“There is One Cosmic Reality Principle and Presence in the Universe—God.
All creation originates in this One Source. God is. God is all there is.”
(Core Concept One, SOM)
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“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
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“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
~ Epictetus ~
Years ago, when I first discovered the life-transforming principles of the Science of Mind, I believed I would reach a point in my life when I was challenge-free. I now realize how naive that kind of thinking is. It’s like saying, once the mathematician has discovered the secret of numbers, there are no more problems to solve.
Of course, if that were the case, I would not be using a computer at this very moment to convey my thoughts. Nor would I bear witness to people traveling to outer space from my living room chair. Nor would I be privy to the myriad inventions of technology that are beyond my understanding. The truth is that the principle of all sciences is an avenue to discover something that is otherwise hidden from our five senses.
As humans, we are always reaching for more, which means transcending and overcoming the lesser. The Principle Itself is the map, not the territory. It is the finger pointing to the moon, not the moon.
The tradition of setting goals at the beginning of each year is an example of how one may work with these life-giving principles. For example, instead of a defeatist attitude before getting started by saying: “what’s the use, these resolutions will be broken after a few weeks or a few months anyway” (which is self-fulfilling within itself), I now move forward, willing to grow into my greater-yet-to-be.
My high resolve is to live a healthy, wealthy, loving, and peaceful life in 2026 and beyond ~ and to support other Truth Seekers in accepting the good they seek. I am now challenged to keep fresh before me this moment of high resolve. I am now called to rise above any and all apparent conditions that suggest a sense of separation from the desired good. I stand porter at the door of my mind.
“I continue to grow into my Spiritual Maturity by knowing that there is One Cosmic Reality Principle and Presence in the Universe which is God.”
Mary Jane LaBonte, RScP
Originally posted January 4, 2022
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