's [[conventional]] and [[established]] [[ideas]] to the higher realms of unexplored [[ideas]] and undiscovered [[ideals]].

160:1.10 But the greatest of all [[methods]] of [[problem]] solving I have learned from [[Jesus]], your Master. I refer to that which he so [[consistently]] [[practices]], and which he has so [[faithfully]] taught you, the [[Solitude|isolation]] of [[worship]]ful [[meditation]]. In this [[habit]] of Jesus' going off so frequently by himself to [[commune]] with [[the Father]] in heaven is to be found the [[technique]], not only of gathering [[strength]] and [[wisdom]] for the ordinary [[conflicts]] of living, but also of appropriating the [[energy]] for the solution of the higher [[problems]] of a [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[nature]]. But even correct [[methods]] of solving [[problems]] will not [[compensate]] for [[inherent]] [[defects]] of [[personality]] or [[atone]] for the [[absence]] of the [[hunger]] and [[thirst]] for true [[righteousness]].

160:1.10 But the greatest of all [[methods]] of [[problem]] solving I have learned from [[Jesus]], your Master. I refer to that which he so [[consistently]] [[practices]], and which he has so [[faithfully]] taught you, the [[Solitude|isolation]] of [[worship]]ful [[meditation]]. In this [[habit]] of Jesus' going off so frequently by himself to [[commune]] with [[the Father]] in heaven is to be found the [[technique]], not only of gathering [[strength]] and [[wisdom]] for the ordinary [[conflicts]] of living, but also of appropriating the [[energy]] for the solution of the higher [[problems]] of a [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[nature]]. But even correct [[methods]] of solving [[problems]] will not [[compensate]] for [[inherent]] [[defects]] of [[personality]] or [[atone]] for the [[absence]] of the [[hunger]] and [[thirst]] for true [[righteousness]].

160:1.11 I am deeply impressed with the [[custom]] of [[Jesus]] in going apart by himself to [[engage]] in these seasons of [[solitary]] survey of the [[problems]] of living; to seek for new stores of [[wisdom]] and [[energy]] for meeting the manifold demands of [[social]] [[service]]; to quicken and deepen the [[supreme]] [[purpose]] of living by actually subjecting the total [[personality]] to the [[consciousness]] of contacting with [[divinity]]; to grasp for [[possession]] of new and better [[methods]] of [[adjusting]] oneself to the ever-changing situations of living [[existence]]; to effect those [[vital]] reconstructions and readjustments of one's [[personal]] [[attitudes]] which are so [[essential]] to enhanced [[insight]] into everything worth while and real; and to do all of this with an eye single to the [[glory]] of [[God]]—to [[breathe]] in [[sincerity]] your Master's favorite [[prayer]], " Not my will, but yours, be done. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

160:1.11 I am deeply impressed with the [[custom]] of [[Jesus]] in going apart by himself to [[engage]] in these seasons of [[solitary]] survey of the [[problems]] of living; to seek for new stores of [[wisdom]] and [[energy]] for meeting the manifold demands of [[social]] [[service]]; to quicken and deepen the [[supreme]] [[purpose]] of living by actually subjecting the total [[personality]] to the [[consciousness]] of contacting with [[divinity]]; to grasp for [[possession]] of new and better [[methods]] of [[adjusting]] oneself to the ever-changing situations of living [[existence]]; to effect those [[vital]] reconstructions and readjustments of one's [[personal]] [[attitudes]] which are so [[essential]] to enhanced [[insight]] into everything worth while and real; and to do all of this with an eye single to the [[glory]] of [[God]]—to [[breathe]] in [[sincerity]] your Master's favorite [[prayer]], " Not my will, but yours, be done. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

160:1.12 This [[worshipful]] [[practice]] of your [[the Master|Master]] brings that [[relaxation]] which renews the [[mind]]; that [[illumination]] which [[inspires]] the [[soul]]; that [[courage]] which enables one bravely to face one's [[problems]]; that [[self]]-[[understanding]] which obliterates debilitating [[fear]]; and that [[consciousness]] of [[union]] with [[divinity]] which equips man with the [[assurance]] that enables him to dare to be Godlike. The [[relaxation]] of [[worship]], or spiritual [[communion]] as [[practiced]] by [[the Master]], relieves [[tension]], removes [[conflicts]], and mightily augments the total [[resources]] of the [[personality]]. And all this [[philosophy]], plus the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], constitutes the new religion as I [[understand]] it.

160:1.12 This [[worshipful]] [[practice]] of your [[the Master|Master]] brings that [[relaxation]] which renews the [[mind]]; that [[illumination]] which [[inspires]] the [[soul]]; that [[courage]] which enables one bravely to face one's [[problems]]; that [[self]]-[[understanding]] which obliterates debilitating [[fear]]; and that [[consciousness]] of [[union]] with [[divinity]] which equips man with the [[assurance]] that enables him to dare to be Godlike. The [[relaxation]] of [[worship]], or spiritual [[communion]] as [[practiced]] by [[the Master]], relieves [[tension]], removes [[conflicts]], and mightily augments the total [[resources]] of the [[personality]]. And all this [[philosophy]], plus the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], constitutes the new religion as I [[understand]] it.

160:1.15 My [[philosophy]] gave me the urge to search for the [[realities]] of true [[attainment]], the goal of [[maturity]]. But my urge was impotent; my search lacked driving [[power]]; my [[quest]] suffered from the [[absence]] of certainty of directionization. And these deficiencies have been [[abundantly]] supplied by this new [[gospel]] of [[Jesus]], with its enhancement of [[insights]], elevation of [[ideals]], and settledness of goals. Without [[doubts]] and misgivings I can now wholeheartedly enter upon the [[eternal]] venture.

160:1.15 My [[philosophy]] gave me the urge to search for the [[realities]] of true [[attainment]], the goal of [[maturity]]. But my urge was impotent; my search lacked driving [[power]]; my [[quest]] suffered from the [[absence]] of certainty of directionization. And these deficiencies have been [[abundantly]] supplied by this new [[gospel]] of [[Jesus]], with its enhancement of [[insights]], elevation of [[ideals]], and settledness of goals. Without [[doubts]] and misgivings I can now wholeheartedly enter upon the [[eternal]] venture.

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[[Category:Paper 160 - Rodan of Alexandria]]

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