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him how to bar the door of his thought against this
seeming power, - a task not difficult, when one understands
that evil has in reality no power.
Incorrect reasoning leads to practical error.
The wrong thought should be arrested before it has a
chance to manifest itself.
(Egotistic darkness)
Walking in the light, we are accustomed to the light
and require it; we cannot see in darkness. But eyes accustomed
to darkness are pained by the light.
When outgrowing the old, you should not fear
to put on the new. Your advancing course may provoke
envy, but it will also attract respect. When error
confronts you, withhold not the rebuke or the explanation
which destroys error. Never breathe an immoral
atmosphere, unless in the attempt to purify it. Better is
the frugal intellectual repast with contentment and virtue,
than the luxury of learning with egotism and vice.
(Unwarranted expectations)
Right is radical. The teacher must know the truth
himself. He must live it and love it, or he cannot impart
it to others. We soil our garments with conservatism,
and afterwards we must wash them
clean. When the spiritual sense of Truth unfolds its
harmonies, you take no risks in the policy of error. Expect
to heal simply by repeating the author's words, by
right talking and wrong acting, and you will be
disappointed. Such a practice does not demonstrate the
Science by which divine Mind heals the sick.
(Reliable authority)
Acting from sinful motives destroys your power of
healing from the right motive. On the other hand, if
you had the inclination or power to practise
wrongly and then should adopt Christian
Science, the wrong power would be destroyed. You do
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