Identification

Having recognized God as the advancing presence in nature, society, and your fellow men, and harmonized yourself with all these, and having consecrated yourself to that within you which impels toward the greatest and the highest, the next step is to become aware of and recognize fully the fact that the Principle of Power within you is God Himself. You must consciously identify yourself with the Highest. This is not some false or untrue position to be assumed; it is a fact to be recognized. You are already one with God; you want to become consciously aware of it.

You have recognized God as the advancing presence in nature, society, and other people. You have brought yourself into harmony with all of them. You have devoted yourself to the force within you that urges you toward the greatest and highest. The next step is to fully recognize that the Principle of Power within you is God himself. You must consciously identify yourself with the Highest. You are not being asked to adopt a false or untrue belief. You are being asked to recognize a fact. You are already one with God, and you want to become consciously aware of that unity.

There is one substance, the source of all things, and this substance has within itself the power which creates all things; all power is inherent in it. This substance is conscious and thinks; it works with perfect understanding and intelligence. You know that this is so, because you know that substance exists and that consciousness exists; and that it must be substance which is conscious. Man is conscious and thinks; man is substance. He must be substance, else he is nothing and does not exist at all. If man is substance and thinks, and is conscious, then he is Conscious Substance. It is not conceivable that there should be more than one Conscious Substance; so man is the original substance, the source of all life and power embodied in a physical form. Man cannot be something different from God. Intelligence is one and the same everywhere, and must be everywhere an attribute of the same substance. There cannot be one kind of intelligence in God and another kind of intelligence in man; intelligence can only be in intelligent substance, and Intelligent Substance is God. Man is of one stuff with God, and so all the talents, powers, and possibilities that are in God are in man; not in a few exceptional men but in every man. “All power is given to man, in heaven and on earth.” “Is it not written, ye are gods?” The Principle of Power in man is man himself, and man himself is God. But while man is original substance, and has within him all power and possibilities, his consciousness is limited. He does not know all there is to know, and so he is liable to error and mistake. To save himself from these he must unite his mind to That outside him which does know all; he must become consciously one with God. There is a Mind surrounding him on every side, closer than breathing, nearer than hands and feet, and in this mind is the memory of all that has ever happened, from the greatest convulsions of nature in prehistoric days to the fall of a sparrow in this present time; and all that is in existence now as well. Held in this Mind is the great purpose which is behind all nature, and so it knows what is going to be. Man is surrounded by a Mind which knows all there is to know, past, present, and to come. Everything that men have said or done or written is present there. Man is of one identical stuff with this Mind; he proceeded from it; and he can so identify himself with it that he may know what it knows. “My Father is greater than I,” said Jesus, “I come from him.” “I and my Father are one. He showeth the son all things.” “The spirit shall guide you into all truth.”

There is one substance, the source of all things. This substance contains the power to create all things. All power exists within it. This substance is conscious and thinks. It works with perfect understanding and intelligence. You know this because you know that substance and consciousness exist. And whatever is conscious must be substance. A human being is conscious and thinks. A human being is substance. Otherwise, a person would be nothing and would not exist at all. If a human being is substance, thinks, and is conscious, then that person is Conscious Substance. It is impossible to conceive of more than one Conscious Substance. So a human being is the original substance, the source of all life and power, embodied in physical form. Human beings cannot be something different from God. Intelligence is the same everywhere and must everywhere be a quality of the same substance. There cannot be one kind of intelligence in God and another in human beings. Intelligence can exist only in intelligent substance, and Intelligent Substance is God. Human beings are made of the same substance as God. So all the talents, powers, and possibilities in God are in every person, not just a few exceptional people. “All power is given to humanity, in heaven and on earth.” “Is it not written, you are gods?” The Principle of Power in a person is the person themselves, and that person is God. But although human beings are original substance and contain all power and possibilities, their consciousness is limited. They do not know everything there is to know, so they can make errors and mistakes. To avoid these errors and mistakes, they must unite their minds with what exists beyond them and knows everything. They must become consciously one with God. A Mind surrounds each person on every side, closer than breathing, nearer than hands and feet. This Mind holds the memory of everything that has ever happened. Its memory reaches from the greatest upheavals of nature in prehistoric times to the fall of a sparrow today. It also holds everything that exists now. This Mind holds the great purpose behind all nature, so it knows what will happen. Human beings are surrounded by a Mind that knows everything there is to know, past, present, and future. Everything people have said, done, or written is present in this Mind. Human beings are made of the very same substance as this Mind. They came from it. They can become so fully one with this Mind that they may know what it knows. “My Father is greater than I,” said Jesus, “I come from him.” “I and my Father are one. He shows the son all things.” “The spirit will guide you into all truth.”

Your identification of yourself with the Infinite must be accomplished by conscious recognition on your part. Recognizing it as a fact, that there is only God, and that all intelligence is in the one substance, you must affirm somewhat after this wise: “There is only one and that one is everywhere.

You must consciously recognize your unity with the Infinite. Recognize as fact that there is only God and that all intelligence exists in the one substance. With this recognition, you must affirm something like this: “There is only one, and that one is everywhere.

surrender myself to conscious unity with the highest. Not I, but the Father. I will to be one with the Supreme and to lead the divine life. I am one with infinite consciousness; there is but one mind, and I am that mind. I that speak unto you am he.”

I surrender myself to conscious unity with the highest. Not I, but the Father. I choose to be one with the Supreme and to live the divine life. I am one with infinite consciousness. There is only one mind, and I am that mind. I who speak to you am he.”

If you have been thorough in the work as outlined in the preceding chapters; if you have attained to the true viewpoint, and if your consecration is complete, you will not find conscious identification hard to attain; and once it is attained, the power you seek is yours, for you have made yourself one with all the power there is.

If you have thoroughly done the work outlined in the previous chapters, gained the true viewpoint, and dedicated yourself completely, conscious identification will not be hard to achieve. Once you achieve conscious identification, the power you seek is yours. This is because you have made yourself one with all the power there is.