There's always two sides to every 2 sides of a story, I consider that the book as sincerely engelangs, but do you think celestial beings all tell the truth? Avoiding convictions, prolong time, sayeth then, I don't remeber a thing or how.
'Evaluations' are determinations of value. Regarding writings of a religious, philosophic or scientific nature, all things bear investigating. Everything in the UB is open for inspection, just like any other 'book' or 'bible' of like subject matter. Consider 'content' and 'context'.
From the Foreward, by a Divine Counselor -
"We are fully cognizant of the difficulties of our assignment; we recognize the impossibility of fully translating the language of the concepts of divinity and eternity into the symbols of the language of the finite concepts of the mortal mind. But we know that there dwells within the human mind a fragment of God, and that there sojourns with the human soul the Spirit of Truth ; and we further know that these spirit forces conspire to enable material man to grasp the reality of spiritual values and to comprehend the philosophy of universe meanings. But even more certainly we know that these spirits of the Divine Presence are able to assist man in the spiritual appropriation of all truth contributory to the enhancement of the ever-progressing reality of personal religious experience—God-consciousness."
- UB
pj
Genesis is a wonderful book, and even if the creation account is a mythological narrative, hidden truths and insights can be found in such analogies. The celestials who gave us the Urantia Papers draw from their knowledge-record of things, but what is most important with the scriptures of our major religious traditions is the spiritual truth they contain within their given dispensations.
If anyone is serious about reading the Papers, begin with the foreward and Paper 1 (Part 1) on the nature of God (most essential) and the central and superuniverses...this will prepare the student with a precursory knowledge/background to proceed with the rest.
Personality
Two noteworthy subjects the Papers expound upon is the 'personality' of 'God', and/or 'personality' itself, in its constitution and complexity. I consider the personal aspects of 'God'(among his more transpersonal aspects) Here.... with Ben Masada's 'jewish' viewpoint. The Papers brings special significance to 'personality' and its eternal survival.
The Universal Father (see especially last 3 sections on 'personality')
Thought Adjuster
Another important teaching is about the 'Thought Adjuster' (or 'mystery monitor', 'Father-fragment)..which is actually a fragment of 'God' within the mind/soul of man, a pre-personal spirit-essence which is a gift of the Father to the evolving mortals of time. As the soul progresses in its development in doing the will of God... the soul and the 'thought adjuster' fuse (become one) ensuring the soul's eternal survival into the ages to come. We have a fragment of infinity/eternity within us! - much is expounded on this inner 'spirit-pilot' if you will, but much is also mysterious.
Origin and nature of Thought Adjusters
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The future is always bright, for the plan and purpose of the Universal Father carries its momentum undergirding all creation and its directives...even with the temporay delays of free will choice,...the ultimacy of 'God' prevails.
In Spiritus,
pj
Another important teaching is about the 'Thought Adjuster' (or 'mystery monitor', 'Father-fragment)..which is actually a fragment of 'God' within the mind/soul of man, a pre-personal spirit-essence which is a gift of the Father to the evolving mortals of time. As the soul progresses in its development in doing the will of God... the soul and the 'thought adjuster' fuse (become one) ensuring the soul's eternal survival into the ages to come. We have a fragment of infinity/eternity within us! - much is expounded on this inner 'spirit-pilot' if you will, but much is also mysterious.
Those of us who can discern good from evil recognize the UB as completely evil.
Hebrews 5:14
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Krishnamurti said in a talk:
You may remember the story of how the devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket. The friend said to the devil, "What did that man pick up?" "He picked up a piece of Truth," said the devil. "That is a very bad business for you, then," said his friend. "Oh, not at all," the devil replied, "I am going to let him organize it."
Be veeerrry wary of thought adjustors. IMO people inwardly drawn to human "being" potential are better off with Simone's approach.
"We can only know one thing about God - that he is what we are not. Our wretchedness alone is an image of this. The more we contemplate it, the more we contemplate him." Simone Weil
Its like Lighthead said , we must overcome the evil within our minds that came from
the spirit of Satan in the Garden of Eden.
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"We are starlight we are golden and
We've got to get back to the Garden."
NIBIRU AND PLANET X ARE NEXT IN
THIS EPISODE OF BUCK ROGERS
IN THE 21st CENTURY.
J Krishnamurti was quite an inspiration in my earlier years. The story illustrates the dangers in organization of religion that is detrimental to true spiritual health and freedom. Not sure how this relates to the Urantia Papers, as there is no organized religion or authority structure(Church) that uses the UB as a 'bible', besides individuals and small communities (seasonal confrences/meetings) who are UB readers and enthusiasts.
Being aware of the role and presence of the Thought Adjuster (the presence of eternal/infinite God) in the human mind is nothing to fear, but advantageous to know of, on many levels.
Recognizing the 'evil' or what is 'wrong' in oneself is a part of the process of the soul's journey towards enlightenment, salvation, liberation, call it what you like. Light(knowledge) does expose the darkness(ignorance/egoity) in us, as we discern what is 'real' from what is 'unreal', abiding in the substance of the former.
pj
(3) Jesus said, "If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty."
Then AS IT SEEMS
you can slowly bake different cookies in one oven, while many ovens quickly cook multitudes of one type of cookie.