Study Questions with Answers
231. Upon what principle does the theory and practice of every
system of Metaphysics in existence depend?
Upon a knowledge of the "Truth" concerning yourself and the
world in which you life.
232. What is the "Truth" concerning yourself?
The real "I" or ego is spiritual and can therefore never be
less than perfect.
233. What is the method of destroying any form of error?
To absolutely convince yourself of the "Truth" concerning the
condition which you wish to see manifested.
234. Can we do this for others?
The Universal Mind in which "we live and move and have our
being" is one and indivisible, it is therefore just as possible to
help others as to help ourselves.
235. What is the Universal Mind?
The totality of all mind in existence.
236. Where is the Universal Mind?
The Universal Mind is omnipresent, it exists everywhere. There
is no place where it is not. It is therefore within us. It is "The
World within." It is our spirit, our life.
237. What is the nature of the Universal Mind?
It is spiritual and consequently creative. It seeks to express
itself in form.
238. How may we act on the Universal Mind?
Our ability to think is our ability to act on the Universal
Mind and bring it into manifestation for the benefit of ourselves
or others.
239. What is meant by thinking?
Clear, decisive, calm, deliberate, sustained thought with a
definite end in view.
240. What will be the result?
You will also be able to say, "It is not I that doeth the
works, but the ‘Father’ that dwelleth within me, He doeth the
works." You will come to know that the "Father" is the Universal
Mind and that He does really and truly dwell within you, in other
words, you will come to know that the wonderful promises made in
the Bible are fact, not fiction, and can be demonstrated by anyone
having sufficient understanding.
Temples have their sacred images, and we see what
influence they have always had over a great part of mankind; but, in
truth, the ideas and images in men's minds are the invisible powers
that constantly govern them; and to these they all pay universally a
ready submission.
Jonathan Edwards |