Changes

Thought Adjuster: “Many of you in [[present]] times and in the [[past]] have had the most [[exotic]] and varied [[beliefs]]. It is [[inevitable]] for [[human beings]] to form an image of the [[spiritual]] world according to their [[culture]], the [[knowledge]] of the time, and the way in which [[reality]] is [[perceived]] — the human experiences.  

Thought Adjuster: “Many of you in [[present]] times and in the [[past]] have had the most [[exotic]] and varied [[beliefs]]. It is [[inevitable]] for [[human beings]] to form an image of the [[spiritual]] world according to their [[culture]], the [[knowledge]] of the time, and the way in which [[reality]] is [[perceived]] — the human experiences.  

“However, do you [[think]] that the life of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity sun worshipers] or the life of those who made [[idols]] from [[nature]] [[motives]], was a waste? The relative success of a [[material life]] is determined based on the grade in which a mortal [[aligns]] his or her will to the [[guidance]] of [[Ta|the Father’s Presence within]]. The lessons learned by letting yourself be guided in an intelligent fashion by those internal [[impulses]], thus becoming progressively better, have [[eternal]] [[value]] and will be useful beyond this life.  

“However, do you [[think]] that the life of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity sun worshipers] or the life of those who made [[idols]] from [[nature]] [[motives]], was a waste? The relative success of a [[material life]] is determined based on the grade in which a mortal [[aligns]] his or her will to the [[guidance]] of [[Ta|the Father’s Presence within]]. The lessons learned by letting yourself be guided in an intelligent fashion by those internal [[impulses]], thus becoming progressively better, have [[eternal]] [[value]] and will be useful beyond this life.  

“Those [[52:1 Primitive Man|primitive people]] who [[Paper 85 - The Origins of Worship|worshiped pretty much everything]] they found on their [[path]] are not judged on how true their [[beliefs]] were or how close to [[reality]] they got. They are judged on the way in which they lived their [[life]], how they treated their [[neighbors]] and how they mastered the [[art of living]] a material life while being spiritual in origin. The lessons they learned will have nothing to do with their [[motivations]], and a lot to do with the degree in which they achieved [[self-mastery]] and self-forgetfulness – forgetting the material [[self]] in order to express the [[higher self]].  

“Those [[52:1 Primitive Man|primitive people]] who [[Paper 85 - The Origins of Worship|worshiped pretty much everything]] they found on their [[path]] are not judged on how true their [[beliefs]] were or how close to [[reality]] they got. They are judged on the way in which they lived their [[life]], how they treated their [[neighbors]] and how they mastered the [[art of living]] a material life while being spiritual in origin. The lessons they learned will have nothing to do with their [[motivations]], and a lot to do with the degree in which they achieved [[self-mastery]] and self-forgetfulness – forgetting the material [[self]] in order to express the [[higher self]].