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From Abridged Chapter, Science of Being<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

A terrible habit is to believe without understanding. Spiritual leaders are often misunderstood. Followers, who misinterpret their leader, will also misinterpret themselves. To understand Jesus the Christ takes time; even his disciples had a difficult time grasping his words and works.<\/p>\n

Jesus didn\u2019t get hung up on the physical symptoms or causes, but searched the spiritual cause. He was patient with himself as he practiced surrendering the mortal or fleshly senses. The closer he got to God, the further away he got from the arrogant conformists bent on restricting Spirit to a ritual or human ideology. Using common sense<\/a> and scientific conclusions, Jesus was a scientist of Mind. He was inspired by Life, Truth, and Love. He wasn\u2019t inspired by human emotionalism or agendas any more than he was inspired by a hormone. Hormones have no power. Put a hormone or chemical in a petri dish and see if the petri dish is inspired or vitalized.<\/p>\n

Jesus took a scientific approach, moving forward in thought with effective arguments. The better he understood God, the more he was misunderstood by the materialist thinkers. He knew the Ego was Mind, instead of the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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