KI USA Catalog: The Journey from Sense to Soul

As Kappeler stated, “My desire would be ... to find here and there a student who would be willing to culture these laws. Many are called, but few are chosen ... The Bible tells us that each one can choose ‘himself.’ Like David did when he … took the showbread [hallowed bread to be eaten only by priests], which he was not allowed to eat, and said, I am jolly well going to take them and eat them. And that’s what we have to do. We have to choose ourselves, and take the opportunities, take the grace, that we are acquainted with such a big Science and use it and love it” (Tape Code E-1, New York, NY, 1973). As our individual consciousness evolves and becomes one with divine Being, our experience changes from a material to a spiritual standpoint.

Our journey from sense to Soul is also collective, as it is a demand of the age in which we live. Here is an excerpt from Kappeler’s book, The Spiritual Breakthrough to the Next Millennium, pp. 5–7:

"Our spiritual responsibility to this age: a fundamental mutation in consciousness"
"Awakening to our individual spiritual responsibility. Those of you who have followed my work over the last few years know that one of my leading concerns is the present world situation and how we as Christian Scientists can fulfill our mission during this critical period in history. Christian Science teaches us not to ignore world problems—not to dismiss the changes and upheavals in the world as of no concern to us. Instead, it makes us profoundly aware that each one of us shares the responsibility for this world and for the direction it takes. Those who know the divine method of solving problems have the duty to follow this method and to take part in the solution. ‘To whom much is given, much is required.’ With Science, we are given the greatest treasure the world has ever known. This gift of grace—the gift of being able to understand God through Science—brings with it the highest demands, above all, the demand to be scientific on a divine basis, which in human experience places on us the demand to be spiritually progressive and pioneering in consciousness. Far from excluding us from the problems of the world, understanding the idea of Science places on us the solemn responsibility to meet the world situation from the standpoint of spiritual consciousness. Time and again, Mary Baker Eddy stressed this point, stating that we should act as if the salvation of the world depended entirely on each one of us. Awakening to our individual spiritual responsibility is the first step, for it calls forth in us the highest motives and best energies … We cannot meet the challenges of a new age with a model of consciousness adapted to the past. New demands require new methods. Accordingly, I have tried to explain that the so-called world crisis is not something outside of us but is entirely a matter of consciousness. As such, it involves for us a fundamental transformation and deep spiritual awakening. Our duty is to pioneer this consciousness-change—to tackle the world crisis and to work out individually the demands of universal salvation. However, to do this, we must once and for all shift our attention away from narrow, personal problems and address ourselves to the fundamental issues facing mankind. If only we can let go of our attachment to the gnats of mortal life and be big enough in consciousness, we can step by step fulfill our mission ... The Science of being bestows on us a gift of incomparable value, namely, the gift of being able to discern the spiritual step demanded by the age, including within itself the solution to every problem facing mankind.”

John Doorly always told Max: “Don’t worry about the others—get the idea yourself!” And Max would ask himself: Why is this so? and then answer: Because salvation begins with individual consciousness. It is of no use to try to get others to understand Science if we do not understand and live the idea ourselves.