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*2. 160:2.7 ''[[Union]] of [[souls]]—the mobilization of [[wisdom]]''. Every [[human being]] sooner or later acquires a certain [[concept]] of this world and a certain [[vision]] of the next. Now it is possible, through [[personality]] [[association]], to unite these views of [[temporal]] [[existence]] and [[eternal]] prospects. Thus does the [[mind]] of one augment its [[spiritual]] [[values]] by gaining much of the [[insight]] of the [[other]]. In this way men enrich the [[soul]] by pooling their respective [[spiritual]] [[possessions]]. Likewise, in this same way, man is enabled to avoid that ever-present [[tendency]] to fall [[victim]] to [[distortion]] of [[vision]], [[prejudice]] of [[viewpoint]], and narrowness of [[judgment]]. [[Fear]], [[envy]], and [[conceit]] can be prevented only by [[intimate]] contact with other [[minds]]. I call your [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that [[the Master]] never sends you out [[alone]] to labor for the extension of [[the kingdom]]; he always sends you out [[two]] and two. And since [[wisdom]] is superknowledge, it follows that, in the [[union]] of [[wisdom]], the [[social]] group, small or large, mutually [[shares]] all [[knowledge]].

*2. 160:2.7 ''[[Union]] of [[souls]]—the mobilization of [[wisdom]]''. Every [[human being]] sooner or later acquires a certain [[concept]] of this world and a certain [[vision]] of the next. Now it is possible, through [[personality]] [[association]], to unite these views of [[temporal]] [[existence]] and [[eternal]] prospects. Thus does the [[mind]] of one augment its [[spiritual]] [[values]] by gaining much of the [[insight]] of the [[other]]. In this way men enrich the [[soul]] by pooling their respective [[spiritual]] [[possessions]]. Likewise, in this same way, man is enabled to avoid that ever-present [[tendency]] to fall [[victim]] to [[distortion]] of [[vision]], [[prejudice]] of [[viewpoint]], and narrowness of [[judgment]]. [[Fear]], [[envy]], and [[conceit]] can be prevented only by [[intimate]] contact with other [[minds]]. I call your [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that [[the Master]] never sends you out [[alone]] to labor for the extension of [[the kingdom]]; he always sends you out [[two]] and two. And since [[wisdom]] is superknowledge, it follows that, in the [[union]] of [[wisdom]], the [[social]] group, small or large, mutually [[shares]] all [[knowledge]].

*3. 160:2.8 ''The [[enthusiasm]] for living''. [[Isolation]] tends to [[exhaust]] the [[energy]] charge of the [[soul]]. [[Association]] with one's fellows is [[essential]] to the [[renewal]] of the zest for life and is indispensable to the [[maintenance]] of the [[courage]] to fight those [[battles]] consequent upon the [[ascent]] to the higher levels of human living. [[Friendship]] enhances the [[joys]] and [[glorifies]] the [[triumphs]] of life. [[Loving]] and [[intimate]] human [[associations]] tend to rob [[suffering]] of its [[sorrow]] and hardship of much of its [[bitterness]]. The [[presence]] of a [[friend]] enhances all [[beauty]] and exalts every [[goodness]]. By [[intelligent]] [[symbols]] man is able to quicken and enlarge the appreciative [[capacities]] of his friends. One of the crowning [[glories]] of human [[friendship]] is this [[power]] and [[possibility]] of the [[mutual]] [[stimulation]] of the [[imagination]]. Great [[spiritual]] [[power]] is [[inherent]] in the [[consciousness]] of wholehearted [[devotion]] to a common cause, mutual [[loyalty]] to a [[cosmic]] [[Deity]].

*3. 160:2.8 ''The [[enthusiasm]] for living''. [[Isolation]] tends to [[exhaust]] the [[energy]] charge of the [[soul]]. [[Association]] with one's fellows is [[essential]] to the [[renewal]] of the zest for life and is indispensable to the [[maintenance]] of the [[courage]] to fight those [[battles]] consequent upon the [[ascent]] to the higher levels of human living. [[Friendship]] enhances the [[joys]] and [[glorifies]] the [[triumphs]] of life. [[Loving]] and [[intimate]] human [[associations]] tend to rob [[suffering]] of its [[sorrow]] and hardship of much of its [[bitterness]]. The [[presence]] of a [[friend]] enhances all [[beauty]] and exalts every [[goodness]]. By [[intelligent]] [[symbols]] man is able to quicken and enlarge the appreciative [[capacities]] of his friends. One of the crowning [[glories]] of human [[friendship]] is this [[power]] and [[possibility]] of the [[mutual]] [[stimulation]] of the [[imagination]]. Great [[spiritual]] [[power]] is [[inherent]] in the [[consciousness]] of wholehearted [[devotion]] to a common cause, mutual [[loyalty]] to a [[cosmic]] [[Deity]].

*4. 160:2.9 ''The enhanced [[defense]] against all [[evil]]''. [[Personality]] [[association]] and [[mutual]] [[affection]] is an efficient insurance against [[evil]]. [[Difficulties]], [[sorrow]], [[disappointment]], and [[defeat]] are more [[painful]] and disheartening when borne alone. Association does not [[transmute]] [[evil]] into [[righteousness]], but it does aid in greatly lessening the sting. Said your [[the Master|Master]], " Happy are they who mourn "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5]—if a [[friend]] is at hand to [[comfort]]. There is [[positive]] [[strength]] in the [[knowledge]] that you live for the [[welfare]] of others, and that these others likewise live for your welfare and advancement. Man languishes in [[isolation]]. [[Human being]]s unfailingly become discouraged when they view only the transitory [[transactions]] of time. The [[present]], when [[divorced]] from the [[past]] and the [[future]], becomes exasperatingly trivial. Only a glimpse of the [[circle]] of [[eternity]] can [[inspire]] man to do his best and can [[challenge]] the best in him to do its utmost. And when man is thus at his best, he lives most [[unselfishly]] for the [[good]] of others, his fellow [[sojourners]] in [[time]] and [[eternity]].

*4. 160:2.9 ''The enhanced [[defense]] against all [[evil]]''. [[Personality]] [[association]] and [[mutual]] [[affection]] is an efficient insurance against [[evil]]. [[Difficulties]], [[sorrow]], [[disappointment]], and [[defeat]] are more [[painful]] and disheartening when borne alone. Association does not [[transmute]] [[evil]] into [[righteousness]], but it does aid in greatly lessening the sting. Said your [[the Master|Master]], " Happy are they who mourn "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5]—if a [[friend]] is at hand to [[comfort]]. There is [[positive]] [[strength]] in the [[knowledge]] that you live for the [[welfare]] of others, and that these others likewise live for your welfare and advancement. Man languishes in [[isolation]]. [[Human being]]s unfailingly become discouraged when they view only the transitory [[transactions]] of time. The [[present]], when [[divorced]] from the [[past]] and the [[future]], becomes exasperatingly trivial. Only a glimpse of the [[circle]] of [[eternity]] can [[inspire]] man to do his best and can [[challenge]] the best in him to do its utmost. And when man is thus at his best, he lives most [[unselfishly]] for the [[good]] of others, his fellow [[sojourners]] in [[time]] and [[eternity]].

160:2.10 I [[repeat]], such [[inspiring]] and ennobling [[association]] finds its [[ideal]] [[possibilities]] in the human [[marriage]] [[relation]]. True, much is [[attained]] out of marriage, and many, many marriages utterly fail to produce these [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] fruits. Too many times [[marriage]] is entered by those who seek other [[values]] which are lower than these superior accompaniments of human [[maturity]]. [[Ideal]] [[marriage]] must be founded on something more [[stable]] than the fluctuations of sentiment and the fickleness of mere [[sex]] [[attraction]]; it must be based on genuine and [[mutual]] [[personal]] [[devotion]]. And thus, if you can build up such trustworthy and [[effective]] small [[units]] of human [[association]], when these are assembled in the [[aggregate]], the world will behold a great and [[glorified]] social [[structure]], the [[civilization]] of [[mortal]] [[maturity]]. Such a [[race]] might begin to [[realize]] something of your [[the Master|Master]]'s [[ideal]] of " peace on earth and good will among men. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2] While such a [[society]] would not be [[perfect]] or entirely [[free]] from [[evil]], it would at least approach the [[stabilization]] of [[maturity]].

160:2.10 I [[repeat]], such [[inspiring]] and ennobling [[association]] finds its [[ideal]] [[possibilities]] in the human [[marriage]] [[relation]]. True, much is [[attained]] out of marriage, and many, many marriages utterly fail to produce these [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] fruits. Too many times [[marriage]] is entered by those who seek other [[values]] which are lower than these superior accompaniments of human [[maturity]]. [[Ideal]] [[marriage]] must be founded on something more [[stable]] than the fluctuations of sentiment and the fickleness of mere [[sex]] [[attraction]]; it must be based on genuine and [[mutual]] [[personal]] [[devotion]]. And thus, if you can build up such trustworthy and [[effective]] small [[units]] of human [[association]], when these are assembled in the [[aggregate]], the world will behold a great and [[glorified]] social [[structure]], the [[civilization]] of [[mortal]] [[maturity]]. Such a [[race]] might begin to [[realize]] something of your [[the Master|Master]]'s [[ideal]] of " peace on earth and good will among men. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2] While such a [[society]] would not be [[perfect]] or entirely [[free]] from [[evil]], it would at least approach the [[stabilization]] of [[maturity]].

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

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[[Category: Art of Living]]

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[[Category: Philosophy/TeaM]]

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