Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-12

| instead of physical, we have taken a
great step onward. The next step is to
learn what is true and real and thus
correct our impressions and obtain a
| truer consciousness of existence.
Sense Impression Corrected
If we would acquire correct knowl-
edge of astronomy we must be will
| ing to leave the viewpoint of the earth,
to admit that the appearance does not
convey the truth, and then to secure
a new viewpoint from which the re-
lations of the celestial bodies may be
considered. In other words, we must
mentally leave the earth and see its
true relation to the sun and planets.
A pupil who is not willing to make
this departure cannot understand the
solar system. So also in divine meta
physics, we must be willing to leave
the material concept of things and take
standpoint outside of matter from
which we can see the true nature and
relation of things. Just so long as we
insist that material sense is the true
sense, so long we shall be deceived and
remain in bondage.
We therefore need to understand first
that our consciousness is our sense of
existence, of being; that objects and
| things are projected mental images,
the product of material sense, a mental
| concept.
To correct this false concept we need
| to know the truth of being. We need
to understand the real existence which
lies back of this material appearance.
To correct an error we must recognize
the truth which 1t falsifies. We cam
not work out our salvation until we
know that we are in error, and know
the truth that shall set us free. The
science of salvation must therefore in
clude the saving Truth, the Principle
of all reality, and its application.
The reason that philosophers and
psychologists do not make any prac-
teal application of their reasoning re-
garding the mental nature of matter
is that they do not know what the abb
solute Truth is, what reality is, what is
behind the material sense testimony.
They cling to matter because they have
nothing to put in its place.
The Mortal Body Is Mental
Through Christian Science we are be-
ginning to understand that the mortal
body Is mental; that it is an embodi-
ment of conscious and unconscious
mentality, the developed mortal thought
of self-hood, the GENERALIZATION of a
personal sense of physical being. This
explains why it is so responsive to
thought.
The prevailing belief that life is in
matter, in mere sense-impressson,
accounts for the ills of the flesh. Is it
any wonder that the body gives out
under the strain put upon 1t so long
as we declare that our life depends
upon it, upon a false concept that cam
not even sustain itself? Think Of the
responsibility, the burden, we place
upon it, making it not alone our de-
pendence in normal living, but also the
scapegoat of all excesses! Is it any
wonder it does not make good?"
We take an advanced step when we
see that the body is mental instead of
physical and that we do not live in
matter-body but in consciousness.
Bodily conditions are relieved in so
far as we realize that God. the in
finite divine Principle, is our Life.
Mrs. Eddy says in Science and
Health page 40:
Become conscious for single
moment that Life and intelligence
are purely Spiritual,-neither in
nor of matter,-and the body will
then utter no complaints. If suf-
fering from a belief in sickness,
you will find yourself suddenly
we'll. Sorrow is turned into JOY
when the body is controlled by
spiritual Life, Truth and Love-
How important, then. to know what
is true and what is not true, and that
really is, so that we can know what
consciousness may express obedience
to Paul's injunction (Romans, bib:
81 beseech you, therefore, breth-
rem, by the mercies of God, that we
present your bodies living sacri-
flee, holy acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this
world; but be We transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that We
may prove what is that good. and
acceptable, and perfect, will Of
God"
The Need of Awakening
Is it not essential for us to know
who and what we are, where we are
and what we live in? If there is any
thing about us that is not true and
real, do we not need to know 1t? Do
we not want to be undeceived?
The demand of this hour is that we
awake. Awake cries st. Paul.
Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise
from the dead, and Christ shall give
thee light" Again he says awake to
righteousness and sin not"
And how shall we awake? BY re-
placing false sense with truth-the d.
vine idea Indifference, lethargy, in
dolence, apathy, all these are mesmeric
mental states and we need to become
de-mesmerized. To work out our sail
walton we must first wake up, and the
science of salvation must include the
principle and method for SO doing.