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CHARLES FILLMORE PROSPERITY

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//section Foreword

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It is perect!" !ogica! to ass#$e t%at a wise and co$petent

Creator wo#!d pro&ide or t%e needs o His creat#res int%eir &ario#s stages o growt%' T%e s#pp!" wo#!d (e gi&en

as re)#ired and as t%e necessar" eort or its

appropriation was $ade (" t%e creat#re' Te$pora! needs

wo#!d (e $et (" te$pora! t%ings* $enta! needs (" t%ings o!i+e c%aracter* and spirit#a! needs (" spirit#a! e!e$ents'

For si$p!iication o distri(#tion a!! wo#!d (e co$posed o

one pri$a! spirit#a! s#(stance* w%ic% #nder proper

direction co#!d (e transor$ed into a!! prod#cts at t%ewi!! o t%e operator' T%is is a cr#de "et tr#e i!!#stration

o t%e #nder!"ing princip!es on w%ic% t%e %#$an a$i!" iss#pp!ied on t%is eart%' T%e Fat%er %as pro&ided a #ni&ersa!

seed s#(stance t%at responds wit% $agica! power to t%e

acti&e $ind o $an' Fait% in t%e increasing capacit" ot%is seed s#(stance* w%et%er wrapped in &isi(!e %#s+s or

!atent in in&isi(!e e!ectrica! #nits* a!wa"s rewards $an

wit% t%e r#its o %is !a(or'

T%e ar$er $a" see$ to get %is s#pp!" ro$ t%e seeds %e

p!ants* (#t %e wo#!d ne&er p!ant a seed #n!ess %e %ad ait%in its innate capacit" to increase* and t%at seed wo#!dne&er $#!tip!" wit%o#t t%e )#ic+ening !ie o Spirit' T%#s

we see t%at a!! increase o s#(stance depends on t%e

)#ic+ening !ie o Spirit* and t%is act gi&es #s t%e +e"to $enta! processes t%at w%en #sed spirit#a!!" wi!! great!"

increase and at t%e sa$e ti$e si$p!i" o#r appropriation

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o t%at inex%a#sti(!e s#(stance w%ic% creati&e Mind %as so

genero#s!" pro&ided'

In t%e o!!owing !essons we %a&e atte$pted to exp!ain $an-s

!aw#! appropriation o t%e s#pp!ies spirit#a!!" ande!ectrica!!" pro&ided (" .od' %en we #nderstand and ad0#st

o#r $ind to t%e rea!$ or +ingdo$ w%ere t%ese ric% ideas and

t%eir e!ectrica! t%o#g%t or$s exist we s%a!! experience in

o#r te$pora! aairs w%at is ca!!ed 1prosperit"'1


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e said 1t%eir e!ectrica! t%o#g%t or$s'1 Let #s exp!ain

t%at a!! creati&e processes in&o!&e a rea!$ o ideas and area!$ o patterns or expressions o t%ose ideas' T%e

patterns arrest or 1(ott!e #p1 t%e ree e!ectric #nits t%at

s#stain t%e &isi(!e t%ing' T%#s creation is in itsprocesses a trinit"* and (ac+ o t%e &isi(!e #ni&erse are

(ot% t%e origina! creati&e idea and t%e cos$ic ra"s t%at

cr"sta!!i2e into eart%!" t%ings' %en we #nderstand t%istrinit" in its &ario#s acti&ities we s%a!! (e a(!e to

reconci!e t%e disco&eries o $odern science wit% t%e

#nda$enta!s o re!igion'

Modern science teac%es #s t%at space is %ea&i!" c%arged

wit% energies t%at wo#!d transor$ t%e eart% i t%e" co#!d

(e contro!!ed' Sir O!i&er Lodge sa"s t%at a sing!e c#(ic

inc% o t%e et%er contains energ" eno#g% to r#n aort"%orsepower engine ort" $i!!ion "ears' T%e

di&ergence o opinion a$ong p%"sicists as to t%e rea!it" ot%e et%er does not n#!!i" t%e existence in space o

tre$endo#s potentia!ities' Sir Art%#r Eddington sa"s t%at

a(o#t %a! t%e !eading p%"sicists assert t%at t%e et%erexists and t%e ot%er %a! den" its existence* (#t* in %is

words*

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1(ot% parties $ean exact!" t%e sa$e t%ing* and are di&ided

on!" (" words'1

Spirit#a! #nderstanding sa"s t%at t%e et%er exists as an

e$anation o $ind and s%o#!d not (e con#sed in its!i$itations wit% $atter' Mat%e$atica! $eas#re$ents app!ied

to t%e et%er wor+ it o#t o existence (eca#se its rea!it"

is in t%e Mind t%at concei&ed it and its (eing is go&erned

and s#stained (" ideas* and ideas %a&e no p%"sica!di$ensions' So t%e et%er wi!! %a&e existence and deposit

$atter on!" so !ong as Mind %as #se or it' %en ininite

Mind %as co$p!eted t%e c"c!es o creation* (ot% t%ein&isi(!e and t%e &isi(!e #ni&erses wi!! (e ro!!ed #p as a

scro!! and disappear and on!" Mind re$ain' 1And a!! t%e

%ost o %ea&en s%a!! (e disso!&ed* and t%e %ea&ens s%a!! (ero!!ed toget%er as a scro!!5 and a!! t%eir %ost s%a!! ade

awa"'1

It adds great!" to t%e sta(i!it" o a C%ristian-s ait% to


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+now t%at 6es#s anticipated t%e disco&eries o $odern

science o t%e existence o t%at +ingdo$ ca!!ed 1t%e

et%er'1 He na$ed it t%e +ingdo$ o t%e %ea&ens* and Hisi!!#strations o its possi(i!ities are #ns#rpassed' He did

not sa" it was a p!ace t%e good wo#!d in%erit ater deat%

(#t an estate we co#!d %a&e %ere and now' 1It is "o#rFat%er-s good p!eas#re to gi&e "o# t%e +ingdo$'1

6es#s ta#g%t t%at we can incorporate !iegi&ing ra"s intoo#r $ind* (od"* and aairs t%ro#g% ait%' %ere p%"sicists

$ere!" descri(e t%e $ec%anica! presence o !ie as energ"*

6es#s ta#g%t $an %ow (" t%e exercise o %is $ind %e can

$a+e t%at !ie o(e"

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%i$' Instead o a #ni&erse o (!ind $ec%anica! orces 6es#ss%owed t%e #ni&erse to (e pers#aded and directed ("

inte!!igence'

%at we need to rea!i2e a(o&e a!! e!se is t%at .od %as

pro&ided or t%e $ost $in#te needs o o#r dai!" !ie andt%at i we !ac+ an"t%ing it is (eca#se we %a&e not #sed o#r

$ind in $a+ing t%e rig%t contact wit% t%e s#per$ind and t%e

cos$ic ra" t%at a#to$atica!!" !ows ro$ it'

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//section Contents

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Foreword ''' 3

I Spirit#a! S#(stance* t%e F#nda$enta! 9asis o t%e

:ni&erse ''' ;

II Spirit#a! Mind* t%e O$nipresent


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?I ea!t% o Mind Expresses Itse! in Ric%es ''' 8

?II .od Has Pro&ided Prosperit" or E&er" Ho$e ''' B@=

?III .od i!! Pa" Yo#r e" to A(#ndant Recei&ing ''' B,4

I La"ing :p Treas#res ''' B4;

II O&erco$ing t%e T%o#g%t o Lac+ ''' B83

D#estion He!ps ''' B;

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//section C%apter B

Lesson One

Spirit#a! S#(stance* t%e F#nda$enta! 9asis o t%e :ni&erse

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!o#d in t%eir praise'

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T%e d"na$ic power o t%e s#per$ind in $an %as (een

sporadica!!" disp!a"ed (" $en and wo$en o e&er" nation' Itis #s#a!!" connected wit% so$e re!igio#s rite in w%ic%

$"ster" and priest!" a#t%orit" pre&ai!' T%e soca!!ed

1co$$on %erd1 are +ept in dar+ness wit% respect to t%eso#rce o t%e s#per%#$an power o occ#!t adepts and %o!"

$en' 9#t we %a&e seen a 1great !ig%t1 in t%e disco&er" ("

p%"sica! scientists t%at t%e ato$ concea!s e!ectronic

energies w%ose $at%e$atica! arrange$ent deter$ines t%ec%aracter o a!! t%e #nda$enta! e!e$ents o nat#re' T%is

disco&er" %as disr#pted t%e science (ased on t%e o!d

$ec%anica! ato$ic t%eor"* (#t %as a!so gi&en C%ristian

$etap%"sicians a new #nderstanding o t%e d"na$ics (ac+ oSpirit'

Science now post#!ates space rat%er t%an $atter as t%e

so#rce o !ie' It sa"s t%at t%e &er" air is a!i&e wit%

d"na$ic orces t%at await $an-s grasp and #ti!i2ation andt%at t%ese in&isi(!e* o$nipresent energies possess

potentia!ities ar (e"ond o#r $ost exa!ted conception' %at

we %a&e (een ta#g%t a(o#t t%e g!ories o %ea&en pa!es into

insigniicance co$pared wit% t%e g!ories o t%e radiantra"spop#!ar!" reerred to as t%e 1et%er'1 e are to!d ("

science t%at we %a&e #ti!i2ed &er" $eager!" t%is $ig%t"

ocean o et%er in prod#cing ro$ it t%e !ig%t and power oe!ectricit"' T%e see$ing!" tre$endo#s orce generated ("

t%e w%ir! o o#r d"na$os is (#t a wea+ dri((!e ro$ a

#ni&erse o energ"' T%e in&isi(!e wa&es t%at carr" radioprogra$s e&er"w%ere are (#t a $ere %int o an inte!!igent

power t%at penetrates

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and per$eates e&er" ger$ o !ie* &isi(!e and in&isi(!e'

Scientiic $inds t%e wor!d o&er %a&e (een tre$endo#s!"$o&ed (" t%ese re&o!#tionar" disco&eries* and t%e" %a&e not

o#nd !ang#age ade)#ate to exp!ain t%eir $agnit#de'

A!t%o#g% a n#$(er o (oo+s %a&e (een written (" scentists*setting ort% g#arded!" t%e arreac%ing eects t%at wi!!

ine&ita(!" o!!ow $an-s appropriation o t%e easi!"

accessi(!e et%er* none %as dared to te!! t%e w%o!e stor"'

T%e act is t%at t%e greatest disco&er" o a!! ages is t%at


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o p%"sica! science t%at a!! t%ings apparent!" %a&e t%eir

so#rce in t%e in&isi(!e* intangi(!e et%er' %at 6es#s

ta#g%t so proo#nd!" in s"$(o!s a(o#t t%e ric%es o t%e+ingdo$ o t%e %ea&ens %as now (een pro&ed tr#e'

According to t%e .ree+* t%e !ang#age in w%ic% t%e ewTesta$ent %as co$e down to #s* 6es#s did not #se t%e word

%ea&en (#t t%e word %ea&ens in His teac%ing' He was not

te!!ing #s o t%e g!ories o so$e arawa" p!ace ca!!ed1%ea&en1 (#t was re&ea!ing t%e properties o t%e 1%ea&ens1

a!! aro#nd #s* ca!!ed (ot% 1space1 and 1et%er1 ("

p%"sicists' He ta#g%t not on!" its d"na$ic (#t a!so its

inte!!igent c%aracter* and said t%at t%e entit" t%at r#!esit is wit%in $an 1T%e +ingdo$ o .od is wit%in "o#'1 He

not on!" descri(ed t%is +ingdo$ o t%e %ea&ens in n#$ero#s

para(!es (#t $ade its attain$ent (" $an t%e greatest o(0ect

o %#$an existence' He not on!" set t%is as $an-s goa! (#tattained it Hi$se!* t%ere(" de$onstrating t%at His

teac%ing is practica! as we!! as tr#e'

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T%e scientists te!! #s t%at t%e et%er is c%arged wit%

e!ectricit"* $agnetis$* !ig%t ra"s* ra"s* cos$ic ra"s*

and ot%er d"na$ic radiations5 t%at it is t%e so#rce o a!!

!ie* !ig%t* %eat* energ"* gra&itation* attraction*rep#!sion5 in s%ort* t%at it is t%e interpenetrating

essence o e&er"t%ing t%at exists on t%e eart%' In ot%er

words* science gi&es to t%e et%er a!! t%e attractions o%ea&en wit%o#t direct!" sa"ing so' 6es#s epito$i2ed t%e

s#(0ect w%en He to!d His o!!owers t%at it was t%e +ingdo$

ro$ w%ic% .od c!ot%ed and ed a!! His c%i!dren' 1See+ "eirst %is +ingdo$* and %is rig%teo#sness5 and a!! t%ese

t%ings s%a!! (e added #nto "o#'1 Science sa"s t%at t%e

e!ectrica! partic!es t%at (rea+ into !ig%t in o#r eart%-s

at$osp%ere are a!so a so#rce o a!! s#(stance and $atter'6es#s said t%at He was t%e s#(stance and (read t%at ca$e

ro$ t%e %ea&ens' %en wi!! o#r ci&i!i2ation (egin rea!!"

to appropriate and #se t%is $ig%t" ocean o s#(stance and!ie spirit#a!!" as we!! as p%"sica!!"G

T%is inex%a#sti(!e $ind s#(stance is a&ai!a(!e at a!! ti$esand in a!! p!aces to t%ose w%o %a&e !earned to !a" %o!d o

it in conscio#sness' T%e si$p!est* s%ortest* and $ost

direct wa" o doing t%is was exp!ained w%en 6es#s said*

1%osoe&er ''' s%a!! not do#(t in %is %eart* (#t s%a!!


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(e!ie&e t%at w%at %e sait% co$et% to pass* %e s%a!! %a&e

it'1 %en we +now t%at certain potent ideas exist in t%e

in&isi(!e $ind expressions* na$ed (" science (ot% 1et%er1and 1space1 and t%at we %a&e (een pro&ided wit% t%e $ind to

!a" %o!d o t%e$* it is eas" to p#t t%e !aw

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into action t%ro#g% t%o#g%t and word and deed'

1T%ere is a tide in t%e aairs o $en*

%ic%* ta+en at t%e !ood* !eads on to ort#ne*1 saidS%a+espeare' T%at !ood tide awaits #s in t%e cos$ic

spaces* t%e paradise o .od'

T%e spirit#a! s#(stance ro$ w%ic% co$es a!! &isi(!e wea!t%is ne&er dep!eted' It is rig%t wit% "o# a!! t%e ti$e and

responds to "o#r ait% in it and "o#r de$ands on it' It isnot aected (" o#r ignorant ta!+ o %ard ti$es* t%o#g% we

are aected (eca#se o#r t%o#g%ts and words go&ern o#r

de$onstration' T%e #nai!ing reso#rce is a!wa"s read" togi&e' It %as no c%oice in t%e $atter5 it $#st gi&e* or

t%at is its nat#re' Po#r "o#r !i&ing words o ait% into

t%e o$nipresent s#(stance* and "o# wi!! (e prospered t%o#g%

a!! t%e (an+s in t%e wor!d c!ose t%eir doors' T#rn t%egreat energ" o "o#r t%in+ing toward 1p!ent"1 ideas* and

"o# wi!! %a&e p!ent" regard!ess o w%at $en a(o#t "o# are

sa"ing or doing'

.od is s#(stance* (#t i (" t%is state$ent we $ean t%at .od

is $atter* a t%ing o ti$e or condition* t%en we s%o#!d sa"t%at .od is s#(stance!ess' .od is not conined to t%at or$

o s#(stance w%ic% we ter$ $atter' .od is t%e intangi(!e

essence o t%at w%ic% $an %as or$ed into and na$ed $atter'

Matter is a $enta! !i$itation o t%at di&ine s#(stancew%ose &ita! and in%erent c%aracter is $aniest in a!! !ie

expression'

.od s#(stance $a" (e concei&ed as .od energ"* or Spirit

!ig%t* and 1.od said* !et t%ere (e !ig%t* and t%ere was

!ig%t'1 T%is is in %ar$on" wit% t%e conc!#sions

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o so$e o t%e $ost ad&anced p%"sicists' Sir 6a$es 6eans


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sa"s* in 1T%e M"sterio#s :ni&erse*1 1T%e tendenc" o $odern

p%"sics is to reso!&e t%e w%o!e $ateria! #ni&erse into

wa&es* and not%ing (#t wa&es' T%ese wa&es are o two +inds(ott!ed#p wa&es* w%ic% we ca!! $atter* and #n(ott!ed

wa&es* w%ic% we ca!! radiation* or !ig%t' T%e process o

anni%i!ation o $atter is $ere!" #n(ott!ing i$prisoned wa&eenerg"* and setting it ree to tra&e! t%ro#g% space'1

Spirit is not $atter' Spirit is not person' In order topercei&e t%e essence o 9eing we $#st drop ro$ o#r $ind

a!! t%o#g%t t%at .od is in an" wa" circ#$scri(ed or %as an"

o t%e !i$itations t%at we associate wit% t%ings or persons

%a&ing or$ or s%ape' 1T%o# s%a!t not $a+e #nto t%ee agra&en i$age* nor an" !i+eness o an" t%ing t%at is in

%ea&en a(o&e* or t%at is in t%e eart% (eneat%'1

.od is s#(stance* not $atter* (eca#se $atter is or$ed*w%i!e .od is t%e or$!ess' .od s#(stance !ies (ac+ o

$atter and or$' It is t%e (asis o a!! or$ "et does notenter into an" or$ as a ina!it"' S#(stance cannot (e

seen* to#c%ed* tasted* or s$e!!ed* "et it is $ore

s#(stantia! t%an $atter* or it is t%e on!" s#(stantia!it"in t%e #ni&erse' Its nat#re is to 1s#(stand1 or 1stand

#nder1 or (e%ind $atter as its s#pport and on!" rea!it"'

6o( sa"s* 1T%e A!$ig%t" s%a!! (e t%" deence* and t%o#s%a!t %a&e p!ent" o si!&er'1 T%is reers to #ni&ersa!

s#(stance* or si!&er and go!d are $aniestations o an

e&er"w%ere present s#(stance and

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are #sed as s"$(o!s or it' Lew a!!ace* in 19enH#r*1

reers to t%e +ingdo$ as 1(eaten go!d'1 Yo# %a&e do#(t!ess

in "o#r own experience ca#g%t sig%t o t%is e&er"w%ere

present s#(stance in "o#r si!ence* w%en it see$ed !i+ego!den snow!a+es a!!ing a!! a(o#t "o#' T%is was t%e irst

$aniestation ro$ t%e o&er!ow o t%e #ni&ersa! s#(stance

in "o#r conscio#sness'

S#(stance is irst gi&en or$ in t%e $ind* and as it

(eco$es $aniest it goes t%ro#g% a t%reeo!d acti&it"' In!a"ing %o!d o s#(stance in t%e $ind and (ringing it into

$aniestation* we p!a" a $ost i$portant part' e do it

according to o#r decree' 1T%o# s%a!t decree a t%ing* and it

s%a!! (e esta(!is%ed #nto t%ee'1 e are a!wa"s decreeing*


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so$eti$es conscio#s!"* oten #nconscio#s!"* and wit% e&er"

t%o#g%t and word we are increasing or di$inis%ing t%e

t%reeo!d acti&it" o s#(stance' T%e res#!ting$aniestation conor$s to o#r t%o#g%t* 1As %e t%in+et%

wit%in %i$se!* so is %e'1

T%ere is no scarcit" o t%e air "o# (reat%e' T%ere is

p!ent" o air* a!! "o# wi!! e&er need* (#t i "o# c!ose

"o#r !#ngs and re#se to (reat%e* "o# wi!! not get it and$a" s#ocate or !ac+ o air' %en "o# recogni2e t%e

presence o a(#ndance o air and open "o#r !#ngs to (reat%e

it deep!"* "o# get a !arger inspiration' T%is is exact!"

w%at "o# s%o#!d do wit% "o#r $ind in regard to s#(stance'T%ere is an a!!s#icienc" o a!! t%ings* 0#st as t%ere is

an a!!s#icienc" o air' T%e on!" !ac+ is o#r own !ac+ o

appropriation' e $#st see+ t%e +ingdo$ o

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.od and appropriate it arig%t (eore t%ings wi!! (e added

to #s in #!!ness'

T%ere is a +ingdo$ o a(#ndance o a!! t%ings* and it $a"

(e o#nd (" t%ose w%o see+ it and are wi!!ing to co$p!"

wit% its !aws' 6es#s said t%at it is %ard or a ric% $an to

enter into t%e +ingdo$ o %ea&en' T%is does not $ean t%atit is %ard (eca#se o %is wea!t%* or t%e poor $an gets in

no aster and no easier' It is not $one" (#t t%e t%o#g%ts

$en %o!d a(o#t $one"* its so#rce* its owners%ip* and its#se* t%at +eep t%e$ o#t o t%e +ingdo$' Men-s t%o#g%ts

a(o#t $one" are !i+e t%eir t%o#g%ts a(o#t a!! possessions5

t%e" (e!ie&e t%at t%ings co$ing o#t o t%e eart% are t%eirsto c!ai$ and contro! as indi&id#a! propert"* and $a" (e

%oarded awa" and depended on* regard!ess o %ow $#c% ot%er

$en $a" (e in need o t%e$' T%e sa$e (e!ie is pre&a!ent

a$ong (ot% ric% and poor* and e&en i t%e two c!asses weres#dden!" to c%ange p!aces* t%e ine)#a!ities o wea!t% wo#!d

not (e re$edied' On!" a #nda$enta! c%ange in t%e t%o#g%ts

o wea!t% co#!d do t%at'

9eore t%ere is an" #nda$enta! socia! or econo$ic c%ange

$en $#st (egin to #nderstand t%eir re!ations%ip to .od andto one anot%er as co$$on %eirs to t%e #ni&ersa! reso#rce

t%at is s#icient or a!!' T%e" $#st gi&e #p so$e o t%eir

erroneo#s ideas a(o#t t%eir 1rig%ts'1 T%e" $#st !earn t%at

t%e" cannot possess and !oc+ #p t%at w%ic% (e!ongs to .od


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wit%o#t t%e$se!&es s#ering t%e eects o t%at

se)#estration' T%e poor $an is not t%e greatest s#erer in

t%is concentration o wea!t%* or %e %as not

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concentrated %is ait% in $ateria! t%ings and c%ained %is

so#! to t%e$' T%ose w%o are ric% in t%e t%ings o t%is

wor!d are (" t%eir dependence on t%ose t%ings (indingt%e$se!&es to $ateria! t%ings and are in $ateria! dar+ness'

E&er" t%o#g%t o persona! possession $#st (e dropped o#t o

$ind (eore $en can co$e into t%e rea!i2ation o t%ein&isi(!e s#pp!"' T%e" cannot possess $one"* %o#ses* or

!and se!is%!"* (eca#se t%e" cannot possess t%e #ni&ersa!

ideas or w%ic% t%ese s"$(o!s stand' o $an can possess an"

idea as %is own per$anent!"' He $a" possess its $ateria!s"$(o! or a !itt!e ti$e on t%e p!ane o p%eno$ena* (#t it

is s#c% ric%es t%at 1$ot% and r#st cons#$e* and w%eret%ie&es (rea+ t%ro#g% and stea!'1

Men possess as &a!#a(!es t%eir ed#cation* trade* a(i!it"*or inte!!ect#a! ta!ent' Ministers o t%e gospe! possess

sc%o!ars%ip or e!o)#ence* and ta+e pride in t%ese spirit#a!

possessions' Yet e&en t%ese are (#rdens t%at $#st (e

#n!oaded (eore t%e" $a" enter t%e +ingdo$ o t%e %ea&ens'T%e saint w%o is p#ed #p wit% %is saint!" goodness $#st

#n!oad %is &anit" (eore %e gets in' %oe&er is a$(itio#s

to do good* to exce! %is e!!ow $en in rig%teo#sness* $#st!ose %is a$(ition and desire (eore %e (e%o!ds t%e ace o

t%e a!!pro&iding Fat%er'

T%e rea!$ o ca#ses $a" (e co$pared to stea$ in a g!ass

(oi!er' I t%e g!ass is c!ear one $a" !oo+ rig%t at it and

see not%ing at a!!' Yet w%en an escape &a!&e is to#c%ed t%e

stea$ r#s%es o#t* condenses and (eco$es &isi(!e' 9#t int%is process it %as a!so

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!ost its power' S#(stance exists in a rea!$ o ideas and is

power#! w%en %and!ed (" one w%o is a$i!iar wit% itsc%aracteristics' T%e ignorant open t%e &a!&es o t%e $ind

and !et ideas !ow o#t into a rea!$ wit% w%ic% t%e" %a&e

not%ing in co$$on' T%e power#! ideas o s#(stance are

condensed into t%o#g%ts o ti$e and space* w%ic% ignorance


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concei&es as (eing necessar" to t%eir r#ition' T%#s t%eir

power is !ost* and a wear" ro#nd o seedti$e and %ar&est is

ina#g#rated to #!i!! t%e de$ands o t%e wor!d'

It is t%e $ind t%at (e!ie&es in persona! possessions t%at

!i$its t%e #!! idea' .od-s wor!d is a wor!d o res#!tst%at se)#entia!!" o!!ow de$ands' It is in t%is +ingdo$

t%at $an inds %is tr#e %o$e' La(or %as ceased or %i$ w%o

%as o#nd t%is inner +ingdo$'


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t%at t%e" $a" contin#e in t%eir !es%!" wa"' It is t%e

experience o a!! w%o %a&e dea!t wit% Spirit t%at it is a

&igoro#s (odi!" sti$#!ant' It restores t%e &ita!it" o t%e(od" #nti! it is e&en $ore sensiti&e to p!eas#re or pain

t%an it was (eore t%e spirit#a! )#ic+ening' T%is

s#persensiti&eness $a+es it $ore s#scepti(!e and !ia(!e to$ore rapid waste i #rt%er ind#!gence is gratiied' T%at

is w%" t%ose w%o recei&e spirit#a! treat$ent s%o#!d (e

#!!" instr#cted in t%e Tr#t% o 9eing' T%e" s%o#!d (es%own t%at t%e ind#!gence o (odi!" passions is a sin

against t%eir s#ccess in e&er" wa!+ o !ie and especia!!"

in t%e wa" o inances and prosperit"' I s#(stance

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is dissipated* e&er" +ind o !ac+ (egins to (e e!t'

Retri(#tion a!wa"s o!!ows t%e ind#!gence o appetite andpassion or $ere sensation' 9ot% sinners and saints s#er

in t%is &a!!e" o o!!"' T%e a!ternati&e is to dedicate"o#rse! to t%e Fat%er-s (#siness' Ma+e a deinite and

detai!ed co&enant wit% t%e Fat%er* !a" "o#r desires*

appetites* and passions at His eet and agree to #se a!!"o#r s#(stance in t%e $ost exa!ted wa"' T%en "o# are

see+ing t%e +ingdo$* and a!! t%ings e!se s%a!! (e added

#nto "o#'

e want to $a+e t%is s#(stance t%at ait% %as (ro#g%t to

o#r $ind end#ring and a(iding* so t%at we do not !ose it

w%en (an+s ai! or $en ta!+ o 1%ard ti$es'1 e $#st %a&ein o#r inances a conscio#sness o t%e per$anenc" o t%e

o$nipresent s#(stance as it a(ides in #s' So$e wea!t%"

a$i!ies s#cceed in %o!ding t%eir wea!t% w%i!e ot%ersdissipate it in one generation (eca#se t%e" do not %a&e t%e

conscio#sness o a(iding s#(stance' For $an" o #s t%ere is

eit%er a east or a a$ine in t%e $atter o $one" and we

need t%e a(iding conscio#sness' T%ere is no reason w%" wes%o#!d not %a&e a contin#o#s e&en !ow o s#(stance (ot% in

inco$e and o#tgo' I we %a&e ree!" recei&ed we $#st a!so

ree!" gi&e and +eep s#(stance going* conident in o#r#nderstanding t%at o#r s#pp!" is #n!i$ited and t%at it is

a!wa"s rig%t at %and in t%e o$nipresent Mind o .od'

In t%is #nderstanding we can stand 1t%e s!ings and arrows

o o#trageo#s ort#ne*1 depressions* !osses* and inancia!

ai!#res and sti!! see .od as


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a(#ndant s#(stance waiting to co$e into $aniestation' T%atis w%at Pa#! $eant (" ta+ing #p 1t%e w%o!e ar$or o .od

t%at "e $a" (e a(!e to wit%stand in t%e e&i! da"'1 T%e

s#(stance t%at %as in t%e past (een $aniest in o#r aairsis sti!! %ere' It is t%e sa$e s#(stance and it cannot (e

ta+en awa"' E&en t%o#g% t%ere see$s to (e $ateria! !ac+*

t%ere is p!ent" o s#(stance or a!!' e are standing int%e &er" $idst o it' Li+e t%e is% we $ig%t as+* 1%ere is

t%e water*1 w%en we !i&e and $o&e and %a&e o#r (eing in it'

It is in t%e water* in t%e air e&er"w%ere* a(o#nding*

g!orio#s spirit#a! s#(stance' Ta+e t%at t%o#g%t and %o!dit' Re#se to (e s%a+en ro$ "o#r spirit#a! stand in t%e

&er" $idst o .od-s prosperit" and p!ent"* and s#pp!" wi!!

(egin to co$e ort% ro$ t%e et%er and p!ent" wi!! (eco$e

$ore and $ore $aniest in "o#r aairs'

6es#s was so c%arged wit% spirit#a! s#(stance t%at w%en t%ewo$an to#c%ed His gar$ent t%e %ea!ing &irt#e went o#t ro$

it and s%e was %ea!ed' T%ere were t%o#sands o peop!e in

t%e crowd* (#t on!" t%e wo$an w%o %ad ait% in t%ats#(stance got it' It was a!read" esta(!is%ed in %er

conscio#sness* and s%e +new t%at %er needs wo#!d (e $et i

s%e co#!d $a+e t%e contact' In t%is t%ere is a !esson or

#s' e +now t%at strengt% is $aniest e&er"w%ere* or wesee it in t%e $ec%anica! wor!d' A great !oco$oti&e starts

ro$ t%e depot* $o&ing s!ow!" at irst* (#t w%en it gains

$o$ent#$ it speeds down t%e trac+ !i+e a strea+' T%#s it iswit% spirit#a! strengt%' 9eginning so$eti$es wit% a &er"

s$a!!

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t%o#g%t* it ta+es on $o$ent#$ and e&ent#a!!" (eco$es a

power#! idea' E&er" one o #s can strengt%en %is %o!d ont%e t%o#g%t o di&ine s#(stance #nti! it (eco$es a power#!

idea* i!!ing t%e conscio#sness and $aniesting itse! as

p!ent" in a!! o#r aairs'

As "o# !a" %o!d o s#(stance wit% "o#r $ind* $a+e it

per$anent and end#ring' Rea!i2e "o#r oneness wit% it' Yo#are #niied wit% t%e one !i&ing s#(stance* w%ic% is .od*

"o#r a!!s#icienc"' Fro$ t%is s#(stance "o# were created5

in it "o# !i&e and $o&e and %a&e "o#r (eing5 (" it "o# are

ed and prospered'


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T%e spirit#a! s#(stance is steadast and i$$o&a(!e*

end#ring' It does not !#ct#ate wit% $ar+et reports' Itdoes not decrease in 1%ard ti$es1 nor increase in 1good

ti$es'1 It cannot (e %oarded awa" to ca#se a deicienc" in

s#pp!" and a %ig%er price' It cannot (e ex%a#sted in do!esto $eet t%e needs o pri&ation' It is e&er t%e sa$e*

constant* a(#ndant* ree!" circ#!ating and a&ai!a(!e'

T%e spirit#a! s#(stance is a !i&ing t%ing* not an inani$ate

acc#$#!ation o (read t%at does not satis" %#nger nor

water t%at ai!s to )#enc% t%irst' It is !i&ing (read and

!i&ing water* and %e t%at eeds on .od-s s#(stance s%a!!ne&er %#nger and ne&er t%irst' T%e s#(stance is an a(iding

t%ing* not a (an+ deposit t%at can (e wit%drawn nor a

ort#ne t%at can (e !ost' It is an #nai!ing princip!e t%at

is as s#re in its wor+ings as t%e !aws o $at%e$atics' Mancan no $ore (e separated ro$ %is s#pp!" o s#(stance t%an

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!ie can (e separated ro$ its so#rce' As .od per$eates t%e#ni&erse and !ie per$eates e&er" ce!! o t%e (od"* so does

s#(stance !ow ree!" t%ro#g% $an* ree ro$ a!! !i$it or

)#a!iication'

In t%e new era t%at is e&en now at its dawn we s%a!! %a&e a

spirit o prosperit"' T%is princip!e o t%e #ni&ersa!

s#(stance wi!! (e +nown and acted on* and t%ere wi!! (e nop!ace or !ac+' S#pp!" wi!! (e $ore e)#a!i2ed' T%ere wi!!

not (e $i!!ions o (#s%e!s o w%eat stored in $#st"

ware%o#ses w%i!e peop!e go %#ngr"' T%ere wi!! (e noo&erprod#ction or #ndercons#$ption or ot%er ine)#a!ities o

s#pp!"* or .od-s s#(stance wi!! (e recogni2ed and #sed ("

a!! peop!e' Men wi!! not pi!e #p ort#nes one da" and !ose

t%e$ t%e next* or t%e" wi!! no !onger ear t%e integrit"o t%eir neig%(ors nor tr" to +eep t%eir neig%(or-s s%are

ro$ %i$'

Is t%is an i$practica! #topiaG T%e answer depends on "o#'

6#st as soon as "o# indi&id#a!!" recogni2e t%e o$nipresent

s#(stance and p#t "o#r ait% in it* "o# can !oo+ or ot%ersaro#nd "o# to do t%e sa$e' 1A !itt!e !ea&en !ea&enet% t%e

w%o!e !#$p*1 and e&en one !ie t%at (ears witness to t%e

tr#t% o t%e prosperit" !aw wi!! )#ic+en t%e conscio#sness

o t%e w%o!e co$$#nit"'


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%oe&er "o# are and w%ate&er "o#r i$$ediate need* "o# can

de$onstrate t%e !aw' I "o#r t%o#g%ts are con#sed* (eco$esti!! and +now' 9e sti!! and +now t%at "o# are one wit% t%e

s#(stance and wit% t%e !aw o its $aniestation' Sa" wit%

con&iction

I a$ strong* i$$o&a(!e Spirit s#(stance'

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T%is wi!! open t%e door o "o#r $ind to an in!ow o

s#(stancei!!ed ideas' As t%e" co$e* #se t%e$ ree!"'


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See it a!!ing a!! a(o#t "o# as snow!a+es o go!d and

si!&er and air$ wit% ass#rance

6es#s C%rist is now %ere raising $e to His conscio#sness o

t%e o$nipresent* a!!pro&iding .od s#(stance* and $"

prosperit" is ass#red'

I %a&e #n(o#nded ait% in t%e a!!present spirit#a!

s#(stance increasing and $#!tip!"ing at $" word'

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Lesson Two

Spirit#a! Mind* t%e O$nipresent


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in t%e pro&idence o .od* (e #!i!!ed' I t%is were not

tr#e* t%e #ni&erse wo#!d (e wea+ at its $ost &ita! point'


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desired answer' e wo#!d not sa" t%at a ar$er is wise w%o

c#ts down %is corn in t%e tasse! (eca#se it does not s%ow

t%e ripened ears'


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is one o t%e$'

C!ose!" associated wit% t%e idea o wisdo$ in


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$#st (eco$e conscio#s' e $#st (eco$e aware o t%e so#rce

o o#r s#(stance' T%en we can di$inis% or increase t%e

appearance o o#r s#pp!" or o#r inances* or t%eirappearance depends entire!" on o#r #nderstanding and

%and!ing o t%e ideas o s#(stance'

T%e ti$e is co$ing w%en we s%a!! not %a&e to wor+ or

t%ings* or o#r p%"sica! needs in t%e wa" o ood and

c!ot%ing* (eca#se t%e" wi!! co$e to #s t%ro#g% t%eacc#$#!ation o t%e rig%t ideas in o#r $ind' e wi!! (egin

to #nderstand t%at c!ot%ing represents one idea o

s#(stance* ood anot%er* and t%at e&er" $aniest t%ing is

representati&e o an idea'

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In t%e =d c%apter o .enesis t%is !i&ing s#(stance isca!!ed 1d#st o t%e gro#nd1 in t%e He(rew* and Ada$ was

or$ed ro$ it' e ind t%at t%e e!e$enta! s#(stance is ino#r (od"' T%e +ingdo$ o t%e %ea&ens or t%e +ingdo$ o .od

is wit%in $an' It is a +ingdo$ o s#(stance and o Mind'

T%is Mind interpenetrates o#r $ind and o#r $indinterpenetrates and per&ades o#r (od"' Its s#(stance

per&ades e&er" ato$ o o#r (od"' Are "o# gi&ing it "o#r

attention* or do "o# sti!! !oo+ to o#ter so#rces or

s#pp!"G Are "o# $editating and pra"ing or an #nderstandingo t%is o$nipresent s#(stanceG I "o# are* it wi!! co$e*

and it wi!! de$onstrate prosperit" or "o#' %en it does*

"o# are sec#re* or not%ing can ta+e t%at tr#e prosperit"ro$ "o#' It is t%e !aw t%at does not and cannot ai! to

operate w%en once set in operation in t%e rig%t wa"'

T%is !aw o prosperit" %as (een pro&ed ti$e and ti$e again'

A!! $en w%o %a&e prospered %a&e #sed t%e !aw* or t%ere is

no ot%er wa"' Per%aps t%e" were not conscio#s o o!!owing

deinite spirit#a! $et%ods* "et t%e" %a&e in so$e wa" sett%e !aw in operation and reaped t%e (eneit o its

#nai!ing action' Ot%ers %a&e %ad to str#gg!e to acco$p!is%

t%e sa$e t%ings' Re$e$(er t%at E!i0a% %ad to +eep pra"ingand air$ing or a !ong ti$e (eore %e de$onstrated t%e

rain' He sent %is ser&ant o#t t%e irst ti$e* and t%ere was

no sign o a c!o#d' He pra"ed and sent %i$ o#t again andagain wit% t%e sa$e res#!t* (#t at !ast* ater repeated

eorts* t%e ser&ant said %e saw a !itt!e c!o#d' T%en

E!i0a% to!d t%e$ to prepare or


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//page 3,

rain* and t%e rain ca$e' T%is s%ows a contin#it" o eortt%at is so$eti$es necessar"' I "o#r prosperit" does not

(eco$e $aniest as soon as "o# pra" and air$ .od as "o#r

s#(stance* "o#r s#pp!"* and "o#r s#pport* re#se to gi&e#p' S%ow "o#r ait% (" +eeping #p t%e wor+' Yo# %a&e p!ent"

o Script#re to (ac+ "o# #p' 6es#s ta#g%t it ro$ t%e

(eginning to t%e end o His $inistr" and de$onstrated it on$an" occasions' Man" %a&e done t%e sa$e t%ing in His na$e'

6es#s ca!!ed t%e attention o His o!!owers to t%e inner

rea!$ o $ind* t%e +ingdo$ o .od s#(stance' He pointed o#tt%at t%e !i!ies o t%e ie!d were g!orio#s!" c!ot%ed* e&en

iner t%an So!o$on in a!! %is g!or"' e do not %a&e to wor+

!a(orio#s!" in t%e o#ter to acco$p!is% w%at t%e !i!" does

so si!ent!" and (ea#ti#!!"' Most o #s r#s% aro#nd tr"ingto wor+ o#t o#r pro(!e$s or o#rse!&es and in o#r own wa"*

wit% one idea* one &ision t%e $ateria! t%ing we see+' eneed to de&ote $ore ti$e to si!ent $editation and !i+e t%e

!i!ies o t%e ie!d si$p!" (e patient and grow into o#r

de$onstrations' e s%o#!d re$e$(er a!wa"s t%at t%eses#(stance ideas wit% w%ic% we are wor+ing are eterna! ideas

t%at %a&e a!wa"s existed and wi!! contin#e to exist* t%e

sa$e ideas t%at or$ed t%is p!anet in t%e irst p!ace and

t%at s#stain it now'

A great .er$an astrono$er %ad wor+ed t%e greater part o

%is !ie wit% a desire to +now $ore a(o#t t%e stars' Onenig%t* )#ite s#dden!" and strange!" eno#g%or %e %ad

gi&en (#t !itt!e

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t%o#g%t to t%e spirit#a! side o t%ings%e (ro+e rig%t o#t

into a pra"er o t%an+sgi&ing (eca#se o t%e perect orderand %ar$on" o t%e %ea&ens' His pra"er was 1O .od* I a$

t%in+ing T%" t%o#g%ts ater T%ee'1 T%e so#! o t%is $an %ad

at t%at $o$ent $ade t%e contact and #nion wit% ininiteMind' 9#t t%o#g% t%is contact see$ed to (e $ade s#dden!"*

it was t%e res#!t o !ong st#d" and t%e preparation o %is

$ind and t%o#g%t' 6es#s expressed t%e sa$e atone$ent wit%.od at t%e $o$ent o His s#pre$e $irac!e* t%e raising o

La2ar#s' His words were 1Fat%er* I t%an+ t%ee t%at t%o#

%eardest $e' And I +new t%at t%o# %earest $e a!wa"s'1


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T%is gi&es #s anot%er side o t%e prosperit" !aw' e open

t%e wa" or great de$onstrations (" recogni2ing t%e

Presence and praising it* (" t%an+ing t%e Fat%er orSpirit#a! )#ic+ening' e )#ic+en o#r !ie (" air$ing t%at

we are a!i&e wit% t%e !ie o Spirit5 o#r inte!!igence ("

air$ing o#r oneness wit% di&ine inte!!igence5 and we)#ic+en t%e indwe!!ing* interpenetrating s#(stance ("

recogni2ing and c!ai$ing it as o#r own' e s%o#!d $editate

in t%is #nderstanding and gi&e sincere t%an+s to t%e .od ot%is o$nipresent rea!$ o ideas (eca#se we can t%in+ His

t%o#g%ts ater Hi$' e can t%an+ t%e Fat%er t%at His

t%o#g%ts are o#r t%o#g%ts and t%at o#r nat#ra! $ind is

i!!#$ined (" Spirit' e can i!!#$ine o#r $ind an" ti$e ("air$ing t%is t%o#g%t

I t%an+ T%ee* Fat%er* t%at I t%in+ T%" t%o#g%ts ater T%ee

and t%at $" #nderstanding is i!!#$ined (" Spirit'

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Spirit#a! t%o#g%ts are ininite in t%eir potentia!it"* eac%

one (eing $eas#red (" t%e !ie* inte!!igence* and s#(stancewit% w%ic% it is expressed' T%e t%o#g%t is (ro#g%t into

expression and acti&it" (" t%e word' E&er" word is a

t%o#g%t in acti&it"* and w%en spo+en it goes o#t as a

&i(rator" orce t%at is registered in t%e a!!pro&idings#(stance'

T%e $ig%tiest &i(ration is set #p (" spea+ing t%e na$e6es#s C%rist' T%is is t%e na$e t%at is na$ed 1ar a(o&e a!!

r#!e* and a#t%orit"*1 t%e na$e a(o&e a!! na$es* %o!ding in

itse! a!! power in %ea&en and in eart%' It is t%e na$et%at %as power to $o!d t%e #ni&ersa! s#(stance' It is at

one wit% t%e Fat%erMot%er s#(stance* and w%en spo+en it

sets orces into acti&it" t%at (ring res#!ts' 1%atsoe&er

"e s%a!! as+ o t%e Fat%er in $" na$e* %e $a" gi&e it to"o#'1 1I "e s%a!! as+ an"t%ing in $" na$e* t%at wi!! I

do'1 T%ere co#!d (e not%ing si$p!er* easier* or reer ro$

conditions in de$onstrating s#pp!"' 1Hit%erto (eore t%ena$e 6es#s C%rist was gi&en to t%e wor!d %a&e "e as+ed

not%ing in $" na$e as+* and "e s%a!! recei&e* t%at "o#r

0o" $a" (e $ade #!!'1

T%e sa"ings o 6es#s were o tre$endo#s power (eca#se o

His conscio#sness o .od' T%e" raised t%e .od idea! ar

a(o&e w%at %ad e&er (eore (een concei&ed' T%ese ideas so


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ar transcended t%e t%o#g%t p!ane o t%e peop!e t%at e&en

so$e o t%e discip!es o 6es#s wo#!d not accept t%e$* and

t%e" 1wa!+ed no $ore wit% %i$'1 :nti! air!" recent ti$es$ost $en %a&e ai!ed to grasp t%e !esson o t%e power o

t%e spo+en word expressing spirit#a!

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ideas' 6es#s %as ne&er (een ta+en !itera!!"* e!se $en wo#!d%a&e so#g%t to o&erco$e deat% (" +eeping His sa"ings' Few

%a&e ta+en His words in #!! ait%* not on!" (e!ie&ing t%e$

(#t so sat#rating t%eir $inds wit% t%e$ t%at t%e" (eco$e

!es% o t%eir !es% and (one o t%eir (one* (eingincarnated in t%eir &er" (odies* as 6es#s intended'

T%e secret o de$onstration is to concei&e w%at is tr#e in

9eing and to carr" o#t t%e concept in t%o#g%t* word* andact' I I can concei&e a tr#t%* t%ere $#st (e a wa" ("

w%ic% I can $a+e t%at tr#t% apparent' I I can concei&e oan inex%a#sti(!e s#pp!" existing in t%e o$nipresent et%ers*

t%en t%ere is a wa" (" w%ic% I can $a+e t%at s#pp!"

$aniest' Once "o#r $ind accepts t%is as an axio$atic tr#t%it %as arri&ed at t%e p!ace w%ere t%e )#estion o processes

(egins to (e considered'

o one e&er #!!" sees t%e steps t%at %e $#st ta+e inreac%ing a certain end' He $a" see in a genera! wa" t%at %e

$#st proceed ro$ one point to anot%er* (#t a!! t%e detai!s

are not deinite #n!ess %e %as gone o&er t%e sa$e gro#nd(eore' So in t%e de$onstration o spirit#a! powers as t%e"

are expressed t%ro#g% $an* we $#st (e wi!!ing to o!!ow t%e

directions o so$eone w%o %as pro&ed %is #nderstanding ot%e !aw (" %is de$onstrations'

e a!! +now int#iti&e!" t%at t%ere is so$et%ing wrong in a

wor!d w%ere po&ert" pre&ai!s and we wo#!d not +nowing!"create a wor!d in w%ic% a condition o po&ert" exists' Lac+

o an" +ind is not possi(!e in a!! .od-s #ni&erse' So w%en

t%ere is an appearance

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o po&ert" an"w%ere* it is o#r d#t" to den" it' Sorrow and

s#ering acco$pan" po&ert"* and we wis% to see t%e$ a!!

(!otted o#t' T%is desire is an index pointing t%e wa" to

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%ea&en wit% its a(#ndant !ie and s#(stance (eco$es $ore

and $ore co$$on a$ong $en* t%ese negati&e conditions wi!!

ade o#t o see$ing existence'

6es#s said t%at a!! t%ings s%o#!d (e added to t%ose w%o

see+ t%e +ingdo$ o %ea&en' e do not %a&e to wait #nti! we%a&e #!!" entered t%e +ingdo$ or attained a co$p!ete

#nderstanding o Spirit (eore prosperit" (egins to (e

$aniest* (#t we do %a&e to see+* to t#rn t%e attention int%at direction' T%en t%ings (egin to (e added #nto #s'

T%o#sands o peop!e are pro&ing t%e !aw in t%is age' T%e"

accept t%e pro$ise o t%e Script#res and are !oo+ing to .od

to s#pp!" t%eir e&er" need' In t%e (eginning o t%eirsee+ing t%e" $a" %a&e !itt!e to enco#rage t%e$ to (e!ie&e

t%at t%e" wi!! (e pro&ided or or %e!ped a!ong an"

partic#!ar !ine' 9#t t%e" carr" o#t t%e co$$and to see+ and

in ait% act 0#st as t%o#g% t%e" were recei&ing* andgrad#a!!" t%ere opens #p to t%e$ new wa"s o $a+ing a

!i&ing' So$eti$es a&en#es are opened to t%e$ to w%ic% t%e"are strangers* (#t t%e" ind p!easant experience and are

enco#raged to contin#e see+ing t%e +ingdo$ o .od and

re0oicing in its e&er increasing (o#nt"'

Man" s#c% peop!e toda" are wise!" #sing t%eir one ta!ent'

T%e" $a" not %a&e seen t%e %o!" o %o!ies in t%e inner

sanct#ar"* (#t t%e" are getting

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c!oser to it' T%is is t%e step we $#st a!! ta+e (egin to

see+ t%is +ingdo$ o .od-s s#(stance' Tr#st in t%e pro$ise

and see t%e res#!t in t%e $enta! c#rrents t%at are set in$otion a!! a(o#t #s' Yo# $a" not (e a(!e to see at 0#st

w%at point s#ccess (egan* or w%at separate word o

a!!egiance to t%e Fat%er irst too+ eect* (#t as t%e

wee+s or $ont%s go (" "o# wi!! o(ser&e $an" c%anges ta+ingp!ace in "o#r $ind* "o#r (od"* and "o#r aairs' Yo# wi!!

ind t%at "o#r ideas %a&e (roadened i$$ense!"* t%at "o#r

!itt!e !i$ited wor!d %as (een transor$ed into a (ig wor!d'Yo# wi!! ind "o#r $ind $ore a!ert and "o# wi!! see c!ear!"

w%ere "o# were in do#(t (eore* (eca#se "o# %a&e (eg#n

t%in+ing a(o#t rea!ities instead o appearances' T%econscio#sness o an o$nipotent %and g#iding a!! "o#r

aairs wi!! esta(!is% "o# in conidence and sec#rit"*

w%ic% wi!! extend to t%e (od" we!are and s#rro#ndings'

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and a#!tinding in "o#' Yo# wi!! (e $ore orgi&ing and

$ore genero#s and wi!! not 0#dge %ars%!"' Ot%er peop!e wi!!

ee! t%at t%ere %as (een a c%ange in "o# and wi!!appreciate "o# $ore* s%owing it in $an" wa"s' T%ings wi!!

(e co$ing "o#r wa"* (eing added #nto "o# indeed according

to t%e pro$ise'

A!! t%is is tr#e not on!" o "o#r own aairs' T%e eects

extend a!so to t%ose wit% w%o$ "o# co$e in contact' T%e"wi!! a!so (eco$e $ore prospero#s and %app"' T%e" $a" not in

an" wa" connect t%eir i$pro&e$ent wit% "o# or "o#r

t%o#g%ts* (#t t%at does not aect t%e tr#t% a(o#t it' A!!

ca#ses are essentia!!"

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$enta!* and w%oe&er co$es into dai!" contact wit% a %ig%order o t%in+ing $#st ta+e on so$e o it' Ideas are

catc%ing* and no one can !i&e in an at$osp%ere o tr#et%in+ing* w%ere %ig% ideas are %e!d* wit%o#t (eco$ing $ore

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as !i&ing prod#cti&eness'

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C%arge "o#r $ind wit% state$ents t%at express p!ent"' o

partic#!ar air$ation wi!! raise an"one ro$ po&ert" toa!#ence* "et a!! air$ations t%at carr" ideas o

a(#ndance wi!! !ead one into t%e conscio#sness t%at

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wor!d as we wo#!d %a&e it' e a!! %a&e ait%* or it is

innate in e&er" $an' O#r )#estion is %ow we $a" p#t it to

wor+ in o#r aairs'

6es#s ga&e #s o#r (est #nderstanding o ait% w%en He

descri(ed Peter as a 1roc+1 and asserted t%at His c%#rc%*t%e ecc!esia or 1ca!!edo#t ones*1 was to (e (#i!t #p wit%

t%is roc+ or ait% as its s#re o#ndation' In t%is sense

ait% represents s#(stance* t%e #nder!"ing* (asic princip!eo a!! $aniestation' 1ow ait% is ass#rance o t%ings

%oped or* a con&iction o t%ings not seen'1

It is )#ite possi(!e to possess a rea!it" t%at cannot

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(e seen* to#c%ed* or co$pre%ended (" an" o t%e o#tersenses' It is ait% w%en we are #!!" conscio#s o 1t%ings

not seen1 and %a&e t%e 1ass#rance o t%ings1 not "et$aniest' In ot%er words* ait% is t%at conscio#sness in #s

o t%e rea!it" o t%e in&isi(!e s#(stance and o t%e

attri(#tes o $ind (" w%ic% we !a" %o!d o it' e $#strea!i2e t%at t%e $ind $a+es rea! t%ings' 16#st a t%o#g%t1

or 10#st a $ere idea*1 we so$eti$es !ig%t!" sa"* !itt!e

t%in+ing t%at t%ese t%o#g%ts and ideas are t%e eterna!

rea!ities ro$ w%ic% we (#i!d o#r !ie and o#r wor!d'

Fait% is t%e percei&ing power o t%e $ind !in+ed wit% a

power to s%ape s#(stance' Yo# %ear o a certain propositiont%at appea!s to "o# and "o# sa"* 1I %a&e ait% in t%at

proposition'1 So$e $an w%ose c%aracter see$s rig%t is

descri(ed to "o# and "o# sa"* 1I %a&e ait% in t%at $an'1%at do "o# $ean (" %a&ing ait%G Yo# $ean t%at certain

c%aracteristics o $en or t%ings appea! to "o#* and t%ese

i$$ediate!" (egin a constr#cti&e wor+ in "o#r $ind' %at is

t%at wor+G It is t%e wor+ o $a+ing t%e proposition or $anrea! to "o#r conscio#sness' T%e c%aracter and attri(#tes o

t%e t%ings in "o#r $ind (eco$e s#(stantia! to "o# (eca#se

o "o#r ait%' T%e oice o ait% is to ta+e a(stractideas and gi&e t%e$ deinite or$ in s#(stance' Ideas are

a(stract and or$!ess to #s #nti! t%e" (eco$e s#(stance*

t%e s#(stance o ait%'

A &er" i$portant wor+ in so#! c#!t#re is t%e esta(!is%$ent

o a ait% s#(stance' Once we discern t%is !aw o so#!

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Script#res #!! o i!!#strations o it' T%e Bst c%apter o

L#+e-s .ospe! te!!s #s %ow E!isa(et% and Jac%arias were

to!d (" an ange! t%at t%e" wo#!d %a&e a son and t%at %isna$e wo#!d (e 6o%n' Jac%arias was (#rning incense at t%e

a!tar in t%e exercise o %is d#ties as a priest' T%is $eans

t%at w%en t%e $ind is !oo+ing toward Spirit* e&en i it (ein a (!ind wa"* and is see+ing spirit#a! t%ings* it wi!!

(eco$e spirit#a!i2ed' T%e (#rning o incense t"piies

spirit#a!i2ation' Jac%arias represents t%e percepti&e and

E!isa(et% t%e recepti&e )#a!ities o t%e so#!' %en t%esetwo wor+ in con0#nction in pra"er* $editation* and

aspiration* t%e so#! is open to t%e %ig%er t%o#g%ts or

ange!s t%at (ring t%e pro$ise o a new and deinite state

o conscio#sness' Jac%arias do#(ted t%e pro$ise o a son(eca#se %is wie was past t%e age o c%i!d(earing* and

(eca#se o %is do#(ts %e was stric+en d#$(' T%is $eans t%atw%en we percei&e spirit#a! Tr#t% and do#(t it* we retard

its o#ter expression5 it cannot (e spo+en into

$aniestation t%ro#g% #s (eca#se o o#r do#(t' A!! t%egrowt% is t%en t%rown #pon t%e so#!' E!isa(et% 1%id %erse!

i&e $ont%s*1 (#t w%en t%e so#! (egins to ee! t%e presence

o t%e new ego or new state o conscio#sness* t%en we again

co$e into ait% expression t%e speec% o Jac%arias isrestored'

It was t%e sa$e wa" in t%e (ringing ort% o 6es#s' Apro$ise was irst $ade to Mar"* and 6osep% was ass#red t%at

t%e c%i!d was t%e ospring o t%e Ho!" Spirit' T%is

represents a sti!! %ig%er step in t%e wor+ o ait%' T%e(ringing ort% o 6o%n t%e 9aptist

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is t%e inte!!ect#a! perception o Tr#t%' T%e inte!!ect

grasps Tr#t% irst' T%e next step is t%e (ringing ort% o

s#(stance and !ie in t%e s#(conscio#sness' %en we %a&egi&en o#rse!&es entire!" to Spirit* we $a" do t%ings

wit%o#t +nowing exact!" w%"' T%at is (eca#se ait% is at

wor+ in #s* and e&en i we do not +now t%e !aw and cannotexp!ain ait% to t%e o#ter conscio#sness* it contin#es to

do its perect wor+ and e&ent#a!!" (rings ort% t%e

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e oten wonder %ow 6es#s co#!d $#!tip!" t%e i&e !oa&es

and two is%es to $eet t%e %#nger o i&e t%o#sand persons'

It was done t%ro#g% a t%oro#g% #nderstanding o t%is !aw'T%e i&e !oa&es represent t%e i&esense app!ication o

di&ine s#(stance' T%e two is%es represent t%e "east or

$#!tip!"ing power p#t into t%e s#(stance* t%e so#rce o t%eincrease' e are to!d t%at i t%e "east o a sing!e setting

o

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(read were a!!owed to increase* it wo#!d i!! a space

!arger t%an t%is p!anet' T%is s%ows t%at t%ere is no !i$itto t%e increasing power o e!e$enta! s#(stance' It is or

#s to #se as 6es#s #sed t%is power' It was not a $irac!e

(#t so$et%ing t%at we a!! %a&e wit%in #s as an #nawa+ened

a(i!it" and t%at we can !earn to de&e!op and #se as 6es#sdid'

6es#s entered into t%e si!ence5 pra"ed and (!essed t%e

s#(stance at %and' I we wo#!d $#!tip!" and increase t%e

power* s#(stance* and !ie in #s and at o#r co$$and* we$#st get &er" sti!! and rea!i2e t%at o#r reso#rce is

Spirit* t%at it is .od* and t%at it is %ere in a!! its

#!!ness' e $#st $a+e contact wit% it in ait%' T%en we

s%a!! ind it we!!ing #p wit%in #s' So$e o "o# %a&e nodo#(t %ad t%at experience' 9#t i "o# 0#st !et it oo2e awa"

wit%o#t #nderstanding it* "o# get no (eneit' Here is t%e

+e" to t%is !ie and s#(stance "o# ee! w%en "o# sit in t%esi!ence' Yo# $#st (egin to spea+ t%ese words wit% power and

a#t%orit"'

%en t%ere is wor!dwide (e!ie in inancia! depression*

!ac+ o circ#!ation* stagnation* t%ings do not go as we

expect and we de&e!op ear* a (e!ie in !ac+ o circ#!ation

o $one"' 9#t i we +now t%e !aw* we do not co$e #nder t%isear t%o#g%t' At an" ti$e $an" persons $a+e $one"5 t%e" #se

t%is !aw and ta+e ad&antage o opport#nit"' e s%o#!d (!ess

e&er"t%ing t%at we %a&e* or we can increase and $#!tip!"w%at we %a&e (" spea+ing words' 6es#s said t%at His words

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s%a!! (e %e!d acco#nta(!e or %is !ig%test word' I "o#

ta!+ a(o#t s#(stance in a negati&e wa"* "o#r inances wi!!

(e decreased* (#t i "o# ta!+ a(o#t it in an appreciati&e*!arge wa"* "o# wi!! (e prospered'

I we co#!d re!ease t%e energ" in t%e ato$s t%e scientistste!! #s a(o#t* we co#!d s#pp!" t%e wor!d' T%is power !ies

wit%in e&er" one o #s' e can (egin (" reeing t%e !itt!e

ideas we %a&e and $a+ing t%e$ i!! t%e wor!d wit% t%o#g%tso p!ent"' e $#st rea!i2e t%at a!! power is gi&en to #s in

%ea&en and in eart%* as 6es#s said' He to!d His apost!es

t%at t%e" s%o#!d recei&e power w%en t%e Ho!" Spirit %ad

co$e #pon t%e$' T%e" were to!d to go #p into t%at #pperroo$* in t%e crown o t%e %ead* w%ere spirit#a! orces

(egin t%e or$ation o new ideas' Ater "o# get into t%e

spirit#a! conscio#sness and recei&e t%e )#ic+ening* spea+

t%e word wit% a#t%orit" and power* concentrating t%eattention at t%e power center in t%e t%roat' e ind it

eecti&e to spea+ t%e words a!o#d and t%en sin+ (ac+ to1t%e ot%er side1 K.a!i!ee* as 6es#s oten did* to rest and

spea+ t%e$ again si!ent!"' Yo# can send ort% t%is

&i(rator" energ" o Spirit and (rea+ down t%e inertiaca#sed (" t%o#g%ts o ear and !ac+* car&e o#t wa"s* open

new a&en#es to t%e de$onstration o "o#r good'

To (ring ort% t%ese #nde&e!oped spirit#a! )#a!ities we$#st (e!ie&e in t%e$' 1For %e t%at co$et% to .od $#st

(e!ie&e t%at %e is'1 Lord* +eep #s ro$ #n(e!ie* ro$

!eaning on t%e t%ings we see* ro$ 0#dging according toappearances'

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Yo# can con0#re #p in "o#r $ind a t%o#sand i$aginar" t%ings

t%at wi!! see$ rea! to "o#' T%is s%ows t%at t%e $ind

creates (" or$ing t%ings according to its ideas' T%e wor!dis awa+ening in a wonder#! wa" to t%e tr#t% a(o#t t%e

creati&e power o t%e $ind' E&er"w%ere peop!e are st#d"ing

ps"c%o!og" or so#! c#!t#re' T%e i$agination (#i!ds t%ingso#t o t%e one s#(stance' I "o# wi!! associate ait% wit%

it in its creati&e wor+* t%e t%ings "o# $a+e wi!! (e 0#st

as rea! as t%ose t%at .od $a+es' %ate&er "o# $a+e in $indand rea!!" p#t ait% in wi!! (eco$e s#(stantia!' T%en "o#

$#st (e constant!" on "o#r g#ard as to w%at "o# (e!ie&e* in

order t%at "o# $a" (ring w%at is or "o#r good into

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In w%at do "o# %a&e ait%G In o#ter t%ingsG I so* "o# are

(#i!ding s%adows wit%o#t s#(stance* s%adows t%at cease assoon as "o#r s#pporting t%o#g%t is wit%drawn ro$ t%e$*

or$s t%at wi!! pass awa" and !ea&e "o# not%ing' I "o#

wo#!d de$onstrate tr#e prosperit"* "o# $#st t#rn ro$t%ings and* as 6es#s to!d His discip!es* 1%a&e ait% in

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to t%e s"$pat%" o ot%ers* tr"ing to get t%e$ to do

so$et%ing or "o# or gi&e "o# so$et%ing'

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Fait%#!ness and earnestness in t%e app!ication o t%eprosperit" !aw wi!! ass#re "o# o s#ccess'

1E&er" good git and e&er" perect git is ro$ a(o&e*co$ing down ro$ t%e Fat%er o !ig%ts* wit% w%o$ can (e no

&ariation* neit%er s%adow t%at is cast (" t#rning'1

1In a!! t%" wa"s ac+now!edge %i$*

And %e wi!! direct t%" pat%s'1

Let #s a!! +now t%at 0#st now we are in t%e &er" presenceo creati&e Mind* t%e Mind t%at $ade t%e #ni&erse and

e&er"t%ing in it' T%is Mind is %ere and at wor+ rig%t nowas $#c% as it e&er was or e&er wi!! (e' %en we #!!"

rea!i2e t%is* we increase t%e acti&it" o Mind in #s

i$$eas#ra(!"' Yo# $#st rea!i2e t%at .od is Spirit and t%atSpirit is &er" rea! and power#!* and (" ar t%e $ost

s#(stantia! t%ing in a!! t%e wor!d'

It $a" (e %ard or t%ose w%o %a&e (eco$e attac%ed to$ateria! t%ings to rea!i2e t%at t%ere is an in&isi(!e rea!

!ie and s#(stance t%at is $#c% $ore s#(stantia! and rea!

t%an t%e $ateria!' T%e $en o science te!! #s t%at t%ein&isi(!e orces %a&e a power t%at is $i!!ions o ti$es

$ore rea! and s#(stantia! t%an a!! t%e $ateria! wor!d' %en

we read state$ents a(o#t so$e o t%e recent disco&eries oscience* w%ic% e&er"one accepts and ta!+s a(o#t* we are

tr#!" a$a2ed' S#c% state$ents $ade (" re!igionists wo#!d (e

ca!!ed prepostero#s and #n(e!ie&a(!e' Yet re!igion %as (een

$a+ing t%e sa$e state$ents in dierent wa"s or t%o#sandso "ears' ow science is %e!ping re!igion (" pro&ing t%e$'

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In co$paring s#(stance and $atter as regards t%eir re!ati&e

rea!it" one scientiic writer sa"s t%at $atter is $ere!" acrac+ in t%e #ni&ersa! s#(stance' It is #ni&ersa! s#(stance

t%at $an is %and!ing a!! t%e ti$e wit% %is spirit#a! $ind'

T%ro#g% "o#r t%o#g%ts "o# dea! wit% t%e wonder#! spirit#a!

s#(stance* and it ta+es or$ in "o#r conscio#sness


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according to "o#r t%o#g%t a(o#t it' T%at is w%" we $#st

%o!d t%e t%o#g%t o di&ine wisdo$ and #nderstanding so

t%at we $a" #se t%ese creati&e $ind powers rig%teo#s!"' e#se t%e$ a!! t%e ti$e eit%er conscio#s!" or #nconscio#s!"

and we s%o#!d #se t%e$ to o#r ad&antage and (!essing'

E&er" ti$e "o# sa"* 1I a$ a !itt!e s%ort o #nds*1 1I

%a&en-t as $#c% $one" as I need*1 "o# are p#tting a !i$it

on t%e s#(stance in "o#r own conscio#sness' Is t%at wisdo$GYo# want a !arger s#pp!"* not a !i$ited s#pp!" o

s#(stance' T%ereore it is i$portant to watc% "o#r t%o#g%ts

so t%at t%e !arger s#pp!" $a" co$e t%ro#g% "o#r $ind and

into "o#r aairs' Sa" to "o#rse!* 1I a$ .od-s ospring*and I $#st t%in+ as .od t%in+s' T%ereore I cannot t%in+ o

an" !ac+ or !i$itation'1 It is i$possi(!e t%at in t%is

#ni&ersa! Mind t%at i!!s e&er"t%ing t%ere can (e an" s#c%

t%ing as a(sence' T%ere is no !ac+ o an"t%ing an"w%ere inrea!it"' T%e on!" !ac+ is t%e ear o !ac+ in t%e $ind o

$an' e do not need to o&erco$e an" !ac+* (#t we $#sto&erco$e t%e ear o !ac+'

T%is ear o !ac+ !ed $en to spec#!ate in order toacc#$#!ate s#(stance and %a&e a !ot o it stored #p' T%is

ca#sed a sti!! greater ear o !ac+ in ot%er

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$en* and t%e sit#ation grew worse and worse #nti! it (eca$e

genera!!" (e!ie&ed t%at we $#st pi!e #p t%e $ateria!s"$(o!s o s#(stance or a possi(!e !ac+ in t%e #t#re' e

%a&e tried t%at s"ste$ and o#nd t%at it ai!s #s e&er"

ti$e' e $#st !earn to #nderstand t%e di&ine !aw o s#pp!"and t%e origina! p!an* w%ic% is t%at we %a&e eac% da" o#r

dai!" (read' T%at is a!! we rea!!" want* 0#st t%e a$o#nt o

t%ings we need or toda"-s #se* p!#s t%e a(so!#te ass#rance

t%at t%e s#pp!" or to$orrow-s needs wi!! (e t%ere w%ento$orrow co$es' T%is ass#rance cannot (e o#nd in %oarding

or pi!ing #p* as we %a&e !earned (" experience' It can (e

%ad i we %a&e ait% and #nderstand t%e tr#t% a(o#to$nipresent* a!wa"s a&ai!a(!e s#(stance' An"t%ing !ess t%an

toda"-s needs is not eno#g%' An"t%ing $ore t%an we need or

toda" is a (#rden' Let #s start wit% t%e #nda$enta!proposition t%at t%ere is p!ent" or "o# and or $e and

t%at t%e s#(stance is %ere a!! t%e ti$e* s#pp!"ing #s wit%

e&er" need#! t%ing* according to o#r t%o#g%t and word'


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In t%e $orning* i$$ediate!" #pon awa+ening* ta+e a )#iet

$editati&e t%o#g%t' A good o#ndation state$ent to %o!d in

t%e si!ence is

1Let t%e words o $" $o#t% and t%e $editation o $" %eart

9e accepta(!e in T%" sig%t*

O 6e%o&a%* $" roc+* and $" redee$er'1

T%in+ o t%e $eaning o t%ese words as "o# $editate on

t%e$' T%e words o "o#r $o#t% and t%e t%o#g%ts o "o#r

%eart are now and a!wa"s $o!ding

//page 4,

t%e spirit#a! s#(stance and (ringing it into $aniestation'T%e" wi!! not (e accepta(!e to t%e Lord #n!ess t%e" (ring

into $aniestation t%ings t%at are tr#e* !o&e!"* anda!toget%er good' Ater "o#r $orning $editation* w%en "o#

%a&e dec!ared t%e o$nipresence and t%e a!!ness o t%e good*

recei&e it as tr#e and go ort% to t%e da"-s acti&itieswit% ait% t%at a!! t%ings need#! are pro&ided and "o#r

good $#st co$e' T%e soi! and s#(stance o$nipresent %as $an"

na$es'

6es#s ca!!ed it t%e +ingdo$ o t%e %ea&ens' Moses in

.enesis na$ed it t%e .arden o Eden' Science sa"s it is t%e

et%er' e !i&e in it as is%es !i&e in t%e sea* and it!i&es in #s and s#pp!ies #s wit% a!! t%ings according to

o#r t%o#g%ts' %en "o# start to "o#r wor+* pa#se a $o$ent

and dec!are 1I set .od (eore $e t%is da"* to g#ide andg#ard* to protect and prosper $e'1 Or 1T%e Spirit o t%e

Lord goes (eore $e t%is da" and $a+es $" wa" s#ccess#!

and prospero#s'1 Ma+e t%is "o#r proc!a$ation or t%e da"'


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//page 44

o#ter c%anne!s* (#t "o#r rea! s#ccess depends on "o#r inner

%o!d on t%e prosperit" rea!i2ation' 9e t%an+#! or s#pp!"

t%at co$es t%ro#g% o#ter c%anne!s* (#t do not !i$it .od-sgi&ing to an" one c%anne!' Loo+ #nto Hi$ and (e prospered'

So$e Prosperit" Pra"ers

I a$ a!wa"s pro&ided or (eca#se I %a&e ait% in T%ee as $"

o$nipresent a(#ndance'

I %a&e ait% in T%ee as $" a!$ig%t" reso#rce and I tr#st

T%ee to preser&e $e in $" prosperit"'

I tr#st t%e #ni&ersa! Spirit o prosperit" in a!! $"aairs' I co$e to .od (eca#se I (e!ie&e t%at He is and

t%at He is a rewarder o t%e$ t%at see+ a!ter Hi$'

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//section C%apter ,

Lesson Fo#r

Man* t%e In!et and O#t!et o


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One w%o +nows Princip!e %as a certain inner sec#rit" gi&en

%i$ (" t%e #nderstanding o .odMind' O#r air$ations are

or t%e p#rpose o esta(!is%ing in o#r conscio#sness a(road #nderstanding o t%e princip!es on w%ic% a!! !ie and

existence depend' O#r re!igion is (ased on a science in

w%ic%

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ideas are re!ated to Princip!e and to ot%er ideas in a

great #ni&ersa! Mind t%at wor+s #nder $enta! !aws' It is

not a new re!igion nor a re!igio#s ad (#t points o#t t%e

rea! and t%e tr#e in an" re!igion' I "o# +now Princip!e*"o# are a(!e to +now at once w%et%er a re!igion is o#nded

on acts or %as a (asis o $an$ade ideas'

In order to de$onstrate Princip!e we $#st +eep esta(!is%ingo#rse!&es in certain state$ents o t%e !aw' T%e $ore oten

"o# present to "o#r $ind a proposition t%at is !ogica! andtr#e t%e stronger (eco$es t%at inner ee!ing o sec#rit" to

"o#' T%e $ind o $an is (#i!t on Tr#t% and t%e c!earer "o#r

#nderstanding o Tr#t% is t%e $ore s#(stantia! "o#r $ind(eco$es' T%ere is a deinite and inti$ate re!ation (etween

w%at we ca!! Tr#t% and t%is #ni&ersa! s#(stance o 9eing'

%en t%e one Mind is ca!!ed into action in "o#r $ind ("

"o#r t%in+ing a(o#t it* it !a"s %o!d o t%e s#(stance ("t%e !aw o attraction or s"$pat%" o t%o#g%t' T%#s t%e $ore

"o# +now a(o#t .od t%e $ore s#ccess#! "o# wi!! (e in

%and!ing "o#r (od" and a!! "o#r aairs' T%e $ore "o# +nowa(o#t .od t%e %ea!t%ier "o# wi!! (e* and o co#rse t%e

%ea!t%ier "o# are t%e %appier* $ore (ea#ti#!* and (etter

"o# wi!! (e in e&er" wa"' I "o# +now %ow to ta+e %o!d ot%e #ni&ersa! s#(stance and $o!d it to "o#r #ses* "o# wi!!

(e prospero#s' Mind s#(stance enters into e&er" !itt!e

detai! o "o#r dai!" !ie w%et%er "o# rea!i2e t%e Tr#t% or

not' Howe&er* to esta(!is% "o#rse! in a certain sec#rit"in t%e possession and #se o #ni&ersa! !ie* !o&e*

inte!!igence* and

//page 4

s#(stance* "o# $#st get a conscio#sness o it (" irst$enta!!" seeing t%e Tr#t%'

A!! tr#e action is go&erned (" !aw' ot%ing 0#st %appens'

T%ere are no $irac!es' T%ere is no s#c% t%ing as !#c+'


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ot%ing co$es (" c%ance' A!! %appenings are t%e res#!t o

ca#se and can (e exp!ained #nder t%e !aw o ca#se and

eect' T%is is a teac%ing t%at appea!s to t%e innate !ogico o#r $ind* "et we so$eti$es ee! !i+e do#(ting it w%en we

see t%ings %appen t%at %a&e no apparent ca#se' T%ese

%appenings t%at see$ $irac#!o#s are contro!!ed (" !aws t%atwe %a&e not "et !earned and res#!t ro$ ca#ses t%at we %a&e

not (een a(!e to #nderstand' Man does not de$onstrate

according to t%e !aw (#t according to %is +now!edge o t%e!aw* and t%at is w%" we $#st see+ to !earn $ore o it' .od

is !aw and .od is c%ange!ess' I we wo#!d (ring ort% t%e

perect creation* we $#st conor$ to !aw and #no!d in o#r

$ind* (od"* and aairs as a !ower #no!ds (" t%eprincip!e o innate !ie* inte!!igence* and s#(stance'

T%e :nited States Congress esta(!is%es !aws t%at r#!e t%e

acts o a!! A$erican citi2ens' T%ose w%o +eep t%e !aws arerewarded (" t%e protection o t%e !aw' Congress does not

see to it t%at $en o(e" t%e !aws' T%at is !et to t%eexec#ti&e depart$ent o t%e go&ern$ent' T%e sa$e t%ing is

tr#e o t%e #ni&ersa! !aw' .od %as ordained t%e !aw (#t

does not co$pe! #s to o!!ow it' e %a&e ree wi!!* and t%e$anner o o#r doing is !et entire!" to #s' %en we +now

t%e !aw and wor+ wit% it* we are rewarded (" its protection

and #se it to o#r good' I we (rea+ t%e

//page 4;

#ni&ersa! !aw* we s#er !i$itations* 0#st as a con&icted!aw(rea+er is !i$ited to a ce!! or prison' T%e Ho!" Spirit

is t%e exec#ti&e oicia! t%ro#g% w%o$


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%at are t%e r#!es o t%e !awG First* .od is good and a!!

His creations are good' %en "o# get t%at ir$!" ixed in"o#r $ind* "o# are (o#nd to de$onstrate good and not%ing

(#t good can co$e into "o#r wor!d' I "o# !et in t%e

t%o#g%t t%at t%ere is s#c% a t%ing as e&i! and t%at "o# areas !ia(!e to e&i! as to good* t%en "o# $a" %a&e conditions

t%at conor$ to "o#r idea o e&i!' 9#t re$e$(er* e&i! and

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T%e prodiga! son too+ %is in%eritance and went

//page 7B

into a ar co#ntr"* w%ere %e spent it in rioto#s !i&ing andca$e to want' %en %e ret#rned to %is at%er-s %o#se %e was

not acc#sed o $ora! s%ortco$ing* as we s%o#!d expect'

Instead t%e at%er said* 19ring ort% )#ic+!" t%e (est ro(eand p#t it on %i$'1 T%at was a !esson in good appare!' It

is a sin to wear poor c!ot%es' T%is $a" see$ to so$e to (e

rat%er a sordid wa" o !oo+ing at t%e teac%ing o 6es#s*

(#t we $#st (e %onest' e $#st interpret it as He ga&e it*not as we t%in+ it o#g%t to (e'

T%e next act o t%e at%er was to p#t a go!d ring on t%e

prodiga!-s inger* anot%er e&idence o prosperit"' T%eFat%er-s desire or #s is #n!i$ited good* not $ere!" t%e

$eans o a $eager existence' T%e ring s"$(o!i2es t%e#n!i$ited* t%at to w%ic% t%ere is no end' It a!so

represents o$nipresence and o$nipotence in t%e $aniest

wor!d' %en t%e at%er ga&e t%at ring to t%e son* %e ga&e%i$ t%e +e" to a!! !ie acti&it"' It was t%e s"$(o! o %is

(eing a son and %eir to a!! t%at t%e at%er %ad' 1A!! t%at

is $ine is t%ine'1 T%e Fat%er gi&es #s a!! t%at He %as and

is* o$nipotence* o$niscience* a!! !o&e* and a!! s#(stancew%en we ret#rn to t%e conscio#sness o His %o#se o p!ent"'

1P#t ''' s%oes on %is eet1 was t%e at%er-s next co$$andto t%e ser&ants' Feet represent t%at part o o#r

#nderstanding t%at co$es into contact wit% eart%!"

conditions' In t%e %ead or 1#pper roo$1 we %a&e t%e#nderstanding t%at contacts spirit#a! conditions* (#t w%en

we read in Script#re an"t%ing a(o#t t%e eet* we $a" +now

t%at it reers to o#r

//page 7=

#nderstanding o t%ings o t%e $ateria! wor!d'

T%e next t%ing t%e at%er did or %is ret#rned son was to

proc!ai$ a east or %i$' T%at is not t%e wa" we treat$ora! sinners' e decree p#nis%$ent or t%e$5 we send t%e$

to 0ai!' 9#t t%e Fat%er gi&es a east to t%ose w%o co$e to

Hi$ or s#pp!"' He does not do!e o#t on!" a necessar"

ration (#t ser&es t%e 1atted ca!*1 #ni&ersa! s#(stance


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and !ie in its #!!ness and ric%ness'

T%e para(!e is a great !esson on prosperit"* or it s%ows#s t%at peop!e w%o are dissipating t%eir s#(stance in sense

wa"s are sinners and e&ent#a!!" a!! into a conscio#sness

o !ac+' It a!so pro&es t%at t%e" $a" (eco$e !aw#! andprospero#s again (" ret#rning to t%e Fat%erMind' %en

t%ere are so $an" !essons in t%e 9i(!e or $ora!

de!in)#ents* t%ere is no need to twist t%e $eaning o t%ispara(!e to t%at p#rpose' It is so p!ain!" a !esson on t%e

ca#se o !ac+ and want' 6es#s express!" states t%at t%e

"o#t% wasted %is s#(stance in a 1ar co#ntr"*1 a p!ace

w%ere t%e di&ine !aw o p!ent" was not rea!i2ed' T%ere is a&er" c!ose re!ation (etween rioto#s !i&ing and want'

Persons w%o waste t%eir s#(stance in sensation co$e to want

in (ot% p%"sica! and inancia! wa"s' I we wo#!d $a+e t%e

rig%t #se o t%e di&ine s#(stance and t%e di&ine !aw* we$#st co$e (ac+ to t%e conscio#sness o t%e Fat%er and

conser&e o#r (od" s#(stance' T%en %ea!t% and prosperit"wi!! (eco$e nat#ra!!" $aniest' I we are not reso#rce#!

or sec#re in o#r #se o t%e one di&ine s#(stance* we are

not sec#re in an"t%ing' S#(stance is a &er" i$portant

//page 73

t%ing in o#r wor!d* in act t%e o#ndation o it' T%ereorewe s%o#!d (e sec#re in o#r #nderstanding o it and #se it

according to .od-s !aw'

T%en !et #s enter into t%e &er" Tr#t% o 9eing and o(ser&e

t%e di&ine !aw' Let #s rea!i2e t%at o#r Fat%er is a!wa"s

%ere and t%at we are in a 1ar co#ntr"1 on!" w%en we orgetHis presence' He is constant!" gi&ing #s 0#st w%at we wi!!

ac+now!edge and accept #nder His !aw' e can ta+e o#r

in%eritance and di&orce o#rse!&es in conscio#sness ro$ t%e

Fat%er* (#t we s%a!! s#er t%e res#!ts* or t%en we s%a!!not do t%ings in di&ine wisdo$ and di&ine order* and t%ere

wi!! (e a 1a$ine1 in t%at !and' Let #s rat%er see+ t%e

di&ine wisdo$ to +now %ow to %and!e o#r s#(stance and t%e!aw o prosperit" wi!! (e re&ea!ed to #s' To co$e into t%is

rea!i2ation* dec!are wit% ait% and a!! ass#rance T%e

a!!pro&iding Mind is $" reso#rce* and I a$ sec#re in $"prosperit"'

Pri$iti&e $en did not contend or t%e prod#cts o nat#re so

!ong as t%e" co#!d easi!" pic+ t%e r#its ro$ t%e trees


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and s!eep (eneat% t%e (ranc%es' %en t%e" (egan to !i&e in

ca&es contention arose o&er t%e (est p!aces* and t%e

strongest were #s#a!!" t%e &ictors' 1S#ccess !eads tos#ccess'1 T%ose w%o were a(!e to ta+e t%e (est did so and

pro&ed t%e !aw t%at 1w%osoe&er %at%* to %i$ s%a!! (e gi&en*

and %e s%a!! %a&e a(#ndance'1 T%is see$s at irst t%o#g%tto (e an #n0#st !aw* (#t it %as a!wa"s pre&ai!ed in t%e

aairs o t%e wor!d' 6es#s* t%e greatest o

$etap%"sicians* ta#g%t it as a di&ine !aw and ga&e it His

//page 7,

co$$endation' He co#!d not %a&e done ot%erwise* or it is arig%teo#s !aw t%at $an s%a!! %a&e w%at %e earns* t%at

ind#str"* eort* and a(i!it" (e rewarded and !a2iness

disco#raged'

T%is !aw operates in e&er" depart$ent o (eing' T%ose w%o

see+ t%e t%ings t%at t%e $ateria! rea!$ %as to oer#s#a!!" ind t%e$' T%ose w%o stri&e or $ora! exce!!ence

#s#a!!" attain t%at goa!' T%ose w%o aspire to spirit#a!

rewards are a!so rewarded' T%e !aw is t%at we get w%at wewant and wor+ or* and a!! experience and %istor" %a&e

pro&ed it a good !aw' I t%is !aw were re$o&ed* wor!d

progress wo#!d cease and t%e race (eco$e extinct' %ere

t%ere is no reward or eort* t%ere wi!! (e no eort andsociet" wi!! degenerate' e $a" ta!+ wise!" a(o#t t%e inner

#rge* (#t w%en it %as no o#ter ie!d o action it

e&ent#a!!" (eco$es disco#raged and ceases to act'

%en $en e&o!&e spirit#a!!" to a certain degree* t%e" open

#p inner ac#!ties t%at connect t%e$ wit% cos$ic Mind* andattain res#!ts t%at are so$eti$es so start!ing t%at t%e"

see$ to (e $irac!e wor+ers' %at see$s $irac#!o#s is t%e

action o orces on p!anes o conscio#sness not pre&io#s!"

#nderstood' %en a $an re!eases t%e powers o %is so#!* %edoes $ar&e!s in t%e sig%t o t%e $ateria!$inded* (#t %e

%as not departed ro$ t%e !aw' He is $ere!" #nctioning in

a conscio#sness t%at %as (een sporadica!!" $aniested ("great $en in a!! ages' Man is greater t%an a!! t%e ot%er

creations o .odMind (eca#se %e %as t%e a(i!it" to

percei&e and to !a" %o!d o t%e ideas in%erent in .odMindand t%ro#g% ait% (ring

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t%e$ into $aniestation' T%#s e&o!#tion proceeds (" $an-s

!a"ing %o!d o pri$a! spirit#a! ideas and expressing t%e$

in and t%ro#g% %is conscio#sness'

In t%e exercise o %is I AM identit" $an needs to de&e!op

certain sta(i!i2ing ideas' One o t%e$ is contin#it" or!o"a!t" to Tr#t%' In t%e Script#res and in !ie we %a&e

$an" exa$p!es o %ow !o&e stic+s to t%e t%ing on w%ic% it

%as set its $ind' ot%ing so tends to sta(i!i2e and #ni"a!! t%e ot%er ac#!ties o $ind as !o&e' T%at is w%" 6es#s

ga&e as t%e greatest co$$and$ent t%at we !o&e .od'

%en "o# irst (egin to t%in+ o .od as e&er"w%ere presents#(stance* "o#r $ind wi!! not ad%ere contin#o#s!" to t%e

idea' Yo# wi!! drop "o#r attention ater a w%i!e and t%in+*

1I %a&en-t eno#g% to $eet a!! o#r (i!!s'1 T%ere "o# %a&e

$ade a (rea+ and %a&e !ost $o$ent#$ in "o#r ongoing* and"o# $#st patc% it #p )#ic+!"' Air$* 1I a$ not going to (e

!ed astra"' T%e o!d ideas are error and t%e" are not%ing'T%e" %a&e no power o&er $e' I a$ going to stic+ to t%is

proposition' .od is !o&e* t%e s#(stance o $" s#pp!"'1

R#t%* t%e Moa(itis% wo$an* (eca$e so attac%ed to ao$i

Kspirit#a! t%o#g%t t%at s%e wo#!d not !ea&e %er (#t

acco$panied %er (ac+ to Pa!estine' S%e was !o"a! and

steadast (eca#se o %er !o&e' %at was t%e res#!t o %erstic+toiti&enessG S%e was at irst a g!eaner5 t%en (eca$e

t%e wie o a &er" ric% $an and was i$$orta!i2ed as one o

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9e !o"a! to Princip!e and t%e ad&erse condition wi!! (rea+

#p' T%en t%e tr#e !ig%t wi!! co$e and t%e in&isi(!e

s#(stance "o# %a&e (een ait%#!!" air$ing wi!! (egin tore&ea! itse! to "o# in a!! its #!!ness o good'

6es#s stressed t%e idea t%at .od %as $ade a(#ndantpro&ision or a!! His c%i!dren* e&en to t%e (irds o t%e

air and t%e !i!ies o t%e ie!d' T%e Lord %as c!ot%ed "o#

wit% so#! s#(stance as g!orio#s!" as He did So!o$on' 9#t"o# $#st %a&e ait% in t%is a!!pro&iding s#(stance o good

and (" "o#r contin#it" o i$agination set it to or$ing t%e

t%ings "o# desire' I "o# are persistent in wor+ing t%is

idea in "o#r conscio#s $ind* it wi!! e&ent#a!!" drop downinto "o#r s#(conscio#s $ind and contin#e to wor+ t%ere

w%ere t%ings ta+e or$ and (eco$e $aniest' In&isi(!e

s#(stance* w%en "o#r s#(conscio#sness (eco$es i!!ed wit%

it to t%e o&er!owing point* wi!!

//page 78

oo2e o#t* as it were* into a!! "o#r aairs' Yo# wi!!

(eco$e $ore prospero#s and s#ccess#! so grad#a!!"* si$p!"*and nat#ra!!" t%at "o# wi!! not rea!i2e t%at it deri&es

ro$ a di&ine so#rce and in answer to "o#r pra"ers' e $#st

rea!i2e a!! t%e w%i!e %owe&er t%at w%ate&er we p#t as seed

into t%e s#(conscio#s soi! wi!! e&ent#a!!" (ring ort%ater its +ind and we $#st exercise t%e greatest ca#tion so

t%at we do not t%in+ or ta!+ a(o#t ins#icienc" or a!!ow

ot%ers to ta!+ to #s a(o#t it' As we sow in $ind so s%a!!we reap in $aniestation'

So$e o o#r we!!$eaning riends %a&e a wa" o !oading #s#p wit% 1%ardti$es1 ideas t%at disperse t%is prosperit"

s#(stance t%at we %a&e acc#$#!ated' So$eti$es e&en one

ad&erse t%o#g%t wi!! ca#se it to escape5 t%en we $#st go

(ac+ and patc% #p t%e (ro+en reser&oir o s#(stancet%in+ing' e %a&e to %o!d it in o#r $ind in a!! its

#!!ness and we s%o#!d not !et go o it or a $in#te !est

t%e wor+ o de$onstration (e de!a"ed' %en "o# retire atnig%t* !et "o#r !ast t%o#g%t (e a(o#t t%e a(#ndance o

spirit#a! s#(stance' See it i!!ing a!! t%e %o#se and t%e

$inds o a!! t%e peop!e in t%e %o#se' T%at potent t%o#g%twi!! t%en sin+ into "o#r s#(conscio#sness and contin#e to

wor+ w%et%er "o# are as!eep or awa+e'

T%e !aw o s#pp!" is a di&ine !aw' T%is $eans t%at it is a


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!aw o $ind and $#st wor+ t%ro#g% $ind' .od wi!! not go to

t%e grocer" and (ring ood to "o#r ta(!e' 9#t w%en "o#

contin#e to t%in+ a(o#t .od as "o#r rea! s#pp!"* e&er"t%ingin "o#r $ind (egins to awa+en and to contact t%e di&ine

s#(stance*

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and as "o# $o!d it in "o#r conscio#sness* ideas (egin toco$e w%ic% wi!! connect "o# wit% t%e &isi(!e $aniestation'

Yo# irst get t%e ideas in conscio#sness direct ro$ t%eir

di&ine so#rce* and t%en "o# (egin to de$onstrate in t%e

o#ter' It is an exact !aw and it is scientiic and#nai!ing' 1First t%e (!ade* t%en t%e ear* t%en t%e #!!

grain in t%e ear'1

%en "o# wor+ in %ar$on" wit% t%is #ni&ersa! !aw* e&er"needed t%ing is a(#ndant!" s#pp!ied' Yo#r part is si$p!" to

#!i!! t%e !aw5 t%at is* to +eep "o#r $ind i!!ed wit%$ind s#(stance* to store #p spirit#a! s#(stance #nti! t%e

$ind is i!!ed wit% it and it cannot %e!p (#t $aniest in

"o#r aairs in o(edience to t%e !aw 1%osoe&er %at%* to%i$ s%a!! (e gi&en'1 9#t "o# are not #!i!!ing t%e !aw

w%en "o# a!!ow po&ert"stric+en t%o#g%ts to dwe!! in "o#r

$ind' T%e" draw ot%er !i+e t%o#g%ts* and "o#r conscio#sness

wi!! %a&e no roo$ or t%e tr#t% t%at prosperit" is or "o#'Po&ert" or prosperit"* it a!! depends on "o#' A!! t%at t%e

Fat%er %as is "o#rs* (#t "o# a!one are responsi(!e or t%e

re!ations%ip o t%e Fat%er-s good to "o#r !ie' T%ro#g%conscio#s recognition o "o#r oneness wit% t%e Fat%er and

His a(#ndance "o# draw t%e !i&ing s#(stance into &isi(!e

s#pp!"'


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&er" own rig%t'


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T%e Law T%at .o&erns t%e Maniestation o S#pp!"

//text

IT IS SAFE to sa" t%at a!! $en are stri&ing to #!i!! t%e!aw o t%eir (eing* (#t ew %a&e #nderstood t%e !aw' T%e

!aw is one o t%e $ost i$portant t%ings we can st#d"*

(eca#se on!" as we co$e to #nderstand it and in proportionas we #nderstand it can we co$p!" wit% its re)#ire$ents and

de$onstrate o#r di&ine possi(i!ities t%ro#g% it'

In reading t%e Script#res we grad#a!!" raise o#rconscio#sness o t%e$ as $ere %istor" and (egin to

appre%end t%e$ as setting ort% t%e princip!e or !aw o

!ie' e ind t%e great 9i(!e c%aracters itting into t%e

pattern o o#r own conscio#sness* w%ere t%e" representideas' T%is $a+es t%e 9i(!e a di&ine 9oo+ o Lie rat%er

t%an $ere!" t%e %istor" o a peop!e' T%e idea o t%e !aw iss"$(o!i2ed (" Moses' In o#r indi&id#a! conscio#sness %e is

denia!* t%e negati&e side o t%e !aw t%at precedes its

air$ati&e expression' Moses ga&e t%e !aw as 1T%o# s%a!tnot'1 6es#s represents t%e !aw in its air$ati&e

expression 1T%o# s%a!t !o&e t%e Lord t%" .od'1

Moses co#!d not go into t%e Pro$ised Land* t%e

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o#rdi$ensiona! state o conscio#sness* or t%ere can (e

no negation t%ere' 6os%#a* w%ose na$e %as t%e sa$e $eaning

as t%at o 6es#s* entered t%e Pro$ised Land and opened t%ewa" or t%e C%i!dren o Israe!' He represents t%e irst

step in $ind toward t%at #!! conscio#sness o t%e

o$nipresence and o$nipotence o .od t%at was attained in

6es#s' Moses was t%e !awgi&er* and 6es#s was* in His ownwords* t%e #!i!!$ent o t%e !aw'

e $#st (egin to see t%is o#rdi$ensiona! wor!d wit%in*wit% its innate capacit" or a!! t%ings' E&er"t%ing is

rig%t %ere* a!! t%at e&er was or e&er co#!d (e* si$p!"

waiting to (e (ro#g%t ort% into $aniestation' T%e Lord%as prepared a great east and in&ited a!! o #s to it*

0#st as 6es#s exp!ained in para(!e' e %a&e rig%t %ere

wit%in and a!! aro#nd #s t%is s#(stance read" or o#r

appropriation or eating' Eating is t%e o#ter s"$(o! o


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ig#re o speec% (#t a recogni2ed act' e $#st !oo+ wit%in

or t%e !aw and not wit%o#t' T%e !aws we ind in t%e o#ter

are t%e secondar" !aws' T%e ininite* creati&e Mind %asgi&en to e&er" one o #s a +e" to t%e wor+ings o t%is

#nai!ing inner !aw' It is t%at e&er"t%ing we to#c%

$enta!!" or p%"sica!!" represents s#(stance and t%at it is!i$ited on!" (" o#rse!&es in o#r t%o#g%t capacit"' e

cannot as+ .od or $ore s#(stance* or t%e #ni&erse is #!!

o it' e can and s%o#!d as+ or #nderstanding to !a" %o!d

o it wit% o#r $ind5 t%at is* or an increase in o#rcapacit"' 9ac+ o t%e s#(stance is t%e s#(stance idea* and

$an is re!ated to t%e ca#se side o t%is idea t%ro#g% %is

oneness wit% .od'

Yo# $a" t%in+ t%at "o# co#!d !i&e (etter and do $ore good

i "o# %ad !ots o $one"' T%ings wo#!d not (e a (it (etterwit% "o# i "o# %ad a $i!!ion do!!ars* #n!ess "o# a!so %ad

t%e #nderstanding to #se it or t%e good o "o#rse! and

ot%ers' o#!d "o# gi&e a c%i!d a $i!!ion do!!ars to go (#"cand" and ice crea$ or %i$se!G e $#st e&o!&e wit% o#r

possessions #nti! we get t%e a(i!it" to %and!e t%e$' T%en

t%e !aw is #!i!!ed' T%e s#pp!" #no!ds at t%e sa$e rate

as t%e need or a(i!it" to #se s#(stance is de&e!oped' Let#s rea!i2e t%is !aw o #no!ding s#(stance and get (#s" to

#!i!! it in o#rse!&es (" de&e!oping o#r #nderstanding and

appreciation o it' e s%o#!d pra" or 0#st as $#c% eac%da" as we need or can %and!e' 1.i&e #s t%is da" o#r dai!"

(read1 is a pra"er t%at conor$s to t%e di&ine !aw and

answers itse!'

//page 8,

Ininite Mind %as a !aw#! wa" or pro&iding its c%i!drenwit% s#pp!" or a!! t%eir needs' ot%ing is !et to c%ance'

.od eeds t%e (irds o t%e air and c!ot%es t%e !i!ies o

t%e ie!d* and He wi!! eed and c!ot%e #s #n!ess we $a+e iti$possi(!e (" o#r re#sa! to accept His (o#nt"' Pa#! said

t%at t%e #!i!!ing o t%e !aw is !o&e' T%at is exact!"

w%at we $#st do* !o&e t%e Lord and !o&e o#r neig%(or aso#rse!&es* and !o&e o#r wor+' T%e !aw is t%ere* in o#r

inward parts* in o#r &er" %eart' e +now w%at to do' e

don-t %a&e to pra" or (eg or .od to gi&e #s an"t%ing' A!!

we need do is to $editate )#iet!" and air$ t%e presence


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and power o t%e great .i&er o a!!* and t%en accept t%e

gits' To (e tr#e to t%e !aw is to stop !oo+ing to t%e

wit%o#t and to !oo+ wit%in or s#pp!"' Loo+ing to t%ewit%in $eans ixing t%e $ind on .od as an e&erpresent

Spirit t%at is a!so s#(stance and power' rapped #p wit%in

eac% o #s is a great ric%ness o t%o#g%ts' T%ese t%o#g%tsare prisoners in t%e s#(conscio#sness on!" waiting to (e

set ree to go to wor+ or #s' T%e" are waiting or t%e

co$ing o t%e Son o .od* w%o re!eases t%e prisoners andsets t%e capti&es ree' T%is Son is now see+ing expression

in "o#5 is "o#' Re!ease "o#r ric% t%o#g%ts* set ree "o#r

innate powers* and ta+e ro$ t%e ric% s#(stance o t%e

Fat%er w%at "o# wi!!'

T%ro#g% ait% in t%e o&erco$ing power o 6es#s C%rist* t%e

sense $ind wi!! (e o&erco$e and t%e spirit#a! $ind (ro#g%t

into contro! o "o#r !ie and aairs' T%e sense $ind isi!!ed wit% !ac+s and !i$itations5 t%e spirit#a! $ind +nows

on!" !i$it!ess a(#ndance'

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Yo# are !in+ed wit% t%e #ni&ersa! spirit#a! $ind t%ro#g%

t%e C%rist Mind' It is t%ro#g% t%e C%rist Mind t%at a!!

t%ings co$e to "o#5 it is t%e c%anne! to t%e a!!$ind o

t%e Fat%er' Ma+e t%e #nit" o w%o!eness wit% t%e C%ristMind' Ho!d t%at "o# are $aster wit% t%e Master* one wit%

t%e a!!pro&iding s#(stance and t%at "o#r prosperit"

r#nnet% o&er' As "o# (egin t%is process o #ni"ing"o#rse! conscio#s!" wit% t%e inner !ie and s#(stance* it

wi!! (egin to we!! #p wit%in "o# and to o&er!ow into "o#r

aairs* so t%at "o# wi!! (e prospero#s' Re$ain tr#e tot%is inner !ie no $atter w%at t%e o#ter appearance $a" (e*

and "o# cannot %e!p (#t (ring t%e good t%ings o !ie into

$aniestation'

A!! $aniest s#(stance !ows ro$ a rea!$ o !ig%t wa&es*

according to t%e indings o $odern p%"sica! science' 6a$es

sa"s* 1E&er" good git and e&er" perect git is ro$a(o&e* co$ing down ro$ t%e Fat%er o !ig%ts'1 T%is is an

exact state$ent o a scientiic !aw* e&en to t%e #se o t%e

p!#ra! or$ o t%e word 1!ig%ts*1 or as science states*one or $ore !ig%t partic!es* e!ectrons* or$ t%e ato$ t%at

is t%e (asis o a!! $ateria! $aniestation' .od ideas t%en

are t%e so#rce o a!! t%at appears' Accept t%is as an

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connect "o#r $ind wit% t%e Fat%erMind' T%en "o# wi!! (egin

to rea!i2e a ne&erai!ing prosperit" t%at co$es ro$ 9eing

itse!'

T%e .er$an p%i!osop%er and poet .oet%e sa"s* 1T%e %ig%est

and $ost exce!!ent t%ing in $an is or$!ess* and we s%o#!dg#ard against gi&ing it

//page 87

s%ape in an"t%ing !ess t%an no(!e dress'1 T%is is a

recognition o t%e tr#t% t%at $an %as t%e capacit" wit%in

%i$se! to gi&e or$ to t%e or$!ess s#(stance' 6es#sexpressed t%e !aw (" sa"ing* 1%atsoe&er t%o# s%a!t (ind on

eart% s%a!! (e (o#nd in %ea&en5 and w%atsoe&er t%o# s%a!t

!oose on eart% s%a!! (e !oosed in %ea&en'1 T%is %ea&en is

t%e rea!$ o p#re ideas in Mind' e are constant!"incorporating t%ese ideas into o#r $ind and gi&ing t%e$

or$ and s%ape according to o#r !o"a!t" to Tr#t%'

To e&er" $etap%"sician t%is is a &er" i$portant and &er"

de!icate process* (eca#se it is t%ro#g% t%is t%at wede&e!op o#r so#!' T%is so#! de&e!op$ent is oten co$pared

to t%e de&e!op$ent o a p%otograp%ic p!ate' T%e !ig%t p#ts

t%e i$age on t%e sensiti&e p!ate in t%e irst p!ace* or as

6a$es sa"s* it is a git ro$ 1t%e Fat%er o !ig%ts'1 T%ereis t%en an i$age on t%e p!ate* (#t it is in&isi(!e and

#n$aniest #nti! it goes t%ro#g% a de&e!oping process'

Ininite Mind %as i$aged a!! its attri(#tes in t%e so#! oe&er" $an' 9#t $an $#st de&e!op t%is i$age into t%e c!ear

pict#re* and $#c% o t%at wor+ $#st (e done in t%e dar+

wit% perect ait% in t%e !aw o $aniestation' T%ep%otograp%er wor+s in t%e dar+roo$* p#tting t%e p!ate

t%ro#g% $an" processes' So$eti$es t%e de&e!oper $a" $a+e an

error in so$e o t%e operations and t%e p!ate wi!! co$e o#t

wit% an i$perect i$age' So t%e %#$an $aniestationso$eti$es see$s distorted* (#t t%e i$age o perection

i$printed (" creati&e Mind is t%ere' T%is perect i$age is

1C%rist in "o#* t%e %ope o g!or"'1

//page 88

O#r (od" and aairs are irst proos o t%e de&e!op$ent o

t%e pict#re* (#t !oating in o#r $ind are t%e %ig%er ideas*

t%e rea! i$age to (e de&e!oped' O#r $ind is engaged $ore or

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de$arcation (etween p%"sica! and $enta! c%e$istr"* or t%e"

o!!ow t%e sa$e !aw' Howe&er w%at %as (een i$aged can (e

(ro#g%t o#t (" t%e proper $et%od o de&e!op$ent' %ate&er"o# i$age "o#rse! as doing* "o# can do'

In o#r %#$an #nderstanding we %a&e di&orced t%is i$agingpower o t%e $ind ro$ t%e exec#ti&e power' ow !et #s

(ring t%e$ toget%er and #ni" t%e$* or w%en i$agination

and wi!! wor+ toget%er a!! t%ings are possi(!e to $an' T%ewi!! is s"$(o!i2ed in Script#re (" t%e +ing' >ing So!o$on

was pro(a(!" t%e wor!d-s ric%est $an* and in so ar as t%e

wor!d is concerned %e was a great s#ccess' He de$onstrated

prosperit"' He did not as+ .od or ric%es' Let #s note t%atcare#!!"' He as+ed .od or wisdo$* or ideas' .od is $ind

and His gits are not $ateria! (#t spirit#a!* not t%ings

(#t ideas' So!o$on as+ed or and recei&ed t%e ideas and

t%en de&e!oped t%e$ %i$se!' 9eca#se %e was wise a!! t%ewor!d ca$e to %is co#rt see+ing wisdo$ and (ringing ric%es

in exc%ange or it' T%e >ing o T"re (ro#g%t t%e $ateria!%e needed to (#i!d t%e Te$p!e' T%e D#een o S%e(a (ro#g%t

%i$ great )#antities o go!d' Fro$ t%is we s%o#!d get o#r

c#e as+ .od or ric% ideas Ks#(stance and t%en p#t t%e$to wor+ in o#r aairs'

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s#(stance %ad !et His (od" ro$ t%ose contacts* (#t t%e

wo$an o ait% was open to recei&e t%e %ea!ing s#(stance

and conscio#s!" appropriate it' T%is pro&ed %er ait%* and6es#s to!d %er to (e o good c%eer* or %er ait% %ad $ade

%er w%o!e' T%e sa$e s#(stance was a&ai!a(!e to ot%ers w%o

crowded against Hi$* (#t on!" t%e one w%o recogni2ed it and!aid %o!d o it recei&ed' E&en so "o# and I s%a!! recei&e

no (eneit* a!t%o#g% s#(stance is e&er"w%ere aro#nd #s and

in #s* #n!ess we

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