Chapter VII - Physiology
331:1
despairing invalid drops these, and turns in his ex-
despairing invalid drops these, and turns in his ex-
tremity – sometimes to God, the dernier resort of mor-
tal man, and one in which he has even less trust than
in drugs, air, exercise, etc., showing we have other Gods
before Me. The balance of power is given to matter,
by every theory of the schools, whereas Spirit at last
asserts its mastery over man, and holds the body har-
monious and immortal.
331:9
To understand the Principle that embraces the har-
To understand the Principle that embraces the har-
mony of being, is beyond burnt offerings or sacrifices.
If the recovery of the sick is submitted to a personal
God we shall reach no higher than faith; understand-
ing will be wanting, therefore man's existence as Soul
instead of sense, will not be comprehended. We com-
prehend Life in science or the harmony of being, only
as we deny personal sense. The relative claims we per-
mit Intelligence and matter, determine the harmony
of our existence; our health, longevity and Christianity.
We cannot serve two masters, and must reach God
through science, and not with sense, or material law.
The source of all Life and perfection, we should not
offset with drugs, laws of health, etc. When man
would be both good and evil, he will grow no better
and the result of this error will make him grow worse;
so it is with an attempted compromise between Spirit
and matter. Even in healing the sick, to gain the ad-
vantages of Spirit, we must lose our faith in matter.
331:28
The severest part of teaching or learning the science
The severest part of teaching or learning the science
of being, is to empty the mind of the thousand and one
beliefs that war against Truth; for you cannot fill a
vessel already full. After laboring long with the well
or ill-stored mind, to shake its faith in matter, and give
332:1
it a crumb of faith in God, viz., the capacity of Spirit
it a crumb of faith in God, viz., the capacity of Spirit
to make the body harmonious, we have thought yearn-
ingly of our Master's love for little children, and under-
stood how, "of such is the kingdom of heaven."
332:5
We admit mind influences the body somewhat, but
We admit mind influences the body somewhat, but
conclude matter, blood, nerves, brain, etc., hold the
balance of power; in accordance with this belief, we
continue the old routine, and this deprives us of the
available superiority of mind over matter. We cannot
control our body, mentally, with a negative position.
Spirit works against matter, and vice versa. They can
no more unite in action than good and evil, and it is
wise not to take a halting, or half-way position on this
subject, or think to work equally with right and wrong;
there is but one right way, and this we should learn
to-day, is Spirit and not matter. To govern the body
scientifically, we must admit only mind, and you will
find it impossible to gain control over the body on any
other ground; a conservative position on this point, or
faith strongest in matter, will never do it.
332:21
If you manipulate your patients, you lean on elec-
If you manipulate your patients, you lean on elec-
tricity more than Truth, and it is matter more than
mind you employ to heal the sick, while science teaches
you success is on the side of Intelligence, and that you
only weaken your power with matter. It is useless to
say you manipulate patients, but lay no stress on this
manipulation; then why do you do it? We answer for
you – because you are not sufficiently spiritual to do
otherwise; and if this is so, why do you call it science,
explained in this work? If you are too material to
understand the science of being, and rub the head as a
substitute for living Truth, adopting words and manip-