A Brief Glossary of Truth Terms
The following are terms used to designate the principles taught by the Unity School of Christianity and presented to the public through its literature. The term Truth (capitalized) means that which is the fundamental and ultimate reality of anything. Truth may transcend fact. For instance, to a "Truth" student a person's illness is fact, not Truth; he believes that the Truth about the person is wholeness; he believes that wholeness is God's will for His children and that wholeness is the fundamental and ultimate reality of each person's being.
affirmation—affirming the Truth through consciousness of Oneness with God.
atonement – blending and harmonious functioning of human thinking and feeling with the Christ Mind. “I and the Father are one”.
Being - God; Deity.
being - finite existence.
chemicalization – condition of the mind that is brought about by the conflict that takes place when a high spiritual realization contacts an old error state of consciousness.
consciousness - sum total of inner awareness.
demonstrate - to bring forth; reveal; prove.
demonstration - outward expression; proof.
denial: deny the power of any negative or limited idea
Divine Mind - God.
evil - misunderstanding of our oneness with God
manifest - to bring into form; to make evident to the senses; prove; give evidence of.
manifestation - that which has been brought forth as evident to the senses; express.
meditate - to contemplate or ponder; to dwell in thought.
metaphysics – the systematic study of the science of Being; that which transcends the physical.
principle - basic law.
reality - that which is absolute or ultimately true.
realization - clear, vivid knowing; understanding.
the silence - state of stillness, relaxation, and receptivity wherein one may experience the presence of God.
Spirit - God; Deity.
spirit - life; the principle.
spiritual consciousness - inner or intuitive awareness of the things of Spirit.
substance - the spiritual essence out of which all things are made.
Taken from Lessons in Truth
www.ogot.org - 2014 - Truth be Told