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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Jan. 25-31

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, January 25th:

January 25

Is hope — the grandeur of trust — desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 7]

January 26

Is faith — the supreme assertion of human thought — desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 8]

January 27

Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 9]

January 28

Is idealism — the approaching concept of the divine — desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 10]

January 29

Is loyalty — devotion to highest duty — desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 11]

January 30

Is unselfishness — the spirit of self-forgetfulness — desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

January 31

Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

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For the week starting Sunday, January 18th:

January 18

In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 19

Man might fear a great God, but he trusts and loves only a good God. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 20

Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 21

Divine truth is best known by its spiritual flavor. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 22

Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. [The Urantia Book, p. 43, par. 5]

January 23

Is courage — strength of character — desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 5]

January 24

Is altruism — service of one's fellows — desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 6]

For the week starting Sunday, January 4th:

January 4

It is not necessary to see God with the eyes of the flesh in order to discern him by the faith-vision of the spiritualized mind. [The Urantia Book, p. 25, par. 3]

January 5

The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 6

You can argue over opinions about God, but experience with him and in him exists above and beyond all human controversy and mere intellectual logic. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 7

The God-knowing man describes his spiritual experiences, not to convince unbelievers, but for the edification and mutual satisfaction of believers. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 8

To assume that the universe can be known, that it is intelligible, is to assume that the universe is mind made and personality managed. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 9

If man's personality can experience the universe, there is a divine mind and an actual personality somewhere concealed in that universe. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 10

The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him. [The Urantia Book, p. 38, par. 2]

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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Jan. 25-31

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, January 25th:

January 25

Is hope — the grandeur of trust — desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 7]

January 26

Is faith — the supreme assertion of human thought — desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 8]

January 27

Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 9]

January 28

Is idealism — the approaching concept of the divine — desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 10]

January 29

Is loyalty — devotion to highest duty — desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 11]

January 30

Is unselfishness — the spirit of self-forgetfulness — desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

January 31

Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

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For the week starting Sunday, January 18th:

January 18

In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 19

Man might fear a great God, but he trusts and loves only a good God. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 20

Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 21

Divine truth is best known by its spiritual flavor. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 22

Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. [The Urantia Book, p. 43, par. 5]

January 23

Is courage — strength of character — desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 5]

January 24

Is altruism — service of one's fellows — desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 6]

For the week starting Sunday, January 4th:

January 4

It is not necessary to see God with the eyes of the flesh in order to discern him by the faith-vision of the spiritualized mind. [The Urantia Book, p. 25, par. 3]

January 5

The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 6

You can argue over opinions about God, but experience with him and in him exists above and beyond all human controversy and mere intellectual logic. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 7

The God-knowing man describes his spiritual experiences, not to convince unbelievers, but for the edification and mutual satisfaction of believers. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 8

To assume that the universe can be known, that it is intelligible, is to assume that the universe is mind made and personality managed. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 9

If man's personality can experience the universe, there is a divine mind and an actual personality somewhere concealed in that universe. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 10

The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him. [The Urantia Book, p. 38, par. 2]

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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Jan. 25-31

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, January 25th:

January 25

Is hope — the grandeur of trust — desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 7]

January 26

Is faith — the supreme assertion of human thought — desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 8]

January 27

Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 9]

January 28

Is idealism — the approaching concept of the divine — desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 10]

January 29

Is loyalty — devotion to highest duty — desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 11]

January 30

Is unselfishness — the spirit of self-forgetfulness — desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

January 31

Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

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For the week starting Sunday, January 18th:

January 18

In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 19

Man might fear a great God, but he trusts and loves only a good God. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 20

Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 21

Divine truth is best known by its spiritual flavor. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 22

Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. [The Urantia Book, p. 43, par. 5]

January 23

Is courage — strength of character — desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 5]

January 24

Is altruism — service of one's fellows — desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 6]

For the week starting Sunday, January 4th:

January 4

It is not necessary to see God with the eyes of the flesh in order to discern him by the faith-vision of the spiritualized mind. [The Urantia Book, p. 25, par. 3]

January 5

The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 6

You can argue over opinions about God, but experience with him and in him exists above and beyond all human controversy and mere intellectual logic. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 7

The God-knowing man describes his spiritual experiences, not to convince unbelievers, but for the edification and mutual satisfaction of believers. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 8

To assume that the universe can be known, that it is intelligible, is to assume that the universe is mind made and personality managed. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 9

If man's personality can experience the universe, there is a divine mind and an actual personality somewhere concealed in that universe. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 10

The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him. [The Urantia Book, p. 38, par. 2]

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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Jan. 25-31

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, January 25th:

January 25

Is hope — the grandeur of trust — desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 7]

January 26

Is faith — the supreme assertion of human thought — desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 8]

January 27

Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 9]

January 28

Is idealism — the approaching concept of the divine — desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 10]

January 29

Is loyalty — devotion to highest duty — desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 11]

January 30

Is unselfishness — the spirit of self-forgetfulness — desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

January 31

Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

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For the week starting Sunday, January 18th:

January 18

In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 19

Man might fear a great God, but he trusts and loves only a good God. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 20

Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 21

Divine truth is best known by its spiritual flavor. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 22

Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. [The Urantia Book, p. 43, par. 5]

January 23

Is courage — strength of character — desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 5]

January 24

Is altruism — service of one's fellows — desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 6]

For the week starting Sunday, January 4th:

January 4

It is not necessary to see God with the eyes of the flesh in order to discern him by the faith-vision of the spiritualized mind. [The Urantia Book, p. 25, par. 3]

January 5

The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 6

You can argue over opinions about God, but experience with him and in him exists above and beyond all human controversy and mere intellectual logic. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 7

The God-knowing man describes his spiritual experiences, not to convince unbelievers, but for the edification and mutual satisfaction of believers. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 8

To assume that the universe can be known, that it is intelligible, is to assume that the universe is mind made and personality managed. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 9

If man's personality can experience the universe, there is a divine mind and an actual personality somewhere concealed in that universe. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 10

The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him. [The Urantia Book, p. 38, par. 2]

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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Jan. 25-31

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, January 25th:

January 25

Is hope — the grandeur of trust — desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 7]

January 26

Is faith — the supreme assertion of human thought — desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 8]

January 27

Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 9]

January 28

Is idealism — the approaching concept of the divine — desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 10]

January 29

Is loyalty — devotion to highest duty — desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 11]

January 30

Is unselfishness — the spirit of self-forgetfulness — desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

January 31

Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

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For the week starting Sunday, January 18th:

January 18

In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 19

Man might fear a great God, but he trusts and loves only a good God. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 20

Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 21

Divine truth is best known by its spiritual flavor. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 22

Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. [The Urantia Book, p. 43, par. 5]

January 23

Is courage — strength of character — desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 5]

January 24

Is altruism — service of one's fellows — desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 6]

For the week starting Sunday, January 4th:

January 4

It is not necessary to see God with the eyes of the flesh in order to discern him by the faith-vision of the spiritualized mind. [The Urantia Book, p. 25, par. 3]

January 5

The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 6

You can argue over opinions about God, but experience with him and in him exists above and beyond all human controversy and mere intellectual logic. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 7

The God-knowing man describes his spiritual experiences, not to convince unbelievers, but for the edification and mutual satisfaction of believers. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 8

To assume that the universe can be known, that it is intelligible, is to assume that the universe is mind made and personality managed. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 9

If man's personality can experience the universe, there is a divine mind and an actual personality somewhere concealed in that universe. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 10

The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him. [The Urantia Book, p. 38, par. 2]

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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Jan. 25-31

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, January 25th:

January 25

Is hope — the grandeur of trust — desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 7]

January 26

Is faith — the supreme assertion of human thought — desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 8]

January 27

Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 9]

January 28

Is idealism — the approaching concept of the divine — desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 10]

January 29

Is loyalty — devotion to highest duty — desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 11]

January 30

Is unselfishness — the spirit of self-forgetfulness — desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

January 31

Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 12]

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For the week starting Sunday, January 18th:

January 18

In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 19

Man might fear a great God, but he trusts and loves only a good God. [The Urantia Book, p. 40, par. 5]

January 20

Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 21

Divine truth is best known by its spiritual flavor. [The Urantia Book, p. 42, par. 7]

January 22

Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. [The Urantia Book, p. 43, par. 5]

January 23

Is courage — strength of character — desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 5]

January 24

Is altruism — service of one's fellows — desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 6]

For the week starting Sunday, January 4th:

January 4

It is not necessary to see God with the eyes of the flesh in order to discern him by the faith-vision of the spiritualized mind. [The Urantia Book, p. 25, par. 3]

January 5

The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 6

You can argue over opinions about God, but experience with him and in him exists above and beyond all human controversy and mere intellectual logic. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 7

The God-knowing man describes his spiritual experiences, not to convince unbelievers, but for the edification and mutual satisfaction of believers. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 5]

January 8

To assume that the universe can be known, that it is intelligible, is to assume that the universe is mind made and personality managed. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 9

If man's personality can experience the universe, there is a divine mind and an actual personality somewhere concealed in that universe. [The Urantia Book, p. 30, par. 6]

January 10

The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him. [The Urantia Book, p. 38, par. 2]

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Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Feb. 1-21

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, February 1st:

February 1

Is pleasure — the satisfaction of happiness — desirable? Then must man live in a world where the alternative of pain and the likelihood of suffering are ever-present experiential possibilities. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 13]

February 2

Universe causes cannot be lower than universe effects. The source of the streams of universe life and of the cosmic mind must be above the levels of their manifestation. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 3

The human mind cannot be consistently explained in terms of the lower orders of existence. Man's mind can be truly comprehended only by recognizing the reality of higher orders of thought and purposive will. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 4

Man as a moral being is inexplicable unless the reality of the Universal Father is acknowledged. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 5

Can you not advance in your concept of God's dealing with man to that level where you recognize that the watchword of the universe is progress? [The Urantia Book, p. 54, par. 5]

February 6

The universes are eternally stable. There is stability in the midst of apparent instability. [The Urantia Book, p. 55, par. 3]

February 7

There is an underlying order and security in the midst of the energy upheavals and the physical cataclysms of the starry realms. [The Urantia Book, p. 55, par. 3]
For the week starting Sunday, February 15th:

February 15

The love of the Father absolutely individualizes each personality as a unique child of the Universal Father, a child without duplicate in infinity, a will creature irreplaceable in all eternity. [The Urantia Book, p. 138, par. 4]

February 16

Do not allow the magnitude of the infinity, the immensity of the eternity, and the grandeur and glory of the matchless character of God to overawe, stagger, or discourage you; for the Father is not very far from any one of you; he dwells within you, and in him do we all literally move, actually live, and veritably have our being. [The Urantia Book, p. 139, par. 1]

February 17

Love of adventure, curiosity, and dread of monotony — these traits inherent in evolving human nature — were not put there just to aggravate and annoy you during your short sojourn on earth, but rather to suggest to you that death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery. [The Urantia Book, p. 159, par. 6]

February 18

One of the most important lessons to be learned during your mortal career is teamwork. [The Urantia Book, p. 312, par. 1]

February 19

You should realize that there is a great reward of personal satisfaction in being first just, next fair, then patient, then kind. [The Urantia Book, p. 315, par. 1]

February 20

Trustworthiness is the true measure of self-mastery, character. [The Urantia Book, p. 315, par. 6]

February 21

Service — purposeful service, not slavery — is productive of the highest satisfaction and is expressive of the divinest dignity. [The Urantia Book, p. 316, par. 4]

Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Feb. 1-21

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, February 1st:

February 1

Is pleasure — the satisfaction of happiness — desirable? Then must man live in a world where the alternative of pain and the likelihood of suffering are ever-present experiential possibilities. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 13]

February 2

Universe causes cannot be lower than universe effects. The source of the streams of universe life and of the cosmic mind must be above the levels of their manifestation. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 3

The human mind cannot be consistently explained in terms of the lower orders of existence. Man's mind can be truly comprehended only by recognizing the reality of higher orders of thought and purposive will. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 4

Man as a moral being is inexplicable unless the reality of the Universal Father is acknowledged. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 5

Can you not advance in your concept of God's dealing with man to that level where you recognize that the watchword of the universe is progress? [The Urantia Book, p. 54, par. 5]

February 6

The universes are eternally stable. There is stability in the midst of apparent instability. [The Urantia Book, p. 55, par. 3]

February 7

There is an underlying order and security in the midst of the energy upheavals and the physical cataclysms of the starry realms. [The Urantia Book, p. 55, par. 3]
For the week starting Sunday, February 15th:

February 15

The love of the Father absolutely individualizes each personality as a unique child of the Universal Father, a child without duplicate in infinity, a will creature irreplaceable in all eternity. [The Urantia Book, p. 138, par. 4]

February 16

Do not allow the magnitude of the infinity, the immensity of the eternity, and the grandeur and glory of the matchless character of God to overawe, stagger, or discourage you; for the Father is not very far from any one of you; he dwells within you, and in him do we all literally move, actually live, and veritably have our being. [The Urantia Book, p. 139, par. 1]

February 17

Love of adventure, curiosity, and dread of monotony — these traits inherent in evolving human nature — were not put there just to aggravate and annoy you during your short sojourn on earth, but rather to suggest to you that death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery. [The Urantia Book, p. 159, par. 6]

February 18

One of the most important lessons to be learned during your mortal career is teamwork. [The Urantia Book, p. 312, par. 1]

February 19

You should realize that there is a great reward of personal satisfaction in being first just, next fair, then patient, then kind. [The Urantia Book, p. 315, par. 1]

February 20

Trustworthiness is the true measure of self-mastery, character. [The Urantia Book, p. 315, par. 6]

February 21

Service — purposeful service, not slavery — is productive of the highest satisfaction and is expressive of the divinest dignity. [The Urantia Book, p. 316, par. 4]

Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book Feb. 1-21

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, February 1st:

February 1

Is pleasure — the satisfaction of happiness — desirable? Then must man live in a world where the alternative of pain and the likelihood of suffering are ever-present experiential possibilities. [The Urantia Book, p. 51, par. 13]

February 2

Universe causes cannot be lower than universe effects. The source of the streams of universe life and of the cosmic mind must be above the levels of their manifestation. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 3

The human mind cannot be consistently explained in terms of the lower orders of existence. Man's mind can be truly comprehended only by recognizing the reality of higher orders of thought and purposive will. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 4

Man as a moral being is inexplicable unless the reality of the Universal Father is acknowledged. [The Urantia Book, p. 53, par. 1]

February 5

Can you not advance in your concept of God's dealing with man to that level where you recognize that the watchword of the universe is progress? [The Urantia Book, p. 54, par. 5]

February 6

The universes are eternally stable. There is stability in the midst of apparent instability. [The Urantia Book, p. 55, par. 3]

February 7

There is an underlying order and security in the midst of the energy upheavals and the physical cataclysms of the starry realms. [The Urantia Book, p. 55, par. 3]
For the week starting Sunday, February 15th:

February 15

The love of the Father absolutely individualizes each personality as a unique child of the Universal Father, a child without duplicate in infinity, a will creature irreplaceable in all eternity. [The Urantia Book, p. 138, par. 4]

February 16

Do not allow the magnitude of the infinity, the immensity of the eternity, and the grandeur and glory of the matchless character of God to overawe, stagger, or discourage you; for the Father is not very far from any one of you; he dwells within you, and in him do we all literally move, actually live, and veritably have our being. [The Urantia Book, p. 139, par. 1]

February 17

Love of adventure, curiosity, and dread of monotony — these traits inherent in evolving human nature — were not put there just to aggravate and annoy you during your short sojourn on earth, but rather to suggest to you that death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery. [The Urantia Book, p. 159, par. 6]

February 18

One of the most important lessons to be learned during your mortal career is teamwork. [The Urantia Book, p. 312, par. 1]

February 19

You should realize that there is a great reward of personal satisfaction in being first just, next fair, then patient, then kind. [The Urantia Book, p. 315, par. 1]

February 20

Trustworthiness is the true measure of self-mastery, character. [The Urantia Book, p. 315, par. 6]

February 21

Service — purposeful service, not slavery — is productive of the highest satisfaction and is expressive of the divinest dignity. [The Urantia Book, p. 316, par. 4]

Thoughts to Ponder Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book March 8-14

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 by Cynthia Yildirim

Thoughts to Ponder

Daily Quotes from The Urantia Book
Courtesy of Urantia Foundation

For the week starting Sunday, March 8th:

March 8

You can do important work if you do not become self-important; you can do several things as easily as one if you leave yourself out. [The Urantia Book, p. 555, par. 5]

March 9

Variety is restful; monotony is what wears and exhausts. [The Urantia Book, p. 555, par. 5]

March 10

A display of specialized skill does not signify possession of spiritual capacity. [The Urantia Book, p. 556, par. 3]

March 11

Cleverness is not a substitute for true character. [The Urantia Book, p. 556, par. 3]

March 12

Few persons live up to the faith which they really have. [The Urantia Book, p. 556, par. 4]

March 13

Unreasoned fear is a master intellectual fraud practiced upon the evolving mortal soul. [The Urantia Book, p. 556, par. 4]

March 14

Inherent capacities cannot be exceeded; a pint can never hold a quart. The spirit concept cannot be mechanically forced into the material memory mold. [The Urantia Book, p. 556, par. 5]
For the week starting Sunday, February 22nd:

February 15

The love of the Father absolutely individualizes each personality as a unique child of the Universal Father, a child without duplicate in infinity, a will creature irreplaceable in all eternity. [The Urantia Book, p. 138, par. 4]

February 16

Do not allow the magnitude of the infinity, the immensity of the eternity, and the grandeur and glory of the matchless character of God to overawe, stagger, or discourage you; for the Father is not very far from any one of you; he dwells within you, and in him do we all literally move, actually live, and veritably have our being. [The Urantia Book, p. 139, par. 1]

February 17

Love of adventure, curiosity, and dread of monotony — these traits inherent in evolving human nature — were not put there just to aggravate and annoy you during your short sojourn on earth, but rather to suggest to you that death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery. [The Urantia Book, p. 159, par. 6]

February 18

One of the most important lessons to be learned during your mortal career is teamwork. [The Urantia Book, p. 312, par. 1]

February 19February 22

To be great is to be Godlike. [The Urantia Book, p. 317, par. 3]

February 23

There is a great and glorious purpose in the march of the universes through space. All of your mortal struggling is not in vain. [The Urantia Book, p. 364, par. 3]

February 24

We are all part of an immense plan, a gigantic enterprise, and it is the vastness of the undertaking that renders it impossible to see very much of it at any one time and during any one life. [The Urantia Book, p. 364, par. 3]

February 25

There is in the mind of God a plan which embraces every creature of all his vast domains, and this plan is an eternal purpose of boundless opportunity, unlimited progress, and endless life. And the infinite treasures of such a matchless career are yours for the striving! [The Urantia Book, p. 365, par. 3]

February 26

The Spirit never drives, only leads. If you are a willing learner, if you want to attain spirit levels and reach divine heights, if you sincerely desire to reach the eternal goal, then the divine Spirit will gently and lovingly lead you along the pathway of sonship and spiritual progress. [The Urantia Book, p. 381, par. 5]

February 27

Do not fear the dangers of human forgetfulness and mortal inconstancy, do not be troubled with doubts of failure or by perplexing confusion, do not falter and question your status and standing, for in every dark hour, at every crossroad in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, "This is the way." [The Urantia Book, p. 383, par. 2]

February 28

What is loyalty? It is the fruit of an intelligent appreciation of universe brotherhood; one could not take so much and give nothing. [The Urantia Book, p. 435, par. 4]

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