In The Light Of The Spirit | by Christian D. Larson
When you are confronted with problems that you cannot solve, or find yourself in the midst of conditions that are distressing and adverse, do not permit yourself to become disturbed for a moment. There is a simple secret that will invariably set you free and change everything for the best. And the secret is this - "Leave It To God."
| Title | In The Light Of The Spirit |
| Author | Christian D. Larson |
| Publisher | Thomas Y. Crowell Company |
| Year | 1916 |
| Copyright | 1916, Christian D. Larson |
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Chapter 1. Leave It To God- When you are confronted with problems that you cannot solve, or find yourself in the midst of conditions that are distressing and adverse, do not permit yourself to become disturbed for a moment. Ther...
Chapter 2. How To Pray The Highest Prayer- We know that the prayer of the righteous availeth much; but we also know there are many prayers that seemingly are not answered - prayers that are sincere, and that come from souls that we know to be ...
Chapter 3. The Religion Of The Soul- Religion is always of the soul; its purpose invariably is to save the soul; and it is only insofar as it is absolutely true to that purpose that any form of religion can retain its influence and power...
The Religion Of The Soul. Continued- The cause of all suffering is found in this tendency of the soul to step outside of the path - the path provided by the infinite laws of eternal ascension. And the cause of this tendency is found in t...
Chapter 4. What Is The Spiritual Side Of Life- When we examine our mode of living, we shall find that we dwell upon the spiritual side of life only upon rare and occasional intervals, while most of the time we permit consciousness to come out into...
Chapter 5. Follow The Right Handed Path, The Path Of The Light- In every generation, and in every clime, men and women have appeared who were in possession of remarkable power; but they all did not seem to gain their power from the same source. Among them were man...
Chapter 6. How To Live In The Spiritual Kingdom- When we inquire as to the greatest need of mankind, our answer must invariably be, to know more and more of the truth; and this answer is based upon the principle that it is the increased understandin...
How To Live In The Spiritual Kingdom. Part 2- The advancement and the changes that have been made upon the physical side of life since the scientific method appeared, have been so numerous and so wonderful that we really do not appreciate them al...
How To Live In The Spiritual Kingdom. Part 3- We find that physical conditions are always similar to the nature of the spiritual expression that is taking place at any particular time; that is, if the spiritual expression in your life is full and...
How To Live In The Spiritual Kingdom. Part 4- The truth is, that the moment we transfer the principal place of conscious functioning from the body to the soul, we find that the higher spiritual forces will begin to express themselves, and thereby...
Chapter 7. What Is The Secret Of Spiritual Power- In every age spiritual giants have appeared - wonderful souls, that have almost continually been in perfect touch with that vast, inexhaustible world of supernal light and transcendant power that surr...
Chapter 8. How To Use Spiritual Power In Your Life- When you accomplish something that is remarkable, or unusual, through the use of spiritual power, do not permit yourself to think or say that you were the author of this work. In truth, do not conside...
Chapter 9. How To Find The Light Of Inner Consciousness- When we function through outer consciousness only, we are able to appreciate only those things that appeal to the physical senses, or to reason, or to the usual states of emotion; that is, we live alm...
Chapter 10. How To Find The Power Of Spiritual Transparence- When we examine those conditions that are usually spoken of as evil, and trace them back to their possible origin, or last analysis, it is impossible to find any actual evidence in support of the beli...
How To Find The Power Of Spiritual Transparence. Part 2- Our reasoning thus far is on solid ground, and our conclusions, as far as we have gone, cannot be gainsaid. But we still have to find the reason why the life of man does cast a shadow; or why the ligh...
How To Find The Power Of Spiritual Transparence. Part 3- In like manner, we must refuse to think of any evil as real in itself, coming as it does from no other cause than that of our believing a shadow to be a reality. In other words, we must take conscious...
Chapter 11. How To Be Upon The Spiritual Path Where All Is Good- At the present time the statement that all is good is heard frequently, and as it seems to be a contradiction of human experience, it has naturally led to many arguments and much research into metaphy...
How To Be Upon The Spiritual Path Where All Is Good. Part 2- The truth is that all of these reminders, or so-called evils, are good; and we shall need them just so long as we continue to step outside the path. They are necessities for the time being; but the ve...
How To Be Upon The Spiritual Path Where All Is Good. Part 3- Under those circumstances we should be scientists, and proceed to investigate instead of being anxious or permitting grief and worry. We should look for the facts in the case, the lesson to be learned...
How To Be Upon The Spiritual Path Where All Is Good. Part 4- When we look at human society and note the so-called ills and troubles of certain modes of life, we may ask what we are to do about those things. We may also ask if it is necessary that people live in...
Chapter 12. The I Am Is The Way To A Spiritual Life- When we consider the many statements that were made by Jesus Christ during his life upon earth, we find that those statements separate themselves into two distinct divisions; and the difference betwee...
The I Am Is The Way To A Spiritual Life. Part 2- We understand therefore that when we are in the peace that passeth understanding, we are above actual mental activities; we are in a state where all these things are felt and realized as absolute stat...
The I Am Is The Way To A Spiritual Life. Part 3- On the other hand, it does not matter what our religious beliefs may be, if we are sincere in that connection and do proceed with the one lofty purpose in view - that is, to find the Spiritual Light w...
Chapter 13. I Go Unto The Father, To Know God- When we consider the statement Greater things than these shall ye do, we must not omit the second part of the statement, because I go unto the Father, although this second part is usually not quot...
I Go Unto The Father, To Know God. Part 2- However, we never go alone. The moment we are awakened and assume the true attitude towards this theme, we find that we are constantly walking in conscious oneness with God, and that higher power is b...
I Go Unto The Father, To Know God. Part 3- In pursuing this study, we shall find very soon that the most valuable truths come to us through our own extension of consciousness, or through our own effort to find greater truth according to the la...
I Go Unto The Father, To Know God. Part 4- When we realize that the Christ is God enthroned in the human soul - enthroned in every soul in the vastness of the cosmos; that the spirit of Christ is the central principle of every soul; and that t...
Chapter 14. I Am With You Always, The Christ- To know the Christ - the real Christ - to understand the full significance of the first coming of the Christ - and to know when and how the second coming is to take place - these are vital and living ...
I Am With You Always, The Christ. Part 2- When you go about in the world you may see many a human soul that happens to be in an attitude where the Christ Spirit is given an opportunity to express itself wonderfully; and you feel that you have...
I Am With You Always, The Christ. Part 3- The more perfectly we understand the lofty significance of the second coming, as a purely spiritual appearance of the Christ to the soul, the more wonderful it becomes; but before passing further in t...
Chapter 15. It Is Well Within The Inner Light Of Your Soul- When we enter the innermost and uppermost realms of the soul, we find a wonderful world of peace, of joy, of light, of splendor - seemingly apart from all other worlds in existence. And it is a world ...
It Is Well Within The Inner Light Of Your Soul. Continued- The ways of the world, or the thoughts of the world, do not affect you so long as you live in the secret places; for in these places all ways are good ways, and all thoughts are in the image of truth....
Chapter 16. The Superconscious And Subconscious, The Spiritual Borderland- We have learned much concerning the subjective, or the subconscious - that immense world of mentality that lies beneath the waking consciousness of man; but we have not learned much concerning the sup...
The Superconscious And Subconscious, The Spiritual Borderland. Continued- Considering the subject from the practical viewpoint, we may employ another illustration with a still further comparison of the three phases of the mind. We may liken the conscious mind to the sower, ...
Chapter 17. When God So Wills- Your aspirations may be lofty and wonderful; you may have begun to dream the great dream; you may feel tempted to wish for everything conceivable; you may feel an irresistible desire to pray for the v...
Chapter 18. How To Find The Regions Of Infinite Repose- There is a wonderful realm somewhere in the upper regions of spiritual consciousness, far beyond the ever-moving thoughts and feelings of man, where silence is absolute and eternal; where the soul can...