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On the Nature of the Soul
“The soul of man is an experiential acquirement. As a mortal creature chooses to ‘do the will of the Father in heaven,’ so the indwelling spirit becomes the father of a new reality in human experience.” — Paper 111:2.2
“The human mind does not create real values; human experience does not yield universe insight. Concerning insight, the recognition of moral values and the discernment of spiritual meanings, all that the human mind can do is to discover, recognize, interpret, and choose.” — Paper 111:3.6
“The soul is the self-reflective, truth-discerning, and spirit-perceiving part of man which forever elevates the human being above the level of the animal world.” — Paper 133:6.5
“The mortal mind is the cosmic loom that carries the morontia fabric into which the indwelling Thought Adjuster threads the spirit patterns.” — Paper 111:2.2
“The material self has personality and identity, temporal identity; the prepersonal spirit Adjuster also has identity, eternal identity. This material personality and this spirit prepersonality are capable of so uniting their creative attributes as to bring into existence the surviving identity of the immortal soul.” — Paper 112:2.16
On Soul Growth
“Spiritual growth is first an awakening to needs, next a discernment of meanings, and then a discovery of values.” — Paper 100:2.2
“The soil essential for religious growth presupposes a progressive life of self-realization, the co-ordination of natural propensities, the exercise of curiosity and the enjoyment of reasonable adventure.” — Paper 100:1.5
“Every decision you make either impedes or facilitates the function of the Adjuster. Equally do these very decisions determine your advancement in the circles of human achievement.” — Paper 110:6.6
“The evolving soul is not made divine by what it does, but by what it strives to do.” — Paper 111:1.5
“Man does not attain the divine heights by the unaided efforts of his own finite mind, but rather by the co-operation of the mortal mind and the indwelling Adjuster.” — Paper 111:1.2
On the Soul and the Adjuster
“The Thought Adjuster is the cosmic window through which the finite creature can faith-glimpse the certainties and divinities of limitless Deity.” — Paper 103:0.1
“The Mystery Monitor is the will of God abroad in the universes.” — Paper 108:4.2
“These faithful custodians of the future career unfailingly duplicate every mental creation with a spiritual counterpart; they are thus slowly and surely re-creating you as you really are — only spiritually.” — Paper 108:6.5
“The Adjuster is man’s eternity possibility; man is the Adjuster’s personality possibility.” — Paper 107:6.2
“Throughout all eternity you will look back on this sphere of mortal nativity as the place where you began — where life started, where you and your divine Adjuster first joined in your eternal partnership.” — Paper 47:10.2
On Survival and Destiny
“Eternal survival of personality is wholly dependent on the choosing of the mortal mind, whose decisions determine the survival potential of the immortal soul.” — Paper 112:5.5
“Man’s choosing between good and evil is influenced not only by the keenness of his moral nature but also by such influences as ignorance, immaturity, and delusion.” — Paper 108:2.2
“Personality is changeless in the presence of change. What you do changes; what you are, as a personality, is constant.” — Paper 112:0.9
“Death adds nothing to the intellectual possession or to the spiritual endowment, but it does add to the experiential status the consciousness of survival.” — Paper 47:3.7
“The human personality can truly destroy the individual self, and such a self-chosen creature becomes as though he had never been.” — Paper 112:3.2
Related Entities
Thought Adjusters
The divine indwelling fragments of the Father that partner with the mortal mind to create the soul.
Morontia
The transitional reality between the material and spiritual, where the soul continues its growth.
Universal Father
The source of the Thought Adjusters and the ultimate destiny of every surviving soul.