Thomas Troward's The Dore Lectures on Mental Science,
Chapter Eight...Christ the Fulfilling of the Law
Chapter 8 of Thomas Troward's The Dore Lectures on Mental Science, 'Christ the Fulfilling of the Law,' is the concluding lecture and the only one to use an explicitly religious title. Troward uses the concept of "Christ" not as a historical personage but as a Universal Principle—the perfect realization of the law of creative expression—which the individual must embody.
1. The Christ Principle as Perfected Individuality
Troward defines the Christ as the Principle of the Divine Man—the ultimate fulfillment and perfect expression of the Law of Life in and through an individual.
This principle represents the complete realization of Individuality (Chapter 2) in perfect harmony with the Universal Law (Chapter 3).
The Fulfilling of the Law is the complete subordination of matter and material conditions to the dominion of the informing Spirit, leading to absolute harmony, health, and freedom from all limitation.
2. The Necessary Realization
The individual must realize two fundamental truths to embody this Christ Principle:
The All-Power of the Spirit (The Great Affirmative): The complete and unwavering certainty that the only source of power is the Living Spirit of Good (Chapter 7), and that limitation and evil are not inherent powers but the result of the mind's failure to recognize this truth.
The Oneness of the Individual Mind with the Universal Mind: The realization that the individual mind is not a mere offshoot but a specialized center of the Universal Mind, capable of drawing upon the whole store of creative power.
3. Embodying the Law of Attraction
The Christ Principle embodies the perfect law of attraction and correspondence.
By constantly affirming and realizing the Goodness and Power of the Source, the individual mind sets up a magnetic center that attracts conditions, circumstances, and ideas that correspond to that realization.
This is the practical means of fulfilling the law—by making the internal thought and feeling (the Alpha) so clear and consistent that the Universal Mind must logically bring forth the corresponding external fact (the Omega).
4. Conclusion: The Final Word
Troward concludes by emphasizing that true spiritual and mental mastery is not a matter of mystery or arbitrary favor, but the logical outcome of understanding and working with the immutable laws of cause and effect in the mental realm. The Christ Principle is the embodiment of this ultimate success, serving as the blueprint for every individual's own progressive realization and fulfillment of the Law of Life.
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