Stages of Revolution - 2

November 16, 1994

Q: The seven stages of revolution given in Inspired writings differ from the seven stages given in the Prout discussion, how can this be reconciled?

You know, any philosophy must take into consideration time, place and person. No philosophy stands alone outside of the influence of time, place and person. Only that Infinite Entity, which is pure and without qualifications, stands outside of these three variables. So, according to time, place and person a specific philosophy may or may not be expressed in the same fashion. For example: if one is to say to a Japanese tailor, "Sir, I would like that my suit be made in a certain fashion", then one will have to describe the measurements of the suit and the style of the suit according to the approach of the Japanese tailor. One cannot come and say, "I want that the sleeve be four inches shorter and the pants five inches shorter", when in fact he does not measure in inches. One will have to adjust the measurement. One will have to describe the approach, what is wanted, according to the mentality of the tailor. Now, if one goes to Sweden and again wants a suit altered, again the description must be done according to the Swedish approach. One cannot assume that all people communicate in the same fashion, nor that even the means of measurement will be the same from one country to the next. If in one place it is one time, and in the next time it is one hundred years later, it may be entirely different. Even in the same place it may be different. So place is a factor, time is a factor, and the particular persons involved also come into account. So, the words that are used, the particular phrases that are used, will vary from one time to the next. But that does not mean that there is necessarily a change in the fundamental concept presented. They are merely adjusted for time, place and person.

Likewise, regarding the answer to this description of the stages of physical revolution. Now, what was said was somewhat brief and cryptic. It was also in a different time and given to different people, under different circumstance, and in a different place. Time, place, and person were not the same. So, it is appropriate that with shift in time, place and person there will be a different approach. That is not to say the stages are different. They are the same, but presentation is different. Do you understand why there would be some difference in the description though the basic concepts remain the same? Because not so much time has lapsed - the societies are not so much different that the concepts themselves would change. They remain the same. But the description, the manner of development, does differ.