The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-05-29
Oneness That Pervades
the Universe
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN.


The late Professor Shaler of Har-
ward university said that the greatest
discovery of the last century was that
of the unity of everything in the uni.
verse, the oneness of all life.
This idea that there is but one prin-
ciple running through the universe,
one life, one truth, one reality; that
this power is divinely beneficent, and
, that we are in a great principle cur
rent, which is running Godward, is one
of the most inspiring, encouraging and
fear killing thoughts that ever en-
tered the human mind.
The realization that in the truth of
our being we are a part of the one
great creative principle of the uni
verse, a necessary, inseparable part
of il, and that we can no more be an
initiated than can the laws of mathe-
| matics; that we must be immortal our
selves because we are part of i'm
mortal Principle; that we must par
take of all of the qualities which COM
pose our Creator-Father, that we
must be perfect and immortal because
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| the greatest mysteries of life and
| gives us wonderful sense of secur-
ity, safety, satisfaction and content
ment, which nothing else can give.
The constant contemplation of our
union with the infinite life helps to
establish a certainty in our lives. an
| assurance that we are not the play
things of chance, the puppets of ac-
eident or fate; that we are not tossed
hither and thither in the universe, the
victims of cruel destiny which we
!, cannot control.
Just in proportion as we realize this
| oneness with the Divine, this atone
ment with our Maker, do our lives
become calm, confident, creative
I have seen a delicate woman pass
through sufferings and trials which
would have sent most strong men
| and women to an insane asylum. and
yet she never wavered or complained,
but was always, even during the dark.
est hours, poised, helpful, serene, al
ways full of lore for her fellow-men.
There was a light in her eye which
was not born of earth, because she
was so intrenched in principle, in
/ truth, so conscious of her oneness
| with the Divine so completely in tune
with the Infinite, and her faith was so
gigantic that nothing could happen tn
/ throw her off her center. Not even
torture or starvation or ostracism
could snuff out that divine light which
shone in her eyes or destroy her
equanimity or serenity. She felt the
presence of a divine hand leading,
guiding, protecting her, and she was
not afraid.
It has ever been mystery to the
world that martyrs and prisoners
could go through such sufferings and
tortures, not only without a tremor
of fear, but even with the assurance
Of victorious triumph. The reason
was that they were anchored in eter-
nal principle, buttressed by truth JUS
tice and right. Nothing could happen
seriously to disturb them, because the
hand that held them fast was divine,
omnipotent
Just in proportion as we have a per-
feet sense or our at-one-ment with the
Divine shall we receive the life cur
rent, the health current, which can
| heal all our diseases This is the Sc
cret of all mental healing, of all
health, prosperity and happiness. a
conscious union with the Divine There
is no harmony, no health, no genuine
| happiness that is lasting and worth
| while outside of this at-one-ment II
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consciousness of this union we could
always maintain physical and mental
harmony. This is the secret of all
human blessedness
In this consciousness we do not
grow old in spirit. Instead of declin.
! ing with the years we renew our
youth perpetually, and we constantly
advance to greater and greater
. growth.
:. What a comforting and sustaining
thought it is that an infinite power
presides over us which is kinder 70
us than we are to ourselves, kinder
1 than we can be to those we love best;
a force which is always ready to heal
our hurts and to restore us, no mat
ter how we have sinned in ciolatine
i natures 1awi
When one feels that his hand is
gripped by the Omnipotent hand he
is too near to God for doubt or fear
and he knows that no harm can come
to him from any finite source
The realization of all this will help
us to live the life which is worth
while, and will show us the baroness
the hollowness. the emptiness of the
selfish, greedy struggle in which most
of us are engaged. The consciousness
that We actually do live, move and
have our being in Divinity will elevate
our standards and multiply our pow
erS as nothing else can.