© 2000 Ken Glasziou
© 2000 The Brotherhood of Man Library
First some definitions to aid our comprehension:
With those brief comments, let’s continue:
The Papers inform us that “the source of universe reality is the Infinite.” The primary realities of infinity are:
Hence all that “is” in the finite universes of time consists in “the time-space repercussions of Paradise Pattern and God’s Universal Mind.”
Secondary in origin, finite reality has its very “being” in the finite aspect of Deity we know as God, the Supreme.
The reality of the Supreme is existent as:
At the primary level, all that becomes occasions of finite reality in the universes of time has origin in “potentialities” that are resident in the Absolutes of Infinity. These potentials are both infinite and changeless.
The finite reality of the universes is a process of never ending change. Thus, when the changeless potentials of the Absolutes become the “actuals” of the finite worlds, they become a process of transient change brought about through the participation of the Supreme. The Supreme is the direct source of all finite “actuals.”
The limits of human comprehension of finite reality are reached in this concept that finite reality is a process of change—the time-space actualization of potentials having origin in the Absolutes of Infinity, becoming transients in the Supreme, and taking form in consciousness as the “actuals” of finite reality.
A characteristic of being “human” is our ability to transcend finite limitations indigenous to the animal world. The ability for such transcendence is because of endowments derived directly from the Universal Father—our individual personalities, and the Father’s indwelling spirit fragments.
In addition, we have indirect endowments originating from the Universe Mother Spirit that reach us via the Adjutant Mind Spirits of Wisdom and Worship. Together, these qualities set humanity apart from the animal kingdom.
The maximum progression attainable by human creatures culminates with:
Having attained that desirable state, we qualify to become “as one” with the Father-Spirit within, and thus move on from our mortal limitations towards the potentials of a transcendent spirit existence. From that time onwards our concepts of “reality,” finite or transcendent, may be expected to undergo advances that are beyond our current capacity to comprehend. (see UB 130:4.3)