sin continues, sin
not necessarily in the theological, but always in the philosophical
sense, though many times in the sense of both. The moment the
violation ceases, the moment one comes into perfect harmony with the
law, the cause of the suffering ceases; and though there may be
residing within the cumulative effects of past violation, the cause is
removed, and consequently there can be no more effects in the form of
additions, and even the diseased condition that has been induced from
past violation will begin to disappear as soon as the right forces are
set into activity.
There is nothing that will more quickly and more completely bring one
into harmony with the laws under which he lives than this vital
realization of his oneness with the Infinite Spirit, which is the life
of all life. In this there can be no disease, and nothing will more
readily remove from the organism the obstructions that have accumulated
there, or in other words, the disease that resides there, than this
full realization and the complete opening of one's self to this divine
inflow. "I shall put My spirit in you, and ye shall live."
The moment a person realizes his oneness with the Infinite Spirit he
recognizes himself as a spiritual being, and no longer as a mere
physical, material being. He then no longer makes the mistake of
regarding himself as body, subject to ills and diseases, but he
realizes the fact that he is spirit, spirit now as much as he ever will
or can be, and that he is the builder and so the master of the body,
the house in which he lives; and the moment he thus recognizes his
power as master he ceases in any way to allow it the mastery over him.
He no longer fears the elements or any of the forces that he now in his
ignorance allows to take hold of and affect the body. The moment he
realizes his own supremacy, instead of fearing them as he did when he
was out of harmony with them, he learns to love them. He thus comes
into harmony with them; or rather, he so orders them that they come
into harmony with him. He who formerly was the slave has now become
the master. The moment we come to love a thing it no longer carries
harm for us.
There are almost countless numbers today, weak and suffering in body,
who would become strong and healthy if they would only give God an
opportunity to do His work. To such I would say, _Don't shut out the
divine inflow_. Do anything else rather than this. Open yourselves to
it. I
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