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<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Lucifer</span> suggests “Yoga Science” as the best name of all, because its aim “is pre-eminently to attain union with the Universal Spirit.” If this is true, a foundation statement of “Yoga Science” must be, non-union of man with the Universal Spirit. But a foundation statement of “Christian Science” is man’s unchangeable and indestructible union or one-ness with spirit itself.<ref name="v3-p164-n1">Facts are against this assumption. Were the “Union” ''universal'' there could be no evil, no disease or suffering in this world. – [<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Ed.</span>]</ref> Not something which has been or will be, but everlasting is; and consciousness of that which is, is what is to be attained by him.
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Lucifer</span> suggests “Yoga Science” as the best name of all, because its aim “is pre-eminently to attain union with the Universal Spirit.” If this is true, a foundation statement of “Yoga Science” must be, non-union of man with the Universal Spirit. But a foundation statement of “Christian Science” is man’s unchangeable and indestructible union or one-ness with spirit itself.<ref name="v3-p164-n1">Facts are against this assumption. Were the “Union” ''universal'' there could be no evil, no disease or suffering in this world. – [<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Ed.</span>]</ref> Not something which has been or will be, but everlasting is; and consciousness of that which is, is what is to be attained by him.


This is what Jesus taught; is the underlying substance of the “Sermon on the Mount”; is the interior meaning of the four gospels. “Divine” or
This is what Jesus taught; is the underlying substance of the “Sermon on the Mount”; is the interior meaning of the four gospels. “Divine” or {{Page aside in Lucifer|v=3|n=14|p=165}}“Christian Science” is what is therein expressed; and it is the essence of all sciences. Those who do not find it there will naturally demur to the statement; it does not follow that others have not.
 
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“Christian Science” is what is therein expressed; and it is the essence of all sciences. Those who do not find it there will naturally demur to the statement; it does not follow that others have not.


There is not an affirmation or denial made as a statement of Christian Science which was not made by Jesus, whose work it was thus “to save the world from original sin,” for that sin was ignorance; and every such affirmation and denial was made from a perception of the truth of Being instead of from a sense of being. And only as those who heard grew gradually to perceive their real selves while still in the consciousness of a seeming self, could they, in their turn, deny the latter with its environments to be the Truth of Being; while they affirmed that truth which they perceived and which was true in itself, though not yet a fact to consciousness.
There is not an affirmation or denial made as a statement of Christian Science which was not made by Jesus, whose work it was thus “to save the world from original sin,” for that sin was ignorance; and every such affirmation and denial was made from a perception of the truth of Being instead of from a sense of being. And only as those who heard grew gradually to perceive their real selves while still in the consciousness of a seeming self, could they, in their turn, deny the latter with its environments to be the Truth of Being; while they affirmed that truth which they perceived and which was true in itself, though not yet a fact to consciousness.
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The denial of diseases and evil is an essential part of the work of redemption from them. Not one jot or tittle of the work which we have to do for our selves is hidden or prevented by the teachings of Christian Science. On the contrary, it lays bare the work and the way to do it as no philosophy or science has yet done; and the healing of disease simply is but a fragment of the mighty work whose outcome is consciousness of our real selves; our oneness with the Infinite Spirit. Who works to this end through “Christian Science” has a principle by which to walk and work which is the clue in the labyrinth of mysticism where so many, in seeking a way out, but cross and recross each other’s paths. The mazes and windings of this labyrinth are marvellous; and the man who has wandered from one to another till he knows them all, has a fund of knowledge which is as marvellous as the region from which he gathered it, but it is not knowledge of the way out.
The denial of diseases and evil is an essential part of the work of redemption from them. Not one jot or tittle of the work which we have to do for our selves is hidden or prevented by the teachings of Christian Science. On the contrary, it lays bare the work and the way to do it as no philosophy or science has yet done; and the healing of disease simply is but a fragment of the mighty work whose outcome is consciousness of our real selves; our oneness with the Infinite Spirit. Who works to this end through “Christian Science” has a principle by which to walk and work which is the clue in the labyrinth of mysticism where so many, in seeking a way out, but cross and recross each other’s paths. The mazes and windings of this labyrinth are marvellous; and the man who has wandered from one to another till he knows them all, has a fund of knowledge which is as marvellous as the region from which he gathered it, but it is not knowledge of the way out.


The question “Is it true that all our diseases are the result of wrong belief,” would more completely embody the teaching of Christian Science if “wrong” were omitted. Belief is considered the opposite of understanding; and the question can only be answered by each one for himself, from the latter standpoint. All outward evidence seems to disprove the statement. If one makes no attempt to study the science of mathematics himself, he is dependent upon some one who has done so, and in none of his affairs involving mathematical calculation, does he know why the result is as it is. A would-be student of the science, who rests upon the statements of his teacher, believing what he is told, will never be a mathematician, will never be able to gain the correct
The question “Is it true that all our diseases are the result of wrong belief,” would more completely embody the teaching of Christian Science if “wrong” were omitted. Belief is considered the opposite of understanding; and the question can only be answered by each one for himself, from the latter standpoint. All outward evidence seems to disprove the statement. If one makes no attempt to study the science of mathematics himself, he is dependent upon some one who has done so, and in none of his affairs involving mathematical calculation, does he know why the result is as it is. A would-be student of the science, who rests upon the statements of his teacher, believing what he is told, will never be a mathematician, will never be able to gain the correct {{Page aside in Lucifer|v=3|n=14|p=166}}answer to his problem and know that it is correct. He accepts the statements as made for the time being only; working out for himself the why and wherefore of them. He must understand before he can be a mathematician. Having reached that point, perceiving the principle of the science, he knows that all mathematical problems are forms which express the principle. He knows that any error in the answer to the problem is the fault of the worker of it, and is not there as a legitimate part of the problem, and he knows too that only by strict adherence to and following of the principle can he detect and destroy the error. He does not declare – if he is wise – that because he discerns what a mistake is, he is beyond the possibility of making one.
 
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answer to his problem and know that it is correct. He accepts the statements as made for the time being only; working out for himself the why and wherefore of them. He must understand before he can be a mathematician. Having reached that point, perceiving the principle of the science, he knows that all mathematical problems are forms which express the principle. He knows that any error in the answer to the problem is the fault of the worker of it, and is not there as a legitimate part of the problem, and he knows too that only by strict adherence to and following of the principle can he detect and destroy the error. He does not declare – if he is wise – that because he discerns what a mistake is, he is beyond the possibility of making one.


“Christian Scientists,” like all mankind, are engaged in working out the problem of Being, in making a fact to consciousness that which seems but an abstraction; the true ones do not for a moment claim that because they – as they think – discern the nature of disease, they will never more manifest any appearance of it. <span style="font-variant:small-caps">Lucifer</span> asks “Are there not among the renowned teachers of the new science, who are themselves afflicted by disease, often incurable, by pain and suffering?” And the answer is frankly given – yes. There are Christian Scientists who manifest in their own persons a contradiction to statements they make. Does this fact alter for one moment the truth of the statements if they be true? Is that a just conclusion which says: “What you say cannot be so, because I see in you something that contradicts it”
“Christian Scientists,” like all mankind, are engaged in working out the problem of Being, in making a fact to consciousness that which seems but an abstraction; the true ones do not for a moment claim that because they – as they think – discern the nature of disease, they will never more manifest any appearance of it. <span style="font-variant:small-caps">Lucifer</span> asks “Are there not among the renowned teachers of the new science, who are themselves afflicted by disease, often incurable, by pain and suffering?” And the answer is frankly given – yes. There are Christian Scientists who manifest in their own persons a contradiction to statements they make. Does this fact alter for one moment the truth of the statements if they be true? Is that a just conclusion which says: “What you say cannot be so, because I see in you something that contradicts it”
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The future of Christian Science does not and cannot depend upon its method of treatment of disease as practised by the few for the many, though the favourable results so gained are the “signs” which naturally draw those who receive them to a consideration of the method which has furnished them. The understanding of the science in their turn reveals its preventive value and exemplifies the old adage “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
The future of Christian Science does not and cannot depend upon its method of treatment of disease as practised by the few for the many, though the favourable results so gained are the “signs” which naturally draw those who receive them to a consideration of the method which has furnished them. The understanding of the science in their turn reveals its preventive value and exemplifies the old adage “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”


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The one is white magic; the other black. The one is a treatment according to Christian Science; the other is mesmerism. The one manifests the power of Truth; the other, the power of belief. The one, the self-lessness of Truth; the other, the all-self of the human mind.<ref name="v3-p167-n1">This is against all the teachings of Occultism, and is an arbitrary assumption, showing that the writer knows nothing of either white or black magic. To help anyone with a cancer on the nose to fancy he has no cancer, can only be done through mesmerism, or ''hypnotism,'' although the operator may call it as he chooses. – [<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Ed.</span>]</ref>
The one is white magic; the other black. The one is a treatment according to Christian Science; the other is mesmerism. The one manifests the power of Truth; the other, the power of belief. The one, the self-lessness of Truth; the other, the all-self of the human mind.<ref name="v3-p167-n1">This is against all the teachings of Occultism, and is an arbitrary assumption, showing that the writer knows nothing of either white or black magic. To help anyone with a cancer on the nose to fancy he has no cancer, can only be done through mesmerism, or ''hypnotism,'' although the operator may call it as he chooses. – [<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Ed.</span>]</ref>


The article, “Let every man prove his own works,” in <span style="font-variant:small-caps">Lucifer</span> No. 3, closes with an excellent analysis of a Theosophist. A parallel statement would be, ''He who does not declare and maintain his divine right to think for himself; he who does not unceasingly strive to discern the truth for its own sake; he who does not as unceasingly desire that that truth shall be made manifest regardless of gain or loss to himself; he who does not help to that result by unselfish effort for others; he''
The article, “Let every man prove his own works,” in <span style="font-variant:small-caps">Lucifer</span> No. 3, closes with an excellent analysis of a Theosophist. A parallel statement would be, ''He who does not declare and maintain his divine right to think for himself; he who does not unceasingly strive to discern the truth for its own sake; he who does not as unceasingly desire that that truth shall be made manifest regardless of gain or loss to himself; he who does not help to that result by unselfish effort for others; he'' {{Page aside in Lucifer|v=3|n=14|p=168}}''who is not ever ready to rob evil of its power by speaking the word of truth; by helping others to see and speak in their turn; by comforting the sorrowing; by aiding the weak; by charity for all and malice toward none; he who does not rigorously refrain from mentally influencing another so as to cause action on his part through other than his own will, is no Christian Scientist.''
 
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''who is not ever ready to rob evil of its power by speaking the word of truth; by helping others to see and speak in their turn; by comforting the sorrowing; by aiding the weak; by charity for all and malice toward none; he who does not rigorously refrain from mentally influencing another so as to cause action on his part through other than his own will, is no Christian Scientist.''


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