A Trinity In Ernest Holmes A Trinity: 3.1

A Trinity: 3 = 1 Ernest Holmes presented the concept of a trinity that differed significantly from the traditional Christian trinity. [review chart on pg. 16] His trinity includes the physical, while most other religious teachings exclude the physical from considerations and representations of a spiritual reality. Holmes begins with the premise that reality is infinite, and then follows with the proposition that every aspect and manifestation of it is one with it. Therefore, the physical and spiritual cannot be separate. Let us not confuse or conflate the spiritual with the physical: they are inseparable, but they are not interchangeable. Do not allow wishful thinking to lead to delusions. To grasp the idea of prosperity and self-worth

It is a sense of separation rooted in the notion that man is a physical being, separate from the spirit of God. This belief in separation is at the root of all our suffering. The enjoyment of life begins as we rejoice in the spirit of Life here and now, realizing that the life we live and call our own is the infinite Life; and the mind we use and call our own is the infinite Mind that enlightens and inspires all.

Your Mind When working with the Infinite it would be wise to keep a personal perspective or risk losing a sense of oneself. Even though we call it our mind, we are only making use of the infinite intelligence of Life. We work with the creative power of Life and think we are powerful. We arrange and rearrange the natural elements of Life and claim to control the creative process. In reality, our mind is what we know of the infinite Mind. Our life is our expression of the one Life. Our world is what we make of the universe of potential and possibilities in which we live, move and have our being. In Holmes ' trinity there is THAT WHICH DIRECTS, THAT WHICH CREATES, and THAT WHICH IS CREATED, with YOU at the center of it all. It is the activity of Mind that directs. It is the power of Law that creates. It is nature that is created. All else is

I doubt that anyone believes they control the God they pray to. In fact, those who pray to God usually pray for God to control the events of their life. But those who believe in a Law of God, a universal creative power that operates according to Its own divine nature and purpose, sometimes believe they can control the infinite power of God. Perhaps it is because we believe in the law-like nature of Life, not a controlling and intervening deity, that we think: If God is not in control, then I might as well be. It is similar to the notion that you are in control of the vehicle because you sit in the drivers ' seat. It is like the delusion of parental control, or the confusion over which end of the leash sets the pace. Think what you like; you are not in control of anything or anyone. You may choose. You may guide, direct and influence. You may push and shove, but not control the creative power of