By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 1:20 PM
Could we see the mentality of a successful man, we should find the imprint of success written in bold letters across the doorway of his consciousness. The successful man is sure of himself, sure of what he is doing, certain of the outcome of his undertakings. As much gathers more, as like attracts lie, so success breeds greater success, and conviction is attended by certainty. The whole teaching of Jesus is to have faith and to believe. He places a greater value on faith and belief than any individual who has ever taught spiritual truth. We are to believe in ourselves because we have first penetrated the invisible Cause back of the real self. We are to have absolute faith in our work, because we have positive conviction of the inner power which enables us to do this work.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 1:13 PM
"Whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance; but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath."
This certainly sounds like a very hard saying, and is most discouraging to one who has not fathomed the depth of its meaning. We appear to have little enough, and to have this little withdrawn from our small possessions seems more than we can bear. And for us to feel that those who already have, are to receive more, sounds unfair.
Let us examine this saying in the light of an understanding of the law of cause and effect, that subtle reality which lies hidden in the creative power of man's mind. Unless one conceived of himself as possessing good things, he will not possess them. From the objective world of such a one, even that which he has will be taken away. This is but another way of stating the law of cause and effect, that immutable principle, which governs all things.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 1:05 PM
It is related that while Jesus was talking, he was told that his mother and brethren waited to speak with him. "But he answering said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?" He then told them that whoever does the will of God is his mother, sister and brother. We are not to suppose, by this, that he did not care for his earthly parents or friends. He was explaining that anyone who lives in harmony with the Truth, automatically becomes the brother, the sister or the mother of all.
This is a lesson in the brotherhood of man. God is the Androgynous Principle, the Father and Mother of all. Our earthly parents symbolize this heavenly parentage. Jesus was a consciously cosmic soul, who recognized his unity with all. He knew that love must become universal before it can reach its maturity. Hence he said that al who live in harmony with the Truth are brothers in it.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 11:10 AM
The Word of my mouth shall bear fruit.
It shall accomplish and prosper, and shall not return unto me void.
My Word is the law unto the thing whereunto it is sent, and it
cannot come back empty-handed.
I send out my Word and it is the law unto my life.
My Word is the Law unto the thing whereunto it is spoken, and
will become fulfilled in the right way and at the right time.
My Word is complete and perfect, and is the Presence and the
Power of the One Mind that is in and through all.
I speak the Word and know that it will accomplish.
I wait in perfect confidence for the Word to fulfill itself in my life.
My Word Is Law.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 11:06 AM
My word comes back to me laden with the fruits of its own speech.
My word is the Law unto my Life, and the Law unto everything that I speak.
O Word, go forth and heal and bless all humanity.
Tel them of their Divine Birthright.
Tell the stranger that he is not alone, but that One goes with him
Who knows and cares.
Tell the sick that they are healed and the poor that they cannot want,
Tell the unhappy of the joy of the Soul, and break the bonds of those who are in prison.
My word shall come back to me blessed of God and man.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 10:49 AM
It is the practitioner's business to uncover God in every man. God is not sick. God is not poor. God is not unhappy. God is never afraid. God is never confused. God is never out of His place. The premise upon which all mental work is based is perfect God, perfect man, perfect being.
First, perfect God, then perfect man. There is a spiritual man who is never sick, who is never poor, unhappy; never confused nor afraid ... who is never caught by negative thought. Browning called this "the spark which a man may desecrate but never quite lose."
These are the tools of thought with which a practitioner works. Where does he do his work? IN HIS OWN MIND. Never anywhere else. Always in his own thought. A practitioner never tries to get away from the mind within.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/27/2010 10:43 AM
The first requisite for the mental and spiritual practitioner is of a full sense of the sacredness of his trust; the sacredness of the confidence of his patient, which impels him to pour out his very soul. This confidence, a practitioner should keep sacred, inviolate. He should no more betray this trust than would a priest who officiates at the confessional, a lawyer who handles the business and finances of his client, or a physician who cares for the physical well being of his patients.
Practitioners do meet occasionally and discuss cases, as doctors might in a clinic, but they should never mention the names nor the personal affairs of those under treatment.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/25/2010 4:18 PM
The one who attempts to heal himself or another through a recognition of the creative power of Mind and the ever availability of Good, is a mental or spiritual practitioner. Such a one refuses to allow negative thoughts to control his consciousness. He endeavors to greet the divinity in every man he meets.
The one seeking to demonstrate the power of spiritual realization in everyday affairs should believe in Divine guidance. He should affirm that his mind is continually impressed with the images of right action, and that everything in his life is controlled by love, harmony and peace; that everything he does prospers, and that the Eternal Energy back of all things animates everything which he undertakes. Every objective evidence contrary to good should be resolutely denied, and in its place should come a sense of right action. He should feel a unity of Spirit in all people, and running through all events. He should declare that the Spirit within his is God, quickening into right action everything he touches, bringing the best out of all his experiences, and forever guiding and sustaining. The greatest good which his mind is able to conceive should be affirmed as a part of his everyday experience. No matter what the occupation of such a man, he is a mental and spiritual practitioner, and from such daily meditation he should venture forth into a life of action, with the will to do, the determination to be, and a joy in becoming!
The professional mental and spiritual practitioner is one who has dedicated his life-his time, his energies, his intelligence-to helping others, through mental and spiritual means and methods.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/25/2010 3:59 PM
From beginning to end, in one way or another, the Bible teaches the law of cause and effect, based upon the premise that the universe is a spiritual system, that mans is included in this spiritual system, that the Infinite creates by the power of Its word or the contemplation of Its consciousness, and as a complement to this, that man reproduces the Universal on an individual scale.
The Bible does not tell us how to give a treatment. It is only within the last hundred years that the science which we are studying has been given to the world. It is not an old system of thought. The old system of thought did contain the Truth, but one would never learn how to give an effective mental treatment by studying them. We would no more learn how to give a treatment by studying the Bible, than we would learn how to psycho-analyze a person. The principle of spiritual treatment is implied in the Bible as well as in other sacred writings of antiquity, but one could not learn how to give a treatment from reading any of these Sacred Books. From all of these sources we gain a tremendous spiritual inspiration, but they do not teach how to give a treatment.
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By Vahe Karamian on
4/25/2010 3:45 PM
In treatment, we turn entirely away from the condition, because as long as we look at it, we cannot overcome it. By thinking upon a condition, we tend to animate it with the life of our thought, and thereby it is perpetuated and magnified. Treatment is the science of including, within Mind, concepts, acceptances and realizations of peace, poise, power, plenty-health, happiness and success-or whatever the particular need may be.
Treatment is not willing thing to happen; it is to provide within ourselves an avenue through which they may happen. Treatment opens up the avenues of thought, expands the consciousness, and lets Reality through,; it clarifies the mentality, removes the obstruction of through and lets in the Light; it removes doubt and fear, in the realization of the Presence of Spirit, and is necessary while we are confronted by obstruction or obstacles. We already live in a Perfect Universe, but It needs to be seen mentally before It can become a part of our experience. Every problem is primarily mental, and the answer to all problems will be found in Spiritual Realization.
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