Ernest Holmes wrote in Living the Science of Mind, “The Practitioner should know that at the center of every man’s being there is an absolutely perfect Life, a complete wholeness, and a deathless Principle. The work of the practitioner is to mental uncover this ever-present Reality, this Changeless and eternal Perfection.”
What did Holmes mean when he wrote “…there is an absolutely perfect Life, a complete wholeness, and a deathless Principle”?
“Always remember, there are three states of consciousness: the material, the mental, and the spiritual.” ― Joel S. Goldsmith, The Foundation of Mysticism
To fully grasp the mental concept, it is important to acknowledge the existence of the conscious mind, the unconscious mind, and the collective mind. Within the depths of the unconscious lie a web of beliefs, thoughts, and past patterns, all intertwined with your life experiences. Our conditioning is another way to describe this unconscious mind.
To heal a client, it is necessary to go beyond your own conditioning to open to the Changeless reality of Being. In the Hindu tradition, Being or Changeless is referred to as Brahman, the ultimate reality. This is beyond all levels of mind. It is pure awareness within Silence. This is the Source.
When we are in the Silence, there is no-thing and here everything is perfect. When one arrives at this state or place, there is a shift in awareness away from imperfection, resulting in a profound shift in mental comprehension and consequent healing in the client.
Those who have been trained in the wrong approach to Spiritual Treatment mistakenly believe that there is an inherent flaw within the client that requires healing. This betrays the true understanding; Treatment has nothing to do with the Client. It depends entirely on the practitioner's belief, understanding, and sense that the client is not perfect.
“realize there are some teachings that claim we are completely perfect and spiritual now, and therefore all of this would be unnecessary. In our spiritual identity, that’s true; but it certainly isn’t true of our humanhood. And it is our humanhood, or to our humanhood, that we are trying to bring light so that we may outgrow this humanhood” ― Joel S. Goldsmith, The Foundation of Mysticism
The mental part of the Spiritual Mind Treatment focuses on correcting misconceptions within the practitioner, while the spiritual part works on clearing the underlying assumption that there is an imperfection of the divine itself.
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