Click for audio: God Mind, Human Thinking
Mortal mind, the term so much used and so distracting to many, is the error consciousness, which gathers its information from the outside world through the five senses. It is what Paul calls “the mind of the flesh” in contradistinction to spiritual mind; and he flatly says: “The mind of the flesh [believing what the carnal mind says] is death [sorrow, trouble, sickness]; but the mind of the Spirit [ability to still the carnal mind and let the Spirit speak within us] is life and peace. –Emilie Cady
The perspective of life that we hold is governed by our understanding of God, ourselves, and the relationship we have with God. This understanding is filtered through perceptions based on input from our senses, “the mind of the flesh,” and is generally limited to what seems to be true at the material level only.
God Mind is the unlimited essence of Being. Mortal mind, an archaic term, is our perception of reality. Through the process of meditation, we release our perceptions and open our mind to pure Being. As we succeed in connecting with this deeper reality, our perceptions expand into alliance with God. Jesus’ affirmation, “on earth as it is in heaven,” is a way of saying, let my mortal thinking become aligned with the truth of God.
In truth, there is no separation between ourselves and God. However, the perception of separation produces similar effects to actual separation. Understanding the impact our thinking has on our quality of life is an important part of developing a consciousness that is aligned with the truth of our eternal unity with God.
While many see thinking as a cause, true positive thinking is the effect of actually experiencing God. We don’t think our life into a positive state; we open our inner being to our relationship of oneness with God and our thinking naturally begins to reflect the life, love, intelligence and power that God is.