What are your thoughts and opinions on this teaching, presented to the world by Ernest Holmes. Have any of the Mind Science principles helped you? Do you agree with it all? Thanks in advance for your honest answers.
2007-03-13 23:39:13 · 2 answers · asked by Maria R 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I studied The Science of Mind for over ten years, mostly through the 1970s. I was a member of Mile Hi Church in Lakewood, CO. during that time. I thought I would become a minister, but the still small voice told me to go a different direction. I have been helped by the principles, but the original principles, as Holmes puts them. The Science of mind teaching, and the organization of Religious Science, has become a repository of catch phrases and I believe has left the original premise behind.
In other words, they mess with it too much. Ernest Holmes said, rightly, that it should be "Open at the top", meaning not a closed rigid system, but I believe those in charge have not understood what he meant.
I don't mean to ramble...the teaching might need people like you to liven it up, and give it the life that Holmes gave it. He loved the teaching, knew it was and is valid, as it incorporates the best of all teaching. I would study what used to be called the Textbook: The Science of Mind. It can be found at Barnes & Noble, or online.
I graduated from this level of knowledge, but I still use the principles of spiritual mind healing...these I believe are the crux of Holmes' structure. This is where he based his whole teaching and intent.
2007-03-14 01:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by Sky in the Grass 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Buddha's teachings on The Perfection of Wisdom or Prajna Paramitta Sutra is ALL about the workings of the human mind. The Shurangama Sutra also had a chapter where the Buddha had a dialogue debate with his disciple Ananda about where is the mind-consciousness
There are the text of 1500 words which is the condensed teachings, the text of 5000 words which is the medium volume and the text of 7000 words. Mind you these teachings were written in Sanskrit, and the beauty and horror of sanskrit ( similar to chinese ) one single word can express a huge multitudes of meanings.
As for the teachings by Ernest Holmes, my apologies as I have no knowledge of that at all. :(
2007-03-13 23:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by Tiara 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋