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100:3.1 [[Religion]] is not a [[technique]] for attaining a [[static]] and [[blissful]] [[peace]] of [[mind]]; it is an [[impulse]] for [[organizing]] the [[soul]] for [[dynamic]] [[service]]. It is the enlistment of the [[totality]] of [[selfhood]] in the [[loyal]] [[service]] of [[loving]] [[God]] and serving [[man]]. [[Religion]] pays any price [[essential]] to the [[attainment]] of the [[supreme]] goal, the [[eternal]] prize. There is a [[consecrated]] completeness in [[religious]] [[loyalty]] which is superbly [[sublime]]. And these [[loyalties]] are [[socially]] [[effective]] and [[spiritually]] [[progressive]].
100:3.2 To the religionist the [[word]] [[God]] becomes a [[symbol]] signifying the approach to [[supreme]] [[reality]] and the [[recognition]] of [[divine]] [[value]]. [[Human]] likes and dislikes do not determine [[good]] and [[evil]]; [[moral]] [[values]] do not [[grow]] out of [[wish]] fulfillment or [[emotional]] frustration.
100:3.3 In the [[contemplation]] of [[values]] you must distinguish between that which ''is'' [[value]] and that which ''has'' value. You must [[recognize]] the relation between pleasurable [[activities]] and their [[meaningful]] [[integration]] and enhanced [[realization]] on ever progressively higher and higher [[levels]] of [[human]] [[experience]].
100:3.4 [[Meaning]] is something which [[experience]] adds to [[value]]; it is the appreciative [[consciousness]] of [[values]]. An [[isolated]] and purely [[selfish]] [[pleasure]] may connote a [[virtual]] devaluation of [[meanings]], a meaningless [[enjoyment]] bordering on [[relative]] [[evil]]. [[Values]] are [[experiential]] when [[realities]] are [[meaningful]] and mentally [[associated]], when such [[relationships]] are [[recognized]] and [[appreciated]] by [[mind]].
100:3.5 [[Values]] can never be [[static]]; [[reality]] signifies [[change]], [[growth]]. [[Change]] without [[growth]], expansion of [[meaning]] and exaltation of [[value]], is valueless—is [[potential]] [[evil]]. The greater the [[quality]] of [[cosmic]] [[adaptation]], the more of [[meaning]] any [[experience]] [[possesses]]. [[Values]] are not [[conceptual]] [[illusions]]; they are real, but always they depend on the [[fact]] of [[relationships]]. [[Values]] are always both [[actual]] and [[potential]]—not what was, but what is and is to be.
100:3.6 The [[association]] of [[actuals]] and [[potentials]] [[equals]] [[growth]], the [[experiential]] [[realization]] of [[values]]. But [[growth]] is not mere [[progress]]. [[Progress]] is always [[meaningful]], but it is [[relatively]] valueless without [[growth]]. The [[supreme]] [[value]] of [[human]] life consists in [[growth]] of [[values]], [[progress]] in [[meanings]], and [[realization]] of the [[cosmic]] interrelatedness of both of these [[experiences]]. And such an [[experience]] is the equivalent of [[God-consciousness]]. Such a [[mortal]], while not [[supernatural]], is truly becoming [[superhuman]]; an [[immortal]] [[soul]] is evolving.
100:3.7 [[Man]] cannot [[cause]] [[growth]], but he can supply favorable conditions. [[Growth]] is always [[unconscious]], be it [[physical]], [[intellectual]], or [[spiritual]]. [[Love]] thus grows; it cannot be [[created]], [[manufactured]], or purchased; it must [[grow]]. [[Evolution]] is a [[cosmic]] [[technique]] of [[growth]]. [[Social]] growth cannot be secured by [[legislation]], and [[moral]] [[growth]] is not had by improved [[administration]]. [[Man]] may [[manufacture]] a [[machine]], but its real [[value]] must be derived from [[human]] [[culture]] and [[personal]] [[appreciation]]. Man's sole contribution to [[growth]] is the mobilization of the [[total]] [[powers]] of his [[personality]]—living [[faith]].
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[[Category:Paper 100 - Religion in Human Experience]]
100:3.1 [[Religion]] is not a [[technique]] for attaining a [[static]] and [[blissful]] [[peace]] of [[mind]]; it is an [[impulse]] for [[organizing]] the [[soul]] for [[dynamic]] [[service]]. It is the enlistment of the [[totality]] of [[selfhood]] in the [[loyal]] [[service]] of [[loving]] [[God]] and serving [[man]]. [[Religion]] pays any price [[essential]] to the [[attainment]] of the [[supreme]] goal, the [[eternal]] prize. There is a [[consecrated]] completeness in [[religious]] [[loyalty]] which is superbly [[sublime]]. And these [[loyalties]] are [[socially]] [[effective]] and [[spiritually]] [[progressive]].
100:3.2 To the religionist the [[word]] [[God]] becomes a [[symbol]] signifying the approach to [[supreme]] [[reality]] and the [[recognition]] of [[divine]] [[value]]. [[Human]] likes and dislikes do not determine [[good]] and [[evil]]; [[moral]] [[values]] do not [[grow]] out of [[wish]] fulfillment or [[emotional]] frustration.
100:3.3 In the [[contemplation]] of [[values]] you must distinguish between that which ''is'' [[value]] and that which ''has'' value. You must [[recognize]] the relation between pleasurable [[activities]] and their [[meaningful]] [[integration]] and enhanced [[realization]] on ever progressively higher and higher [[levels]] of [[human]] [[experience]].
100:3.4 [[Meaning]] is something which [[experience]] adds to [[value]]; it is the appreciative [[consciousness]] of [[values]]. An [[isolated]] and purely [[selfish]] [[pleasure]] may connote a [[virtual]] devaluation of [[meanings]], a meaningless [[enjoyment]] bordering on [[relative]] [[evil]]. [[Values]] are [[experiential]] when [[realities]] are [[meaningful]] and mentally [[associated]], when such [[relationships]] are [[recognized]] and [[appreciated]] by [[mind]].
100:3.5 [[Values]] can never be [[static]]; [[reality]] signifies [[change]], [[growth]]. [[Change]] without [[growth]], expansion of [[meaning]] and exaltation of [[value]], is valueless—is [[potential]] [[evil]]. The greater the [[quality]] of [[cosmic]] [[adaptation]], the more of [[meaning]] any [[experience]] [[possesses]]. [[Values]] are not [[conceptual]] [[illusions]]; they are real, but always they depend on the [[fact]] of [[relationships]]. [[Values]] are always both [[actual]] and [[potential]]—not what was, but what is and is to be.
100:3.6 The [[association]] of [[actuals]] and [[potentials]] [[equals]] [[growth]], the [[experiential]] [[realization]] of [[values]]. But [[growth]] is not mere [[progress]]. [[Progress]] is always [[meaningful]], but it is [[relatively]] valueless without [[growth]]. The [[supreme]] [[value]] of [[human]] life consists in [[growth]] of [[values]], [[progress]] in [[meanings]], and [[realization]] of the [[cosmic]] interrelatedness of both of these [[experiences]]. And such an [[experience]] is the equivalent of [[God-consciousness]]. Such a [[mortal]], while not [[supernatural]], is truly becoming [[superhuman]]; an [[immortal]] [[soul]] is evolving.
100:3.7 [[Man]] cannot [[cause]] [[growth]], but he can supply favorable conditions. [[Growth]] is always [[unconscious]], be it [[physical]], [[intellectual]], or [[spiritual]]. [[Love]] thus grows; it cannot be [[created]], [[manufactured]], or purchased; it must [[grow]]. [[Evolution]] is a [[cosmic]] [[technique]] of [[growth]]. [[Social]] growth cannot be secured by [[legislation]], and [[moral]] [[growth]] is not had by improved [[administration]]. [[Man]] may [[manufacture]] a [[machine]], but its real [[value]] must be derived from [[human]] [[culture]] and [[personal]] [[appreciation]]. Man's sole contribution to [[growth]] is the mobilization of the [[total]] [[powers]] of his [[personality]]—living [[faith]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_100 Go to Paper 100]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 100 - Religion in Human Experience]]
