6-Truth See Reality ~ Christian Science Treatment

 Truth ~ See Reality                                                                   250207

Prayer Treatment ~ 250201~ 54 min

  O Tender, Loving Shepherd ~ Lyrics   

O tender, loving Shepherd,
We long to follow thee,
To follow where thou leadest,
Though rough the path may be;
Though dark and heavy shadows
Enshroud the way with gloom,
We know that Love will guide us,

And safely lead us home

We know, beloved Shepherd,
The path that thou hast trod
Leads ever out of darkness,

Complete Lyrics ~ PDF
Susan Mack ~ Vocalist MP3 Index

               Truth ~ Seeing Reality              

1. Truth represents the  consciousness of Truth. If we are looking through the lens of Spirit, then we are looking at everything from a spiritual knowing. Therefore we are looking at consciousness as being the consciousness of God.
2. If we're doing those 2 things, then our seeing has to be seeing Truth. We cannot be seeing anything that is un-like Truth. 
3. God is Spirit & Spirit is flawless. Spirit is the only substance, & because it is flawless, that means Truth is transparent.
4. This reflects Spirit as substance, & Truth, which is consciousness. We cannot see Truth if we're looking at something opaque. The vision of God is perfect.
5. Genesis gives us the beginning of the spiritual development of consciousness.

6. God said, let us make man in our image after our likeness, & let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, & over the fowl of the air, & over the cattle, & over all the earth, & over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
7. God created man in his own image, n the image of God created He him. Male and female created he them, & God blessed them.
8. We cannot benefit from our spiritual development that is inherent within consciousness unless we open it up to accept what God has already created.
9. Genesis 1:1 ~ In the beginning ~ Mary Baker Eddy translates that to mean in the only creation there is, which means everything was done at the same time simultaneously. So there was no beginning, there is no end to the creation by God.

10. God is infinite. So there cannot be a beginning & there cannot be an end to infinity. 
11. ADAM: The belief that something could block the waters of Truth from flowing into consciousness.
12. Genesis 1:26 ~ God gave man dominion over everything. We cannot realize we have dominion unless we're seeing with God's eyes. We can only see with God's eyes if we accept into our consciousness to let ourselves be made in the image & likeness of God. 
13. We need to recognize it, accept it, affirm it & live it. If we don't live it, then we are not being God's image and likeness. It's already there, given to us on a silver platter. Are we going to pick up the silver platter with all the feast that is on it? 
14. FEAST ~ Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love.

       Introductory Quotes ~ Science & Health  
1. Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. — John viii. 32
2. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. — Shakespeare
3. Oh! Thou hast heard my prayer; And I am blest! This is Thy high behest: — Thou here, and everywhere. — Mary Baker Eddy
             System of Divine Metaphysics 
DIVINE METAPHYSICS is now reduced to a system, to a form comprehensible by and adapted to the thought of the age in which we live. This system enables the learner to demonstrate the divine Principle, upon which Jesus’ healing was based, and the sacred rules for its present application to the cure of disease. [SH 146:31-5]
32 PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM ~ When this is understood and the letter and the spirit bear witness, the infallibility of divine metaphysics will be demonstrated. [SH 330:9]

            Definitions of God ~ Good ~ Man  
God is incorporeal, divine, supreme, infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love. [SH 465]  
God ~ The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence. [SH 587]
Good ~ God; Spirit; omnipotence; omniscience, omni-intelligence, omni-knowing, omni-wisdom, ~ omnipresence; omni-action. [SH 587]
 Man  ~ The compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind. [SH 591]
               Scientific Statement of Being  
There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image & likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual. [SH 468]    

                              4 Operators  
1. Word ~ Facts about 7 terms for God 
2. Christ ~ Translate from matter to Spirit
3. Christianity ~ Demonstrate ~ Path to healing
4. Science ~ Automatically live perfect life ~ Jesus saw only the perfect man 
                         5 Spiritual Senses 
1. Sight - spiritual discernment.
2. Hearing - spiritual understanding.
3. Feeling - divine consciousness.
4. Smell - intuition of character.
5. Taste - relish of Truth. 
                             Generic Man  
1. Male ~ Courage, strength, protector, perseverance, fatherhood & responsibility.
2. Female ~ Tenderness, kindness, loving, nurturing, forgiving, & compassion.
3. Child ~ Innocence, trust, forgiveness, curiosity.
       Defining the Desire for Spiritual Progress 
1. Infinite Progression is Concrete Being 
[Misc 82:20 ~ Mary Baker Eddy]
2. Exceptional = A+ Student = A life of giving 30%+ of everything.
3. Above Average = B Student = 20%  
4. Sheep = C Student = 10% Plod along with no strong purpose