“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.”
~ Matthew 5:8 ~
“…first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
~ Matthew 7:5 ~
I recently met a woman who told the following story with a slow, focused, deliberate, and kind voice. Her eyes depicted peace and wisdom. It was clear that the deep within her was calling forth the deep within those of us who listened.
She began, saying:
“A student of truth brought her child to her beloved spiritual teacher to be healed. She explained to him that although she had tried her best to break the child’s habit of consuming excessive amounts of sugar, to no avail. She asked for his help.
The guru pondered the woman’s request and after several moments of silence replied, “Sure, bring her back in three weeks.” While the woman did not understand this delay, she nonetheless agreed. In three weeks, the mother and child returned, at which time the wise one spoke directly to the child. In the days that followed, and to the mother’s amazement, the little girl never experienced such cravings again.
You see, the guru himself had the same habit. Therefore, Divine Wisdom dictated that until he had a personal experience of overcoming this issue, his word lacked absolute conviction.
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The storyteller reiterated her point, saying in effect, that while having a theory about something and believing its undergirding concept and principle is one thing; proving the principle for oneself is quite another. In other words, when one knows, really KNOWS the Truth that his inherent nature is the same as God’s nature, he is set free from any sense of limitation. His “new word,” being the embodiment of wholeness, beauty, wisdom, love, joy, harmony, and unity becomes the law that heals.
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The lesson is multi-faceted. It teaches us about Oneness. It implies: ‘There is only One Life, which is God (First Cause), and each one of us is an inseparable and an individualization of The One; and, we are one with each other, though imbued with personal free choice.
The principle remains the same whether we are seeking the healing of a habit that is hazardous to our health or healing the illusion of separation running rampart in the world today. The Principle of Oneness heals whatever the particular concern is; be it finances, relationships, creativity, etc. by simply matching the energy of Universal Love. The thing to remember here is that in the all-inclusive nature of being, we cannot know the Spiritual Truth about another person without first knowing it about ourselves. We Are One!
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Ernest Holmes gave us a powerful tool called Spiritual Mind Treatment. It keeps us aligned to the Truth of Being, no matter what the climate appears to be. First is to Recognize the changeless nature of God. Second, Unify with that energy and know that it is the nature of every living being… without exception. Third, speak your word of Truth about your concern until you Realize that which is real in this very moment.
The great philosopher, Socrates said, “An unexamined life is not worth living.” Jill Jackson wrote, “Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.”
Are you willing to delay speaking until you are spoken through with an energy that matches the energy of God?
“Today I live in the knowledge that there is a Presence hidden within me that is both the Reality of my true being and the Presence of God.”
– Ernest Homes, 365 of Mind, p. 86 –
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