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==CHAPTER 2==

==CHAPTER 2==

Jesus taught Angamon:

Jesus taught Angamon:

*“The standard of true values must be looked for in the spiritual world and on divine levels of eternal reality. To an ascending mortal all lower and material standards must be recognized as transient, partial, and inferior. The scientist, as such, is limited to the discovery of the relatedness of material facts. Technically, he has no right to assert that he is either materialist or idealist, for in so doing he has assumed to forsake the attitude of a true scientist since any and all such assertions of attitude are the very essence of philosophy.  

*<u>“The standard of true '''values''' must be looked for in the spiritual world and on divine levels of eternal reality.</u> To an ascending mortal all lower and material standards must be recognized as transient, partial, and inferior. The scientist, as such, is limited to the discovery of the relatedness of material facts. Technically, he has no right to assert that he is either materialist or idealist, for in so doing he has assumed to forsake the attitude of a true scientist since any and all such assertions of attitude are the very essence of philosophy.  

*"Unless the moral insight and the spiritual attainment of mankind are proportionately augmented, the unlimited advancement of a purely materialistic culture may eventually become a menace to civilization. A purely materialistic science harbors within itself the potential seed of the destruction of all scientific striving. For this very attitude presages the ultimate collapse of a civilization that has abandoned its sense of moral values and has repudiated its spiritual goal of attainment.  

*"Unless the moral insight and the spiritual attainment of mankind are proportionately augmented, the unlimited advancement of a purely materialistic culture may eventually become a menace to civilization. A purely materialistic science harbors within itself the potential seed of the destruction of all scientific striving. For this very attitude presages the ultimate collapse of a civilization that has abandoned its sense of moral values and has repudiated its spiritual goal of attainment.  

Jesus said:

Jesus said:

*“My brother, good and evil are merely words symbolizing relative levels of human comprehension of the observable universe. If you are ethically lazy and socially indifferent, you can take as your standard of good the current social usages. If you are spiritually indolent and morally unprogressive, you may take as your standards of good the religious practices and traditions of your contemporaries. <u>But the soul that survives time and emerges into eternity must make a living and personal choice between '''good and evil'''.</u> As they are determined by the true values of the spiritual standards established by the divine spirit that the Father in heaven has sent to dwell within the heart of man. This indwelling spirit is the standard of personality survival.  

*“My brother, good and evil are merely words, symbolizing relative levels of human comprehension of the observable universe. If you are ethically lazy and socially indifferent, you can take as your standard of good the current social usages. If you are spiritually indolent and morally unprogressive, you may take as your standards of good the religious practices and traditions of your contemporaries. <u>But the soul that survives time and emerges into eternity must make a living and personal choice between '''good and evil'''.</u> As they are determined by the true values of the spiritual standards established by the divine spirit that the Father in heaven has sent to dwell within the heart of man. This indwelling spirit is the standard of personality survival.  

*"Goodness, like truth, is always relative and unfailingly evil-contrasted. It is the perception of these qualities of goodness and truth that enables the evolving souls of men to make those personal decisions of choice that are essential to eternal survival.  

*"Goodness, like truth, is always relative and unfailingly evil-contrasted. It is the perception of these qualities of goodness and truth that enables the evolving souls of men to make those personal decisions of choice that are essential to eternal survival.  

====[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_132_-_The_Sojourn_at_Rome#132:5._COUNSELING_THE_RICH_MAN Counseling the Rich Man]====

====[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_132_-_The_Sojourn_at_Rome#132:5._COUNSELING_THE_RICH_MAN Counseling the Rich Man]====

A certain rich man, a Roman citizen and a Stoic, became greatly interested in Jesus' teaching, having been introduced by Angamon. '''After many intimate conferences this wealthy citizen asked Jesus what he would do with wealth if he had it''', and Jesus answered him:

A certain rich man, a Roman citizen and a Stoic, became greatly interested in Jesus' teaching, having been introduced by Angamon. <u>After many intimate conferences this wealthy citizen asked Jesus what he would do with '''wealth''' if he had it,</u> and Jesus answered him:

*"I would bestow material wealth for the enhancement of material life, even as I would minister knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual service for the enrichment of the intellectual life, the ennoblement of the social life, and the advancement of the spiritual life. I would administer material wealth as a wise and effective trustee of the resources of one generation for the benefit and ennoblement of the next and succeeding generations."  

*"I would bestow material wealth for the enhancement of material life, even as I would minister knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual service for the enrichment of the intellectual life, the ennoblement of the social life, and the advancement of the spiritual life. I would administer material wealth as a wise and effective trustee of the resources of one generation for the benefit and ennoblement of the next and succeeding generations."  

When Ganid asked his teacher why he evinced so little interest in this pagan, Jesus answered:

When Ganid asked his teacher why he evinced so little interest in this pagan, Jesus answered:

*“Ganid, the man was not hungry for truth. He was not dissatisfied with himself. <u>He was not ready to ask for help, and the eyes of his mind were not '''open''' to receive light for the soul.</u> That man was not ripe for the harvest of salvation. He must be allowed more time for the trials and difficulties of life to prepare him for the reception of wisdom and higher learning. Or, if we could have him live with us, we might by our lives show him the Father in heaven, and thus would he become so attracted by our lives as sons of God that he would be constrained to inquire about our Father. <u>You cannot '''reveal''' God to those who do not seek for him.</u> You cannot lead unwilling souls into the joys of salvation. Man must become hungry for truth as a result of the experiences of living, or he must desire to know God as the result of contact with the lives of those who are acquainted with the divine Father before another human being can act as the means of leading such a fellow mortal to the Father in heaven. If we know God, our real business on earth is so to live as to permit the Father to reveal himself in our lives. Thus will all God-seeking persons see the Father and ask for our help in finding out more about the God who in this manner finds expression in our lives.”  

*“Ganid, the man was not hungry for truth. He was not dissatisfied with himself. <u>He was not ready to ask for help, and the eyes of his mind were not '''open''' to receive light for the soul.</u> That man was not ripe for the harvest of salvation. <u>He must be allowed more '''time''' for the trials and difficulties of life to prepare him for the reception of wisdom and higher learning.</u> Or, if we could have him live with us, we might by our lives show him the Father in heaven, and thus would he become so attracted by our lives as sons of God that he would be constrained to inquire about our Father. <u>You cannot '''reveal''' God to those who do not seek for him.</u> You cannot lead unwilling souls into the joys of salvation. Man must become hungry for truth as a result of the experiences of living, or he must desire to know God as the result of contact with the lives of those who are acquainted with the divine Father before another human being can act as the means of leading such a fellow mortal to the Father in heaven. If we know God, our real business on earth is so to live as to permit the Father to reveal himself in our lives. Thus will all God-seeking persons see the Father and ask for our help in finding out more about the God who in this manner finds expression in our lives.”  

====[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_132_-_The_Sojourn_at_Rome#132:7._TRIPS_ABOUT_ROME Buddha]====

====[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_132_-_The_Sojourn_at_Rome#132:7._TRIPS_ABOUT_ROME Buddha]====

On the visit to Switzerland, up in the mountains, Jesus had an all-day talk with both father and son about Buddhism. Many times Ganid had asked Jesus direct questions about Buddha, but he had always received more or less evasive replies. Now, in the presence of the son, the father asked Jesus a direct question about Buddha, and he received a direct reply.

On the visit to Switzerland, up in the mountains, Jesus had an all-day talk with both father and son about Buddhism. Many times Ganid had asked Jesus direct questions about Buddha, but he had always received more or less evasive replies. Now, in the presence of the son, the father asked Jesus a direct question about Buddha, and he received a direct reply.