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July 4th & The Urantia Book on Freedom
/in Trending Now!The Urantia Book is so much more than religion. You might be surprised with what you will find. For example, on the subject of Freedom: “Representative government is unthinkable without freedom of all forms of expression for human aspirations and opinions.” Read More.
Read our topical study on Freedom HERE
Unlearning the Right Brain/Left Brain Myth
/in Trending Now!Click to Play This Video and put to rest the idea that people are either right-brained or left-brained.
Urantia Book teachings inform us that we mortals are of the “two-brain” type, and that one of the two hemispheres of our brains is concerned with intellectual functions and the other with the spiritual-counterparting activities of the Thought Adjuster.
“From the two-hemisphere type of the Urantian cerebral cortex you can, by analogy, grasp something of the one-brained type. The third brain of the three-brained orders is best conceived as an evolvement of your lower or rudimentary form of brain, which is developed to the point where it functions chiefly in control of physical activities, leaving the two superior brains free for higher engagements: one for intellectual functions and the other for the spiritual-counterparting activities of the Thought Adjuster.” Read more
Is Empathy a Weakness?
/in Trending Now!, UncategorizedAccording to NPR, “People tend to think of empathy or caring about other people’s feelings as a good thing, but in some circles, there’s a growing chorus of voices arguing that empathy could be bad.” Read More
Jesus addresses this issue in The Urantia Book using the word sympathy, and empathy is a word that can mean sympathy, sensitivity, and a sense of fellow feeling for another. In his ordination speech Jesus talked about the importance of sympathy. Even though he talked particularly about the importance of sympathy in men and boys, showing tenderness towards others is evidence of a courageous spirit for all of us. “Being sensitive and responsive to human need creates genuine and lasting happiness, while such kindly attitudes safeguard the soul from the destructive influences of anger, hate, and suspicion.” Read more