The revelation of Christian Science that God is Mind, and that consequently all is Mind and its manifestation, opens vistas of possibilities hitherto undreamed of. In her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," under the caption "The Mind unbounded," Mary Baker Eddy says (p. 84), "To understand that Mind is infinite, not bounded by corporeality, not dependent upon the ear and eye for sound or sight nor upon muscles and bones for locomotion, is a step towards the Mind-science by which we discern man's nature and existence." If all is Mind, then Mind is not acting on or controlling something else, but Mind itself constitutes all that exists. Mind is substance. Mind is the Ego, or I AM. Within its own infinitude Mind expresses itself and sees its own glory. The infinite expression or effect of Mind, being one with its cause, partakes of the limitless, indestructible nature of Mind.
The mortal is educated from the start to accept the personal sense of himself as a self-important, finite ego, living in a world which exists outside of himself, a world peopled with millions of other finite egos, and in his own little corner of that world he seeks to assert himself and exercise dominion to further his own selfish interests. This mistaken sense fosters personal clashes, rivalries, inferiority complexes, egotism, factions, schisms. It engenders a false sense of nationalism, mass mesmerism, world conflagration, unrest, rebellion, and ruin. The point of view of a finite self to which has come the revelation of Christian Science to improve that self in health and ability and to make it more successful in a world of other selves reasons from an incorrect premise and loses the Science of Christianity and its blessing. This false point of view must yield to reason and revelation.
In an article of deep spiritual import entitled "One Cause and Effect," included in her "Miscellaneous Writings," Mrs. Eddy expounds the allness of Mind and makes the arresting statement (p. 26): "The only logical conclusion is that all is Mind and its manifestation, from the rolling of worlds, in the most subtle ether, to a potato-patch." Thus she challenges the belief of an external world of matter and explains the universe from the basis of Mind. She shows that all that exists is embraced in Mind, is formed of Mind, and partakes of the nature of Mind; that whatever appears to be matter is simply an inversion, a misconception, or misstatement, of Mind. The spiritual, scientific acknowledgment of this fact and the demonstration thereof mean that the crops cannot be ruined by drought or rain or sun, that they are immune to blight and destruction, for Mind conceives of and recognizes no destructive, destructible, or unpredictable element. When we grasp the full import of this truth, we shall not need to resort to material means, either for removing blight on the potato patch or healing the body, for perfect Mind sends forth no imperfection. Furthermore, the mortal sense of toil and effort and time will yield to the spontaneity and immediacy of Love.
