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LIVING IN GOD, BY GOD, FOR GOD
sustained us for a long period of time. It shaped our emotional attitudes, provided us with life purposes, and energized action. It gave some meaning to our suffering and helped us gain integrated knowledge. We could answer the questions of our children. We could identify the roots of crime and also punish transgressors. The traditional story of our roots did not necessarily make us good, nor did it take away the pains and stupidities of life or helped us in developing unfailing warmth in various kinds of human associations. However it did provide a context in which life could function in a meaningful manner.
But the traditional story has become dysfunctional in its larger social dimensions even though some believe in it firmly even now and act according to its guidance. On an earlier occasion we have tried to understand the various stages where the aspirants get stuck namely the Magical, Power Gods, The conformist, The explorers, The sensitive seekers and the holistic super conscious men. The stories of each of these categories of persons are
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