Chapter X - Science Of Being
Mental propagation
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of the divine Principle of those ideas. The reflection,
of the divine Principle of those ideas. The reflection,
through mental manifestation, of the multitudinous
forms of Mind which people the realm of
the real is controlled by Mind, the Principle
governing the reflection. Multiplication of God's chil-
dren comes from no power of propagation in matter, it
is the reflection of Spirit.
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The minutiae of lesser individualities reflect the one di-
The minutiae of lesser individualities reflect the one di-
vine individuality and are comprehended in and formed
by Spirit, not by material sensation. Whatever reflects
Mind, Life, Truth, and Love, is spiritually conceived and
brought forth; but the statement that man is conceived
and evolved both spiritually and materially, or by both
God and man, contradicts this eternal truth. All the
vanity of the ages can never make both these contraries
true. Divine Science lays the axe at the root of the illu-
sion that life, or mind, is formed by or is in the material
body, and Science will eventually destroy this illusion
through the self-destruction of all error and the beatified
understanding of the Science of Life.
Error defined
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The belief that pain and pleasure, life and death, holi-
The belief that pain and pleasure, life and death, holi-
ness and unholiness, mingle in man, – that
mortal, material man is the likeness of God
and is himself a creator, – is a fatal error.
Man's entity spiritual
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God, without the image and likeness of Himself, would
God, without the image and likeness of Himself, would
be a nonentity, or Mind unexpressed. He would be
without a witness or proof of His own na-
ture. Spiritual man is the image or idea of
God, an idea which cannot be lost nor sep-
arated from its divine Principle. When the evidence
before the material senses yielded to spiritual sense, the
apostle declared that nothing could alienate him from
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God, from the sweet sense and presence of Life and
God, from the sweet sense and presence of Life and
Truth.
Man inseparable from Love
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It is ignorance and false belief, based on a material
It is ignorance and false belief, based on a material
sense of things, which hide spiritual beauty and good-
ness. Understanding this, Paul said: "Nei-
ther death, nor life, . . . nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor
any other creature, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God." This is the doctrine of Christian
Science: that divine Love cannot be deprived of its
manifestation, or object; that joy cannot be turned into
sorrow, for sorrow is not the master of joy; that good can
never produce evil; that matter can never produce mind
nor life result in death. The perfect man – governed
by God, his perfect Principle – is sinless and eternal.
Harmony natural
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Harmony is produced by its Principle, is controlled
Harmony is produced by its Principle, is controlled
by it and abides with it. Divine Principle is the Life
of man. Man's happiness is not, therefore, at
the disposal of physical sense. Truth is not
contaminated by error. Harmony in man is as beautiful
as in music, and discord is unnatural, unreal.
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The science of music governs tones. If mortals caught
The science of music governs tones. If mortals caught
harmony through material sense, they would lose har-
mony, if time or accident robbed them of material sense.
To be master of chords and discords, the science of
music must be understood. Left to the decisions
of material sense, music is liable to be misappre-
hended and lost in confusion. Controlled by belief,
instead of understanding, music is, must be, imper-
fectly expressed. So man, not understanding the Sci-
ence of being, – thrusting aside his divine Principle as
incomprehensible, – is abandoned to conjectures, left in