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magnify the Lord--The mind possesses magnifying power,
which it exercises habitually, either consciously or
unconsciously. This power makes the mind the fertile side
of man's nature, out of which spring "the issues of life."
We magnify the Lord by anticipation, by expecting, by
declaring that only the good is true, by steadfastly
declaring that every blessing is ours now.
malefactors, crucified with Jesus--Represent
duality--belief in good and evil, past and
future--comprising all the thought consciousness of
opposites that has been built up since man began to eat, or
enter into the conscious knowledge of "good and evil" (Gen.
2:17).
mammon--Treasure; wealth; the material or worldly thought
and belief regarding riches, possessions, and wealth,
compared with the true inner riches of the mind, which are
the understanding and the realization of the spiritual
substance, life, and intelligence that lie back of every
outer manifestation.
man--An idea in Divine Mind; the epitome of being. The apex
of God's creation, created in His image and likeness.
Man appears unlike God because he, through disobedience,
fell into sin. Through accepting race thoughts, man has
adopted wrong ideas about himself and his relation to his
Source. He has believed that he is unlike God and separate
from Him, and these concepts have, by the law of thought,
become manifest.
Ideal man is the perfect man, the Christ, the offspring of
Divine Mind. Manifest man should be as perfect as the
ideal, and he will be when the individual identifies
himself with the Christ. When he is identified with
anything less than perfection he manifests some degree of
imperfection.
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Man makes his world through the activity of ideas in his
consciousness--ideas of wisdom, power, intelligence. The
real man is the embodiment of God, and all the
God-substance and the power to make it active is inherent
within him.
When we are quickened to spiritual understanding and fully
realize the true character of God and our own nature as the
image, or idea, of God we will begin to live as Jesus lived
in order that we may bring forth the likeness. To perceive
the true character of God and His attributes and then to
grasp our relationship to Him is to realize that His
attributes are our attributes, His power is our power; His
character is our character.
man, age of--Man is not limited in life. He has existed
with the Father always. At the very beginning of creation
he was born into being through the Son, the Christ, the
perfect, ideal man whom God made in His image and likeness.
"Jesus said . . . Before Abraham was born, I am" (John
8:58).
man, duality of--Man is a duality in seeming only. He is a
unit when he knows himself. His ignorance of himself and
his relation to God is the cause of the seeming duality.
When wisdom comes to him and he makes wisdom his own, there
is no longer war between the ideal man in God and the
becoming man in the Lord God.
man, fall of--The result that follows man's failure to
recognize his divinity. By his error he falls into a state
of consciousness where he is bound in limitation and error.
He falls short of his divine possibilities.
man idea--Before there could be a man there must have been
an idea of man. God, the Father, Divine Mind, had an idea
of man, and this idea is his Son, the perfect man idea, the
offspring of God-Mind. This Son is the Christ, the only
begotten of the Father. The Son, being the express image
and likeness of the Father, is perfect,
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even as the Father which is in heaven is perfect. All that
we find in Divine Mind we find in its offspring, "who is
the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all
creation" (Col. 1:15). "In him dwelleth all the fulness of
the Godhead bodily" (Col. 2:9).
man, illumined intellectual--John the Baptist represents
the illumined intellectual man who perceives with spiritual
vision the unfoldment of this natural, intellectual man
into the Christ man.
man, mortal--An error concept or expression of man, a
misunderstanding of his true nature that results in an
untrue expression of God-given powers and ends in death.
man, new--(Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10). The "new man" is born of
a divine idea through the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit.
This idea is that man is a spiritual being; he is a "holy
thing."
man of sin--The "man of sin" is the carnal mind in each
individual, and it always opposes and misrepresents the
Truth; sometimes it poses as an angel of light and Truth.
Everyone who overcomes this inner adversary will be saved
from all deception that may be practiced by anybody or
anything that claims the place of the Lord Jesus Christ.
man, sense--The earth man, who lives through his senses. He
gathers his information and makes his judgments from
evidence gathered by the senses. He seeks his pleasure
through the satisfaction of his sense appetites. He is the
false man, the antichrist man.
man, Son of--Unregenerate man; personality, the name of the
personal consciousness. The spiritual man is God's Son; the
personal man is man's son.
man, spiritual--The sum total of the attributes or perfect
idea of Being, identified and individualized. This man is
the "only begotten Son" (John 3:16) of God.
Jehovah, or "I AM THAT I AM" (Exod. 3:14), is the name of
this divine man. He was manifested as the higher
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self of Jesus. In the New Testament He is called the
Christ. Jesus named Him the "Father in me" (John 14: 10).
He called Him Father more than forty times.
man, ungodly--The ungodly man is unlike God; he seeks to
accumulate material riches, to gain worldly knowledge or
fame. He does not know God as the prosperity of himself and
all others. "But the way of the wicked [ungodly] shall
perish" (Psalms 1:6).
manna--The bread of life; the Word of God. Represents the
realization that the divine substance is everywhere
present, in every part of the consciousness.
manger--Represents the animal life of the body in which the
new life is first manifested.
manifestation--The materialization of a Truth idea; the
coming forth into visibility of that which has been
affirmed; the appearance of an idea.
mansions, many--(John 14:2). Degrees of realization of the
Truth of Being. The "place" that Jesus prepared is a
definite state of realization of Truth into which may come
all who take up the same denials and affirmations that He
took up.
mantle of Elijah--Represents the reflected power that falls
on us and becomes the abiding part of our consciousness,
after we have declared the Truth in the highest until it
makes visible the mental currents ("chariots") and vital
powers ("horsemen") of Being (II Kings 2:12).
mark on Cain--The mark set on Cain to keep him from being
slain was the consciousness of his divine origin. No matter
how deep in transgressions the body may be, it still bears
the stamp of God.
marriage, spiritual--Spiritually, marriage represents the
union of two dominant states of consciousness. When we open
the door of the mind by consciously affirming the presence
and power of the divine I AM in our midst, there is a
marriage or union of the higher forces in being with
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the lower and we find that we are quickened in every part;
the life of the I AM has been poured out for us.
masters--Certain persons who call themselves "masters"
claim that they have forged ahead of the race in their
understanding and use of some of the powers of mind and
have in personal egotism set up kingdoms and put themselves
on thrones. These so-called "masters" and members of occult
brotherhoods are attracting susceptible minds away from the
straight and narrow path and leading them to believe that
there is a short cut into the kingdom. Jesus described the
situation forcibly and clearly in Matthew 24:24: "For there
shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall
show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if
possible, even the elect."
mastery and dominion--We demonstrate mastery and dominion
by persistently thinking thoughts of power and strength in
the absolute principle of Truth, and through the I AM
establishing them in our own consciousness.
materiality--The concept that the material universe is
real, that the three-dimension world really exists. The
truth is that the material world is a limitation of the
four-dimension world; it has no permanent existence and
will come to an end. This is attested to by both religion
and science.
matter--Man's limited concept of divine substance that he
has "formed" in consciousness; a thought of substance as
dense, solid, weighty, and separate from the spiritual life
that underlies it. When man is quickened of the Spirit he
knows Spirit to be all, in all, and he gives all thought to
this reality.
matter, rule of--That state of man where material ideas and
standards are the established rule of his life and actions.
meat eating--Meat eating stimulates the sense man and
interferes with the development of spiritual power. For
many reasons it is better to abstain from a meat diet.
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First, because of the command, "Thou shalt not kill" (Exod.
20:13). Injustice and cruelty react on the one who
practices them, whether he himself kills or partakes of
that which has been killed for him by others. Meat eating
requires the spilling of blood, which destroys Truth in
consciousness. Destructive ideas are introduced into the
stomach, producing doubts and fears and physical
inharmonies. The love of God should be expressed toward all
animals.
meditation--Continuous and contemplative thought; to dwell
mentally on anything; realizing the reality of the
Absolute; a steady effort of the mind to know God; man's
spiritual approach to God.
The purpose of meditation is to expand the consciousness
Christward; to bring into realization divine Truth; to be
transformed in spirit, soul, and body by the renewing of
the mind.
meek, the--Anyone highly trained to react to all negative
stimuli with love instead of with "an eye for an eye."
"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth"
(Matt. 5:5).
men of Israel--The religious thoughts and aspirations of
man, which give him access to resurrection life through
faith in the Christ.
men of valor, mighty--Strong, courageous, conquering
thoughts expressed by man, inspired by the establishment of
praise (Judah) and faith (Benjamin) in consciousness.
mental assimilation--The mind assimilates what it affirms.
mental atmosphere--Surrounding or prevailing mental
influence. Your mental attitude, thoughts, and words are
creative or destructive influences in your world.
mental discipline--The practice of the daily training of
the mind through denials of error and affirmations of Truth.
mental premise--A basic mental premise is an original
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proposition of Truth that serves as the ground for
affirmation, such as, "All is good."
mentality, adverse--The mortal mind with its beliefs and
thoughts opposed to the perfect Mind of Christ is the
adverse mentality. All sin, suffering, disease, and death
are the work of the adverse mentality.
merchant--One who is seeking the "jewel" of spiritual good,
through exchange of thought, discussion, and argument. In
order to attain the inner pearl, the unadulterated Truth,
man must give up the so-called values and realize his
oneness with the Christ within.
mercy--Christlike treatment toward the suffering. The
important point in desiring to be merciful is righteous
adjustment, as this results in true overcoming.
messenger--An intellectual perception of Truth that
cleanses the mind and heart and leads to the coming or
conscious presence of the indwelling Spirit of truth, the
Christ.
messengers of God--Spiritual thoughts that always bring
messages of light and point the way to a harmonious
co-operation between the indwelling love of the heart and
the understanding of the head.
Messiah--The promise of the visible manifestation of the
Christ. Christ is the fulfillment in man of this promise.
metaphysician--One skilled in the science of Being; a
student and teacher of the laws of Spirit.
metaphysics--The systematic study of the science of Being;
that which transcends the physical. By pure metaphysics is
meant a clear understanding of the realm of ideas and their
legitimate expression.
microbes, how formed--Microbes or germs are formed by the
power of thought. Thoughts become entities and have
identity according to the character of the thought in the
mind of the thinker. Error thoughts make disease microbes.
Positive thoughts form intelligent body-builders.
middle wall of partition--The division between the
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conscious mind and the subconscious mind, caused by man's
lack of understanding of his true I AM nature. This
partition is broken down by the realization and
manifestation of the one Divine Mind.
midnight--The darkened negative state of consciousness.
millennium--Man has for untold ages looked forward to a
millennium day. That day will always be in the future until
we let go of our thought of a future. The millennium day is
now. It is established today--this very hour.
millstone--A seeming hindrance of an earthly nature; a
heavy burden.
Mind--By the term Mind, we mean God--the universal
Principle, which includes all principles.
As an aid in understanding how the universal Mind creates,
we can observe the action of our own mind because we are
the offspring of the one Mind and we bring forth in like
manner. "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he
seeth the Father doing: for what things so-ever he doeth,
these the Son also doeth in like manner" (John 5:19).
Man in the consciousness of the one Mind has no sense of
apartness. Through affirmation he can attune himself to
Being, transmute his thoughts into ideas, and accomplish
the seemingly impossible.
mind--The starting point of every act and thought and
feeling; the common meeting ground of God and man. God is
mind, and we cannot describe God with human language, so we
cannot describe mind. We can only say: I am mind; I know.
God is mind; He knows.
The mind is the seat of perception of the things we see,
hear, and feel. It is through the mind that we see the
beauties of the earth and sky, of music, of art, in fact,
of everything. That silent shuttle of thought working in
and out through cell and nerve weaves into one harmonious
whole the myriad moods of mind, and we call it life.
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mind, affirmative state of--A binding, holding process. If
man affirms his unity with the life, substance, and
intelligence of God, he lays hold of these spiritual
qualities.
mind, carnal--Misuse of mind powers, arising from ignorance
of the relationship between God and man. A state of
consciousness formed about a false ego or false concept of
man. All the "works of the flesh" (Gal. 5:19) are the
product of carnal mind.
mind, change of--A change of mind is the very first
requisite of the new life in Christ. We go into this new
and higher state of consciousness as we would go into
another country. The kingdom of heaven is right here in our
midst and will become tangible reality to us when we have
developed the faculties necessary to comprehend it.
mind, fixed state of--A combination of thoughts in
consciousness that is hard to change; ideas that have
crystallized.
mind, mortal--Error consciousness in unregenerate man, or
man composed of ungodlike thoughts. It is the opposite of
the Christ Mind, which is the perfect Mind of God in man.
Mortal mind gathers its information through the senses. It
judges by appearances, which are often false judgments. Man
must renounce this false state of mind if he is to be one
with God. Mortal mind breeds sin, poverty, sickness, and
death.
mind of the flesh--(Rom. 8:7) Mixed thoughts, selfishness,
fear, and the like. These thoughts are what we find in
persons of Gentile consciousness, and in the regeneration
they must be eliminated.
mind, subconscious--The sum of all man's past thinking;
also his memory. The subconscious mind sometimes acts as
though separate from the conscious mind: for instance, in
dreams. The subconscious mind has no power to do original
thinking. It can act only upon what is given
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to it through the conscious or the superconscious mind.
mind, three phases of--Conscious mind, subconscious mind,
and superconscious mind, called the Lord. The
superconscious mind transcends both the conscious and
subconscious phases of mind. The harmonious working
together of these three seemingly separate minds is
necessary to the bringing forth of the latent possibilities
of man.
miracle--"An event or effect in the physical world beyond
or out of the ordinary course of things, deviating from the
known laws of nature, or transcending our knowledge of
these laws" (Webster). In reality miracles are events that
take place as a result of the operation of a higher,
unknown law. All true action is governed by law. Nothing
just happens. All happenings are the result of cause and
can be explained under the law of cause and effect.
Mighty things have been wrought in the past by those who
had mere blind faith to guide them. To faith we now add
understanding of the law, and our achievements will be a
fulfillment of the promise of Jesus, "He that believeth on
me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works
than these shall he do" (John 14:12).
mist--Lack of clear understanding between the earth
consciousness and the spiritual Mind.
money--A medium of exchange and a measurement of value. The
materialization of spiritual substance. The symbol of the
idea of prosperity.
Money is a symbol that represents values in goods, land, or
service. Substance in the form of money is given to us for
constructive uses. The money idea is good and draws to us
good when we are functioning in divine order.
Love of money is the root of much evil. Man should love the
source of all money, God.
money changers--Dishonest thoughts of materialism and
greed. The consciousness must be cleansed of these if the
body temple is to be kept pure and holy.
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moon--Represents personal intelligence; the intellect.
Its light is supplied by the sun, symbol of spiritual light.
mortal beliefs--Beliefs in sickness, sin, poverty, trouble,
accident, and death, which are prevalent in the race mind.
mortal consciousness--Consciousness of self as separate
from God. This is a false consciousness. Consciousness must
harmonize with God-Mind to be free from thoughts of
poverty, sin, sickness, and death.
mortal ego--Identification of the I AM with the whole array
of false race and individual mental patterns.
mortal plane--That realm of ideas conceived in mortal, or
material consciousness.
mortal words--Words spoken by the intellectual man. They
are empty because they lack the life and substance
necessary to impart spiritual life and nourishment to the
mind.
motherhood, divine--The brooding, nourishing element of
Divine Mind, or God, in which spiritual ideals are brought
to fruition.
mountain--A mountain represents an exalted state of mind
where the divine plan may be perceived and unfolded; a
state of spiritual realization.
The "high mountain" to which personality carries us in our
spiritual uplift is the consciousness of power over mortal
thought in all its earthly avenues of expression. Going up
into the mountain to pray means elevating our thoughts and
our aspirations to the spiritual viewpoint.
mule--Represents human will. When it is ridden and is
obedient, it infers subjection of that faculty to the
established order.
multitude--The "great multitude" of John 6:5 is composed of
our own hungry thoughts. They want an influx of the Truth
of Spirit into consciousness. "Man doth not live by bread
only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of
Jehovah doth man live" (Deut. 8:3).
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mustard seed--The mustard seed comparison shows the
capacity of the apparently small thought of Truth to
develop in consciousness until it becomes the abiding place
of a higher range of thoughts (birds of the air).
myrrh--An aromatic gum resin; a slightly pungent perfume,
used for incense. Metaphysically myrrh represents the
eternity of Spirit, an emblem of the Resurrection, an
ointment of love.
mystic--One who has intimate, firsthand acquaintance with
God; a man of prayer. Jesus was the greatest mystic of all
ages.
mysticism--The practice of the presence of God; the life of
prayer that results in intuitive knowledge and experience
of God.
The Bible contains more high mysticism than all other
books. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. It is
necessary to call on one's own spiritual light to enter
into the deep mysticism of the Bible.
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