Definition of mortal mind 114:1 Usage classes both evil and good together as /mind/; therefore, to be understood, the author calls sick and sin- 114:3 ful humanity /mortal mind/, - meaning by this term the flesh opposed to Spirit, the human mind and evil in contradistinction to the divine Mind, or 114:6 Truth and good. The spiritually unscientific definition of mind is based on the evidence of the physical senses, which makes minds many and calls /mind/ both human and 114:9 divine. In Science, Mind is /one/, including noumenon and phe- nomena, God and His thoughts. Imperfect terminology 114:12 Mortal mind is a solecism in language, and involves an improper use of the word /mind/. As Mind is immortal, the phrase /mortal mind/ implies something un- 114:15 true and therefore unreal; and as the phrase is used in teaching Christian Science, it is meant to designate that which has no real existence. Indeed, if 114:18 a better word or phrase could be suggested, it would be used; but in expressing the new tongue we must sometimes recur to the old and imperfect, and the new 114:21 wine of the Spirit has to be poured into the old bottles of the letter. Causation mental Christian Science explains all cause and effect as men- 114:24 tal, not physical. It lifts the veil of mystery from Soul and body. It shows the scientific relation of man to God, disentangles the interlaced ambiguities 114:27 of being, and sets free the imprisoned thought. In divine Science, the universe, including man, is spiritual, harmoni- ous, and eternal. Science shows that what is termed /mat- 114:30 ter/ is but the subjective state of what is termed by the author /mortal mind/. Philological inadequacy Apart from the usual opposition to everything new, 115:1 the one great obstacle to the reception of that spiritual- ity, through which the understanding of Mind-science 115:3 comes, is the inadequacy of material terms for metaphysical statements, and the consequent difficulty of so expressing metaphysical ideas as to make 115:6 them comprehensible to any reader, who has not person- ally demonstrated Christian Science as brought forth in my discovery. Job says: "The ear trieth words, as the 115:9 mouth tasteth meat." The great difficulty is to give the right impression, when translating material terms back into the original spiritual tongue. 115:12 SCIENTIFIC TRANSLATION OF IMMORTAL MIND Divine synonyms GOD: Divine Principle, Life, Truth, Love, Soul, Spirit, Mind. Divine image