Tuesday, April 4, 2017

POH - 6 - Organized Religions

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This Study can be found here:

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The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Six: The Churches and Organized Religions


Seed Thought for Meditation


The problem of the freedom of the human soul and its individual relation to God Immanent and God Transcendent is the spiritual problem, facing all the world religions at this time.


Key Statements


In the past, we have had the light which flickered; In the present, we have the light which flames; In the future, there will be a light which shines o'er all the land and sea. Winston Churchill

Our age wishes to have actual experience in psychic life... To me, the crux of the spiritual problem of today is to be found in the fascination which psychic life exerts upon modern man.... The force within us... inspires in us the self-same skepticism and relentlessness with which a Buddha swept aside his two million gods that he might come to the pristine experience which alone is convincing. Dr. Carl Gustav Jung

The history of mankind is, in reality, the history of man's demand for light and for contact with God, and then the giving of light and the approach of God to man. Always the Savior, the Avatar or the World Teacher issued forth from the secret place of the Most High and brought to man fresh revelation, fresh hope and a fresh incentive towards fuller spiritual living.

The definition of religion which will in the future prove of greater accuracy than any yet formulated by the theologians might be expressed as follows: Religion is the name given to the invocative appeal of humanity and the evocative response of the greater Life to that cry.


Work Proposals


Continue with the daily meditation work.

Read widely from any other contemporary materials on the subject.


Questions for Reflection and Discussion


1.      What evidence have you personally come across which leads you to believe that "the light which flames" is descriptive of the present?

2.      What do you believe to be the major religious values the past has given to us? Which of the various theological beliefs emphasized by your faith (if you have one) seem to you worth preserving?

3.      What part should organized religion play in everyday human life?

4.      What are the basic principles of spiritual value to the evolution of the human race? How can a needed form of unity (without uniformity) be developed as a platform for the new world religion?




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POH - 5 - Racial Minorities

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

 www.lucistrust.org

This Study can be found here:

http://www.lucistrust.org/en/content/download/29844/377420/file/poh5.pdf

The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Five: Racial Minorities


Seed Thought for Meditation


A solution to the problem of the minorities is essentially the finding of a solution to the great heresy of separateness.


Key Statements


...any doctrine of superiority based on racial differentiation is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous... there is no justification for racial discrimination, in theory or in practice, anywhere. From the Preamble to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

The nature of all men is identical; what divides them is their customs. Confucius (551-479 B.C.)

I ask you to drop your antagonisms and your antipathies, your hatreds and your racial differences, and attempt to think in terms of the one family, the one life, and the one humanity.

The beauty of the present situation is that even in the smallest community a practical expression of what is needed on a worldwide scale is offered to the inhabitants; differences in families, in churches, in municipalities, in cities, in nations, between races and internationally all call for the same objective and for the same process of adjustment: the establishing of right human relations. The technique or method to bring this about remains everywhere the same: the use of the spirit of goodwill.


Work Proposals


Continue with the daily meditation work.

Read widely from any other contemporary materials on the subject.


Questions for Reflection and Discussion


1.      How can we abolish the great lines of demarcation between races, nations, groups, and heal the cleavages that are to be found everywhere, working in such a manner that the “one humanity” emerges on the arena of world affairs?


2.      Choose one of the minority problems, consider its essential factors. Can you see any positive trends towards its solution?


3.      Take any minority problem which exists within your own community or environment and consider its essential factors. Consider in what ways you can aid its solution and with what groups you might co-operate.


4.      Consider the various ways in which your attitude to the problem does or can manifest itself, e.g. in conversation, by demonstration or in practical help to alleviate the conditions surrounding it. What is the most effective aid you can give which will bring about the requisite goodwill leading to the right relationships?



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POH - 4 - Capital and Employment

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

www.lucistrust.org 

This Study can be found here:

 http://www.lucistrust.org/en/content/download/4742/56621/file/POH4[2007].pdf

The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Four: Capital, Labor and Employment


Seed Thought for Meditation


Human unity, human understanding and human fair play — these are the only concepts upon which to construct the new world and bring to an end the exploitation of one section of humanity by another.


Key Statements


The key to humanity’s trouble (focusing as it has in the economic difficulties of the past two hundred years and in the theological impasse of the orthodox churches) has been to take and not give, to accept and not share, to grasp and not to distribute. This has involved the breaking of a law which has placed humanity in a position of positive guilt. War is the dire penalty which mankind has had to pay for this great sin of separateness.

I would like to suggest three key principles for a new economic order geared to creating wealth and well-being for people and the Earth.

It must be conserving for the Earth’s resources and environment.

It must be enabling for people. Instead of systematically creating and extending dependency, it must systematically favor self-reliance and the capacity for self development.

It must be organized and understood as a multi-level one world economic system, with autonomous but interdependent parts at all levels. James Robertson


Work Proposals


v Continue with the daily meditation work.

v Read from the suggested list of resources.

v Create your own list based on your particular interests, and for further in-depth study of the issues presented within this study set. Newspapers, magazines, books, and the internet convey a wealth of information and details about current affairs. The UN publications are a particularly rich source of information.

v Begin a study group wherein group meditation, discussion and action can be brought to bear on this particular problem. If meeting up with others physically is difficult, you could consider forming a group online. World Goodwill also hosts discussion forums on the problems that can be found online at: www.lucistrust.org/en/forums


Questions for Consideration and/or Discussion


Having studied this Set on the problem of Capital, Labor and Employment, read the relevant chapter in the book Problems of Humanity, and any other material bearing on this subject which you find interesting and creative. Then answer for yourself the following questions:—


1.      Do you see any evidence that the belief in human unity is growing? What effect would a widespread belief in human unity have on the relations between capital and labor in your community, your nation and the world?

2.      What are the most positive signs — in your own community, in your own nation, in humanity as a whole — of goodwill being applied in relations between labor and capital?

3.      What role can an individual play in supporting the principles of sharing and co-operation?


4.      It has been said (a) that the love of money is the root of all evil and (b) that money is a great spiritual asset. Reflect on your own attitude to money. Why do you think attitudes to money are of such central importance in the transition to the New Age?

5.      In what way can the law of Supply and Demand be implemented so that there is justice for all and plenty for all?

6.      What do you think are the outstanding characteristics of our present civilization? What standard of living will seem essential to humanity in the New Age?


7.      Can Labor, Capital and Management form a workable agreement or synthesis of some kind? In particular, how do you consider the human factor in industry should be handled?

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POH - 3 - Children Youth and Education

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

 www.lucistrust.org

This Study can be found here:

http://www.lucistrust.org/en/content/download/1623/20043/file/poh3.pdf 

The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Three: Children Youth and Education


Seed Thought for Meditation


Two major ideas should be taught the children of every country. They are: The value of the individual and the fact of the one humanity.


Key Statements


Education is a deeply spiritual enterprise. It concerns the whole man and that includes his divine spirit.

We must develop the new attitudes and techniques which will fit a child for complete living and so make him truly human – a creative, constructive member of the human family. The very best of all that is past must be preserved but should only be regarded as the foundation for a better system and wiser approach to the goal of world citizenship.

The entire trend of the present urge forward, which can be noted so distinctly today, is to enable humanity to acquire knowledge, to transmute it into wisdom by the aid of the understanding and thus become ‘fully enlightened’. Enlightenment is the major goal of education.


Work Proposals


v Continue with the daily meditation work.

v Read from the suggested list of resources.

v Create your own list based on your particular interests, and for further in-depth study of the issues presented within this study set.

v Begin a study group wherein group meditation, discussion and action can be brought to bear on this particular problem. If meeting up with others physically is difficult, you could consider forming a group online. World Goodwill also hosts discussion forums on the problems that can be found online at: www.lucistrust.org/en/forums


Questions for Consideration and/or Discussion


1.      What do you think should be the major principles underlying education?

2.      What do you understand about ‘education for world citizenship’ and what do you think can be done to create it?

3.      In what ways can today’s children be educated in right relationship?


4.      How is creativity related to right relationship?

5.      In what ways is life-long learning important? How should it fit into the educational process?

6.      What does the word spiritual mean to you? Do you differentiate between a spiritual education and intellectual development? Do you divorce the two in your mind or do you regard them as two phases of one effort?


7.      What do you think could be some short-term and long-term solutions to improve the plight of the world’s children?

8.      What actions can you take in your recognized environment to improve the plight of the world’s children?

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The Fulfillment of All the Needs of All Beings by All Beings through Ethical Means


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