Summary of Mental Actions

Let me now summarize the mental actions and attitudes necessary to the practice of the Science of Being Well: first, you believe that there is a Thinking Substance, from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe. This Substance is the Life of All, and is seeking to express more life in all. It is the Principle of Life of the universe, and the Principle of Health in man.

Let me summarize the thoughts and attitudes needed to practice the Science of Being Well. First, you believe there is a Thinking Substance from which all things are made. In its original state, this Substance fills and passes through all the spaces in the universe. This Substance is the Life of All and seeks to express more life in all things. It is the Principle of Life in the universe and the Principle of Health in human beings.

Man is a form of this Substance, and draws his vitality from it; he is a mind-body of original substance, permeating a physical body, and the thoughts of his mind-body control the functioning of his physical body. If man thinks no thoughts save those of perfect health, the functions of his physical body will be performed in a manner of perfect health.

Man is a form of this Substance and draws his vitality from it. He is a mind-body of original Substance that permeates a physical body. The thoughts of his mind-body control how his physical body functions. If a man thinks only thoughts of perfect health, his physical body will function in perfect health.

If you would consciously relate yourself to the All-Health, your purpose must be to live fully on every plane of your being. You must want all that there is in life for body, mind, and soul; and this will bring you into harmony with all the life there is. The person who is in conscious and intelligent harmony with All will receive a continuous inflow of vital power from the Supreme Life; and this inflow is prevented by angry, selfish or antagonistic mental attitudes. If you are against any part, you have severed relations with all; you will receive life, but only instinctively and automatically; not intelligently and purposefully. You can see that if you are mentally antagonistic to any part, you cannot be in complete harmony with the Whole; therefore, as Jesus directed, be reconciled to everybody and everything before you offer worship.

If you want to consciously connect yourself with All-Health, you must aim to live fully on every level of your being. You must want all that life offers for your body, mind, and soul. This desire will bring you into harmony with all the life there is. A person who is consciously and intelligently in harmony with All will receive a continuous flow of vital power from the Supreme Life. But angry, selfish, or hostile attitudes prevent this flow. If you oppose any part, you have broken your connection with all. You will still receive life, but only instinctively and automatically, not intelligently and purposefully. If you are mentally opposed to any part, you cannot be in complete harmony with the Whole. Therefore, as Jesus instructed, be reconciled to everyone and everything before you offer worship.

Want for everybody all that you want for yourself.

Want everyone to have all that you want for yourself.

The reader is recommended to read what we have said in a former work^A concerning the Competitive mind and the Creative mind. It is very doubtful whether one who has lost health can completely regain it so long as he remains in the competitive mind.

I recommend that you read what we said in an earlier work^A about the Competitive mind and the Creative mind. It is very doubtful that someone who has lost their health can fully regain it while remaining in the competitive mind.

Being on the Creative or Good-Will plane in mind, the next step is to form a conception of yourself as in perfect health, and to hold no thoughts which are not in full harmony with this conception. Have FAITH that if you think only thoughts of health you will establish in your physical body the functioning of health; and use your will to determine that you will think only thoughts of health. Never think of yourself as sick, or as likely to be sick; never think of sickness in connection with yourself at all. And, as far as may be, shut out of your mind all thoughts of sickness in connection with others. Surround yourself as much as possible with the things which suggest the ideas of strength and health.

Once your mind is on the Creative or Good-Will plane, picture yourself in perfect health. Hold only thoughts that are fully consistent with that picture. Have FAITH that if you think only thoughts of health, your body will function in a healthy way. Use your will to make sure you think only thoughts of health. Never think of yourself as sick or likely to become sick. Never think of sickness in connection with yourself at all. As much as possible, keep thoughts of sickness in others out of your mind too. Surround yourself as much as possible with things that suggest strength and health.

Have faith in health, and accept health as an actual present fact in your life. Claim health as a blessing bestowed upon you by the Supreme Life, and be deeply grateful at all times. Claim the blessing by faith; know that it is yours, and never admit a contrary thought to your mind.

Have faith in health, and accept that you are healthy right now. Claim health as a blessing given to you by the Supreme Life, and always be deeply grateful. Claim this blessing through faith. Know that it is yours, and never allow yourself to think otherwise.

Use your will-power to withhold your attention from every appearance of disease in yourself and others; do not study disease, think about it, nor speak of it. At all times, when the thought of disease is thrust upon you, move forward into the mental position of prayerful gratitude for your perfect health.

Use your willpower to turn your attention away from every sign of disease in yourself and others. Do not study disease, think about it, or speak of it. Whenever a thought of disease is forced upon you, turn your mind to prayerful gratitude for your perfect health.

The mental actions necessary to being well may now be summed up in a single sentence: Form a conception of yourself in perfect health, and think only those thoughts which are in harmony with that conception.

The mental steps needed to be well can be summed up in one sentence: Imagine yourself in perfect health, and think only thoughts that match that image.

That, with faith and gratitude, and the purpose to really live, covers all the requirements. It is not necessary to take mental exercises of any kind, except as described in Chapter VI, or to do wearying "stunts" in the way of affirmations, and so on. It is not necessary to concentrate the mind on the affected parts; it is far better not to think of any part as affected. It is not necessary to "treat" yourself by auto-suggestion, or to have others treat you in any way whatever. The power that heals is the Principle of Health within you; and to call this Principle into Constructive Action it is only necessary, having harmonized yourself with the All-Mind, to claim by FAITH the All-Health; and to hold that claim until it is physically manifested in all the functions of your body.

That, along with faith, gratitude, and the determination to really live, covers all the requirements. You do not need mental exercises of any kind, except those described in Chapter VI. You do not need to perform tiring "stunts" such as affirmations. You do not need to focus your mind on the affected parts. It is far better not to think of any part as affected. You do not need to "treat" yourself through self-suggestion or have others treat you in any way. The power that heals is the Principle of Health within you. To bring this Principle into Constructive Action, you must first bring yourself into harmony with the All-Mind. Then you need only claim the All-Health by FAITH. Hold that claim until it is physically manifested in all your body’s functions.

In order to hold this mental attitude of faith, gratitude, and health, however, your external acts must be only those of health. You cannot long hold the internal attitude of a well person if you continue to perform the external acts of a sick person. It is essential not only that your every thought should be a thought of health, but that your every act should be an act of health, performed in a healthy manner. If you will make every thought a thought of health, and every conscious act an act of health, it must infallibly follow that every internal and unconscious function shall come to be healthy; for all the power of life is being continually exerted toward health. We shall next consider how you may make every act an act of health.

To maintain this attitude of faith, gratitude, and health, however, you must also act only as a healthy person would. You cannot keep the mindset of a healthy person for long if you continue to act like a sick person. Every thought must be a thought of health. Every act must also be an act of health, performed in a healthy way. If you make every thought a thought of health and every conscious act an act of health, every internal and unconscious function will surely become healthy. That is because all the power of life is continually working toward health. Next, we will consider how you can make every act an act of health.