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Ϝ Advancement and Evolution
How much do I want to advance, grow, and evolve?
Advancement, commonly referred to today as progress, is defined as a forward-going movement toward elevating the self into a higher version of oneself or of human society.
Evolution is deeper than advancement: it relates strongly to the elevation of the inner and spiritual powers that constitute the human being.
We might progress in our society, but not evolve. As Zevists, we seek both progress and evolution.
A society can be considerably advanced, but not evolved. However, the society and the being that are evolved will, sooner or later, advance themselves.
Great is the plague when progress is high but evolution is low.
Every human being should walk both paths, as we have two legs.
Ancient Greek Code Prayer Πρόοδος καὶ Ἐξέλιξις
Ὦ Σάτυα, ἄγε ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ προόδῳ καὶ τῇ τοῦ πνεύματος ἐξελίξει·
δίδαξον ἡμᾶς ἀμφοτέρας τὰς ὁδοὺς ὁμοῦ βαδίζειν.
Transliteration
Ō Satya, age hēmas en tēi proodōi kai tēi tou pneumatos exelixei;
didaxon hēmas amphoteras tas hodous homou badizein.
Meaning
New Ancient Greek prayer composed for this page. This newly composed prayer asks Satya to unite outward progress with inward evolution.
The Ethic in Ancient Greek
Πόσον βούλομαι προκόπτειν, αὐξάνεσθαι καὶ ἐξελίσσεσθαι;
Ἡ πρόοδος, ἣν νῦν οὕτως ὀνομάζουσιν, κίνησίς ἐστιν εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν, πρὸς ὑψηλοτέραν ἑαυτοῦ ἢ τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης κοινωνίας μορφὴν ἀνάγουσα.
Ἡ δὲ ἐξέλιξις βαθύτερά ἐστι τῆς προόδου· τὰς ἐντὸς καὶ πνευματικὰς δυνάμεις, αἳ τὸν ἄνθρωπον συνιστᾶσιν, ἀνυψοῖ.
Ἐν τῇ κοινωνίᾳ προκόπτειν μὲν δυνάμεθα, μὴ ἐξελίσσεσθαι δέ· ἡμεῖς δὲ οἱ Ζευϊσταὶ ἀμφότερα ζητοῦμεν.
Κοινωνία σφόδρα προκεκοφυῖα ἀνεξέλικτος εἶναι δύναται· ἡ δὲ κοινωνία καὶ τὸ ὂν τὰ ἐξελιγμένα ὕστερον καὶ προκόψει.
Μεγάλη νόσος ὅταν ἡ μὲν πρόοδος ὑψηλή, ἡ δ᾽ ἐξέλιξις ταπεινή.
Δύο ὁδοὺς βαδιστέον παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ, ὥσπερ δυσὶ ποσὶ βαδίζει.
Proodos kai Exelixis · Transliteration
Poson boulomai prokoptein, auxanesthai kai exelissesthai;
Hē proodos, hēn nyn houtōs onomazousin, kinēsis estin eis to prosthen, pros hypsēloteran heautou ē tēs anthrōpinēs koinōnias morphēn anagousa.
Hē de exelixis bathytera esti tēs proodou; tas entos kai pneumatikas dynameis, hai ton anthrōpon synistasin, anypsoi.
En tēi koinōniai prokoptein men dynametha, mē exelissesthai de; hēmeis de hoi Zeuistai amphotera zētoumen.
Koinōnia sphodra prokekophyia anexeliktos einai dynatai; hē de koinōnia kai to on ta exeligmena hysteron kai prokopsei.
Megalē nosos hotan hē men proodos hypsēlē, hē d᾽ exelixis tapeinē.
Dyo hodous badisteon panti anthrōpōi, hōsper dysi posi badizei.
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