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What is the solution when we find ourselves confronted by the problem of not knowing what to do? Class 15 |
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Go in to prayer. (WB 15.4) |
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What does Butterworth say will be the consequence of "earning our wings at work everyday?" Class 15 |
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Raise our consciousness.(S.E. 105.2) |
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What does Holmes mean when he says ,"Words and affirmations ... are not creative"? Class 15 |
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Words and affirmations mean nothing if creative feelings are not behind them. (CM&S 83.2) |
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Holmes seems to present a dead end when he says,"We really affirm only that which we know to be true; we know that to be true which we have experienced within ourselves." What is the solution? Class 15 |
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We must mentally grow and embody what we want to experience. (CM&S 88.2) |
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Define race thought in your own words. Give 25 examples of how you regularly (if not daily) encounter race thought in your life. Class 15 |
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Race thought is a collective of all society's thoughts and beliefs creating the worlds conditions. Part II of question is self answers |
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What is the literal meaning of "affluence" according to Butterworth. Class 16 |
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Does God heal? If yes, how? If no, why? Class 18 |
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No- God doesn't know anything but perfect health Yes-God heals by Its presence, not by intentional acts. |
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Explain the positive side of pain. Class 18 |
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Pain is a tool for healing. Pain gets our attention,it alerts us of false beliefs we hold in our consciousness which is the cause of separation and illness. |
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What does Ernest Holmes mean when he writes:"In treating, go beyond the disease and supply a spiritual consciousness?" Class 18 |
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We do not treat the disease. Look past the disease upon the Spiritual Truth and sense the Divine Presence in and through the patient at all times. (SOM 205.2) |
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What is the role of illness in the life of humanity? Class 18 |
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Illness is the outer expression of a inner imbalance, turmoil or disharmony. It is a signal that a inner belief needs to be changed. To nudge us to take the next step in evolution. |
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What is the Practitioners role in healing? Class 18 |
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The Practitioners role is to uncover the Truth (S.O.M., pg 203.1) |
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How do emotions affect our growth and evolution? Class 19 |
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Positive emotions can motivate us to great heights in spiritual awareness. Negative emotions come from distorted beliefs and suppressed emotions can create illness. |
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Are positive and negative emotions good and bad? Class 19 |
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No, all emotions are good and can be used to move us in our spiritual awareness and growth. |
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Why is it that to change a pattern of anger, or other limiting emotions, we cannot accomplish it by simply treating to eliminate the pattern? Class 19 |
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Anger is an effect which cannot be treated, only the underlying belief or underlying emotion can be uncovered and treated. |
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What spiritual principle would you use when counseling a client who is substance addicted? Class 19 |
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God is your source and sufficient to all your needs is within you. |
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Explain in Science of Mind terms Deepak Chopra's statement: "all disease results from disruption of the flow of intelligence". Class 19 |
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This is a belief in separation from God. |
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What is the relationship between gratitude and the experience of abundance in one's life? Class 17 |
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It is through giving thanks for the Truth of our lives that we truly experience abundance. A grateful heart will always attract to itself through one way or another. |
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Where does Butterworth say we need to begin if we wish to reverse financial adversity? Class 17 |
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Begin by taking responsibility for the condition of our life and realize that by changing our thoughts we can change our lives. (S.E. 118.2) |
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How, according to Butterworth, do we acquire the "rich mentality?" Class 17 |
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By having a steady effort to know God as our supply (S.E. 137.1) |
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What is the "money enigma" to which Butterworth refers? Class 17 |
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The confused dualisim about money in the religions of the world We live in a world that uses money and it is a lack of understanding about our money |
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Summarize Butterworth's main points about tithing in your own words. Class 17 |
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Tithing is a disciplined practice of giving back the first fruits of our income back to God, raising our awareness and creating a consciousness of spontaneous giving. (This is Craig's wording, your wording may be different) |
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