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| According to Ernest Holmes, what realization comes of knowing that all things in the visible world are effects? |
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That back of all effects are ideas which are the real cause of these effects.
Science of Mind
pg 131.1 |
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| In "Living the Science of Mind"what does Ernest Holmes say is the starting point for creating a better future...? |
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Starting point is at the center of our own being. Leads to discovery of the Presence in all people, events and nature.
Living the Science of Mind
pg.194.6-195.1 |
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| In Living the Science of Mind, when and where does Holmes say we are to make changes? |
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"Since today is the only day in which we live...the change that we need to make within ourselves must be made today.
Living the Science of Mind
pg.190.5 |
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Our choices are always limited by socially accepted morays and morals.
True or false? Why? |
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| False. We are only limited by our own thinking and beliefs. |
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| What is one of the first steps to a more positive future? |
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Stop dwelling on thoughts of a negative past.
Student resource material
page 11-7.2 |
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| Place these words within the SOM teaching symbol (attached) |
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Definition
| Spirit, Body, effect, Creative Medium, Conscious Mind, form, relationships, First Cause, Soul, manifestation, Unformed Substance, Love, masculine, feminine, volition, vocation, servant. |
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| Explain Core concept 2 without using jargon. |
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God is Trinity. The nature of God the Univese is First Cause (God the Father),
in the vehicle of creation,(God as Holy Spirit) and Effect is the physical world (God as individualized expression)
The invisible moves, automatically, to manifest according to our beliefs.
See core concepts in Appendix A |
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| Discuss your understanding of the difference between blame and personal responsibility. |
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| Difference: "Blame" causes negative conditions, while personal responsibility creates the avenue for change. |
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| In the Science of Mind, do we deny a circumstance to know the Truth? |
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No. We try to discover what is wrong and why, or through treatment, we know the Spiritual Truth of the situation.
Living the Science of Mind,
pg 252.1 |
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If God is all there is, and God is all cause and all effect, is God cancer?
Child abuse? Disease? |
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| Everything is an effect of the Law manifesting. Always go back to the premise. If we say that these things are not God, then we are saying that there is something other than God, that God is not all there is. Is there something other than God? No. This cannot be. But we can experience more "good"(by our own values) by choosing the aspects of God that more support our concept of wholeness, which is "The Good Life". |
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| What Spiritual Principles would you use with a client to bring reslution to the following conditions. A.Fear of death B.Always in debt C.Drug addiction D.Loss of job E.Ending a long term relationship. |
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| A. fear of death (God is Everlasting Life. We are one with God. The Truth of our being is Spirit which is Eternal.) B. Always in debt ( Absolute Abundance and Prosperity. Wholeness(Debt is personal lack) God is Source) C. drug addiction (Self-Realization, One with God, whole complete within ourselves. No substance is greater than God.) D. loss of job (God is the Source of all things, Life is evolutionary Divine Activity) E. Ending a LTR (Whole and complete within the self, Love,release forgivness) |
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| Relative to Love and Law, how do you understand your Oneness with God and the Universe? |
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Definition
| It is all God. God as Love points the way, and God as Law makes the way possible. I am a place where God expresses through this process. |
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| According to Ernest Holmes, how does one neutralize the thinking behind an undesirable condition? |
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| One meets the appearance with Spiritual Truth. |
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| Explain Core Concept 3 without using jargon. |
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| The process of creation is that all begins and ends with God. A thought, or word, automatcally makes an impression on the "stuff" of creation, and that "stuff" takes form as the effect of thought. (Seed, soil,plant is good example) |
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| In "Science of Mind" Ernest Holmes said, "Man must becaome more if he wishes to draw a greater good into his life." what is meant by this statement, and how does it work? |
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Definition
As we increase our understanding and conscious use of the Creative Power, we experience more of our "wholeness".
The more we are concious of our innate power, the more good we attract. |
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| What does it mean to know and accept the Law of Mind? |
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Definition
| To know that we are each one with God and the creation process, and only the individual can limit his own sucess. |
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| According to the respnses to "Where Are you" (excersise), which steo or steps to Happy and Successful Living was the most challanging to you? |
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Definition
| Individual answer, however, be aware of your "intention for action" |
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| What does prayer and meditation accomplish? Why is it important? |
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Definition
| They assist in changing our minds by keeping the spiritual channel open. This is a part of the process of connecting to the God within, through which our manifest universe is created. |
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| Does absolutely every thought you have manifest? If not, why? Which ones do? |
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Definition
| No. "As man thinketh in his heart, so it is." The feelings attached to, and behind, the thought are what move it into reality. The degree of feeling behind the thought is the degree to which that thought will manifest in our lives. |
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| What does release and forgiveness have to do with happiness or manifesting good in your life? |
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| If you feel ill toward yourself or someone else, you cannot be completly happy. You cannot feel true love if you are withholding it from someone or yourself. |
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| That which we hold to be true and of highest "value";that is, that which measures the realitive worth of "goods." It is good to tell the truth, unless a greater good outweighs the value of that. |
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From human perspective, good and evil are based in the individual's values of right and wrong; good and bad.
From a Universal perspective, Science of Mind teaches that God is all there is and that God is Good; therefore, all is good and that good encompasses the individual's human judgement of good and evil. |
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| How do your intentions make a difference in your life? |
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Definition
| Our intentions set the direction of our lives. |
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What values do you hold now that do not serve you in creating what you want for your life? What values do you choose to replace them with? How do you go about doing this? |
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Definition
This is an individual answer.
(Affirmations, treatments, new way of thinking support "change"). |
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| What value, if any, does perceived "evil" have in our lives? |
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Definition
| Many people have learned great lessons from it. |
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| Is there a difference between "prayer" and "treatment"? |
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Definition
Yes and no. Treatment is affirmative prayer. If orayer is a recognition of Spirit's Omniscience, Omnipotence and Omnipresence, and a realization of man's unity with Spirit, then...prayer is a spiritual treatment.
"If, on the other hand, one is holding to the viewpoint that God is some far-off Being, Whom he would approach with doubt in his own thought; wondering if by some good luck he may be able to placate God or persuade Him of the wisdom of one's request-then , there is but little similarity between prayer and treatment." (Ernest Holmes) |
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| When we "speak our word" in affirmative prayer, who are we talking to? |
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| To that God Presence within each of us; to the Law. |
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| For what purposes do we use prayer or treatment? |
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| To change a condition by allowing the God within to reveal Itself in another, preferable manner. |
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What would be the purpose of cultivating a prayerful and meditative life? |
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Definition
| To increase our own awareness of the God within and to align with that Infinite possibility. |
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| What is the benefit of verbal prayer? |
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Definition
| Enhanced focus. By doing treatment verbally, one focuses more intently on the subject at hand. Sometimes, in the silence, our minds tend to wander and we begin to loose focus. When we treat verbally, we stay centered and "hear" the treatment on another level. |
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| What is the difference between faith "in" God and faith "of" God? |
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| Faith "in" God is a faith placed outside of ourselves without conviction or spiritual understanding. Faith "of" God- one is convinced that under Divine Law all things are possible. It is a deep spiritual understanding, knowing and belief that there is no limitations, that God is all there is, and everything that implies. |
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What is meant by the quote, "...Faith without works is dead."?
James 2:17 |
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| Faith powers us to act, to transform, and to create. To the degree that we enjoin our action with our beliefs will we manifest our desires and, in doing so, build upon our faith. Faith without the ensuing action, is no faith at all. |
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| "Pure Faith is Spiritual Conviction...the embodiment of an idea, the acceptance of a concept." |
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| Can faith be misused/misguided? Explain. |
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| Yes. Faith misguided is fear. Fear is the negative use of faith. |
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| How can you expand your use of faith? |
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Definition
| By understanding, knowing,and accepting that God is all there is - by embodying the idea or ideas present in any and all Spiritual Truths as you become aware of them. |
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How does the power of Love contribute to living a life of choice?
Give your answer in 50 words or less. |
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| In Love is found harmony with the essence of God; this opens us up and allows that essence to flow through us and renew us. When we are in harmony, our choices are clear and feed us. It is only when there is a block and the flow of loves seems cut off that we muddy our choices... |
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| How has the act of forgiveness opened the way for you living a life of choice? |
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Forgiveness removes blocks to love and our sense of connection to our essence, which then brings us into the harmony from which we make clear choices. |
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| Describe what Love is in 50 words or less. |
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Love is energy. An inner knowing of the heart that can be express in the physical world by our actions: kindness, giving, mercy, campassion, peace, joy, acceptance, empowerment, community, and intimacy.
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"Love is the self-givingness of the Spirit through the desire of Life to express Itself in terms of creation...Love is a synonym for God... Love is free from condemnation, even as it is free from fear. Love is a cosmic force whose sweep is irresistable." (SOM Glossary) |
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If there is an area in your life where love seems limited, how can that be changed? |
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| Look at what is feared, what is unforgiven. There is no fear that Love cannot resolve and there is no negativity the forgiveness cannot reform. When this is done, we are once again in harmony, clear, and change occurs. |
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| What is the difference between Love as we speak it in a Universal sense and love as an individual feeling or emotion? |
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| Universal Love is that essence within that is not a feeling or an emotion but a state of being. Individual love is that which is based in feeling and emotion. |
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| Looking inward, in the laboratory of your life, what spiritual Truths have emerged awakening you in your divine diversity? |
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| As a result of Science of Mind Treatment, what healing experiences have you had this term? |
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| Write an explaination of a Practitioner. |
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| A practitioner is a living example of what we know, and of our faith; A revealer of Truth, in whose consciousness the healing occurs. A living example of the successful application of Science of Mind. |
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Mark the following statements True or False:
1)The soul of humankind is self selfknowing and self willing.
2)A human beaing re-enacts the universal creative process.
3)The can be permanent healing of the body with or without a corresponding poise in the mental and emotional life. |
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1. False, The soul of humankind is a direct aspect of the Universal Soul, the Creative Medium, which has no will of its own but only responds to what we input.
2. True.
3. False, There can be no permanent healing woithout a mental equivalent. If the underlying belief does not change, the same manifestation will continue in one form or another. |
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| List 5 qualities of God you wish to embody yourself. |
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| This is an individual answer (Have five qualities identified) |
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| How does the act of forgiveness open the way for your living the life of choice? |
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| Forgiveness removes blocks to love and our sense of connection to our essence, which then brings us into harmony from which we make clear choices. |
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