Universe progress is characterized by increasing personality freedom through self-understanding, spiritual self-restraint, and faith. [1] Progress is achieved through the development of individuality, while mediocrity clings to standardization for perpetuation. [2] All human progress is effected by conjoint revelational evolution. [3] The inexhaustible evolutionary capacity of the universe is driven by a purposive and dominant mind towards harmonious unity. [4]
Sudden attempts at great social or economic change, like those in Roman civilization, can lead to collapse; changes should be gradual and guided by wise counsel. [5] The certainty of progress towards Godward ideals is more important than rapidity. [6] Intolerance, everlastingly inimical to human progress, must be combated through the co-ordination of science, commerce, play, and religion. [7]
Progress, based on inherent motion, is fueled by the divine capacity for action and imaginative adventure, rooted in the universal economy of giving and serving others. [8] Man should work persistently and consistently to better his earthly estate, overcoming afflictions caused by sin and iniquity. [9] Material inertia retards dangerous velocities of progress, ensuring a steady evolution of human cultural advancement. [10] Mechanical dominance insures stability at the expense of progress, but spirit alliance liberates choice and ensures divine stability. [11]
To truly progress, we must go forward from where we find ourselves, revealing Jesus in our spirit-born lives, drawing all men to him and elevating modern culture with a new understanding of his gospel. [12] Progress occurs slowly by gradual stages, teaching the importance of patience and avoiding both stagnation and overrapid growth. [13]
The progress of the whole is intertwined with the progress of each part, as the relative velocities of part and whole determine the momentum of the cosmic brotherhood. [14]
The progress of the planet hinges on age, biologic uplifters, and the missions of divine Sons, shaping the evolving civilizations of gregarious human beings through advancing civilization and spiritualization. [15] The Dalamatia teachers advocated for progress by evolution, not revolution, in the advancement of human society. [16]
The progressing personality leaves a trail of actualized reality as it ascends through the universes, shaping mind, spirit, and energy with every action. [17]
Religion is the mighty lever that, resting securely on sound and normal heredity, lifts civilization from chaos and accelerates cultural progress towards a distant millennium of true fruits. [18]
Progress was slow before the discovery of printing, but now human society is plunging forward under the force of the accumulated momentum of all the ages through which civilization has struggled. [19] Economics, society, and government must evolve, as static conditions indicate decay and only those institutions moving forward can persist. [20]
Realization of cosmic interrelatedness and growth of values equals meaningful progress, valueless without growth. The supreme value of human life is evolving into God-consciousness, becoming superhuman. [21]
The watchword of the universe is progress, reflecting divine providence's consistent support for human advancement in both temporal and spiritual realms. [22]
Cold and hunger in the open lands stimulate action, invention, and resourcefulness, unlike the deteriorating conditions in the forests where man has always lagged behind. [23] The seed and secret of progress lies in the ethical appreciation of interpersonal relationships. [24] God-consciousness indispensable to true progress is key to advancing civilizations and individual mortals alike. [25]
Progress is predicated upon incessant activity; effort is the key to evolutionary man's advancement in spiritual growth, intellectual expansion, factual enlargement, and social service. [26] Spiritual progress depends on mental expansion, not education, culture, or wisdom, but the choice of survival and the desire for perfection. [27] Proper conduct is essential to progress towards the spiritual heights of worship. [28]