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Class 21-1
Name the five major religions of the world |
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Definition
| Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism |
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class 21-2
How can one show respect for another's religion? |
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Respect, Understanding, Honor, Love
See the presence of God in all. |
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class 21-3
What is one of the most common threads of almost all religions? |
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| The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. |
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class 21-4
Answer the following as fundamental features of religious science:
Basic world view
God or Ultimate Reality
Origin of Humans
Destiny of Humans |
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Definition
BASIC WORLD VIEW:
God is all there is. Everything seen and unseen is an aspect of God. What we believe to be true about our reality is manifested as our reality.
GOD OR ULTIMATE REALITY God is all there is. God is all cause and all effect. I am One with God.
ORIGIN OF HUMANS-Humans are created by the God stuff of the Universe in its own image and likeness. Humans are able to create and constantly become in the same ways and manner of God. |
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class 21-5
Describe where Religious Science came from |
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Definition
| Religious Science is a philosophy that was a culmination of the great Truths that lie at the heart of all religions and the provability of a science. Founded by Ernest Holmes who believed that there were immutable Laws governing the Universe and that through the use of these Laws humankind could always demonstrate the proof of these laws. |
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| class 22-1 What can happen when we understand surrender and acceptance? |
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| With understanding comes letting go. We begin to understand that everything is an aspect of God and has its own consciousness that groups together and each group has its own race thought and these groups can become river or earthquake. We begin to understand that there is a greater good that encompasses poverty, crime, etc and that transcends our human judgments. With surrender and acceptance comes a conscious use of the power to enhance conditions of life. |
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class 22-2
What is the value of living authentically? |
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Definition
| We are able to live in the strong conviction "I am what I am,", the awareness of the sacred self that we truly are. With this comes ease of creating and choosing. |
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class 22-3
As defined by Marsha Sinetar in Elegant Choices, Healing Choices, what are elegant choices and what is the benefit of choosing them? |
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Definition
| We grow healthier, stronger, more actualized if, when and to the degree we select things that are in line with beauty, truth, integrations, order, joy, aliveness, life, virtue, love and so on. The elegant choice itself helps us to become whole. |
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class 22-4
What are the two parts of being in the sacred garden? |
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| One part comes through receptivity, through grace. Going through the ten thousand gates we have a direct experience of the sacred. The other part requires choice, an act of conscious intention to embody the sacred in our everyday lives. |
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class 22-5
What does Holmes mean when he says "Now we can forget about the Law and know there is nothing but the Word."? |
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Definition
| Forget about all else, the Law works automatically, let our word be spoken with a deep inner realization of that great presence, of love, beauty, peace, poise and power, at the point of our own consciousness |
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class 23-1
What practical benefit do we gain from "Living in the Light?" |
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| We can shine the light of principle on our darkest problem and find wisdom and enlightenment. |
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Class 23-2
What does Earnest Holmes advise us not to try to visualize the mystical light or make it appear? |
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| Forms of concentration do not usually lead to the mystical sense. We must be careful not to confuse the subjective phenomena with spiritual reality. They may or may not be spiritual. |
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Class 23-3
What is the difference between a mystic and a psychic? |
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| A psychic deals only with human thoughts; only reads subjective pictures and tendencies. A mystic is one who senses the Divine presence; one who intuitively senses reality. A mystic does not read human thought but senses the Thought of God. |
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class 23-4
What do you imagine Ernest Holmes meant when he wrote, "We need to break out of our shell of monotony and discover within the light that lights every person's life? |
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Definition
| Answers will vary.The purpose is to see where the student is at in their thinking on this subject. |
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Class 24-1
What is the key to our freedom? Explain? |
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| The power of choice is the key to our freedom. As God is the life within us, we have access to all the attributes of God. We are free to call forth any of the qualities of God at any time. On our pathway of self-discovery we are free to choose our direction and area of involvement. Regardless of outcome we use our freedom in concert with a law that knows how to, and will, respond by producing the "form" of the choices we make. |
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Class 24-2
What are responsible choices? |
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| Responsible choices are those that take into account the consequences of each choice. Only through responsible choice can we choose consciously to cultivate and nourish our connection with spirit. |
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Class 24-3
How is it that we are one hundred percent responsible for our choices? |
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| There is no other power telling us what to do, to choose for us, or to deny our choices. We are responsible for all action, reaction, and interaction in our lives. We are totally in charge of our own lives. Nothing, and no one, can influence us unless we choose to allow it; nor can we alter another person's life unless they choose to allow it. |
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Class 24-4
How is "Freedom" tied up with "Unity"? Explain |
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| True liberty, true freedom, has something cosmic behind it. Our bodies and the earth are made of the same stuff. Through physics we know that there is no dis-unity in the physical world. In this unity we move, live, and have our being. Since our nature is one, since God is One, then the universe cannot be divided against itself. Therefore, we are all tied into an invisible unity. To understand freedom we must come to an understanding of this unity. No freedom can exist which denies or destroys the liberty or freedom of any other part of that whole. That would be self destruction and that which is infinite can not be destroyed. All freedom, all choice is tied to the unity of the whole. |
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Class 24-5
Explain how there is diversity and multiplicity within the One |
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| The first principle of life is oneness, and the first performance of life is multiplying itself without dividing itself. Life must be one, and one that one, in order to be expressed, must be many; but the many, in order to exist, must live as one. |
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class 25-1
According to William Bridges, what are the three stages of transition? Give a brief explanation of each. |
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ENDINGS-change always requires letting go of something, someone, or some idea
NEUTRAL ZONE-a time between one state of being (or role) and another, a place of reviewing endings and of self-renewal
NEW BEGINNINGS-may come in the form of an idea, impression, fantasy or insight. It is that which in some way replaces that which has ended. It is that which turns us away from the loss into our present and future. |
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class 25-2
What could be some of the benefits of the "neutral zone?" |
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Definition
| It is a wonderful time for breakthrough to new understanding. A time we can ask again "Who am I really?"What do I really want in my life?" A time that supports the spiritual depth which over a lifetime produces wisdom. |
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class 25-3
From a Science of Mind perspective, explain, "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind." |
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| To renew your mind is to think anew, to find the Truth from within and in that Truth we are transformed. |
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class 25-4
The Law is Infinite and Perfect but in order to make a demonstration we must have a Mental Equivalent. Explain. |
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| What we believe to be true about reality is our mental equivalent from which our reality is created. In order to change our reality we must change the belief; in changing the belief we create a new mental equivalent (visualization from within of what you want to demonstrate) from which a new reality is created. |
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class 25-5
Explain why change is the natural sequence of events. |
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| Change is the creative process in action. As we are made in the image and likeness of God, we are creative by nature and constantly in the process of becoming. As we create, we are constantly renewing and becoming something else, something more than even the moment before. In small or large ways we are changing. Sometimes this change is imperceptible and sometimes painfully obvious. No matter what, it is change and it is constant and because of who and what we are it is natural. |
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class 25-1
According to William Bridges, what are the three stages of transition? Give a brief explanation of each. |
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Definition
Endings - change always requires letting go of something, someone, or some idea.
Neutral zone - a time between one state of being (or role) and another, a place of reviewing endings and of self-renewal.
New Beginnings - may come in the form of an idea, impression, fantasy or insight. It is that which in some way replaces that which has ended. It is that which turns us away from the loss into our present and future. |
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