Principles - what are they, and why should I care?

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Principles are Universal.

They apply equally in every part of time and space, and they apply equally to all circemstances.

Electricity, magnetism, gravity, quantum mechanics, the laws of motion, and the laws of mind; all these apply to any of us and to all of us, no matter where we are or when.

But perhaps you have noticed that the outcomes are not always the same. Some of us are shocked by electricity, some are crushed by gravity, and some use their mind for great wealth and power, while others allow their mind to drag them down into despair and depression.

How can this be, if principle works alike for everybody?
Why don’t we all experience the same thing, if that is the case?

The reason is that even though principles are universal, their effects are infinitely varied, according to the circumstances the principle is applied to.

The law of gravity is the same everywhere; but gravity on the moon is one fifth of that on the earth, because the mass of the earth is five times greater. Gravity has a force related to the mass of the objects – that’s why I weigh more than most of you do! Gravity works the same, but our relationship is different on the moon or Mars, sitting on a chair or jumping out a window.

The relationship we have to a principle is what determines its effects on us.

We use the principles of the universe by changing the relationship we have to them. We have a different relationship to electricity than Moses did, or Caesar, and as a result, electricity works differently for us.

Principles are an aspect of the Divine.

Principles are the way the intelligence of the universe works. They are the way God works, and they cannot be changed by begging, or bargaining, or by tears, or by fasting, or meditating.

The laws of mind, which are the counterpart to the laws of Physics, are the same – they work for anyone, and they work the same for everyone.

We can do two things to change our experience of life:
1) We can change the relationship we have to the law, so that the law does the right things for us, or
2) We can discover new laws, or new ways to relate to to the law, so that laws that we never dreamed of can be harnessed for our good.

Our relationship to the law is determined by our attitude. In an airplane, the ‘attitude’ is the relationship of the plane to the ground, the angle with respect to the horizon. God is the grounding of our very being, and our atrtitude to the ground of our existence is the most important thing.

The horizon is the limit to our vision, the edge of the world we know. What limits have you set on your world? What is your attitude to the world beyond your horizon? If we want to move beyond our immediate horizon, we have to trust that something good lies beyond.

Jesus said “Love God with all your heart and mind and soul” If God is the Law, we must love the Law, which is to know and trust that It is working for our good, all the time. That’s the proper attitude!