United Nations And The New Age - Way of Life Literature

therefore resides a basic cosmic force that impels us torespond to our evolutionary duties and to be in favor oflife and of our further ascent. If we don’t, we areabandoned by this central, all-pervading force and wedie individually or collectively. Faith in life and in ourfuture is therefore the most vital force we must rely onto continue successfully on our strange, unfathomablejourney in the universe. This is what the Christ andmany other messengers from the outer heavens havetold us...” (New Genesis, p. 136).Muller interprets Genesis 3 as a parable that actuallyteaches that man was wise to choose to eat the fruit of thetree of the knowledge of good and evil.“... as vividly described in the story of the Tree ofKnowledge, having decided to become like God throughknowledge and our attempt to understand the heavensand the earth, we have also become masters in decidedbetween good and bad...” (New Genesis, p. 145).Muller believes that the creation of a new world requiresinterfaith harmony, tolerance, ecumenism, and bridgebuilding.“... to build bridges ... is one of the fundamental andhistorical tasks of the United Nations” (New Genesis, p.17).“Ecumenism is a major phenomenon of our time: it is anew philosophy which helps religions to stop hating andfighting each other in the name of God” (New Genesis,p. 18).40