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100:4.1 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Religious_Living-2010-09-12 Religious living] is [[devoted]] living, and devoted living is [[creative]] living, [[original]] and [[spontaneous]]. New religious [[insights]] arise out of [[conflicts]] which [[initiate]] the [[choosing]] of new and better [[reaction]] [[habits]] in the place of older and inferior [[reaction]] [[patterns]]. New [[meanings]] only [[emerge]] amid [[conflict]]; and conflict [[persists]] only in the face of refusal to espouse the higher [[values]] connoted in superior [[meanings]].

100:4.1 [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Religious_Living-2010-09-12 Religious living] is [[devoted]] living, and devoted living is [[creative]] living, [[original]] and [[spontaneous]]. New religious [[insights]] arise out of [[conflicts]] which [[initiate]] the [[choosing]] of new and better [[reaction]] [[habits]] in the place of older and inferior [[reaction]] [[patterns]]. New [[meanings]] only [[emerge]] amid [[conflict]]; and conflict [[persists]] only in the face of refusal to espouse the higher [[values]] connoted in superior [[meanings]].

100:4.2 Religious [[perplexities]] are [[inevitable]]; there can be no [[growth]] without [[psychic]] [[conflict]] and [[spiritual]] [[agitation]]. The [[organization]] of a [[philosophic]] [[standard of living]] entails considerable commotion in the [[philosophic]] realms of the [[mind]]. [[Loyalties]] are not [[exercised]] in behalf of the great, the [[good]], the [[true]], and the [[noble]] without a [[struggle]]. [[Effort]] is attendant upon [[clarification]] of [[spiritual]] [[vision]] and enhancement of [[cosmic]] [[insight]]. And the [[human]] [[intellect]] [[protests]] against being weaned from subsisting upon the nonspiritual [[energies]] of [[temporal]] [[existence]]. The [[slothful]] [[animal]] [[mind]] [[rebels]] at the [[effort]] required to wrestle with [[cosmic]] [[problem]] solving.

100:4.2 Religious [[perplexities]] are [[inevitable]]; there can be no [[growth]] without [[psychic]] [[conflict]] and [[spiritual]] [[agitation]]. The [[organization]] of a [[philosophic]] [[standard of living]] entails considerable commotion in the [[philosophic]] realms of the [[mind]]. [[Loyalties]] are not [[exercised]] in behalf of the great, the [[good]], the [[true]], and the [[noble]] without a [[struggle]]. [[Effort]] is attendant upon [[clarification]] of [[spiritual]] [[vision]] and enhancement of [[cosmic]] [[insight]]. And the [[human]] [[intellect]] [[protests]] against being weaned from subsisting upon the nonspiritual [[energies]] of [[temporal]] [[existence]]. The [[slothful]] [[animal]] [[mind]] [[rebels]] at the [[effort]] required to wrestle with [[cosmic]] [[problem]] solving.

100:4.3 But the great [[problem]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Religious_Living-2010-09-26 religious living] consists in the task of [[unifying]] the [[soul]] [[powers]] of the [[personality]] by the [[dominance]] of [[LOVE]]. [[Health]], mental [[efficiency]], and [[happiness]] arise from the [[unification]] of [[physical]] systems, [[mind]] systems, and [[spirit]] systems. Of [[health]] and [[sanity]] man [[understands]] much, but of [[happiness]] he has truly realized very little. The highest [[happiness]] is indissolubly linked with [[spiritual]] [[progress]]. [[Spiritual]] [[growth]] yields lasting [[joy]], [[peace]] which passes all [[understanding]].

100:4.3 But the great [[problem]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Religious_Living-2010-09-26 religious living] consists in the task of [[unifying]] the [[soul]] [[powers]] of the [[personality]] by the [[dominance]] of [[LOVE]]. [[Health]], mental [[efficiency]], and [[happiness]] arise from the [[unification]] of [[physical]] systems, [[mind]] systems, and [[spirit]] systems. Of [[health]] and [[sanity]] man [[understands]] much, but of [[happiness]] he has truly realized very little. The highest [[happiness]] is indissolubly linked with [[spiritual]] [[progress]]. [[Spiritual]] [[growth]] yields lasting [[joy]], [[peace]] which passes all [[understanding]].

100:4.4 In [[physical]] life the [[senses]] tell of the [[existence]] of [[things]]; [[mind]] [[discovers]] the [[reality]] of [[meanings]]; but the [[spiritual]] [[experience]] reveals to the [[individual]] the true [[values]] of life. These high [[levels]] of [[human]] living are [[attained]] in the [[supreme]] [[love]] of [[God]] and in the [[unselfish]] [[love]] of [[man]]. If you [[love]] your fellow men, you must have [[discovered]] their [[values]]. [[Jesus]] loved men so much because he placed such a high [[value]] upon them. You can best [[discover]] [[values]] in your associates by [[discovering]] their [[motivation]]. If some one irritates you, [[causes]] [[feelings]] of resentment, you should [[sympathetically]] seek to [[discern]] his [[viewpoint]], his reasons for such objectionable [[conduct]]. If once you [[understand]] your [[neighbor]], you will become [[tolerant]], and this [[tolerance]] will grow into [[friendship]] and ripen into [[love]].

100:4.4 In [[physical]] life the [[senses]] tell of the [[existence]] of [[things]]; [[mind]] [[discovers]] the [[reality]] of [[meanings]]; but the [[spiritual]] [[experience]] reveals to the [[individual]] the true [[values]] of life. These high [[levels]] of [[human]] living are [[attained]] in the [[supreme]] [[love]] of [[God]] and in the [[unselfish]] [[love]] of [[man]]. If you [[love]] your fellow men, you must have [[discovered]] their [[values]]. [[Jesus]] loved men so much because he placed such a high [[value]] upon them. You can best [[discover]] [[values]] in your associates by [[discovering]] their [[motivation]]. If some one irritates you, [[causes]] [[feelings]] of resentment, you should [[sympathetically]] seek to [[discern]] his [[viewpoint]], his reasons for such objectionable [[conduct]]. If once you [[understand]] your [[neighbor]], you will become [[tolerant]], and this [[tolerance]] will grow into [[friendship]] and ripen into [[love]].

100:4.6 You cannot truly [[love]] your fellows by a mere [[act]] of the [[volition|will]]. [[Love]] is only [[born]] of thoroughgoing [[understanding]] of your [[neighbor]]'s [[motives]] and [[sentiment]]s. It is not so important to [[love]] all men today as it is that each day you learn to love one more [[human being]]. If each day or each week you [[achieve]] an [[understanding]] of one more of your fellows, and if this is the [[limit]] of your [[ability]], then you are certainly [[socializing]] and truly [[spiritualizing]] your [[personality]]. [[Love]] is [[infectious]], and when [[human]] [[devotion]] is [[intelligent]] and [[wise]], [[love]] is more catching than hate. But only genuine and [[unselfish]] [[love]] is truly [[contagious]]. If each [[mortal]] could only become a [[focus]] of [[dynamic]] [[affection]], this benign [[virus]] of [[love]] would soon pervade the sentimental [[emotion]]-[[stream]] of [[humanity]] to such an extent that all [[civilization]] would be [[encompassed]] by [[love]], and that would be the [[realization]] of the [[brotherhood]] of [[man]].

100:4.6 You cannot truly [[love]] your fellows by a mere [[act]] of the [[volition|will]]. [[Love]] is only [[born]] of thoroughgoing [[understanding]] of your [[neighbor]]'s [[motives]] and [[sentiment]]s. It is not so important to [[love]] all men today as it is that each day you learn to love one more [[human being]]. If each day or each week you [[achieve]] an [[understanding]] of one more of your fellows, and if this is the [[limit]] of your [[ability]], then you are certainly [[socializing]] and truly [[spiritualizing]] your [[personality]]. [[Love]] is [[infectious]], and when [[human]] [[devotion]] is [[intelligent]] and [[wise]], [[love]] is more catching than hate. But only genuine and [[unselfish]] [[love]] is truly [[contagious]]. If each [[mortal]] could only become a [[focus]] of [[dynamic]] [[affection]], this benign [[virus]] of [[love]] would soon pervade the sentimental [[emotion]]-[[stream]] of [[humanity]] to such an extent that all [[civilization]] would be [[encompassed]] by [[love]], and that would be the [[realization]] of the [[brotherhood]] of [[man]].

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[[Category:Paper 100 - Religion in Human Experience]]

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