Page 423 - THE SILENT HEALING POWER By DR. MURDO MACDONALD-BAYNE

THE SANCTUARY OF THE SILENT HEALING POWER

When we look into the matter freely, without prejudice, we realize
that all our struggle is over our beliefs in one thing or another, whether it is
religious, political or material; it is a matter of belief. Now when the beliefs

cause all this struggle, would it not be a wise thing to see what a belief really is,
so that we can than discard this slavery?
Beliefs which make man blind to his relationship with his fellowmen
are very strong. Man, being ignorant of the true state of his being, is led by

leaders who are caught-up in similar beliefs, so man follows like sheep to
the slaughter because he will not discern the false.
Man lacks the true understanding of the true fundamentals of Life

which is Love and Wisdom, only because he will not discern the false.
When all the carnage of death and misery dies down the victors think
they can help the vanquished by sending them food and clothes. But does

this fill the empty hearts? The world can only be helped out of the misery
by knowing the cause of the misery.
People are looking for a great leader that will lead them out of their

misery. Why do we want a leader? Is it not because we are confused and
do not know the way ourselves? Is it not because we are ignorant that we
want a leader? If we knew we would not need a leader and it is because
we do not know that we want to be led.

The Christ is the true man and he can only be realized when the false is
understood. Man will kill his brother and himself before he will give up
the slavery of belief. Belief in a disease of the body will not be given up until

man destroys the body, even though he knows that fighting it will bring about
his destruction.
A belief is a disease like any other disease, it separates man from man
and man from God. Man puts his confidence in his leaders steeped in error

as he is himself steeped in error, the blind lead the blind and they all fall
into the slough.
There is the leader and the follower, is not this inequality the result of

ignorance? Does not the division of man deny the Real? Is not this domination
and submission of man the outcome of ignorance and thoughtlessness?
Is not our social structure built upon division, the one who is supposed

to know and the one who is not supposed to know? This social pattern breeds
endless opposition and sets man against man, and there is no end to the conflict
within this pattern and only when thought-feeling transcends this total ignorance

will man find the way to freedom for himself.

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