Where have we come from?
Where are we going?
Why are we here?
The Spiritual Practice of Study is a never-ending journey into the truth of Self. Where have we come from? Where are we going? Why are we here? Life itself affords us the opportunity to play in the infinite lab of possibilities. In study we explore big questions and expand our conscious understanding of what Life is and how we choose to live it.
At the Center For Spiritual Living we pride ourselves on being a place where education is a priority. Everyone is encouraged to take common questions and answers about life and explore them for themselves because we believe it is up to each of us to consciously choose what we believe. We invite you to investigate your beliefs, your ideas about "the way it is," by taking classes, reading books and dialoguing with others. We offer many classes for discovering what we hold to be true within ourselves as individuals and as a global community. We invite you to look through the classes, workshops and retreats available. Also visit Stepping Stones Bookstore to roam through the wisdom of world religious thought provided by the wealth of books, tapes and music available there.
Excerpts from Ernest Holmes' The Science of Mind:
Let us then approach the Science of Mind — the Science of Spiritual Psychology — with awe, but not with fear; with truly a humble thought, but not with a sense that we are unworthy. Let us approach it normally, happily, willing to accept, glad to experiment, hoping and believing that as the result of our efforts we shall each derive a great good and sound understanding of the natural laws of Life, as they apply to the individual and his/her relationship to the whole universal scheme of things.
This is the simple meaning of true metaphysical teaching, the study of Life and the nature of the Law, governed and directed by thought; always conscious that we live in a spiritual Universe; that God is in, through, around and for us. There is nothing supernatural about the study of Life from the metaphysical viewpoint. That which today seems to us supernatural, after it is thoroughly understood, will be spontaneously natural...
What is the mind? No man living knows. We know a great deal about the mind, but not what it is. By mind, we mean consciousness. We are now using it. We cannot locate mind in the body, for, while the body is a necessary vehicle for consciousness while we are here, it is not consciousness. We cannot isolate the mind. All we know about it is not what it is, but what it does, and the greatest philosopher who ever lived knows no more that this...except that he may tell us more of how it works..
Mind — the Thing, Spirit, Causation — is beyond, and yet not beyond, our grasp. Beyond, in that It is so big; within, in that wherever we grasp at It, we are It to the extent that we grasp It; but, since It is Infinite, we can never encompass It. We shall never encompass God, yet we shall always be in God and of God!
The Universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the potential ultimate of all things. To It, all things are possible. To us, as much is possible as we can conceive, according to law. Should all the wisdom of the universe be poured over us, we should receive only that which we are ready to understand.”
Affirmations for Study
Free Spirit Within Me
Free Spirit within me, Unbound and Perfect, teach me Thy ways and make known to me Thy Limitless Completion. O Spirit of Life, control my every action and thought. Compel me to follow Thy light that I too may be free and complete. I will follow Thy footsteps and learn of Thee all the wondrous secrets of Life. I will follow Thy Light into the Perfect Day. Free Spirit within me.
I Have Known, Always
I have always known the Truth, and no fear can keep my inner knowledge from me. My wisdom from within comes forth into daily expression. Knowledge from On High is given to me, and I shall always be led of the Spirit. I know the Truth.
My Thought Is in Thee
My thought is in Thee, Inner Light. My words are from Thee, Inner Wisdom. My understanding is of Thee, Inner God. I cannot be hid from Thee, my inspiration and my life. My thought is in Thee.
"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."
– Proverbs
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