“There is no evil in my idea of good.”
~ Emma Curtis Hopkins ~
“What the world needs is spiritual conviction, followed by spiritual experience. I would rather see a student of this Science prove its Principle than to have him repeat all the words of wisdom that have ever been uttered.
It is far easier to teach the Truth than it is to practice It.”
~ Ernest Holmes~
“All’s Love, yet All’s Law”
~ Robert Browning ~
There are many wonderful messengers of Truth, be it the teachers in our spiritual community, the sacred texts, and self-help books we read, as well as the inspirational testimonies we hear. Nonetheless, until we have a personal revelation or experience of The Divine and let it become embodied in our soul, the life-enhancing principles of Truth remain abstract, or at best, intellectual stimuli, which is a great starting point. In other words, spiritual things cannot be “taught” . . . they must be “caught.” (Right now, you may be saying, “A-ha”).
In addition to walking the path with people of like mind, remember that regular spiritual practices such as meditation and affirmative prayer provide the space for you to spend quality time alone with yourself. These practices are a great support in attaining spiritual realization. Meditation may reveal and Affirmative prayer may include statements like: “There is only One Life and One Power, which is God; and that Life is my life right now.”
Depending upon the mindset you have embraced up until now, the above affirmation may be a challenge to accept, even though you want to believe it. After all, on the one hand, we declare that Oneness, Love, Peace, Harmony, Beauty, Abundance, and Joy are the Eternal seeds of perfection within every one of us. Yet, we continue to bear witness to division, hatred, wars, poverty, etc., showing up in the world. When observing these seeming opposites, be careful as you stand porter at the door of your mind, that the idea of duality and the erroneous concept of two powers, do not gain entrance.
The Science of Mind philosophy puts it this way when explaining its core concept on this subject: “The seeming opposites in human experience – freedom and bondage, good and “evil,” negative- and positive can be seen, not as forces in conflict, but simply as two ways in which the One Power can be used.” ~ “Because our nature is a projection of God’s nature, we have free will, the freedom to choose our own thoughts and follow our own paths. This implies the possibility of suffering or bondage if having not understood the Laws of Universal Harmony. “Evil” is not an entity or force of any kind. We experience “evil” only to the degree that we are out of alignment with Universal Harmony. When we come back into alignment, the so-called evil disappears.”
Time and time again, as we continue the practice of Spiritual Principle, we are called to reconcile the Absolute (the spiritual essence permeating everything) and the Relative (the tangible form or experience that represents accepted beliefs; both individual and collective). Beliefs, however, may or may not be the Truth. No wonder Ernest Holmes boldly declared, “Change your thinking . . . change your life.”
As we move forward on this path of enlightenment, practicing the Presence of God, filled with wonder and curiosity about what lies ahead and how life gets to be the way it is; let us continue to affirm the Truth until we encounter a “Eureka Moment;” i.e., the experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible concept that declares, God is All!
“Today I open myself up to all ways of gaining enlightenment. Whether I am washing dishes or deep in meditation, the Truth is always there for me to discover!”
~ Judy Hilley ~
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