Article October 6, 1945 Issue

Mind Hears

MINNIE SUCKOW

Through the study and application of Christian Science, one cultivates spiritual understanding and gains step by step the spiritual facts of being. False beliefs yield to spiritual understanding; and as this occurs, the human consciousness rises higher. Commonly accepted human beliefs, however, sometimes seem to linger in the thought of the student and remain unchallenged until some experience forces an issue, and spiritual enlightenment dispels the illusion.

Such was the case with a young student of Christian Science when the hearing in one ear became impaired. Since hearing with the other ear was what is considered normal, no great concern was felt and for a while no vigorous effort was made to use Christian Science to correct the error. But one day a situation arose which made it essential to hear with the afflicted ear. Then in deep earnestness the student turned to God for help. Immediately the realization came that Mind hears and Mind is not on one side only; Mind is on all sides, for Mind is infinite. A moment later, when words were spoken at some distance from the student and on the side where the hearing had been impaired, they came with almost startling loudness and clearness. Truth had corrected the false belief of defective hearing by revealing the spiritual nature of hearing as a faculty of divine Mind, entirely apart from any material organism, and healing resulted.

That the ears as material organs do not really hear is borne out by the following experience. Two friends were attending a symphony concert, the opening number of which was a beautiful tone poem. This was thoroughly enjoyed by one of the two, who drank in the exquisite melody and rich harmony with keen appreciation. When the composition was finished, the other remarked that she had not heard one bit of the music. Her hearing was not defective, and, according to human theory, the sound waves reached her ears as well as her companion's. Why didn't she hear? She explained that her thought had been so occupied with something entirely foreign to the evening's performance that she had heard no music up to that point. When she gave her undivided attention to the concert she, too, enjoyed the remainder of the program. This plainly indicates that mentality and not physicality is required in order to hear.

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