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111:6.1 Many of the [[temporal]] troubles of [[mortal]] man grow out of his [[Dual|twofold]] [[relation]] to the [[cosmos]]. Man is a part of [[nature]]—he exists in [[nature]]—and yet he is able to [[transcend]] [[nature]]. Man is [[finite]], but he is indwelt by a [[spark]] of [[infinity]]. Such a [[dual]] situation not only provides the [[potential]] for [[evil]] but also engenders many [[social]] and [[moral]] situations fraught with much [[uncertainty]] and not a little [[anxiety]].
111:6.2 The [[courage]] required to [[effect]] the [[conquest]] of [[nature]] and to [[transcend]] one's [[self]] is a [[courage]] that might succumb to the [[temptations]] of [[self]]-[[pride]]. The [[mortal]] who can [[transcend]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:2._THE_SELF self] might yield to the [[temptation]] to deify his own [[self-consciousness]]. The [[mortal]] [[dilemma]] consists in the double [[fact]] that man is in [[bondage]] to [[nature]] while at the same time he [[possesses]] a [[unique]] [[liberty]]—freedom of [[spiritual]] [[choice]] and [[action]]. On [[material]] levels man finds himself subservient to [[nature]], while on [[spiritual]] levels he is triumphant over [[nature]] and over all [[things]] temporal and [[finite]]. Such a [[paradox]] is inseparable from [[temptation]], [[potential]] [[evil]], decisional [[errors]], and when [[self]] becomes [[proud]] and arrogant, [[sin]] may evolve.
111:6.3 The [[problem]] of [[sin]] is not self-existent in the [[finite]] world. The [[fact]] of finiteness is not [[evil]] or [[sinful]]. The finite world was made by an [[infinite]] [[Creator]]—it is the handiwork of his [[divine Sons]]—and therefore it must be [[good]]. It is the misuse, [[distortion]], and [[perversion]] of the [[finite]] that gives [[origin]] to [[evil]] and [[sin]].
111:6.4 The [[spirit]] can [[dominate]] [[mind]]; so mind can [[control]] [[energy]]. But mind can control energy only through its own [[intelligent]] [[manipulation]] of the [[metamorphic]] [[potentials]] [[inherent]] in the [[mathematical]] level of the [[causes]] and [[effects]] of the [[physical]] [[domains]]. [[Creature]] mind does not [[inherently]] [[control]] [[energy]]; that is a [[Deity]] [[prerogative]]. But [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 creature mind] can and does [[manipulate]] [[energy]] just in so far as it has become master of the energy [[secrets]] of the [[physical]] [[universe]].
111:6.5 When man wishes to [[modify]] [[physical]] [[reality]], be it himself or his [[environment]], he succeeds to the extent that he has [[discovered]] the ways and means of controlling [[matter]] and directing [[energy]]. Unaided [[mind]] is impotent to [[influence]] anything [[material]] save its own [[physical]] [[mechanism]], with which it is inescapably linked. But through the [[intelligent]] use of the [[body]] [[mechanism]], [[mind]] can create other mechanisms, even [[energy]] [[relationships]] and living relationships, by the utilization of which this mind can increasingly [[control]] and even [[dominate]] its [[physical]] level in the [[universe]].
111:6.6 [[Science]] is the [[source]] of [[facts]], and [[mind]] cannot operate without facts. They are the building blocks in the construction of [[wisdom]] which are cemented together by life [[experience]]. Man can find the [[love]] of [[God]] without [[facts]], and man can [[discover]] the [[laws]] of [[God]] without [[love]], but man can never begin to [[appreciate]] the infinite [[symmetry]], the [[supernal]] [[harmony]], the exquisite repleteness of the all-inclusive [[nature]] of the [[First Source and Center]] until he has found [[divine]] [[law]] and [[divine]] [[love]] and has experientially [[unified]] these in his own [[evolving]] [[cosmic]] [[philosophy]].
111:6.7 The expansion of [[material]] [[knowledge]] permits a greater [[intellectual]] [[appreciation]] of the [[meanings]] of [[ideas]] and the [[values]] of [[ideals]]. A [[human being]] can find [[truth]] in his inner [[experience]], but he needs a clear [[knowledge]] of [[facts]] to apply his [[personal]] [[discovery]] of truth to the ruthlessly [[practical]] demands of everyday life.
111:6.8 It is only [[natural]] that [[mortal]] man should be harassed by [[feelings]] of insecurity as he views himself inextricably bound to [[nature]] while he [[possesses]] [[spiritual]] powers wholly [[transcendent]] to all [[things]] [[temporal]] and [[finite]]. Only religious [[confidence]]—living [[faith]]—can sustain man amid such [[difficult]] and perplexing [[problems]].
111:6.9 Of all the [[dangers]] which beset man's [[mortal]] [[nature]] and jeopardize his [[spiritual]] [[integrity]], pride is the greatest. [[Courage]] is valorous, but [[egotism]] is vainglorious and suicidal. Reasonable [[self]]-[[confidence]] is not to be deplored. Man's [[ability]] to [[transcend]] himself is the one [[thing]] which distinguishes him from the [[animal]] kingdom.
111:6.10 [[Pride]] is [[deceitful]], [[intoxicating]], and [[sin]]-breeding whether found in an [[individual]], a [[group]], a [[race]], or a [[nation]]. It is [[literally]] true, "Pride goes before a fall."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.16]
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[[Category:Paper 111 - The Adjuster and the Soul]]
111:6.1 Many of the [[temporal]] troubles of [[mortal]] man grow out of his [[Dual|twofold]] [[relation]] to the [[cosmos]]. Man is a part of [[nature]]—he exists in [[nature]]—and yet he is able to [[transcend]] [[nature]]. Man is [[finite]], but he is indwelt by a [[spark]] of [[infinity]]. Such a [[dual]] situation not only provides the [[potential]] for [[evil]] but also engenders many [[social]] and [[moral]] situations fraught with much [[uncertainty]] and not a little [[anxiety]].
111:6.2 The [[courage]] required to [[effect]] the [[conquest]] of [[nature]] and to [[transcend]] one's [[self]] is a [[courage]] that might succumb to the [[temptations]] of [[self]]-[[pride]]. The [[mortal]] who can [[transcend]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:2._THE_SELF self] might yield to the [[temptation]] to deify his own [[self-consciousness]]. The [[mortal]] [[dilemma]] consists in the double [[fact]] that man is in [[bondage]] to [[nature]] while at the same time he [[possesses]] a [[unique]] [[liberty]]—freedom of [[spiritual]] [[choice]] and [[action]]. On [[material]] levels man finds himself subservient to [[nature]], while on [[spiritual]] levels he is triumphant over [[nature]] and over all [[things]] temporal and [[finite]]. Such a [[paradox]] is inseparable from [[temptation]], [[potential]] [[evil]], decisional [[errors]], and when [[self]] becomes [[proud]] and arrogant, [[sin]] may evolve.
111:6.3 The [[problem]] of [[sin]] is not self-existent in the [[finite]] world. The [[fact]] of finiteness is not [[evil]] or [[sinful]]. The finite world was made by an [[infinite]] [[Creator]]—it is the handiwork of his [[divine Sons]]—and therefore it must be [[good]]. It is the misuse, [[distortion]], and [[perversion]] of the [[finite]] that gives [[origin]] to [[evil]] and [[sin]].
111:6.4 The [[spirit]] can [[dominate]] [[mind]]; so mind can [[control]] [[energy]]. But mind can control energy only through its own [[intelligent]] [[manipulation]] of the [[metamorphic]] [[potentials]] [[inherent]] in the [[mathematical]] level of the [[causes]] and [[effects]] of the [[physical]] [[domains]]. [[Creature]] mind does not [[inherently]] [[control]] [[energy]]; that is a [[Deity]] [[prerogative]]. But [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_42#10._UNIVERSAL_NONSPIRITUAL_ENERGY_SYSTEMS_.28MATERIAL_MIND_SYSTEMS.29 creature mind] can and does [[manipulate]] [[energy]] just in so far as it has become master of the energy [[secrets]] of the [[physical]] [[universe]].
111:6.5 When man wishes to [[modify]] [[physical]] [[reality]], be it himself or his [[environment]], he succeeds to the extent that he has [[discovered]] the ways and means of controlling [[matter]] and directing [[energy]]. Unaided [[mind]] is impotent to [[influence]] anything [[material]] save its own [[physical]] [[mechanism]], with which it is inescapably linked. But through the [[intelligent]] use of the [[body]] [[mechanism]], [[mind]] can create other mechanisms, even [[energy]] [[relationships]] and living relationships, by the utilization of which this mind can increasingly [[control]] and even [[dominate]] its [[physical]] level in the [[universe]].
111:6.6 [[Science]] is the [[source]] of [[facts]], and [[mind]] cannot operate without facts. They are the building blocks in the construction of [[wisdom]] which are cemented together by life [[experience]]. Man can find the [[love]] of [[God]] without [[facts]], and man can [[discover]] the [[laws]] of [[God]] without [[love]], but man can never begin to [[appreciate]] the infinite [[symmetry]], the [[supernal]] [[harmony]], the exquisite repleteness of the all-inclusive [[nature]] of the [[First Source and Center]] until he has found [[divine]] [[law]] and [[divine]] [[love]] and has experientially [[unified]] these in his own [[evolving]] [[cosmic]] [[philosophy]].
111:6.7 The expansion of [[material]] [[knowledge]] permits a greater [[intellectual]] [[appreciation]] of the [[meanings]] of [[ideas]] and the [[values]] of [[ideals]]. A [[human being]] can find [[truth]] in his inner [[experience]], but he needs a clear [[knowledge]] of [[facts]] to apply his [[personal]] [[discovery]] of truth to the ruthlessly [[practical]] demands of everyday life.
111:6.8 It is only [[natural]] that [[mortal]] man should be harassed by [[feelings]] of insecurity as he views himself inextricably bound to [[nature]] while he [[possesses]] [[spiritual]] powers wholly [[transcendent]] to all [[things]] [[temporal]] and [[finite]]. Only religious [[confidence]]—living [[faith]]—can sustain man amid such [[difficult]] and perplexing [[problems]].
111:6.9 Of all the [[dangers]] which beset man's [[mortal]] [[nature]] and jeopardize his [[spiritual]] [[integrity]], pride is the greatest. [[Courage]] is valorous, but [[egotism]] is vainglorious and suicidal. Reasonable [[self]]-[[confidence]] is not to be deplored. Man's [[ability]] to [[transcend]] himself is the one [[thing]] which distinguishes him from the [[animal]] kingdom.
111:6.10 [[Pride]] is [[deceitful]], [[intoxicating]], and [[sin]]-breeding whether found in an [[individual]], a [[group]], a [[race]], or a [[nation]]. It is [[literally]] true, "Pride goes before a fall."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.16]
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111 Go to Paper 111]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 111 - The Adjuster and the Soul]]
