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THE SANCTUARY OF THE SILENT HEALING POWER

the means for a better world. Human beings are more important than beliefs,
differing creeds, political ideas and ideologies.
Is it not our everyday thought-feelings-actions caught up in false values

that have caused all wars, strife and misery? Is it not so that we have changed
little in our thoughtlessness, our exclusive nationalism, our racial and dogmatic
creeds, lack of goodwill and compassion. Unless we discern this with a clear
mind we will create further chaos and sorrow for ourselves and others.

Is not the Divine Truth, “Love your neighbour as yourself” our only
protection? But how can we love our neighbour unless we first understand
ourselves?

Is it not so that we are still the result of the past and the past is still
influencing our actions? Without understanding this we only invite further
disaster. Thought-feeling-action based upon the past becomes a hindrance

to the expression of the Real. When our thought-feeling is anchored to the
past, made dependent upon the created, the past or future, understanding
of the Ever-present is not possible. What is the use of having a belief in

God unless we first understand ourselves?
Only through spontaneous flow of the Ever-present Life in the mind
that has silenced the past and future can the glory of the Uncreated be known.
In this alone is there true creativeness which brings goodwill, peace and

brotherly love.
This spontaneous flow of the Ever-present Life must be free from the
memory of the past. What I mean is this, when you see a beautiful sunset, in

that moment of beauty there is a spontaneous creative inward joy, when you
wish to repeat the experience through memory there is no such spontaneous
creative joy. You try to imagine through memory, you try to get that same
spontaneous inward joy but it is not there.

Therefore we will not build upon such a flimsy foundation as a memory,
but upon the Eternal Ever-present Life. Instead then of trying to strengthen our
belief, our ideologies let us become more aware of our thought-feelings, for

what our thought-feelings are so is our world. Our belief in God is of little value
to us, if by our thought-feelings and actions we make the world more terrible
and ruthless. Harmony is the foundation of our Being and true discernment of

our thought-feelings and actions will enable us to co-operate with that Divine
Nature that was revealed through Jesus, our Divine Brother.
“He loveth the stranger in giving him food and raiment.” Psalm 146: 9.

“If thou be wise thou shalt be wise for thyself.” Prov. 9: l2.

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