Divine Definitions: (1) Worthy of being a paragon; hero; (2) inspiring others to imitate the divine nature and qualities, <love and all of its derivatives>; (3) the Person of such outstanding high regard as to compel imitation

Quote: Be you perfect, even as I am perfect. — The Heavenly Father (∞ – ∞) The Perfect One
     Note: The key word in this quote is “as.” We are commanded by our Loving Parent to be as perfect in our sphere of finite reality as the Father is in his sphere of infinity and eternity. Since He is perfect, He is asking us (and promising it is possible) to be like Him. His goodness is worthy of imitation and we are offered a way (the Divine Plan) to share eternal life with Him. The eternal quest is the search for perfection. The desire to be better than we are is part of our nature for a good reason. If we follow His lead we will, bit by bit, find the answers to immortality. The search for God is the final great pursuit.

IMITABLE
Human Definition: worthy of being copied or imitated; emulable; illustrative

Saying: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. — Charles Caleb Colton (1777-1832) English cleric & writer
     Comment on Saying: Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. — Joyce Diane Brothers (1927-3013) American psychologist & advice columnist

Quote: Our best selves tell us that ‘there but for the grace of God… ‘ and that, in the end, there is no distance, really, between us and them. It is just us. Our best and noble hope is to imitate the God we believe in. The God who has abundant room in His heart for us all. — Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (1954-) American Roman Catholic priest

Question: Would you want someone to follow your example and carry on your work?

Divine Definitions: (1) The whole of everything; totally inclusive; replete; (2) Going completely around, enveloping; nothing outside the embrace of; self-contained; (3) Exerting utter control over all domains; (4) Total accomplishment of objectives; (5) All-pervasive

Comment: Within a system there are parts. Each system is enclosed by the extents of its domain. Every part is encompassed within the system. The All-encompassing Being includes all of the individual parts, all of the separate systems, and all of the systems together in a single harmony. In order for there to be a harmony of parts, there has to be parts. Without parts a thing is simply itself, whole and complete. God is both.

Quote: The span of a God’s love can hold within its vision the existences of all individuals at one time in an infinite loving glance, seeing each with all his or her peculiar characteristics and tendencies.
     Such a God’s glance would delight in each person’s difference from each other person. This would not be a blanket love, a soupy porridge of a glance in which individuality melted, but a love based on a full understanding of each individual.
     The emotion of love brings you closest to an understanding of the nature of All-That-Is [God]. — Dorothy Jane Roberts (1929–1984) The Seth Material {1970}

Historical Reference: The concept of Purusha refers to pure unbounded consciousness, the indwelling God-essence of the self, and the Universal Principle that is eternal, indestructible, and all-pervasive. (c. 1500–c. 500 BCE) — Hinduism

WHOLE
Human Definitions: (1) in sound health; not diseased or injured; (2) intact; not broken, damaged, or defective; (3) containing all elements or parts; entire; complete

Quote: An act is not, as young men think, like a rock that one picks up and throws, and it hits or misses, and that’s the end of it. When that rock is lifted, the earth is lighter; the hand that bears it heavier. When it is thrown, the circuits of the stars respond, and where it strikes or falls the universe is changed. On every act the balance of the whole depends. … Having intelligence, we must not act in ignorance. Having choice, we must not act without responsibility. — Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) The Farthest Shore

Reflection: As the individual grows in grace and wisdom, they help the Whole to become more complete. As the Whole is evolving to its ideal, it helps the individual to become more perfect. It all works together. Thus, things eventually become more ordered and less chaotic.

Observation: A net is a group of (w)holes tied together with string.

Suggestion:
Actively function in all aspects of life.
• Appreciation
• Art, Creation
• Education, Teaching, Learning
• Emotional
• Job, Career
• Mental
• Nature
• Physical
• Playfulness, Relaxation
• Relationships
• Spiritual

Symbols: 1) the ring; 2) the globe; 3) the wheel; 4) the peacock; 5) the bracelet; 6) the pomegranate {Unity with Diversity} [many seeds contained in one sphere]

Mythological Figure: Woman, in the picture language of mythology, represents the totality of what can be known. — Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Mythological Object: Yggdrasil, in Scandinavian mythology, is a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold together the universe.

Divine Definitions: (1) Relative to no other; all others dependent on Him/Her (See Notes:); (2) Free from, and above, any extraneous influence; self-sufficient; (3) Independent in and of Himself; (4) Unconditioned by any standards, causes, or outside circumstances; (5) Not limited or restricted by any other force or control; (6) Pure; perfect; (7) The embodiment of ideal love; (8) Complete; whole; (9) The ultimate actual and potential reality; (10) Unqualified; fundamental; (11) The supreme authority; super-ultimate; (12) Infinitely beyond any other thing or being; unsurpassed
     Notes:
     • God is not male or female; those are human biological designations. I will be using “Him/He.”
     • “God” is the formal [English) word we use to describe the source of all reality.

Reflection: It is appropriate for Absolute to be the first in the alphabetical list of God’s qualities. It can and should be used as a modifier for all other qualities: absolute love, absolute perfection, absolute generosity, etc. Since God is absolute, all of His qualities are also absolute. This means no quality can have any more value than any other: absolute justice has exactly the same value as absolute mercy. No matter how difficult we may think a choice is, to God it is easy. It is beyond us to understand His absolute nature, but He has no difficulty melding and perfectly coordinating anything with any and all other things — no matter if they are material things, mental meanings, spiritual values, persons, or any combination thereof.

Consideration: We may think we know what the word Absolute means, but every time we contemplate it in depth, we find ourselves looking to the only Person who actually is absolute and the meaning expands. Therefore, we grow every time we think of God’s absolute nature and attributes.

Comment: Although God Himself is absolute, He has designed a system of down-steps from the infinite to the finite. There is a vast family of caring individuals from God the Son and God the Spirit on down to the lowliest cherubim. He and the cooperating member of His family (including us) work for everyone’s welfare throughout every stage of existence. He is not separate from His creation. He permeates all levels.

AUTHORITATIVE
Human Definitions: (1) having or proceeding from accurate knowledge; (2) asserting control; commanding

Balancing Quality: Parental

Too Far: dictatorial

Quotes:
• We all dream dreams of unity, of purity; we all dream that there’s an authoritative voice out there that will explain things, including ourselves. — Junot Diaz (1968-) Dominican-American writer
• Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times. — Martin Luther (1483–1546) German priest & theologian

Symbols: 1) the fist; 2) the hand