Oct. 30, 2024
The Urantia Book - How Does It Benefit Me?
In this short video (trial) presentation I share some of the real world benefits of studying the Urantia Book.
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00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,720
Doo Doo, Doo Doo Doo.
Well, hello and thank you so
2
00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,360
much for joining me on this kind
of a special different edition
3
00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,600
of the Your Rancho Radio
podcast.
4
00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,680
And I just want to welcome you.
The number one question is what
5
00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,280
do you get out of it?
What is the point of putting
6
00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,360
your nose in a book that's, you
know, 2 inches thick, 1,000,000
7
00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,480
pages?
How does it relate to the day?
8
00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,480
You know, how does it relate to
my life?
9
00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,440
How does it help me?
You know, that's always going to
10
00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,680
be the first proposition that
anybody asks.
11
00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,280
And I and I took some notes here
because in any human
12
00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,920
transaction, there's always a
cost benefit analysis.
13
00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,680
You know, your time is valuable
to you.
14
00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,560
So you're going to put your time
in things that matter or that
15
00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,720
have a payoff.
And even in the life of Jesus,
16
00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,000
we see that his mission was
twofold.
17
00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:59,280
And he also decided to allocate
time, the things that were
18
00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:04,120
important to him based on one
concept, which was does it bring
19
00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,320
me closer to God and does it
bring God closer to me?
20
00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:13,680
And that was always his question
when he was analyzing his cost
21
00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:18,400
benefit analysis.
He saw the transaction of a
22
00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,040
personal relationship with a
parent and a child as being
23
00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,680
beneficial in his life.
So when it comes to asking what
24
00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,760
is the benefit of any human
being in knowing the Urantia
25
00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,240
book?
Well, let's apply that question.
26
00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,040
How does reading or studying the
Urantia book benefit me or you?
27
00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,960
What is my cost benefit
analysis?
28
00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,920
Well, the short answer is that
it brings you a greater
29
00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,720
realization and an appreciation
for God.
30
00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,560
That would be the short answer
to the Urantia book.
31
00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:58,640
It introduces you to a a more
valid, reasonable understanding
32
00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,680
of deity.
And now the longer answer to
33
00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,240
that question, how does the
Urantia book benefit me?
34
00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,920
It potentially improves your
relationship with God.
35
00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,880
And of course, in this
transaction, a person's
36
00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:17,760
intellectual capacity improves
through the worship of God and
37
00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,720
having that shared relationship.
And in return, it provides
38
00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:28,360
spiritual insight into meanings,
values, and even a purpose in
39
00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,160
living.
Reading the Urantia Book offers
40
00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,520
the following benefits based on
my personal experience.
41
00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,600
And here are the benefits of the
Urantia book #1 It makes you
42
00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:45,640
want to be a better person #2 it
provides a cosmic yardstick to
43
00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,320
help measure your progress as a
human being.
44
00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,760
It makes you feel less anxious
knowing that there is a better
45
00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:57,040
purpose in living.
It offers hope for the future,
46
00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,680
not only for you as an
individual, but for this planet.
47
00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,040
It provides joy and satisfaction
when you contemplate the
48
00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:10,880
writings that are in the book.
It stabilizes your emotional
49
00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:15,240
response to the physical world,
to external stimulus, so you're
50
00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,840
not so overwhelmed.
You understand that there's a
51
00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,360
place and a meaning.
The things are cyclical, not
52
00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,920
always linear.
It instills a calm and a
53
00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:30,360
contemplation of the Supreme.
You receive personal
54
00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,880
satisfaction when you learn
about the life and teachings of
55
00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,280
the most spiritual being in the
universe through the life and
56
00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:42,280
teachings of Jesus in part 4.
It it maintains that you you
57
00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,360
have a better relationship and
have a real desire to love every
58
00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,120
other human being that you come
into, even if at first you don't
59
00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,240
like them.
It makes you want to help other
60
00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,880
people and to be a part of other
things that are going on around
61
00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,880
you.
It provides a path of
62
00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,760
personality growth without the
normal rituals that so many
63
00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,160
religions require.
And it also gives you that
64
00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:13,280
innate experience of knowing
that you can choose God or you
65
00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,760
can reject God, but the choice
is totally yours.
66
00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,839
It's your will.
And then the Urantia book helps
67
00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,960
you to sort of decide that it's
the right thing to do, and the
68
00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,520
right thing to do is always the
best thing to do.
69
00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,680
And you make that decision of
your own accord without guilt or
70
00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,800
without pressure.
Also, it gives you the benefit
71
00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,720
of having the experience of
having a real and sublime
72
00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:44,000
friendship with Jesus through
his Spirit that he bestowed upon
73
00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,480
us upon his death and
resurrection.
74
00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,120
And probably more than anything,
relieve you of the fear of being
75
00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:59,120
isolated, of being an orphan in
a cosmic sea of Infinity.
76
00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:02,960
You're no longer alone.
And these are just a few of the
77
00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:08,200
benefits, and they're reflective
of my own experience and
78
00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,960
studying and sharing the Urantia
book.
79
00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,680
So I hope that at least I can
set a premise that would
80
00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,160
establish why you would want to
spend so much time reading the
81
00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,080
Urantia book.
Now, I will tell you just in
82
00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,800
brief that the Urantia Book is
not an easy read.
83
00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:29,400
Many people will start from the
beginning, which is what you
84
00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,840
would naturally do when you're
reading any book.
85
00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,880
But I would say that it's
probably better to start with
86
00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:41,680
Part 3, because Part 3 sort of
takes you through familiar
87
00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,040
territory so that you get a
sense of the grand design and
88
00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,880
how much work went into making
life possible so that mortals
89
00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,600
like us could eventually evolve.
And it's a great place to start.
90
00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,800
And it also fills in a lot of
missing history.
91
00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,040
And then you'll start to develop
a sort of a kinship with the
92
00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,280
language and at first certain
terms won't make any sense to
93
00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:10,200
you, but it against the backdrop
of the context of human
94
00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,720
existence, you'll start become
more more familiar.
95
00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:20,000
Then you can go back and read
the first five papers of Part 1,
96
00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,760
Part 1.
The 1st 5 papers will get you
97
00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:27,840
started on understanding the
Infinity and the eternity, the
98
00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:32,560
absoluteness, and also the
personality of the Creator,
99
00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,560
Father, First Source, and
Center.
100
00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,040
So start with either part three
of the book or start with the
101
00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:43,760
1st 5 pages of Part 1, and
that'll give you a good place to
102
00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:48,520
sort of get used to the journey
of exploring the Urantia book.
103
00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,920
So we'll leave it at that.
I hope that that was helpful to
104
00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,320
you, and I hope to see you often
here.
105
00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,160
And we'll continue to do these
sort of introductory series.
106
00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,360
And I hope the video format
works for you.
107
00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,640
And we're always dropping new
episodes once a week right here
108
00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,120
on this podcast platform.
So we'll see you next time and I
109
00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,000
appreciate you stopping by.
00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,720
Doo Doo, Doo Doo Doo.
Well, hello and thank you so
2
00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,360
much for joining me on this kind
of a special different edition
3
00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,600
of the Your Rancho Radio
podcast.
4
00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,680
And I just want to welcome you.
The number one question is what
5
00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,280
do you get out of it?
What is the point of putting
6
00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,360
your nose in a book that's, you
know, 2 inches thick, 1,000,000
7
00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,480
pages?
How does it relate to the day?
8
00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,480
You know, how does it relate to
my life?
9
00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,440
How does it help me?
You know, that's always going to
10
00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,680
be the first proposition that
anybody asks.
11
00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,280
And I and I took some notes here
because in any human
12
00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,920
transaction, there's always a
cost benefit analysis.
13
00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,680
You know, your time is valuable
to you.
14
00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,560
So you're going to put your time
in things that matter or that
15
00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,720
have a payoff.
And even in the life of Jesus,
16
00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,000
we see that his mission was
twofold.
17
00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:59,280
And he also decided to allocate
time, the things that were
18
00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:04,120
important to him based on one
concept, which was does it bring
19
00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,320
me closer to God and does it
bring God closer to me?
20
00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:13,680
And that was always his question
when he was analyzing his cost
21
00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:18,400
benefit analysis.
He saw the transaction of a
22
00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,040
personal relationship with a
parent and a child as being
23
00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,680
beneficial in his life.
So when it comes to asking what
24
00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,760
is the benefit of any human
being in knowing the Urantia
25
00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,240
book?
Well, let's apply that question.
26
00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,040
How does reading or studying the
Urantia book benefit me or you?
27
00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,960
What is my cost benefit
analysis?
28
00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,920
Well, the short answer is that
it brings you a greater
29
00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,720
realization and an appreciation
for God.
30
00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,560
That would be the short answer
to the Urantia book.
31
00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:58,640
It introduces you to a a more
valid, reasonable understanding
32
00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,680
of deity.
And now the longer answer to
33
00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,240
that question, how does the
Urantia book benefit me?
34
00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,920
It potentially improves your
relationship with God.
35
00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,880
And of course, in this
transaction, a person's
36
00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:17,760
intellectual capacity improves
through the worship of God and
37
00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,720
having that shared relationship.
And in return, it provides
38
00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:28,360
spiritual insight into meanings,
values, and even a purpose in
39
00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,160
living.
Reading the Urantia Book offers
40
00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,520
the following benefits based on
my personal experience.
41
00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,600
And here are the benefits of the
Urantia book #1 It makes you
42
00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:45,640
want to be a better person #2 it
provides a cosmic yardstick to
43
00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,320
help measure your progress as a
human being.
44
00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,760
It makes you feel less anxious
knowing that there is a better
45
00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:57,040
purpose in living.
It offers hope for the future,
46
00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,680
not only for you as an
individual, but for this planet.
47
00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,040
It provides joy and satisfaction
when you contemplate the
48
00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:10,880
writings that are in the book.
It stabilizes your emotional
49
00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:15,240
response to the physical world,
to external stimulus, so you're
50
00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,840
not so overwhelmed.
You understand that there's a
51
00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,360
place and a meaning.
The things are cyclical, not
52
00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,920
always linear.
It instills a calm and a
53
00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:30,360
contemplation of the Supreme.
You receive personal
54
00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,880
satisfaction when you learn
about the life and teachings of
55
00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,280
the most spiritual being in the
universe through the life and
56
00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:42,280
teachings of Jesus in part 4.
It it maintains that you you
57
00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,360
have a better relationship and
have a real desire to love every
58
00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,120
other human being that you come
into, even if at first you don't
59
00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,240
like them.
It makes you want to help other
60
00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,880
people and to be a part of other
things that are going on around
61
00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,880
you.
It provides a path of
62
00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,760
personality growth without the
normal rituals that so many
63
00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,160
religions require.
And it also gives you that
64
00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:13,280
innate experience of knowing
that you can choose God or you
65
00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,760
can reject God, but the choice
is totally yours.
66
00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,839
It's your will.
And then the Urantia book helps
67
00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,960
you to sort of decide that it's
the right thing to do, and the
68
00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,520
right thing to do is always the
best thing to do.
69
00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,680
And you make that decision of
your own accord without guilt or
70
00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,800
without pressure.
Also, it gives you the benefit
71
00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,720
of having the experience of
having a real and sublime
72
00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:44,000
friendship with Jesus through
his Spirit that he bestowed upon
73
00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,480
us upon his death and
resurrection.
74
00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,120
And probably more than anything,
relieve you of the fear of being
75
00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:59,120
isolated, of being an orphan in
a cosmic sea of Infinity.
76
00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:02,960
You're no longer alone.
And these are just a few of the
77
00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:08,200
benefits, and they're reflective
of my own experience and
78
00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,960
studying and sharing the Urantia
book.
79
00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,680
So I hope that at least I can
set a premise that would
80
00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,160
establish why you would want to
spend so much time reading the
81
00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,080
Urantia book.
Now, I will tell you just in
82
00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,800
brief that the Urantia Book is
not an easy read.
83
00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:29,400
Many people will start from the
beginning, which is what you
84
00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,840
would naturally do when you're
reading any book.
85
00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,880
But I would say that it's
probably better to start with
86
00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:41,680
Part 3, because Part 3 sort of
takes you through familiar
87
00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,040
territory so that you get a
sense of the grand design and
88
00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,880
how much work went into making
life possible so that mortals
89
00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,600
like us could eventually evolve.
And it's a great place to start.
90
00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,800
And it also fills in a lot of
missing history.
91
00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,040
And then you'll start to develop
a sort of a kinship with the
92
00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,280
language and at first certain
terms won't make any sense to
93
00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:10,200
you, but it against the backdrop
of the context of human
94
00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,720
existence, you'll start become
more more familiar.
95
00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:20,000
Then you can go back and read
the first five papers of Part 1,
96
00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,760
Part 1.
The 1st 5 papers will get you
97
00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:27,840
started on understanding the
Infinity and the eternity, the
98
00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:32,560
absoluteness, and also the
personality of the Creator,
99
00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,560
Father, First Source, and
Center.
100
00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,040
So start with either part three
of the book or start with the
101
00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:43,760
1st 5 pages of Part 1, and
that'll give you a good place to
102
00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:48,520
sort of get used to the journey
of exploring the Urantia book.
103
00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,920
So we'll leave it at that.
I hope that that was helpful to
104
00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,320
you, and I hope to see you often
here.
105
00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,160
And we'll continue to do these
sort of introductory series.
106
00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,360
And I hope the video format
works for you.
107
00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,640
And we're always dropping new
episodes once a week right here
108
00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,120
on this podcast platform.
So we'll see you next time and I
109
00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,000
appreciate you stopping by.
