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160:3.1 The [[effort]] toward [[maturity]] necessitates [[work]], and work requires [[energy]]. Whence the [[power]] to accomplish all this? The [[physical]] things can be taken for granted, but [[the Master]] has well said, " Man cannot live by bread alone. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.8] Granted the [[possession]] of a [[normal]] [[body]] and reasonably good [[health]], we must next look for those lures which will [[act]] as a [[stimulus]] to call forth man's [[slumbering]] [[spiritual]] [[forces]]. [[Jesus]] has taught us that [[God]] lives in man; then how can we induce man to release these [[soul]]-bound [[powers]] of [[divinity]] and [[infinity]]? How shall we induce men to let go of [[God]] that he may spring forth to the refreshment of our own [[souls]] while in transit outward and then to serve the [[purpose]] of [[enlightening]], uplifting, and [[blessing]] countless other [[souls]]? How best can I [[awaken]] these [[latent]] [[powers]] for [[good]] which lie dormant in your [[souls]]? One thing I am sure of: [[Emotional]] excitement is not the [[ideal]] spiritual [[stimulus]]. Excitement does not augment [[energy]]; it rather [[exhausts]] the powers of both [[mind]] and [[body]]. Whence then comes the [[energy]] to do these great things? Look to your [[the Master|Master]]. Even now he is out in the hills taking in [[power]] while we are here giving out [[energy]]. The [[secret]] of all this [[problem]] is wrapped up in [[spiritual]] [[communion]], in [[worship]]. From the human [[standpoint]] it is a question of combined [[meditation]] and [[relaxation]]. Meditation makes the [[contact]] of [[mind]] with [[spirit]]; [[relaxation]] determines the [[capacity]] for spiritual [[receptivity]]. And this interchange of [[strength]] for [[weakness]], [[courage]] for [[fear]], [[Doing the will of God|the will of God]] for the [[mind]] of [[self]], constitutes [[worship]]. At least, that is the way the [[philosopher]] views it.

160:3.1 The [[effort]] toward [[maturity]] necessitates [[work]], and work requires [[energy]]. Whence the [[power]] to accomplish all this? The [[physical]] things can be taken for granted, but [[the Master]] has well said, " Man cannot live by bread alone. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.8] Granted the [[possession]] of a [[normal]] [[body]] and reasonably good [[health]], we must next look for those lures which will [[act]] as a [[stimulus]] to call forth man's [[slumbering]] [[spiritual]] [[forces]]. [[Jesus]] has taught us that [[God]] lives in man; then how can we induce man to release these [[soul]]-bound [[powers]] of [[divinity]] and [[infinity]]? How shall we induce men to let go of [[God]] that he may spring forth to the refreshment of our own [[souls]] while in transit outward and then to serve the [[purpose]] of [[enlightening]], uplifting, and [[blessing]] countless other [[souls]]? How best can I [[awaken]] these [[latent]] [[powers]] for [[good]] which lie dormant in your [[souls]]? One thing I am sure of: [[Emotional]] excitement is not the [[ideal]] spiritual [[stimulus]]. Excitement does not augment [[energy]]; it rather [[exhausts]] the powers of both [[mind]] and [[body]]. Whence then comes the [[energy]] to do these great things? Look to your [[the Master|Master]]. Even now he is out in the hills taking in [[power]] while we are here giving out [[energy]]. The [[secret]] of all this [[problem]] is wrapped up in [[spiritual]] [[communion]], in [[worship]]. From the human [[standpoint]] it is a question of combined [[meditation]] and [[relaxation]]. Meditation makes the [[contact]] of [[mind]] with [[spirit]]; [[relaxation]] determines the [[capacity]] for spiritual [[receptivity]]. And this interchange of [[strength]] for [[weakness]], [[courage]] for [[fear]], [[Doing the will of God|the will of God]] for the [[mind]] of [[self]], constitutes [[worship]]. At least, that is the way the [[philosopher]] views it.

160:3.2 When these [[experiences]] are frequently [[repeated]], they [[crystallize]] into [[habits]], [[strength]]-giving and [[worshipful]] habits, and such habits eventually [[formulate]] themselves into a [[spiritual]] [[character]], and such a character is finally [[recognized]] by one's fellows as a [[mature]] [[personality]]. These [[practices]] are [[difficult]] and time-consuming at first, but when they become [[habit]]ual, they are at once restful and time-saving. The more [[complex]] [[society]] becomes, and the more the lures of [[civilization]] multiply, the more urgent will become the [[necessity]] for [[God]]-knowing [[individuals]] to form such protective [[habitual]] [[practices]] [[designed]] to conserve and augment their [[spiritual]] [[energies]].

160:3.2 When these [[experiences]] are frequently [[repeated]], they [[crystallize]] into [[habits]], [[strength]]-giving and [[worshipful]] habits, and such habits eventually [[formulate]] themselves into a [[spiritual]] [[character]], and such a character is finally [[recognized]] by one's fellows as a [[mature]] [[personality]]. These [[practices]] are [[difficult]] and time-consuming at first, but when they become [[habit]]ual, they are at once restful and time-saving. The more [[complex]] [[society]] becomes, and the more the lures of [[civilization]] multiply, the more urgent will become the [[necessity]] for [[God]]-knowing [[individuals]] to form such protective [[habitual]] [[practices]] [[designed]] to conserve and augment their [[spiritual]] [[energies]].

160:3.5 This new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] renders a great [[service]] to the [[art of living]] in that it supplies a new and richer [[incentive]] for higher living. It presents a new and exalted goal of [[destiny]], a [[supreme]] life [[purpose]]. And these new [[concepts]] of the [[eternal]] and divine goal of [[existence]] are in themselves [[transcendent]] [[stimuli]], calling forth the [[reaction]] of the very best that is resident in man's higher [[nature]]. On every mountaintop of [[intellectual]] [[thought]] are to be found [[relaxation]] for the [[mind]], [[strength]] for the [[soul]], and [[communion]] for the [[spirit]]. From such vantage points of high living, man is able to [[transcend]] the [[material]] irritations of the lower levels of [[thinking]]—[[worry]], [[jealousy]], [[envy]], [[revenge]], and the [[pride]] of immature [[personality]]. These high-climbing [[souls]] deliver themselves from a multitude of the crosscurrent [[conflicts]] of the trifles of living, thus becoming [[free]] to [[attain]] [[consciousness]] of the higher currents of spirit [[concept]] and [[celestial]] [[communication]]. But the life [[purpose]] must be [[jealous]]ly guarded from the [[temptation]] to seek for easy and transient [[attainment]]; likewise must it be so fostered as to become [[immune]] to the disastrous threats of [[fanaticism]].

160:3.5 This new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] renders a great [[service]] to the [[art of living]] in that it supplies a new and richer [[incentive]] for higher living. It presents a new and exalted goal of [[destiny]], a [[supreme]] life [[purpose]]. And these new [[concepts]] of the [[eternal]] and divine goal of [[existence]] are in themselves [[transcendent]] [[stimuli]], calling forth the [[reaction]] of the very best that is resident in man's higher [[nature]]. On every mountaintop of [[intellectual]] [[thought]] are to be found [[relaxation]] for the [[mind]], [[strength]] for the [[soul]], and [[communion]] for the [[spirit]]. From such vantage points of high living, man is able to [[transcend]] the [[material]] irritations of the lower levels of [[thinking]]—[[worry]], [[jealousy]], [[envy]], [[revenge]], and the [[pride]] of immature [[personality]]. These high-climbing [[souls]] deliver themselves from a multitude of the crosscurrent [[conflicts]] of the trifles of living, thus becoming [[free]] to [[attain]] [[consciousness]] of the higher currents of spirit [[concept]] and [[celestial]] [[communication]]. But the life [[purpose]] must be [[jealous]]ly guarded from the [[temptation]] to seek for easy and transient [[attainment]]; likewise must it be so fostered as to become [[immune]] to the disastrous threats of [[fanaticism]].

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[[Category:Paper 160 - Rodan of Alexandria]]

[[Category:Paper 160 - Rodan of Alexandria]]

[[Category: Philosophy/TeaM]]

[[Category: Philosophy/TeaM]]

[[Category: Maturity]]

[[Category: Maturity]]