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Lesson Eleven of the Unity Society Correspondence School
Course, written by ARTHUR D. HALL, a student.

Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.-Ezekiel 45:9.

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ROM the above quotation it may be seen that even in the Old Testament days, as well as in our own time, men were brought face to face with all sorts of economical, political, ethical and religious experiences. In fact, the world has changed but little in some things. Many men of today are spending a great deal of time studying the conditions of the business world, and endeavoring to find some ways and means whereby the problems of life can be solved. It would seem that the whole cause, or rather occasion, for all inharmonies that are found in the present day life is traced back to the fact of misjudgment and injustices

We all feel that there must be some wonderful changes introduced into the methods of government and social lations before there will be harmony and fellowship expressed in the problems of our daily life. There are many who feel that these changes should be made in society as a whole, and as soon as possible. Would it not be well to look back of society as a whole and see if that should be the starting place? Very likely, we would come to the conclusion that the individual should be our place of com

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mencement. The individual is the unit. In the individual (the I Am) is all that is to be found in life; and also, the solution of all life problems.

With the individual as the starting point it will be necessary to bring him out of the consciousness of misjudgment and injustice, in order that he may carry out his mission in life of expressing the Perfect Good. In doing this the faculty of Judgment must be redeemed. To do this it will be necessary to place the faculty of Judgment in the Absolute, and to deny all mortal concepts of judgment. When this is done, all ideas of limitations of every kind will be driven from the consciousness; and the mind will be free from all personality. It now becomes necessary to look back of all appearances and see the true motive which lies back of all that comes into visibility. In doing this the mind will be filled with thoughts of Reality, ideas of the unity, or oneness, of life.

Having the faculty of Judgment redeemed, the next step will be to establish Justice in accordance with the Judgment. The true way to accomplish this is to recognize the Divine Law of Justice. This is done by affirming that the Divine Law of Justice is always acting righteously. Not only must this Divine Law be recognized, but it must be brought into action. Recognition of the law without actualization of-it keeps one in a passive state, and prevents progress. In establishing the Law of Justice we resort to afirmations. There is much help derived from making definde affirmations. For instance, I affirm that because I am a child of Cod, and God is the Divine Law of Justice, this Divine Law of Justice is working in and through me continually; and nothing can keep my own away from me.

With the faculty of Judgment and the Law of Justice established in the consciousness, we are ready to use them and to notice the results, first upon the individual organism, then upon society at large. When one uses righteous judgment in his dealings with others he becomes broader minded, more loving, refrains from all manner of criticism, and keeps his eye single, seeing only good. It is

obvious that this effect upon the organism would result in clearer thought, purer expression of love and affection, more kindly disposition, and, in fact, a renewal of the whole man would take place.

All this will never come to pass as long as the individual persists in living in the sense consciousness. Through the senses we interpret the appearances only. Appearances are not real, for that which is real never changes. We know that appearances are ever changing according to circumstances. Consequently, in order that we may live in the Reality, the Absolute, we must "Judge not according to appearances, but judge righteous judgment." How are we to do this? Simply by looking behind, or back of, all appearances, and getting hold of the idea which the appearance is representing. We must see what the true motive in the creative mind is in order to determine the value of the finished product. We should consciously know that all is good, for God is All, regardless of appearances. Appearances are observed by the senses and taken into consciousness through the intellect, and not through spiritual perception. All judgment and justice should be preceded by intelligence, which is Divine and not material. To be intelligent is to know the Truth. To consciously, as well as intellectually, know the Truth sets one free from all appearances, and then one will positively be able to judge all things righteously.

As has been intimated, lack of the knowledge of Truth and righteous judgment results in inharmony and discord, which in itself is brought about through misjudgment. When misjudgment is the occasion of suffering, usually this is due to the fact that the person, or individual in the popular meaning of the word, has been condemning himself, or others, in some way or another. In treating cases of this kind it is often necessary to treat the patient, at first, for freedom from condemnation. Even in selftreatment, this method is quite necessary in order to overcome the error "condemnation." Condemnation is too often the occasion of misjudgment. To free one's self, or

the patient, from condemnation, affirm that the Spirit of Love now works perfectly in and through the individual; constantly holding the thought of the Divine Presence being Omnipresent, and realizing also that only Love can come from the One Source. Affirm that condemnation is not from God. Therefore, affirm, "I condemn no one." After that affirmation, or a similar one, let this affirmation follow: "Love controls all things." Also affirm that God's Love is Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient. Send thoughts of love, peace and blessing out into the universe.

Let us never lose sight of the thought that God is a God of Love and Justice. Yes, even more than this, for God is Love, and God is Justice. It would be unwise for one to expect to receive justice, forgiveness, love, and any good from another when one is not willing to reciprocate. Should we any more expect to receive these things from God when we are unwilling to show love, forgiveness and justice to our fellow-men? Certainly not! The Divine Law of Justice works both ways at the same time. It cannot work only one way. It must complete its circle of giving and receiving. Just as soon as one lets this law work in and through him by forgiving those who trespass against him, those who seemingly are his enemies, those who are unjust and do not express their true selves, then the Divine Law of Love will forgive him. It is really an even exchange. "As a man soweth, so shall he reap." When, and in the degree, we express forgiveness, in the same degree we receive blessings, peace and forgiveness.

We have seen that injustice is not of God, and it therefore is unreal, and must be overcome. This unreality cannot be overcome as long as it is allowed to remain in consciousness. We now know that there is a Divine Law of Justice working in and through us. Perhaps we do not understand this law. Nevertheless, it is, and we can understand it. It will be but a short time before we thoroughly understand this law if we will use it every chance we can. Having the understanding of the law, we must then fix our faith firmly in it. With our faith firmly fixed in a law

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