What is Science of Mind? Science of mind teaches that human life is more than physical, intellectual and emotional above all, each person is a spiritual being meant to live a rewarding life with love, health and prosperity. This is not a matter of circumstances or luck or divine intervention. We each bring it about by our choice to understand and practice definite principles of living. What is Spiritual Mind Treatment? Spiritual Mind Treatment or affirmative prayer is the foundation of our teaching. No matter what form we teach or are taught, it is a recipe for inner communication with the All, which, of course, includes us. We teach that we first acknowledge and embrace the Infinite. Then, we unify with It and direct It. We follow with an expression of gratitude that our good is already so. Finally, we release our word. Our teaching also specifies that it is not the form of the prayer that creates our demonstration. Rather, it is our knowing and our faith. I once heard a colleague compare teaching affirmative prayer to teaching someone to drive. He said he would not dream of getting in a car with an experienced driver and saying, “Now turn the key, put the car in gear, and give it some gas . . .” However, when teaching a new driver he would, of course, do all those things. After driving for a while, it becomes autonomic and we do it as first nature. The same is true of affirmative prayer. After doing it for a while, it, too, becomes autonomic, which means we do it as first nature, and it requires little or no conscious initiation. Once the steps are embodied, practice takes it to its own inevitable conclusion. I am now in the third semester of teaching the Science of Mind 100 series. One of the major objectives of this class is to teach people what Spiritual Mind Treatment is and to encourage them to use it constantly in their lives. It is at this stage of the class, after they have had 20 or so weeks of the how and why of treatment, that I ask them to raise their hands if they believe treatment works. I am always gratified to see every hand enthusiastically thrown up high. Then, I ask the students how many are treating daily, and it is interesting to see the reaction. Maybe half raise their hands, and half of those only raise them part of the way. My next question is: “If you believe it works, why aren’t you doing it?” The answers are as innumerable as the students responding, but the common denominator is always the same–it appears not to be as important as something else. We have left behind the idea of a “Divine Director” who knows what is best. We have grown beyond our understanding of a “Cosmic Ruler” who dictates grace. We have dismissed any notion of a “Celestial Judge” that hands out rewards and punishment based on a subjective inclination established by current morality. Dr. Ernest Holmes states, “Spirit responds to the mind that knows it and directs it.” Treatment is a tool to understand and change our old beliefs, and our beliefs become the form of our experience. How is it that we can have hundreds of students understand that affirmative prayer works and still not use it? The answer, I fear, is written above. Far too many believe the practice and discipline of spiritual work is not as important as something else. What is Our Teaching As a Divine being, you are the master of your destiny. This is the great message Science of Mind® brings to people of all faiths. It is a fresh concept of religion as a life philosophy and a science. As a philosophy, Science of Mind® presents a practical, down-to-earth way of thinking about the nature of the Universe and our relationship to it. As a religion, it presents a philosophy that is both mentally stimulating and emotionally satisfying. As a science, it presents specific and definite ideas which you can demonstrate for yourself and directly experience the benefits in your life. There is a power for good in the Universe greater than you are—and you can use it! Science of Mind® is a system of mental and spiritual principles, combined with a technique for the application of these principles. It is designed to live and expand consciousness in ways that lead to an even higher order of livingness. It emphasizes the spiritual connection of all, thus promoting peace and greater harmony at all levels of experience. The consistent application of Science of Mind® results in health, satisfying relationships, enhanced creativity, and prosperity. Change your thinking and change your life! Science of Mind® is not a closed system of thought. It grows continually as humankind evolves, drawing on the frontiers of knowledge as well as the wisdom of the ages.

What is Science of Mind?

Science of mind teaches that human life is more than physical, intellectual and emotional above all, each person is a spiritual being meant to live a rewarding life with love, health and prosperity. This is not a matter of circumstances or luck or divine intervention. We each bring it about by our choice to understand and practice definite principles of living.

What is Spiritual Mind Treatment?

Spiritual Mind Treatment or affirmative prayer is the foundation of our teaching. No matter what form we teach or are taught, it is a recipe for inner communication with the All, which, of course, includes us.

We teach that we first acknowledge and embrace the Infinite. Then, we unify with It and direct It. We follow with an expression of gratitude that our good is already so. Finally, we release our word.

Our teaching also specifies that it is not the form of the prayer that creates our demonstration. Rather, it is our knowing and our faith.

I once heard a colleague compare teaching affirmative prayer to teaching someone to drive. He said he would not dream of getting in a car with an experienced driver and saying, “Now turn the key, put the car in gear, and give it some gas . . .” However, when teaching a new driver he would, of course, do all those things.

After driving for a while, it becomes autonomic and we do it as first nature. The same is true of affirmative prayer. After doing it for a while, it, too, becomes autonomic, which means we do it as first nature, and it requires little or no conscious initiation. Once the steps are embodied, practice takes it to its own inevitable conclusion.

I am now in the third semester of teaching the Science of Mind 100 series. One of the major objectives of this class is to teach people what Spiritual Mind Treatment is and to encourage them to use it constantly in their lives.

It is at this stage of the class, after they have had 20 or so weeks of the how and why of treatment, that I ask them to raise their hands if they believe treatment works. I am always gratified to see every hand enthusiastically thrown up high.

Then, I ask the students how many are treating daily, and it is interesting to see the reaction. Maybe half raise their hands, and half of those only raise them part of the way.

My next question is: “If you believe it works, why aren’t you doing it?” The answers are as innumerable as the students responding, but the common denominator is always the same–it appears not to be as important as something else.

We have left behind the idea of a “Divine Director” who knows what is best. We have grown beyond our understanding of a “Cosmic Ruler” who dictates grace. We have dismissed any notion of a “Celestial Judge” that hands out rewards and punishment based on a subjective inclination established by current morality.

Dr. Ernest Holmes states, “Spirit responds to the mind that knows it and directs it.” Treatment is a tool to understand and change our old beliefs, and our beliefs become the form of our experience.

How is it that we can have hundreds of students understand that affirmative prayer works and still not use it? The answer, I fear, is written above. Far too many believe the practice and discipline of spiritual work is not as important as something else.

What is Our Teaching

As a Divine being, you are the master of your destiny.

This is the great message Science of Mind® brings to people of all faiths. It is a fresh concept of religion as a life philosophy and a science. As a philosophy, Science of Mind® presents a practical, down-to-earth way of thinking about the nature of the Universe and our relationship to it. As a religion, it presents a philosophy that is both mentally stimulating and emotionally satisfying. As a science, it presents specific and definite ideas which you can demonstrate for yourself and directly experience the benefits in your life.

There is a power for good in the Universe greater than you are—and you can use it!

Science of Mind® is a system of mental and spiritual principles, combined with a technique for the application of these principles. It is designed to live and expand consciousness in ways that lead to an even higher order of livingness. It emphasizes the spiritual connection of all, thus promoting peace and greater harmony at all levels of experience. The consistent application of Science of Mind® results in health, satisfying relationships, enhanced creativity, and prosperity.

Change your thinking and change your life!

Science of Mind® is not a closed system of thought. It grows continually as humankind evolves, drawing on the frontiers of knowledge as well as the wisdom of the ages.

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