Love towards God, we are told, must hold the chief place in the mind. I have omitted Spinozas demonstrations The proof might be expressed as follows: Every increase in understanding of what happens to us consists in referring events to the idea of God, since, in truth, everything is part of God. This understanding of everything as part of God is love of God. When all objects are referred to God, the idea of God will fully occupy the mind.p. 575 and 576.