Soul Progress Through Understanding

Life as God sees it, or we remain bound by our own limitations and self-righteousness.

The higher we set our vision toward Unity and Causes of Life, the greater will be the uplift of our mind and thinking process. We all want to be creative and imitate our Father in heaven. Fundamentally, all of mankind wants to do what is right and longs to return to the Father's House. When this longing is uppermost in mind and heart, one finds a True Spiritual Teacher Who has the key and can give much-needed guidance on the way. Illumination is a process of tuning into the Father's Thought Waves, the Sound Current of the WORD.

The more we see all Life as His, at the heart and concealed center in all living units, the clearer will be our perception of the Reality of His Omnipresence. This deeper perspective will help us much to imitate our Father in heaven, in our thinking and living. Seeing Life as it is at the Heart and Cause of all, and being grateful every moment to the Giver of All, makes this easy and the burden light. Jesus explained this to His disciples in a beautiful and simple way:

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Mat. 11:28,29,30.)

"And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it." (Luke 9:23-24.)

"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." (Mat. 5:48)

Jesus would not have said this if it were impossible. He taught a real, practical course of Life and thinking, expressing the highest principles and viewpoints which the people could receive and follow. Leaving our personal self and its mental limitations out of our consciousness; rising above the ego in thought, word and deed; is the first requirement to transcending our personal thinking process toward a new Life and Higher Goal.