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When the human mind communes with the One Intelligence, greater
and greater enlightenment is possible. How do I know this?
The history of spirituality gives me the evidence that this is
the truth. Much of what we read in the Torah and the Old
Testament of the Holy Bible is redefined in the teachings of the
Master Mind Jesus' philosophy. Plato in the Third Century taught
that the summit of existence was the One or the Good, the source
of all things; in virtue and meditation the soul has the power
to elevate itself to attain union with the One. Plato's
teachings were considered metaphysical and mystical and some of
the mystics of religion adopted parts of his philosophy into
their teachings; i.e. Saint Augustine in particular.
The one common thread that is woven through all of these giants
of enlightenment is that the Source; also referred to as the
One, is referred to in masculine terms; Him, Father, He, His,
etc. Even when metaphysical philosophy became more mainstream in
the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, this masculine referral
continued.
From the Science of Mind & Spirit authored by the American
Mystic Ernest Holmes: “The
life which we live is the Universal Life expressing through us,
else how could we live. Our thought and emotion is the use we
make — consciously or unconsciously — of this original creative
Thing that is the Cause of everything. Therefore, we shall say
that the mind, spirit, and intelligence which we find in
ourselves is as much of this original, creative God as we
understand. That this is not robbing God is a self-evident fact.
Since we are, then we are real and actual and have existence;
and since we can reduce all that is to a fundamental unit, we
find that we have this proposition: There is Spirit — or
this Invisible Cause — and nothing, out of which all things are
to be made. Now, Spirit plus nothing leaves Spirit only. Hence
there is One Original Cause and nothing, out of which we are
made. In other words, we are made from this Thing. That is why
we are called the “son of God.”
We now know that this is what we are — because we could not be
anything else — but we do not know how much of this we are! When
we see It as It is, then, we shall see ourselves as we are. We
can only see It by looking at It through our own eyes. Hence, we
shall find a better God when we shall have arrived at a higher
standard for man. If God is to interpret Himself to man, He must
interpret Himself through man. And the Spirit can make
no gift that we do not accept.”
The two paragraphs above were taken from the Editorial Revision
of the Science of Mind published in 1938. An extensive revision
of the Original 1926 Text. Ernest Holmes wrote this in an era
where it was assumed that “God” was of a masculine nature.
Although Ernest Holmes writes that "there is Spirit ... and
nothing" he failed to rise above the referral of Spirit in
masculine terms. The Master Mind Jesus is attributed as stating
that "the Father is Spirit" but this statement did little to
influence the awareness of those who came after him. In Ernest
Holmes statement "this is why we are called the "son of God"
this referral to the masculine nature of Spirit is even more
heightened. Yes, we are "of G-d" ... of the Spirit, but our
Spirit is neither male or female.
To understand this is to know that we are Divine Humans; we have
a divine nature and a human nature. It is our Divine Nature that
journeys us through eternity, not our human nature. In the most
simplistic of terms, our relationship to Spirit is the same as
the wave to the ocean. Without its connection to the ocean the
wave is lifeless. Without a connection to Spirit there is no
life.
Throughout religious history it was assumed that people
found comfort in thinking of God as masculine; Father, Him. But
this referral had a horrific downside; it put G-d outside of us.
It made us "separate" from G-d rather than a "part of" and this
brought with it the false assumption that we are separate from
each other. Look at this statement "in Him, we live and move and
have our being" and then look at this "in the Spirit, we live,
and move and have our being." Which statement most rings true
for you? Your answer can make a dramatic difference in how you
see life here and in the hereafter.
Keep the Faith!
Rev-Bates
(Reverend Dr. Henry Lee Bates)
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