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isvolume,whiledealingwith truths
nity,arepresentedinsuchawayas to
,andtoassist thereadertoobtaina
ncipleswhich,ifrecognizedandacted
tionof perfect peace,power,happi-
blesuccess.
epotentialitiesforreachingthehigh-
ent.Manshapeshisenvironment and
world inexact accordwiththeusehe
stinctlypractical.It revealssome
overntheworkingsofhumanthought.
best toshowforththeideal,tomate-
rningsin every-daylife..
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Ti
ure—Thesourceofbeautyandstrength—How
—Thelawofpersistent demand—I-lowto
afactorofsucc_ess—Everydesireaprophecy
—Liveinthepresent—Aforegleamofnobler
’sawakening.
ntheuniverse,which isinseparablyre-
_It is‘inthewhirlwind andsurgingsea,
llgllt1_1lI'1g.Sflash,in_ cloudandsunbeam,
urstingbud.It givesbrilliancytothe
rmonytoitssong. It givestotheanimalits
ndowsmanwith courageandwill.
emistryaiidthemagicofalchemy,to
primordialessencetheinfinitevariety
euniverse.Theatomswhichnowpu_l-
humanheart haverespondedtolifein
ndbird;in plant andstone;inseaand air
nsoftime._ Andtheseforcesbotinding
theattributesof Inﬕnity—beinginde-
ng.Theyareconcentratedinman in
ofpower,andhe hasmadeuseofthem
sea.
foranythingoutsideoftheInﬕnite
erythingthat is.Thereisno centeror
yet it isnot absent fromtheminutest
c’[orideacanhaveexistenceapart from
istheonlyrealityoflife.It isimpos-
tofathomthemysteryofthispower.
d canhavenoending.Themore we
he moreevidencewehavethat itsman-
byiinmutabljellaws;lfivialryintlividualliltly
nseparaeparo t ispower.e
realitywillenableyouto appropriate
ponit asmuchasyouwillfor yourhappi-
ver-failingforcewhich youmaylearn
manifest throughyouingreater
nd intheright current ofthought.
enerateforceby aspasmodiceﬕ‘ort.Call
oapeacefulcenter withinthemind,place
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ENT.
mePowerwhich youfeelflowingto
seyour willonlytodirect that power
youwouldsteer aboat that ismoved
upremePowerbelongknowledgeand
canreceiveandappropriate.Youwill
aw fromtheexhaustlesssourceinpro-
mand.Keepinmindtheidea that you
mtheuniverseall thingsnecessaryfor
fforceswhich youhavedrawnto
ands.Theseforceshavebeenbuilt into
meliterallyapart ofyourfleshand
nednegative,timid,despondent
spondingweak,disorderedbody.If
ndedoftheInﬕnitethethingswhich will
vestrengthandcourage,theseprinci-
will act onyouforperfect wholeness,
Persistent,silent demandoftheInﬕnite
tivethoughts,forabundant energy,
ationandcourage,ifheldinthe mind
ence,willbringtoyou thedesiredre-
whichgoesout fromtheheart asa
dwillattract apowertoeffect results.By
for yourselfathought atmospherecor-
andpurpose.Ifyour thoughtsare
kforwisdomandpurity,youwill attract
heunseenandfromkindredminds
onand sympathywithyourown.
e,whenconcentratedintheright direc-
ggood,willlift themindaboveallmor-
rehensionandfear,will freethebody
support,conﬕdenceandcourage.
harmonyandpeacewiththe world,
rogressive,prosperousandhappy,keep
uchwiththe InﬕnitePower.Itshidden
waycleartotherealizationofall that is
realizethewonderfulpossibilitiesat
awaitingrecognition.Withinyour
rdswhichshouldvibratein responseto
re.If therearevisionsofbeautyto
oyousharmoniesyouhavenot heard,
avenot fathomed,knowthisfora cer-
ourmindandheart tothehigherand
ceyourselfina child-likeattitudetore-
tothebright andbeautifulunseen
sof theworldwill drawnearertoyou.
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ught oftruthandpurity,ofhealth and
gnet intheproperattitudeofaspiration
¥nermaterial.Everythought ordesire
orereﬕned,everydeterminationtorise
ndsordid,arousesanelement ofstrength
roughyouasa magneticcurrent of
uwillgraduallycut offtheundesirable
riormindsandwill bringyourselfin
hthehigherrealmof thought andintel-
edfulwill cometoyou.Themind
ntlytoshut out allmorbid,depressing,
ndto beeverreceptivetothe positive,
scomingfromhelpfulsources.
duncertain,andyouare discouraged
, ofsicknessandmisfortune,ifyouwill
aid oftheunseenelements,youwill
ichwill banishweaknessandgivere-
fulness.Anygreat successisgainedby
werand therecognitionofanunlimited
unseencurrentstheinspirationand
shapeeventsat will.Ifyouleanon
ewithdrawn.If youplaywithluckin‘
uretolose.If inmindyouthinkit im-
erhasdone,ifyouare overawedbythe
ss,ifyoubeholdthedisplayofwealth and
beyondyou,byyournegative,timid
yreal barriertoreachingthem.If you
rownability andintheuniversalforce
ifyou feelthat thebest thingsthe
ogoodforyou,that youhavethe
theexecutiveabilityto movethings,to
mmandattention,ifyouliveinthis perma-
drawtoyouthe materialcounterpart
.Put yourmindinharmonywith the
ofcorrespondencewiththethingsyou
mpressionsin regardtothestepsto be
sired.
nothersand themoreyoutrust your
eareryouwillsee andthemorestrength
ne.‘ Youwillrealizethat asaninsepar-
owerof good,youmaycommandthe
plishwonderfulresults.Youwill receive
that willbeﬕnerandmoreeffective.
planesofusefulnessandgrowin
ding.
dbanishallunwelcomethoughtsthat
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MENT.
self,yourrelationtoenvironment,your
urroundyourselfbythosewho have
s.Strengthenyourforcesbykeepingin
helpyoutorealize yourideals.There
nthe rangeofpossibility,whichyou
willrecognizethe powerandeﬕiciency
pportedbyan unwaveringfaith,reso-
e.Youshouldrecognizeeveryperma-
phecyofitsﬕnalfulﬕllment.Tosay,
eachthegoalofmy ambition,―istoerect
enyou andultimatesuccess.When
ll,―youhavealreadyachievedvictory
thought,ifcontinuallyheld,will
nonthe objectiveplane.
ught current ofallthat ishelpful
dﬕlledwith bright andcheerful
ndsordidpeople,andallsurroundings
fluence.Donot dwellonthepast with
tments,andhavenofearconcerningthe
ekeepingofa faithfulpower,andif
t andbest,inthe light oftheknowledge
ewell.
geoftheidealyouare seekingto
gewillbecomea centrallivingmagnet
youthe experiencesthat must be
tionsthat must beovercomebeforethe
centrateallthe forcesofyourbeingon
moment;thenthe numberlesswants
troublesanduncertaintiesoflifewill
ftodayis illuminedbytheexperience
esterdays;andthelight that dispels
hepresent givesgreaterknowledge,
asedbrightnesstomorrow.Thethings
at aregood,andallthat ishelpful,will
portionto thedegreethat youdesire
tiesofthehour maycauseunrest,
he futurediscourage,havefaithin
rall thingswhichwouldwrest from
tage.Havefaithin theharmony,the
e immutablelawswhichgovernlife
houghtherearetimes whenweignore
self andgropeinthe darknesswhere
fthevoiceof truthandcatchonlya
elookmoredeeply andlistenintently,
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onaglimpseof thebeckoningidealand
evements.Inthemost trivialoccur-
erewill cometothosewhohavefaith
whichcallsout inthewildernessand
moilstotheﬕnalawakeningand deliver-
e anduselesslives,becausethey
withinthemworthyof attention.The
mysteriousgift ofexistenceissufficient
neverymindare possibilitieswhich
nfolded.It isthedutyof eachto
eofhistalents.We shouldseebeneath
ss,weshouldpiercethroughthe mask,
etalent andtheyearningswhichawait
elp.Thereisa refuge,astrength,a
hesummit oftheinnerlife,to whichall
nspirationandguidance.Fromthe
gearises ajoywhichbanishessorrow
mindwithpeace.Whenthings gocon-
ou ﬕndnocauseinpresent eventsfor
refugedeepdowninthe consciousness
singforcesshallbeat invain.There
oragenerousdeed,but haditsﬕrst
innerlife.Backofeverynoble deedare
pulsesforgoodwhichhaveneverbeen
t everyloftydesirewillennoblethe
somepurpose.
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MENT.
causeofsuflering—Self-control—Aspiration—
—Conservationofenergy—Thepowerof
”MagneticSympathy—Conﬕdenceandpersistent
—Howtoovercomeadverseinfluences—A
ticpersonality.
eternalbuilder,transmutingthe
fever-increasingsymmetryand
dtoeffort,kindlesthe ﬕreofunrest
hforwardtogreateracliievements.
hecareerof themost brilliant and
eltheirincompleteness.What they
cof thegreatercapacityforattain-
eris permittedtounfolditselfwith-
suffer,the dissatisfactionanddis-
ment inflictedbytheDivineLaw,giving
althe waytohappinessandpeace.
darefaithfulto thedutiesthat pro-
ceredesirewill obtainananswer.
manshouldliveinharmony,grati-
andwhoeverdepartsfromthislaw must
nsgression.Sorrowand painarenot
but comeasripeningexperiencesto
nditions.
hemorecloselywill youcomeinto
ich willprotect youfromallharm.
ught sothat youwillrisesuperiorto
uwillcontrolyourfeelingssothat the
of reason,leadingnomoretoharmful
avethat happinessandserenitywhich
agnetic,drawingotherswithin the
contentment.
hasnot alreadycome,whenyouwill
emingfailures.You'willknowwhy
uwill knowwhytheeventswere
yondyourcontrol.Youhavehadvisions
out forinthedarkness;youhave
youare,but hadnot thestrengthto
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Youthought thenthat it was_acruel,
adimplantedyearningswithout the
ent.But allthepast struggleshave
utionaryinipulse—theincarnatedrayof
drossandpreparingthemindforits
urnsbrightly,whenyoucome intothe
urrightfulinheritance,youwill know
rdszealouslytheportalswhichopento
ures.Youwi llknowthat hewho
esmust provehisworthinesstore-
eisnoavengingDeity, nostern
neinthesupremecourt ofheaven,whose
unishinghumanityfor everyviolation
niverseisgovernedbythe Inﬕnite
antlyinspirestogreatergoodness,
s,liftingusup toahappierand ﬕnerstate
seawakensa multitudeofhelpful
togivestrengthandencouragement,
ract isinstantlyrebukedbythemonitor
nt thereisnoescaping.
spirit oflove,toacquire powerfromthe
knowledgeandwisdomandovercome
wemust haveamindthat everaspires
apart oftheInﬕniteMind,we should
t wemost need.Wewillhavepower to
to theforceandearnestnessofour
tent earnest desireisamagneticpower
yfaithand strengthenedbyeffort,will
hing wishedfor.Everyobstaclethat ‘
ctorygained,wil lgiveyoumorefaith
havegreaterabilityto win.Ifyou
se,andaredeterminedto pushyour
arenot vexedordiscouragedbythose
nalwayspersist inyourworkand keep
dfaith,youwill drawtoyouan ever-
unseen,which willact onyouandon
magneticcurrentsofsympathywhich
enceandhopeandgivetheability to
terthenumberwho co-operatewith
mpathy,themorepowerwillyoure-
btainmaybetransmutedbythought,
ttractivepowerwhich, ifwiselyex-
capacityfor materialaccomplishment.
gout amentalforcewhichestablishes
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MENT.
othermindson thesameplaneofun-
t withthisforceanattractiveinfluence
cthoughtswhichwillaid us.
swhichare beingconstantlygen-
ndbeinggovernedat alltimesbythe
ureofforceonthe physicalandmental
est andmost subtleelementsthusgen-
onofthe thingswishedfor,youwill
odrawfromthematerialworld allthat
nothingisgreater,nothingmorepow-
thought,orimage,set upinyourmind,
elementsofyour beingandsent out
eringfaithin thefulﬕllment ofits
youdesireto accomplish,gowhere
rthoughts,undisturbedbytheoppos-
‚ictingdesiresofothers.Still theactivity
ourselfinareceptiveattitude.Then
icturesof thedifferent personswhom
sinhelpingyouto attaintheobject
llyconversewith eachone,question
dascertain,by theimpressionsre-
ponseyoumayexpect fromhim.
onewhoseﬕrst impulseyoufeel
henapproachedinregardtothe matter
ought untilyoucansee himclearly
end out tohimharmonious,loving
tallyasyou wouldtalktoafriend;
magneticsympathy.Andwhenthetime
person,enterhispresencewitha feel-
nceandpower.Feelfromyourheart
o yourwishesandwill grant you
tancyinthought,ifyou aresincere
st inallyou say,rest assuredthat you
ponseand aidfromallwhomyou
,byconstantlystudyingyourrelationto
ent peoplewithwhomyouhavedeal-
eofeachandsendingout appropriate
eed,youwilllearn that youhave
chmayat ﬕrst surpriseyou.
determineyoursuccessorfailure
e.Yourmindis amagnet which
mentsyouearnestlydesire.Ifyou
nation,strength,cheerfulness,hope
uccess,youwill establishinvisible
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ENT.15
thosewhoare richlyendowedandin-
willdrawtheseelementsto you.
and forjustice,orderandprecision,
nsteadfast,topush forwardandbe
ngs,youwilldrawtoyoua host of
swhichwillrapidlyi ncreaseyourability
urlife..
yourhighest ideaofright,if
est anddeterminedyouwillusetheﬕnest
ement at yourcommand,whichwill
onstructiveforcethat willshape
uﬕxyourmindpersistentlyupon
nothingtodistract youorcauseyou
se,youcan useyourpowertoaccom-
silent concentrationofmind,to
and aim,andtopersistentlyresolve,
sandeasiermethodsforpushingyour
veaspecial purposeinlifeandto
mplishment willﬕllyourmindwith
pyouintouch withallthe progressive
ousin sleep,themindcontinuesto
dingtothe suggestionsgivenwhen
ouldensphereyourselfwiththe
dyrestsyourmind isgatheringto
ausetheknowledgeit seeksandthe
usuccessin yourchosenwork.And
wedstrength,goout intotheworld
cognitionyoureffortsmerit.
out theinnumerablelittlethings
toopposeyourplans andpurposes,
offailure,ifyoulack conﬕdencein
esultsyouseek,it isbecauseyouhave
wledgeofyourrightfulinheritance.
onthecurrentsof asuperﬕcialexist-
rehension.
edeterminedactionofaninvincible
chargedwiththeresistlesspower of
ch ofreason,willenableyouto over-
ncesofheredityandenvironment,break
creedandcustom,and buildupan
everyopposingforce intoanidle
st themagneticwallwhichsurrounds
t intheworld’swork,toperformwell
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MENT.
bovethediscordant influencesof
banishfear,tobeenthusiastic,pro-
ust havenot onlyphysicalstrength,
magneticpersonality.Not onlythese,
iredbyhigh idealsandworthyam-,
plishedinthe‘ past inthewayof
ofnature’sforces,ofgreat achieve-
and theacquirement ofdominionand
ofactivity,hasbeendonebycon-
ncement,throwingtheconservedener-
stant struggle.
,becauseoftheopportunitiespre-
eer.The mindalwaysrejoiceswhen
rthe opposinginfluencesofthemate-
missiontosubdue,tolearn thesecrets
ththe creativepoweroftheuniverse
torule.
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mindaglobeof light—Evolutionofthebrain
ecapacityof thebrain—Activeandpassive
sifythemindaction—Thethreerealmsof
€”Howtoconcentrate—Thelawofthought
ceiveandinterpret athought-wave.
divisionsinthebrainof man:thecere-
medulla-oblongata.Thisthirdbrainis
pinalcolumn.It controlsthesystemsof
ddigestion.Thecerebellum,whichis
kandbaseofthe head,controlsallthe
rebrumisthelargefront brain,the
dwithintheconvolutionsofthis brain
ectro-magneticcellscapableof being
sleepandtheir potentialitiescon-
sistlessenergy.The perfectlydevel-
,andiscapable ofreceivingandreflect-
andpower.The mindisaconcretion
an’sbeing,aglobeof light,astar,shining
geswhich themindundergoesare
ondingchangeinthecells ofthebrain.
ehis perceptionisrelativelydull.Heis
s,hesitatingin speech,vacillatingand
does.Themanwho isreﬕnedhasa
ddelicacyofdistinctionwhich enables
nkquicklyand toaccomplishmore.
entities,subject tothelawsof evolu-
moral disciplinehaveadirect in-
dowingthemwith higherqualities.The
dto anegg.It hasanoutsidecovering
antityof protoplasmicmatter,andthe
s amorereﬕnedmaterial.Theoutside
redtotheshell,the protoplasmic
hemorereﬕnedsubstancetotheyolk.In
ny speck,whichemitsalight that
discipline.Thisluminouspoint indi-
¥ed,receivingwithin itselfaconcretion,
nd.An aggregationofthesesparks.
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MENT.
whichgives powertoheal,toeffect psychic
thersintheir upwardendeavor.This
ofthe genius,lightingthewaytoincon-
ndattainment.Thedifferent faculties
aredtoanarmyofmen.The willisthe
ommandingpowerandis governed
variousmindorganswill act just asthey
ittlec anbeaccomplished.But when
t initsappropriateplace,andall arecol-
inedand invinciblewill,apowerfor
ndwhichisunlimited.
theportals ofthat realmofthought
amsof energysowondrouslypotent in
eadofpermittingamultitudeof drift-
goamidthegreatest confusion,you
thoughtsthat youdesireandtoreject
umust learnnot togivewaybefore
ssent toyoufromotherminds,but to
singinfluencesmaybeovercomeandthe
e greatnessofpersonalpower.
asesthecapactyofthe brain.The
nder,to yieldtocaresanddisappoint-
ed,is thedirect causeofsomanyfail-
trateyourmindonwhat youaredoing,
ofresults.Youshouldlearnto ﬕxyour
gat anygivenmoment totheexclusion
are twokindsofattention:passive
ttentionyou stillthesensesandplace
d;not inastateofanxiousexpectancy,
activeattentionyouplace yourmind
ude.Youlisten withconcentration.
sat thesametimeyouarereceiving
onofthemind.Youare listeningto
thesametimeareformingconclusions
mentalanswer.Youshouldnevergive
newhoseeks afavor,orwouldtake
oushouldbereceptiveto thesugges-
dat thesametimebein that positive
impervioustoanyinfluencethat isun-1
dguardat thethresholdandpermit
ggestiontoenter yourmind.Every
eunderthecontrolofthe will.Every
eigheduntil thehabit ofright speak-
deverydeedshouldbedonefromthe
Youshouldbreatheyourverylifeinto
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powerwillnot beeffectiveifspas-
nother,themindshouldbeintensein
concentratedonthesubject beingdis-
beconcentrationofthe gaze.Thein-
eticwillandearnest speech,willﬕrethe
gnetic,irresistibleforce.If thereare
ssedandare indifferent andnegative,if‘
forces andintensifythemindaction,
yourlifewhichstirred toearnest effort.
estate ofmind,thensendthethought-
hyourpurpose.Ifwhilewriting, or
hanicalwork,youfeel tired,discour-
wopenthewindows andbreathedeeply
ffort ofthewillthrow yourmindinto
et yourselfintouchwith theSupreme
enewed strengthandcouragetogo
ut intoit thehighest andbest part of
r effortswillinvariablybringsuc-
mind:the sub-conscious,thecon-
cious.Theconsciousmindbelongspurely
gthe ﬕvesensesasinstruments.The
toredup memoriesacquiredbythecon-
t yearsofitssearch forknowledgeand
plane.Thesuper-consciousmindhas
thought byasympatheticprocess,
vematerialchannelsofsensation.So
powerin thisdirectionhavecometo
vestigatorsthat theworldhasbeencon-
keennessofmind.It hasbeendemon-
hat thereisafaculty ofperceptioninthe
istakingplace about it bymeansinde-
es.
,orsublimalself,isas realasthe
weight ormeasure,andisunlikeany-
oranalyze.Themicroscopedoesnot
t andpurest reasonfailtodiscoverits
y.Yet it iswithinthemind ofman,
Thebodychanges,thoughtscomeand
eat worldat largearealtered,hopesand
t,live,desireandperish,andothers
inendlesssuccession;yet throughall
visibleworld,thereissomethingwithin
andtrue,sheddingitsmysteriouslustre
lmsofmind.
er-consciousmindyouarebrought
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MENT.
pwiththeInﬕnitePower,from which
neededtosupplyallthedemandsof your
at thereisaninner etherwhichﬕlls
eningmediumthroughwhichthought
.Thementalenergyis best exertedat
y astrongwillpower andsustainedby
yto impressyourthoughtsonothers.
ldin yourmindasingleimageto the
oveyourstrengthorweaknessinthis
ndthinkof someobject intheroom
the pictureinthemind’seyeuntil
ct itself.Ifyourpowerof concentration
etofocusyour attentionforasufl-icient
arpictureof theoriginalobject.Your
undingobjectsandyourideaswill be
dthepictureof someobject,orperson,
gatime aspossible,without permitting
t ﬕrst,ifnot trainedinthisdirection,
thepictureformorethantwo orthree
ffort willtrainthemind sothat youcan
iontoasingle thingforanylengthof
be abletoimpressyourthoughtsand
negativeandreceptive.
edbreathto tremblebywavesof
e air.Theuniversaletherpenetrates
withmind.It transmitsthoughtsand
erelationto themindthat theairdoes
bratestheetherandreproducescorre-
sthat areattuned.Athought-wave
throughthe air,orasthe electricflash
ughinvisiblespace.The abilitytore-
ght-wavedependsuponthedegreeof
erofattention.The-gift maybeculti-
centrationofmentalenergy.This is
ionsoas toexcludeallotherthought-
nces.Agreat idea,heldandsent out by
teanirr esistiblewave,whichwill
t andinfluencemillionsforthegoodof-
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wayindiet—Howto controltheappetitesand‘
tionanddeepbreathing—Helpfulexercises—How
mtheblood—Detrimentalhabits—Theway
versalenergy—Atomicrays—Howtoattract
ationsofthemindmaynot behin-
urrentsmaybeforcefulandeffective,
bodyin perfect condition—t0 have
nda reservefundofvitality.Thedif-
t beinperfect orderandtheentire
Forthispurposeyoushouldcarefully
Living at hightension,withim-
,andbreathingtheimpureair ofhot,
ﬕces,createsdiseaseinthesystem
turalvitalityof thebody.Ifyouhave
geyourhabitsofli ving,ifyouwill
eright direction,youmayprolong
efulexistence.Therequirementsare
certain.
get perfect controlofthephysical,
lftoarigidlyplain diet,consisting
ead, madeofwhiteflourandwhole
yfood;vegetablesthat arerelished;
milk;crackedwheat,withcream,
t bread,;withvariationsandin quan-
appetite.Useverylittlestarchy
e;andavoidpastry,suchas pies,cakes,
heserulesinregard todiet aretobe
epurposeofstrengtheningthewill
olovertheappetitesandpassions.If,
of foodisdelicious,youcanonly
.Ifyoueat morethanyourequire
forcesofthebodywill bewasted
fyouare usingtenarticlesofdiet
ftosix,whenthe seventhisoffered,
sethestrengthofwill. Ifyouhave
ngcoffeeforbreakfast andfeelthat
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MENT.
kingthehabit foratime,youdemon-
emind andwill.Ifyoudepend upon
ulantsor drugs,ifyouareswayed
boundbyﬕxedhabitsoflife,and
gthofwill tobreakthem,it isuseless
ofselfandtheattainment ofines-
ofthematerialpart ofman’snature
enon thepathtopower.You should
at night.Rest ashort timepriortothe
als,andalsofortwentyor thirtymin-
thoughtsdwellingon subjectsthat
ydaily.Spendat least onehour
riding,andpracticedeep breathing.
hopeful.
indthat inconcentration,noprac-
adopteduntilthebodyhasbeen
ssible.Youshouldhavea roomset
centrationandbreathing,andthisroom
erpurpose.Thesurroundingsofthe
verythingthat isplacedintheroom,
thewalls,should correspondtoyour
rements.Thebooksshouldbethose
picturesofyourownselection.When
oncentration,assumethepostureof
comfort.Do not inclineyourbackor
hair,keepingtheneckandbody
eyourmindonyourhighest idealof.
eatheregularly,deeplyandfully.
fbreathingsofar ashealthiscon-
ebreathmust ﬕllthewholethorax.
,retainingandexhalingshouldbe
hetimeis ﬕveseconds,thenfor
ouldbenineseconds,andforexhaling
s.Thisproportionought tobeob-
hebreathin thelungs,donot allow
uenceanypart ofthenervoussystem,
derthat thebreathmaynot influence
oubegintoretainit inthelungs,lower
he headthebreathcannot affect
cisewillestablishharmonyand
whichmay beusedforthepurpose
mthebloodandestablishingthe har-
ferent organs.Sit onachair,keep-
d inonestraight line.Exhaleallthe
ss theright nostrilwiththethumb
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ethroughtheleft nostril.After
hebreath,and just at thetimeofretain-
twoﬕngerstheleft nostrilalso,and
eheadsothebreath willnot influence
y.Afterholding,removethethumb
ethehead,andexhaleslowly.When
heright nostril,stopforashort time,
ight nostrilwiththethumb,lower
eath.Thenraisetheheadandexhale
hisway theprocessisto bere-
havegatheredinthelungs maybe
temofbreathing.Takeshort volumes
multaneously.Takeonesmallvolume
other,until thelungsbecomefull,
etainthebreath.Thenraisethe head
thenostrils.Little volumesofair,
on,willcomeincontact withdifferent
haforce astoseparatethelittle im-
heredthere.
will helpyoutofocusthe ener-
ngat atime,sothat yourstudy,your
ogresswillbe sure,willbewithout
rebreathinganddiet andphysical
isnot bybreathingalone,norby
norbyconcentration,that thehighest
hesepreliminarystepswillstrengthen
erpower andefliciencytorisesuperior
ces.Thephysicalandmentalare so
eglectedthe otherlosesitspower.
ound andstrong.Theforcesthat
lungs, thestomach,theheart and
armony.Theremust bepurityof
henthere isbodilyandmental
onservethelatent energiesanddirect
bodyisdiseased,orthe minddis-
ingcontinuallywastedin making
mentaltoprogressis tobeover-
oways.It canbebrokenimmediately.
thewill,orit canbeovercomeslowly
r attachment,just asthechildout-
advancesinyears.Supposethere
t candrawtoitself abarofiron. This
tainlength oftime,dependingonthe
emagnet.Therearetwoways ofsep-
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mthemagnet.Themagnet willbecome
time,andthe barwillfallaway of
aratethebarat oncecanbeaccom-
The habitsyouhaveformedwill
courseofevents,oryoumayover-
winganewforcethat willcounteract
thoughts,actsandwords,bydeter-
rt youmayattract theforceswhich
nddesires andgiveyougreaterpower
that isunpleasant andharmful.
pureandallsluggishnessremoved
eepbreathing.Thenyouwill enjoy
omedelightful.Youwill not get
ducedinyourfeaturesand your
improved.Regularcirculationof
ed.Themindwillbetransformed,
powerofconcentration.Thedifferent
ghwhichthe psychicforcepasseswill
ty.
vadesandsurroundsus.It isin
water,infood,in bloodandtissues,
rgyisseenin itsoperations,andits
yways.You havenodoubt felt the
eticpersonby merelystandinginhis
onstogetherwhosevitalityseemsto
onewhois sicklyandonewhois vigor-
gnetism,theformerlacksit.One
tive,whilethe otherisforceful,posi-
emanwhois chargedwithan
ystakesthelead.All personswithin
egiveuptheirownvitalityfor the
strengthofhismorepowerful forces.
kenonlyby theuseofmentalsug-
strongwillpower.But ifyouarenot
ght-wavesyouwillsendout willlack
s neededtomaketheinfluenceirre-
otionwhen thesunisshining is
f energywhichyoumaydrawinto
hing,concentrationandthetensingof
gthehands,afteran inhalationof
sshining,will, ifaccompaniedbythe
result inthelungsandblood absorb-
ngthe breath,closethehands
and chest andsendaforcefulsugges-
ingto thepositivethought that the
¥re,orlife,andthat thiscentral
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sbeingdiffusedthroughall thenerves
d,downthe spinalcolumnandthrough-
uperformthisexerciserightlyyou
ergywhileholdingthebreath,and by
dtensingofthe musclesafewtimes
th anelement oflifewhichwill drive
dand giveyouafeelingof renewed
onablankpage,andaround this
oseasyou canwithout touchingthe
not quitesoclose,andothers,until
rclesgrowingthinner,lighterand
medistant fromthecenter,youwill
esentstheradiation ofvitalenergy.
beborneinmind,as representedby
gofthe outercircles.Thisradiation
rson,andits influencecanalwaysbe
omthreeto twelvefeet.Thenearer
strongerbecomesthe circleofhis
sonsapproacheachother,thestronger
¬‚uenceoftheweaker.Somepersons
canchargeawhole roomwiththeir
personsnearby thetoneoftheirvoice
e.
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NT.
”Thepowerto doanddare-Straightforward
ntalact1on—Thevalueofwelldirectedeffort-
—Howtodirect magneticcurrents.
nd thequalityofthenerveforce
eethestrengthofthemind. Theaction
yis areciprocalinterchange.Thebrain
sand magneticfluids,whichare the
meofthe mind.Desireisan attributeof
heworld ofform.Themindappro-
gto thenatureandintensityofthe de-
ityofthedesirewill betheattain-
vesbyassociationskindredto our
nvironment,toaverygreat degree,is
uhaveset inactionbyyourpast desires.
he powertodoanddare. Themind
usevokedandexpendsit intheeffort
Let yourdesiresleadeverupward,
isgoodandbeautiful.Seethat there
estraight-forwardthought.Anhonest
mindwithstrict honestyofpurpose,
willand earnest,persistent desire,will
sistible.
uetothehighest monitions,trueto
onest,upright andpureineverythought
hemagicflamethat willgivepeace,
enyoucan lookthewholeworld in
andfree,untroubledbyremorseorfear.
isewithdeceit orstratagem,ifyouwill
mit oftruth,witha strongwillandun-
eswithinwill betransmutedintoele-
ll attendyourundertakingsandyour
hdisappointments.Beearnest and
erfect harmonicmentalaction,straight-
gwillpower willchargeyourbeingwith
ndyouwill diffuseabout youaglowof
whichothers willrecognizeandemu-
verthethoughtsandfeelingsof your
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illgainstrengthto influenceother.
youmeet indailylifewith aconﬕdence
ust youimplicitlyinall youdoandsay.
at isdisagreeableordemoralizing.
wellon thoughtsthat arehopefuland
deedyouhavewitnessed,andevery
hascometoyou.To dothisrepeatedly
change.Yourmindwillopento ﬕner
umanitywillgrow. Theinnercon-
nt willprompt youtogreatereffort.
ardtotheopinionof others.Youwill
andinsensibleto flattery.Ifthereare
epressedanddiscouraged,searchforthe
hat theenemyhasenteredbywayof un-
shfancies.Havingdiscoveredthe
litiesand invoketheaidofthehidden
thenpressonwithreneweddetermina-
ght that thousandsofheartsarebeating
hat thousandsofpurposefulmindsare
meopposinginfluenceswhicharemet
ouachievewill influenceotherswho
r yourendeavor.
erfect self-control.Thehighest de-
hepurest love—thelo'vewhichrecog-
existingbetweennatureand every
akeningofthis love,unsuspected
Youwill gathertoyourselfnewvigor,
rntocontroleveryimpulse,passion
inthechangefulheart.Maintainthe
ncere,noble andupright,andhave
rcomeallobstacleswhichareto bemet
ccess.Let yourzealbebroadand deep.
esforaction,let youreffortsbewell
that conquers.Recognizingthebeauty
makeeachday’srecordbetterthan
tomakeeachhour'seffort astepping
etobetterthings.Let yourthoughts
rd.Let nomistrust ofyourpowers
he worthyexerciseofthegiftsyou
gyouto aknowledgeofothersstill
ﬕllment ofyourhighest aspirationsis
andmakethebest useoftheforces
ng beforeyourselfimpossibleideals.
youaretoreachin thefuture,donot
heonewho lookstothefuture,un-
ylosethe opportunitiesoftodayand
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w.‘ Nopromiseofgoodtobe doneor
n thefuturecancompensateforthe
wnto bemagnetic,andtheposses-
eredbymanyasbeing aspecialgift
mayenjoy.Yet thispower,incommon
ybepossessedbyall.Personalmag-
lement ofthehumanorganism;it isthe
goratesman,andwhich giveshimthe
s.Thispowerwill comeingreatermeas-
himselfina harmoniousattitudewith
esherlaws.He willbeas thecom-
fat theheadofunnumberedlegions.
akehimdauntlessandinvincible;his
teryofselfandsure controlofothers
elifehefeelsthrobbingin everypulse.
returnfromnature’sstorehouse.He
whichis transmutedintocurrentsof
he movesmenat will.
totheinflowof themagneticlife.
mand:OhPowerSupreme,makemea
allife.Let mebepurein thought and
red ﬕrethat willenablemeto win
Let mythoughtsbeofgoodness.Let
.
eworld.Electricityismotionwith-
without motion.Unionofthetwo
nofcelestialharmonies.Thesein away
esameforce;they aredual.
,unitinginthephysicalorganism,are
vitalforce,orhumanﬕre.Toarouse
gand towiselydirect them,istohave
of therealizedideal.Magnetismisthe
nt.We cansaytoelectricity,you
atethecitiesbynight,and carrynews
nt bythelightning’sflash.But wecan-
m.It willnot beordered.Wemust
t.VVedrawit bythought andlove.
dincreasedbysilent meditation.Mag-
senew lifeandbuildnew purpose.
handofamagneticpersonandfelt the
touchinspires,orhas beenthrilledbythe
neticeye.Magnetismisthe keywhich
natureandgivesfree accesstoanever-
plyofpowerforall thepurposesand
banabundanceofthisforcewill give
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tothelipsand cheeks,andgreat
oworkincessantly,yet theirefforts
workwithout understanding.They
nothingcanbeachievedexcept by
not learnedthevalueofforethought.
rikingablow hereandonethere,until
ntheysit downandwailat thecruelty
retrospectiontheyseewhat might
onlyknown;but theawakeningcorries
kingwithout aknowledgeandproper
smay becomparedtoonewhomight
t insteadoftakingthetrain. Thusthey
dverseconditions,in.perpetualconflict
mselves,allbecausethey dependupon
effectswhileignorant ofcauses.
ntialin allmechanical.pursuits,yet
mismadeplastic andresponsivetothe
ybemadewitharhythmthat willin-
y,sothat allnecessarymechanicallabor
anydiscordant motions.It isworking
higherselfthat destroysthenervous
stion.Nomovement ofanyvoluntary
be madeunlessdirectedbythewill.
bebanishedfromthemind.The in-
uldhaveabsolutecontrolofthe mind
disobedienceandconfusionthereshould
er.You shouldconsciouslyrecognize
beat;shouldfeelthat everyrespiration
reathingofthe lifethat pervadesthe
ndknowthat fromthefoodyoueat
wisechemist ofthebodyisappropri-
properelementsforthe renewingand
rganismin formandqualitycorre-
dealofsymmetryandbeauty.
he magneticforceandlearnhowto
hingthat hedesires.Inorderto dothis
blewill,must persistentlythinkofand
d,andmust project themagneticsug-
rdtheobject orwish.
siredandto direct themagneticcurrents
oestablishperfect physicalrepose,to
vityandholdyourselfreceptiveto theim-
within.Clothetheimagesof yoursub-
•nest essenceofyourbeing,andsend
centerofconsciousnesswithaliving
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ncheckorhinder.Tobe abletoaccomplish
dnessofpurpose.Everythought,aspira-
t must besothoroughlycenteredonthe
at nothingexternalcanaffect you.No
e,andnoexperienceofthe outerman
powertoswerveyoufromthe ascend-
h.
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mind—Howtotrain theimagination—Howto
uccessful—Porceomnipresent—Threshold_of
ndprosperity—Permanent moodsdetermine
”Theorganofthought perpetuallychanging-
e mind.It shouldbetrainedto
disorderedimaginationwillconfuse
energies. But whencontrolledbythe
eyourselfinbetterenvironments.
nimagination,thegreaterwil lbe
ctureareality.Live overinmind
m,the wordsyoushouldutterand
umetotake holdoftheworldand
demand.Wasnot theworldmade
rright thanyoutoenjoythebeau-
avetheglowand symmetryofhealth,
eswhich thelearthcontainsandthe
urestate.It isyoursbythe divineright
ognizingthisfact,train yourimagi-
undedbyeveryluxury. Seey_our-
ight andprosperous.Imaginethat
youaregifted,that youhavetact andthat
r.Thethings youholdmost inthought
akea reality.But theremust be
andpersistent faithandeffort.Tosay
andIwill,―to sendanunbroken‘current
of thedesire,toaimwell and-to
idyou,willinsurethe ﬕnalrealization
ion.But ifyouhavecourageto-day
ts,andthenext dayfeeldepressedand
out destructiveforceswhichwillhinder
espondent,irritablethoughtsareas
ositive,hopeful,courageousthoughts
nders,if youdoubt andhesitate,
tencyofpurpose,youwill continue
umstancesdiscouragedandhelpless
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MENT.
ofreedomandpoweristheconserva-
ipresent.Themost important prob-
,but howtoconserve,arouseand
adyat command.Thephysicalor-
d themindisthe engineer.Ifthe
orcewillbe dissipated,andthemachine
Youmust stoptheleakage,theuseless
heworry anddiscontent arisingfrom
oumust cultivatemoreconstructive
eintoallyouractions.Youmust learn
theconsiderationofasinglething,at
usionof allelse.Andeverythingyou
onetosomefruitfulend.Themind
ndunwavering,andyourthoughtscre-
est andbest within.Onlyasyouhave
usethe forceofbodyandfacultiesof
othethresholdofthe perfect way.
fthought youholdalwaysdrawing
itionswhicharebeneﬕcialor inju-
atewhich,ifpermanentlyheldto,
desirable.Ifyouare alwayscalm
anunwaveringpurpose,youwill attract
mainthe thingsyousilentlydeman-.l.
ehauntedbyfearanduncertainty,
myou andwillattract misfortune
tuallymakearealityin therealm
methought throughdaysandmonths
tangibleform.Ifyoukeeptheidea
nddwellonthoughtswhoseaim is
eattractiveforcewhichgoesout in
esmaterialagenciestoserveyou.And
cesare ﬕxedonthebright andbeauti-
ess,themore poweryouwilllhaveto
toyou.To ﬕxyourmindpersist-
urpose,toresolvethat nothingshall
ethe thingdesired,maintainingthe
termination,youwillgrow inpossibilities
thought ofyoursisaforcewhich is
t thepresent youareobligedtolive
ents,toassociatewithuncongenial
uwillbeforced tocontinuesuchrela-
wbecausethe associationsarekindred
es.Themoodofmindyou aremost
rfutureforgoodorill. Ifyouculti-
ofhopeand ambition,andareliving
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ENT.as
roundings,amongsuperiorpeople,
ch willcarryyouforwardto higher
bsorbthethought andtakeonthe
hwhomyou aremost associated.If
neof thought,iftheyarecoarse
eryouraspirationanddeadenthe ﬕner
mespecialcapacitydifferent from
rperson.To discoveryourtalents
odevelopthem,to allownoinfluenceto
scourage,youwillgrowintoever
trengthandusefulness.It isyour
manentlyfreedfromall disease,all
offear,andto liveincloserelationship
m‘ whichyoumaydrawlife,strength
oralldemands.
t timeeachdayinthe practiceof
nddeep breathing.Dwellonup-
ories.Cheerfulnessisconduciveto
anxietyproducedisease.Constant
anypart ofthebodywill alterthe
that part.It isimpossibletobestrong
timesendingthroughthebodynega-
Tobecomemagneticandstrong,you
ht-currentsthroughthebodyandhave
bleideals.A‘stheorganofthought
ell structure,toholdanumberof
d,andtorepeat theprocessdaily,the
eindistinct willbecomevivid.Impulses
t arevaguewillbecomemoredeﬕnite,
ill becometherealitiesofto-morrow.
‚ashthesearchlight ofconcentrated
nrecessesof thenerves.Breathedeep
ations,inpoint oftime,thaninhala-
dfeelingtoacenter inthebreast.
esolarplexus.Thento thefeet.Con-
eineachfunction.Nowdirect the
feet steadilyupwardtothe baseof
pine tothebaseof thebrain.Keep
mandtryto makethecurrent harmon-
ofthedifferent functions.Ifthere
f thevitalcenters,contract theparts
by.suggestingthecounteractivethought
.If thereislackof powerinany
ationsbydirectinga stimulating,ﬕery.
arts,untilthey glowwithintensity.
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MENT.
diflicult toconcentratethelifeforcesand
wheredirected.But patienceandper-
agingresults.
fthe humanmind,youwillbe able
rthoughtsbythewilltoanypart ofthe
fulsuggestionsofhealth andpower,
which willprotect youfromtheravages
o riseabovetheadverseinfluencesof
l yourselfinthesethings,you
isnot conﬕnedtothebrain,but that
dpenetrateseverypart ofthebody.
isnot conﬕnedtothebody,but that
wavesthroughtheinnerether tothe
orld.
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ulation—Proofsofbrainlighh—Theminda
edthought—Intensethinking-Thoughb
ofenvironment—Inspiredbythehigherfacul-
vinenature—Transrnutationofforce-
matterisendowedwith conscious-
lf-being.But supremeinmentaldevel-
snot knowwhyhethinks, howhe
Thehumanmindand itscompli-
gthedeepest mysteriesoflife. Themore
ecapacitywe haveforthinking.The
ebrain, andeventsdevelopthinking.
fstimulation.Theconvolutionsofa
e adisturbedseacrestedwith huge
wof bloodthroughthebrainsupplies
Thebloodpoursoverthebrain an
ositsphosphorusto beabsorbed.Phos-
ment absorbedfromfood.It isthe
ceknown.Thegleamingeyesof anex-
hedarknessaredistinctlyvisible. A
teenoughlight inhisown braintoseein
proofsofbrainlight.Phosphorusis
sthenerveswith powertomovethe
rainwithits graymatterandgivesto
sinthegraymatterthat occupies.the
ofthebrainwhichthinks, asit receives
,contractsand expandswithgreat
stheblood,andtheblood inturn
isafathomlessseaofuntouched
bilitiesarelatent withinthemind,
arousethem.Only aword,anevent,
rmind,mayawakensomedormant
edof._Thehabit ofintensethinking
markabledegreebyindividualeffort..In
thispowersuccessin mentalachieve-
whounderstandsthepowerofconcen-
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MENT.
ught mayexert aninfluencethat is
e._
emindisunder theinfluenceofthought-
rminds.Themind issensitivetoevery
t.Afavorablecombinationofsurround-
receivedfromanother,the readingof
ingtodelightfulmusic,willstart a
sinspiration,forceand courage.At
ssibilitieswithinandhaveanintense
give expressiontotheharmonywe
oughtswhichstirthe depthsofour
usis withdrawn,whendiscordant
nawakened,theinspirationpassesfrom
mabeautifuldream,to thecommonplace
aremanytimeswhen thehigherfac-
eus; but oureffortsebbandflow like
ebillowsof thought aremovedbythe
sistless,uncontrollableforce.
ichmakesit possibletoencouragethe
allyunfoldthedivinenatureandto over-
endenciesofmind. Acertainmood
byaneffort ofthewill. Holdyour
ememoryofsomebeautifulexperience.
areunderthesameinfluencesagain.
tedly,will givegreaterabilitytocontrol
enfeelingswhich willinspireand
e sleepingyouhavehadapleasant
deavortorecall thedetailsofthe
ndin lineofcorrespondencewiththe
s intothesamementalstateagain,
dmemoryofsomegreat emotionor
epast.This attitudeofmindwillinten-
ultiesofthebrain, andbyrepetitionyou
ought permanentlyinanystatede-
attempt toperformadiflicult mechanical
dtosucceed.The secondtimetheact is
se,andbyrepetition themusclesare
anyconsciouseffort.Thesamelaw
ment.By theintensedesireandper-
mindreceptiveto ahighcurrent ofin-
omemoreandmore responsive.Rigid
onderfulresultsin thisdirection.We
hichwill arousethewillandï ¬•rethe
solvewhichwill givenorest untilwe
verydesire.
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ENT.37
theresult offaithfulandcontinued‘
e willinthe right attitudetoreceive
hehigherfaculties,or subliminalself.
tive,discordant influences,allfeeling
steadfastlytothe high.current of
youwithallthe constructiveforcesof
edgeinthought that youcannot suc-
ainst you.Seenothingbeforeyoubut
Go out withasustainedandliving
est centerandtransmutealltheforces
subtle,irresistiblewaveswhich will
ghest attainment.
sthebuilder,that themindisaconcre-
rcesoflife,that thought isadynamic
nypossibleopposinginfluence,willgive
trengthtocreatenoblerthoughtsand to
fortheaccomplishment ofthegreatest
he roomofeverypersonwhois
herattributesof hisnature,andonthis
ttractiveletters thewordsandsentences
tsthat willbespeciallyhelpful.To
ent placewhereyoureyeswillrest on
,andalsoduring oddmomentswhen
ourbookor writingoranywork you
youwill receiveat suchtimeswilltake
xert abeneﬕcialinfluenceinyourdaily
ind,during thelast houroftheeven-
of themorning,whateverthought you
ature,willaidyouto developcorre-
racter.
sagoodemblemof themind.It should
about twelveinchessquare,andat the
tenthe followingwords,oneofthe
teeachpoint:Virtue, Wisdom,Power,
rdboardina prominent place,and
inkofthedifferent wordsandtheir
e.VVithout virtueit isimpossibleto
rglorious.It istheunderlyingprinciple
ent ofeveryexaltedposition.Seethat
eandtheheart clean.Let theemotions
everytemptation.
dom.Let itslight alwaysdirect
lly:Ican donothingthat isnot
dbyInﬕmfeWisdom.Iturnfromall
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MENT.
ryappearanceofevil.Iwill trans-
experiencesintothepuregold ofknowl-
walkintheway oftruthandgoodness.
r.Youshouldaflirmmentally.I
herockofvirtue andwisdom.Onthis
rhowﬕercethestorms,no matter
amfearless,conﬕdent andfree.Iwill
oldinto thedivinelikeness.Iam
wer.Myfaithand loyaltytotruthshall
nionoverallthings. Ihaverealized
s. Afﬕrmmentally:Inmyindi-
xpressionofInﬕnitePower,I command
eedful.Thetreasuresoftheearth are
verydemandImakeshallcompelre-
eceiveitsreward.I risetohigher
greaterriches.-
.Aflirm:I rejoicebecausemy
me.Ihavecausedblessingsto spring
causeofmylife,art ismorebeautiful
ofmythoughts,humanitylivesnearer
y areintunewith divinepeace.
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ENT.39
thnature—Howtogrow inwisdom—Incessant
newalof mentalandphysicalstrength—
universalwill—Cu1tivatingwillpower—-
ature'smoodsandinharmony
ll leadtotheunfoldment ofallthat
utifulearthandradiant heavenswill
nsofhiddentruths.An unbroken
eepaglowtheﬕreof enthusiasmin
renewedcourageforloftyendeavor.
whichawakensin manafeelingof
Unlesstheﬕnersensibilitiesare
ionalsolitudeandfor therenewalof
mthehidden lifeofnature.
estsormountains,surroundedbyall
anfeelsanexhilarationandfreedom
he treesandthewavinggrass, the
dwild flowers,theearthand skyand
ivingpicturethat iseloquent with
ourloveinreturn, wemaydraw
thesource ofbeingandholdcom-
Mind.
dformsofnatureareexpressions
that hemayattract fromthemapart
. Theearthandallit contains,the.
ters, thegrandeurofthewoodsand
alllivingthings,speakwith apleading
ariseinthe dignityofthe_ powerthat
ndtomanifest thegrowingharmonies
.
avealighterheart andgreaterfree-
aywith thefeelingofanew pleasure,a_
rminedendeavor,wemust drawnearer
theelement oflifeandpowerfrom the
emyriadexpressionsofnature. The
shipwithnature,themorecan we
e SupremeMindpervadingallthings.
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MENT.
become,the greaterwillbeour power
ablebeautyandharmonyofthe rugged
dvalleys.
fnaturewe seetheevidenceof
ationisgrowingandincreasinginre-
thebarrenrock areelementswhich
e andflower.Backofallvisible
kingsof animmeasurableforcewhich
hisforcecauses therocktocrumble
insmayliveinhigherforms.It causes
newones,fulloffreshnessand beauty,
turnofspring.It causesthetreeto
esoilandto reachout withitsbranches
hat it maydrawnourishment fromthe
evast treasuresofcoalandoil which
softhe eartharetheaccumulatedele-
mthesun, agesago,bythetreesand
ure.Thestatelytreeswhich send
esto swayinthewind areliteralcon-
ergycomingtotheearth inatomic
esare thelungsofthetrees, which
bsorbtheelement that iseverworking
eperfect andbeautiful.
helessonofprogress.Let uscease
nmemorythevanisheddays.Wedo
efalse beliefsandthediscordant
selves.Thereisa spirit ofprogres-
res relativelylittleforthepast.We
s,weinvitenewjoys,knowingthat
anythingwehaverealizedbefore.
vitablelawof life.Thereisnothing
essuniverse.Toliveat oneplace,to
yafterday,tofollowonepursuit inthe
undbyanunvaryingset ofhabitsat
r workshop,torepeat thesamethoughts,
bythe samedismalandcheerlessmoods,
ofcourageandkeephis bodyand
fear oflossandfailure,to dispel
nyofexistence,turnyourthoughtson
nature.Beholdthe fallingsnow-
s,thedrivingrainandthe oceansurge.
dlandscenesand thesublimityofthe
esilent harmoniesoftheblueskies,
¥eldsofwavinggreen.Bycultivating
epinthe thought current that will
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eforgood. Youwillfollowthe prompt-
willadvanceto higherrealmsof
will workintheright directionand
th inyourcapacitytodraw things
ulin allyouundertake.Recognizing
theI nﬕniteMindandallnature,you
tofear.Thenyouwill stepout into
ife.Strengthenedandrenewedmen-
l nolongerclingto theoutgrown
odlyintonewand untriedrealmsof
uwillneverbeleft guidelessinthe
InﬕnitePower.Youwill
it bearyouontotherealiza-
ndfreedom.You willgrowtired
ivessolittle return,ofthebusiness
f themisunderstandingandopposition,
edwith strifeandpain;youwill
higher self,andyouwill ﬕndthe
intosereneregionswherealltheprob-
willdisappear.Thenyou willthreaten
you,and toignorewhat onceseemed
uwill gainthestrengthofunwaver-
walk inthelight ofhighideals,reach-
andgood.
rough manasdirectedbythought
controltheforcesofnatureand to
mediumforconveyinghis message
distant partsoftheworld. Bythe
lddispelfearanduncertaintyand
ghtfulplace.The degreeofman’s
henature andintensityofdesireand
ewill concentratesintoatinycell
verse.Fundamentallyit isidentical
useitherconsciouslyoruncon-
ral,as determinedbychoiceanddesire.
rand harmonicmentalaction,im-
e,willremoveallbarriers andmake
ghest goal.
nedtoworkincessantlyfor theright
eto recognizeallthat isuseless,
uld direct yourforcesunerringlyto
nt.Youshouldbeﬕlledwitha deter-
yourecognizeasnecessarytothe high-
ouldbethoroughlyunderstoodand
scrutiny.Theearnest desiretolivein
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G o o g l e - d
i g i t i z e d
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MENT.
wsw illgraduallyemancipatethe
urage.
difficultieswhichoppresstheheart
r,whenwemight ariseinthedignity
word whichwouldset freethelatent
ll andgivepowertoconquerall
olibertyandprogress.VVe are
ggestionswhichother mindsproject,
ginfluenceofracebeliefswhich we
nerationsofthepast, sothat the
sleeps,not dreamlessly,but asone
rcumstanceswhichhecannot break.
ancethat deepinyourselfabides
will givemasteryovereverypossible
onment.Havenoapprehensionof
une;forwhat appearsevil,which
’shighway,willneverbe greaterthan
sessfor protection.Thoughyou
ustimes,let fearbeunknowntoyour
redbytheprinciplesof goodnessand
ntoyouwillbe fraught withblessings;
stsof theuncertainfuture,youwill
emingadversitybreakontheﬕnal
awakenstheecho,“Alliswell.―
ecultivationofall that istrueand
etic,anddirect yourforcesina
ainment ofyourobject orwish,never
thers,andbeinghonest andsincere
Be cleanofbody;bepure inheart;
lthoughtsandguardwell thetongue.
,andlet it guideyouineveryact.
rsandmusic,and forallthat isbeauti-
othersasyouwould havethemlove
emfeelandseethe warmthandsun-
memberthat thousandsarecrushed
oftheworld’sindifferenceandcoldness,
nbya friendintonesofsympathy,to
trengthto pushforwardandwin.Keep
hwiththespirit ofharmony.Theblue
erainbow,andtheblending ofshades
ekisswavinggrassandgraceful
essionsofthe lawofharmonyasmani-
ewisetheglowof thecheek,the
uick stepandgracefulbearingreveal
tsharmoniesthroughthe most won-
remecreation..-.“\\‘:
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G o o g l e - d
i g i t i z e d
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ENT.43
power,thelove forhighattain-
resolve,theremust alsobefaithin
softhelaws andforcesyouinvoketo
tothehighest monitions,andare
terinfluenceswhichconstantlyappear,
ment ofthehighest andbest isgreater
dallthat isunworthy,youwillbring
siblepowerswhichwork onthehuman
man.Incountlesswaysyou willhave
helpfromunseensources,whichwill
divine leadingsandgivecourageto
ward,andturnnot back;but with
•nalgoal,with uplifted,eagerhands,
whichleadstowardstheheights;and
mewhenthat mysteriousforcewithin
heart tobeat withinﬕnitelongings,
ouhavereceivedresponsetoevery
ulﬕllment ofeveryhope.
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MENT.
Invisibleinfluences—Aforegleamofman's
rdrones—Activitythelawofnature-Aflirm-
ion—Arefuge—Thesanctuary—Beautiesand
backofthevast universeofcountless
nt principlewhichiseternallybuilding
eagencyofimmutablelaws.Invisible
theenergiesofnature,areeverworkingin
nsciousnessandnobler ideal.Andhe
heevolutionaryforceswhich spring
astingfountainwillﬕndthe truesource
dhismind willbeilluminedby theun-
ove.Thereis afacultyofthe mind
eanddirect thelatent energiesand
f purposeeverythought andact.By
thebrainismade plasticandcapableof
mthesuper-consciousmind.The
out fromtheinmost centerofconscious-
ebrain tothedifferent nervecenters
eorganismisthrilledbythe ﬕreofin-
nsciousandsub-consciousfaculties
thoneaccordanddominatedbya
tteryisformedwhich isinvincible,
ndheedingnoobstacles.Willpower
pdesire ofthesubliminalselfreachingout
sensesin searchofthingsdesired.By
desire,which governstheuseofthe
therto thekingdomoflight ortothe
sthe invinciblemagnet whichestab-
objectiveworldanddrawsfromenviron-
red.Thedirectionofdesiredetermines
stiny.Ifman desiresonlythetrueand
graduallysurroundhimselfwithasso-
nings;or ifhedesiresthe frivolitiesof
oblethoughtswhicharisefromthe
ct failureandmisfortune.
entrationofthought byonedeeply
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eryis formedinthevitalcenterswhich
tivevibrationthat actsonotherpersons
¬‚uencingallwhoarebrought within
is powerawakeningwithinrealizes
cendandreceivesa foregleamofthe
m.
nof poweryoumust cultivateatrue
ofthemind.The degreeoflove’sin-
orceof theheart’sdesire;anddesireis
es thehiddenﬕreofthewill and
and dare.Youmust learnpatienceand
mentsofyourbeing intoachordof har-
rvetheforceswhichnaturehas given
ninvinciblewilltothehighest usesoflife.
alandphysicaldronesanywherein
orld.Inactivepeopleareuselessto
to theirfriendsandtherace. Bythecon-
res—thetiniest insects—thestructure
dthefoundationoftheloftiest mountains
sallawofnature.It ismanifestedby
aselessroundoftoil,bv thebrightness
ngraysopen thebudsandcolorthe
cloudsandthenoise ofstorms,bytheter-
gand thevoiceofthe thunder.Allthat
un,and allanimatethings,fromin-
bytheeternal lawofactivityandchange.
opusheverythingfroma lowertoa
omanifest thegrowingharmoniesof
things intotheimageandafterthe
But man,throughegotismandignori-
aw,and inproportionatedegreecloses
totheinfluxofwisdomandlove.
otion.Everythinginexistenceis
negativeaspect.In natureweseethe
ternationofnight andday,darkness
er.Forceis centrifugalandcentripetal,
expressedby‘ repulsionandattraction.
onofwillanddesire,action andrepose.
dinrepose—not thereposeofidleness,
usself-masteryandpower;therepose
ertion.Mancanneverknowhis possi-
hhimselfandbyintrospectionlearns
sborn ofthesilent momentsspent in
rself.In silencetheplantedseedat-
darksurroundingsofitslodgingplace,
nclosestheshell ofitslimitationand
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MENT.
hedampsoil,winningfor itselfaplacein
oingbreezes.Silentlytheinvisible
m theheavingbosomoftheseasby
untiltherollingvapors areslowly
oudsthat freshentheearthwithtears of
fulsilence,beneaththe whitemantle
esrenewed,andgathersinherheart the
t ofthelongnight ofwintercomesthe
hedarkness,onwings oflight,iscar-
t ofthesilencecomesforth themusic
ourminddownto thecenterofcon-.
s ofyourbeing;holdyourselfrecep-
t willcometoyou, andlistenwithcon-
voiceofthe monitorwithin.Gointo
paratorytoenteringthepeacefulrealm
ught andcareofthe eventsoftheday,
morrow.Withresignationandcon-
midst ofthreateneddisaster,raiseyourself
whilein sympathetictouchwiththein-
peat toyourselfmentallythefollow-
elationto theuniversalorder.
newedbynature’shealingforces,Iwill
to whichIammost attracted—thoughts
emysupremepossibilities,myhighest
romthoughtsthat disturbthemind;and
hemountainlagoon,whoseunruffled
hegloryofthe stars,mybrainshallre-
ejeweledthoughtswhich shineintheﬕrm-
amyet conscious.Ipass fromdiscord
light.That personalitywhichinday-
nowseeis onlyabrokenreflection,an
alself, whichsleepsnot,andnever
eglectedtempleandrenewthe ﬕreson
art withthesacredbreathof undying
ful,enthusiasmforthegood,and devo-
past isforgotten,thepresent onlyis
m.I dwellinthe eternalnow.
oil,isthe spirit ofsleep.It soothes
ds thewastedtissueswiththe elixirof
mutesthesluggish,timidheart,which
shedandfluctuatinghopes,intothe
swhichﬕre thebloodwitha magnetic
ebodyandbrain.
day,when thewelcomemorning,with
bornhopewakesout ofdarknessinto
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unexpectedvisionsandbringto the
Youwillbe inspiredbythemental
fulhourandwillfeelyour neamessto
.Theearliest inspirationoftheday will
uenceyourmindthroughall thehours
e principleofmotionandrepose
words,“Hastenot,rest not.―Havea
al, andmakenofalsesteps, nointem-
ush;but withcontrolledenergyand
thoroughknowledgeofdetails andthe
calmlyand'unfalteringlytowardthe ac-
eat purpose.Haveeverpresent inyour
€”onenobleideal-whichtowersabove
ies,nothoughtsofpossiblefailureto
absolutecontroloftheinvisibleforces
anunquestioningfaiththebright star
ent ofyourhighest hopes.Keepyourself
currentsofadvancedthought andin
epresent realities.
spirit ofcouragetogiveyou strength
thecankerwormof happiness._It
terjudgment andmakeshimcringeand
ear.Theworst that canhappenis
no reasontofearwhenwe learnthat
science.Thereal selfisaninsepar-
hextendsfromtheeverlastingtothe
ereis nodiseaseormisfortune,no
hedbythewreck ofmatterandthe
cloudlandandshadowisthe real
ctedbyanythingwedo orleaveundone.
facetofacewiththe InﬕnitePower.
anctuarywherethedivineandhuman
darefugefromthetumult oftheworld
oforthwith alivingpowerwhich will
orbidorweak. Thenyouwillrealize
ernity, inthereal,and that thedazzling
future,insomemysticalworldbeyond
hereandnow.Theneverysense willbe-
and realitiesoftheetemalpresent.Then
reeandplant andflower,theoceanand
as everyhumanbeing,liveinthe
uthand Goodness.Andwhenyou
no limit tothepoweryoumay drawto
nt ofthethingsdesired.
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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NMENT.
radations—Theevolutionaryimpulse—Themind
ngsdesired—Ourdivineheritage—Thecall
dforfreedom—Novicariousatonement—
€”Theonlyway.
of that whichwecannot see.Every
ult ofanaggregationofcellscon-
e primarycellisthe sameinthe
heman.Thereis anunbrokengrada-
scopicdropofprotoplasminthe fertile
theperfect compositeman.Theforce
therockis thesamethat controls
eating,holdstheplanetsin theirorbits
¬‚ameof suns.Thedestructiveele-
dust;thedust becomessoil,fromwhich
ment andstrengthtosend forththeir
andsunlight.Thevegetablelifeis
comefleshandblood,andare ﬕnally
reﬕnedelementsofnervousforce
eineverycellurgesit forwardto
s ofexpression.It reachesthe
ssubservient tothepowerofmind.
nnumerablecellsa structurecorre-
ength,or uglinessandweakness,to.
oughtsofthe individual.Sudden
contractsthecells,retardsdigestion,
affectsinjuriouslytheentire system.
riedthought willpoisontheblood,
arkthe facewithlinesand creases;
lytoourhighest idealofhealthand
andhappiness,webecomepowerful
dmakemanifest thethingsdesired.
associationskindredtoour thoughts.
dunpleasant influencescomeasthe
fmind,andthehabit ofallowingdis-
bytheunawakenedaridundeveloped
dsand toinfluenceouractions.
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ceptedbythemindwe makea
andactivity.Ifwe invitefeelings
ddiscouragement,wegivesuchthings
ng,cheerful,upliftingthoughts,the
andcreateanintelligenceofharmony.
urishandcultivateonlythetrue and
domfromfear,grief,anxiety,dis-
n alertnessandwatchfulness.
niouslivingpictureswhichwill in-
ighaspiration.Youshouldriseabove
okethesupport ofprincipleswhich
Youshouldbealone withyourselfas
entrationandindividualaspiration.
should bethought overandworked
solitude.At suchtimesyourmind
uenceofothers.Forceyourselfto
vement,untilthememoryofthe
mind. Holdpersistentlytoanintense
mplishment ofsomenobleaim.This
edivinenaturewithin.Bythe qui'et
esolveyouwill arouseamagnetic,
hichwill executeyourpurposeagainst
ssumethat wearethehelpless
t influencewhichentersthe mind.It
sinman whichwelcomeperverted
disastrouseffectsoffear, worryand
ndemotions,weshouldturn apure
ught intothesubjectivementalitywith
sthat everyimpure,negative,distorted
yfromusforall time.Withevery
egainingofmoreperfect controlover
zedforcesoflifewillcome thereward
ofmorestrengthandconﬕdence.
edefect ofournature,everystruggle
ngsomehabit andovercomingthe
holdusin bondage,therecomestothe
eoffreedomandthe consciousnessof
saforcewithin uswhichwe mayarouse
cewhich connectshumanitywith
iesoflife.Thosewho evokeit and
the shadowofpessimism,willcon-
eupwardpath towardtheidealand
sthe powertouprearamental
metricalandbeautiful,andto callinto
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NMENT.â€̃
wholesomeenvironment.Themind
product ofthesurroundingmater-
sed;anaggregationoftraditional
sions;apersoniﬕcationofmorbidim-
edimagination.But aboveallthis
entalhorizonisgrowingbrighter,be-
esintheuniversewhich areworking
bstratumofignoranceandsensu-
singtowardstheideal.With theun-
ewhich isuniversalinall nature,and
cometothehumanraceall potency
ivinein manfeelsitsaffinitywith
n,hewillacquire,bythought-discipline
premacyovermaterialthraldom.
oftheSupremePower,weareever
byearnest desireanddemand.In
gnizetherealityofthis powerand
.to useanddirect it,wemayoblit-
uctivethought forces,andcausethe
moreresponsiveto theprompting
ehigher self.
obedonein theworldto-day.And
toanunderstandingofthe needsof
tageoftheopportunitiespresented,
success.Theworldiscontinuallycall-
o havethestrengthofmindand the
thdifficultiesandto beequaltoevery
etitivestruggleforsupremacy.There
neveryhandareopportunitiespre-
uchashaveneverbeforeexisted.
ife,and disposedtoblamefateand
commerciallawsforyourlackof
snot inthelaw;for untoeveryman
andpotentialitywhichhemaymake
orioussuccess.If youfeeltheop-
ndifferenceandcoldnessand arede-
dhelpyou deserve,let yourthoughts
ulinnature,andsearch withyour
fhighideals.Thoughyoumayseem
eprivedofmanythingswhich make
,ifyouwill listentothemonitor
pandguidance.You,asapart of
hareallthe richesandglorybelonging
anorset ofmen,no government or
heright todepriveyouoffreedom.
eit wasordainedthat you,anoffspring
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erit therichesbelongingtouniversallife.
powerandthat wisdomwhosedomain
andall time,reachupto thesource
rightfulinheritance.There isno
f adversityawayfromthesource
ustenance.You needonlytogoforth
ourrelationshipto theeternalto
recognitionof yourdivineselfhood.
agetothe drift ofcircumstancesand
of imperiousnatures?Whoarethey
eirunreasonabledemandsandhave
gestions?Youcameintotheworld
alone;andwhat youshalldowhile
xistenceshouldbedeterminedbyno
tuaryofyourinmost being,wherethe
henyoushut out thediscordant
™serroneousthought andbeliefs,andcome
niteinthe silent recessesofyourcon-
arn theworkset foryouinlife’s
es,andwillgain strengthandcourage
oredrealmsofusefulness.Andyou
ningbeaconin_ life’sﬕrmament,re-
the waytothetruth.
ricknowledgeacquiredby humanity
nofages, it isinman’spowerto con-
odilymoleculesandcheckthewaste
e,soa_sto prolongexistenceandcall
dforcesfromtheearth,and sea,and
gershemaytouchthe keyofthat
throughwhich isawakenedthe
undiscoveredharmonieswithin.In
ead,norbends hisknee,norlifts
anygodorsupernaturalpower.
evolutionaryforces,hegradually
ternalityofenvironment.It isnot by
weverearnest;norbythe assist-
ngs,that manmayachievehisdivine
nturieshe hasprayedtothegods,
t allweredumbandimmovable,
ofelementalforceswhichdestroyed,
seasonswhichwarmedandnour-
me,protectedby thosewhoare
yassist himduringaperiodofneed:
ceives,in thisbarterandexchange,he
oundinterest;forwhilebeingcarried,
orehouseofhisownpossessions.
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MENT.
ement forman.Andthis falsedoc-
s kept himfromtheknowledgeand
heritance.Thereare notwobeings
leadsthroughvast silences,which
stepshasbroken;it leadsthrough
waysand strangecountries.There
bstacles toencounterwhichonemust
gstobe donebyeachthat noone
is fact andtolooknot foraidout-
sownheart forces,istostrike thekeynote
ndtheonewho hasenteredthis
od byhisownsafeelection,may ex-
world’snatural forcesandrisetothe
ay.
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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ENT.53
owtoprolonglife—Talismanoftheadept—The
terbuilding—Theuseofknowledgeandex-
pacitiesawaitingrecognition.
oodandyouth theevolutionary
smmanifestsaconstantlyincreasing
ody correspondstothegrowthof
yearsthedivineselfhoodwithin,
niccenters,directsthe courseofthe
gup amost wonderfulstructurewhose
spiredfor divinepurposes.Theper-
hysicalorganism,whichisonlythe self
activityandexpressionofthe divine
pacitiesofattainment andqualiﬕesforall
ialform,havingitsbirth inthenatural
sof itsearthlyexistence.Themind
ora numberofyearsbyareciprocal
al.But astheevolutionoftheincar-
stitutethereal selfcanneverpause,
theelementswhichenterintothe com-
cturefail tounfoldinharmonywith
alsemethodsoflivinganderroneous
ttedtimeof man’searthlyexistence,
proachofold ageanddeathareset up
¥nest andmost subtleessencestobe"
•nallyreclaimsherown,the purifying
thedrossand remoldstheprimalele-
t thehumanconstitution,beingan
n theiressence,formsandparticlesare
withthepower ofmaintainingitsin-
nt oftheeternallifecurrents aslongas
floveand attractiontothethingsof life.
ved seventyyearsormore,who,by
ndandbodyand cultivatinganactive
present,might awakennewhopesand
hefull vigorofusefulnessforthirty
eforedispelfromyourmind the
hat deepdowninyourselfisaluminous
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NMENT.
tuallyrenewsthetissues andbuildsup
micvibrationsthat unitetheenergiesof
fe.Todwellonthis andsimilar
ndonthe bright sideofallthings,will
toabideinyourheart foralltime.\
theattainment ofself-masteryis
rto subdueanddirect theimpulsesand
conquerthought,thenspeech,and
erall thevoluntaryorgansofthebodyso
erymovement bythewill.Tocultivate
¬‚uencedonlybypureimpulsesandnoble
armoniousandbeautifulenvironment;
ycontact withbright intellects;purity
lent meditation;companionshipwith
unionwiththehigherself.And there
sthegreat lodestonewhichattractsthe
dshapesit intothestatelystructureof the
sthetalismanof theadept andthe
Theunscarredpurityofone’sheart is
ty.
ork,concentratingalltheenergiesof
rt toachievethethingdesired,being
usiasticandkind,havingfaithin one’s
ower,thereis notasktoodifficult and
t withobstacleswhichonemaynot con-
mind,everynervecenter ofthebody,
llbecomecompletelypolarizedtothe
ithintheinvisiblecenter ofthehigher
beasovereigndecreeandeveryact a
heword.Aslongas youremainignorant
present andthat youareaninseparable
toappropriatethat whichisright-
dmoveinacircle that islimitedby
s.That universalforcewhichgives
uenchlessflamesofﬕeryenergy,that
he innumerableplanetsmoveintheir
calequilibriumandunvaryingpreci-
‚owerstheirperfumeandtothebirds
nallifeofthe universe;it flowsintothe
thof itsenergyfeedsandrenewshim
othelungsto energizeandpurifythe
everyhumanbeingto seekanddelve
swhich pertaintotheunfoldment of
beconsciouslyorunconsciouslypos-
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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royalroadwhichleadsto theconcentra-
edforcesand toanultimatetriumph
et intherelentlessbattlefor existence.
beingsgrope_ blindlyandunprogres-
ntlessyears,passing apurposelesslife
discordant environments,without asol-
andenlighten.Manbecomesthesport
mentalforceswhichdestroywithout
divinedestiny,themasterof allthings,
makesofthemysteriouspowershid
nt effort andadetermined,unfalter-
controlledenergiesagainst thefortiﬕed
visiblefoesvigilantlyguardlife’sun-
ntendingeverystepofadvancement,
themarblegatewayto thewhitepalace
rugglemaymanhope towrest from
ejewels shehidesfromhim.
hasturnedadeafear tothecries
dhelpless,andthepulses ofhergreat
eout infulnesstothestrong andvictor-
lawifwe will;it isnonethelesstrue,
le.Thereisnosentiment andnovari-
ture.Thestrongsurviveandthe weak
theuselessshallgive waytothealert
ocentlysuffer. Wemayhelpthe
the magicpowerofgold-changetheir
alace.Yet ifwefailto awakenwithin
untriedstrengthandtocreatein their
withdeterminedresolveinshapingtheir
esult ofoureffortswill beofsmallvalue.
¬‚eetingyearstowardthat horizon
wsforebodethecomingnight, thede-
ssandworthwill not bemeasuredaloneby
fwealth,andthe broadlandshemay
sofknowledgeand thestoresofwisdom,
of hismind,andby thepurityand
rnsonthe altaroftheheart'ssanctu-
eandyearnforthe trueandbeauti-
east onthewondersofnature andthe
eninmana knowledgeofhisrightful
mwiththat pricelesspossessionwhich
rtimeobliterate.A noblecharacter
ableprincipleoftruthis thewhiteflower
and fragranceﬕlltheheart withpeace
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MENT.
he highest attainment must become
’sprogressivemovement andgivehimself
ace.Therightfulansweringsto all
ot befoundinloftycontemplationand
amongthecommonthingsoflifeitself.
mewise must accept theresponsibilities
sympathetictouchwithhumanity.
rldthedutytoserve accordingtothe
.Andhewho bendsallhispowers to
theburdensofthemanywill unitehis
oftheuniverse.
udgment.Studyyourself,yourhopes
environment andthepossibilitiesthat
yourbeingandreceivefromtheinward
e.With steadfast eyeﬕxedonthe
rallegiancetotruth,and resolvethat
direct yousavethecommandsissued
nisiblekingdomwhichisyours byevery
d experienceofothers,ifit ishelpful
,but maintainanindependent judgment
ofreasononallsubjects that arevague.
dowofpessimismand despairand
edomandprogress.Thegift ofaliberal
ity,independent,determinedandsin-
geofman.Itsculture andgrowthlead
mind andwillfromtherule ofothers.
tieswithinthe selfwhichsimplyawait
dand blossomintotangiblerealities.
ngisthe progressivespirit oflifewhich
t isthemutepleadingofthe aspiring
edgoalofits mission.
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MENT.57
hebody—Thevalueofcheerfulnessandcour-
force—Successdeterminedbythestateof
upremePower—Destructiveforces—Self-as-
ofselfh0od—Enkindlingsympathies,
bstancewhichactsapart fromthe
spaceandexertsaninfluenceover
earnhowto makethebest useof
teanddirect it,youcanaccomplish
ndertakingandattract moreandmore
hichgivessuccess.The mindisl1l(e
ment offorcecorrespondingin
ualityofthought.If youholdin
ught ofdetermination,enthusiasm,
mpathy,hopeandcourage,youwill
uch qualitiesfromtheunseenrealm
ghtsintheright directionofdesire
dsimilar elementsofsuccessyouwill
whichwillact onotherswhosethoughts
ourown,you willgathernew
t andwillattract forcesfavorableto
pose.Butifyouareunder thein-
agement orhopelessness,youwill
dwhichwillaffect youdisagree-
lowerthought willcauseyouto
hyoumaybepositiveand deter-
cedmoreor lessbywhateverquality
mindofyour associate.Youwill
,discordant thought withyouand
uencewhichotherswill feel.
ceof allprogressorretrogression,
henatureofthethought wehold
whichsurroundus.Like createslike
thereisaforce withinuswhich is
aterialcorrespondenceofeveryper-
successinanydirection isdeterminedby
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MENT.
smind.If youarehopeful,en-
,anddonot yieldtotheinfluenceof
ouaresendingout forceswhichwill
ur faithbecomesstrongerinyour
yourthoughts,youwillabsorbthe
nghealth,peace,happinessandall things
keeppermanentlyinahopeful,con-
sthereare timeswhenprogressisslow
cesseemgreaterthantheforces which
aith inhispower,the manwho
ws that fromeveryexperiencewill
reaterpersistency,wisdomandcour-
hispurposeand makeeverycircum-
advancement.Havingadeﬕniteaim
orceis generatedwhichisfelt byall
gs.If youhaveconﬕdenceinyour
eworkyouaredoing islegitimate,
owninterestsyouare alsodoing
eforgoodtotheworld at large,you
mindsofothersandattract from
ealingsanelement offorcewhich
cess.Thosewhoareon thesame
lfwillsend youcurrentsofsympathy
purposeand aidyoutokeepin com-
nfluenceswhichwillcarry youon-
essandgreatest success.
ittlewhenworkingalone.Hemay
mePowerandinvoketheaid ofall
efeelstheneed ofencouragement that
ontact withhumanlife.Thosewho
ment inanyﬕeldofhumanendeavor
gthfrom powerfulmindswhichwork
ndplans foradvancement areob-
rs.A constructivethought-current
dredmindswhichresults inamutual
forceswhichareaspotent totear
herearepeoplewhocarrywi ththem
nddespair.Theyhavenoknowledge
oodnessofhumanity,noconﬕdence
disasterandfailure.Theyhaveno
ves,tostandupfortheirr ights,tode-
nreachnodecision.Theyare
nt influencesent out byimmature
unawakened.It isessentialtocut
mindsbeforeyoucanhopeto rise
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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ENT.59
ndovercomethenegativeinfluences
knessandfailure.Self-assertionisthe
d.Beforeyoucanhelp anotheryou
ndstrengthtohelp yourself;andthis
bya totalestrangement fromallharm-
ffthe muddycurrentsofthought
sedandmorbid.Ifyour workbrings
spondent,theweak,thehopeless,you
ervioustothebanefulinfluencecoming
apositiveforcewhichwillinstantlv
hought.Andwhenyouhavegained
bundanceofsuperiorforcecoming
mayexert aninfluenceoverinferior
mtoriseto ahigherplane.Through
ldownpower fromhighinvisible
‚uencewhichothers willfeelandre-
madea successofyourownlife,
lyset ontherockofknowledgeandyour
ndencewiththeInﬕnitePower,you
theweak,the ignorant,thedis-
themthewayto aknowledgeoftruth,
omfrompain,misfortuneandfailure.
oughlife'stryingexperiences,when
dplaceby yourownefforts,when
patheticrelationshipwiththeSupreme
yinits helpfulcurrent,otherswill
ndwill desireit,willrespondto the
drawnnearertotheFountainof all
ertakingtoaccomplishwhich will
asyourself,youwillreceivehelp and
ntlessinvisiblesources.Ifyourheart
your aimslofty,youwillreceive
ayswhich willstrengthenyourfaith
ouseekearnestlytoco-operatewith
natureyouwill uniteyourselfwith
iesoflife.Yourideals willexpand,
erandyouwillreach upintothe
allpowerneededto manifest the
ndbroaderandmoresympatheticlife
svitalrelationshiptotheInﬕnite.
nwithothers,absorbtheirpassive,
ghts,andsobecomeslavestosimilar
bykeepingin touchwiththehigher
ve,magneticandactive,wecanattract
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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MENT.
ichgiveconﬕdence,courageandself-
f theslavewillbecometheslave.
f themaster,bythesupremacyofhis
tractsfromthehigherandmore potent
hemaster.Eachhaslatent withinhim
etherhis lifeshallbeeventfulor pur-
havebright andbeautifulenviron-
ringminddesires,oronly theun-
rroundingscreatedbythoughtsoffear
sﬕlledwith allthat isgoodand
ultosatisfyman’shighest hopes,his
ings.Everypossiblethingthat ever
istsinpotentialityinthegreat store-
itingthemagic touchofhuman
ntotheworldofform.Everyflight
ainment inallthevaried realmsof
randachievement madethroughthe
pheciesofthemorewonderfulpower
herace,awaitingthe commandofa
rthas alivingtokenandproofof
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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ENT.81
-TheRight useofnaturaltalents—Irresolu-
”Faithandcourage-—(_Ilearnessofmentalvis-
e—Thevalueofdlvel'Sl0l'l.
eringwillobtainthebest thingsoflife.
ent istheresult ofunremittingeffort.
entalprincipleofall materialadvance-
talent without anypermanent aim,and
hindifferent success.Toget at the
ﬕedwithslowadvancement,topatiently
rpose,to faithfullyperformthework
,will insuretheﬕnalattainment of
shandhurrycreate ahabit ofmind
ndcauses dissatisfactionandweari-
centrateyourthought andeffort and
rtainmentalattitudefor aslongatime
ainthebest results.
andgaincontrolover thecreative
leonewhohasperseveranceandfaith
broaderﬕeldsofusefulness.Ifyou
ossibleuseofyournaturaltalents, tocon-
ometheleaderof great movements
advanceto amoreidealstateof exist-
editationuponthepowerdesired,until
f itsattainment hasbeenremoved.By
ncentratedeffort,ﬕxingtheattention
ngthat istobeaccomplished,you will
erwhichwill invariablyproduceresults.
hpurpose,somenoble ideal,towhich
bordinated.Ifyouhavenodeﬕnite
trateyourenergies,yourlifewill bea
rdinarymind,byconcentratinghis
,will accomplishmorethanthemost
ssipatetheirenergiesby sendingtheir
tions.
mentalforcesand holdingfast to
nwardtendenciesand harmfulhabits
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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MENT.
attributesofthelowernaturewill be
oldof loftycharacter.Toturnthe
ommunewiththebeautifulpictures and
es, tobeself-centered,conﬕdent and
promptingsofthehigherself,will
fluenceintoa waveofharmonyand
eto giveaidinyourupward endeavor.
habit ofconcentration,andde-
itytodecidequickly. Irresolutionisthe
disasters.Whilewe hesitate,opportu-
eiswonbytheswift andstrong.The
matters iscausedbycarelessness
mportant things,byfearandlack of
ultivatethefeelingthat youaremaster
eableto controlallthingsbythe will.
t.Keepyourheaderect andlookthe
hconﬕdenceandcourage.
havesometimesbeenleft aloneinthe
teroom.You stoodstillfora moment
ythe heart’srapidbeating.Then
he darkness.Thencameanameless
eimpulsetoescapethe solitudeandstill-
omwhereyourparentswere.And
eyreturnedwithyou.Thenyou saw
Thephantomshadvanishedwiththe
whoare thushauntedthroughallthe
tomthoughts,byneedlessfear,dreading
at willnevercome.Flashingthesearch-
hiddenrecessesof themind,thephan-
ythoughtsoffear, bydoubt andignor-
youwillsee yourselfdwellingina
you willknowthat youareledbythe
protectedbythe InﬕnitePower.
oughtheshadowsof sorrowand
u,donot fear.Youareachild ofthe
withinwillcausethe darknesstoflee
h.Havecourage.There isapower
e_youthemasterovereverycircum-
ketheaid ofthehigherpotencies.Let
ndsteadyandthe willunwavering.
oattainallthat isgood,allthat istrue
pirationandlifeinto alleffort.Be
tient.
ratifythecherishedambitionwhich
t thedesireforwealth,l oveorfame,
rhigh attainment inanyﬕeldofhuman
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ENT.63
alizeyouridealsis withinyourself,so
standintheway ofpresent manifesta-
stoprogressarefear anddoubt,weak-
eliefin limitations.Tocomeintoan
potenceofthought willgiveyoutheas-
complishseeminglyimpossibleresults.
powertoovercomedifficulties.You
sandcommandaforceand inspiration
ssofyourventures.
anundertaking,ifyouhavefaithin
hedesired end,ifthereisclearness of
cesarec onstantlydirectedtodeﬕnite
ccesswillberevealed.,Thething you
ifﬕcult thanat ﬕrst wasexpected,unfore-
iscourageyour efforts,but bypersever-
,directness andenergyofaction,every
ght toasuccessfultermination.
workyouaredoingisuseful,that it
anity.Youridealsshouldbehigherthan
erepersonalends,embracingthegreater
selﬕshworkin aidingtheworld’sad-
sult ofinvisiblecauses.Yourpresent
sionofpast thoughtsanddesires.To
ent,yourthoughtswhichcreateit must
ementsofsuccessare inthemind.
perception,harmonyofthought,force
willcomeacorrespondingexpressionin
indwithbrightness,banishgloomand
ntheSupremePower,andworkinces-
awthat whateverweearnestlyand
obtained.
areworld-weary,manywhosehearts
or that peacewhichnevercomes,for
them,fortheoldhopesandambitions
orgain,thecompetitivestruggle,the
ndpower,givenotimefor rest,no
weturnwe seetheanxiousfaces,the
earchingeyes.Activityisin theair.
rd,andasa wholetowardthegood.
rdinthe upwardmovement—thedis-
ertingaforce that iseverpressingcloselv
vesin thenameofnecessityandduty.
st act today.Ifwestepaside,others
keupthe workandreapthereward.
et uscreateforourselvesnewlife and
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MENT.
urstrengthandvigor,that wemaylift
softhe weary,andmakeuseof our
erand moregenerouslife.Let ussend
willhelphumanitytobecomeless selﬕsh,
orepatient andtocultivaterepose.
allthought,allschemes,anxietiesand
dyand mindinastate ofperfect repose,
morethanotherswhosemindswork
tion.Tolet goofallelementsofdis-
dtochangethe attitudeanddirectionof
ulcondition,willattract ﬕnerforcesand
aterability toaccomplishresults.When
rtainthingor purposeit sendsout anat-_
inthedomainofthought tocreate
shment ofthat purpose.Thereisno
ts.Afteryouhavemadeanearnest de-
llreasonableeffort onthematerial
esired,youshouldbanishallfear and
e InﬕniteForcewhichis working
ncement.
onethingor inacertainmoodfor too
willtirethebrainandexhaust thevital-
nthemindcontinuallywill not bring
ngthe thoughtsat intervalsandletting
ings.Ifyouhavebeen workingallday
oughtsconcentratedinonedirection,
ave,let goofeverytrainofthought con-
theday.Entera newandfresher
omcareand anxiety.Associatewitli
ople.Youwill thengobackto your
tionandforce. Youwillgathernew
bemoresuccessfulinall thingsunder-
mindtoa higherplaneofhappiness-
reagreeable.It willleadintothe way
¥nerperceptivepowersandopento the
ment andpossibilitiesofgrander
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”Powero_fthought to_ satisfydesire—Howto
mpathet1crelationshipawakenshigherhar-
ahelpfulelement fromothers—Howto
andprosperity—Howtoincreasethedraw-
adandthe knowledgeyouhave
beenonlythepreparationofyourmind
thingswhichwill surpassallyoucould
eryears.If youaresatisﬕedwith
past, andnolongerfeelthe influence
irewhichgavestrengthandcourage
gless thansomegreat misfortune
hespellandfree yourmindfromleth-
sire toaccomplishgreaterthings,
andnewsourcesofpleasurein your
entratingyourforcesanddirecting
edeﬕnitepurpose,youwill become
evegreatersuccess. Thedesireto
geofhumanpossibility, isaproof
nyouthetalent orforcerequiredfor
desireshouldbegaugedby reason.
tiesthereshouldbe alogicalrelation
Youmight havethedesiretostill
towalkon thebillowsofthesea, to
airwithout materialaid;but such
bleandoutsideof therangeofpos-
ordancewiththe lawsofman’snature.
retomakethebest possibleuseofthe
indisrichlyendowed,if accompanied
ablyobtainresults. Theexerciseof
partiallyhinderedby unfavorable
f opportunity.But ifthereissome
terminedshallbeaccomplished,if you
odofwearinessanddiscouragement,if
ughyoumayfail timeaftertime,you
mrelativesuccessto aﬕnalperfect
seandnever-ceasingdesirewillarouse
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MENT.
endout aforcefromthemindwhich
theprogressivecurrentsof nature.
erinterest intotheworld’swork,and
bleforcesthat arepowerfultohelp.
aystoremainwhere youare,that
ndabettersalary,that youcannot do
youcannot improveyourtalents,you
nglimitationswhich willbecomemore
k.Ifyouare lackinginambitionand
eandindifferent,youare encourag-
willeventuallyenslaveyou.Progress
nedbytheattitudeofmind.The
alwaysaiminghigher,alwaysaspir-
hemost beautifulthings,andalways
drousforce hefeelsstrugglingwithin
f persistent demandwillinvariably
ditions.Bythethought youarehold-
gthefuture,for goodorill.If you
geofabright andprosperousfuture,if
surroundings,withgreaterabilityand
vancement,ifyouseeyourselfasbeing
gs,youareusing athought-force
stant improvement ofmaterialcon-
most prosperousliveinathought-
ss.Theyarealwaysconﬕdent,hopeful
thethought-atmosphereofthedis-
t.Theinfluenceoftheirnegative,con-
epression,unrest andfear.Ifyou
eoplewho areunhealthy,avaricious
beliefofthematerialand perishable,
r lessbysimilarinfluences.It isvery
sitiveconditionof mindwhichisperma-
fdepression,whileassociatingwith
sendingout anxious,worriedand
clearnessandbrilliancyofmind,and
y,will generateasilent powerwhich
hnanydestructiveinfluence;and
t-force.comingfromimmatureminds,
ahigher,betterchannel.
est that iswithincanbegreatly
therswhohavesimilarideals.Sympa-
n theawakeningofhigherharmo-
reunitedforacommonpurposeand -
cordfornobleaims,apowerfulbattery
hethought-element andforcere-
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results.Minglingthegreaterpart of
humanitywhosemindsaredominated
oughtsandignobleaims,we aretoa
chinfluences.Andforthis reason
gtofollowthe lawwhichteachesthat
domfromthebondageofsensualism
ympathetictouchwith eachother
couragement.Tocomeinpersonal
emonstratedthepowerofthought in
ualsupremacywillinspiretogreater
py,magneticandpositivestate of
mindsomeplanofwork orbusiness
principles,ifyoucanproducesome-
possessanewideathat willbeof in-
effort willbeaidedorentertained,
theworkingsof minduponmind,and
helpfulthought-element fromothers
becomeagreat artist,youwill
aturallytowardthosewhohavebeen
n.Ifyoudesireto becomeasuccess-
eratureandthelivesof great authors.
ichmerchant ortobe eminentlysuc-
ecommercialworld,youwilltake ad-
yofferedtoassociatewiththose who
siness.Permanent thoughtsandde-
ughall changesandopposinginflu-
heirmaterialcorrespondence.Ifyou
ppinessandallthings beautiful,you
plewhohaveacquired thesethings.To
odswill giveinspirationandhelpand
gsto uswhichcorrespondtoour
ateofmind.Thereis amentalcon-
acquirement ofhealth,happiness,
esired.It isthat moodwhichis al-
d,conﬕdent anddetermined,that state
s powertoattract fromtheunseen
terialcorrespondenceofverythought-
moreandmoredeveloped,manlearns
deasandentitiescontaininginﬕnitepossi-
ersistentlyon somedeﬕnitepurpose,
ngpowerandtosendout thoughtsas
enrealmofrealitiesin searchofthe
thethingdesiredwill insureitsﬕnal
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MENT.
ndisthebuilder,thecreator,the con-
materialenvironment.
ossibilitiesofthe humanmindwhen
enceofrace beliefsanderroneous
oufeelthis unlimitedpowerofthe
nowthat thereissomethingwithin
toovercomeeveryinfluenceofad-
ethis moodandmaintainit perma-
edrawing forceofthemindand will
onandenvironment correspondingto
intheexistenceofthe Supreme-
awtousan unlimitedsupplyforevery
llcometous andgiveanincreaseof
all effort,allprogress,asweleam
ht attitudeoffaithinthe realityofthis
rnest desiretoreceiveit.Attracting
kesallwork apleasure.Wefeelour
allthings,andknowthat nothingcan
protection.
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upremeaimof man—Theharmonyandgood-
createdin theimageoftheInﬕnite—Un-
andfreedom—Theinnerlife_—Liftingthe
¬•nite Supply—Themysticalriveroflife.
ailedthat thepathtotruth isdifficult
rrowand thedestinyofthosewhowalk
eandsorrow.Andso it hasbeenforall
ebeyondthe realitiesofthepresent and
fani mpossibleheaven,seekinga
he racewasnot toshare.
ndingneitherlossnorsuffering,is
adstoself-masteryandtoaknowledge
uncingthenappinessthat isnearus,
sof natureandart andallthat isbright
,that shallgrowwiseandgood.
nis tobehappy.Wehave learnedthat it
dstilltobe wise.It might almost be
omenallthingsthat areearnestlyde-
right todemandaknowledgeofthe
avealsotheright toexpect that this
rhandsthekeyto successandhappi’-
oloverenvironment.
eself-torturethat isinflictedforthe
ogenuinegoodnessintheheart of
rthe sakeofgain,just asthereisno
edbytheknowledgethat thebenevo-
broad. Ifit werepossibletoobtain
agreat revivalofthereligioussenti-
erience.But what canbesaidofthe
hichisinspiredby thehopeofpresent
ity isthehelpgivenwith nothought
se.Andtheonly goodnessthat has
churgesmantoliveupto hishighest
aliketotheworld’sscorn orapplause.
nthe bosomofhypocrisyandgreed.
fpretense.VVe havesurroundedour-
otheringinourheartsthewhite flame
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TTAINMENT.
speakoftruth,ofjustice,happiness,
edthereto,beforethe maskhasbeen
falsein ournaturecrushed.Thedark-
fewill thenpassaway.Whateverour
rldat large,wecannot ﬕndthehappi-
great influenceinanysphereofactivity
ofcharactertobe absolutelystraight-
ealingswith men.Andhappenwhat
r ill-spent that wegivetoacquiring
inournature.
besuperiortothefollies andtempta-
gress,bythegradualincreaseofthe
landmentallifewill derivestrength
Todoourtrueduty,it must everbe
thin theharmonyandgoodnessof
onis fetteredandbound,weare
ought currentsprojectedbyunawak-
nt reasonkeepsfaithfulwatchoverthe
mind,man’slifewill besteeredtothe
iness.
manareallpossibilities,forhe is
eInﬕnite.Thelifewithinhim iswith-
end.Formschange.Thevisiblebe-
oftheunseennewcreationsspring.Neb-
becomenebula again.But pervading
oluteconsciousnessofwhichman is
the Inﬕniteawakenstoself-con-
beanextract without anoriginal
eof theuniversal,andbyrecognizing
ygive expressiontothedivinehar-
on.Asa thought entityheisan ever-
ketheseedwhich sendsitsroots
dsout itstendrilsintothe airandsun-
edivine germsoftheracefromthe
ry struggleofthemind,everyaspira-
re togiveexpressiontothethings
pandingof thedivineselfpushing
ain it.Wehavealwaysexisted,in
e Inﬕnite;andtheatomswhichnow
avebeenpropelledforward bythe
ife,whichhas beat upontheshoresof
es,andvibratedin thestardust ofcos-
orld existedonlyasanunmanifested
We callthegroundbeneathus clay,
ebut symbolsofcertainenergies,
sibilities.Theearthisnot lifeless.It
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bratethroughtheuniversalether.It
vibratingfromthesunandfrom stars
ecallmatterhasbeeneverythingwe
cannotpknow.Everyvisiblethingis
tainingthedivine spark,andassuch
aprogressiveimpulse,urgingit to
randstill higherplanesofexpression.
hat isnowbeingdone,aswell as
at hasyet beenvouchsafedtous,is the
beenstrugglingforexpressioninthe
rth ofman.Slowlyandpainfully
mnaturethe secretsshehaslonghid-
ressionhasbeenfraught withmis-
hedarknessthat hangsoverthepast
theworldtoday.But themysteries
byscience,andtheknowledgeacquired
ed anincreasinglight fardowninto
opentheireyesto thelivingrealities
adthesignsof thetimeandfeelthe
er.Deepdowninregionsunlit by
stillgropeinthe darknessandcling
eddays.But theradiancegrows
theyears,andheedsnot themurmur
herein theshadows.Invisibleforces
forcesinthemindof man,andthe
sbrighter andpurer,andshineswith
e heart andlifeofprogressivehuman-
thedeepvalleybelow,aswell asto
earerthesummit ofthehighest ideal—
owledgeoftruth andtheattainment
ives.Oursis thechoice-whether
ndtruth shallguideourwandering
offreedomandpower. orthat weshall
e whirofthewhite wingsofthe
overthepathwayofourdestiny.
permanent form,isbuilt upinthe
whohas sufferedhimselftobecome
ersanctuarymaybe enteredbythe
tenmayhappenthat oneofvast
nvisiblepresenceshallfail todiscover
resholdof happiness.Theintellect
at enwrapsthe inmost consciousness
sacredrecesseswherelife abidesin
pose;but onewhogrowsnoblerin an
andpurerlove,onewho isgentleand
t that willilluminethemind,reveal
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MENT.
ssourcesofvisionandopentheheart
st joy.
thedepthsofhisbeingthe whisperof
theinfluenceofaresistlesspowersurge
fwithin? Theywhohavedwelt in
diveddown toexploretheundercur-
ght afewsecret jewelsfromthe
rface.But theywhohavegonedown
ytheshoalsofthe hiddenlife,and
homableisthesea ofinﬕnityon
rawn themselvesawayfromthe
andplungedinto theabyssofabstrac-
gainforthemselvestherichesthat lie
themselvesintherobeofproudintel-
ct totheburdenofsorrowthat enthralls
sionoftrueknowledgedrawsman
¥esthosewhothink withthosewho
ofthetruly wisetoconsecratetheir
ofall,andto infusethelight oftheir
theunawakened.Inimaginationalone
enthesaint andthesinner;forthere
theheart ofthemost depraved,and
omeveninthemind ofafool.The
hoinvokesthelivingstreamsof life,
s ofuniversalnature,andcompels
barren plainsandwasteplacesofearth,
ulandfertilevalleyswheregoldenhar-
mupthecurrentsof energythat
eat reservoirofnatureisthe essenceof
ingupwithonehand toreceivethe
estowed,let useverextendtheother
hat they,too,maybecomeconscious
receivea foregleamofthehigher
fweclose uptheavenuesofour
themagneticstreamsfrom themys-
flife willbecomestagnant withinus.
with theinﬕnitesupply,thereneed
urforcesbygivingtoothers;the
fromtheclearfountainofwisdomwill
;thecurrents willgrowdeeperand
otherstreamsfromthesamesources
ewideand deeprivers,whichcarrythe
k,whosewhitesailswouldneverhave
eand theheavens,but forthebrooklets
sourcesbacktherein themountains.
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¬‚owson,renewedeternallybycr ys-
ainoftruth. It flowsthroughthe
n nevergleamsonitswaters, asit
eswhereallisactivityand glory;it flows
enoechorespondsto itsmurmur,as
alleysandgreenpastures whereallis
eamsonforever,insearchof thesea
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MENT.
=4-.-_a-____
ments-—Everythingpointstoahighergoal—The
e—Undertheinfluenceofthedivinenature-
aringtheway forexpression.
hissearchforknowledge;andby
astransformedthefaceofnatureinto
hasfelledtheforests andrearedin
ires;hehasspannedtherivers,crossed
s,and conqueredtheadversewaves
desswiftlyandfearlesslyby the
team.He hascunninglyenslavedthe
ubjected eventhewindandthe
Thetelegraphsand cableshave
e,andbrought thepeopleofeveryland
relationwitheachother.He has
dit intoabeauteousvase;ablock of
perfect imageoftheidealform;a
andmadeasweet-voicedviolin.At
shaveblossomedintogardensof lux-
ricityandlight havebeensubduedto
ss hasmadeusacquaintedwith
edsof thegreat menofeveryage-—
espent theirlivesforothers,the poets
medthe Worldwitheloquenceand_
ptors,who havecreatedimmortal
; thecomposers,whohaveinterpreted
he philosophers,whohavesearched
arnedthesecretsofthestars. These
andmanymorehavebeenrecorded,and
nd encouragethegenerationsyet
ysteriesthat enshroudit,withall the
anyit,hasflowedon inanever-widen-
ghtheveins oftherudeanduncul-
onlyof thevisiblethingssurrounding
”awakeningat timestoavagueconscious-
enewedforces,pulsatingnowtothe
dthuswill it continuetoflow,until
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everyinfluencethat thestreamofpro-
flife isauniversalinstinct whose
softhe inﬕnite.
ophetsandteachershavebeen
neveryperiodofthe historicages
efutureexistenceofarace whichshall
eold-worldshadowshavepassedaway.
se,perfect ineveryformandfunction,
fthelaws whichgovernlife.
allthesevisions andinspirations
dream,anecstasy,withnofounda-
moftruth?
ergoal.Nothing ispermanent.
ature isseekingamoreperfect
mentalﬕrewhichisthe sourceofall
the heart ofhumanity,andwestand
brighterera.Thecloudsofsuper-
ncearepassingfromthe mindsofmen.
r sympathies,inspiredbyhigherideals
rceofallknowledgeandpower.Above
osewholisten willhearthedivine
rresistible force,whichhastaken
exert apotent influenceoverthelife
ce maysoonenjoythetranquility
syearnedthroughallthecenturies.
ay byjoininghisforceswith the
thought andholdingsteadfastlyto
nd ofeverythoughtfulpersonare
msofanideal stateofexistencewhich
hebrightnessofthe sunoutshinesthe
re,theglory ofthesunset,the
thevaultedheavens,the‘ nourishing
eof fruitsandgrainsforman’s
videnceof theharmonyandgoodness
beingandendowedhimwith the
minion.Wearesonear tostriking
,soneartothe realizationofallthe
orld.Weknowthat wehavepower
bythe mistakesoftheerrorfulpast
alitywhichwillexpressallthe divine
.And yet wecontinuetowalkin
eoldcustoms,andtofollow thepath
weknow.too. that sufferinginevi-
exorablelawwill punisheverytrans-
t allbeenconsumed.Thepurifying
hed.But wearelearningthat thewill
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MENT.
t wemayovercomeeverylimitation,
nquereveryopposingforceandwin
ryworthyambition.Wearecoming
irect influenceandleadingofthe
nningtoexpressthe best that is
ofreasonbums morebrightly,we
whichleads totheheights.
whencharacterwilldetermine
d,when justicewillhaverecognition,
ardfortheirlaborsaccording tomerit.
wledgeof thelawsofmind,who
rsistent,earnest desireanddemand,
ftheidealstategoverningthe new
stenthe-timeofitsfulﬕllment.Send
overthehumanseaofthought,and
wemergingintothelight ofwisdom,
tyisrespondingtotheinfluenceof
spirit oftruthisdescendingto abidewith
owdawningon theworld,sick-
weaknesswillpassaway.Hearts now
elt tolove,mindsnowgraspingand
rousandbroad.Thepoorand thehelp-
toopulenceand strength.Miseryand
ke weedsinagarden,by thesideof
anequalityand justicewillbeno
nwillwalkin thelight ofhighideals
part inthegreat workoftheworld.
gnition.Thediscontent,‘ theturmoil
eresult ofgreat changestakingplace
thelongcherishedidealsare pre-
expression.
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building-Storyoftheearth's unfoldment-
lsanevidenceoftheunityoflife—Man’s
earts—Loveapower forgood—Thein-
™sgloriouspossibilities.
esto themarveloussceneswhich
essesofw orldbuilding,forinthe earlier
ormationnoindividualizedself-conscious
ayreadthestory oftheearth’sunfold-
sofnature-—fromthemountaincliffs,
emajesticriversandthe billowyseas.
themysteriousway,aidedbythe illu-
anmaylookback throughcenturies
passedawaybeforetheperiodofhuman
began—backtothetimewhen themov-
¥rst projecteditselfintocrystallized
arthasmineral.Hemayfollow the
egradationsoflifethroughits mani-
micslimein ancient seas—everonward
on,fromthetiniest ﬕnnybeingstothe
ﬕnallyemergedfromthebedof the
overvast bogsandroamed
Bythedestructiveagenciesthehuge
intopiecesagain andagain,andcast
toberemouldedeachtimeinto sym-
owly evolvedfromthegrosstothe
othe complex,frommammothtoman.
chrysoliteobeys theimpulseofpro-
andforonward marchthemineral
ctures itselfintoshapeaftershape
nstructure.The strengthandpower
msinthe solidrock,nowpaintsthe flower
ty,grows inthefoliage,livesin the
roadlyinthesunlight andiskissedby
thegrasp ofmatterrelaxesitshold,
plant andthetreetothe planeofani-
ciouspowerisﬕrst mademanifest
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MENT.
Thecruderforces ofanimalstrength
¬‚uenceofmind,untilthedumbcreatures
animalkingdomapproachthethreshold
gstothedignityandglory ofman.
ankinddwelt incaves,inrudehuts and
ribeswereseparatedbyunexplored
willthroughunclaimedforests.Con-
steriousandunsailedseas.But the
ifestreamhas floodedtheworld,and
w-movingtidethepeopleofeveryconti-
theancient ruins,whichsurvivein
mbolsofthesamemysterygravenupon
swereused bytribesonoppositeparts
far-offtimewhentheworldwas young
ntaught—longbeforecablesofsteelhad
ongbeforeships hadnavigatedtheseas.
msusedtoexpresstheinvisibleforces of
feof thehumanracewasthat oftheser-
he serpent hasanimportant placein
nd inthesacerdotalmysteriesofOri-
dasa sacredemblembytheprimitive
prominent ﬕgureamongthesurviving
rs.Hencewe seethat theracesofman-
,wereunitedbytheinvisible currents
fromonesourceandimpelledhumanity
tocenturywe seeagradualunfold-
assingfromstageto stagealongthe
tingingreaterfulnessthepowerand
duntaught,hasbecomeradiant with
thjeweledthoughtsas beautifuland
fection,oncenarrowandselﬕsh,has
athythat isbroadandtrue.Man’s
earts,his wondroushandicrafts,his
neverydepartment ofnature,together
thematurityofhisheart andcon-
na height faruponthe roadofattain-
rinciplesoperatingtopurifyandele-
enceoflove.It islovethat lightensthe
esto ceaselesstoil.Lovelightstheeyes
paintsthecheekswitha magnetic
t throbsineveryheart enablesman
nthemindofthemost ignorant,some
mofthemost depraved.Themanwho
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ofloveislike themagnet tofragmentsof
eepandpure;hiswords arelikethemusic
nsat night andbeholdthecountless
alequilibriumthroughboundlessspace,
esby thelawofattraction,which is
ook about usandseein allnaturea
andceaselesspoweroflove,expressing
ss,givingsymmetryandbeautyto
¬‚ower.
w theraceofhumanbeingsthere is
nstinct whosemonitionsareunerringly
creaturesofearth.We seeamanifesta-
eactivelifeofthe beeasit gathershoney
ant ﬕelcs,andreturnsin astraight course
hispresencemanifestedinthe migra-
ycome andgowiththe changingsea-
erpigeon,whenfreedfromcaptivity,
ndtakes anundeviatingflight toits
chmakesitselfheard abovetheheat-
fe,abovethe dinandnoiseofthe clash-
dessvoicewhichwhispersfrom thein-
€™ssanctuary;it isthat all-pervadingin-
dman’swaythroughthe passingcen-
it willmakeoflife asong;toonewho
hiscareer willbea symphony.It isa
mind whichgivesonea knowledgenot
,revealstruthsunknowntoscholastic
out thecollege,andendowsthemind
s silent voice,thisinexpressible
geofhumanity.Thosewhopersistently
vateit, growtiredoftheyears, grow
anddie. Thosewhocherishthelight
continuallyrenewedfromtheinvisible
ngthto goonwiththeir workandtheir
rytovictory.Regardedfaithfully,it
ndindicatesdestiny’scrown.It contin-
ones,“this istheway,come up
llible oracleandtrustworthyguideto
peace.Let nofalseteaching,however
evergilded,blind youtotheinterior
leading.What theworldneedsis to
toinculcatetheideal,to manifest the
ndtruerexistence.
”intuition,intellect;conscience,wisdom,or
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MENT.
wordsfailto describeitsqualities;nolan-
butes.It isneverthelessapresencethat
sneverabsent fromtheheart where
eglows, wherereason’storchburns
ts home,andloveitsshrine,therethe
andnoharmwill cometothosewhowalk
ce;nofatalitycanlurk intheirhearts,
destiny;forthe raysofthislight will
indandheart,and itshiddenﬕrewill
iseverwithdrawnthat menwander
dpeace,fromthethresholdofhappiness
omanislike thepresenceofthevisible
Theheat throughthesummerdaysis
arthinreality isfartherawayfromits
hanit isthroughthecoldest daysofthe
stance,ornearness,but thenatureof
nesthedegreeof thelight andthe
fromthesun. Themoredirect therays
theheat be.Likewiseit isman’saspect
light whichdeterminesthenature
light isthere;it shinesoneternally.
not thelight—sometimesincloseaffin-
fgoodnessandtruth,againvibratingto
onanddarkness.
dbaskinthedirect raysofitspres-
thepole,ifthestorms ofafflictionand
usethe desiresandthewill toswerve
ndgoodness,ofloveandlight,let us
clouds havevanished,andguidethe
tothehavenof itsrest anditsglad-
erceptionofour gloriouspossibilities
the upwardpaththat leadstotheat-
appinesswhichisthe rightfulheritageof
whereinallthe universecantherebea
rourexpressionandadvancement than
t ofourpresent abode.Forit ishere
ativepowerwhichbrings intoexistence
with thedivineplan—thesupremelaw
hevast voidwithshiningstars,sendsthem
spaceinorderly andrhythmicmove-
ticalprecisionandartistictouch gives
fcoloringto thenumberlessthingswhich
thegalaxyofworlds.
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pathto power—Howmaniswarned—Howto
mand—Faithasanelement ofsuccess—
vanceto anever-increasingcapacity
wingpowerofexpression.Everything
essive.Wecannot stopgrowing.Every
andthought effect achangeinthemind.
stoobtainthe most happiness,withthe
ancannot escapethelawsofnature.
lnessoflife,to powerandhappiness,to
e realizationofallthehopes andyearn-
d that wayleadsusto liveinhar-
eing,withthe lawofnature,andthe
heseblend inperfect order.Man,
ane,maycomeintocloserelationshipwith
yconsciouslyco-operatewiththe mind
oftheworld.It isthelawof the
nshouldliveinharmonyandusefulness,
ve,noble,progressive.Theviolation
llbringpain. Themanwhowanders
warned timeandagainofthe dangers
n, byunrest,byfearandfailure.The
eenpoweris everpressingagainst him,
yhigherprinciples,toﬕndthe better
monywith thedivinelawandis
eadings,hewillrise superiortopain
ces.Hewillgrowin powertoattract
althings.His bodywillbefree from
ndwill bepositiveandclear.He
tratehismentalforcesonanyplan or
eagenciesneededtocarryout that plan.
ght current ofthought willendow
h,morepower ofenduranceandgive
auty.Tokeepthemindintheright state
ftheSupremeForce willgiveability
demand.Whenyoudemandpower
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MENT.
est assuredthat youwillreceivethe
hyourplanor purpose.TheSupreme
mmandofonewhoplaceshis mindina
e.Tohavefaith intheexistenceofthat
thelawofgravitation,to co-operate
veyouunlimitedcapacity.Theone
fekeepshis mindintheattitudeof co-
ePower.Tokeepin touchwiththe
will giveinspiration,courageandin-
nthegoodnessoflaw. Youwillknow
dwillobtainan answer.Everydesire
¥ed.Inthought youwillneveracknowl-
scausedby severingconnectionwith
andinspiration,bytrustingtohis own
manyinvisiblehelporguidance.Man’s
hisgreatest foes.Thegratiﬕcation
ssionsdeadenhissensibilities.He feels
eunseenhand.Ignoringthehelp of
utshimselfoff fromthesourceofsup-
out oftheshadows.Thegreat silent
olargergrowth,inspiringman’smind
ater power.Asheadvancestohigher
ning moreconﬕdence,morecourage.
hismindreceptivetothe higherin-
aconstant inflowofhappinessandpeace.
nharmonywith theSupremeMind
uccessionofvictories.
earnedto invoketheaidofthe
efaithinthemselvesbecausetheyare
rgies.It doesnot mattertothemif -
eymaynot beabletosee thepathway
owthat it willleadthemupwardto
m.Theyknowthat theeternaland
ll leadthemon.Theyknowthey
w,fromeverysorrow. Theyknow
shiningsteadfastlyintheheavens,and
oningray.
h inyourself,faithinthelaws of
Powerofwhichyourbeingis aninsepar-
en youseetheevidenceoftruth
ove ineverystar,inthe orderand
denglow ofthesunset?
ingpathway,canyou not seehow
nseenhand,byafaithfulpower,which
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ughtsback,which turnedyoufrom
rought you‘timeandagainout ofthe
eet onthesolidgroundandgaveyou
e?Whenwelook backandseehow
d,how wehavestumbled,howwe have
rturedby needlesspain,andwhenwe
ment,whenall seemedlost,theclouds
ething wehadfearedtransformedinto
methat webanishdoubt andwalkinthe
Thereisabsolutelynothingin the
ognizeournearnesstotheInﬕnite
emind’shighleadingandwalk inthe
omeallthings,we willworkin har-
blepoweroftheboundlessuniverse,from
sing whichthehumanheart candesire.
itePower,andthat powerwithinusis
herplanesofbeing,to moreperfect
oys.
ethebewildered streamblindly
steephillside,turnedinits courseby
;rushing,retreatingandhalting,moved
eriorinstinct.Someinvisible power‘
owsnot thenatureofthat power.It
mpulsefromwithin._After atimethe
eper,its current lessswift.Thenit
efulriver whichflowssteadilyand
evalleysonits appointedwaytothe
nwardbythemysteriousforce ofa
herushesabout impetuously,andmur-
tionsimposedby thelaw.But hiscon-
anddeeperwiththe marchoftheyears,-
mindhesees areflectionofsomeof
erse.His visions-ofthebeautyofthat
himtoalife ofnobleendeavor.'
ethestreamsandrivers ofearth.
blyonward,- carriedbysomemys-
t cannot fathom.Humanityat last
a, wheretherewillbe nodiscord,no
mitation.Deepdownin thestillwaters
.
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MENT.
ung—Thegrowthofa tree—Asymbolofman’s
presence—Go0dnessandpeace—Questioning
tothe InﬕniteSource.
earthwasyoung,thecreativeimpulse,
andwill, andlongingtomanifest the
harmonyandbeautyofdiversiﬕed
acorn.Workinginsilence, it slowly
esfromthedark surroundingsofits
ground.Thehot sunpoureddownits
heearth’ssurfacedayafter day,until
nunclosedtheshell ofitslimitation
theinert materialsofitsanchorage,
thelight andthewooingbreeze.In
tinystructurewas kissedbyadew-
theﬕrst gleamofconsciousness.Its
nevertoreach upandattain.
wnagoldenpathwayfromthevaulted
dit,andfoundlodgment initsyearning
vednotoken ofitspurpose;but the
ewdrop andthesunbeamwhich
djoyit craved.Asit grewhighin
ght it begantoput forthrootletsto
e,that it might beabletowithstandthe
ime.But it soonperceivedthat its
dtoharmoniousandrapidunfoldment.
urehad placedit inthecleft ofarock,
onandgrowth.Thenit repinedthat the
there,feelingthat it wouldfailto
signofthe powerwhichgaveit birth.
e?Ismyexistencetobe objectless?
kdofthebreezeand thesunbeamsthat
nswercameinresponseto itsquestion-
anditsfrailleavesdrooped,forthe
ortsto quenchthethirst ofitsgreater
begantodryup thesapwithinit. But
sunlight wereobscuredbydarkclouds
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rops,bringing refreshment andlife
ant.Atremorofjoy passedthrough
wsensationofenergyandresistless
t; therootswent deeper,thebodygrew
hesspread out,andthemiracleoflife
,concealedin thecleft ofarock,had
owerofcreativelaw intoagiant oak,
estructiveelementsfromcenturyto
hegrowingtreecan rendasunderthe
gress,is it tobewonderedat that man,
bilities,shouldbeableto accomplisheven
hiseffortstoattaina gloriously
ood?
reperfect symbolofman’sbeginning
at ofthetree;andhowmanylessons
ight belearnedfromtheseinanimate
nd about us?
thethresholdoflife,awaitingthe time
dtohimfor achievement insomechosen
svexedanddisheartenedbecauseofdelay.
t everystep,andalltheforces ofnature
othwart the accomplishment ofone’s
veryobstaclesmanmeetson thejour-
must climbbeforehecanpeacefully
htowersabovethecloudandthestorm.
meetsandmasters,thesufferingand
astheloveandthe joythat arehis,
belearned,experiencestobegained,
hisconsciousnesstodelvemoredeeply
houldnot feeldiscouragedif
fulﬕllment oftheheart’sdeepyearnings,
monarchoftheforest thesecret it holds
yit drawsbythelaw ofaccretionthe
stainandincreaseits power.Again
s foliage,anditslimbsaretwisted and
hailandthelightning.Yet thetree
chofyears,untilat last it standsalone
sty,biddingdeﬕancetothedestructive
•ercelyagainst it.
ost depthsofallbeingsthere hasbeen
mofthat mysteriousprinciplecalledlife.
dualselfhoodis maintainedbyan
ddying,assimilatingand consuming,
heouterdiesdailyand theinnerbe-
rt isaflowof lifewhichunitesthe
without abreak——avast unbrokenstream
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eprimevalandeternalsourceofthe
ethat hasevolvedhumanityhasnever
its eternalflowispropelledbytheheart-
.
broodsin eternalsilenceuponthe
mits,overthefertilevalleysand upon
owerismanifestedinthewindand
aters;in thefairgrovesandgardens
dinthevast desert,wheresolitude
randtakecourage.Likethe tideof
oresareplanetsand suns,it flowsfor-
stesofearthandfloodstheheartsof the
andbenedictionofits love.VVecannot
ight andthis guidance.Yet nearer
eheart-pulse,in theinmost sanctuary
fisenthroned,broodsthat mysticalpower
dsus;andthosewhowillinglyabide in
themselvesundertheshelteringcareof
eapproachofdawn.theSupreme
e whoiswatchful,andbreathessoftly
ndpeace.Inwordlesscommunionques-
measure,ifyoucan.thepotentialities
ofthat peacefulhour,brought faceto
anwhichkeepsfaithfulaccount ofyour
divineﬕrewill quickenthedullbrain,
becomeresponsivetoanenergywhich
•nesofthephysicaland drawshimclose
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87
determineenvironment—Howtomakethe.
moodofcheerfulness—Courageandresolu-
ll—TheInﬕniteMindinnature—Theattain-
heabuseofpowerthe causeofsuffering-
d.
nddwellsonthemost becomeareality.
darksideof thingsyouwillattract
atural.Ifyouentertainnegative
yourpowertodoa thing,youwill
makingenvironmentsforyourself
htsyouareholdingmost inmind.If
inationinbettersurroundings,ifyou
demandforimprovedconditions,for
arecreatingforceswhichwill drawto
st useofyourtalentswill givean
rattainment.Asyouapproachnearer
will havemorefaithinyourselfand
nandc ourage.Whenyouput your
heSupremePoweryouwillattract the
unityforrealizingthe thingyoudesire.
ative,immature,ordespondent,we
fluences.Ifwe arefearfulorappre-
greeablewewillattract thedisagreeable.
mplaining,whofeelthat fateisagainst
ind,will invariablyattract unpleasant
ormoodofmindmost helpfulisthe
ossibleuseofthepower at yourcommand.
that sometimeinthefuture theywill
rtunities‘foradvancement,andlivingin
t thepresent.Theyformhabitsofcare-
acterof theirthought isexpressedin
esiretodevelopthe powerofyour
estowardtheaccomplishment ofsome-
veinmoodsofcheerfulnessandbuild
urageandresolution.Themindneeds
control.Ifyouhaveaﬕxedaim,proceed
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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MENT.
hwill bringyounearerthegoal.Do one
well.Avoidthehabit ofhurry.Keep
whichwillkeepyour bodystrongand
e.Haveconﬕdence.Keepyourmind
expectingsuccess.
willcomeformakingthe best useof
Youshouldfeel that thereisawork
else candoaswell. Studyyourself,
ndfears,yourstrengthand weakness.
whereyouare tending.Eachday,by
are weavingthewebofyour destiny.
n touchwiththehighest.Be not dis-
bstaclesyoumeet.Thisis anevidence
donot cometoyou,but asyou
tsyouwill havehillstoclimb,you will
ndthis iswell.If youarealwaystrue
hat shallcometoyouwill befraught
ngsyouendurewill beripeningexper-
urmindintotruerconditions.If your
nobleandyourcourageunflinchingyou
e everycherishedlonging.There
parentlylosemuch youhadpreviously
dsof discouragement whenyouwill
odnessofnaturallaw.You willfeel
elawsoftheuniversewill seemcruel
mdesolate.Youwill havenodeﬕnite
nders,whenyou feelthedestructive
mimmatureandignorant minds,take
etheshadows.Avoidthe gloomand
umanlife.Concentrateyourthought on
bothinyouand theuniverse.You
understandingoflife'sdeepmeaning.
ofyourownexistence.Youwill
orld that isgovernedbylaw.Youwill
heInﬕniteMindinall nature.You
xhaustlessforcemovingin allthings,
waytoanever-increasinghappiness.
orthemorrow,foryouwill knowthat
alwayscontinue.Youwillhaveat your
renewedandsustainedbytheSupreme
thispowerisa realityandthat it will
youto accomplishyourpurpose.Be
andlookingaheadtogreaterthings,and
eaccomplishment ofeverydesire.
truenaturemust recognizethefact
whosepowerextendsasfar ashis
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erstandthelaws andforceswhich
hemwisely,to makeuseofourgifts
result inthe highest happiness.
m,orpowerwithout goodness,aredan-
The abuseofpowerandmisapplication
eof allsuﬕering.Thereisnoexcuse
ermit thedivinelight toshine,ifwe
theinfluxofhighandpure influences
niteMind,we willknowthetruth.We
einﬕnitewithinourheartsand will
enthe divineprincipleshavefully
usnessinman,heunderstandshisrelation
naccordancewiththehigher law.
life,andofthislife therearemyriad
tendingbeyondthecapacityofthe
piretotherealizationofmore andmore
mentsfromtheunseencurrent ofrealities,
rt ofourselves.Wearecontinually
wisdom.\/Veare drawingtousﬕner
cityforgreaterattainments.Everyex-
totruer conditions,bringsusincloser
urce,givesus morecourage,more
Aspirationisthelaw oflife,fromthe
hest,from thegrosstothe delicate.
enearerthecherishedideal. The
rdthe pure,theunselﬕsh,thebeautiful
ofthesequalities fromtheunseen.
most enduringgood,ifsincereand
eart andendowthemindwith anirre-
desireanddemandforthetrue and
hwiththe inﬕniteresourcesofthe
hasbrought theracetothepresent
esirewilllead togranderachievements,
erthan theworldhasknown.The
netodiscovera principle,toinvent,to
esastheresult ofdesire.Youwillhave
roportiontothe amount ofearnest
oredesireyouhavethe morepower
rrespondingelement fromtheSupreme
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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MENT.
tionofcherished ideals-Aknowledgeofself
stinct—Theunfetteredwill—Opposingforces
gfeebleness-Trainingthefacultiestoact
er—Thefountainofl1appiness—Anabiding
Aprotectingpower.
houghmankindwerenearto there-
eals?Thither areweledby our
ghwemaynever beholdallwehave
elivedwhilewe wait,andweshould
wewerealwaysonthe eveofgreat joy.
lthat whateverhappenstomanis that
earetaught bythefailureofour
issomethinggreatertobeattained.
ergieswithin.Of thisinnerforcemany
geof selfgivesmanfaithin himself,
oweventswillbereceivedby him,and
n immovableanchorageagainst which
at invain.Asmanbecomeswise he
heapparent misfortunesoflife.
humanexistenceisaprolonged
therearecertain mysteriouslawsof
hexert arelentlessinfluenceoverthose
oftheideasthat liebeyondthereachof
sw isemayusehisunfetteredwill to
okeepbackeveryunmeritedmisfortune.
ught governsanddominiatesall.If
vil,youwillseeanelement ofevilin
elearnedtothink onlyofthegood,you
eart ofthingstruthhas itsdwelling.
ught abovetheselﬕshnessandvanities
emanyunpleasant experienceswhich
havenot attainedsuchloftiness.And
yor sorrow,themanwhois inspired
e left without hopeandcourage.When
omegreat ambition,thetrivialevents
hat transpiresismadetorevolve
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usingtheflameto burnthemore
dbyonewho hasfaithinhimself,
ofevery opposinginfluence.Among
rschemestheremaybesomethat are
ograsp.Theremaybeagenciesat
tecontrol.Theremaybethoughtsand
otherswhichwoulddefeat ouraims.
sat timesareenormous,but rarelyirre-
worksinperfect accordwiththe
elyagainst theenemythat isvisible,we
uture.Everyvictorygainedwillgive
rthegreaterfoewhichmayappearin
yexists?Doessomekindofpre-
circumstanceoflife?It seemstobe a
whoareboundbya certainchainof
o thedesiresoftheheart.Yet ifwe
dy thelifeofonew hoisthusfettered,
pethe bondageofanadverseenviron-
hegloomwhichenwrapshimis theresult
that thefatalitywhichfollowshim is
useofcorrespondingdefectsin hischar-
whoisunfortunate,onewhois dis-
•ndthat hisminddwellson thedarkside
hehasalwaysbeennegative,withno
nspirehim. Mantoooftensubmits
e hasneverchallenged.Heisoften
ngfeebleness.Conﬕdence,courage,
qualitiesessentialto themakingofany
comespowerfulonlybyexercise.All
houldbetrainedtoact likethesoldiers
must gainstrengthwitheverystepof
ainedat thecost ofallthat opposesthem.
metheinfluenceof heredity,tochange
eateabetter environment,must have
andmarchwithunwaveringconviction
dout ofthraldomtotheunexplored
always act asthoughwewere mas-
sinthe universewerewaitingforthe
thoughtsto obeyus.But theywill
yﬕndnot,deepdownin ourbeing,a
Poweris bornoftheunionof the
sterfulwill.Themanwhosees before
leadsoverthehillsof difficulties
t hedesirestoreach,who beholdsin
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joicing,whodeﬕesfateandmeetsevery
ngwillanddeterminedresolve,will
enciesandwillgainthe victoryin
etsareemotionswhicharecaused
t theunkindfatalitywhichcompels
st cause.Fatalityisneitherjust nor
eewhowill not governtheirlives
esmust havefatepassjudgment upon
elﬕshnessandpassion.Theyarecon-
hingthat drawsnear.Hostileforces
isnegativeinthecharacter.Andevery
ebecomesasourceoffatalinfluence.
erto master,oralterwithinhim,every
nywhoyieldtoo readilytoopposition.
d,andabsorbthemselvesintheideathat
cruelfatality.Andthereareotherswho
ereisvirtueinmeresuffering,that pain
ppointedportion.Thisrenouncement
ewholeanforsupport onsomemythical
ﬕnallyrewardthemfor thesacriﬕce
yweaknessandabandonment,bv
w,that menhelpeachother,but bythe
heerfulnessandcourage.
ithall whoareweeping,tobedis-
.Thisattitudewillbe nohelptothose
nonearerthe heights,but willdrag
level.Let usconstantlystriveto
deeperfaithin thegreatnessofman.
uggestionstostimulatetheweak,to
¥xedonthe goalwedesiretoreach
suranceandearnestness,withpeace
ouldlookfearlesslyuponlife.Weshould
earejust,that theSupremePoweris
rkinginunisonto bringtousthe happi-
enjoythe happinessthat liesinhis
moanhiserrors orlosses.Happenwhat
ladnessandpeacefor theonewhogoes
t remains,whenadventuresand
bidingsenseoftheinﬕnite.Theone
ceptionofli fewillﬕndjoyin allthings
powerwillenfoldhim.His mindand
flameofwisdomandlove.
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