Part Iii. Special Articles. The Mirr : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE MIRROR OF THE SUBJECTIVE It has truly been said that Mind is a mirror. If we could realize how completely this law works, no doubt we would greatly alter our manner of thinking. It is impossible to create even the slightest thought...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Sequence : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE SEQUENCE OF THE CREATIVE ORDER In the creation of any form it is necessary for its image to exist in Mind before it can come into realization in the external. The Law, being only a neutral force, cannot initiate anything, and cannot...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Atonement : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE ATONEMENT Atonement is defined as reconciliation: "To make an expiation for sin or a sinner," and "To be at one." The definition for sin is, "To commit sin, transgress, neglect or disregard the Divine Law; to do wrong or offend."...
Lesson Three. Mental Healing. Lesson Three : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 137 LESSON THREE: MENTAL HEALING Whatever exists at all must be the result of a definite image of thought held in the Mind of God or the Absolute, Who is the cause of all. Whether we think of man as a projection of God, an emanati...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Problem Of Evil : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE PROBLEM OF EVIL Evil will remain a problem as long as any one believes in it. This may sound rather startling until one has taken the time to think the matter through to a conclusion. Evil; of itself, is neither person, place nor thing...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Supreme Affirmati : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE SUPREME AFFIRMATION Strange as it may seem, the human thought can affirm only; it can never deny; for, even at the moment of denial, it really affirms the presence of that which it denies. We speak of denials and affirmations as though...
Lesson Two. The Nature Of Man. Metaphysical : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 97 LESSON TWO: METAPHYSICAL MEANING OF WORDS USED IN INDIVIDUAL CHART NO. II-B UPPER SECTION SPIRIT.--That part of man which enables him to be self-conscious. That which he really is. We do not see the spirit of man any more than we see...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Perfect Universe : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE PERFECT UNIVERSE We must realize the Perfect Universe if we wish to embody the greatest good. If the Universe were not Perfect It could not exist for a single moment. It is self-evident that we live in a Perfect Universe; and, if so...
Lesson Six. The Law Of Psychic Phenomen. Part 05 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 229 LESSON SIX: THE LAW OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA INTRODUCTION It is taken for granted that the average person of to-day is more or less acquainted with the facts concerning psychic phenomena. It would be useless, in a course such as this...
Peace Be Unto Thee, Stranger : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. vi PEACE BE UNTO THEE, STRANGER eace be unto thee, stranger, enter and be not afraid. I have left the gate open and thou art welcome to my home. There is room in my house for all. I have swept the hearth and lighted the fire. The room is...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Personality Of God : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE PERSONALITY OF GOD In our metaphysical abstractions we have come to the conclusion that God, or First Cause, must be Infinite; and it is difficult to perceive how a power which is Infinite can, at the same time, be personal. Yet...
Lesson Six. The Law Of Psychic Phenomen. Part 04 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 231 LESSON SIX: METAPHYSICAL MEANINGS OF WORDS USED IN CHART NO. VI The upper section represents the Conscious Mind, the Self-Knowing Mind, which we call Spirit. The middle section represents the Psychic Sea, that is, the Subjective...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Repressi : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], REPRESSION AND SUBLIMATION THE SPIRIT OF SEX We have discovered, from the preceding chapters, that the Universe is threefold in Its nature. It is Spirit, Soul and Body; Spirit as the active, projective, masculine factor; Soul...
Lesson Four. The Control Of Conditions. Less : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 180 LESSON FOUR: THE CONTROL OF CONDITIONS In taking up this subject, let us very clearly understand that we do not differentiate between Conscious Mind and Spirit; there is no difference, for they are One. The Spirit of Intelligence...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Concentration : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], CONCENTRATION To concentrate means to bring to a point. To concentrate the mentality means to bring the thinking to bear on one point of interest and to hold it there. Concentration has little to do p. 290 with will power. Indeed...
Lesson Five. The Perfect Whole. Lesson Five : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 216 LESSON FIVE: THE PERFECT WHOLE Chart No. V represents the Triune Unity. The other charts were divided into Spirit, Soul and Body, symbolizing the Conscious part of Existence; the Law through which It operates; and the result...
Lesson Two. The Nature Of Man. Introduction : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 82 LESSON TWO: INTRODUCTION Mental Science, which is the Science of Mind and Spirit, makes a tremendous claim when it states that it can free the individual from the bondage of sickness, poverty and unhappiness; but it makes this...
Lesson One. The Nature Of Being. Lesson One. Part 02 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 70 LESSON ONE: THE NATURE OF BEING The circle in Chart No. I signifies Universal Life, because it is without beginning and without end. We have divided it into three parts, calling one Spirit, one Soul and the other Body; not because...
Yourself : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 25 THE SCIENCE OF MIND p. 26 YOURSELF Oh, weary heart, laden with earth's weight and care, Oh, feet, stumbling on the way, bleeding and bare, Oh, arms outstretched, and hands upheld in prayer, Oh, back, which so oft has felt the lash...
Lesson Six. The Law Of Psychic Phenomen. Part 02 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 266 LESSON SIX: PSYCHIC PHENOMENA AND IMMORTALITY THE MEANING OF IMMORTALITY Immortality means to the average person that man shall persist after the experience of physical death, retaining a full recollection of himself and the ability...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Self Existent Life : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], SELF-EXISTENT LIFE The most important thing that any student of the Truth can understand is the real meaning of self-existence. Whatever the nature of First Cause is, It must be Self-Existent, or else It could not be at all. It is, perhaps...
Lesson Five. The Perfect Whole. Introduction : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 206 LESSON FIVE: INTRODUCTION A mystic is not a mysterious person; but is one who has a deep, inner sense of Life and Unity with the Whole; mysticism and mystery are entirely different things; one is real while the other may, or may not...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 10 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], BODILY PERFECTION COME, AND LET ME HEAL YOU Come to me and I will heal you. The inner power of Life within me is God, and it can heal anything. I will to heal and help all who come to me. p. 319 I know that the realization of Life and Love...
Lesson One. The Nature Of Being. Metaphysical : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 54 LESSON ONE: METAPHYSICAL MEANING OF WORDS USED IN UNIVERSAL CHART UPPER SECTION SPIRIT.--The Intelligent Power back of and through everything; the First Person of The Trinity. Absolute.--The Unconditioned, that which nothing can limit...
Part Iii. Special Articles. How To Visualize : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], HOW TO VISUALIZE Visualizing means mentally seeing the things that you wish to have or to do. When you mentally see the things you desire, and see them very clearly, you are presenting Universal Mind with images of thought; and, like...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE POWER OF THE WORD I CONTROL MY MENTAL HOUSEHOLD AND CONQUER ALL FEAR AND DOUBT I conquer my mental household and cast out all fear and doubt. Let my Word cast out all sense of fear and doubt and let my thoughts be lifted unto Him Who...
Lesson One. The Nature Of Being. Lesson One : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 79 LESSON ONE: RECAPITULATION The evolution of man brings him automatically to a time when real individuality is produced. From that day any further evolution must be through his conscious coperation with Life. All nature waits on man's...
Lesson Three. Mental Healing. Metaphysical : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 134 LESSON THREE: METAPHYSICAL MEANING OF WORDS USED IN CHART NO. III UNIVERSAL SPIRIT.--Means the universe of conscious mind and self-determination. The Universal Subjectivity means the Creative Medium of the Spirit, or the Subjective...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 14 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], UNITY I SEE NO EVIL I see no evil; I behold only the good. I have seen the drunkard lying in the gutter, and the saint kneeling in ecstasy before the high altar of his faith; but I have found no difference. I have perceived that each...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 02 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 357 SPIRIT OF GOD WITHIN ARISE, MY SPIRIT Arise, my Spirit, arise and shine. Let Thy light illumine my path, and let Thy wisdom direct my way. Compel my will to do Thy bidding, and command my Soul to look to Thee. I will follow Thee, my...
Lesson Four. The Control Of Conditions. Recapitulati : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 203 LESSON FOUR: RECAPITULATION Limitation and poverty are not things but are the results of restricted ways of thinking. We are surrounded by a Subjective Intelligence which receives the impress of our thought and acts upon it. This...
Title Page : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. iii THE SCIENCE OF MIND A Complete Course Of Lessons In The Science Of Mind And Spirit BY ERNEST SHURTLEFF HOLMES New York, R. M. McBride & Company [1926] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Proofed and formatted. This text is in the public dom...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 06 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], HARMONY OF LIFE BEAUTY I behold the Beautiful and the Pleasant. My eyes see only that which is beautiful to look upon. I will not see anything else nor believe in anything else. I know that beauty has entered into my life, and will always...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Imagination And Will : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], IMAGINATION AND WILL Cou announced a great truth when he said that imagination is superior to the will; but he did not explain the philosophy behind this truth. It is a fact that what he said is true, but we wish to analyze the fact...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 12 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 387 THE CALL This I saw, or else some inner presence made it known to me; The Universe is filled with life; the air, the sky, the sea Teem with intelligence, with majesty and might; And deep within me, some subtle inner sight Beholds...
Foreword : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. vii FOREWORD In presenting these lessons on Mental Science, I do not claim to have discovered any new Truth. The Truth has been known in every age by a few; but the great mass of people has never even dreamed that we live in a mental...
Part I. The Evolution Of Man's Thought. Part I : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 27 THE SCIENCE OF MIND "PART I:" THE EVOLUTION OF MAN'S THOUGHT INSTINCTIVE MAN If we traced man's history back into the dim past we should come to a place where he did not consciously know himself. We should come to a place where...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 08 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], DIVINE COMPANIONSHIP A SONG OF HOPE My Life is in Thee, O Inner Presence. I look upon Thee and hope springs forth into realization. O Hope within me, undying evidence of Good, Thou dost completely hold me in Thy loving embrace...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Salvation And Grace : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], SALVATION AND GRACE As the fall of man was brought about through his own act, so the rise of man will be accomplished through his own act. God already Is. Salvation is not a thing but a Way; the way of salvation is through the realizati...
Lesson Three. Mental Healing. Introduction : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 130 LESSON THREE: INTRODUCTION HEALING Mental healing means mind healing. The possibility of healing physical diseases through the power of right thinking rests entirely on the theory that we are surrounded by an Infinite Mind which...
Lesson One. The Nature Of Being. Introduction : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 38 "PART II:" THE LESSONS LESSON ONE: INTRODUCTION In presenting these lessons in Mental Science to the public, it is my desire to make it possible for any one, who cares to take the time to study them, to demonstrate the truths th...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 04 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], INSPIRATION A SONG OF JOY There is a Song upon my lips to-day; it sings of the glad heart and the happy ways of Life. I will listen to my song, for it carols to me the glad tidings of Great Joy, of Love and Life. It tells me of the Wondrous...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 09 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 323 COMPLETENESS HAPPINESS AND COMPLETION I am happy and complete to-day and forever. Within me is that which is Perfect and Complete. It is The Spirit of all Life, Truth, and Action. I am happy in the sure knowledge of the Inner Light...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Evolution : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], EVOLUTION All emerge from that One Whose Being is ever present and Whose Life, robed in numberless forms, is manifest throughout all Creation. Creation is the logical result of the outpush of Life into self-expression. It is the coming...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 13 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 374 GLOSSARY This glossary gives the Metaphysical meaning of the words as used in these lessons. It is not claimed that the definition of the words used in this glossary will, in every case, keep faith with the regular dictionary...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 05 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], IMMANENT POWER AS LOVE ENTERS, FEAR DEPARTS As Love enters, fear vanishes. I am so filled with Love that no fear can enter my thought. I am not afraid, for I know that a Perfect Intelligence guards and governs my every act. Perfect Love...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Man's Creative : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], MAN'S CREATIVE POWER MARVELOUS Man's creative power in his world is marvelous; for every time he thinks he sets the Law in motion. As his thought sets the Law in motion it is specializing It for some definite purpose; and in this way his...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Absoluteness : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 281 "PART III:" SPECIAL ARTICLES Note: It is well for the student to carefully read and study the following articles, as they have a distinct bearing on the preceding lessons. ABSOLUTENESS AND RELATIVITY Absolute is defined as, "Free...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Personality : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], PERSONALITY Personality is the result of man's experience; it is the sum total of all that he has said, done, felt, thought, hoped for and believed in; it is the result of his reactions to the events of life as they come and go. Factors...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Christ And Antichrist : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 315 CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST The Spirit of Christ is the spirit of one who understands the Law and who uses It for constructive purposes only. The spirit of Antichrist is the spirit of one who, understanding the Law, uses It for destructive...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 11 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 318 "PART IV:" DAILY MEDITATIONS FOR SELF-HELP AND HEALING In these short meditations I have tried to set forth some ideas which my experiences in mental healing have given me. I have found that a few brief statements, mentally affirmed...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 07 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 330 FREEDOM FREEDOM Yes, I know that the Truth has freed me from the bonds of fear. I am not afraid. I adore thee, Most High within me; I trust in Thee and abide in that hope that knows no fear; I am Free Spirit and cannot be bound...
Part Iv. Daily Meditations For Self Help. Part 03 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], PRESENCE OF THE ALL GOOD A MARVELOUS SENSE A marvelous sense steals over him who waits on Good, and in patience bides his time. A feeling of some Unseen Presence silently creeps over the waiting thought, and the Voice of God speaks through...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Garden Of Eden : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE GARDEN OF EDEN The Garden of Eden typifies man's original state of perfection before he began to have experience. The Tree of Knowledge means the Life Principle which can be used both ways. It bore the fruit of the knowledge of both...
Part Iii. Special Articles. The Meaning : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], THE MEANING OF THE FALL The story of the fall typifies race-experience as brought about through its belief in duality. Man is created perfect; that is, he starts on his journey as a perfect being, but he also starts as an individual;...
Lesson Three. Mental Healing. Recapitulation : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 172 LESSON THREE: RECAPITULATION Sickness is an experience but not an Ultimate Reality; it is an effect and not a cause. The body, devoid of mentality, could neither know nor have sensation; it is entirely an effect. The body is made...
Lesson Six. The Law Of Psychic Phenomen : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 276 LESSON SIX: RECAPITULATION Psychic phenomena are the phenomena of the soul, or subjective mind. The subjective mentality is man's atmosphere in Universal Mind; it is the seat of his memory and the avenue through which Instinctive...
Lesson Six. The Law Of Psychic Phenomen. Part 03 : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 233 LESSON SIX: PSYCHIC PHENOMENA Psyche means soul; psychic phenomena are the phenomena of the soul. We have already seen that what we call the soul is, really, the subjective part of us. We do not have two minds, but we do have a dual...
Part Iii. Special Articles. Jesus As A Saviour : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], JESUS AS A SAVIOUR Jesus stands forth from the pages of human history as the greatest Figure of all time. His teachings contain the greatest lesson ever given to the human race; and His life and works, while on earth, provide the grandest...
Lesson Four. The Control Of Conditions. Introducti : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 175 LESSON FOUR: INTRODUCTION Mental Science is not a "get-rich-quick scheme," neither does it promise something for nothing. It does, however, promise the one who will comply with its teaching that he shall be able to bring into his...
Lesson Two. The Nature Of Man. Recapitulation : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 128 LESSON TWO: RECAPITULATION Man renacts the Divine Nature on all three planes; he is self-knowing in his conscious mind, creative through his subconscious mind, and has a body. He renacts the Trinity of Being. Man is in perfect unity...
Lesson Two. The Nature Of Man. Lesson Two : * The Science of Mind, by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes [1926], p. 103 LESSON TWO: THE NATURE OF MAN In the first lesson we studied the Universal Chart; we are now taking up the individual chart. Whatever is true of the Universe as a Whole must also be true of the individual as some part of this Whole...