Editorial November 28, 1903 Issue

Mind, not Matter

Among the many helpful sayings of our Leader which are not found in our text-book, is this, "Not matter, but Mind satisfieth," and it touches the heights and depths of experience.

If, at the beginning of his career, a young man could but know what alone can satisfy, what is truly worth striving for, he would seek it more intelligently, and would be spared the disappointments which come to many, since the conscious pursuit of the highest, brings a satisfaction second only to its complete realization.

Many of the things which are sometimes considered commonplace cease to be so when their true import is gained, and especially when we discover that they represent Mind, not matter. Our first analysis of a dainty table set before us by a friend, reveals an intelligent provision for our human need and enjoyment, and we know that without this application of intelligence, the choicest materials would fail to satisfy. On a closer analysis, however, we discover something much finer than the skill needed in domestic science, if our food has been prepared with loving consideration for those who are to partake of it. When thoughtful affection is blended even with the simplest elements, we have the proof that it is "not matter, but Mind" which satisfies. This is no less true of all the beautiful things produced by art, for to find real satisfaction we must see, as did the builders of the Temple, something of the pattern shown "in the mount."

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