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133:1.3 For days they talked about this [[problem]] of [[manifesting]] [[mercy]] and [[administering]] [[justice]]. And Ganid, at least to some extent, [[understood]] why [[Jesus]] would not [[engage]] in [[personal]] [[combat]]. But Ganid asked one last question, to which he never received a fully [[satisfactory]] answer; and that question was: " But, Teacher, if a stronger and ill-tempered [[creature]] should [[attack]] you and threaten to destroy you, what would you do? Would you make no [[effort]] to defend yourself? " Although [[Jesus]] could not fully and satisfactorily answer the lad's question, inasmuch as he was not willing to disclose to him that he ([[Jesus]]) was living on [[earth]] as the exemplification of the [[Paradise Father]]'s [[love]] to an onlooking [[universe]], he did say this much:

133:1.3 For days they talked about this [[problem]] of [[manifesting]] [[mercy]] and [[administering]] [[justice]]. And Ganid, at least to some extent, [[understood]] why [[Jesus]] would not [[engage]] in [[personal]] [[combat]]. But Ganid asked one last question, to which he never received a fully [[satisfactory]] answer; and that question was: " But, Teacher, if a stronger and ill-tempered [[creature]] should [[attack]] you and threaten to destroy you, what would you do? Would you make no [[effort]] to defend yourself? " Although [[Jesus]] could not fully and satisfactorily answer the lad's question, inasmuch as he was not willing to disclose to him that he ([[Jesus]]) was living on [[earth]] as the exemplification of the [[Paradise Father]]'s [[love]] to an onlooking [[universe]], he did say this much:

133:1.4 " Ganid, I can well [[understand]] how some of these [[problems]] perplex you, and I will endeavor to answer your question. First, in all [[attacks]] which might be made upon my [[person]], I would determine whether or not the aggressor was a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God]—my [[brother]] in the [[flesh]]—and if I thought such a [[creature]] did not possess [[moral]] [[judgment]] and [[spiritual]] [[reason]], I would unhesitatingly defend myself to the full [[capacity]] of my [[powers]] of [[resistance]], regardless of consequences to the attacker. But I would not thus assault a fellow man of sonship status, even in [[self]]-[[defense]]. That is, I would not [[punish]] him in advance and without [[judgment]] for his assault upon me. I would by every possible artifice seek to prevent and dissuade him from making such an [[attack]] and to mitigate it in case of my failure to abort it. Ganid, I have [[absolute]] [[confidence]] in my heavenly Father's overcare; I am [[consecrated]] to [[Doing the will of God|doing the will of my Father in heaven]]. I do not believe that real harm can befall me; I do not believe that my lifework can really be jeopardized by anything my enemies might wish to visit upon me, and surely we have no [[violence]] to fear from our [[friends]]. I am absolutely [[assured]] that the entire [[universe]] is friendly to me—this all-powerful [[truth]] I insist on believing with a wholehearted [[trust]] in spite of all [[appearances]] to the contrary. "

133:1.4 " Ganid, I can well [[understand]] how some of these [[problems]] perplex you, and I will endeavor to answer your question. First, in all [[attacks]] which might be made upon my [[person]], I would determine whether or not the aggressor was a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God]—my [[brother]] in the [[flesh]]—and if I thought such a [[creature]] did not possess [[moral]] [[judgment]] and [[spiritual]] [[reason]], I would unhesitatingly defend myself to the full [[capacity]] of my [[powers]] of [[resistance]], regardless of consequences to the attacker. But I would not thus assault a fellow man of sonship status, even in [[self]]-[[defense]]. That is, I would not [[punish]] him in advance and without [[judgment]] for his assault upon me. I would by every possible artifice seek to prevent and dissuade him from making such an [[attack]] and to mitigate it in case of my failure to abort it. Ganid, I have [[absolute]] [[confidence]] in my heavenly Father's overcare; I am [[consecrated]] to [[Doing the will of God|doing the will of my Father in heaven]]. I do not believe that real harm can befall me; I do not believe that my lifework can really be jeopardized by anything my enemies might wish to visit upon me, and surely we have no [[violence]] to fear from our [[friends]]. I am absolutely [[assured]] that the entire [[universe]] is friendly to me—this all-powerful [[truth]] I insist on believing with a wholehearted [[trust]] in spite of all [[appearances]] to the contrary. "

133:1.5 But Ganid was not fully [[satisfied]]. Many times they talked over these matters, and [[Jesus]] told him some of his boyhood [[experiences]] and also about Jacob the stone mason's son. On learning how Jacob appointed himself to defend [[Jesus]], Ganid said: " Oh, I begin to see! In the first place very seldom would any [[normal]] [[human being]] want to [[attack]] such a kindly person as you, and even if any one should be so unthinking as to do such a thing, there is pretty sure to be near at hand some other [[mortal]] who will fly to your [[assistance]], even as you always go to the rescue of any person you [[observe]] to be in distress. In my [[heart]], Teacher, I [[agree]] with you, but in my head I still think that if I had been Jacob, I would have enjoyed punishing those rude fellows who presumed to attack you just because they [[thought]] you would not defend yourself. I presume you are fairly safe in your [[journey]] through life since you spend much of your time helping others and ministering to your fellows in distress—well, most likely there'll always be someone on hand to defend you. " And [[Jesus]] replied: " That test has not yet come, Ganid, and when it does, we will have to abide by [[the Father]]'s will. " And that was about all the lad could get his teacher to say on this [[difficult]] subject of [[self]]-[[defense]] and [[nonresistance]]. On another occasion he did draw from [[Jesus]] the opinion that [[organized]] [[society]] had every right to employ [[force]] in the [[execution]] of its just [[mandates]].

133:1.5 But Ganid was not fully [[satisfied]]. Many times they talked over these matters, and [[Jesus]] told him some of his boyhood [[experiences]] and also about Jacob the stone mason's son. On learning how Jacob appointed himself to defend [[Jesus]], Ganid said: " Oh, I begin to see! In the first place very seldom would any [[normal]] [[human being]] want to [[attack]] such a kindly person as you, and even if any one should be so unthinking as to do such a thing, there is pretty sure to be near at hand some other [[mortal]] who will fly to your [[assistance]], even as you always go to the rescue of any person you [[observe]] to be in distress. In my [[heart]], Teacher, I [[agree]] with you, but in my head I still think that if I had been Jacob, I would have enjoyed punishing those rude fellows who presumed to attack you just because they [[thought]] you would not defend yourself. I presume you are fairly safe in your [[journey]] through life since you spend much of your time helping others and ministering to your fellows in distress—well, most likely there'll always be someone on hand to defend you. " And [[Jesus]] replied: " That test has not yet come, Ganid, and when it does, we will have to abide by [[the Father]]'s will. " And that was about all the lad could get his teacher to say on this [[difficult]] subject of [[self]]-[[defense]] and [[nonresistance]]. On another occasion he did draw from [[Jesus]] the opinion that [[organized]] [[society]] had every right to employ [[force]] in the [[execution]] of its just [[mandates]].

133:3.6 When in [[Rome]], Ganid [[observed]] that Jesus refused to accompany them to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_baths public baths]. Several times afterward the [[young man]] sought to induce [[Jesus]] further to express himself in regard to the [[relations]] of the [[Gender|sexes]]. Though he would answer the lad's questions, he never seemed disposed to [[discuss]] these subjects at great length. One evening as they strolled about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] out near where the wall of the [[citadel]] ran down to the [[sea]], they were accosted by two [[Prostitution|public women]]. Ganid had imbibed the [[idea]], and rightly, that [[Jesus]] was a man of high [[ideals]], and that he abhorred everything which partook of uncleanness or savored of [[evil]]; accordingly he spoke sharply to these [[women]] and rudely motioned them away. When [[Jesus]] saw this, he said to Ganid: " You mean well, but you should not presume thus to speak to the [[children]] of [[God]], even though they [[chance]] to be his erring [[children]]. Who are we that we should sit in [[judgment]] on these [[women]]? Do you happen to know all of the [[circumstances]] which led them to resort to such [[methods]] of obtaining a livelihood? Stop here with me while we talk about these matters. " The [[courtesans]] were astonished at what he said even more than was Ganid.

133:3.6 When in [[Rome]], Ganid [[observed]] that Jesus refused to accompany them to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_baths public baths]. Several times afterward the [[young man]] sought to induce [[Jesus]] further to express himself in regard to the [[relations]] of the [[Gender|sexes]]. Though he would answer the lad's questions, he never seemed disposed to [[discuss]] these subjects at great length. One evening as they strolled about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] out near where the wall of the [[citadel]] ran down to the [[sea]], they were accosted by two [[Prostitution|public women]]. Ganid had imbibed the [[idea]], and rightly, that [[Jesus]] was a man of high [[ideals]], and that he abhorred everything which partook of uncleanness or savored of [[evil]]; accordingly he spoke sharply to these [[women]] and rudely motioned them away. When [[Jesus]] saw this, he said to Ganid: " You mean well, but you should not presume thus to speak to the [[children]] of [[God]], even though they [[chance]] to be his erring [[children]]. Who are we that we should sit in [[judgment]] on these [[women]]? Do you happen to know all of the [[circumstances]] which led them to resort to such [[methods]] of obtaining a livelihood? Stop here with me while we talk about these matters. " The [[courtesans]] were astonished at what he said even more than was Ganid.

133:3.7 As they stood there in the moonlight, [[Jesus]] went on to say: " There lives within every [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE human mind] a [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]], the gift of [[the Father]] in heaven. This good [[spirit]] ever strives to [[lead]] us to [[God]], to help us to find God and to know God; but also within [[mortals]] there are many natural [[physical]] [[tendencies]] which the [[Creator]] put there to serve the well-being of the [[individual]] and the [[race]]. Now, oftentimes, [[men]] and [[women]] become [[confused]] in their [[efforts]] to [[understand]] themselves and to grapple with the manifold [[difficulties]] of making a living in a world so largely [[dominated]] by [[selfishness]] and [[sin]]. I [[perceive]], Ganid, that neither of these women is willfully [[wicked]]. I can tell by their faces that they have [[experienced]] much [[sorrow]]; they have [[suffered]] much at the hands of an apparently cruel fate; they have not [[intentionally]] chosen this sort of life; they have, in discouragement bordering on [[despair]], [[surrendered]] to the [[pressure]] of the hour and [[accepted]] this distasteful means of obtaining a livelihood as the best way out of a situation that to them appeared hopeless. Ganid, some people are really [[wicked]] at [[heart]]; they deliberately [[choose]] to do mean things, but, tell me, as you look into these now tear-stained faces, do you see anything bad or [[wicked]]? " And as [[Jesus]] paused for his reply, Ganid's [[voice]] choked up as he stammered out his answer: " No, Teacher, I do not. And I apologize for my rudeness to them—I crave their [[forgiveness]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " And I bespeak for them that they have forgiven you as I speak for my Father in heaven that he has forgiven them. Now all of you come with me to a [[friend]]'s house where we will seek refreshment and [[plan]] for the new and better life ahead. " Up to this time the amazed women had not uttered a [[word]]; they looked at each other and [[silently]] followed as the men led the way.

133:3.7 As they stood there in the moonlight, [[Jesus]] went on to say: " There lives within every [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE human mind] a [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]], the gift of [[the Father]] in heaven. This good [[spirit]] ever strives to [[lead]] us to [[God]], to help us to find God and to know God; but also within [[mortals]] there are many natural [[physical]] [[tendencies]] which the [[Creator]] put there to serve the well-being of the [[individual]] and the [[race]]. Now, oftentimes, [[men]] and [[women]] become [[confused]] in their [[efforts]] to [[understand]] themselves and to grapple with the manifold [[difficulties]] of making a living in a world so largely [[dominated]] by [[selfishness]] and [[sin]]. I [[perceive]], Ganid, that neither of these women is willfully [[wicked]]. I can tell by their faces that they have [[experienced]] much [[sorrow]]; they have [[suffered]] much at the hands of an apparently cruel fate; they have not [[intentionally]] chosen this sort of life; they have, in discouragement bordering on [[despair]], [[surrendered]] to the [[pressure]] of the hour and [[accepted]] this distasteful means of obtaining a livelihood as the best way out of a situation that to them appeared hopeless. Ganid, some people are really [[wicked]] at [[heart]]; they deliberately [[choose]] to do mean things, but, tell me, as you look into these now tear-stained faces, do you see anything bad or [[wicked]]? " And as [[Jesus]] paused for his reply, Ganid's [[voice]] choked up as he stammered out his answer: " No, Teacher, I do not. And I apologize for my rudeness to them—I crave their [[forgiveness]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " And I bespeak for them that they have forgiven you as I speak for my Father in heaven that he has forgiven them. Now all of you come with me to a [[friend]]'s house where we will seek refreshment and [[plan]] for the new and better life ahead. " Up to this time the amazed women had not uttered a [[word]]; they looked at each other and [[silently]] followed as the men led the way.

133:3.8 Imagine the [[surprise]] of Justus' [[wife]] when, at this late hour, [[Jesus]] appeared with Ganid and these two strangers, saying: " You will [[forgive]] us for coming at this hour, but Ganid and I [[desire]] a bite to eat, and we would [[share]] it with these our new-found [[friends]], who are also in need of nourishment; and besides all this, we come to you with the [[thought]] that you will be interested in [[counsel]]ing with us as to the best way to help these [[women]] get a new start in life. They can tell you their [[story]], but I surmise they have had much trouble, and their very [[presence]] here in your house testifies how [[earnestly]] they crave to know [[good]] people, and how willingly they will [[embrace]] the [[opportunity]] to show all the world—and even the [[angels]] of heaven—what [[brave]] and [[noble]] women they can become. "

133:3.8 Imagine the [[surprise]] of Justus' [[wife]] when, at this late hour, [[Jesus]] appeared with Ganid and these two strangers, saying: " You will [[forgive]] us for coming at this hour, but Ganid and I [[desire]] a bite to eat, and we would [[share]] it with these our new-found [[friends]], who are also in need of nourishment; and besides all this, we come to you with the [[thought]] that you will be interested in [[counsel]]ing with us as to the best way to help these [[women]] get a new start in life. They can tell you their [[story]], but I surmise they have had much trouble, and their very [[presence]] here in your house testifies how [[earnestly]] they crave to know [[good]] people, and how willingly they will [[embrace]] the [[opportunity]] to show all the world—and even the [[angels]] of heaven—what [[brave]] and [[noble]] women they can become. "

133:4.9 [[Jesus]] had many visits with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese Chinese] merchant. In saying [[good-bye]], he admonished him: " [[Worship]] only [[God]], who is your true spirit [[ancestor]]. Remember that [[the Father]]'s spirit ever lives within you and always points your [[soul]]-direction heavenward. If you follow the [[unconscious]] leadings of this [[immortal]] spirit, you are certain to continue on in the uplifted way of finding [[God]]. And when you do attain [[the Father]] in heaven, it will be because by seeking him you have become more and more like him. And so [[farewell]], Chang, but only for a [[season]], for we shall meet again in the worlds of [[light]] where [[the Father]] of [[spirit]] [[souls]] has provided many delightful stopping-places for those who are [[Paradise]]-bound. "

133:4.9 [[Jesus]] had many visits with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese Chinese] merchant. In saying [[good-bye]], he admonished him: " [[Worship]] only [[God]], who is your true spirit [[ancestor]]. Remember that [[the Father]]'s spirit ever lives within you and always points your [[soul]]-direction heavenward. If you follow the [[unconscious]] leadings of this [[immortal]] spirit, you are certain to continue on in the uplifted way of finding [[God]]. And when you do attain [[the Father]] in heaven, it will be because by seeking him you have become more and more like him. And so [[farewell]], Chang, but only for a [[season]], for we shall meet again in the worlds of [[light]] where [[the Father]] of [[spirit]] [[souls]] has provided many delightful stopping-places for those who are [[Paradise]]-bound. "

133:4.10 To the [[traveler]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Britain Britain] he said: " My [[brother]], I [[perceive]] you are seeking for [[truth]], and I suggest that [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] of [[the Father]] of all truth may [[chance]] to dwell within you. Did you ever [[sincerely]] endeavor to talk with the [[spirit]] of your own [[soul]]? Such a thing is indeed [[difficult]] and seldom yields [[consciousness]] of success; but every [[honest]] attempt of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 material mind] to [[communicate]] with its [[indwelling spirit]] meets with certain success, notwithstanding that the [[majority]] of all such [[magnificent]] human [[experiences]] must long remain as [[superconscious]] registrations in the [[souls]] of such God-knowing [[mortals]]. "

133:4.10 To the [[traveler]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Britain Britain] he said: " My [[brother]], I [[perceive]] you are seeking for [[truth]], and I suggest that [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] of [[the Father]] of all truth may [[chance]] to dwell within you. Did you ever [[sincerely]] endeavor to talk with the [[spirit]] of your own [[soul]]? Such a thing is indeed [[difficult]] and seldom yields [[consciousness]] of success; but every [[honest]] attempt of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 material mind] to [[communicate]] with its [[indwelling spirit]] meets with certain success, notwithstanding that the [[majority]] of all such [[magnificent]] human [[experiences]] must long remain as [[superconscious]] registrations in the [[souls]] of such God-knowing [[mortals]]. "

133:4.11 To the runaway lad Jesus said: " Remember, there are two things you cannot run away from—[[God]] and your[[self]]. Wherever you may go, you take with you yourself and the spirit of the [[heavenly Father]] which lives within your [[heart]]. My son, stop trying to [[deceive]] yourself; settle down to the [[courageous]] [[practice]] of facing the [[facts]] of life; lay firm hold on the [[assurances]] of sonship with [[God]] and the certainty of [[eternal]] life, as I have instructed you. From this day on [[purpose]] to be a real man, a man [[determined]] to face life [[bravely]] and [[intelligently]]. "

133:4.11 To the runaway lad Jesus said: " Remember, there are two things you cannot run away from—[[God]] and your[[self]]. Wherever you may go, you take with you yourself and the spirit of the [[heavenly Father]] which lives within your [[heart]]. My son, stop trying to [[deceive]] yourself; settle down to the [[courageous]] [[practice]] of facing the [[facts]] of life; lay firm hold on the [[assurances]] of sonship with [[God]] and the certainty of [[eternal]] life, as I have instructed you. From this day on [[purpose]] to be a real man, a man [[determined]] to face life [[bravely]] and [[intelligently]]. "

133:5.9 [[Matter]] and [[spirit]] and the state intervening between them are three interrelated and interassociated levels of the true [[unity]] of the real [[universe]]. Regardless of how divergent the [[universe]] [[phenomena]] of [[fact]] and [[value]] may appear to be, they are, after all, [[unified]] in the [[Supreme]].

133:5.9 [[Matter]] and [[spirit]] and the state intervening between them are three interrelated and interassociated levels of the true [[unity]] of the real [[universe]]. Regardless of how divergent the [[universe]] [[phenomena]] of [[fact]] and [[value]] may appear to be, they are, after all, [[unified]] in the [[Supreme]].

133:5.10 [[Reality]] of [[material]] [[existence]] attaches to unrecognized [[energy]] as well as to visible [[matter]]. When the [[energies]] of the [[universe]] are so slowed down that they acquire the requisite [[degree]] of [[motion]], then, under favorable conditions, these same energies become [[mass]]. And forget not, the [[mind]] which can alone [[perceive]] the [[presence]] of apparent [[realities]] is itself also real. And the [[fundamental]] [[cause]] of this [[universe]] of [[energy]]-[[mass]], [[mind]], and [[spirit]], is [[eternal]]—it exists and consists in the [[nature]] and [[reactions]] of the [[Universal Father]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_105#105:3._THE_SEVEN_ABSOLUTES_OF_INFINITY his absolute co-ordinates].

133:5.10 [[Reality]] of [[material]] [[existence]] attaches to unrecognized [[energy]] as well as to visible [[matter]]. When the [[energies]] of the [[universe]] are so slowed down that they acquire the requisite [[degree]] of [[motion]], then, under favorable conditions, these same energies become [[mass]]. And forget not, the [[mind]] which can alone [[perceive]] the [[presence]] of apparent [[realities]] is itself also real. And the [[fundamental]] [[cause]] of this [[universe]] of [[energy]]-[[mass]], [[mind]], and [[spirit]], is [[eternal]]—it exists and consists in the [[nature]] and [[reactions]] of the [[Universal Father]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_105#105:3._THE_SEVEN_ABSOLUTES_OF_INFINITY his absolute co-ordinates].

133:5.11 They were all more than astounded at the [[words]] of [[Jesus]], and when the Greek took leave of them, he said: " At last my eyes have beheld a [[Jew]] who thinks something besides [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism racial superiority] and talks something besides [[religion]]. " And they retired for the night.

133:5.11 They were all more than astounded at the [[words]] of [[Jesus]], and when the Greek took leave of them, he said: " At last my eyes have beheld a [[Jew]] who thinks something besides [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism racial superiority] and talks something besides [[religion]]. " And they retired for the night.

133:6.1 On leaving [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Athens Athens], the travelers went by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troad Troas] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus Ephesus], the [[capital]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_%28Roman_province%29 Roman province of Asia]. They made many trips out to the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis temple of Artemis] of the Ephesians, about two miles from the [[city]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis Artemis] was the most famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess goddess] of all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minor Asia Minor] and a perpetuation of the still earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_goddess mother goddess] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Anatolia ancient Anatolian] times. The crude [[idol]] exhibited in the enormous [[temple]] [[dedicated]] to her [[worship]] was reputed to have fallen from [[heaven]]. Not all of Ganid's early [[training]] to respect images as [[symbols]] of [[divinity]] had been eradicated, and he [[thought]] it best to purchase a little silver [[shrine]] in [[honor]] of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_goddess fertility goddess] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minor Asia Minor]. That night they talked at great length about the [[worship]] of [[things]] made with human hands.

133:6.1 On leaving [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Athens Athens], the travelers went by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troad Troas] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus Ephesus], the [[capital]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_%28Roman_province%29 Roman province of Asia]. They made many trips out to the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis temple of Artemis] of the Ephesians, about two miles from the [[city]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis Artemis] was the most famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess goddess] of all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minor Asia Minor] and a perpetuation of the still earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_goddess mother goddess] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Anatolia ancient Anatolian] times. The crude [[idol]] exhibited in the enormous [[temple]] [[dedicated]] to her [[worship]] was reputed to have fallen from [[heaven]]. Not all of Ganid's early [[training]] to respect images as [[symbols]] of [[divinity]] had been eradicated, and he [[thought]] it best to purchase a little silver [[shrine]] in [[honor]] of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_goddess fertility goddess] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minor Asia Minor]. That night they talked at great length about the [[worship]] of [[things]] made with human hands.

133:6.2 On the third day of their stay they walked down by the [[river]] to observe the dredging of the [[harbor]]'s mouth. At noon they talked with a young [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] who was homesick and much discouraged; but most of all he was envious of a certain young man who had received promotion over his head. [[Jesus]] spoke comforting [[words]] to him and quoted the olden [[Hebrew]] proverb: " A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.18]

133:6.2 On the third day of their stay they walked down by the [[river]] to observe the dredging of the [[harbor]]'s mouth. At noon they talked with a young [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] who was homesick and much discouraged; but most of all he was envious of a certain young man who had received promotion over his head. [[Jesus]] spoke comforting [[words]] to him and quoted the olden [[Hebrew]] proverb: " A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.18]

133:6.3 Of all the large [[cities]] they visited on this tour of the [[Mediterranean]], they here accomplished the least of [[value]] to the subsequent [[work]] of the [[Christian]] [[mission]]aries. Christianity secured its start in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus Ephesus] largely through the [[efforts]] of [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]], who resided here more than two years, making tents for a living and conducting [[lecture]]s on [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] each night in the main [[audience]] chamber of the [http://www.israeljerusalem.com/school-of-tyrannus.htm school of Tyrannus].

133:6.3 Of all the large [[cities]] they visited on this tour of the [[Mediterranean]], they here accomplished the least of [[value]] to the subsequent [[work]] of the [[Christian]] [[mission]]aries. Christianity secured its start in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus Ephesus] largely through the [[efforts]] of [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]], who resided here more than two years, making tents for a living and conducting [[lecture]]s on [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] each night in the main [[audience]] chamber of the [http://www.israeljerusalem.com/school-of-tyrannus.htm school of Tyrannus].

133:6.4 There was a [[progressive]] [[thinker]] connected with this local [[school]] of [[philosophy]], and [[Jesus]] had several profitable sessions with him. In the [[course]] of these talks [[Jesus]] had repeatedly used the word " [[soul]]. " This learned [[Greek]] finally asked him what he meant by " [[soul]], " and he replied:

133:6.4 There was a [[progressive]] [[thinker]] connected with this local [[school]] of [[philosophy]], and [[Jesus]] had several profitable sessions with him. In the [[course]] of these talks [[Jesus]] had repeatedly used the word " [[soul]]. " This learned [[Greek]] finally asked him what he meant by " [[soul]], " and he replied:

133:6.5 " The [[soul]] is the [[self]]-[[reflective]], [[truth]]-[[discerning]], and [[spirit]]-[[perceiving]] part of man which forever elevates the [[human being]] above the level of the [[animal]] world. [[Self-consciousness]], in and of itself, is not the [[soul]]. [[Moral]] [[self-consciousness]] is true [[human]] [[self-realization]] and constitutes the [[foundation]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul], and the [[soul]] is that part of man which [[represents]] the [[potential]] [[survival]] [[value]] of human [[experience]]. [[Moral]] [[choice]] and [[spiritual]] [[attainment]], the [[ability]] to know God and the urge to be like him, are the characteristics of the [[soul]]. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL soul of man] cannot exist apart from [[moral]] [[thinking]] and spiritual [[activity]]. A stagnant [[soul]] is a dying soul. But the soul of man is distinct from the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] which dwells within the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE mind]. The [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] arrives ''simultaneously'' with the first [[moral]] [[activity]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind], and that is the occasion of the [[birth]] of the [[soul]].

133:6.5 " The [[soul]] is the [[self]]-[[reflective]], [[truth]]-[[discerning]], and [[spirit]]-[[perceiving]] part of man which forever elevates the [[human being]] above the level of the [[animal]] world. [[Self-consciousness]], in and of itself, is not the [[soul]]. [[Moral]] [[self-consciousness]] is true [[human]] [[self-realization]] and constitutes the [[foundation]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul], and the [[soul]] is that part of man which [[represents]] the [[potential]] [[survival]] [[value]] of human [[experience]]. [[Moral]] [[choice]] and [[spiritual]] [[attainment]], the [[ability]] to know God and the urge to be like him, are the characteristics of the [[soul]]. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL soul of man] cannot exist apart from [[moral]] [[thinking]] and spiritual [[activity]]. A stagnant [[soul]] is a dying soul. But the soul of man is distinct from the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] which dwells within the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE mind]. The [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] arrives ''simultaneously'' with the first [[moral]] [[activity]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind], and that is the occasion of the [[birth]] of the [[soul]].

133:6.6 " The saving or losing of a [[soul]] has to do with whether or not the [[moral]] [[consciousness]] attains [[survival]] [[status]] through [[eternal]] [[alliance]] with its [[associated]] [[immortal]] [[spirit]] [[endowment]]. [[Salvation]] is the spiritualization of the [[self-realization]] of the [[moral]] [[consciousness]], which thereby becomes possessed of [[survival]] [[value]]. All forms of soul [[conflict]] consist in the lack of [[harmony]] between the [[moral]], or [[spiritual]], [[self-consciousness]] and the [[purely]] [[intellectual]] [[self-consciousness]].

133:6.6 " The saving or losing of a [[soul]] has to do with whether or not the [[moral]] [[consciousness]] attains [[survival]] [[status]] through [[eternal]] [[alliance]] with its [[associated]] [[immortal]] [[spirit]] [[endowment]]. [[Salvation]] is the spiritualization of the [[self-realization]] of the [[moral]] [[consciousness]], which thereby becomes possessed of [[survival]] [[value]]. All forms of soul [[conflict]] consist in the lack of [[harmony]] between the [[moral]], or [[spiritual]], [[self-consciousness]] and the [[purely]] [[intellectual]] [[self-consciousness]].

133:6.7 " The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul], when [[matured]], ennobled, and spiritualized, approaches the heavenly [[status]] in that it comes near to being an [[entity]] [[intervening]] between the [[material]] and the [[spiritual]], the [[material]] [[self]] and the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]]. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving soul] of a [[human being]] is [[difficult]] of description and more difficult of [[demonstration]] because it is not discoverable by the [[methods]] of either [[material]] [[investigation]] or spiritual [[Proof|proving]]. Material [[science]] cannot [[demonstrate]] the [[existence]] of a [[soul]], neither can [[pure]] spirit-testing. Notwithstanding the failure of both material [[science]] and spiritual [[standards]] to [[discover]] the [[existence]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul], every [[morally]] [[conscious]] [[mortal]] knows of the [[existence]] of his [[soul]] as a real and [[actual]] [[personal]] [[experience]]. "

133:6.7 " The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul], when [[matured]], ennobled, and spiritualized, approaches the heavenly [[status]] in that it comes near to being an [[entity]] [[intervening]] between the [[material]] and the [[spiritual]], the [[material]] [[self]] and the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]]. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving soul] of a [[human being]] is [[difficult]] of description and more difficult of [[demonstration]] because it is not discoverable by the [[methods]] of either [[material]] [[investigation]] or spiritual [[Proof|proving]]. Material [[science]] cannot [[demonstrate]] the [[existence]] of a [[soul]], neither can [[pure]] spirit-testing. Notwithstanding the failure of both material [[science]] and spiritual [[standards]] to [[discover]] the [[existence]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul], every [[morally]] [[conscious]] [[mortal]] knows of the [[existence]] of his [[soul]] as a real and [[actual]] [[personal]] [[experience]]. "

==133:7. THE SOJOURN AT CYPRUS—DISCOURSE ON MIND==

==133:7. THE SOJOURN AT CYPRUS—DISCOURSE ON MIND==

133:7.4 During Ganid's convalescence of three weeks [[Jesus]] told him many interesting things about [[nature]] and her various [[moods]]. And what fun they had as they wandered over the [[mountains]], the boy asking questions, [[Jesus]] answering them, and the [[father]] marveling at the whole [[performance]].

133:7.4 During Ganid's convalescence of three weeks [[Jesus]] told him many interesting things about [[nature]] and her various [[moods]]. And what fun they had as they wandered over the [[mountains]], the boy asking questions, [[Jesus]] answering them, and the [[father]] marveling at the whole [[performance]].

133:7.5 The last week of their [[sojourn]] in the [[mountains]] [[Jesus]] and Ganid had a long talk on the [[functions]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind]. After several hours of [[discussion]] the lad asked this question: " But, Teacher, what do you mean when you say that [[man]] [[experiences]] a higher form of [[self-consciousness]] than do the higher [[animals]]? " And as restated in modern phraseology, Jesus answered:

133:7.5 The last week of their [[sojourn]] in the [[mountains]] [[Jesus]] and Ganid had a long talk on the [[functions]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind]. After several hours of [[discussion]] the lad asked this question: " But, Teacher, what do you mean when you say that [[man]] [[experiences]] a higher form of [[self-consciousness]] than do the higher [[animals]]? " And as restated in modern phraseology, Jesus answered:

133:7.6 My son, I have already told you much about the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE mind of man] and the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] that lives therein, but now let me emphasize that [[self-consciousness]] is a [[reality]]. When any [[animal]] becomes [[self-conscious]], it becomes a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man]. Such an [[attainment]] results from a [[co-ordination]] of [[function]] between [[impersonal]] [[energy]] and [[spirit]]-conceiving [[mind]], and it is this [[phenomenon]] which warrants the [[bestowal]] of an [[absolute]] [[focal point]] for the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:1._PERSONALITY_AND_REALITY human personality], the spirit of [[the Father]] in heaven.

133:7.6 My son, I have already told you much about the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE mind of man] and the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] that lives therein, but now let me emphasize that [[self-consciousness]] is a [[reality]]. When any [[animal]] becomes [[self-conscious]], it becomes a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man]. Such an [[attainment]] results from a [[co-ordination]] of [[function]] between [[impersonal]] [[energy]] and [[spirit]]-conceiving [[mind]], and it is this [[phenomenon]] which warrants the [[bestowal]] of an [[absolute]] [[focal point]] for the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:1._PERSONALITY_AND_REALITY human personality], the spirit of [[the Father]] in heaven.

133:7.7 [[Ideas]] are not simply a [[record]] of sensations; [[ideas]] are sensations plus the [[reflective]] [[interpretations]] of the [[personal]] [[self]]; and the [[self]] is more than the sum of one's sensations. There begins to be something of an approach to [[unity]] in an evolving [[selfhood]], and that [[unity]] is derived from the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling presence]] of a [[part]] of [[absolute]] [[unity]] which spiritually [[Initiative|activates]] such a [[self-conscious]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 animal-origin mind].

133:7.7 [[Ideas]] are not simply a [[record]] of sensations; [[ideas]] are sensations plus the [[reflective]] [[interpretations]] of the [[personal]] [[self]]; and the [[self]] is more than the sum of one's sensations. There begins to be something of an approach to [[unity]] in an evolving [[selfhood]], and that [[unity]] is derived from the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling presence]] of a [[part]] of [[absolute]] [[unity]] which spiritually [[Initiative|activates]] such a [[self-conscious]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 animal-origin mind].

133:7.8 No mere [[animal]] could [[possess]] a [[time]] [[self-consciousness]]. Animals possess a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiology physiological] [[co-ordination]] of associated sensation-[[recognition]] and [[memory]] thereof, but none [[experience]] a [[meaningful]] [[recognition]] of sensation or exhibit a [[purposeful]] [[association]] of these combined [[physical]] [[experiences]] such as is [[manifested]] in the conclusions of [[intelligent]] and [[reflective]] [[human]] [[interpretations]]. And this [[fact]] of [[self-conscious]] [[existence]], associated with the [[reality]] of his subsequent [[spiritual]] [[experience]], [[constitutes]] man a [[potential]] son of the [[universe]] and [[foreshadows]] his [[eventual]] [[attainment]] of the [[Supremacy|Supreme Unity]] of the [[universe]].

133:7.8 No mere [[animal]] could [[possess]] a [[time]] [[self-consciousness]]. Animals possess a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiology physiological] [[co-ordination]] of associated sensation-[[recognition]] and [[memory]] thereof, but none [[experience]] a [[meaningful]] [[recognition]] of sensation or exhibit a [[purposeful]] [[association]] of these combined [[physical]] [[experiences]] such as is [[manifested]] in the conclusions of [[intelligent]] and [[reflective]] [[human]] [[interpretations]]. And this [[fact]] of [[self-conscious]] [[existence]], associated with the [[reality]] of his subsequent [[spiritual]] [[experience]], [[constitutes]] man a [[potential]] son of the [[universe]] and [[foreshadows]] his [[eventual]] [[attainment]] of the [[Supremacy|Supreme Unity]] of the [[universe]].

133:7.9 Neither is the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:2._THE_SELF human self] merely the [[sum]] of the [[successive]] states of [[consciousness]]. Without the [[effective]] [[functioning]] of a [[consciousness]] sorter and associater there would not exist sufficient [[unity]] to warrant the designation of a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:5._SURVIVAL_OF_THE_HUMAN_SELF selfhood]. Such an ununified [[mind]] could hardly [[attain]] conscious levels of [[human]] [[status]]. If the associations of [[consciousness]] were just an [[accident]], the [[minds]] of all men would then exhibit the uncontrolled and [[random]] [[associations]] of certain [[phases]] of mental madness.

133:7.9 Neither is the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:2._THE_SELF human self] merely the [[sum]] of the [[successive]] states of [[consciousness]]. Without the [[effective]] [[functioning]] of a [[consciousness]] sorter and associater there would not exist sufficient [[unity]] to warrant the designation of a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:5._SURVIVAL_OF_THE_HUMAN_SELF selfhood]. Such an ununified [[mind]] could hardly [[attain]] conscious levels of [[human]] [[status]]. If the associations of [[consciousness]] were just an [[accident]], the [[minds]] of all men would then exhibit the uncontrolled and [[random]] [[associations]] of certain [[phases]] of mental madness.

133:7.10 A [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind], built up solely out of the [[consciousness]] of [[physical]] sensations, could never [[attain]] [[spiritual]] levels; this kind of material [[mind]] would be utterly lacking in a sense of [[moral]] [[values]] and would be without a [[guiding]] sense of [[spiritual]] [[dominance]] which is so [[essential]] to achieving [[harmonious]] [[personality]] [[unity]] in [[time]], and which is inseparable from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112 personality survival] in [[eternity]].

133:7.10 A [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind], built up solely out of the [[consciousness]] of [[physical]] sensations, could never [[attain]] [[spiritual]] levels; this kind of material [[mind]] would be utterly lacking in a sense of [[moral]] [[values]] and would be without a [[guiding]] sense of [[spiritual]] [[dominance]] which is so [[essential]] to achieving [[harmonious]] [[personality]] [[unity]] in [[time]], and which is inseparable from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112 personality survival] in [[eternity]].

133:7.11 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind] early begins to [[manifest]] [[qualities]] which are supermaterial; the truly [[reflective]] human [[intellect]] is not altogether bound by the [[limits]] of [[time]]. That [[individuals]] so differ in their life [[performances]] indicates, not only the varying [[endowments]] of [[heredity]] and the different [[influences]] of the [[environment]], but also the [[degree]] of unification with the [[indwelling spirit]] of [[the Father]] which has been achieved by the [[self]], the [[measure]] of the identification of the one with the other.

133:7.11 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 human mind] early begins to [[manifest]] [[qualities]] which are supermaterial; the truly [[reflective]] human [[intellect]] is not altogether bound by the [[limits]] of [[time]]. That [[individuals]] so differ in their life [[performances]] indicates, not only the varying [[endowments]] of [[heredity]] and the different [[influences]] of the [[environment]], but also the [[degree]] of unification with the [[indwelling spirit]] of [[the Father]] which has been achieved by the [[self]], the [[measure]] of the identification of the one with the other.

133:7.12 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE human mind] does not well stand the [[conflict]] of double [[allegiance]]. It is a severe strain on the [[soul]] to undergo the [[experience]] of an [[effort]] to serve both [[good]] and [[evil]]. The supremely [[happy]] and efficiently [[unified]] [[mind]] is the one wholly [[dedicated]] to the [[Doing the will of God|doing of the will of the Father]] in heaven. Unresolved [[conflicts]] destroy [[unity]] and may terminate in [[mind]] disruption. But the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:5._SURVIVAL_OF_THE_HUMAN_SELF survival character]] of a [[soul]] is not fostered by attempting to [[secure]] [[peace]] of [[mind]] at any price, by the [[surrender]] of [[noble]] [[aspirations]], and by the [[compromise]] of [[spiritual]] [[ideals]]; rather is such [[peace]] attained by the stalwart [[assertion]] of the triumph of that which is [[true]], and this [[victory]] is achieved in the overcoming of [[evil]] with the [[potent]] [[force]] of [[good]].

133:7.12 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE human mind] does not well stand the [[conflict]] of double [[allegiance]]. It is a severe strain on the [[soul]] to undergo the [[experience]] of an [[effort]] to serve both [[good]] and [[evil]]. The supremely [[happy]] and efficiently [[unified]] [[mind]] is the one wholly [[dedicated]] to the [[Doing the will of God|doing of the will of the Father]] in heaven. Unresolved [[conflicts]] destroy [[unity]] and may terminate in [[mind]] disruption. But the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:5._SURVIVAL_OF_THE_HUMAN_SELF survival character]] of a [[soul]] is not fostered by attempting to [[secure]] [[peace]] of [[mind]] at any price, by the [[surrender]] of [[noble]] [[aspirations]], and by the [[compromise]] of [[spiritual]] [[ideals]]; rather is such [[peace]] attained by the stalwart [[assertion]] of the triumph of that which is [[true]], and this [[victory]] is achieved in the overcoming of [[evil]] with the [[potent]] [[force]] of [[good]].

133:7.13 The next day they departed for Salamis, where they embarked for Antioch on the Syrian coast.

133:7.13 The next day they departed for Salamis, where they embarked for Antioch on the Syrian coast.

133:8.2 [[Jesus]] became [[sober]] and [[reflective]] as he drew nearer [[Palestine]] and the end of their [[journey]]. He visited with few people in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch]; he seldom went about in the [[city]]. After much questioning as to why his [[teacher]] [[manifested]] so little interest in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch], Ganid finally induced [[Jesus]] to say: " This city is not far from [[Palestine]]; maybe I shall come back here sometime. "

133:8.2 [[Jesus]] became [[sober]] and [[reflective]] as he drew nearer [[Palestine]] and the end of their [[journey]]. He visited with few people in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch]; he seldom went about in the [[city]]. After much questioning as to why his [[teacher]] [[manifested]] so little interest in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch], Ganid finally induced [[Jesus]] to say: " This city is not far from [[Palestine]]; maybe I shall come back here sometime. "

133:8.3 Ganid had a very interesting [[experience]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch]. This [[young man]] had proved himself an apt [[pupil]] and already had begun to make [[practical]] use of some of [[Jesus]]' teachings. There was a certain Indian connected with his father's [[business]] in Antioch who had become so unpleasant and disgruntled that his dismissal had been [[considered]]. When Ganid heard this, he betook himself to his [[father]]'s place of [[business]] and held a long [[conference]] with his fellow countryman. This man felt he had been put at the wrong job. Ganid told him about [[the Father]] in heaven and in many ways expanded his views of [[religion]]. But of all that Ganid said, the quotation of a [[Hebrew]] [[proverb]] did the most [[good]], and that [[word]] of [[wisdom]] was: " Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do that with all your might. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter._9]

133:8.3 Ganid had a very interesting [[experience]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch]. This [[young man]] had proved himself an apt [[pupil]] and already had begun to make [[practical]] use of some of [[Jesus]]' teachings. There was a certain Indian connected with his father's [[business]] in Antioch who had become so unpleasant and disgruntled that his dismissal had been [[considered]]. When Ganid heard this, he betook himself to his [[father]]'s place of [[business]] and held a long [[conference]] with his fellow countryman. This man felt he had been put at the wrong job. Ganid told him about [[the Father]] in heaven and in many ways expanded his views of [[religion]]. But of all that Ganid said, the quotation of a [[Hebrew]] [[proverb]] did the most [[good]], and that [[word]] of [[wisdom]] was: " Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do that with all your might. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter._9]

133:8.4 After [[preparing]] their luggage for the camel [[caravan]], they passed on down to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon] and thence over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], and after three days they made ready for the long trek across the [[desert]] sands.

133:8.4 After [[preparing]] their luggage for the camel [[caravan]], they passed on down to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon] and thence over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], and after three days they made ready for the long trek across the [[desert]] sands.

133:9.2 [[Jesus]] was much interested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur#Early_history early history of Ur], the birthplace of [[Abraham]], and he was equally [[fascinate]]d with the ruins and [[traditions]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susa Susa], so much so that Gonod and Ganid extended their stay in these parts three weeks in order to afford [[Jesus]] more time to conduct his [[investigations]] and also to provide the better [[opportunity]] to [[persuade]] him to go back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India India] with them.

133:9.2 [[Jesus]] was much interested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur#Early_history early history of Ur], the birthplace of [[Abraham]], and he was equally [[fascinate]]d with the ruins and [[traditions]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susa Susa], so much so that Gonod and Ganid extended their stay in these parts three weeks in order to afford [[Jesus]] more time to conduct his [[investigations]] and also to provide the better [[opportunity]] to [[persuade]] him to go back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India India] with them.

133:9.3 It was at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur Ur] that Ganid had a long talk with [[Jesus]] regarding the [[difference]] between [[knowledge]], [[wisdom]], and [[truth]]. And he was greatly charmed with the saying of the [[Hebrew]] wise man: " [[Wisdom]] is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. With all your [[quest]] for [[knowledge]], get [[understanding]]. Exalt [[wisdom]] and she will promote you. She will bring you to [[honor]] if you will but [[embrace]] her. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.4]

133:9.3 It was at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur Ur] that Ganid had a long talk with [[Jesus]] regarding the [[difference]] between [[knowledge]], [[wisdom]], and [[truth]]. And he was greatly charmed with the saying of the [[Hebrew]] wise man: " [[Wisdom]] is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. With all your [[quest]] for [[knowledge]], get [[understanding]]. Exalt [[wisdom]] and she will promote you. She will bring you to [[honor]] if you will but [[embrace]] her. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.4]

133:9.4 At last the day came for the [[separation]]. They were all [[brave]], especially the lad, but it was a trying [[ordeal]]. They were tearful of eye but [[courageous]] of [[heart]]. In bidding his [[teacher]] [[farewell]], Ganid said: " [[Farewell]], Teacher, but not forever. When I come again to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], I will look for you. I [[love]] you, for I think [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] must be something like you; at least I know you are much like what you have told me about him. I will [[remember]] your teaching, but most of all, I will never forget you. " Said the [[father]], " [[Farewell]] to a great [[teacher]], one who has made us better and helped us to [[know]] [[God]]. " And [[Jesus]] replied, " [[Peace]] be upon you, and may the [[blessing]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] ever abide with you. " And [[Jesus]] stood on the shore and watched as the small boat carried them out to their anchored ship. Thus [[the Master]] left his [[friends]] from India at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charax_Spasinou Charax], never to see them again in this world; nor were they, in this world, ever to know that the man who later [[appeared]] as [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was this same friend they had just taken leave of—Joshua their [[teacher]].

133:9.4 At last the day came for the [[separation]]. They were all [[brave]], especially the lad, but it was a trying [[ordeal]]. They were tearful of eye but [[courageous]] of [[heart]]. In bidding his [[teacher]] [[farewell]], Ganid said: " [[Farewell]], Teacher, but not forever. When I come again to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], I will look for you. I [[love]] you, for I think [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] must be something like you; at least I know you are much like what you have told me about him. I will [[remember]] your teaching, but most of all, I will never forget you. " Said the [[father]], " [[Farewell]] to a great [[teacher]], one who has made us better and helped us to [[know]] [[God]]. " And [[Jesus]] replied, " [[Peace]] be upon you, and may the [[blessing]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] ever abide with you. " And [[Jesus]] stood on the shore and watched as the small boat carried them out to their anchored ship. Thus [[the Master]] left his [[friends]] from India at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charax_Spasinou Charax], never to see them again in this world; nor were they, in this world, ever to know that the man who later [[appeared]] as [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was this same friend they had just taken leave of—Joshua their [[teacher]].

133:9.6 Thus ended that chapter in the life of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] which might be termed: The [[mission]] of Joshua the [[teacher]].

133:9.6 Thus ended that chapter in the life of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] which might be termed: The [[mission]] of Joshua the [[teacher]].

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