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Q: Could you enlarge upon the main topic of [[spiritual growth]]? What are our basic requirements for spiritual growth and how do we best accomplish this?
 
Q: Could you enlarge upon the main topic of [[spiritual growth]]? What are our basic requirements for spiritual growth and how do we best accomplish this?
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JarEl: My friends, you already have the spiritual requirements for basic [[growth]]. You are each a fully [[functioning]], living [[human being]], indwelt by a [[Ta|fragment of the Father]]. You have opened up your mind and your life to become [[influenced]] by this presence, to become a personal friend with this [[presence]]. This is the basic requirement, for where there is a normal mind and a functioning human energy system the rest will hopefully ensue. Sometimes the [[mortal]] is brought into a conflicting situation where he may possibly sense the need for God, and therefore choose God. Choose to believe in the reality of such [[presence]], therefore to begin to start living and knowing this presence. Man's [[relationship]] to God is a personal relationship; your [[spiritual growth]], the growth of [[the Soul|your soul]], is an extremely [[intimate]] and personal [[phenomena]]. There are no guidelines for its [[development]] other than once you begin to [[attune]] to the presence of the [[God within]], your activities will take on a nature that is compelling of knowing God, finding aspects of God in your life, and getting to know God in others. In this area it would be SENSE, the most important area next to knowing God personally is the [[socializing]] aspect of this ministry, the knowing God in others; for other than knowing God in yourself, the only other way to find evidence of the creative deity is by contacting that presence in others; therefore your [[attitudes]], your [[actions]], your [[communications]] towards others, become [[reflective]] of this [[relationship]].
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JarEl: My friends, you already have the spiritual requirements for basic [[growth]]. You are each a fully [[functioning]], living [[human being]], indwelt by a [[Ta|fragment of the Father]]. You have opened up your mind and your life to become [[influenced]] by this presence, to become a personal friend with this [[presence]]. This is the basic requirement, for where there is a normal mind and a functioning human energy system the rest will hopefully ensue. Sometimes the [[mortal]] is brought into a conflicting situation where he may possibly sense the need for God, and therefore choose God. Choose to believe in the reality of such [[presence]], therefore to begin to start living and knowing this presence. Man's [[relationship]] to God is a personal relationship; your [[spiritual growth]], the growth of [[111:3 The Evolving Soul|your soul]], is an extremely [[intimate]] and personal [[phenomena]]. There are no guidelines for its [[development]] other than once you begin to [[attune]] to the presence of the [[God within]], your activities will take on a nature that is compelling of knowing God, finding aspects of God in your life, and getting to know God in others. In this area it would be SENSE, the most important area next to knowing God personally is the [[socializing]] aspect of this ministry, the knowing God in others; for other than knowing God in yourself, the only other way to find evidence of the creative deity is by contacting that presence in others; therefore your [[attitudes]], your [[actions]], your [[communications]] towards others, become [[reflective]] of this [[relationship]].
    
[[Religion]] is no more than the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, knowing that God is the Father and you as brothers and sisters have a [[responsibility]] to [[worship]] this aspect of [[deity]] within your own selves and how you relate to each other.
 
[[Religion]] is no more than the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, knowing that God is the Father and you as brothers and sisters have a [[responsibility]] to [[worship]] this aspect of [[deity]] within your own selves and how you relate to each other.
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Q; I might pursue that a bit more with a rather facetious question for this group, but why do we want to become a [[spiritual]] nature? I know many people who lead a wonderful loving life down here and have no interest in developing a [[relationship]] with [[the Father]]. Is it really that necessary ?
 
Q; I might pursue that a bit more with a rather facetious question for this group, but why do we want to become a [[spiritual]] nature? I know many people who lead a wonderful loving life down here and have no interest in developing a [[relationship]] with [[the Father]]. Is it really that necessary ?