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16:6.1 The Master Spirits are the sevenfold [[source]] of the [[cosmic]] [[mind]], the [[intellectual]] [[potential]] of the [[grand universe]]. This cosmic mind is a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106#PAPER_106:_UNIVERSE_LEVELS_OF_REALITY subabsolute] [[manifestation]] of the mind of the [[Third Source and Center]] and, in certain ways, is [[functionally]] related to the mind of the evolving [[Supreme Being]].
16:6.2 On a world like [[Urantia]] we do not encounter the direct [[influence]] of the Seven Master Spirits in the affairs of the [[human]] [[races]]. You live under the [[immediate]] influence of the [[Creative Spirit]] of [[Nebadon]]. Nevertheless these same Master Spirits dominate the basic [[reactions]] of all [[creature]] [[mind]] because they are the actual [[sources]] of the [[intellect]]ual and [[spiritual]] [[potentials]] which have been specialized in the [[local universes]] for [[function]] in the lives of those [[individuals]] who inhabit the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 evolutionary worlds] of [[time and space]].
16:6.3 The [[fact]] of the [[cosmic]] [[mind]] explains the kinship of various types of human and superhuman minds. Not only are "[[kindred spirits]]" [[Law of Attraction|attracted]] to each other, but kindred minds are also very [[fraternal]] and inclined towards [[co-operation]] the one with the other. Human minds are sometimes [[observed]] to be running in [[channels]] of astonishing similarity and inexplicable [[agreement]].
16:6.4 There exists in all [[personality]] [[associations]] of the cosmic mind a [[quality]] which might be denominated the "[[reality]] [[response]]." It is this [[universal]] [[cosmic]] endowment of [[will]] [[creatures]] which saves them from becoming helpless [[victims]] of the implied [[a priori]] [[assumptions]] of [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[religion]]. This [[reality]] [[sensitivity]] of the cosmic mind responds to certain [[phases]] of [[reality]] just as [[energy]]-[[material]] [[responds]] to [[gravity]]. It would be still more correct to say that these supermaterial realities so respond to the [[mind]] of the [[cosmos]].
16:6.5 The cosmic mind unfailingly [[responds]] (recognizes response) on three levels of [[universe]] [[reality]]. These responses are self-[[evident]] to clear-[[reasoning]] and deep-[[thinking]] [[minds]]. These levels of [[reality]] are:
*1. 16:6.6 ''[[Causation]]'' —the [[reality]] domain of the [[physical]] [[senses]], the [[scientific]] realms of [[logical]] [[uniformity]], the [[differentiation]] of the [[factual]] and the nonfactual, [[reflective]] [[conclusions]] based on [[cosmic]] [[response]]. This is the [[mathematical]] [[form]] of the [[cosmic]] [[discrimination]].
*2. 16:6.7 ''[[Duty]]'' —the [[reality]] domain of [[morals]] in the [[philosophic]] realm, the arena of [[reason]], the recognition of [[relative]] right and wrong. This is the [[judicial]] form of the [[cosmic]] [[discrimination]].
*3. 16:6.8 ''[[Worship]]'' —the [[spiritual]] domain of the [[reality]] of religious [[experience]], the [[personal]] [[realization]] of [[divine]] [[fellowship]], the recognition of [[spirit]] [[values]], the [[assurance]] of [[eternal]] [[survival]], the [[ascent]] from the status of servants of God to the [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of the [[Children|sons]] of [[God]]. This is the highest [[insight]] of the cosmic mind, the [[reverential]] and [[worshipful]] form of the [[cosmic]] [[discrimination]].
16:6.9 These [[scientific]], [[moral]], and [[spiritual]] [[insights]], these [[cosmic]] [[responses]], are [[innate]] in the cosmic mind, which endows all [[will]] [[creatures]]. The [[experience]] of living never fails to [[develop]] these three cosmic [[intuitions]]; they are constitutive in the self-[[consciousness]] of [[reflective]] [[thinking]]. But it is sad to record that so few [[persons]] on [[Urantia]] take delight in cultivating these [[qualities]] of [[courageous]] and [[independent]] cosmic [[thinking]].
16:6.10 In the [[local universe]] [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|mind bestowals]], these three [[insights]] of the cosmic mind constitute the [[a priori]] assumptions which make it possible for man to [[function]] as a [[rational]] and self-[[conscious]] [[personality]] in the realms of [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[religion]]. Stated otherwise, the recognition of the [[reality]] of these three [[manifestations]] of the [[Infinite]] is by a cosmic [[technique]] of self-[[revelation]]. [[Matter]]-[[energy]] is recognized by the [[mathematical]] [[logic]] of the [[senses]]; [[mind]]-[[reason]] [[intuitively]] knows its [[moral]] [[duty]]; [[spirit]]-[[faith]] ([[worship]]) is the [[religion]] of the [[reality]] of [[spiritual]] [[experience]]. These three basic factors in [[reflective]] [[thinking]] may be [[unified]] and [[co-ordinated]] in [[personality]] [[development]], or they may become disproportionate and [[virtually]] unrelated in their respective [[functions]]. But when they become [[unified]], they produce a strong [[character]] consisting in the correlation of a [[factual]] [[science]], a [[moral]] [[philosophy]], and a [[genuine]] [[religious]] [[experience]]. And it is these three cosmic [[intuitions]] that give objective [[validity]], [[reality]], to man's [[experience]] in and with [[things]], [[meanings]], and [[values]].
16:6.11 It is the [[purpose]] of [[education]] to [[develop]] and sharpen these [[innate]] endowments of the [[human]] [[mind]]; of [[civilization]] to [[express]] them; of life [[experience]] to [[realize]] them; of [[religion]] to [[ennoble]] them; and of [[personality]] to [[unify]] them.
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[[Category:Paper 16 - The Seven Master Spirits]]
16:6.1 The Master Spirits are the sevenfold [[source]] of the [[cosmic]] [[mind]], the [[intellectual]] [[potential]] of the [[grand universe]]. This cosmic mind is a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106#PAPER_106:_UNIVERSE_LEVELS_OF_REALITY subabsolute] [[manifestation]] of the mind of the [[Third Source and Center]] and, in certain ways, is [[functionally]] related to the mind of the evolving [[Supreme Being]].
16:6.2 On a world like [[Urantia]] we do not encounter the direct [[influence]] of the Seven Master Spirits in the affairs of the [[human]] [[races]]. You live under the [[immediate]] influence of the [[Creative Spirit]] of [[Nebadon]]. Nevertheless these same Master Spirits dominate the basic [[reactions]] of all [[creature]] [[mind]] because they are the actual [[sources]] of the [[intellect]]ual and [[spiritual]] [[potentials]] which have been specialized in the [[local universes]] for [[function]] in the lives of those [[individuals]] who inhabit the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 evolutionary worlds] of [[time and space]].
16:6.3 The [[fact]] of the [[cosmic]] [[mind]] explains the kinship of various types of human and superhuman minds. Not only are "[[kindred spirits]]" [[Law of Attraction|attracted]] to each other, but kindred minds are also very [[fraternal]] and inclined towards [[co-operation]] the one with the other. Human minds are sometimes [[observed]] to be running in [[channels]] of astonishing similarity and inexplicable [[agreement]].
16:6.4 There exists in all [[personality]] [[associations]] of the cosmic mind a [[quality]] which might be denominated the "[[reality]] [[response]]." It is this [[universal]] [[cosmic]] endowment of [[will]] [[creatures]] which saves them from becoming helpless [[victims]] of the implied [[a priori]] [[assumptions]] of [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[religion]]. This [[reality]] [[sensitivity]] of the cosmic mind responds to certain [[phases]] of [[reality]] just as [[energy]]-[[material]] [[responds]] to [[gravity]]. It would be still more correct to say that these supermaterial realities so respond to the [[mind]] of the [[cosmos]].
16:6.5 The cosmic mind unfailingly [[responds]] (recognizes response) on three levels of [[universe]] [[reality]]. These responses are self-[[evident]] to clear-[[reasoning]] and deep-[[thinking]] [[minds]]. These levels of [[reality]] are:
*1. 16:6.6 ''[[Causation]]'' —the [[reality]] domain of the [[physical]] [[senses]], the [[scientific]] realms of [[logical]] [[uniformity]], the [[differentiation]] of the [[factual]] and the nonfactual, [[reflective]] [[conclusions]] based on [[cosmic]] [[response]]. This is the [[mathematical]] [[form]] of the [[cosmic]] [[discrimination]].
*2. 16:6.7 ''[[Duty]]'' —the [[reality]] domain of [[morals]] in the [[philosophic]] realm, the arena of [[reason]], the recognition of [[relative]] right and wrong. This is the [[judicial]] form of the [[cosmic]] [[discrimination]].
*3. 16:6.8 ''[[Worship]]'' —the [[spiritual]] domain of the [[reality]] of religious [[experience]], the [[personal]] [[realization]] of [[divine]] [[fellowship]], the recognition of [[spirit]] [[values]], the [[assurance]] of [[eternal]] [[survival]], the [[ascent]] from the status of servants of God to the [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of the [[Children|sons]] of [[God]]. This is the highest [[insight]] of the cosmic mind, the [[reverential]] and [[worshipful]] form of the [[cosmic]] [[discrimination]].
16:6.9 These [[scientific]], [[moral]], and [[spiritual]] [[insights]], these [[cosmic]] [[responses]], are [[innate]] in the cosmic mind, which endows all [[will]] [[creatures]]. The [[experience]] of living never fails to [[develop]] these three cosmic [[intuitions]]; they are constitutive in the self-[[consciousness]] of [[reflective]] [[thinking]]. But it is sad to record that so few [[persons]] on [[Urantia]] take delight in cultivating these [[qualities]] of [[courageous]] and [[independent]] cosmic [[thinking]].
16:6.10 In the [[local universe]] [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|mind bestowals]], these three [[insights]] of the cosmic mind constitute the [[a priori]] assumptions which make it possible for man to [[function]] as a [[rational]] and self-[[conscious]] [[personality]] in the realms of [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[religion]]. Stated otherwise, the recognition of the [[reality]] of these three [[manifestations]] of the [[Infinite]] is by a cosmic [[technique]] of self-[[revelation]]. [[Matter]]-[[energy]] is recognized by the [[mathematical]] [[logic]] of the [[senses]]; [[mind]]-[[reason]] [[intuitively]] knows its [[moral]] [[duty]]; [[spirit]]-[[faith]] ([[worship]]) is the [[religion]] of the [[reality]] of [[spiritual]] [[experience]]. These three basic factors in [[reflective]] [[thinking]] may be [[unified]] and [[co-ordinated]] in [[personality]] [[development]], or they may become disproportionate and [[virtually]] unrelated in their respective [[functions]]. But when they become [[unified]], they produce a strong [[character]] consisting in the correlation of a [[factual]] [[science]], a [[moral]] [[philosophy]], and a [[genuine]] [[religious]] [[experience]]. And it is these three cosmic [[intuitions]] that give objective [[validity]], [[reality]], to man's [[experience]] in and with [[things]], [[meanings]], and [[values]].
16:6.11 It is the [[purpose]] of [[education]] to [[develop]] and sharpen these [[innate]] endowments of the [[human]] [[mind]]; of [[civilization]] to [[express]] them; of life [[experience]] to [[realize]] them; of [[religion]] to [[ennoble]] them; and of [[personality]] to [[unify]] them.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_16 Go to Paper 16]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 16 - The Seven Master Spirits]]