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==71:7. EDUCATION==

==71:7. EDUCATION==

71:7.1 The enduring state is founded on culture, dominated by ideals, and motivated by service. The purpose of education should be acquirement of skill, pursuit of wisdom, realization of selfhood, and attainment of spiritual values.

71:7.1 The [[enduring]] [[state]] is founded on [[culture]], [[dominated]] by [[ideals]], and [[motivated]] by [[service]]. The [[purpose]] of [[education]] should be acquirement of [[skill]], pursuit of [[wisdom]], realization of [[selfhood]], and [[attainment]] of [[spiritual]] [[values]].

71:7.2 In the ideal state, education continues throughout life, and philosophy sometime becomes the chief pursuit of its citizens. The citizens of such a commonwealth pursue wisdom as an enhancement of insight into the significance of human relations, the meanings of reality, the nobility of values, the goals of living, and the glories of cosmic destiny.

71:7.2 In the [[ideal]] [[state]], [[education]] continues throughout life, and [[philosophy]] sometime becomes the chief pursuit of its [[citizens]]. The citizens of such a [[commonwealth]] pursue [[wisdom]] as an enhancement of [[insight]] into the significance of [[human]] [[relations]], the [[meanings]] of [[reality]], the [[nobility]] of [[values]], the goals of living, and the [[glories]] of [[cosmic]] [[destiny]].

71:7.3 Urantians should get a vision of a new and higher cultural society. Education will jump to new levels of value with the passing of the purely profit-motivated system of economics. Education has too long been localistic, militaristic, ego exalting, and success seeking; it must eventually become world-wide, idealistic, self-realizing, and cosmic grasping.

71:7.3 Urantians should get a [[vision]] of a new and higher [[cultural]] [[society]]. [[Education]] will jump to new [[levels]] of [[value]] with the passing of the [[purely]] [[profit]]-motivated [[system]] of [[economics]]. [[Education]] has too long been localistic, militaristic, [[ego]] exalting, and success seeking; it must [[eventually]] become world-wide, [[idealistic]], [[self-realizing]], and [[cosmic]] grasping.

71:7.4 Education recently passed from the control of the clergy to that of lawyers and businessmen. Eventually it must be given over to the philosophers and the scientists. Teachers must be free beings, real leaders, to the end that philosophy, the search for wisdom, may become the chief educational pursuit.

71:7.4 [[Education]] recently passed from the [[control]] of the clergy to that of lawyers and businessmen. [[Eventually]] it must be given over to the [[philosophers]] and the [[scientists]]. [[Teachers]] must be [[free]] [[beings]], real [[leaders]], to the end that [[philosophy]], the search for [[wisdom]], may become the chief educational pursuit.

71:7.5 Education is the business of living; it must continue throughout a lifetime so that mankind may gradually experience the ascending levels of mortal wisdom, which are:

71:7.5 [[Education]] is the [[business]] of living; it must continue throughout a lifetime so that [[mankind]] may [[gradually]] [[experience]] the [[ascending]] levels of [[mortal]] [[wisdom]], which are:

*1. The knowledge of things.

*1. The [[knowledge]] of [[things]].

*2. The realization of meanings.

*2. The [[realization]] of [[meanings]].

*3. The appreciation of values.

*3. The [[appreciation]] of [[values]].

*4. The nobility of work—duty.

*4. The [[nobility]] of [[work]]—[[duty]].

*5. The motivation of goals—morality.

*5. The [[motivation]] of goals—[[morality]].

*6. The love of service—character.

*6. The [[love]] of [[service]]—[[character]].

*7. Cosmic insight—spiritual discernment.

*7. [[Cosmic]] [[insight]]—[[spiritual]] [[discernment]].

71:7.6 And then, by means of these achievements, many will ascend to the mortal ultimate of mind attainment, God-consciousness.

71:7.6 And then, by means of these achievements, many will [[ascend]] to the [[mortal]] [[ultimate]] of [[mind]] [[attainment]], [[God-consciousness]].

==71:8. THE CHARACTER OF STATEHOOD==

==71:8. THE CHARACTER OF STATEHOOD==