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Here are some methods on how feel joy in your life.  It is a matter of prospective from a high vantage point.  By looking at our lives we know that sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are not.  If we are always happy we are in a manic mood, and if we are always unhappy we are in a depression.  But we can feel long term joy, a feeling of its worth while to live.  

The first thing is to find friends.  Treat people nice and they will help you feel better.

Most people are happier if they have a purpose, a job and responsibility.  So if you are thinking:

MISTAKE: I'd be happier if I just had less to do

If we have nothing to do except please the senses (food, sex, drugs), the pleasure is sort lived. A life of leisure is a life of boredom which leads to depression. On the other hand, if we are industrious and creative, taking on challenges and accomplishing the most meaningful goals, then we and feel that real senses of joy.

MISTAKE:  It's not me, it's you

By projecting our feelings on other people, we avoid working on ourselves.  People blame their spouse, parents, children, boss, or friends for their own feelings.  We have to look deep inside, and know that we are whole and complete.  We can pretend to be the person we want to be and after a while we can become a new person.

MISTAKE: I just need to discover the secret to success to be happy

Many movements, and liberal churches claim that there are "secrets" to happiness or success. If you believe this way or that, take the pill or eat the right food or follow a certain leader wonderful things will happen.  No.  Belief comes from learning about life.  Yes, positive thoughts help a lot.  But pretending everything is good when it is not is lying to oneself.   There is no magic pill or one food, but learning about herbs, orthodox medicine, and can make a big difference.  No leader has all the right answers, but some leaders have more than others.  Again it takes study.

MISTAKE: There is no God, and I am free to think and do what I want to.

One needs believe that something bigger than themselves defines goodness and wisdom.  There is a higher part of our mind/soul/brain  that is the pathway and the gateway to the deepest thoughts and wisdom.  It is paved with love.  God love us very much, and when we give our hearts to God, life becomes much more joyous and meaningful.  Without this connections, there is no government of the mind/soul/brain.

DEFINITION OF Mind/Soul/Brain

We use our mind as we would use a calculator or computer.  If we stop thinking as in meditation, we still go on living.  The brain is the hardware, software and wetware that connects our awareness to our senses.  In the other direction it connects our will to direct the body.

The soul is our experiencer of life.  It is our consciousness, the I behind the I, that which experiences and has the will to think, feel and direct.  The soul can get sick there is no leadership within the brain/mind.

The brain is like water, the mind like salt.  When they mix, they act as one thing.

MISTAKE: I will be happy when I get married, have the right job, fall in love with the perfect person, get a car...

 I is good to work for things we want.  But we do not need some object, some position, some person to make us have a sense of fulfillment.   Everything is perfect right now, right here.  What we mean by everything is ourselves.  We have to love ourselves and take care of ourselves. It begins now, not later.  

MISTAKE: I like the way things are right now, and never want them to change.

 Sorry.  Overtime everything will change.  It might be gradual, or it might be quickly.  Good things happen; bad things happen.   If your house burns down, just think of all the new things you will have.  If you had the same first job, you would never advance.   If you are dependent on someone else for happiness, they could go away.  Depend on yourself first and spread that happiness to others through kind words and actions.

Believing this is just letting yourself be set up for a fall. Life is a journey of constant change. Some of which we control and some we don't. Resisting change or trying to control the change out of life is self-defeating. It will drain you and rob you of your happiness. Change is inevitable. You must accept this and learn to go with the flow. Being adaptable is very important to your happiness.

MISTAKE: I am too old, too dumb, and it will never happen.

I know many people who are old people but healthy and strong.  Being smart is one thing, but you can hire smart people.  You have to have a dream and the perseverance to complete it. If something fails, try something else. In the long run you will really make it. 

MISTAKE:  I will tell the truth, avoid things I don't like and everything will work out

If you just tell the truth without having tack, if you avoid the hard things, you will be in a heap of trouble.  Doing what we don't like might be the pathway to many things we like. Avoiding issues can delay your march to what you really want.  

MISTAKE:  I saw it on television.  It is a very scary world out there.

 Television news is a mud raker.  It collects bad things so people can feel superior.  Actually crime rates have gone down.  We are safer.  If we see something going on, we can call 911 on our cell phone.   Travel by auto should be scary.  Getting the wrong drugs or treatment is scary.  But why is public speaking so scary.  By thought control we can focus on what is good and safe.   Many facts seen on tv are not correct or bias so they are scary.  Sure Yellowstone park is a volcano, but it has not erupted for thousands of years.  Fear sells newspapers.  But we want peace.  Take a tv and Internet vacation if you must, and learn to relax and enjoy our beautiful path though life!

MISTAKE: I'll decide when I know for sure what to do

If we know what is good, what is wise, then it is simple to make a decision.  Optimize each moment.  Don't over-think things.  You never have every little fact.

MISTAKE: I know I shouldn't , but ...

We have to be in charge of ourselves, not our habits.   Smoking  will make you sick.  Eating just any kind of food will up the odds of getting cancer, heart disease, or diabetes.   Many people have excuses like life is not worth living unless you have fun.  Getting sick is no fun at all.

MISTAKE: Believing in luck, or astrology, and the like.

Hard work will bring luck.  Actually there is no such thing as luck. In the material world of things, science and logic are your friends.  There is not such thing as fate, as we have free will. Take you dream to new heights by being patient, by working hard, thinking clearly, and just doing the walk.

MISTAKE: Mass Consciousness

Think for yourself.  Optimize your life.  Think positive thoughts.  Be scientific too.

Center for Spiritual Living

The Church of Religious Science has a new name. It is now called the Center for Spiritual Living (CSL).

CSL is the closest thing I found corresponding to Deepermind.  I do not believe in everything taught at CSL.  Pretending to be well when you are sick is not good.  But pretending your sick when you are well is not good  either.  Here is the story of CSL and what it teaches:

The Science of Mind is comparatively new, but the mental experience of the invisible universe is as old as the history of man. It is new in that for the first time in history we have put together all findings which contribute to the establishment of man's relationship with the universe, to the end that he may be able to apply his spiritual understanding to the everyday problems of human life.

This science necessarily starts with the proposition that we are living in a spiritual universe whose sole government is one of harmony, and that the use of right ideas is the enforcement of its law.

The Science of Mind is built on the theory that there is One Infinite Mind which of necessity includes all that is, whether it be the intelligence in man, the life in the animal, or the invisible Presence which is God. In it we learn to have a spiritual sense of things. This spiritual sense of things is what is meant by the Consciousness of Christ. To be able to discern the spiritual idea back of its physical symbol is to use the mind that Jesus used.

The Science of Mind is intensely practical because it teaches us how to use the Mind Principle for definite purposes, such as helping those who are sick, impoverished, or unhappy. Each one of us should learn to become a practitioner of this science, a demonstrator of its Principle, a conscious user of its Power. There is a power already exists, but the existence of Power is of no particular value to us until we use it. We must not only be conscious of Power, but we must be actively conscious of it. This is one of the first lessons we learn in the Science of Mind.

This science is more than mental; it is also spiritual, since we live in a spiritual universe. The Science of Mind declares the Truth about this spiritual universe and it also declares the Truth about false belief, considering everything which is opposed to good as an accumulation of human thought, the collective negative suggestion of the race.

Wrong conditions are resolved into false beliefs, and through the use of right ideas a transformation of thought takes place. We learn to build our ideas upon an affirmative rather than a negative factor. To state the Truth and deny or disregard that which in belief is opposed to it, is to prove that the Principle of the Science of Mind is actual.

The ever increasing thousands of persons who are daily proving this Principle add to our conviction that we are dealing with the most intense reality the human mind has ever conceived. As you will learn later, the practice of this science is the application of a definite technique, the law of right thought, of true spiritual understanding.

Religious Science was founded by Dr. Ernest Holmes, a self-taught philosopher who rigorously studied all of the world's Spiritual paths for most of his life. In 1927, he wrote The Science of Mind, which synthesized the truths that he discerned were present throughout all of the world's faiths. That book is the foundation of the principles of Religious Science. He never intended to begin a new faith, but was persuaded to allow a church to be created to assure that the principles he synthesized would outlive him.

What Does Your "V" Symbol Mean?
The V symbol of Religious Science can be interpreted on many different levels. On a Universal level, the top of the V shows the Universal Spirit (God), then the universal subjectivity, which is the medium of all thought, power, and action, then, at the bottom, at particularization of our manifestation of Spirit.

The point drawn through the center symbolizes the descent of Spirit into matter, or form. It is necessary that Spirit be manifested in order to express Itself. The descending line shows that all comes from the One (God)). Humanity reenacts the whole Universal Life, and the nature of humanity is identical with Spirit. What is true of the Whole is true of any of its individual undivided parts. Humanity comes to a point of individualization in the Whole and is subject to the Law of the Whole. (Paraphrased from The Science of Mind by Dr. Ernest Holmes, p. 569.)

Note:  I think this concept is pretty simple.  Your soul wills something, the body puts into motion and then you have the results.  God wills something, the universe puts it into motion and then you have the results.  I don't see this as being too important.

What Does CSL Teach About Meditation?
Through the ages, meditation is the time honored technique for taming, training and transforming the mind. Religious Science endorses all forms of meditation, from creative visualization to the more traditional mind stilling techniques. It is through meditation that we come into a state of God communion and thereby experience a greater sense of unity of all life.*

What Does CSL Teach About Prayer?
Religious Science / Center for Spiritual Living honors and endorses all forms of sincere prayer. In addition, it teaches a unique and scientific form of prayer called Spiritual Mind Treatment. This is a powerful, affirmative method of prayer that was developed by Dr. Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science. It involves a five step process that embodies all of the elements of the creative process of Life itself.

Note:  If your arm is broken,  see a doctor.  If you are having psychosomatic problems, use treatment.  Treatment is getting into alignment with God and this is essential to living a joyous and healthy life.

What is an Affirmation According to CSL?
The term affirmation is normally associated with a verbal statement that is made about some goal that we are trying to achieve, or some experience we desire to have. However, the act of affirmation is really much more than that. It is an act of faith. It is the ability to put aside your doubt and fear in order to act as if your desired goal were already a reality. In this sense, an affirmation can be any statement, act, or symbolic gesture that affirms the reality of your intentions. Through the process of affirmation we "act as if" our highest aspirations were already a reality.*

What Does CSL Teach About Sin?
The original meaning of sin was simply to fall short of or "miss the mark" of spiritual perfection. A sin is not a thing, it is merely an activity that produces an undesirable effect in our lives. In other words, we are punished by our sins, not for them.*

What Does CSL Teach About Evil?
Religious Science / Center for Spiritual Living does not deny the appearance of evil. However, it teaches that evil does not exist as a force or power in the world. That which is called evil is merely the obstruction, or inversion, of the only power acting, which is Spirit. The obstruction of Spirit's expression always occurs in the mind through the holding of false beliefs. According to Religious Science, the only presence acting in the universe is God, which is always Good. Evil is merely the way that we withhold our expression and experience of that good by accepting false beliefs into our minds.*

What Does CSL Teach About The Devil?
Religious Science / Center for Spiritual Living believes that, since the only power acting anywhere is God, the devil simply cannot exist as a force acting in opposition to God's expression through Spirit. Therefore, there really is no devil. There is only the manifestation of falsely held beliefs within our minds, which produces that appearance of some sinister invisible force, or being, acting in our lives. To blame unpleasant conditions and circumstances on the devil, or anyone else, is a way of avoiding responsibility for our own experience of life.*

What Does CSL Teach About Heaven and Hell?
Religious Science believes that heaven and hell are states of mind. We experience heaven when we are in harmony with the Life that surrounds us.

Hell is a state of mind that we experience when we don't understand why something unpleasant is happening to us. We can choose to create our own heaven or hell on Earth, and take our beliefs with us when we go through the transition the world calls death to the next plane of existence.*

What Does CSL Teach About Death?
Religious Science / Center for Spiritual Living  teaches the eternality of life. It accepts that our physical bodies operate within a natural cycle of birth and death. However, even though we may have a body, we are not just our body. What we really are is the Life that animates our body, and that Life is infinite and immortal. As we become increasing identified with our divine and eternal nature, our underlying fear of death begins to dissolve and our experience of life become more joyous.*

What Does CSL Teach About Reincarnation?
Religious Science neither endorses nor rejects any particular theory or concept of reincarnation. Since life is eternal, there are an unlimited number of possibilities for its evolvement after the experience of physical death. In Religious Science, we accept the on-goingness of life and we deal with what is before us in the present moment.

What Does CSL Teach About Miracles?
Everything that occurs in our lives is simply the outpicturing of our consciousness operating through the Law of Mind. Therefore, those events that seem to be miraculous in nature are actually the Law acting at a level beyond our awareness. As we evolve our consciousness, what previously seemed miraculous becomes a natural, normal and understandable way of life. In actuality, there is only one miracle, this is Life itself.*

What Does CSL Teach About Jesus Christ?
At CSL Christ is viewed as a universal principle rather than a person. It is the principle of God expressing through humanity. Jesus of Nazareth was a human personality through which the Christ Principle, or Divine Personality, expressed itself on Earth. The principle of Jesus Christ represents the mystical marriage of our inner spirit with our outer personality. This union produces an expression of Life that includes both, yet is greater than either. The potential for this expression lies within each one of us. Therefore, Jesus is viewed as a great example for humanity, rather than the great exception. Ernest Holmes, founder of the philosophy of Religious Science, says:

"Religious Science does not deny the divinity of Jesus; but it does affirm the divinity of all people. It does not deny that Jesus was the son of God; but affirms that all beings are children of God. It does not deny that the Kingdom of God was revealed through Jesus; but affirms that the Kingdom of God is also revealed through you and me. "*

Are CSL Members Christians?
Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science, came out of a Christian tradition. He studied all of the world's religions, and synthesized what he saw to be the truths running through them all, free of any particular dogma. He began the philosophy with the intention that all churches, especially Christian ones, would embrace the philosophy and incorporate those teachings into their own. When that did not happen on a large-scale basis, he allowed the people around him to talk him into starting a church to make sure that the teachings would endure. His original intention was not to start a new religion. Religious Science comes out of the Christian tradition in the sense that we believe in the teachings of Jesus and use them to create a "Heaven on Earth".

Are CSL Members Part of the New Age?
CSL  is a New Thought philosophy. Although many people with New Age leanings are attracted to Religious Science and some of the practices of Religious Science such as meditation are also practiced by those who consider themselves New Age, Religious Science does not consider itself a New Age Religion. Religious Science honors all paths that lead to God, whether they be Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, New Age, or any other spiritual paths.

Are CSL and Scientology Related?
No.

Is CSL a Cult?
No. Religious Science / Center for Spiritual Living  teaches that each individual has the power over and the responsibility for his or her own life. Religious Science highly discourages the following of or dependence upon any one person, including founder Ernest Holmes or any present ministers or teachers. Religious Science challenges people to think for themselves and only believe what rings true for them. One must look into one's own heart for truth.

Is CSL and Christian Science the Same Thing?
No, but Ernest Holmes studied with many of the spiritual leaders of his time, including Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. Religious Science / Center for Spiritual Living  attracts many from the Christian Science tradition.

Does CSL Believe in Doctors?
Yes. Religious Scientists believe that all is God, and that God is expressed through doctors and medicine just as God is expressed through all of the physical universe. Religious Science believes in spiritual as well as physical healing, and Religious Science Practitioners often work in conjunction with doctors and other physical and mental health practitioners to facilitate healing.

Why Was CSL Called Religious Science?
Ernest Holmes used the terms "Science of Mind", which he called the book that describes his synthesis of the truths running through all of the religions of the world, and "Religious Science" interchangeably. He believed that religion and science were truly complimentary, and named his organization the Church of Religious Science to show that. He believed that, eventually, science would prove what the mystics have been saying for thousands of years about the nature of God, human beings, and the universe. His beliefs have been borne out by many modern scientists, who have found that the universe is truly made up of energy. Religious Science, along with all of the mystics of the ages, knows that energy is God.

Are the Center for Spiritual Living, Religious Science and Science of Mind the Same?
Yes.

I have taken many courses at CSL and it helped me understand many things in life.  Again they do not have all the answers, but they are closer than anything group I have found here in Texas.

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