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Part 1
STUDENTS for many years have come to this School asking for a betterunderstanding of God, and desiring knowledge of the best way to get the most out oflife. They have heard God spoken of as being afar off, when He is as close to us as thebreath we breathe, closer than our hands and feet. They have heard Him spoken of as:Love, Divine Mind, Divine Intelligence, Jehovah, God, Lord, First Cause, PrimalSubstance, and other names. Being of an analytical mind, I too, have wanted to knowthe facts of a Truth. If it is a Truth, there are facts to be had, and they can provethemselves, not alone in Spirit but in a very practical way.It is my intention to present these lessons simply, without high-minded words orvague statements that sound pretty and promising. The terms above named are allsynonymous. They mean one and the same thing, and I choose to use a simpler namethat everyone will understand.I shall call God working in our lives “LAW.” Interpreting the Law in several waysshould bring it more clearly into our way of thinking. Then as we strive to work with theLaw we are living closer to God, and such living brings a better understanding.As you grow in knowledge and are able to form better opinions, do not hesitateto change your views. Remember, “The wise man changes his mind; the fool never.”There can be no progress without change, no growth without renewal.There must be a constant stream of new thought, better thought, and truerthought to insure progression in life. As soon as you perceive the better, let go of theold, grasp the new. To continue to hold on to the old and inferior when the new andsuperior is at hand is to retard growth, and to this one cause may be traced many ofthe ills of man.Proceed to use your thinking faculty and take care that it does not use you.Master your mind and guide it intelligently; that is, exercise discrimination in all yourthinking. Learn to think as you ought to think, give your mental life to the matters thatare absolutely essential to your welfare, and the balance of your thought to themes ofbeauty, truth and progress. In other words, live with the ideal, but do not neglect the practical.
Love n prosperity,
J Amado
