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We HAVE now reached the lesson that deals with the metaphysical aspect of our subject. First we discovered the manner in which Mind works from the objective side. Then we became acquainted with the idea that the world we see is not material but spiritual. We also learned that the thought of space is eliminated by knowing that space has never existed. Now we are ready for the thought that Universal Mind is active from the subjective side. Its manifestations, to be sure, will be objective.

The student should keep in mind the fact that desire from within is not his personal desire. The desire for health, wealth and happiness is not personal but impersonal. The Universal Mind desires to manifest and express these states of Being through you. Because this is true, the personal struggle, which is always accompanied by anxiety and worry, may be dropped from man’s life. To learn this lesson is to have learned much.

Since desire is in the great Mind and all these desires are good, the only thing necessary for us to do is to let. This, remember, does not mean that there will be inaction but it does mean that you will be conscious that it is not the personal but the impersonal "you" that works. Relaxation of course is necessary but when one has understanding, he finds it easy to relax.

God is "I AM" and "I AM" — God. When the personal mind (conscious) relaxes and "lets" the great Mind ("I AM") at the center of one’s very Being express, it will work and work perfectly. As you recall the teaching step by step, you will be aware that I AM" is at the center of things. You also find that "I AM" is at the center of your own Being. This then is plain and reasonable — that when you are still and your conscious mind is conscious not of things. but of the "I AM" within you, you are in tune with everything in the Universe. Being in tune with the Universe, you exert an unconscious pull on things and will draw to you the thing which you desire most.

That is why I do not say, "Think of the thing that you want," but "Think of the Substance ("I AM") of the thing."

This great Universal Mind {"I AM") is always flowing into our bodies, whether we are conscious of it or not. The student should remember that he does not alter the fact of Truth by what he thinks of it; he simply alters his own manifestation of it. We do not change Truth by our opinions of it; we change its manifestation in our own experience. "As a man thinketh, so is he" — in manifestation.

Inasmuch as this great Mind is flowing into our bodies, it must. of necessity have an outlet. This conclusion leads us to accept the following: The Universal Mind flows through us, but registers or localizes itself in the solar plexus and from this point radiates by thought to the world. Therefore we see that God ("I AM") is the only Thinker, Actor, Power and Life. Then "I AM" — Success or if it would be easier for the student to realize the impersonal, he may say, "I AM is Success." If he wishes to say, "God is Success," he is saying the same thing. It is not so much what we say, so far as the words are concerned; it is the understanding with which we say them.

God is the "inflow" and God is also the "outflow"; then "God is All and in All." Since there is but one Energy and that is God, this is the only conclusion for man to reach: God speaks; God works; God thinks; God acts; God writes; God walks; God sings; God plays upon the musical instrument. I might go on indefinitely, for this power is "All and in All."

By receiving this understanding, the student will see that human "personality" is eliminated; the one who has gained this knowledge has found a new world. Those who are conscious of God speaking, speak perfectly; those who realize that God walks, have been healed and have regained the power of walking after having been in bed for years. The realization that God sees, has cured many of the belief in faulty sight. Since "God is All and in All," there is no personal mind; no personal self; no personal desire, will or responsibility. Personal mind, self, will and desires mean belief in human personality (separation from God), and will bring failure unless corrected by a knowledge of Truth.

"Sensing the Allness of God, leaving out all trace of human personality, if earnestly engaged in, will permanently remove every difficulty from my path."