"The Mind of man is some part of the Mind of God, therefore it contains within itself unlimited possibility of expansion and self-expression.
The conscious mind of man is self-knowing, self-assertive; it has volition, will, choice and may accept or reject. It is the only part of man's mind which can think independently of conditions.
The sub-conscious mind of man is simply the Law of Mind in action. It is not a thing of itself but is the medium for all thought action. It is the medium by which man may call into temporary being whatever he needs or enjoys on the pathway of his experience.
The Mind of God is Infinite. The mind of man is some part of this Infinite, Creative Mind of God. Therefore the mind of man is as infinite as is man's capacity to understand his true relationship to God or Spirit. The mind of man is continuously unfolding into a greater recognition of its real plan in the creative order of the Universe. It does not yet comprehend its own power or scope but it does know how, in some measure, to consciously co-operate with the Infinite.
Spirit is really the only Mind there is. It is Eternal. It never began nor will It ever cease to be. It is complete and perfect, happy and whole, satisfied and at peace with Itself. The Spirit is the only Conscious Intelligence in the Universe. Therefore It is the only Directive Intelligence in the Universe.
Because the mind of man is the Mind of God in man, the mind of man is conscious and directive. It is to man what God is to the Universe.
God is Spirit. That is, without parts. A Universal Unity and Wholeness. God is Mind. The self-knowing Mind of God is the Spirit of God and at the same time the Spirit of man. Mind in its self-knowing state is Spirit. The Mind of God and the Mind of man is the same Mind. The conscious mind of man is part of the Self-Knowingness of the Mind of God. The conscious mind of man is the Self-Knowingness of Spirit operating through the thought of man. Hence its creativeness.
The conscious mind of man is that part of, or unity with, the Supreme Spirit which enables man to be an individual unit, separate in identity without becoming separated from, the Whole Spirit of God, the Whole Mind of God. Without this conscious mind of man in an individualized state of God, or the Spirit, would have no independent offspring, therefore God would not be completely expressed. The Eternal has placed Himself at the center of man's being in order that man may function individually. The discovery of this, the greatest truth about man, is the greatest discovery of the ages.
It is this Divine Self-Knowingness in man which distinguishes him from all other creation. It belongs to man alone. It appears full-orbed in man alone. Man alone is able to consciously work out his own destiny, to determine what manner of life he shall lead. For it is written that God created him but little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor."
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