Life and Its Organisms

The human body is the abiding place of an energy which renews it when worn; which eliminates waste or poisonous matter, and which repairs the body when broken or injured. This energy we call life. Life is not generated or produced within the body; it produces the body.

The human body is home to an energy that renews it when worn down. This energy removes waste and poisonous matter and repairs the body when it is broken or injured. We call this energy life. Life is not generated or produced within the body. It produces the body.

The seed which has been kept in the storehouse for years will grow when planted in the soil; it will produce a plant. But the life in the plant is not generated by its growing; it is the life which makes the plant grow.

A seed kept in storage for years will grow into a plant when planted in soil. But the plant’s life is not created by its growth. It is life that makes the plant grow.

The performance of function does not cause life; it is life which causes function to be performed. Life is first; function afterward.

Function does not cause life. Life causes function. Life comes first, and function follows.

It is life which distinguishes organic from inorganic matter, but it is not produced after the organization of matter.

Life distinguishes organic matter from inorganic matter. But life is not produced after matter is organized.

Life is the principle or force which causes organization; it builds organisms.

Life is the principle or force that creates organization. It builds organisms.

It is a principle or force inherent in Original Substance; all life is One.

It is a principle or force within Original Substance. All life is One.

This Life Principle of the All is the Principle of Health in man, and becomes constructively active whenever man thinks in a certain way. Whoever, therefore, thinks in this Certain Way will surely have perfect health if his external functioning is in conformity with his thought. But the external functioning must conform to the thought; man cannot hope to be well by thinking health, if he eats, drinks, breathes, and sleeps like a sick man.

The Life Principle of the All is the principle of health in humans. It becomes active in a constructive way whenever a person thinks in a certain way. Therefore, anyone who thinks in this Certain Way will surely have perfect health if their outward actions conform to their thoughts. But their outward actions must conform to their thoughts. People cannot hope to be well by thinking about health if they eat, drink, breathe, and sleep like sick people.

The universal Life Principle, then, is the Principle of Health in man. It is one with original substance. There is one Original Substance from which all things are made; this substance is alive, and its life is the Principle of Life of the universe. This Substance has created from itself all the forms of organic life by thinking them, or by thinking the motions and functions which produce them.

The universal Life Principle, then, is the Principle of Health in humans. It is one with Original Substance. There is one Original Substance from which all things are made. This substance is alive, and its life is the Principle of Life of the universe. This Substance created all forms of organic life from itself by thinking of them. It also created them by thinking of the motions and functions that produce them.

Original Substance thinks only health, because It knows all truth; there is no truth which is not known in the Formless, which is All, and in all. It not only knows all truth, but it has all power; its vital power is the source of all the energy there is. A conscious life which knows all truth and which has all power cannot go wrong or perform function imperfectly; knowing all, it knows, too much to go wrong, and so the Formless cannot be diseased or think disease.

Original Substance thinks only of health because it knows all truth. The Formless knows every truth. It is All and is in all. It not only knows all truth but also has all power. Its vital power is the source of all energy. A conscious life that knows all truth and has all power cannot go wrong or function imperfectly. Because it knows all, it knows too much to go wrong. So the Formless cannot be diseased or think of disease.

Man is a form of this original substance, and has a separate consciousness of his own; but his consciousness is limited, and therefore imperfect. By reason of his limited knowledge man can and does think wrongly, and so he causes perverted and imperfect functioning in his own body. Man has not known too much to go wrong. The diseased or imperfect functioning may not instantly result from an imperfect thought, but it is bound to come if the thought becomes habitual. Any thought continuously held by man tends to the establishment of the corresponding condition in his body.

A person is a form of this original substance and has a separate consciousness of their own. But their consciousness is limited and therefore imperfect. Because their knowledge is limited, people can and do think wrongly. As a result, they cause distorted and imperfect functioning in their own bodies. People have not known too much to go wrong. Diseased or imperfect functioning may not result immediately from an imperfect thought. But it is bound to come if the thought becomes a habit. Any thought a person holds continuously tends to create the corresponding condition in their body.

Also, man has failed to learn how to perform the voluntary functions of his life in a healthy way. He does not know when, what, and how to eat; he knows little about breathing, and less about sleep. He does all these things in a wrong way, and under wrong conditions; and this because he has neglected to follow the only sure guide to the knowledge of life. He has tried to live by logic rather than by instinct; he has made living a matter of art, and not of nature. And he has gone wrong.

Also, man has failed to learn how to carry out the voluntary functions of his life in a healthy way. He does not know when, what, or how to eat. He knows little about breathing and even less about sleep. He does all these things the wrong way and under the wrong conditions. This is because he has neglected the only sure guide to understanding life. He has tried to live by logic rather than instinct. He has made living a matter of art rather than nature. And he has gone wrong.

His only remedy is to begin to go right; and this he can surely do. It is the work of this book to teach the whole truth, so that the man who reads it shall know too much to go wrong.

His only remedy is to start doing what is right, and he can surely do that. This book aims to teach the whole truth, so that the man who reads it will know too much to go wrong.

The thoughts of disease produce the forms of disease. Man must learn to think health; and being Original Substance which takes the form of its thoughts, he will become the form of health and manifest perfect health in all his functioning. The people who were healed by touching the bones of the saint were really healed by thinking in a certain way, and not by any power emanating from the relics. There is no healing power in the bones of dead men, whether they be those of saint or sinner.

Thoughts of disease produce the forms of disease. People must learn to think about health. Because people are Original Substance, which takes the form of its thoughts, they will take the form of health. They will show perfect health in everything their bodies do. The people healed by touching the saint’s bones were actually healed by thinking in a certain way. They were not healed by any power coming from the relics. There is no healing power in the bones of dead people, whether they were saints or sinners.

The people who were healed by the doses of either the allopath or the homeopath were also really healed by thinking in a certain way; there is no drug which has within itself the power to heal disease.

People healed by doses from either a conventional doctor or a homeopath were really healed by thinking in a certain way. No drug has the power to heal disease on its own.

The people who have been healed by prayers and affirmations were also healed by thinking in a certain way; there is no curative power in strings of words.

People healed by prayers and affirmations were also healed by thinking in a certain way. Words alone have no power to heal.

All the sick who have been healed, by whatsoever "system," have thought in a certain way; and a little examination will show us what this way is.

All sick people who have been healed have thought in a certain way, no matter what "system" they used. A little examination will show us what that way is.

The two essentials of the Way are Faith, and a Personal Application of the Faith.

The Way has two essentials: faith and putting that faith into practice in your own life.

The people who touched the saint's bones had faith; and so great was their faith that in the instant they touched the relics they SEVERED ALL MENTAL RELATIONS WITH DISEASE, AND MENTALLY UNIFIED THEMSELVES WITH HEALTH.

The people who touched the saint's bones had faith. Their faith was so great that, the moment they touched the relics, they BROKE ALL MENTAL CONNECTIONS WITH DISEASE AND MENTALLY UNITED THEMSELVES WITH HEALTH.

This change of mind was accompanied by an intense devotional FEELING which penetrated to the deepest recesses of their souls, and so aroused the Principle of Health to powerful action. By faith they claimed that they were healed, or appropriated health to themselves; and in full faith they ceased to think of themselves in connection with disease and thought of themselves only in connection with health.

This change of mind came with an intense devotional FEELING that reached the depths of their souls. This feeling stirred the Principle of Health into powerful action. Through faith, they claimed that they were healed, or claimed health for themselves. With complete faith, they stopped thinking of themselves as diseased and thought of themselves only as healthy.

These are the two essentials to thinking in the Certain Way which will make you well: first, claim or appropriate health by faith; and, second, sever all mental relations with disease, and enter into mental relations with health. That which we make ourselves, mentally, we become physically; and that with which we unite ourselves mentally we become unified with physically. If your thought always relates you to disease, then your thought becomes a fixed power to cause disease within you; and if your thought always relates you to health, then your thought becomes a fixed power exerted to keep you well.

There are two essentials to thinking in the Certain Way that will make you well. First, claim health through faith. Second, cut all mental ties to disease and form mental ties to health. What we make ourselves mentally, we become physically. And what we unite ourselves with mentally, we become united with physically. If your thoughts always connect you to disease, they become a constant force that causes disease within you. If your thoughts always connect you to health, they become a constant force that keeps you well.

In the case of the people who are healed by medicines, the result is obtained in the same way. They have, consciously or unconsciously, sufficient faith in the means used to cause them to sever mental relations with disease and enter into mental relations with health. Faith may be unconscious. It is possible for us to have a sub-conscious or inbred faith in things like medicine, in which we do not believe to any extent objectively; and this sub-conscious faith may be quite sufficient to quicken the Principle of Health into constructive activity. Many who have little conscious faith are healed in this way; while many others who have great faith in the means are not healed because they do not make the personal application to themselves; their faith is general, but not specific for their own cases.

People who are healed by medicine achieve the result in the same way. Consciously or unconsciously, they have enough faith in the treatment to stop relating mentally to disease and begin relating mentally to health. Faith can be unconscious. We can have subconscious or inborn faith in things like medicine, even when we have little conscious belief in them. This subconscious faith may be enough to stir the Principle of Health into constructive activity. Many people with little conscious faith are healed in this way. But many others who have great faith in the treatment are not healed because they do not apply that faith to themselves. Their faith is general, not specific to their own cases.

In the Science of Being Well we have two main points to consider: first, how to think with faith; and, second, how to so apply the thought to ourselves as to quicken the Principle of Health into constructive activity. We begin by learning What to Think.

In the Science of Being Well, we have two main points to consider. First, we must learn how to think with faith. Second, we must learn how to apply that thought to ourselves, so that it activates the Principle of Health constructively. We begin by learning What to Think.