Science of Mind Principles

Oneness


There is One Infinite Intelligence, One Source, and One Being, which creates everything out of Itself. We call It many names, including, but not limited to God, Universal Spirit, Universal Intelligence, First Cause or The Thing Itself. Universal Spirit is undivided, complete and whole within Itself.

Love


Love is the self-givingness of Universal Spirit through Its desire to express Itself in terms of creation.

Threefold Nature


Universal Spirit expresses Itself in three aspects –Spirit, Law, and Body. Each individual being also has these same three aspects.

Creative Process


Universal Spirit operates Universal Spirit operates through Universal Law, which receives the direct impress of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs and brings them into form. This Universal Law is impersonal, consistent, and absolute.

Spiritual Laws


Universal Spirit maintains harmony, equilibrium and balance through spiritual laws. These laws, an expression of Universal Law, are impersonal, consistent, and absolute.

Goodness Creation


As the manifest body of Universal Spirit, is inherently Good and is evolving toward greater Good. We live in a life-affirming universe.

Eternal Life


Life is eternal. We believe in the eternality, the immortality and the continuity of the individual soul, forever and ever expanding.

Spiritual Beings


Universal Spirit is transcendent and immanent. We are spiritual beings living in a spiritual universe.

Freedom


We are free to choose and create our experience of life.

Heaven on Earth


Heaven is within us and we experience it to the degree that we become conscious of it.

Science of Mind Practices

Affirmative Prayer/ Spiritual Mind Treatment


Spiritual Mind Treatment is the single most important Science of Mind practice. It is a form of affirmative prayer. It is an act, art, and science. It is an act, being the conscious activity of thought. It is an art in that there must be feeling, appreciation, and realization. It is a science, in that it produces verifiable results through the application of impersonal, consistent spiritual law. Spiritual Mind Treatment is the recognition of Universal Spirit, which is at the center of everything, and a realization that Law is creatively set in motion through conscious thought that provides an avenue for change.

Meditation


Meditation is the practice that opens us to inner peace. It is the practice that transcends all theologies and allows us to directly experience Universal Spirit. There are many different forms of meditation.

Visioning


Visioning is the practice of revealing the spiritual reality of any situation. It is the practice of seeking inner guidance.

Affirmations


An affirmation is a simple, positive statement in the present tense which leads the mind to accept what it wishes to believe.

Mindfulness


Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention in the present moment, objectively observing the behavior, attitudes and beliefs of ourselves and others.

Giving & Receiving


Giving and Receiving is the practice of conscious participation in the circulation of universal good in all of its forms.

Gratitude


Gratitude is the practice of the realization that all Good has already been provided. Gratitude is more than a resultant emotion; it is a causative energy which reveals the ever present abundance of the universe.

Forgiveness


Forgiveness is the active practice of compassion, the process of releasing perceived hurts, judgments or grievances, which allows us to see the Presence of Spirit in everyone.

Sacred Service


Sacred Service is the ongoing spiritual practice of sharing our gifts and talents, by actively participating from our hearts in the greater community.