IN THIS Department will be included teachings and truths for more advanced students, especially for those who have received the monthly lessons in the sixty-five issued Papers.

Some of our readers perhaps may not be able to grasp these truths, but we urge if so that they reserve them for future study and consideration, as they will contain matter of vital moment to the soul, when it is grown ready to receive and use it as intended.

WE HAVE talked much about the inner or soul consciousness, trying to prove to you that it is your true consciousness, and that it is the goal of human life—when man will attain when he has unfolded in consciousness sufficiently to permit of the truth of his being to flood and fill his mind.

We have shown you in a number of ways what is the soul consciousness, how to enter it and how to think, speak and act from it; but we know only the few comprehended and are able to make much headway because of lack of persistence in determining just what was meant and in doing what was shown.

Others are teaching—as we have long taught—how to find, to know and to wait upon the Lord within. But we have shown that you are the Lord within—you in your real nature, unhindered by the beliefs of your outer, “separate” mind; and that the finding of the Lord within is but the teaching of your mind the truth that you alone are, and that your mind is only your outer means of expression.

It is not altogether the fault of those who have tried to realize this and could not, nor of those who did not get even a glimpse of our meaning and that therefore did not try; for undoubtedly as souls they were not ready to step forth and take charge of their minds, because they could not as yet get their minds to respond to them.

For remember, you are a soul, and if you as a soul cannot get your mind and outer self to listen to and obey when you speak, it must be because the mind still believes it is you, goes its own stubborn and selfish way, and will not learn any different way until you lead it through enough hard experiences to where it remembers the warnings, the cautions and the hunches you gave it when trying to show it the way you wanted it to go or do.

We are assuming that enough of you who read have had sufficient of such experiences and now welcome any further help to get your minds to listen to and try to become really acquainted with you, so that it will know when you speak and you can teach it directly what you want it to know. That is entirely possible, dear friend, and if you want it strongly enough it can be gained in the following way:

Get quiet and in a comfortable position, and relax completely, as explained in the Jesus Christ Message in this issue, and follow the general directions given therein, trying to feel and realize all that is stated.

When fully relaxed and your mind is turned wholly within, you should be able to feel that gentle tingling and inner glow of the One Life flowing through your being, and can even realize it as a light shining in the midst of you. All that is needed is to concentrate all of your attention and interest upon this Life, to the exclusion of everything else, until it becomes the only thing of which you are conscious.

Should there be any inharmony anywhere in the body at the moment, direct this glow when clearly felt to that part and right into the inharmony or pain, knowing that its light, being God’s Life, will penetrate it and drive out all that is causing the congestion or interference, as easily as light drives out darkness; for God’s Life is pure Spirit, and Spirit lights up, cleanses and makes all matter perfect, as no imperfection can be where God is. KNOWING this you can easily prove it, and watch the pain vanish.

With practice you can instantly and at will withdraw the mind from the body and outer senses and fix it upon this inner tingling and glow, and in the realization and feel of it, can let go completely and enjoy the perfect peace and harmony that ensues.

Now take heed. This quiet, peaceful inner consciousness is that of your soul or the real you, while the outer consciousness so filled with inharmony is only the result of the vibrations of the many wrong thoughts and beliefs about yourself, about others and the world around you, that you are carrying and holding in your mind.

Do you wonder, with your mind filled with such beliefs that you have a body filled with inharmonies of all kinds? For your body is only the outpicturing or outer expression of what you call your mind! Think this over carefully until you see how true it is.

Then you can also see how this quiet, peaceful consciousness that is in evidence when the outer mind is stilled, and which we have said is your soul or true consciousness, must then be your true body, and that when you are back in that consciousness you are actually in your perfect or soul body!

When this realization fully strikes you, we hope that you will practice many times a day retiring thus into your true consciousness and body, now knowing that in that consciousness you are free Spirit, that you can say “I Am,” and know you are I Am.

For we promise that in that consciousness of perfect peace and harmony you will gradually grow into a full realization of Who you are and of What you are a part, and that you are not this outer self, but that you have come down through the ages, have lived in many bodies in many countries and many conditions, but are apart from it all—are a Spiritual being, putting on bodies only in order to develop soul qualities needed for your more perfect expression.

There is so much in what we have just shown you that once fully realized it will bring illumination, and you will suddenly find yourself in another world of consciousness! Is that worth striving for? Then stay with it until you get it, and next month we will give further helps about entering and working from the I AM or soul consciousness.

THE following are some suggestions how easily to “let go,” as many find this the greatest obstacle in the way of any real spiritual progress.

Letting go, of course, means letting go with the mind—when the mind insists upon holding on to some thought or belief. The only way to let go of a thought or belief bothering your mind is to fix its attention and interest steadily on something else you want to think about, such as the inner life, consciousness and body of your real self, mentioned in the above article. For know this great truth, the mind can think or give attention and interest to one thing only at a time. Therefore, to free yourself from any obnoxious thought, all you have to do is to think of something pleasant and agreeable that you like to think about.

Applying this simple truth will free you from many a worry, anxiety, concern, and even from suffering and pain; for with practice you will find that you can fix your mind upon some pleasant and agreeable thing and suddenly become aware that the pain or suffering has disappeared, and does not return until you think of it again—or let the thought back again into your mind; proving that it is only the thoughts in your mind that affect you.

Do you see what this will mean to you, when its significance fully penetrates and gets established in your consciousness so you can apply it when and where you will?

I HAD been thinking about my Grandmother (this was all in a dream) when I received a letter from her telling me to come to her at once. Immediately I was in a peculiar garden, inhabited by mentally-confused people. As they did not seem to be aware of my presence, however, I kept on my way until I came to a bed-side and there found my Grandmother, her hair snow-white, but otherwise looking about as usual.

“How did you get here?” she asked. To my reply that I had had no trouble finding her and had come to take her home with me, she said, “My dear, I would love to go with you, but that can not be. Oh, I am so afraid for you. Know you where you are? This is the Garden of Illusion. We become enamored with this place and often stay here for years; then when we finally awaken to the Truth, the Prince of the Garden will not permit us to leave, but subjects us to great torment, if we try. It is because of him that I am afraid for you. I am much surprised that he permitted you to come here.”

“I had no trouble in getting here, and we will have no difficulty leaving this place,” I answered, “Get ready to leave, I am not afraid of him; if we meet him I shall tell him how we love each other and how close we always were.”

Then following her eyes, I turned and saw a dark, stately-looking man just behind me. “Pretty tales, but lies,” he said, “turn your back to me.” But I would not, and instead faced him and began repeating the words, “I am a Son of God. You have no power over me,” until I awakened.

I went to sleep again within a few minutes and was again back in the same Garden. New groups of people were being constantly brought to the Garden; I began to question them in this manner, “What do you see on yonder hill?”

“A beautiful mansion surrounded by flowers and trees,” was the answer. “No, it is a wilderness, thick with underbrush and brambles,” I told them, “but if you can see the mansion and will do the mental work necessary, it can be brought into manifestation.”

Again when told that a large bed of gorgeous flowers was just in front of us, I said, “There is really poor soil with some weeds in that spot, but if you can hold your mental picture, desire it, and get busy with hoe and shovel, you can plant just such a flowerbed as you see, and it will bring forth much beauty. But do not hypnotize yourself, it takes WORK, plus visualization, to actually accomplish anything and to produce works that all can see and enjoy.”

Going into a small house which I found to be crowded with people, and still preaching against what seemed to be hypnotism to me, I observed a white glove being passed from one to another. Many would shake it and hurriedly pass it on. When I asked the meaning of this, I was told that the last to receive it would die. “So they teach death and torture here,” I commented, and then I added immortality and love to the teachings I was trying to convey to their bewildered, deluded minds.

This may give you a real insight into what was engrossing my mind at that time. Possibly, it needed a good scolding; if so, well it can take it. When you have time, I would appreciate receiving a word from you in interpretation.”

In reply we wrote: You ask where you were? Undoubtedly working and teaching in the soul realm. Can you not see that your accumulated desire thus to serve must result in real service, first on the inner and then on the outer plane? With your knowledge and understanding now thus put to use in the inner world you will find yourself gradually fitting into the place made ready for you in the outer world.

I HAD the most wonderful realization yesterday morning before going to Sunday service. A neighbor came running in and said, “Dean (her twelve year old boy) is very ill. I worked for him all night, but he has a fever and his face is terribly swollen, and his father is determined to call a doctor. Won’t you help me to have him healed without that happening?”

Immediately I answered, “When the men in the boat that was rocking became alarmed, and saw that they of themselves could do nothing, they called upon the sleeping Master, and He at once responded to that call. He is doing that now, as you call upon Him through me. I can of mine own self do nothing, neither can you, but—the Master is now called, and will respond. He will cast out from Dean the wrong belief that is manifesting as illness, and whatever is the cause, He will cast it out.”

She went home and returned in about fifteen minutes, her eyes full of tears, and said, “I want to thank you and God for Dean’s healing. The trouble was an abscess in his jaw underneath a ‘bad’ tooth, and it has broken and is flowing freely. The Master did respond, and He has cast out the outmanifestation of wrong belief that was making Dean seem so ill. He is ‘like another boy’ now, and I am so grateful to you and God.”

I too gave humble thanks, that the Father (God manifesting as Christ) had found me a channel sufficiently open that He could work through and bring peace and proof of His wonderful Presence to that family, the mother of which is such a sincere and faithful Truth student, but of which certain members were still “doubting Thomases.” Such happenings will eventually cause the Light to pierce their foggy consciousness and they will see as she sees the Son shining everywhere all the time.

In that same family there has been another marvelous realization of supply. Just last week she mentioned to me how urgently her husband needed a car to get back and forth to his work. I was led to reply, “There is a car for him! He will soon have it to use!”

Saturday a well-to-do lady for whom he was doing some interior decorating said to him that she had a lot of work for him to do several miles from here—in the northern suburbs. He told her he did not see how he could possibly do it since he did not have a car. She quickly replied, “We have three, and that one standing out there, we never use; you may have it for $15.00, and pay for it with work.” He looked the car over and found it to be in splendid shape; old, but in good condition. He used it this morning to go to work—a very happy and much wiser man.

His wife said to me that before he left he told her, “It is wonderful how things are working out for us of late.”

Oh! If we will only use our faith! If we will only trust God and not human beings; look to Him only and always and not doubt, surely we will realize that the Sermon on the Mount contains real promises that will absolutely work out, if we believe them. We have just got to let go of the old limited beliefs in our human power to achieve, in medical means to heal, in any power but—the power of God reaching us, acting for us and within us, as the Christ, the Only Begotten Son.

THERE is a time for everything—a time to strive and a time to be quiet; a time to seek and a time to find; a time to reach out towards realization, and a time to rest in the interior understanding which realization brings.

Those who are able to rest in a state of realization and to contemplate the Divine Perfection, are those who have attained to this state through much seeking.—H. T. Hamblin.