Adam dream

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“Whatever indicates the fall of man or the opposite of God or God’s absence, is the Adam-dream, which is neither Mind nor man, for it is not begotten of the Father.” by Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p. 282

Before coming to Plainfield I had never heard the term Adam-dream used although Mrs. Eddy references it several times. I see now my many misconceptions of God, law, religion, worship, etc. were indicating the absence of God. One of these traps was trying to make myself “perfect.” As brought out during Sunday’s Roundtable, Return and Live, trying to perfect ourselves is impossible because there is no God in it, just self. This perfecting has its basis in people pleasing, comparison and competition with others, very much living in the Adam-dream. Coming to this church is helping me lift myself out of this trap and “return and live” in very practical ways everyday. It is a relief to be letting go of the need to be humanly “perfect.”

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These quotes have been very helpful and instructive for me:

“After people have studied Mrs. Eddy’s works, they are then ready to learn that Christian Science is not a religion in the sense of worshiping God, since Christian Science teaches man how to reflect God, which is certainly not the old conception of worship, where worship consists in adoring that which somebody else has. It is undeniable, that such a notion is not the scientific process, whereby man avails himself of the divine power in a practical way.”
Mary Baker Eddy, Her Spiritual Footsteps by Carpenter, Chapter 114

“The entire purpose of our services is to lift from people their human thinking, and to give them in its place the thought of God. Everything in the service is designed to contribute to this end; but the entire service will be balanced on the right side only when students take up the ‘work of realizing scientifically that there is no human mind, that there is but one Mind, and that this Mind’ animates and permeates every individual present; that divine Mind is the only Mind they have ever had or ever could have or wish for, and that no such thing as animal magnetism exists to reverse this good work or to prevent it from accomplishing its mission. They must know that God indeed dwells in the church and that everyone can be, and is conscious of His presence; that they feel His love and nothing else.” by Carpenter, Precepts 5

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