3 - The 3rd of the 28 Principles in The Urantia Book
the 3rd of the 28 principles in the urantia book
The 3rd of the
28 Principles in The Urantia Book
The Great Question Number One
1. Is courage—strength of character—desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments.
The Great Goal of Hue-manimal Existence
It is to the mind of perfect poise, housed in a body of clean habits, stabilized neural energies, and balanced chemical function—when the physical, mental, and spiritual powers are in triune harmony of development—that a maximum of light and truth can be imparted with a minimum of temporal danger or risk to the real welfare of such a being. By such a balanced growth does man ascend the circles of planetary progression one by one, from the seventh to the first.
The Urantia Book 110:6.4
On the Path to Understanding the "Mastery of Self"
It is accurate to say that "understanding" the 28 principles of "high mortal philosophy" found in Paper 48, The Morontia Life required the asking of many questions and not a small amount of meditative thinking on them.
Are You a Listener?
Jesus taught his followers that, when they had made their prayers to the Father, they should remain for a time in silent receptivity to afford the indwelling spirit the better opportunity to speak to the listening soul. The spirit of the Father speaks best to man when the human mind is in an attitude of true worship. We worship God by the aid of the Father's indwelling spirit and by the illumination of the human mind through the ministry of truth. Worship, taught Jesus, makes one increasingly like the being who is worshiped. Worship is a transforming experience whereby the finite gradually approaches and ultimately attains the presence of the Infinite.
On the Path to Understanding the "Mastery of Self"
It is accurate to say that "understanding" the 28 principles of "high mortal philosophy" found in Paper 48, The Morontia Life required the asking of many questions and not a small amount of meditative thinking on them.
The "Learned Art" of Listening
For the many...the mind is full of programmed ideas, which the individual never lets go of for the whole of the brief mortal experience.
Even were only "specialized skills," "cleverness," and no understanding display of true character present, yet would "respect" and "feigned interest" be superior to "talking over" another's efforts to express himself and herself to the best of his and her abilities.
Intellectually dominating a fellow child of God is fraudulent; tyrannical domination is rooted in fear--the inversion of faith-trust in our Paradise Father's will.
The 3rd of the 28 principles in The Urantia Book is as follows:
48:7.5 3. Inherent capacities cannot be exceeded; a pint can never hold a quart. The spirit concept cannot be mechanically forced into the material memory mold.
Turning this Principle into a Personal "I am" Declaration
By faith, I am ever enlarging my capacity for spiritual receptivity; I am spirit-led.
Always remember: it is not possible to grow into the "living spiritual value" contained within an intellectual principle typed onto a page; you must "internalize" the principle by converting it into a personal "I am" declaration of the person you desire to become.
- Which of the following shows more capacity?
- Talking over another, dominating the conversation?
- Listening with genuine interest in what the other is doing his and her best to express?
- What are inherent capacities?
- What does "inherent capacities cannot be exceeded" mean?
- Does "a pint can never hold a quart" signify an inherent limitation which can never be exceeded?
- What does it really mean "the spirit concept cannot be mechanically forced into the material memory mold"?
- Perhaps this principle of high mortal philosophy is all about "listening" from the soul level, which includes "heart and mind -- soul-consciousness -- beginning "mota insight?"
- Perhaps this principle has everything to do with the difference between a "non religious" and a "religious" philosophy of living?
Consider the following:
The great difference between a religious and anonreligious philosophy of living consists in the nature and level of recognized values and in the object of loyalties.
There are four phases in the evolution of religious philosophy:
Only Spiritual Courage Dares to Embrace Living Faith
When you "dare to think, act, and live honestly, loyally, fearlessly, and truthfully, are you not...
- by faith, (expanding and releasing) enlarging the inherent capacity for spirituality(?),
- "allowing" the expanding of a pint to a quart -- a quart to a gallon and so on(?),
- displaying "true character" over "mere specialized skills and cleverness"(?),
- opening up the mind (like a flower to the sun) to be "spirit-led"(?),
- aligning the mind vibrationally with our Paradise Father's will(?)
108:5.8 The Thought Adjusters would like to change your feelings of fear to convictions of love and confidence; but they cannot mechanically and arbitrarily do such things; that is your task. In executing those decisions which deliver you from the fetters of fear, you literally supply the psychic fulcrum on which the Adjuster may subsequently apply a spiritual lever of uplifting and advancing illumination.
Pray for More Self-Mastery
Trust is the crucial test of will creatures. Trustworthiness is the true measure of self-mastery, character. ~ The Urantia Book, (28:6.13)
Circle Attainment and Self-Mastery
In the ministry to so-called normal beings, seraphic assignments are made in accordance with the human attainment of the circles of intellectuality and spirituality. You start out in your mind of mortal investment in the seventh circle and journey inward in the task of
- self-understanding,
- self-conquest, and
- self-mastery;
The 3rd of the 28 principles in The Urantia Book correlates to the individual child of God vibrationally responding to the marshalling impulse of the first (1st) Adjutant Mind spirit of Intuition. The 3rd principle marks three of the first four principles, which are the generalized requirements to experientially master the seventh psychic circle of spiritual intuition, also corresponding to the 1st planetary age and the first Mansion Training World educational and socialization equivalency requirements.
The Great Goal of Hue-man Attainment
- I am the mind of perfect poise.
- I am housed in a body of clean habits, and clear and pure thinking.
- I am stabilized in neural energies.
- I am balanced in chemical function.
- I am ever-momentarily transferring all mortal experiential meanings and values into the unifying whole.
- I am ever-momentarily unifying the physical, mental, and spiritual powers with the "I am that I am" personality.
- I am ever-momentarily giving you, my indwelling divine partner and Thought Controller, my most honest, sincere, and dedicated cooperation in attaining to "supremacy of spirit domination over mind and matter."
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Supplemental Reading
- What are the four cosmic dimensions of personality unification?
1. Body 1. self-correction
2. Mind 2. self-discipline / self-control
3. Soul 3. self-direction to spirit-leading,
4. Spirit 4. self-mastery
Personality unity self-realizes supremacy of spirit domination over mind and matter.
What is your definition of religion?
How do you define 'your religion?'
How do you keep your religion...pure...?
Personal religion must be kept uncontaminated by:
1. maintaining a self-corrective philosophy of daily living.
2. maintaining non-involvement and impartiality with regard to all social, economic, and political alliances.
3. seeking out and maintaining creative, comforting, and love-expanding relations with one's fellow beings.
4. enhancing personal progress of spiritual insight and the appreciation of cosmic values.
5. prevention of fanaticism by the compensations of the scientific mental attitude.
What is a character deficiency?
What is self-correction of a character-deficiency?
What are the steps involved in correcting one's own character-deficiencies?
What replaces a character-deficiency?
Does a character-deficiency automatically disappear when one is exercising self-correction, self-control and self-direction?
1. Self-correction.
99:3.7 The great weakness of all this unrecognized and unconscious type of religious activity is that it is unable to profit from open religious criticism and thereby attain to profitable levels of self-correction. It is a fact that religion does not grow unless it is disciplined by constructive criticism, amplified by philosophy, purified by science, and nourished by loyal fellowship.
2. Self-control.
54:1.6 True liberty is the associate of genuine self-respect; false liberty is the consort of self-admiration. True liberty is the fruit of self-control; false liberty, the assumption of self-assertion. Self-control leads to altruistic service; self-admiration tends towards the exploitation of others for the selfish aggrandizement of such a mistaken individual as is willing to sacrifice righteous attainment for the sake of possessing unjust power over his fellow beings.
3. Self-direction.
36:5.8. 3. The spirit of courage—the fidelity endowment—in personal beings, the basis of character acquirement and the intellectual root of moral stamina and spiritual bravery. When enlightened by facts and inspired by truth, this becomes the secret of the urge of evolutionary ascension by the channels of intelligent and conscientious self-direction.
4. Supremacy of spirit domination over mind and matter.
109:3.2 ...comparatively few will elect to ascend the moral heights beyond the hills of self-mastery and character acquirement to attain the higher levels of emerging spirituality.
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