"Life is infinite energy coupled with limitless creative imagination. It is the invisible essence and substance of every visible form. Its nature is goodness, truth, wisdom and beauty, as well as energy and imagination. Our highest satisfaction comes from a sense of conscious union with this invisible Life. All human endeavor is an attempt to get back to first principles, to find such an inward wholeness that all sense of fear, doubt and uncertainty vanishes."

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Source: Ernest Holmes (2007). “The Art of Life”, p.9, Penguin

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Ernest Holmes

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Ernest Holmes was a spiritual leader and author known for founding the Science of Mind philosophy, which emphasizes the power of thought in healing and personal transformation.

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