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since disease mas q mental
origin, it is manifest that il
must have a mental cure. A
man suffering from physical dis
ease produced by hatred, for ex-
ample, cannot be permanently
healed by drugs or surgery. He
needs to have the hatred, wheth-
er from within or from without,
neutralized by its true antidote,
divine Love. Then the evil
cause is destroyed and its effects
disappear. Christian Science
explains this clearly and ration
ally, so that Christian Science
Mind-healing can be demonstrate
ed by any one in the degree of
his understanding of it. This
healing relies on a spiritual
method which is both simple
and logical.
In answer to the inevitable
question, How does Christian
Science heal? we need to re-
member that the truth and error
about a given thing cannot ex-
ist in a given consciousness at
the same time, since they are
opposites. We cannot believe
that two times two make both
five and four. The healing Of
the error of sickness must be
akin TO the healing Of any other
error of belief. Mathematical
truth applied to error in COM
putation always removes that
error and establishes right re-
suits. The truth about God and
man annuls false human belief.
and this removes the effects of
such belief. Human discord
and disease exist only as a false
state Of consciousness, a mis-
taken sense, a mesmeric dream
condition which has no real ex-
istence, no relation to the divine
mind and its perfect reflection.
When the truth of being is
known and applied, il destroys
the false belief, and this inn
proved condition is externalized
in harmony.
RIGHT MENTAL ACTION
As the body is an externaliza-
tion of consciousness. il we
change consciousness the con-
dition Of its externalization will
also be changed. How is this
TO be done? In answer we
would say that since Christian
Science healing is wholly men
tai, il must be accomplished
through the activity of the truth
in human thought. and in this
IL is well 10 consider
what thinking is, in order that
we may think Alright, may en-.
gage in right mental action. A
wrong belief cannot be correct
ed with a wrong thought.
is the exercise Of in
or mind, therefore
real thinking is the activity of |
real Mind. Real Mind is the
divine consciousness, the in
finite intelligence. Truth. Real
is thus the activity of
Lhe divine Mind. or Truth. The |
of Truth in conscious
ness is the knowing of Truth: |
therefore. real thinking is right |
knowing. We can know only |
.he truth. never error. We can
never know that two times two
make five, because they do not. |
We can only believe il. We can
never know sin, disease, and
leath. or anything that is wrong.
vii, or material; we can only
believe il.
Being infinite. perfect. and
liyine. real Mind is good.
evil is not mind, and
vii thinking is not true mind
.ction; and all that is evil and
limited. discordant.
nd mortal in human thought, is
lot intelligence. not mind. but
counterfeit of it; that is, false
ielief. What is termed the NOR
al mind is not real Mind. That
mind action which is based upon
elief in matter and it's dis
ordant conditions. is not real
because il is not right
not right knowing.
Gray natter" so called, cannot
now; it is Mind alone that
nows.
How can Truth be brought to
ear upon consciousness in order
nat the belief of disease and its
luse may be destroyed? When
e think rightly of any truth.
his truth is present with us in
lnsciOusness. is active there,
lst as when we think rightly
/ the multiplication table the {
nth of mathematics is with us :
thought or we could not think I
automatically. Likewise when =
G think rightly of divine Truth, .
ife. Love, God. which Chris Y
an Science makes possible to- =
~, Truth is present with us in y
'nseiousness. God with u.s." 0
J. Paul wrote to the Ephesians II
the one God who is Through
l." that is, omnipresent. Thus
c is already present and has s
It TO be known. And as by k
lowing Truth we reflect Truth O,
I'd bring it into action in our "
nsciousness. so by knowing is