7 - The 7th of the 28 Principles in The Urantia Book
the 7th of the 28 principles in the urantia book
The 7th of the
28 Principles in The Urantia Book
The Great Question Number Two
2. Is altruism—service of one’s fellows—desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality.
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.
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.
Sometimes...You Have to Break Apart...
By 1979, even after reading and studying The Urantia Book for nine (9) years, I succeeded only in achieving complete self-defeat; I watched my life fall completely apart. It shattered; the dozens of glass house shards lying around my feet.
It was then, and only then that I was ready to act morally and spiritually upon my "light of truth," raising myself above the lower vibrational level of "mere intellectual conceptualizations."
Acting upon my "light of truth," morally and spiritually was a 
profound experience of swinging one hundred and eighty degrees (180) from a self-centered selfish focus, of which I had been almost wholly unaware.
Of course, the Chief of Adjusters had undoubtedly projected the whole of my life course potentialities before my individual Thought Adjuster was chosen to indwell me; this Thought Adjuster indwelling my mind brought along a "master blueprint" for my potential spiritualization before the termination of the bio-suit on loan to me.
And what I have said, above, is true of every child of our Paradise Father, who is indwelt by His divine spirit--the Thought Adjuster.
It is with these thoughts in mind, the 7th principle of the 28 principles in The Urantia Book has special meaning in my experiences.
The seventh (7th) principle of high mortal philosophy states:
48:7.9 7. Blind and unforeseen accidents do not occur in the cosmos. Neither do the celestial beings assist the lower being who refuses to act upon his light of truth.
Turning this Principle into a Personal "I am" Declaration
I am ever-momentarily acting upon my "light of truth."
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.
Breaking Down this Principle into Its Component Parts
The first sentence in this seventh (7th) principle was enigmatic to me for the longest time.
- What does it mean -- "Blind and unforeseen accidents do not occur in the cosmos?"
- If no "blind and unforeseen accidents" occur in the cosmos, then to whom are "foreseen accidents" known?
- And who is it exactly that is doing the "foreseeing?"
And it is only through the asking of questions that you will dig deeper into the meaning of everything you read (which has meaning and value) and experience (which is spiritual value).
The Paradise Father, the Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit see ALL and KNOW ALL. Everything that has happened, is happening and will happen throughout all eternity and infinity is already a reality in the Universe Father of all beings and things.
Consider then...that all experiences you are attracting and manifesting in your life path progression are already known--already foreseen--already a reality in the Infinite Spirit Mind of God.
The more important part of this principle, however, lies in the experiential meaning and value contained within the conceptual framework of "the celestial beings denying assistance to the lower being who willfully refuses to act upon his and her own light of truth.
In previously published articles I have written much on the subject of...
- the inherent (evolutional) laziness of the hue-manimal physiological energy-system's response to Adjutant mind spirits' marshalling impulses to the individual "life-force" natural mindedness.
- the inherent (God-given) right of the conscious will creature to accept or reject an inner connection to Father's indwelling divine spirit-presence.
- the inherent (God-given) right to reject or accept eternal survival.
- the "self-victimization" and "self-enslavement" that has its origin in the programmed beLIEf systems, especially during the first eight years of life, and indeed, throughout the lifetime of the individual.
- how beLIEf may grow into a scaffolding bridge which leads to the spiritually expansive freedom experienced in "living faith-trust" in Father's will.
- the inevitable and dangerous "internal civil war" which occurs as a result of the effort made to "act" upon one's "light of truth."
Understanding the Deepest Meaning of the 7th of the 28 Principles in The Urantia Book
Spiritual intuition, spiritual understanding, spiritual knowledge, spiritual counsel (Fatherhood of God and fraternalhood of men, women and children), spiritual worship (cosmic insight into spiritual reality of the inner connection to the Thought Adjuster), and spiritual wisdom may only be attained through "acting upon one's own light of truth," in the living of "experiential values."
To the average child of God on planet Urantia the ideal of attaining to the perfection of true character is...unattainable--out of reach--beyond hue-man capability.
It is in the meeting of the four (4) general principle 
requirements required to experientially complete and master the second (2nd) psychic circle of spiritual understanding one may begin to glimpse the increasingly soul-conscious view of the possibility of attaining to the great goal of hue-man existence before the cessation of the bio-suit-on-loan.
I encourage you to read again and meditate deeply upon the great question and great goal of hue-man existence which preface each article in this series. Therein you will find your deepest meaning and value which will be revealed to you (when you are ready) in your "living relationship" to Father's indwelling divine spirit-presence--the Thought Adjuster.
The 7th of the 28 principles in The Urantia Book is about "self-direction", the morontial soul's natural gravitation toward being "spirit-led" by the indwelling divine spirit--the Thought Adjuster.
To me, what is clearly implied in this principle is that many, if not most will, when challenged by difficulties, cower in fear and settle for living a mediocre existence of non questioning and self-imprisonment within his and her beLIEf system.
There is nothing either remarkable or great which characterizes such a robotic existence held in the iron grip of fear to challenge one's own mediocrity.
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; and circle by circle you advance until (if natural death does not terminate your career and transfer your struggles to the mansion worlds) you reach the first or inner circle of relative contact and communion with the indwelling Adjuster. ~ The Urantia Book, (113:1.6)
The 7th of the 28 principles in The Urantia Book correlates to the individual child of God vibrationally responding to the marshalling impulse of the second (2nd) Adjutant Mind spirit of Understanding. The 7th principle is the seventh of the first eight principles, which are the generalized requirements to experientially master the sixth psychic circle of experiential spiritual understanding, also corresponding to the 2nd planetary age and the 2nd 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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