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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
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1. GENIUS ~ What does it mean? Less the than 1% of the people that begin a project actually stick with the requirements to be successful to bring it to a conclusion. If you are in that less than 1%, then you qualify as a genius. 2. Being a genius doesn't have anything to do with your IQ, DNA, family, heritage, upbringing, the atmosphere of your home life or anything else. 3. What matters is: a. Where are you right now? b. What is your desire? c. How serious is it? d. Is it serious enough for you to bring the project to a successful conclusion? There are plenty of tools to assist in doing that.
4. The question is, will you do it? Will you formulate a good worthwhile project & stick to the formula without deviation unless there's some good reason to be adjusting the plan. 5. You will have been less than 1 out of a 100 to finish what you start on a worthwhile project. And when it's done, you will have been successful. 6. The Mary Baker Eddy Institute gives you all the tools that you need from start to finish. 7. If you are a sincere student of Christian Science & the System of Divine metaphysics, you have the opportunity to transform every phase of your life to a dimension superior to what it was previously. 8. Everything is elevated to a more spiritual basis, which means a more permanent foundation. There is no difference between one goal & another as long as it is a wholesome goal.
If it benefits all humanity, that makes it all the more valuable. 9. The formula is the same regardless of the project. 10. I have seen people work on a project for 2 or 3 years consistently, & then all of a sudden they give up. Most people will give up long before 2 or 3 years of consistent effort, but that just gives you a clue as to how rare it is for someone to complete a project if it is a major project, because there appears to be so much resistance for people to become successful that they easily are distracted, diverted & discouraged. 11. In studying the System of Divine Metaphysics, we can make progress on a continuous basis & when we do that, we should be encouraged by the progress that we see taking place every time we study.