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(One basis for all sickness)
Human mind produces what is termed organic disease
as certainly as it produces hysteria, and it must relinquish
all its errors, sicknesses, and sins.
I have demonstrated this beyond all cavil.
The evidence of divine Mind's healing power and absolute
control is to me as certain as the evidence of my own
existence.
(Mental and physical oneness)
Mortal mind and body are one. Neither exists without
the other, and both must be destroyed by immortal Mind.
Matter, or body, is but a false concept of mortal
mind. This so-called mind builds its own
superstructure, of which the material body is
the grosser portion; but from first to last, the body is a
sensuous, human concept.
(The effect of names)
In the Scriptural allegory of the material creation,
Adam or error, which represents the erroneous theory
of life and intelligence in matter, had the
naming of all that was material. These names
indicated matter's properties, qualities, and forms. But
a lie, the opposite of Truth, cannot name the qualities and
effects of what is termed matter, and create the so-called
laws of the flesh, nor can a lie hold the preponderance
of power in any direction against God, Spirit and
Truth.
(Poison defined mentally)
If a dose of poison is swallowed through mistake, and
the patient dies even though physician and
patient are expecting favorable results, does
human belief, you ask, cause this death? Even
so, and as directly as if the poison had been intentionally
taken.
In such cases a few persons believe the potion swallowed
by the patient to be harmless, but the vast majority
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