The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22


Eddy in her Manual Of The Mother
Church: Thy kingdom come. let
the reign OF divine Truth, Life, and
Love be established in me, and rule
out of me all sim"
RELATION OF BODY AND
MIND
At the outset OF our argument
we agreed, did we not, that God
Is Spirit, Life, Mind, Love. Which
means that His people must be
mental and spiritual, that is, con-
stituted of intelligence. They can
not differ in quality from their
creator. A moments self-exami-
nation leaves no doubt that man is
made of intelligence rather than
OF non-intelligence. This is why he
is no secure. Intelligence cannot
grow old. cannot become sick. can
not suffer fractures, cannot be
extinguished
All OF which reminds us Of Mrs.
Eddy's definition OF man as "indi-
vidual consciousness" (Science and
Health, page 76). Here again one
observes how safe true selfhood
must be. For consciousness can
not be seen, cannot be touched,
cannot be put in danger. And yet
how real, how tangible it is. I'M
mediately an individuals sense of
being quickens as he recognizes
that he Is consciousness rather
than physically.
What about the body? Science
teaches and observation confirms
that the human mind and the
human body are one. They are
different levels of the same men,
tality. What we call body is the
lower, the grosser stratum. What
We call mind is the upper, the
more ethereal stratum. Together
they make up that intelligence
which we call a human being.
Not a perfect intelligence, GER
tainly, but an intelligence which
appears partly good and partly
bad, partly spiritual and partly
material. SO that consciousness
appears TO be mixture OF human
and divine ingredients. As one
emphasizes the divine and repu-
dates the merely human, one puts
off limitation and mortality and
gradually discovers that true self
hood. the perfect man OF Gods
creating, occupies the Who'll e
ground and always has occupied it
BODIES COME AND GO
Since the human mild and the
human body are different layer,
of the same mentality. an i'm
proved mentality must bring an
improved body. Better thinking
must result in better health. Nc
mystery then about the process
whereby a Christian Science treat.
ment reaches the body. To use
Mrs. Eddy's inimitable language
Consciousness constructs better
body when faith in matter has
been conquered" (Science and
Health, page 425). As one cor
reefs the material beliefs. the ig-
norances. the mesmerisms which
throng the human mind, one finds
that consciousness builds for him
healthier, stronger, younger body
a more prepossessing personal
appearance.
Consciousness Is continually a,
work The Psychologists say that
II builds each individual new
body every year or so. Why are
the same scars and limps ano
idiosyneraeies imsged forth yeai
after year, Because the individual
holds them ir thought. He refuse.
10 forget the accidents, the all.
ments, the misfortunes that have
appeared 10 cross his path in thi,
material world. He describes them
boasts Of them, whenever he car
/ find an audience. In short he fills
thought with the worst sort OF ma.
terisls for consciousness TO use.
Because consciousness is MOI
only the builder but the building
material. II is al once the sculp
tor and the marble. That con
seriousness which God impsrts. snS
which therefore possesses integ.
rity, animation. wisdom. and sffec'
ton, Is equipped 10 rear a princely
structure. But human conscious
ness. upset by alarms. anxieties
and snimcsitles, and therefor,
supplied with mortal materials
produces forms and figures which
do well IL they survive three scor,
years and ten.
Bodies come and 20 but con,
soiousness persists. IL refuses L
be put under ground. Eluding tn,
grave II builds in the hereafter
such body as it may need Il
operate through. You get a hin
Of this process in your dreams
The moment you fall asleep con