Does Freedom Really Require Sacrifice?

Must someone always give something up in order for someone else to benefit? What if we believe that we are connected and what benefits each part also benefits the whole? What if we know that honoring ourselves in a healthy way is the key to hearing “the voice of God through us and as us”? Every Fourth of July, the subject of sacrifice often dominates discussions of freedom, says Rev. Judy Morley. In her video, “The Power of Freedom,” she challenges this notion.

“We believe the ultimate goal of life to be a complete freedom from all discord of every nature, and that this goal is sure to be attained by all,” she says, quoting Science of Mind founder Dr. Ernest Holmes. Holmes posited a world beyond competition and sacrifice — an idea as revolutionary today as it was in 1927.

Read more about the keys to personal and global freedom in Rev. Morley’s Daily Guides in the July 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine.

Making Fear Your Dance Partner

Those palpitations in the middle of the night might be the best thing to happen to you, according to author and intuitive Sue Frederick. Clinging to illusions of security puts us to sleep, while fear forces us to wake up and start asking the important questions of who we are and why we are here. Fear as opportunity? Now there’s a game-changer.

Check out Frederick’s powerful two-minute guide to releasing fear-based career choices and finding your true work.

Read more in her terror-busting article “From My Soul to Yours: Freedom from Crippling Fear” in the July 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine. She is author of the books “I See Your Soul Mate” and “Your Divine Lens.”

Freeing the Mind with Meditation

Armed with the latest technology in brain scanning, scientists can now see how an activity such as meditation fires up the brain in real time. Spiritual practices including meditation, contemplative thought, prayer, affirmations and even the passive observation of thoughts all have one thing in common.

 “This whole wide range of spiritual practices light up the frontal lobes of the brain,” says neuroscience researcher Mark Waldman. “They increase your consciousness, increase your creativity and problem-solving ability, and at the same time reduce stress.”

You don’t need to pray for hours to reap the benefits either. “Our scans showed that 12 minutes a day is all you need. Pleasure chemicals like dopamine can be triggered in 60 seconds or less,” he says.

Check out Waldman’s video jam-packed with practical tips for de-stressing.

Don’t miss Mark Waldman and Andrew Newberg’s article on "Your Brain’s Greedy Dream Machine" in the July 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine. They are the best-selling authors of “How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain.”

O Soul of Mine, Look Out and See
—Ernest Holmes

O Soul of mine, look out and see, look up and know Thy freedom.

Be not cast down nor dismayed; be uplifted within me and exult, for Thy Salvation has come.

Behold the wonders of the Great Whole and the marvels of the Universe.

Look out and see Thy good. It is not afar off, but is at hand.

Prepare Thyself to accept and believe; to know and live.

Let Life enter and live through Thee, Soul of mine, and rejoice that Thou hast vision so fair and so complete.

Rejoice that the Perfect Whole is so completely reflected through Thee.

My light has come.

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

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