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| − | + | "God created evolution so that everyone in separation could find their way back." <ref>''The One God'', Chapter 3: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/one-god/the-origin The Origin]</ref> | |
| − | "God created evolution so that everyone in | ||
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"The evolution of the world is accelerating." | "The evolution of the world is accelerating." | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="gcs18">''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 18: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/what-is-human-destiny What is human destiny?]</ref> |
| − | ==The evolution of humanity | + | [[File:Saturn landscape.jpg|right]] |
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| + | ==Evolution in the Greater Community== | ||
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| + | The "Greater Community of intelligent life in the universe" ... "is vast, encompassing the entire spectrum of evolution—the evolution of technology, the evolution of societies and the evolution of spiritual awareness and ethics. It is vast and incomprehensible." | ||
| + | <ref>''Life in the Universe'', Chapter 1: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/life-universe/facing-greater-community-life Facing a Greater Community of Life]</ref> | ||
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| + | "The evolution of humanity follows the pattern of evolution of most of the races in the universe. When those races begin to exhaust their own planets and face the reality of the Greater Community of life in the universe, they have reached a great and difficult and precipitous threshold. They have reached a true turning point where their past understanding and assumptions will not serve them and might even betray them. Humanity has reached this threshold." | ||
| + | <ref>''The Time of Revelation'': [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/the-time-of-revelation/the-voice-of-the-revelation The Voice of the Revelation]</ref> | ||
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| + | "Races that have evolved within their own worlds reach the establishment of international | ||
| + | communities and then become a one-world community. The development of a one-world community | ||
| + | coincides with interaction with the Greater Community. Here having a one-world community becomes a necessity for survival and development. In worlds where intelligent life has migrated from another world, a one world community occurs much sooner because often there is only one establishment | ||
| + | which gains the dominant position within that world. | ||
| − | + | However, in a world such as yours, which has gone through a very long and protracted period | |
| − | <ref> | + | of tribal social development and which has accelerated in recent centuries into large tribal and then |
| + | international societies, you have now reached the great threshold where the world must become one | ||
| + | community."<ref name="gcs27"/> | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| − | + | ==The evolution of humanity== | |
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"Intelligent life was seeded in your world. This was a gift from the Greater Community. It was a gift of greater intelligence so that your ancestors could accelerate their development within a relatively short period of time. This gave birth to the modern human race as you know it now. Intelligence was seeded in a few places and then it dispersed throughout the world." | "Intelligent life was seeded in your world. This was a gift from the Greater Community. It was a gift of greater intelligence so that your ancestors could accelerate their development within a relatively short period of time. This gave birth to the modern human race as you know it now. Intelligence was seeded in a few places and then it dispersed throughout the world." | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="gcs27">''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 27: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/what-is-the-evolution-of-religion-in-the-world What is the evolution of religion in the world?]</ref> |
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| + | "Humanity is preparing for the Greater Community. It does not know this yet, of course, but that is its stage of evolution, and everyone is involved." | ||
| + | <ref>''The Greater Community'', Chapter 8: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/greater-community/preparing-for-the-greater-community Preparing for the Greater Community]</ref> | ||
| − | " | + | Humanity's "evolution is being fueled by greater forces both in the world and in the Greater Community which will determine the direction and development of your race. Your evolution is being determined by the Greater Community, for you are in preparation for the Greater Community." |
| − | <ref> | + | <ref name="gcs11">''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 11: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/greater-community-spirituality/what-is-your-preparation-for What is your preparation for?]</ref> |
"You have come into the world at a great turning point, a turning point only part of which you will see in your own lifetime. It is a turning point where your world gains contact with the worlds in its vicinity. This is the natural evolution of humanity, as it is the natural evolution of all intelligent life in all worlds. Your world is seeking a Greater Community. This will require that your world’s own internal community become unified. This is also a part of the evolution of all intelligent life in all worlds. You have come here to serve this." | "You have come into the world at a great turning point, a turning point only part of which you will see in your own lifetime. It is a turning point where your world gains contact with the worlds in its vicinity. This is the natural evolution of humanity, as it is the natural evolution of all intelligent life in all worlds. Your world is seeking a Greater Community. This will require that your world’s own internal community become unified. This is also a part of the evolution of all intelligent life in all worlds. You have come here to serve this." | ||
| − | <ref>[ | + | <ref>''[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ Steps to Knowledge]'', Step 190: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds and that is why I have come</ref> |
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==The world's evolution== | ==The world's evolution== | ||
"Just as you grow from being a child to an adolescent, from an adolescent to a young adult, from a young adult to an adult and then you grow into old age, so your world has its evolutionary stages as well. There are evolutionary stages in societies. There are evolutionary stages in families. And the world has its own evolutionary process." | "Just as you grow from being a child to an adolescent, from an adolescent to a young adult, from a young adult to an adult and then you grow into old age, so your world has its evolutionary stages as well. There are evolutionary stages in societies. There are evolutionary stages in families. And the world has its own evolutionary process." | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="gcs18"/> |
“As you become a student of Knowledge and are able to objectively recognize your preparation, you will begin to have a true view of the evolution of the world. Here your viewpoint will not be distorted by personal preference or personal fear, for the evolution of the world will simply be obvious to you.” | “As you become a student of Knowledge and are able to objectively recognize your preparation, you will begin to have a true view of the evolution of the world. Here your viewpoint will not be distorted by personal preference or personal fear, for the evolution of the world will simply be obvious to you.” | ||
| − | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 309</ref> | + | <ref>''[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ Steps to Knowledge]'', Step 309: The world I see is attempting to become one community</ref> |
| − | “The world is preparing to emerge into the Greater Community of | + | “The world is preparing to emerge into the Greater Community of worlds and this underlies its evolution and all of its advancements now. That is why conflict is erupting in the world, because those who oppose the evolution of the world will fight against it. Those who wish to further the advancement of the world will attempt to fortify the goodness of humanity and the sense that humanity is one community that must nurture and support itself beyond all [[division]] of nation, race, religion, culture and tribe.” |
| − | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 325</ref> | + | <ref>''[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ Steps to Knowledge]'', Step 325: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of worlds. Therefore, I must be attentive</ref> |
| − | “The world was ultimately created as a place for the separated to live. It was created, as was the physical universe, by powerful geological forces that were set in motion by the Creator of all life. These forces continue at this moment, they are self-perpetuating, they are changing, and in a certain degree they are | + | “The world was ultimately created as a place for the separated to live. It was created, as was the physical universe, by powerful geological forces that were set in motion by the Creator of all life. These forces continue at this moment, they are self-perpetuating, they are changing, and in a certain degree they are chaotic." … "The Creator of all life has set evolution in motion, and evolution now continues without God managing it. It is self-perpetuating. It is moving, it is evolving. Life evolves to greater levels of complexity and [[intelligence]]. Evolution in times of geologic and biologic time is extremely slow. Short of cataclysmic events, it is extremely slow.” |
<ref name="evol">Evolution (October 24, 2008)</ref> | <ref name="evol">Evolution (October 24, 2008)</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == Set in motion at the beginning of creation == |
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“The world is an evolving state. It is changing. It is following a set of patterns that were established at the beginning of creation of the physical reality. Here there is no conflict between religion and science, if you understand the connection. Earlier creation stories of course were overshadowed by science because they did not represent the evolution of the physical reality, because peoples at those times did not have the range of understanding to comprehend the greater forces of nature and the scope of time. They tried to understand nature based upon their tribal consciousness, their isolation in the physical world, their lack of exposure to the diversity of life in the world. So their creation stories were generated basically on local events and on the range of their own awareness. But now you are seeing the world as a planet, as a living system of life, and science has demonstrated greater forces that were never perceived or comprehended before.” | “The world is an evolving state. It is changing. It is following a set of patterns that were established at the beginning of creation of the physical reality. Here there is no conflict between religion and science, if you understand the connection. Earlier creation stories of course were overshadowed by science because they did not represent the evolution of the physical reality, because peoples at those times did not have the range of understanding to comprehend the greater forces of nature and the scope of time. They tried to understand nature based upon their tribal consciousness, their isolation in the physical world, their lack of exposure to the diversity of life in the world. So their creation stories were generated basically on local events and on the range of their own awareness. But now you are seeing the world as a planet, as a living system of life, and science has demonstrated greater forces that were never perceived or comprehended before.” | ||
<ref name="evol"/> | <ref name="evol"/> | ||
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“The physical universe is changing and evolving. God is not managing it because it is self-perpetuating. God does not have to manage every little swirl in the current of a river because the river is self-perpetuating. It is running on its own. God does not have to manage every little breeze in the air, or the shape of every little cloud, because these phenomena are all being perpetuated by the geological and biological forces that were set in motion at the beginning of the creation of the physical reality.” | “The physical universe is changing and evolving. God is not managing it because it is self-perpetuating. God does not have to manage every little swirl in the current of a river because the river is self-perpetuating. It is running on its own. God does not have to manage every little breeze in the air, or the shape of every little cloud, because these phenomena are all being perpetuated by the geological and biological forces that were set in motion at the beginning of the creation of the physical reality.” | ||
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there is a natural progression towards complexity and ultimately | there is a natural progression towards complexity and ultimately | ||
| − | towards Knowledge for intelligent races who have self-awareness. | + | towards [[Knowledge]] for intelligent races who have self-awareness. |
| − | Here you have overlapping two different kinds of patterns | + | Here you have [[overlapping realities|overlapping]] two different kinds of patterns."<ref>''Life in the Universe'', Chapter 11: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/life-universe/unseen-forces-universe Unseen Forces in the Universe]</ref> |
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| − | == | + | == The importance of individual contribution in human evolution == |
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| + | "Perhaps you take for granted that humanity will just continue, but humanity has faced great challenges before, but it keeps going and it keeps growing, and there are very positive things that humanity has created. It has made many improvements in many different aspects of human life. If you do not see this, then you are not looking. These results, these accomplishments, in whatever field—in the social environment, in politics, in health, in medicine, in [[education]], social justice—all of these accomplishments have been the result of concentrated minds working against tremendous odds to produce a beneficial result. This has kept humanity moving and has kept alive the greater potential and possibilities for the human family. You need to be a positive contributor to this." | ||
| + | <ref>Relationships and the Mental Environment (December 6, 2007)</ref> | ||
| − | " | + | "It is accurate to say that humanity has advanced through the efforts of a very small percentage |
| − | <ref>[ | + | of the population. This percentage must grow for humanity to be able to meet the great and global |
| + | challenges that face humanity—problems that have been created here and problems in the Greater | ||
| + | Community as well." <ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community'', Book 2, Chapter 26: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-6/wisdom-greater-community-book-2/resolve-conflict-world Conflict]</ref> | ||
| − | ==References== | + | == References == |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[Catastrophe]] | ||
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[[Creation]] | [[Creation]] | ||
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[[Living in isolation]] | [[Living in isolation]] | ||
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| + | == Further study == | ||
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| + | *''The One God'', Chapter 3: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/one-god/the-origin The Origin] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 25 October 2023
"God created evolution so that everyone in separation could find their way back." [1]
"The evolution of the world is accelerating." [2]
Evolution in the Greater Community
The "Greater Community of intelligent life in the universe" ... "is vast, encompassing the entire spectrum of evolution—the evolution of technology, the evolution of societies and the evolution of spiritual awareness and ethics. It is vast and incomprehensible." [3]
"The evolution of humanity follows the pattern of evolution of most of the races in the universe. When those races begin to exhaust their own planets and face the reality of the Greater Community of life in the universe, they have reached a great and difficult and precipitous threshold. They have reached a true turning point where their past understanding and assumptions will not serve them and might even betray them. Humanity has reached this threshold." [4]
"Races that have evolved within their own worlds reach the establishment of international communities and then become a one-world community. The development of a one-world community coincides with interaction with the Greater Community. Here having a one-world community becomes a necessity for survival and development. In worlds where intelligent life has migrated from another world, a one world community occurs much sooner because often there is only one establishment which gains the dominant position within that world.
However, in a world such as yours, which has gone through a very long and protracted period of tribal social development and which has accelerated in recent centuries into large tribal and then international societies, you have now reached the great threshold where the world must become one community."[5]
The evolution of humanity
"Intelligent life was seeded in your world. This was a gift from the Greater Community. It was a gift of greater intelligence so that your ancestors could accelerate their development within a relatively short period of time. This gave birth to the modern human race as you know it now. Intelligence was seeded in a few places and then it dispersed throughout the world." [5]
"Humanity is preparing for the Greater Community. It does not know this yet, of course, but that is its stage of evolution, and everyone is involved." [6]
Humanity's "evolution is being fueled by greater forces both in the world and in the Greater Community which will determine the direction and development of your race. Your evolution is being determined by the Greater Community, for you are in preparation for the Greater Community." [7]
"You have come into the world at a great turning point, a turning point only part of which you will see in your own lifetime. It is a turning point where your world gains contact with the worlds in its vicinity. This is the natural evolution of humanity, as it is the natural evolution of all intelligent life in all worlds. Your world is seeking a Greater Community. This will require that your world’s own internal community become unified. This is also a part of the evolution of all intelligent life in all worlds. You have come here to serve this." [8]
The world's evolution
"Just as you grow from being a child to an adolescent, from an adolescent to a young adult, from a young adult to an adult and then you grow into old age, so your world has its evolutionary stages as well. There are evolutionary stages in societies. There are evolutionary stages in families. And the world has its own evolutionary process." [2]
“As you become a student of Knowledge and are able to objectively recognize your preparation, you will begin to have a true view of the evolution of the world. Here your viewpoint will not be distorted by personal preference or personal fear, for the evolution of the world will simply be obvious to you.” [9]
“The world is preparing to emerge into the Greater Community of worlds and this underlies its evolution and all of its advancements now. That is why conflict is erupting in the world, because those who oppose the evolution of the world will fight against it. Those who wish to further the advancement of the world will attempt to fortify the goodness of humanity and the sense that humanity is one community that must nurture and support itself beyond all division of nation, race, religion, culture and tribe.” [10]
“The world was ultimately created as a place for the separated to live. It was created, as was the physical universe, by powerful geological forces that were set in motion by the Creator of all life. These forces continue at this moment, they are self-perpetuating, they are changing, and in a certain degree they are chaotic." … "The Creator of all life has set evolution in motion, and evolution now continues without God managing it. It is self-perpetuating. It is moving, it is evolving. Life evolves to greater levels of complexity and intelligence. Evolution in times of geologic and biologic time is extremely slow. Short of cataclysmic events, it is extremely slow.” [11]
Set in motion at the beginning of creation
“The world is an evolving state. It is changing. It is following a set of patterns that were established at the beginning of creation of the physical reality. Here there is no conflict between religion and science, if you understand the connection. Earlier creation stories of course were overshadowed by science because they did not represent the evolution of the physical reality, because peoples at those times did not have the range of understanding to comprehend the greater forces of nature and the scope of time. They tried to understand nature based upon their tribal consciousness, their isolation in the physical world, their lack of exposure to the diversity of life in the world. So their creation stories were generated basically on local events and on the range of their own awareness. But now you are seeing the world as a planet, as a living system of life, and science has demonstrated greater forces that were never perceived or comprehended before.” [11]
“The physical universe is changing and evolving. God is not managing it because it is self-perpetuating. God does not have to manage every little swirl in the current of a river because the river is self-perpetuating. It is running on its own. God does not have to manage every little breeze in the air, or the shape of every little cloud, because these phenomena are all being perpetuated by the geological and biological forces that were set in motion at the beginning of the creation of the physical reality.” [11]
"God has set in motion the forces of evolution and the forces of natural selection. Within this pattern, there is tremendous variability. It appears to be chaotic, but within this overall pattern, there is a natural progression towards complexity and ultimately towards Knowledge for intelligent races who have self-awareness. Here you have overlapping two different kinds of patterns."[12]
The importance of individual contribution in human evolution
"Perhaps you take for granted that humanity will just continue, but humanity has faced great challenges before, but it keeps going and it keeps growing, and there are very positive things that humanity has created. It has made many improvements in many different aspects of human life. If you do not see this, then you are not looking. These results, these accomplishments, in whatever field—in the social environment, in politics, in health, in medicine, in education, social justice—all of these accomplishments have been the result of concentrated minds working against tremendous odds to produce a beneficial result. This has kept humanity moving and has kept alive the greater potential and possibilities for the human family. You need to be a positive contributor to this." [13]
"It is accurate to say that humanity has advanced through the efforts of a very small percentage of the population. This percentage must grow for humanity to be able to meet the great and global challenges that face humanity—problems that have been created here and problems in the Greater Community as well." [14]
References
- ↑ The One God, Chapter 3: The Origin
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 18: What is human destiny?
- ↑ Life in the Universe, Chapter 1: Facing a Greater Community of Life
- ↑ The Time of Revelation: The Voice of the Revelation
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 27: What is the evolution of religion in the world?
- ↑ The Greater Community, Chapter 8: Preparing for the Greater Community
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 11: What is your preparation for?
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 190: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of Worlds and that is why I have come
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 309: The world I see is attempting to become one community
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 325: The world is emerging into the Greater Community of worlds. Therefore, I must be attentive
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Evolution (October 24, 2008)
- ↑ Life in the Universe, Chapter 11: Unseen Forces in the Universe
- ↑ Relationships and the Mental Environment (December 6, 2007)
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 26: Conflict
See also
Further study
- The One God, Chapter 3: The Origin