Chapter VIII - Healing the Sick
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sible, that the influence their minds hold over the sick.
sible, that the influence their minds hold over the sick.
may be obviated. You have as much better opportu-
nity to be heard mentally, when speaking alone, as
physically; we admit one cannot be heard when others
are speaking louder than himself, or talking on other
subjects; and this is why the physician needs to be
alone with the patient, when mentally healing him. A
scientific practitioner never converses on other subjects
when he is treating the sick; you cannot gain the
spiritual sense of your patient if you are addressing his
personal senses, by manipulating him; besides you need
to learn your patient's mind, and to do this you must be
silent and still; manipulation, or conversation on other
topics are injurious. The spirituality that abstracts all
attention from the body, never manipulates and is the
only positive position of scientific healing. The de-
monstrator of the science of healing is to-day an Atlas
with the world on his shoulders, and the only reason
he heals in one or a majority of cases is, not that law
material or a single opinion or prejudice is in his favor,
but because it is the Truth of being demonstrated by
its fruits. Understanding the science of music, we
have firm reliance on our ability to practice it; so with
the science of Life, the only difference is, the latter
demonstrates God controlling man, and the former,
God controlling music; but the latter meets with more
opposition because it tends to destroy all error, and is
not understood at present.
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The Scientist sees more clearly the cause of disease
The Scientist sees more clearly the cause of disease
in mind, than the anatomist can in body; the latter
examines the body to learn how matter is committing
suicide, and the former reads mind to find what beliefs
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are destroying the body. The scientist is a law to him-
are destroying the body. The scientist is a law to him-
self; he would not do wrong knowingly, and if he
has not reached this standpoint, he cannot give the
more wonderful demonstrations of healing. Whoso-
ever justifies an evil-doer, and does not expose his
iniquity, is a partaker of his sin, and will have his
reward. Whenever we have discovered a dishonest stu-
dent claiming to be scientific, we have first explained to
him his error, and next, rebuked him; and if neither
explanation nor rebuke are heeded, and he does not
reform, he becomes our enemy. The greatest hindrance
this science can meet will arise from backsliding stu-
dents, those claiming to practice it who do not adhere
to its moral obligations, who have not yet realized
until the fountain is purer, the stream will be turbid;
mind must be right or its action on others will be
inharmonious.
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A mental condition, or error of belief unknown to
A mental condition, or error of belief unknown to
both patient and physician, is not readily removed, and
to gain a scientific perception of it, or apprehend the
mental condition of the sick, you must hold the reins
over your own body. Our Master knew the thoughts of
others, solely because of his goodness and spirituality;
therefore, mind-reading, with him, was very far from
clairvoyance. To be able to discern the cause of sick-
ness after the scientific mode of our Master, depends on
your spirituality, obedience to your higher nature, af-
ter acquiring the rules of science that guide you aright.
If you are becoming spiritually minded, you will discern
the things that belong to Spirit; and in the ratio that
you are not carnally minded, and according as you sur-
render error, will your spiritual discernment increase.