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JarEl: It is a matter of [[perspective]]. Let me ask you this: If corn left no [[seed]] what would the next [[generation]] have to eat? If man lives his life and does not [[prepare]] for [[eternal life]], what will he do after he dies? Do you think that man just because he has followed all the rules in his [[complacency]], and has lived a [[comfortable]] life, that all will be fine for that person? That that person will wake up on the [[mansion worlds]] and be welcomed [[graciously]] for having been given an [[opportunity]] and not taken advantage of it? So in a sense God is a [[seed]] and you are the [[fertile]] [[soil]] in which this seed has been planted; and when this seed sprouts in you a [[soul]] is formed, and this soul is your potential vehicle for eternal [[existence]] of [[goodness]] and [[love]]. Also on [[this world]] there has been much [[confusion]] about what is God, who is God, and where is God. We in the spiritual realm are very much [[aware]] of this. And as you pointed out, there are many wonderful people who live on this world who are very good people, and are very well-[[meaning]] and follow the leading of their internal [[guidance]], yet in the realm of [[beliefs]] have chosen not to seek what they term as a God, or an ever-present deity, and are in some type of [[confusion]] as they were brought up.

JarEl: It is a matter of [[perspective]]. Let me ask you this: If corn left no [[seed]] what would the next [[generation]] have to eat? If man lives his life and does not [[prepare]] for [[eternal life]], what will he do after he dies? Do you think that man just because he has followed all the rules in his [[complacency]], and has lived a [[comfortable]] life, that all will be fine for that person? That that person will wake up on the [[mansion worlds]] and be welcomed [[graciously]] for having been given an [[opportunity]] and not taken advantage of it? So in a sense God is a [[seed]] and you are the [[fertile]] [[soil]] in which this seed has been planted; and when this seed sprouts in you a [[soul]] is formed, and this soul is your potential vehicle for eternal [[existence]] of [[goodness]] and [[love]]. Also on [[this world]] there has been much [[confusion]] about what is God, who is God, and where is God. We in the spiritual realm are very much [[aware]] of this. And as you pointed out, there are many wonderful people who live on this world who are very good people, and are very well-[[meaning]] and follow the leading of their internal [[guidance]], yet in the realm of [[beliefs]] have chosen not to seek what they term as a God, or an ever-present deity, and are in some type of [[confusion]] as they were brought up.

Q: Will they not [[wake]] up on the [[mansion worlds]] and start a new class in the first grade, with new [[experiences]]? If they lived a reasonably [[good]] life in the [[kindergarten]] down here, will they not start new experiences with new things to learn up there while they correct their [[deficiencies]] from down here? Why is it so important to delve into the spiritual nature? Just as a point for [[discussion]].

Q: Will they not [[wake]] up on the [[mansion worlds]] and start a new class in the first grade, with new [[experiences]]? If they lived a reasonably [[good]] life in the [[kindergarten]] down here, will they not start new experiences with new things to learn up there while they correct their deficiencies from down here? Why is it so important to delve into the spiritual nature? Just as a point for [[discussion]].

JarEl: Because the [[spiritual nature]] is who you truly are, and you are given this [[opportunity]] to [[become]] that which you truly are. If every child died at the age of 14 the human race would be no more. It is important to reach physical [[maturity]] as well as it is to reach a mental [[consciousness]] and awareness of who you really are, and why you are here. [[Purpose]] and [[value]] could not ensue were it not for the [[fact]] that there was the [[presence]] of deity, alive and well on [[the planet]]. If the [[Adamic sons]] were not sent to this world, and your genetic genealogy not mixed with their [[life plasm]], and the [[Thought Adjuster]] never came here, you would still be as your [[ancestors]] were, in the [[caves]] of savage days. So before you take for granted this spiritual world that has been [[prepared]] for this age in which you live, this age of seeming wonderful [[technology]], this age of seeming pleasantness and comfortable living, remember that this has ensued partially because of man's [[spiritual evolution]]. Man has not yet [[discovered]], and stubbornly so, that the [[relationship]] between [[spiritual growth]] and [[material]] reality is very real, and [[eventually]] when the spiritual growth reaches a [[threshold]], great and wonderful things will happen to this world and the people on it. And yes, it is unfortunate in some respects that the [[status]] of your world is such that you must believe all of this from your own personal [[experience]], rather than from a [[universal]] [[knowledge]]. So consider these [[facts]].

JarEl: Because the [[spiritual nature]] is who you truly are, and you are given this [[opportunity]] to [[become]] that which you truly are. If every child died at the age of 14 the human race would be no more. It is important to reach physical [[maturity]] as well as it is to reach a mental [[consciousness]] and awareness of who you really are, and why you are here. [[Purpose]] and [[value]] could not ensue were it not for the [[fact]] that there was the [[presence]] of deity, alive and well on [[the planet]]. If the [[Adamic sons]] were not sent to this world, and your genetic genealogy not mixed with their [[life plasm]], and the [[Thought Adjuster]] never came here, you would still be as your [[ancestors]] were, in the [[caves]] of savage days. So before you take for granted this spiritual world that has been [[prepared]] for this age in which you live, this age of seeming wonderful [[technology]], this age of seeming pleasantness and comfortable living, remember that this has ensued partially because of man's [[spiritual evolution]]. Man has not yet [[discovered]], and stubbornly so, that the [[relationship]] between [[spiritual growth]] and [[material]] reality is very real, and [[eventually]] when the spiritual growth reaches a [[threshold]], great and wonderful things will happen to this world and the people on it. And yes, it is unfortunate in some respects that the [[status]] of your world is such that you must believe all of this from your own personal [[experience]], rather than from a [[universal]] [[knowledge]]. So consider these [[facts]].

This is a world in which not many people do take God and [[spirituality]] very seriously. Your [[churches]] do not take God and spirituality very seriously, and now your planet has been brought to the threshold of, shall we say, near [[extinction]], because of this [[attitude]] toward spirituality. Therefore things such as this [[Teaching Mission]], which is an [[emergency]] spiritual mission, as is the [[Urantia Book]], have been called forth, to afford those of the light on this world a little [[presence]] of [[grace]] and [[support]] in this spiritual endeavor. Therefore what you have stated is a very real situation, in the sense that man's spiritual directive is very [[personal]], at first it is exclusively personal, but just because you live in an age in which you can enjoy the benefits of [[enlightenment]] doesn't necessarily mean you acquire this enlightenment by [[osmosis]], or proximity. Each one must [[experience]] the opportunity to know God personally, and therefore to make a [[choice]] whether to serve the [[light]] or not to serve the light.

This is a world in which not many people do take God and [[spirituality]] very seriously. Your [[churches]] do not take God and spirituality very seriously, and now your planet has been brought to the threshold of, shall we say, near [[extinction]], because of this [[attitude]] toward spirituality. Therefore things such as this [[Teaching Mission]], which is an [[emergency]] spiritual mission, as is the [[Urantia Book]], have been called forth, to afford those of the light on this world a little [[presence]] of [[grace]] and [[support]] in this spiritual endeavor. Therefore what you have stated is a very real situation, in the sense that man's spiritual directive is very [[personal]], at first it is exclusively personal, but just because you live in an age in which you can enjoy the benefits of [[enlightenment]] doesn't necessarily mean you acquire this enlightenment by [[osmosis]], or proximity. Each one must [[experience]] the opportunity to know God personally, and therefore to make a [[choice]] whether to serve the [[light]] or not to serve the light.

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Q:(Joe) JarEl, this Joe. Greetings from a long-ago [[student]] to you and to the old and new members, brothers and sisters and our unseen friends. My question: Is there something that we could look for, in the many lives we meet on our [[path]] along the way, something like a gauge that will allow us to see if, in fact, we are making [[progress]] in our spiritual [[path]]?

Q:(Joe) JarEl, this Joe. Greetings from a long-ago [[student]] to you and to the old and new members, brothers and sisters and our unseen friends. My question: Is there something that we could look for, in the many lives we meet on our [[path]] along the way, something like a gauge that will allow us to see if, in fact, we are making [[progress]] in our spiritual [[path]]?