This Week's Message is Part 4 of a 4-Part Series on the
"Essentials" of the Science of Mind and Spirit; evolutionary
spiritual metaphysics.
These
messages must be more than just read ... they must be studied
... a single word can light the spark of truth within us that
takes us from doubt to absolute faith in ourselves, in our
relationship to G-d and our confidence in merging our life with
the One Life that insures All Good in our experiences.
Part 1 can be read by clicking on this link:
01/06/2019
Part 2 can be read by clicking on this link
01/13/2019
Part 3 can be read by clicking on this link
01/20/2019.
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– ESSENTIAL THINGS TO KNOW:
The Thing Itself
How It Works
What It Does
How To Use It
HOW TO USE IT
From
Dr. Ernest Holmes -
One of the great difficulties in the new order of thought is
that we are likely to indulge in too much theory and too little
practice. As a matter of fact, we only know as much as we can
prove by actual demonstration. That which we cannot prove may,
or may not, be true but that which we can prove certainly must
be, and is, the truth.
We are in the world and of it and it is good that it
is so. The world is all right when we view it correctly. Who
knows what would transpire if all men would speak the truth? It
has never yet been tried, but let not the mouth of the profane
hinder those who would enter, thereby keeping them from
entering. The world has never yet followed the simple ethics of
Jesus, yet it is loud in its proclamation that it is Christian.
This statement is not written in a spirit of controversy, it is
one of conviction, and will make its appeal only to those who
are convinced. "A man convinced against his will is of the same
opinion still."
The Truth is instantaneous in its demonstration,
taking only such time in Its unfoldment as is inherent in the
law of a logical and sequential evolution. In this invisible
law of unfoldment, we must come to trust, and although we do not
see the way, we must believe that the way IS and IS OPERATIVE.
We must trust the Invisible, for It is the sole cause of that
which is visible ... "... things which are seen were not made of
things which do appear." (Hebrews 11:3)
Healing and demonstration (answered prayer) take place
as our minds become attuned to the truth of Being. There is no
process of healing, but there is generally a process
in healing. This process is the time and effort which we
undergo in our realizations of Truth.
The one who wishes scientifically to work out his/her
problems, must daily take the time to meditate and mentally
treat the condition, no matter what the apparent contradictions
may be. We are working silently in the Law and the Law will
find an outlet through our persistent faith in It. This Law is
the Law which puts the act into all action. It is the invisible
actor, working through us to will and to do. As a result of
right treatment, the mold formed in the subjective mind by the
treatment makes possible a concrete manifestation. The
treatment is an intelligent Energy in the invisible world. It
is a spiritual entity, working through the Law of Mind, and it
is an actual force now consciously directed. Therefore, it must
produce specific results.
True thought deals directly with First Cause (G-d); and
this Science is the study of First Cause, Spirit, or the Truth,
that Invisible Essence, that Ultimate Stuff and Intelligence
from which everything comes - the Power back of creation - The
Thing Itself.
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The Science of Mind and Spirit
In spiritual metaphysics we realize that we must
develop a greater awareness of Universal Principles; the Master
Mind Jesus taught ... "it is done unto you as you believe" ...
in the Book of Job we can read .. "that which I have feared has
come upon me" ... so we understand that our patterns of thought
create imprints on our subconscious and therefore create our
experiences ... as we believe. No one truly desires to
experience illness and discord in their lives ... but as we
allow our mind to dwell on morbid thoughts or listen to negative
ideas ... we create the "possibility" of these things happening
to us. This is why the the Master Mind Jesus taught, "be in the
world but not of the world." The world believes in the
possibilities of misery ... through worry, doubt and fear ...
and this belief in the possibility separates us from G-d,
Infinite Good. Over 5,000 years before the Teachings of Jesus
were presented to the world, we can read in the Bhagavad-Gita
... "according to your belief it is done." So we know that All
is Mind, yet All Is G-d. As we seek greater understanding of
our relationship with G-d, Infinite Spirit ... we will find it.
We will realize solutions to our seeming problems. We will
realize greater peace and joy in our experiences. But as we
attempt to "separate or divide G-d" ... by judgments of good and
evil, lesser and greater, superior and inferior ... infinite
possibilities become "limitations" ... we must nurture and
foster the Truth that G-d Is All In All ... Omnipresence,
Omnipotent, Omniscient ... Always Present ... All Powerful ...
All Knowing.
Spiritual metaphysics offers the greatest tool we can
use to maintain the Truth of Omnipresent Good in our minds ...
it is a powerful, affirmative, prayer practice called "Spiritual
Mind Treatment" or "Affirmative Prayer." This practice was
discovered by Dr. Holmes as he studied the work of the Master
Mind Jesus in-depth. It is the method of prayer that the Master
Mind Jesus used in every demonstration of healing that have been
recorded in the scriptures. This method of prayer can be
utilized for every thing ... health, wealth, work, relationships
and more. It is a method of prayer that "conditions" our minds
to a higher awareness and acceptance of G-d's Loving Presence in
our lives. And this heightened awareness of the Presence of G-d
automatically brings with it a greater and more joyous Life
experience. This method of prayer has been used to heal cancer,
leukemia, diabetes, poverty, loneliness, feelings of guilt and
shame ... patterns of failure. It has been used to restore
happiness to marriages ... to attract people to each other to
fulfill a greater purpose in Life. It is a marvelous and
effective way to pray that opens up our lives to the Glory of
G-d ... and once we begin to practice it and make use of it in
the things that concern us ... we realize without a doubt ...
that there is no secret what G-d can do. (I will publish
the art and method of affirmative prayer with the next Weekly
Message.)
From
Dr. Ernest Holmes -
Our mind must be steady in its conviction that our life is some
part of G-d, and that the Spirit is incarnated in us.
Affirmations and denials are for the purpose of vitalizing faith
- for the purpose of converting thought to a belief in
things spiritual. The foundation for correct mental treatment
is perfect G-d and perfect being. Thought must be organized to
fit this premise, and conclusions must be built on this
premise. We must keep our faith vital, if we hope to
successfully treat (pray) for ourselves or others.
No man has seen G-d at any time, nor have we seen
goodness, truth or beauty, but who can doubt their existence?
No only must we have complete faith in Spirit, and Its
ability to know and to do, but we must have complete confidence
in our approach to It. We must not be lukewarm in our
conviction. We must know that we know. We are to
demonstrate that spiritual thought force has power over all
apparent material resistance, and this cannot be done unless we
have abounding confidence in the Principle which we approach.
Pure faith is a spiritual conviction; it is the
acquiescence of the mind, the embodiment of an idea, the
acceptance of a concept. It we believe that the Spirit,
incarnated in us, can demonstrate, shall we be disturbed at what
appears to contradict this? We shall often need to
know that the Truth which we announce is superior to the
condition we are to change. In other words, if we are speaking
from the standpoint of the Spirit, then there can be no
opposition to It! It is only when we let go of all human will,
and recognize the pure essence of the Spiritual Principle
incarnated in us, that thought arises above a belief in
duality. We should constantly vitalize our faith by the
knowledge that the Eternal is incarnated in us; that G-d Itself
goes forth anew into creation through each one of us; and that
in such degree as we speak the Truth, the Almighty Spirit has
spoken.
THE TECHNIQUE OF ACQUIRING FAITH
There is no one who believes more in faith, more in
prayer, or more in the necessity of the Divine Will being done,
than the person who practices daily the art of affirmative
prayer. By relieving our mind of the morbid sense that the Will
of G-d can be the will of suffering; for if there were a
suffering G-d, and if we are eternal beings, then we should
suffer through all eternity. But a suffering G-d is an
impossibility. We suffer because we are not in both conscious
and subjective communication with the affirmative side of the
Universe. All human misery is a result of ignorance; and
nothing but knowledge can free us from this ignorance and its
effects.
As students of spiritual metaphysics, we find in the
remarkable character of the Master Mind Jesus, a great impetus
toward faith and conviction. The Centurion came to the healing
power of Jesus and asked Jesus to heal his servant, and Jesus
said: "Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done
unto thee." The Centurion had what we call a mental equivalent
of Divine authority. In the realm in which he lived, he was
accustomed to speak his word with authority. He accepted the
word of Jesus as having authority on the invisible plane. Jesus
said, "I have not found so great faith, no, not in all Israel."
There is nothing in the Universe that denies us the right
to be happy, if our happiness does not deny or interfere with
the general good. The Universe remains unlimited, though the
whole world has suffered a sense of limitation.
We should be careful not to divide our mental house
against itself. Having announced a law of liberty, we must not
deny it. The mold of acceptance is the measure of our
experience. The Infinite fills all molds and forever flows into
new and greater ones. Within us is the unborn possibility of
limitless experience. Ours is the privilege of giving birth to
it through us!
From my teachers I have learned statements that have
permeated my consciousness; from Dr. Domenic A. Polifrone, I
learned, "A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways," and
from Dr. O. C. Smith, I learned, "lukewarm water does not boil
eggs." In other words, not only are we to remain steadfast in
knowing the Truth ... knowing that G-d is in agreement with our
Good ... but we are to cultivate and nurture a vital faith in
our Good ... that it is available and it is ours now ... no
matter what may appear to be otherwise.
We
must know that "I am not all of G-d, but
all that I am is of G-d" ... and in this understanding we
know that we are an expression of Life unfolding as G-d's life.
So, we must choose to live in the way an Infinite Intelligence
would choose to live ... free of doubt, worry and fear ... with
a mind that is open to infinite possibilities ... a life lived
from the Truth that I am not nationality, race or gender ... All
I am is of G-d ... as we identify with our Divine nature and
loose the ideas and concepts that separate us from Life ...
tremendously wonderful things begin to automatically become part
of our Life experience and this is the truth for me, for you and
for everyone.
Keep the Faith!
Henry Lee Bates
(Reverend Dr.)
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