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To those interested, the Urantia book describes our individualized purpose as to becoming increasingly conscious by evolving and becoming progressively more spi

To those interested, the Urantia book describes our individualized purpose as to becoming increasingly conscious by evolving and becoming progressively more spiritual until we can understand God the Father. It describes evolution not just as a species, but within each of us; and that actually God created us purposely to evolve and become like Him, for reasons still unclear to them. Kegan's theories and philosophies seem similar, but the Human soul would not just be limited to 5 potential stages, as Kegan described. Probably, Kegan himself has been limited to acquiring just a 5th stage, but these stages are possibly unlimited. According to the Urantia book, by eventually becoming so spiritual, the body can no longer contain the Spirit, so it will automatically proceed to a next stage bypassing death, like what happened to Jesus Christ, Elijah the Prophet, and Enoch in the Holy Bible.

481092 7y ago
Again, the religious gate-keeping 'by being religious I am more special and enlightened than you' self-righteousness attitude even pervades this place. Take a look outside yourself and into the perceptions of even the non-religious if you want a full view of the universe's consciousness, not just in your spiritual cage. As a spiritual person, I by no means pretend I'm more "evolved" and this attitude can be the Achilles's heel of the religiously "enlightened" as it's counter-intuitive to a good perception.
- personomas 7y ago
  What did I say that was self-righteous? Why do you think that I think that I am more special than you? I simply gave my perception of the narrative of this book and contrasted it with Kegan's theory, after seeing similarity. What is there possibly to be angry at me for?
  - mikelyons 7y ago
    In order to maintain a duality, you have to invent something to be mad about and an other to blame it on. Truth is that you're all of it, but the devil is the self-bias and the illusion of a separate self to defend. (this self includes your beliefs) Anyone who's interested in the deeper nuances of self-bias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqNRUILvHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqNRUILvHc
- mikelyons 7y ago
  As a spiritual person, certainly you've realized that you _are_ him, and everything else as The One. Yeah?
mikelyons 7y ago
The point of life is to increase our level of consciousness to the point that we become infinitely, universally loving and utterly, absolutely selfless. This state of consciousness is God.

481092 7y ago

Again, the religious gate-keeping 'by being religious I am more special and enlightened than you' self-righteousness attitude even pervades this place. Take a look outside yourself and into the perceptions of even the non-religious if you want a full view of the universe's consciousness, not just in your spiritual cage. As a spiritual person, I by no means pretend I'm more "evolved" and this attitude can be the Achilles's heel of the religiously "enlightened" as it's counter-intuitive to a good perception.

personomas 7y ago
What did I say that was self-righteous? Why do you think that I think that I am more special than you? I simply gave my perception of the narrative of this book and contrasted it with Kegan's theory, after seeing similarity. What is there possibly to be angry at me for?
- mikelyons 7y ago
  In order to maintain a duality, you have to invent something to be mad about and an other to blame it on. Truth is that you're all of it, but the devil is the self-bias and the illusion of a separate self to defend. (this self includes your beliefs) Anyone who's interested in the deeper nuances of self-bias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqNRUILvHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqNRUILvHc
mikelyons 7y ago
As a spiritual person, certainly you've realized that you _are_ him, and everything else as The One. Yeah?

mikelyons 7y ago

The point of life is to increase our level of consciousness to the point that we become infinitely, universally loving and utterly, absolutely selfless. This state of consciousness is God.