IN Science and Health (p. 276) Mrs. Eddy writes: "When the divine precepts are understood, they unfold the foundation of fellowship, in which one mind is not at war with another, but all have one Spirit, God, one intelligent source, in accordance with the Scriptural command: 'Let this Mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.'" "The divine precepts" quoted by the Master, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself," when faithfully observed in daily life, unfold an understanding of Truth's eternal and infinite power. To the beginner in Christian Science this observance in daily life means unceasing prayer, self-abnegation, unfailing alertness; then the gradual adjustment of all inharmony, be it great or small, and the sure and certain heritage of peace that passeth understanding, of joy unspeakable. Paul says, "I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
When one has gained the realization of man's spiritual unity with the Father through the observance of these divine precepts, ever walking in loving meekness and obedience, the unfoldment of the "foundation of fellowship" is inevitably the succeeding step. We thus learn the nature or quality of this foundation through which man's eternal fellowship with man as spiritual individuality is established. This mental reflection as man, partaking of the nature of divine Mind, is expressed in godlike qualities, these qualities in turn being a manifestation of God and incorporeal.
This incorporeal nature, knowing neither material organism nor structure, is expressed in spiritual faculties or ideas of Mind, Soul, Principle. In turning steadfastly away from the false belief of man as material personality, and knowing him as incorporeal, expressed in faculties or ideas, we perceive the spiritual individuality of man in definite, tangible qualities of divine Mind. Mrs. Eddy says (Science and Health, p. 317): "The individuality of man is no less tangible because it is spiritual and because his life is not at the mercy of matter. The understanding of his spiritual individuality makes man more real, more formidable in truth, and enables him to conquer sin, disease, and death."
