Do Small Things With Great Love

Her face and her famous quotes are recognized by millions all over the world.

Canonized as a Catholic saint on the fourth of this month, Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poorest of the poor and protecting the dignity of the dying. Her brainchild, Missionaries of Charity, ran soup kitchens, orphanages and homes for those dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis in 133 countries. Her small stature and humble demeanor belied a powerful drive to serve and spread love.

She once said, “We cannot do great things in this life. We can only do small things with great love.” Listen to her 1979 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.

Read more in Gary Jansen’s tribute, “Mother Teresa: Saint of Mercy,” in the October 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine.

Free Audio: October 2016 “Daily Guides”

We have a gift for you to kick off the 90th anniversary celebration of this publication! Beginning Saturday, October 1, 2016, the “Daily Guides” by Dr. Ernest Holmes (as curated by Rev. Dr. Jesse Jennings) will be available as free audio downloads at ScienceOfMind.com. You’ll see a link on the home page. A new audio file will be posted each day in October.

October is an expanded issue with 16 extra pages devoted to the first nine decades of Science of Mind magazine, your complete health and practicing forgiveness in our lives.

Since October 1927, this beloved publication and its long list of contributors have played a part in the spiritual journeys of millions of lives. Our sacred monthly mission is to bring the wisdom of Oneness to our readers worldwide. We hope you enjoy the 90th anniversary tribute issue, available online at ScienceOfMind.com/Subscribe or at Barnes & Noble retailers across the United States.

Take a Heavenly Forgiveness Break

Do you have 13 minutes to feel lighter and freer? Pop on your headphones and enjoy this beautiful meditation from the Power Thoughts Meditation Club. According to the Mayo Clinic, tapping into compassion and forgiveness reduces the stress hormone cortisol, freeing both body and mind.

So take a moment and breathe easier. Forgiveness doesn’t have to be hard.

Mindful Living
An Excerpt by Dennis Merritt Jones

In “The Science of Mind,” Ernest Holmes writes, “A new light is coming into the world. We are on the borderland of a new experience. The veil between Spirit and matter is very thin. The invisible passes into visibility through our faith in it.”

At this level of mindful living, the perceived dividing line between doing and being, matter and Divine essence, and you and your soul Self, begins to slowly blur and, ultimately, dissolve. This is when every action becomes a spiritual experience, be it driving the car, mowing the lawn, changing the babyʼs diaper, selling real estate, performing brain surgery or making love to your significant other.

What I have also discovered is that when that sense of seamless oneness does happen, there are always two specific points of awareness accompanying it: One: I notice that I am “being” in the now moment. Regardless of what is going on, where I am, whom I am with or what it looks like, I realize I am 100 percent present there, spiritually, mentally and physically; my mind is not off, wandering around in the past or the future. Two: I have an overwhelming awareness that I am operating in a “non-judgment” mode where the energy of unconditional love goes before me, filling in all the gaps and spaces between myself and the world and everyone in it.

Download the entire e-book “Mindful Living” for free at DennisMerritJones.com. You can also read Jones’s article “The ‘World That Works for Everyone’ Experiment” in the October 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine.

Divine Forgiveness
By Ernest Holmes

Jesus says that we should forgive until 70 times seven. This is but another way of saying that forgiveness is eternal and ever available. What a load is dropped from the shoulders of personal responsibility when we realize that the Eternal Mind holds naught against anyone! But, to those who feel that this is unfair, it will be a hard saying . . . Has your life always been beyond reproach? Have you never fallen short of the divine calling? The [person] who feels self-righteousness rise from petty virtues, lives a life of self-delusion.

The mind which condemns, understands not the truth of being, and the heart which would shut the door of its bosom to one who is mistaken, strangles its own life, closing its eyes to a greater vision. The biggest life is the one which includes the most.

This is an excerpt from “The Science of Mind,” written by spiritual visionary Dr. Ernest Holmes. Read more in the October 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine.

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