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PART 3
SPIRITUAL PROGRESSION
CHAPTER THREE
THE NEW DYNAMICS OF THE HUMAN SYSTEMS:
ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS
The new dynamics of human systems function on entirely different
principles than the old ones. With the old concept of the human
systems, dynamics cannot be conceived as true dynamics. The purpose
and the goal of such systems is to maintain, preserve and perpetuate
the stagnant condition of all conventions, traditions, cultures and
their respective rules, regulations and prescriptions. Therefore, one
can say that they are run on pseudo-dynamic principles. For whatever
goes against the progressive flow of spirituality cannot be considered
dynamic; it is destructive to the true purpose of life and its progress.
Therefore, the pseudo-dynamics of the old human systems can be
described by the following „principles":
1. „Principle" of stagnation: this principle is based on self
preservation, self-perpetuation and self-protection. Everything in the
system is geared toward one goal only: to preserve as much as
possible and as long as possible everything old, stagnant and
stationary. Whatever is not fulfilling this purpose or rule is
dangerous, undesirable and must be eliminated. No other regard or
consideration can be taken under such arrangements.
2. „Principle" of self-service. Everything in the old systems serves
its own purpose. It does not serve ultimately the needs of individual
members of the society or the society as a whole, but just the opposite:
all individuals and the whole society must serve the system. Such a
system becomes a monstrous conglomeration which devours human
life and true creative effort of human beings. True creative effort is
not encouraged or appreciated in the pseudo-dynamics of old systems
because it serves to undermine its „principles‰ of stagnation which
would lead to its elimination. The only creative effort permitted is
that which serves to preserve and improve the stagnant condition of
the system. Of course, such creative effort cannot be truly called
creative because it ultimately serves to improve methods which
destroy true creativity. In a true creative effort anything stagnant is
eliminated and replaced with a progressive flow.
3. „Principle" of counter-productivity. Anything truly productive in
the old systems is, in fact, counter-productive because it serves to
perpetuate traditions and conventions which continuously recede from
spirituality. In the true concept of being and existence the only
productivity feasible is one which results in true spiritual progression
for all. Since nothing in the old system supports such an effort but, in
fact, hinders it, prevents it and goes against it, nothing in the old
system can be considered truly productive.
4. „Principle" of counter-use. Whatever use is derived from the
dynamics of the old systems is no use at all for, again, it is useful only
to the system itself without true regard for the needs of individual
members of the systems and human society essentially in regard to
their basic and vital need - continuous spiritual progression.
Whatever does not serve such use is useless and void of true life.
5. „Principle" of complexity. Everything in the pseudo-dynamics of
the old system is more and more complex and more and more
complicated. Since the old system serves to perpetuate and preserve
traditions and conventions, the intricate ways and modes of doing so
are continuously accumulated, expanded and extended, thus, they
become more and more complex and difficult to understand and, very
often, contradictory. This is supported by a bureaucracy fabricated for
that specific purpose. Such complexity makes it more and more
difficult for any progressive elements to take hold of the system, and
their efforts are lost in the intricacy, complexity and bureaucracy of
the systems. Thus, the complexity of the old systems serves to
maintain their stagnant condition.
None of such „principles" can be conceived or utilized in the
dynamics of the new human systems. The new purpose, goal and
intent is completely opposite to the old. The best way to analyze and
to understand the new dynamics of the human system is by describing
the true principles they operate on and by. These principles can be
considered to be generally operational principles which are
universally valid for any single system as well as for the entire human
system. The specificity of any particular principle with regard to the
specific dynamics of any system is determined by the content of any
given system and the type of use it performs. However, such
specificity is fully understood from the general principles of dynamics
which underline any and all human systems.
1. Principle of service. The dynamics of any system are developed
in such a manner as to serve the major purpose of human life which is
spiritual progression. Every human being needs to be provided with
all the necessities of internal and external life so that the unique,
unrepeatable nature of everyone's individual spiritual progression can
be served, supported and continuously developed in the most
functional and appropriate manner. Whatever does not serve such
purpose cannot be part of any human system.
Thus, all dynamics of human systems are completely, totally and
absolutely geared toward serving individuals, society and mankind
and all other creations of sentient entities, in their creative effort in
the process of their spiritual progression. All motivational factors of
such systems are to serve and to provide for others and not for
themselves. Services and provisions for themselves are motivated only
by the need to be in the best possible, most functional mode of
operation for the purpose of better and better service to and provision
for other's needs.
2. Principle of use. The new dynamics of any human systems are
developed on the basis of their usefulness in the services they provide
to the major purpose of human life as well as to the life of mankind
and all sentient creation and their respective environments. Whatever
is useful for such purpose is utilized and incorporated in all systems
with regard to their specific function in such use. Such utilization of
all possibilities is inherent in the new dynamics of every new system.
Nothing can be disregarded or considered unimportant which can be
of any such use to the systems in their services to the spiritual
progression of sentient creation. In such use is the continuous
presence of the Most High. The Most High is in it as in His/Her own.
3. Principle of parsimony. The new dynamics of all human systems
are developed on the basis of effectiveness of their services and use
they provide for spiritual progression of people. For that reason, any
system continuously seeks the simplest, most economical, most
efficient and most functional method to fulfill the purpose of its
existence. It also desires to be most comfortable, most easy to use and
to understand. Whatever complicates the situation, whatever makes
it difficult to understand or to use properly is instantly eliminated
and the process is simplified and economized so that it can serve in
the most optimal and functional manner for all. For that reason, any
accumulation of rules, regulations, procedures or other complexities is
entirely eliminated from the new dynamics of such systems. Such
accumulations are contrary to the content and meaning of the word
„dynamic". There is nothing dynamic in accumulation and complexity.
It suffocates the true nature of dynamics.
4. Principle of continuous improvement. All human systems have
built in their new dynamics a principle that defines their very life and
justifies their very existence. The principle states: whatever exists
exists in conditional potentials to be better and better. No truly
stationary, unchangeable or unimprovable condition, state and
process exists because it is contrary to the Absolute Nature of the
Creator. Therefore anything, in order to justify its existence, must
continuously improve itself so that it can better fulfill the purpose of
its existence and to match the major purpose of human life which is
spiritual progression. Whatever does not improve with the progressive
nature of creation cannot be part of such process. Therefore all human
systems in their new dynamics must continuously improve their
services, their use, their parsimony and all else related to them. They
must continuously improve their methodologies, their functions and
modes used in safeguarding against any possible stagnation, misuse
and abuse. If any human system does not show a progressive
improving trend with the general progressive trend of human
spiritual progression, it is constantly re-evaluated and analyzed, and
the reason for such stagnations are sought out and eliminated. If, by
any chance, such system fulfills its use and service and does not have
anything more to offer to mankind or to individuals, it is modified,
abolished or replaced with a more useful and serving system.
The above-defined principles are built in the new dynamics of all
human systems of the new age of spiritual progression. There is an
on-going continuous check of all systems in order to assure that they
are constantly adhering to these principles. For that purpose, a
special council is appointed by the Most High from the wisest and
most use-loving members of the mankind to coordinate all systems
and to assure that all such principles are continuously reinforced,
followed and modified for their better use and application.
5. Another general principle deriving from the fourth principle -
principle of continuous improvement - is built in the principles
themselves. It states that whatever exists continuously evolves and
progresses in steps. Each successive step supersedes its preceding
step in all respects. This is the logical outcome of continuous
progression. It means that many things which were proper and right
in the preceding step of development and progression become obsolete
and useless in the succeeding step. For that reason the new step often
requires new methodology, new principles and new dynamics which
are better able to serve the needs of that particular successive step.
Therefore, the replacement of some or all principles and
methodologies are a necessarily built-in rule and need in all principles
of the dynamics of the human systems. This principle can be called
the principle of replacement and it may be considered one of the
most important rules around which all principles of the dynamics of
the human systems are built. It prevents any system within each step
in progression from clinging to its perpetuation and preservation and
becoming reactionary. It removes the old law of the human
unconsciousness found in the formulation that whatever once is
accepted tends to remain there and resists its replacement, and that
the longer it stays there, the more vicious is its resistance against
removal.
Now, this rule in itself became obsolete because it was part of the
old system and the old concept of the human mind. One has to
remember that under the old concept most of the areas of the human
mind were inaccessible and, therefore, they were unconscious. This
was the result of the previously described closure of the Inner Mind,
the spiritual world and other dimensions. In such constellations and
conditions, the unknown factors of the old „unconscious mind" played
a significant role. Protection against the unknown was sought by
clinging rigidly and desperately to something known and familiar. All
the old structures and dynamics of the human systems were built
around such a rule.
In the new era, no such situation exists. The access to the Inner
Mind, to the spiritual world and to other dimensions and places in the
physical Universe is fully open. Therefore, there is no fear of the
unknown under such conditions. In fact, the concept of fear is
impossible with open access to all areas of one's mind. Instead, one
looks forward with great anticipation toward one's future
development in the process of one's continuous spiritual progression
because one knows that whatever is there is inherently better, more
desirable, more progressive, and to strive for with great appreciation
and delight in what one has at each given moment of one's spiritual
progression. At the same time one is ready to relinquish all that is
part of that particular moment without any regret or looking back to
it. Such is the true dynamics of the human systems.
The open access to the spiritual world, to one's Inner Mind, and
one's spiritual advisors, to other places in the physical Universe and
the knowledge of correspondences, their use and their manipulation
provides another safeguard against stagnation and clinging to the old.
Such access is the best possible check, verification and confirmation
arranged for all human systems in existence. The above-mentioned
special council of coordinators of the principles of human systems as
well as individual members are continuously verifying confirming,
evaluating and checking all functions of systems from all aspects with
the help of all who are in corresponding states and conditions of any
particular system in other dimensions and in the Inner Mind through
the spiritual advisors who are assigned by the Most High for that
particular purpose.
Therefore, in the new dynamics of all human systems there is
nothing contained or even remotely indicated that could force or
attempt their perpetuation and stagnation.
The applicability of the above-described principles of the new
dynamics of human systems is relevant only within the new step in
mankind's spiritual progression which is about to begin. Whether
such principles will be applicable in the next step of spiritual
progression entirely, partially or not at all will depend on the content,
purpose and the needs of the next step. One can be assured, however,
that there will definitely be required a transcending understanding of
all of them. Such is the arrangement of true spiritual progression and
that is the way it is supposed to be.
Source: FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN SPIRITUALITY
