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TENETS of The Mother Church The First Church of Christ, Scientist To be signed by those uniting with The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. 1. As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life. 2. We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in... more...

Chapter I. Who I Am, What I Am, and Why I Am What I Am. My parents were Catholics, and for this reason I suppose, is why I became a Catholic Priest. I was born in Germany, in 1847, thus you see I am now almost what the world would call an old man—56 years old. A few years ago, I was of the opinion that my life had been well spent, but to-day I firmly believe that the major part of my life has been... more...

Behold, God is mine, and all things are mine! What will I more, and what more happy thing can I desire? O delightsome and sweet world! that is, to him that loveth the Word, not the world, neither the things that are in the world.(1) My God, my all! To him that understandeth, that word sufficeth, and to repeat it often is pleasing to him that loveth it. When Thou art present all things are pleasant;... more...

Diejenigen, die ein spirituelles Leben führen wollen, werden sich natürlich fragen, wie sie in der Spiritualität Fortschritte machen, und wie sie spirituelle Werte leben können. Muss man auf irgendeine Art gut und böse, richtig und falsch transzendieren? Wann beginnt die wahre spirituelle Entwicklung wirklich? In der erleuchteten Definition ist die Grundlage eines spirituellen Lebens eine makellose... more...

I PROLOGUE [Controverted Questions, 1892] Le plus grand service qu'on puisse rendre à la science est d'y faire place nette avant d'y rien construire.—CUVIER. Most of the Essays comprised in the present volume have been written during the last six or seven years, without premeditated purpose or intentional connection, in reply to attacks upon doctrines which I hold to be well founded;... more...

El trabajo se echa a perder con las preocupaciones, esta es la ley de la naturaleza. La libertad de las preocupaciones mejora el rendimiento en el trabajo. Las personas mejor educadas y de mejor posición sufren de altos niveles de estrés y de preocupación. Comparativamente, los trabajadores no se procupan tanto y pueden dormir bien, mientras que sus jefes tienen que tomar pastillas para poder pasar... more...

¿Por qué a pesar de estar intensamente involucrado en la religión y prácticas religiosas, nuestra conducta no lo refleja? ¿No se siente uno frustrado y confuso con ello? ¿Cuál es la razón detrás de esto? Pujya Dadashri ha clarificado el misterio que hay con respecto a esta confusión. El dice que toda conducta y comportamiento es el resultado de las causas de la vida anterior. Es un efecto.... more...

I INTRODUCTION IN DEFENCE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THE only possible excuse for this book is that it is an answer to a challenge. Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel. When some time ago I published a series of hasty but sincere papers, under the name of "Heretics," several critics for whose intellect I have a warm respect (I may mention specially Mr. G.S.Street) said that it was all... more...

Die Menschen streiten darüber, was in der Religion "meins" und "deins" ist. Um solche Streitigkeiten in Schach zu halten, gibt es das Trimantra. Wenn man die grundlegende Bedeutung des Trimantras (glückverheißendes Gebet) versteht, wird man erkennen, dass es kein Mantra ist, das ausschließlich für eine bestimmte Religion, Sekte oder Abteilung einer Religion gilt. Die Ehrerbietung im... more...

“A word spoken in season,” says the wise man, “how good it is!” If this be true regarding the utterances of uninspired lips, with what devout and paramount interest must we invest the sayings of Incarnate Truth—“the WORDS OF JESUS!” We have, in the motto-verses which head the succeeding pages a few comforting responses from the Oracle of heavenly Wisdom—a few grapes plucked from the... more...