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PREM!LE

The #au!ilus is gro,ing a! a cons!an! ra!e and !hus /orms i!s

shell a logari!hmic spiral !o accommoda!e !his gro,!h ,i!hou!

changing !he shape- li/eline connec!s i!s chambers so !ha!

!he preious chambers are le/! behind bu! ,ill neer be /orgo!.

!en- The #au!ilus cons!an!ly crea!es ne, ,ider chambers in per.

/ec! propor!ion- espi!e !he pro/ound changes around i! !he

#au!ilus con!inues !o !hrie-

I! reminds us !ha! gro,!h is par! o/ !he crea!ion o/ !he unierse-

The #au!ilus is a symbol o/ a rigorous scien!i/ic research and

!he in!erdisciplinary na!ure o/ !he sciences-
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PREF%E

The Ingenious Free Special Issue o/ 7The Science o/ 8indlead.

ing7 /ocuses on !he ne,.!hough!.,ri!er 3allace elois 3a!!les

and his book 7The Science o/ Being )rea!-7

7The Science o/ Being )rea!7 ,ri!!en in 1911 is purely prag.

ma!ic na!ure ,hich means !ha! his readers are !he simples!

possible ins!ruc!ions on ho, he can lead his !hough!s so !ha!he becomes a comple!ely success/ul and happy people- :is

books hae inspired many people !o pass on !his kno,ledge-

They inspired among o!hers !he merican bes!.selling au!hor

;honda Byrne !o her elabora!ely produced /ilm.hi! 7The Secre!7

/rom 200< on,ards-

This /ilm ,hich ,as sold as a ( ra!her =uickly oer six million

copies is also ex!remely pragma!ic- Thus ,e read+ 7In order !o

use !he bene/i!s o/ elec!rici!y you do no! need !o unders!and

ho, elec!rici!y is no, in de!ail exac!ly does-7

The La, o/ !!rac!ion also kno,n as resonance la, should as

a cure /or eery conceiable si!ua!ion assumed ,i!hou! i! !o

=ues!ion more closely- lso !he kno,ledge o/ brain research in

!he 21s! Cen!ury comple!ely s!ay ahead o/ !he ou!side- Bu! par.

!icular brain research has made !remendous progress in recen!

years- I! ,ill be ines!ed enormous sums in !he billions o/ brain

research ,here een !he #S holds a huge research pro>ec!s-

*en high.per/ormance a!hle!es bene/i! in men!al !rainings o/

!he la!es! /indings in brain research- The Science o/ 8indlead.

ing brings !oge!her !he /indings o/ !he accep!ed science- This

special issue complemen!s 7The Science o/ 8indleading

(olume 1 The Fundamen!als7 and !he second chap!er :is!ory-

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!&"T 'LL%E (EL&IS 'TTLES

3allace elois 3a!!les ,as born in 1'


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T)E S%IEN%E &F !EIN* *RET

y 3allace - 3a!!les

C:"T*; 1+ #A "*;S# 8A B*C8* );*TT:*;* is a "rinciple o/ "o,er in eery person- By !he in!elligen!

use and direc!ion o/ !his principle man can deelop his o,n

men!al /acul!ies- 8an has an inheren! po,er by ,hich he may

gro, in ,ha!soeer direc!ion he pleases and !here does no! ap.

pear !o be any limi! !o !he possibili!ies o/ his gro,!h- #o man

has ye! become so grea! in any /acul!y bu! !ha! i! is possible /or

some one else !o become grea!er- The possibili!y is in !he ri.

ginal Subs!ance /rom ,hich man is made- )enius is mni.

science /lo,ing in!o man-

)enius is more !han !alen!- Talen! may merely be one /acul!y

deeloped ou! o/ propor!ion !o o!her /acul!ies bu! genius is !he

union o/ man and )od in !he ac!s o/ !he soul- )rea! men are al.

,ays grea!er !han !heir deeds- They are in connec!ion ,i!h a re.

sere o/ po,er !ha! is ,i!hou! limi!- 3e do no! kno, ,here !he

boundary o/ !he men!al po,ers o/ man is ,e do no! een kno,

!ha! !here is a boundary-

The po,er o/ conscious gro,!h is no! gien !o !he lo,er anim.

als i! is manDs alone and may be deeloped and increased by

him- The lo,er animals can !o a grea! ex!en! be !rained anddeeloped by man bu! man can !rain and deelop himsel/- :e

alone has !his po,er and he has i! !o an apparen!ly unlimi!ed

ex!en!- The purpose o/ li/e /or man is gro,!h >us! as !he pur.

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pose o/ li/e /or !rees and plan!s is gro,!h- Trees and plan!s gro,

au!oma!ically and along /ixed lines man can gro, as he ,ill-

Trees and plan!s can only deelop cer!ain possibili!ies and

charac!eris!ics man can deelop any po,er ,hich is or hasbeen sho,n by any person any,here- #o!hing !ha! is possible

in spiri! is impossible in /lesh and blood-

#o!hing !ha! man can !hink is impossible.in ac!ion- #o!hing !ha!

man can imagine is impossible o/ reali@a!ion-

8an is /ormed /or gro,!h and he is under !he necessi!y o/

gro,ing-

I! is essen!ial !o his happiness !ha! he should con!inuously ad.

ance-

Li/e ,i!hou! progress becomes unendurable and !he person

,ho ceases /rom gro,!h mus! ei!her become imbecile or in.

sane- The grea!er and more harmonious and ,ell rounded hisgro,!h !he happier man ,ill be-

There is no possibili!y in any man !ha! is no! in eery man bu! i/

!hey proceed na!urally no !,o men ,ill gro, in!o !he same

!hing or be alike- *ery man comes in!o !he ,orld ,i!h a predis.

posi!ion !o gro, along cer!ain lines and gro,!h is easier /or him

along !hose lines !han in any o!her ,ay- This is a ,ise proision

/or i! gies endless arie!y- I! is as i/ a gardener should !hro, all

his bulbs in!o one baske! !o !he super/icial obserer !hey ,ould

look alike bu! gro,!h reeals a !remendous di//erence- So o/

men and ,omen !hey are like a baske! o/ bulbs- ne may be a

rose

and add brigh!ness and color !o some dark corner o/ !he ,orld

one may be a lily and !each a lesson o/ loe and puri!y !o eery

eye !ha! sees one may be a climbing ine and hide !he rugged

ou!lines o/ some dark rock one may be a grea! oak among

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,hose boughs !he birds shall nes! and sing and benea!h ,hose

shade !he /locks shall res! a! noon bu! eery one ,ill be some.

!hing ,or!h,hile some!hing rare some!hing per/ec!-

There ere are undreamed o/ possibili!ies in !he common lies all

around us in a large sense !here are no 5common6 people- In

!imes o/ na!ional s!ress and peril !he cracker.box loa/er o/ !he

corner s!ore and !he illage drunkard become heroes and

s!a!esmen !hrough !he =uickening o/ !he "rinciple o/ "o,er

,i!hin !hem- There is a genius in eery man and ,oman ,ai!ing

!o be brough! /or!h- *ery illage has i!s grea! man or ,omansomeone !o ,hom all go /or adice in !ime o/ !rouble some one

,ho is ins!inc!iely recogni@ed as being grea! in ,isdom and in.

sigh!- To such a one !he minds o/ !he ,hole communi!y !urn in

!imes o/ local crisis he is !aci!ly recogni@ed as being grea!- :e

does small !hings in a grea! ,ay- :e could do grea! !hings as

,ell i/ he did bu! under!ake !hem so can any man so can you-

The "rinciple o/ "o,er gies us >us! ,ha! ,e ask o/ i! i/ ,e only

under!ake li!!le !hings i! only gies us po,er /or li!!le !hings bu!

i/ ,e !ry !o do grea! !hings in a grea! ,ay i! gies us all !he

po,er !here is- Bu! be,are o/ under!aking grea! !hings in a

small ,ay+ o/ !ha! ,e shall speak /ar!her on-

There are !,o men!al a!!i!udes a man may !ake- ne makes

him like a /oo!ball- I! has resilience and reac!s s!rongly ,hen

/orce is applied !o i! bu! i! origina!es no!hing i! neer ac!s o/ i! .

sel/- There is no po,er ,i!hin i!- 8en o/ !his !ype are con!rolled

by circums!ances and enironmen! !heir des!inies are decided

by !hings ex!ernal !o !hemseles- The "rinciple o/ "o,er ,i!hin

!hem is neer really ac!ie a! all- They neer speak or ac! /rom

,i!hin- The o!her a!!i!ude makes man like a /lo,ing spring-

"o,er comes ou! /rom !he cen!er o/ him- :e has ,i!hin him a

,ell o/ ,a!er springing up in!o eerlas!ing li/e he radia!es /orce

heis! /el! by his enironmen!- The "rinciple o/ "o,er in him is in

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cons!an! ac!ion- :e is sel/.ac!ie- 5:e ha!h li/e in himsel/-6

#o grea!er good can come !o any man or ,oman !han !o be.

come sel/.ac!ie- ll !he experiences o/ li/e are designed by"roidence !o /orce men and ,omen in!o sel/.ac!ii!y !o compel

!hem !o cease being crea!ures o/ circums!ances and mas!er

!heir enironmen!- In his lo,es! s!age man is !he child o/

chance and circums!ance and !he slae o/ /ear- :is ac!s are all

reac!ions resul!ing /rom !he impingemen! upon him o/ /orces in

his enironmen!- :e ac!s only as he is ac!ed upon he origina!es

no!hing- Bu! !he lo,es! saage has ,i!hin him a "rinciple o/"o,er su//icien! !o mas!er all !ha! he /ears and i/ he learns !his

and becomes sel/.ac!ie he becomes as one o/ !he gods-

The a,akening o/ !he "rinciple o/ "o,er in man is !he real con.

ersion !he passing /rom dea!h !o li/e- I! is ,hen !he dead hear

!he oice o/ !he Son o/ 8an and come /or!h and lie- I! is !he re.

surrec!ion and !he li/e- 3hen i! is a,akened man becomes a

son o/ !he :ighes! and all po,er is gien !o him in heaen and

on ear!h- #o!hing ,as eer in any man !ha! is no! in you no

man eer had more spiri!ual or men!al po,er !han you can a!.

!ain or did grea!er !hings !han you can accomplish- Aou can be.

come ,ha! you ,an! !o be-

C:"T*; 2+ :*;*ITA # "";TU#ITAAU are no! barred /rom a!!aining grea!ness by heredi!y- #o

ma!!er ,ho or ,ha! your ances!ors may hae been or ho, un.

learned or lo,ly !heir s!a!ion !he up,ard ,ay is open /or you-

There is no such !hing as inheri!ing a /ixed men!al posi!ion no

ma!!er ho, small !he men!al capi!al ,e receie /rom our par.

en!s i! may be increased no man is born incapable o/ gro,!h-

:eredi!y coun!s /or some!hing- 3e are born ,i!h subconscious

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men!al !endencies as /or ins!ance a !endency !o melancholy

or co,ardice or !o ill !emper bu! all !hese subconscious !end.

encies may be oercome- 3hen !he real man a,akens and

comes /or!h he can !hro, !hem o// ery easily- #o!hing o/ !hiskind need keep you do,n i/ you hae inheri!ed undesirable

men!al !endencies you can elimina!e !hem and pu! desirable

!endencies in !heir places- n inheri!ed men!al !rai! is a habi! o/

!hough! o/ your /a!her or mo!her impressed upon your subcon.

scious mind you can subs!i!u!e !he opposi!e impression by

/orming !he opposi!e habi! o/ !hough!- Aou can subs!i!u!e a

habi! o/ cheer/ulness /or a !endency !o despondency you canoercome co,ardice or ill !emper-

:eredi!y may coun! /or some!hing !oo in an inheri!ed

con/orma!ion o/ !he skull- There is some!hing in phrenology i/

no! as much as i!s exponen!s claim i! is !rue !ha! !he di//eren!

/acul!ies are locali@ed in !he brain and !ha! !he po,er o/ a /ac.

ul!y depends upon !he number o/ ac!ie brain cells in i!s area- /acul!y ,hose brain area is large is likely !o ac! ,i!h more po,er

!han one ,hose cranial sec!ion is small hence persons ,i!h

cer!ain con/orma!ions o/ !he skull sho, !alen! as musicians

ora!ors mechanics and so on- I! has been argued /rom !his

!ha! a manDs cranial /orma!ion mus! !o a grea! ex!en! decide

his s!a!ion in li/e bu! !his is an error- I! has been /ound !ha! a

small brain sec!ion ,i!h many /ine and ac!ie cells gies aspo,er/ul expression !o /acul!y as a larger brain ,i!h coarser

cells and i! has been /ound !ha! by !urning !he "rinciple o/

"o,er in!o any sec!ion o/ !he brain ,i!h !he ,ill and purpose !o

deelop a par!icular !alen! !he brain cells may be mul!iplied in.

de/ini!ely- ny /acul!y po,er or !alen! you possess no ma!!er

ho, small or rudimen!ary may be increased you can mul!iply

!he brain cells in !his par!icular area un!il i! ac!s as po,er/ullyas you ,ish- I! is !rue !ha! you can ac! mos! easily !hrough !hose

/acul!ies !ha! are no, mos! largely deeloped you can do ,i!h

!he leas! e//or! !he !hings ,hich 5come na!urally6 bu! i! is also

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!rue !ha! i/ you ,ill make !he necessary e//or! you can deelop

any !alen!- Aou can do ,ha! you desire !o do and become ,ha!

you ,an! !o be- 3hen you /ix upon some ideal and proceed as

hereina/!er direc!ed all !he po,er o/ your being is !urned in!o!he /acul!ies re=uired in !he reali@a!ion o/ !ha! ideal more blood

and nere /orce go !o !he corresponding sec!ions o/ !he brain

and !he cells are =uickened increased and mul!iplied in

number- The proper use o/ !he mind o/ man ,ill build a brain

capable o/ doing ,ha! !he mind ,an!s !o do-

The brain does no! make !he man !he man makes !he brain-Aour place in li/e is no! /ixed by heredi!y- #or are you con.

demned !o !he lo,er leels by circums!ances or lack o/ oppor.

!uni!y- The "rinciple o/ "o,er in man is su//icien! /or all !he re.

=uiremen!s o/ his soul- #o possible combina!ion o/ circum.

s!ances can keep him do,n i/ he makes his personal a!!i!ude

righ! and de!ermines !o rise- The po,er ,hich /ormed man and

purposed him /or gro,!h also con!rols !he circums!ances o/ so.cie!y indus!ry and goernmen! and !his po,er is neer diided

agains! i!sel/- The po,er ,hich is in you is in !he !hings around

you and ,hen you begin !o moe /or,ard !he !hings ,ill ar.

range !hemseles /or your adan!age as described in la!er

chap!ers o/ !his book-

8an ,as /ormed /or gro,!h and all !hings ex!ernal ,ere de.

signed !o promo!e his gro,!h- #o sooner does a man a,aken

his soul and en!er on !he adancing ,ay !han he /inds !ha! no!

only is )od /or him bu! na!ure socie!y and his /ello, men are

/or him also and all !hings ,ork !oge!her /or his good i/ he

obeys !he la,- "oer!y is no bar !o grea!ness /or poer!y can al .

,ays be remoed- 8ar!in Lu!her as a child sang in !he s!ree!s

/or bread- Linnaeus !he na!uralis! had only /or!y dollars ,i!h,hich !o educa!e himsel/ he mended his o,n shoes and o/!en

had !o beg meals /rom his /riends- :ugh 8iller appren!iced !o a

s!onemason began !o s!udy geology in a =uarry- )eorge S!eph.

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enson inen!or o/ !he locomo!ie engine and one o/ !he

grea!es! o/ ciil engineers ,as a coal miner ,orking in a mine

,hen he a,akened and began !o !hink- ?ames 3a!! ,as a sickly

child and ,as no! s!rong enough !o be sen! !o school- brahamLincoln ,as a poor boy- In each o/ !hese cases ,e see a "rin.

ciple o/ "o,er in !he man !ha! li/!s him aboe all opposi!ion and

adersi!y- There is a "rinciple o/ "o,er in you i/ you use i! and

apply i! in a cer!ain ,ay you can oercome all heredi!y and

mas!er all circums!ances and condi!ions and become a grea!

and po,er/ul personali!y-

C:"T*; 4+ T:* SU;C* F "3*;8#DS brain body mind /acul!ies and !alen!s are !he mere in.

s!rumen!s he uses in demons!ra!ing grea!ness in !hemseles

!hey do no! make him grea!- man may hae a large brain and

a good mind s!rong /acul!ies and brillian! !alen!s and ye! he is

no! a grea! man unless he uses all !hese in a grea! ,ay- Tha!

=uali!y ,hich enables man !o use his abili!ies in a grea! ,ay

makes him grea! and !o !ha! =uali!y ,e gie !he name o/ ,is.

dom- 3isdom is !he essen!ial basis o/ grea!ness-

3isdom is !he po,er !o perceie !he bes! ends !o aim a! and

!he bes! means /or reaching !hose ends- I! is !he po,er !o per.ceie !he righ! !hing !o do- The man ,ho is ,ise enough !o kno,

!he righ! !hing !o do ,ho is good enough !o ,ish !o do only !he

righ! !hing and ,ho is able and s!rong enough !o do !he righ!

!hing is a !ruly grea! man- :e ,ill ins!an!ly become marked as a

personali!y o/ po,er in any communi!y and men ,ill deligh! !o

do him honor-

3isdom is dependen! upon kno,ledge- 3here !here is com.

ple!e ignorance !here can be no ,isdom no kno,ledge o/ !he

righ! !hing !o do- 8anDs kno,ledge is compara!iely limi!ed and

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so his ,isdom mus! be small unless he can connec! his mind

,i!h kno,ledge grea!er !han his o,n and dra, /rom i! by

inspira!ion !he ,isdom !ha! his o,n limi!a!ions deny him- This

he can do !his is ,ha! !he really grea! men and ,omen haedone- 8anDs kno,ledge is limi!ed and uncer!ain !here/ore he

canno! hae ,isdom in himsel/-

nly )od kno,s all !ru!h !here/ore only )od can hae real ,is.

dom or !he righ! !hing !o do a! all !imes and man can receie

,isdom /rom )od- I proceed !o gie an illus!ra!ion+ braham Lin.

coln had limi!ed educa!ion bu! he had !he po,er !o perceie!ru!h- In Lincoln ,e see pre.eminen!ly apparen! !he /ac! !ha!

real ,isdom consis!s in kno,ing !he righ! !hing !o do a! all !imes

and under all circums!ances in haing !he ,ill !o do !he righ!

!hing and in haing !alen! and abili!y enough !o be compe!en!

and able !o do !he righ! !hing- Back in !he days o/ !he aboli!ion

agi!a!ion and during !he compromise period ,hen all o!her

men ,ere more or less con/used as !o ,ha! ,as righ! or as !o,ha! ough! !o be done Lincoln ,as neer uncer!ain- :e sa,

!hrough !he super/icial argumen!s o/ !he pro.slaery men he

sa, also !he imprac!icabili!y and /ana!icism o/ !he aboli!ion.

is!s he sa, !he righ! ends !o aim a! and he sa, !he bes! means

!o a!!ain !hose ends- I! ,as because men recogni@ed !ha! he

perceied !ru!h and kne, !he righ! !hing !o do !ha! !hey made

him presiden!- ny man ,ho deelops !he po,er !o perceie!ru!h and ,ho can sho, !ha! he al,ays kno,s !he righ! !hing !o

do and !ha! he can be !rus!ed !o do !he righ! !hing ,ill be

honored and adanced !he ,hole ,orld is looking eagerly /or

such men-

3hen Lincoln became presiden! he ,as surrounded by a mul!i.

!ude o/ so.called able adisers hardly any !,o o/ ,hom ,ereagreed- ! !imes !hey ,ere all opposed !o his policies a! !imes

almos! !he ,hole #or!h ,as opposed !o ,ha! he proposed !o

do- Bu! he sa, !he !ru!h ,hen o!hers ,ere misled by appear.

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ances his >udgmen! ,as seldom or neer ,rong- :e ,as a!

once !he ables! s!a!esman and !he bes! soldier o/ !he period-

3here did he a compara!iely unlearned man ge! !his

,isdomE I! ,as no! due !o some peculiar /orma!ion o/ his skullor !o some /ineness o/ !ex!ure o/ his brain- I! ,as no! due !o

some physical charac!eris!ic- I! ,as no! een a =uali!y o/ mind

due !o superior reasoning po,er-

"rocesses o/ reason do no! o/!en reach kno,ledge o/ !ru!h- I!

,as due !o a spiri!ual insigh!- :e perceied !ru!h bu! ,here did

he perceie i! and ,hence did !he percep!ion comeE 3e seesome!hing similar in 3ashing!on ,hose /ai!h and courage due

!o his percep!ion o/ !ru!h held !he colonies !oge!her during !he

long and o/!en apparen!ly hopeless s!ruggle o/ !he ;eolu!ion-

3e see some!hing o/ !he same !hing in !he phenomenal genius

o/ #apoleon ,ho al,ays kne, in mili!ary ma!!ers !he bes!

means !o adop!- 3e see !ha! !he grea!ness o/ #apoleon ,as in

na!ure ra!her !han in #apoleon and ,e discoer back o/ 3ash.ing!on and Lincoln some!hing grea!er !han ei!her 3ashing!on or

Lincoln- 3e see !he same !hing in all grea! men and ,omen-

They perceie !ru!h bu! !ru!h canno! be perceied un!il i! exis!s

and !here can be no !ru!h un!il !here is a mind !o perceie i!-

Tru!h does no! exis! apar! /rom mind- 3ashing!on and Lincoln

,ere in !ouch and communica!ion ,i!h a mind !ha! kne, all

kno,ledge and con!ained all !ru!h- The same is !rue o/ all ,homani/es! ,isdom- 3isdom is ob!ained by reading !he mind o/

)od-

C:"T*; &+ T:* 8I# F )T:*;* is a Cosmic In!elligence !ha! is in all !hings and !hroughall !hings- This is !he one real subs!ance- From i! all !hings pro.

ceed- I! is In!elligen! Subs!ance or 8ind S!u//- I! is )od- 3here

!here is no subs!ance !here can be no in!elligence /or ,here

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!here is no subs!ance !here is no!hing- 3here !here is !hough!

!here mus! be a subs!ance ,hich !hinks- Though! canno! be a

/unc!ion /or /unc!ion is mo!ion and i! is inconceiable !ha!

mere mo!ion should !hink- Though! canno! be ibra!ion /oribra!ion is mo!ion and !ha! mo!ion should be in!elligen! is no!

!hinkable- 8o!ion is no!hing bu! !he moing o/ subs!ance i/

!here be in!elligence sho,n i! mus! be in !he subs!ance and no!

in !he mo!ion- Though! canno! be !he resul! o/ mo!ions in !he

brain i/ !hough! is in !he brain i! mus! be in !he brainDs

subs!ance and no! in !he mo!ions ,hich brain subs!ance

makes-

Bu! !hough! is no! in !he brain subs!ance /or brain subs!ance

,i!hou! li/e is =ui!e unin!elligen! and dead- Though! is in !he

li/e.principle !ha! anima!es !he brain in !he spiri! subs!ance

,hich is !he real man- The brain does no! !hink !he man !hinks

and expresses his !hough! !hrough !he brain-

There is a spiri! subs!ance !ha! !hinks- ?us! as !he spiri! sub.

s!ance o/ man permea!es his body and !hinks and kno,s in !he

body so !he riginal Spiri! Subs!ance )od permea!es all

na!ure and !hinks and kno,s in na!ure- #a!ure is as in!elligen!

as man and kno,s more !han man na!ure kno,s all !hings-

The ll.8ind has been in !ouch ,i!h all !hings /rom !he begin.

ning and i! con!ains all kno,ledge-

8anDs experience coers a /e, !hings and !hese !hings man

kno,s bu! )odDs experience coers all !he !hings !ha! hae

happened since !he crea!ion /rom !he ,reck o/ a plane! or !he

passing o/ a come! !o !he /all o/ a sparro,- ll !ha! is and all

!ha! has been are presen! in !he In!elligence !ha! is ,rapped

abou! us and en/olds us and presses upon us /rom eery side-

ll !he encyclopedias men hae ,ri!!en are bu! !riial a//airs

compared !o !he as! kno,ledge held by !he mind in ,hich men

lie moe and hae !heir being- The !ru!hs men perceie by in.

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spira!ion are !hough!s held in !his mind- I/ !hey ,ere no!

!hough!s men could no! perceie !hem /or !hey ,ould hae no

exis!ence and !hey could no! exis! as !hough!s unless !here is a

mind /or !hem !o exis! in and a mind can be no!hing else !han asubs!ance ,hich !hinks-

8an is !hinking subs!ance a por!ion o/ !he Cosmic Subs!ance

bu! man is limi!ed ,hile !he Cosmic In!elligence /rom ,hich he

sprang ,hich ?esus calls !he Fa!her is unlimi!ed- ll in!elli.

gence po,er and /orce come /rom !he Fa!her- ?esus recog.

ni@ed !his and s!a!ed i! ery plainly- er and oer again heascribed all his ,isdom and po,er !o his uni!y ,i!h !he Fa!her

and !o his perceiing !he !hough!s o/ )od- 58y Fa!her and I are

one-6

This ,as !he /ounda!ion o/ his kno,ledge and po,er- :e

sho,ed !he people !he necessi!y o/ becoming spiri!ually

a,akened o/ hearing his oice and becoming like him- :e com.

pared !he un!hinking man ,ho is !he prey and spor! o/ circum.

s!ances !o !he dead man in a !omb and besough! him !o hear

and come /or!h-

5)od is spiri!6 he said 5be born again become spiri!ually

a,ake and you may see his kingdom- :ear my oice see ,ha! I

am and ,ha! I do and come /or!h and lie- The ,ords I speak

are spiri! and li/e accep! !hem and !hey ,ill cause a ,ell o/ ,a.

!er !o spring up ,i!hin you- Then you ,ill hae li/e ,i!hin your.

sel/-6

5I do ,ha! I see !he Fa!her do6 he said meaning !ha! he read

!he !hough!s o/ )od- 5The Fa!her sho,s all !hings !o !he son-6

5I/ any man has !he ,ill !o do !he ,ill o/ )od he shall kno,

!ru!h-6 58y !eaching is no! my o,n bu! his !ha! sen! me-6 5Aoushall kno, !he !ru!h and !he !ru!h shall make you /ree-6 5The

spiri! shall guide you in!o all !ru!h-6

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3e are immersed in mind and !ha! mind con!ains all kno,ledge

and all !ru!h- I! is seeking !o gie us !his kno,ledge /or our

Fa!her deligh!s !o gie good gi/!s !o his children- The prophe!s

and seers and grea! men and ,omen pas! and presen! ,eremade grea! by ,ha! !hey receied /rom )od no! by ,ha! !hey

,ere !augh! by men-

This limi!less reseroir o/ ,isdom and po,er is open !o you you

can dra, upon i! as you ,ill according !o your needs- Aou can

make yoursel/ ,ha! you desire !o be you can do ,ha! you ,ish

!o do you can hae ,ha! you ,an!- To accomplish !his you mus!learn !o become one ,i!h !he Fa!her so !ha! you may perceie

!ru!h so !ha! you may hae ,isdom and kno, !he righ! ends !o

seek and !he righ! means !o use !o a!!ain !hose ends and so

!ha! you may secure po,er and abili!y !o use !he means- In clos.

ing !his chap!er resole !ha! you ,ill no, lay aside all else and

concen!ra!e upon !he a!!ainmen! o/ conscious uni!y ,i!h )od-

5h ,hen I am sa/e in my sylan home I !read on !he pride o/

)reece and ;ome and ,hen I am s!re!ched benea!h !he pines

,here !he eenings !ar so holy shines I laugh a! !he lore and

pride o/ man a! !he Sophis! schools and !he learned clan /or

,ha! are !hey all in !heir high concei! ,hen man in !he bush

,i!h )od may mee!E6

C:"T*; + ";*";TI#;3 nigh !o )od and :e ,ill dra, nigh !o you-6

I/ you become like )od you can read his !hough!s and i/ you do

no! you ,ill /ind !he inspira!ional percep!ion o/ !ru!h impossible-

Aou can neer become a grea! man or ,oman un!il you hae

oercome anxie!y ,orry and /ear- I! is impossible /or an

anxious person a ,orried one or a /ear/ul one !o perceie

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!ru!h all !hings are dis!or!ed and !hro,n ou! o/ !heir proper rela.

!ions by such men!al s!a!es and !hose ,ho are in !hem canno!

read !he !hough!s o/ )od-

I/ you are poor or i/ you are anxious abou! business or /inancial

ma!!ers you are recommended !o s!udy care/ully !he /irs!

olume o/ !his series 5The Science o/ )e!!ing ;ich-6 Tha! ,ill

presen! !o you a solu!ion /or your problems o/ !his na!ure no

ma!!er ho, large or ho, complica!ed !hey may seem !o be-

There is no! !he leas! cause /or ,orry abou! /inancial a//airs

eery person ,ho ,ills !o do so may rise aboe ,an! hae allhe needs and become rich- The same source upon ,hich you

propose !o dra, /or men!al un/olding and spiri!ual po,er is a!

your serice /or !he supply o/ all your ma!erial ,an!s- S!udy !his

!ru!h un!il i! is /ixed in your !hough!s and un!il anxie!y is ban.

ished /rom your mind en!er !he Cer!ain 3ay ,hich leads !o ma.

!erial riches-

gain i/ you are anxious or ,orried abou! your heal!h reali@e i!

is possible /or you !o a!!ain per/ec! heal!h so !ha! you may hae

s!reng!h su//icien! /or all !ha! you ,ish !o do and more- Tha! In.

!elligence ,hich s!ands ready !o gie you ,eal!h and men!al

and spiri!ual po,er ,ill re>oice !o gie you heal!h also- "er/ec!

heal!h is yours /or !he asking i/ you ,ill only obey !he simple

la,s o/ li/e and lie arigh!- Con=uer ill heal!h and cas! ou! /ear-

Bu! i! is no! enough !o rise aboe /inancial and physical anxie!y

and ,orry you mus! rise aboe moral eil.doing as ,ell- Sound

your inner consciousness no, /or !he mo!ies !ha! ac!ua!e you

and make sure !hey are righ!- Aou mus! cas! ou! lus! and cease

!o be ruled by appe!i!e and you mus! begin !o goern appe!i!e-

Aou mus! ea! only !o sa!is/y hunger neer /or glu!!onous pleas .

ure and in all !hings you mus! make !he /lesh obey !he spiri!-

Aou mus! lay aside greed hae no un,or!hy mo!ie in your de.

sire !o become rich and po,er/ul- I! is legi!ima!e and righ! !o de.

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sire riches i/ you ,an! !hem /or !he sake o/ !he soul bu! no! i/

you desire !hem /or !he lus!s o/ !he /lesh-

Cas! ou! pride and ani!y hae no !hough! o/ !rying !o rule oero!hers or o/ ou!doing !hem- This is a i!al poin! !here is no

!emp!a!ion so insidious as !he sel/ish desire !o rule oer o!hers-

#o!hing so appeals !o !he aerage man or ,oman as !o si! in

!he uppermos! places a! /eas!s !o be respec!/ully salu!ed in !he

marke! place and !o be called ;abbi 8as!er- To exercise some

sor! o/ con!rol oer o!hers is !he secre! mo!ie o/ eery sel/ish

person- The s!ruggle /or po,er oer o!hers is !he ba!!le o/ !he

compe!i!ie ,orld and you mus! rise aboe !ha! ,orld and i!s

mo!ies and aspira!ions and seek only /or li/e- Cas! ou! eny

you can hae all !ha! you ,an! and you need no! eny any man

,ha! he has- boe all !hings see !o i! !ha! you do no! hold

malice or enmi!y !o,ard any one !o do so cu!s you o// /rom !he

mind ,hose !reasures you seek !o make your o,n- 5:e !ha!

loes no! his bro!her loes no! )od-6

Lay aside all narro, personal ambi!ion and de!ermine !o seek

!he highes! good and !o be s,ayed by no un,or!hy sel/ishness-

)o oer all !he /oregoing and se! !hese moral !emp!a!ions ou! o/

your hear! one by one de!ermine !o keep !hem ou!- Then re.

sole !ha! you ,ill no! only abandon all eil !hough! bu! !ha! you,ill /orsake all deeds habi!s and courses o/ ac!ion ,hich do

no! commend !hemseles !o your nobles! ideals- This is su.

premely impor!an! make !his resolu!ion ,i!h all !he po,er o/

your soul and you are ready /or !he nex! s!ep !o,ard grea!ness

,hich is explained in !he /ollo,ing chap!er-

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i! is impossible /or you !o become grea!- The dis!inguishing

charac!eris!ic o/ all really grea! men and ,omen is an un,aer.

ing /ai!h- 3e see !his in Lincoln during !he dark days o/ !he ,ar

,e see i! in 3ashing!on a! (alley Forge ,e see i! in Liings!one!he crippled missionary !hreading !he ma@es o/ !he dark con!in.

en! his soul a/lame ,i!h !he de!ermina!ion !o le! in !he ligh!

upon !he accursed slae !rade ,hich his soul abhorred ,e see

i! in Lu!her and in Frances 3illard in eery man and ,oman

,ho has a!!ained a place on !he mus!er roll o/ !he grea! ones o/

!he ,orld- Fai!h.no! a /ai!h in oneDs sel/ or in oneDs o,n po,ers

bu! /ai!h in principle in !he Some!hing )rea! ,hich upholdsrigh! and ,hich may be relied upon !o gie us !he ic!ory in due

!ime-

3i!hou! !his /ai!h i! is no! possible /or any one !o rise !o real

grea!ness- The man ,ho has no /ai!h in principle ,ill al,ays be

a small man- 3he!her you hae !his /ai!h or no! depends upon

your poin! o/ ie,- Aou mus! learn !o see !he ,orld as being pro.duced by eolu!ion as a some!hing !ha! is eoling and becom.

ing no! as a /inished ,ork- 8illions o/ years ago )od ,orked

,i!h ery lo, and crude /orms o/ li/e lo, and crude ye! each

per/ec! a/!er i!s kind- :igher and more complex organisms an.

imal and ege!able appeared !hrough !he successie ages !he

ear!h passed !hrough s!age a/!er s!age in i!s un/olding each

s!age per/ec! in i!sel/ and !o be succeeded by a higher one-3ha! I ,ish you !o no!e is !ha! !he so.called 5lo,er organisms6

are as per/ec! a/!er !heir kind as !he higher ones !ha! !he ,orld

in !he *ocene period ,as per/ec! /or !ha! period i! ,as per/ec!

bu! )odDs ,ork ,as no! /inished- This is !rue o/ !he ,orld !oday-

"hysically socially and indus!rially i! is all good and i! is all per.

/ec!- I! is no! comple!e any,here or in any par! bu! so /ar as !he

handi,ork o/ )od has gone i! is per/ec!-

T:IS 8UST B* AU; "I#T F (I*3+ T:T T:* 3;L #LL IT

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C#TI#S IS "*;F*CT T:U): #T C8"L*T*-5llDs righ! ,i!h !he ,orld-6 Tha! is !he grea! /ac!- There is no!h.

ing ,rong ,i!h any!hing !here is no!hing ,rong ,i!h anybody-

ll !he /ac!s o/ li/e you mus! con!empla!e /rom !his s!andpoin!-

There is no!hing ,rong ,i!h na!ure- #a!ure is a grea! adancing

presence ,orking bene/icen!ly /or !he happiness o/ all- ll

!hings in #a!ure are good she has no eil-

She is no! comple!ed /or crea!ion is s!ill un/inished bu! she isgoing on !o gie !o man een more boun!i/ully !han she has gi.

en !o him in !he pas!- #a!ure is a par!ial expression o/ )od and

)od is loe- She is per/ec! bu! no! comple!e-

So i! is o/ human socie!y and goernmen!- 3ha! !hough !here

are !rus!s and combina!ions o/ capi!al and s!rikes and lockou!s

and so on- ll !hese !hings are par!

o/ !he /or,ard moemen! !hey are inciden!al !o !he eolu!ion.

ary process o/ comple!ing socie!y- 3hen i! is comple!e !here ,ill

be harmony bu! i! canno! be comple!ed ,i!hou! !hem- ?- "- 8or.

gan is as necessary !o !he coming social order as !he s!range

animals o/ !he age o/ rep!iles ,ere !o !he li/e o/ !he succeeding

period and >us! as !hese animals ,ere per/ec! a/!er !heir kind

so 8organ is per/ec! a/!er his kind-

Behold i! is all ery good- See goernmen! and indus!ry as be.

ing per/ec! no, and as adancing rapidly !o,ard being com.

ple!e !hen you ,ill unders!and !ha! !here is no!hing !o /ear no

cause /or anxie!y no!hing !o ,orry abou!- #eer complain o/ any

o/ !hese !hings- They are per/ec! !his is !he ery bes! possible

,orld /or !he s!age o/ deelopmen! man has reached-

This ,ill sound like rank /olly !o many perhaps !o mos! people-

53ha!G6 !hey ,ill say 5are no! child labor and !he exploi!a!ion o/

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men and ,omen in /il!hy and unsani!ary /ac!ories eil !hingsE

renD! saloons eilE o you mean !o say !ha! ,e shall accep! all

!hese and call !hem goodE6

Child labor and similar !hings are no more eil !han !he ,ay o/

liing and !he habi!s and prac!ices o/ !he cae d,eller ,ere eil-

:is ,ays ,ere !hose o/ !he saage s!age o/ manDs gro,!h and

/or !ha! s!age !hey ,ere per/ec!- ur Indus!rial prac!ices are

!hose o/ !he saage s!age o/ indus!rial deelopmen! and !hey

are also per/ec!-

#o!hing be!!er is possible un!il ,e cease !o be men!al saages

in indus!ry and

business and become men and ,omen- This can only come

abou! by !he rise o/ !he ,hole race !o a higher ie,poin!- nd

!his can only come abou! by !he rise o/ such indiiduals here

and !here as are ready /or !he higher ie,poin!- The cure /or all

!his inharmoniousness lies no! ,i!h !he mas!ers or employers

bu! ,i!h !he ,orkers !hemseles- 3heneer !hey reach a higher

ie,poin! ,heneer !hey shall desire !o do so !hey can es!ab.

lish comple!e bro!herhood and harmony in Indus!ry !hey hae

!he numbers and !he po,er- They are ge!!ing no, ,ha! !hey de.

sire- 3heneer !hey desire more in !he ,ay o/ a higher purer

more harmonious li/e !hey ,ill receie more- True !hey ,an!

more no, bu! !hey only ,an! more o/ !he !hings !ha! make /or

animal en>oymen! and so indus!ry remains in !he saage bru.

!al animal s!age ,hen !he ,orkers begin !o rise !o !he men!al

plane o/ liing and ask /or more o/ !he !hings !ha! make /or !he

li/e o/ !he mind and soul indus!ry ,ill a! once be raised aboe

!he plane o/ saagery and bru!ali!y- Bu! i! is per/ec! no, upon

i!s plane behold in /ac! i! is all ery good- So i! is !rue o/ sa.

loons and dens o/ ice- I/ !he ma>ori!y o/ !he people desire !hese

!hings i! is righ! and necessary !ha! !hey should hae !hem-

3hen !he ma>ori!y desires a ,orld ,i!hou! such discords !hey

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,ill crea!e such a ,orld- So long as men and ,omen are on !he

plane o/ bes!ial !hough! so long !he social order ,ill be in par!

disorder and ,ill sho, bes!ial mani/es!a!ions- The people

make socie!y ,ha! i! is and as !he people rise aboe !he bes!ial!hough! socie!y ,ill rise aboe !he beas!ly in i!s mani/es!a!ions-

Bu! a socie!y ,hich !hinks in a bes!ial ,ay mus! hae saloons

and dies i! is per/ec! a/!er i!s kind as !he ,orld ,as in !he

*ocene period and ery good-

ll !his does no! preen! you /rom ,orking /or be!!er !hings-

Aou can ,ork !o comple!e an un/inished socie!y ins!ead o/ !o

renoa!e a decaying one and you can ,ork ,i!h a be!!er hear!

and a more hope/ul spiri!- I! ,ill make an immense di//erence

,i!h your /ai!h and spiri! ,he!her you look upon ciili@a!ion as a

good !hing !ha! is becoming be!!er or as a bad and eil !hing

!ha! is decaying- ne ie,poin! gies you an adancing and ex.

panding mind and !he o!her gies you a descending and de.

creasing mind-

ne ie,poin! ,ill make you gro, grea!er and !he o!her ,ill in.

ei!ably cause you !o gro, smaller- ne ,ill enable you !o ,ork

/or !he e!ernal !hings !o do large ,orks in a grea! ,ay !o,ard

!he comple!ing o/ all !ha! is incomple!e and inharmonious and

!he o!her ,ill make you a mere pa!ch,ork re/ormer ,orking al.

mos! ,i!hou! hope !o sae a /e, los! souls /rom ,ha! you ,ill

gro, !o consider a los! and doomed ,orld-

So you see i! makes a as! di//erence !o you !his ma!!er o/ !he

social ie,poin!- 5llDs righ! ,i!h !he ,orld- #o!hing can possibly

be ,rong bu! my personal a!!i!ude and I ,ill make !ha! righ!- I

,ill see !he /ac!s o/ na!ure and all !he een!s circums!ances

and condi!ions o/ socie!y poli!ics goernmen! and indus!ry/rom !he highes! ie,poin!- I! is all per/ec! !hough incomple!e-

I! is all !he handi,ork o/ )od behold i! is all ery good-6

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C:"T*; %+ T:* I#I(IUL "I#T F (I*3I8";T#T as !he ma!!er o/ your poin! o/ ie, /or !he /ac!s o/

social li/e is i! is o/ less momen! !han your ie,poin! /or your

/ello, men /or your ac=uain!ances /riends rela!ies your im.

media!e /amily and mos! o/ all yoursel/- Aou mus! learn no! !o

look upon !he ,orld as a los! and decaying !hing bu! as a some.

!hing per/ec! and glorious ,hich is going on !o a mos! beau!i/ul

comple!eness and you mus! learn !o see men and ,omen no!

as los! and accursed !hings bu! as per/ec! beings adancing !o

become comple!e- There are no 5bad6 or 5eil6 people- n en.

gine ,hich is on !he rails pulling a heay !rain is per/ec! a/!er

i!s kind and i! is good- The po,er o/ s!eam ,hich dries i! is

good- Le! a broken rail !hro, !he engine in!o !he di!ch and i!

does no! become bad or eil by being so displaced i! is a per.

/ec!ly good engine bu! o// !he !rack-

The po,er o/ s!eam !ha! dries i! in!o !he di!ch and ,recks i! is

no! eil bu! a per/ec!ly good po,er- So !ha! ,hich is misplaced

or applied in an incomple!e or par!ial ,ay is no! eil- There are

no eil people !here are per/ec!ly good people ,ho are o// !he

!rack bu! !hey do no! need condemna!ion or punishmen! !hey

only need !o ge! upon !he rails again-

Tha! ,hich is undeeloped or incomple!e o/!en appears !o us as

eil because o/ !he ,ay ,e hae !rained ourseles !o !hink- The

roo! o/ a bulb !ha! shall produce a ,hi!e lily is an unsigh!ly

!hing one migh! look upon i! ,i!h disgus!- Bu! ho, /oolish ,e

should be !o condemn !he bulb /or i!s appearance ,hen ,e

kno, !he lily is ,i!hin i!- The roo! is per/ec! a/!er i!s kind i! is a

per/ec! bu! incomple!e lily and so ,e mus! learn !o look uponeery man and ,oman no ma!!er ho, unloely in ou!,ard

mani/es!a!ion !hey are per/ec! in !heir s!age o/ being and !hey

are becoming comple!e-

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Behold i! is all ery good-

nce ,e come in!o a comprehension o/ !his /ac! and arrie a!

!his poin! o/ ie, ,e lose all desire !o /ind /aul! ,i!h people !o>udge !hem cri!ici@e !hem or condemn !hem- 3e no longer

,ork as !hose ,ho are saing los! souls bu! as !hose ,ho are

among !he angels ,orking ou! !he comple!ion o/ a glorious

heaen- 3e are born o/ !he spiri! and ,e see !he kingdom o/

)od- 3e no longer see men as !rees ,alking bu! our ision is

comple!e- 3e hae no!hing bu! good ,ords !o say- I! is all good

a grea! and glorious humani!y coming !o comple!eness- nd inour associa!ion ,i!h men !his pu!s us in!o an expansie and en.

larging a!!i!ude o/ mind ,e see !hem as grea! beings and ,e

begin !o deal ,i!h !hem and !heir a//airs in a grea! ,ay- Bu! i/

,e /all !o !he o!her poin! o/ ie, and see a los! and degenera!e

race ,e shrink in!o !he con!rac!ing mind and our dealings ,i!h

men and !heir a//airs ,ill be in a small and con!rac!ed ,ay- ;e.

member !o hold s!eadily !o !his poin! o/ ie, i/ you do you can.no! /ail !o begin a! once !o deal ,i!h your ac=uain!ances and

neighbors and ,i!h your o,n /amily as a grea! personali!y deals

,i!h men- This same ie,poin! mus! be !he one /rom ,hich you

regard yoursel/- Aou mus! al,ays see yoursel/ as a grea! adan.

cing soul- Learn !o say+ 5There is T:T in me o/ ,hich I am

made ,hich kno,s no imper/ec!ion ,eakness or sickness-

The ,orld is incomple!e bu! )od in my o,n consciousness isbo!h per/ec! and comple!e- #o!hing can be ,rong bu! my o,n

personal a!!i!ude and my o,n personal a!!i!ude can be ,rong

only ,hen I disobey-

T:T ,hich is ,i!hin- I am a per/ec! mani/es!a!ion o/ )od so /ar

as I hae gone and I ,ill press on !o be comple!e- I ,ill !rus!

and no! be a/raid-6 3hen you are able !o say !his unders!and.ingly you ,ill hae los! all /ear and you ,ill be /ar adanced

upon !he road !o !he deelopmen! o/ a grea! and po,er/ul per.

sonali!y-

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C:"T*; '+ C#S*C;TI#:(I#) a!!ained !o !he ie,poin! !ha! pu!s you in!o !he righ! re.

la!ions ,i!h !he ,orld and ,i!h your /ello, men !he nex! s!ep is

consecra!ion and consecra!ion in i!s !rue sense simply means

obedience !o !he soul- Aou hae !ha! ,i!hin you !ha! ,hich is al.

,ays impelling you !o,ard !he up,ard and adancing ,ay and

!ha! impelling some!hing is !he diine "rinciple o/ "o,er you

mus! obey i! ,i!hou! =ues!ion- #o one ,ill deny !he s!a!emen!

!ha! i/ you are !o be grea! !he grea!ness mus! be a mani/es!a.

!ion o/ some!hing ,i!hin nor can you =ues!ion !ha! !his some.

!hing mus! be !he ery grea!es! and highes! !ha! is ,i!hin- I! is

no! !he mind or !he in!ellec! or !he reason- Aou canno! be

grea! i/ you go no /ar!her back /or principle !han !o your reason.

ing po,er- ;eason kno,s nei!her principle nor morali!y- Aour

reason is like a la,yer in !ha! i! ,ill argue /or ei!her side- The in.

!ellec! o/ a !hie/ ,ill plan robbery and murder as readily as !he

in!ellec! o/ a sain! ,ill plan a grea! philan!hropy- In!ellec! helps

us !o see !he bes! means and manner o/ doing !he righ! !hing

bu! in!ellec! neer sho,s us !he righ! !hing- In!ellec! and reason

sere !he sel/ish man /or his sel/ish ends as readily as !hey

sere !he unsel/ish man /or his unsel/ish ends- Use in!ellec! and

reason ,i!hou! regard !o principle and you may become kno,n

as a ery able person bu! you ,ill neer become kno,n as a

person ,hose li/e sho,s !he po,er o/ real grea!ness-

There is !oo much !raining o/ !he in!ellec! and reasoning po,ers

and !oo li!!le !raining in obedience !o !he soul- This is !he only

!hing !ha! can be ,rong ,i!h your personal a!!i!ude H ,hen i!

/ails !o be one o/ obedience !o !he "rinciple o/ "o,er-

By going back !o your o,n cen!er you can al,ays /ind !he pure

idea o/ righ! /or eery rela!ionship- To be grea! and !o hae

po,er i! is only necessary !o con/orm your li/e !o !he pure idea

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as you /ind i! in !he );*T 3IT:I#- *ery compromise on !his

poin! is made a! !he expense o/ a loss o/ po,er- This you mus!

remember- There are many ideas in your mind !ha! you hae

ou!gro,n and ,hich /rom /orce o/ habi! you s!ill permi! !o dic.!a!e !he ac!ions o/ your li/e- Cease all !his abandon eery!hing

you hae ou!gro,n- There are many ignoble cus!oms social and

o!her ,hich you s!ill /ollo, al!hough you kno, !hey !end !o

d,ar/ and beli!!le you and keep you ac!ing in a small ,ay- ;ise

aboe all !his- I do no! say !ha! you should absolu!ely disregard

conen!ionali!ies or !he commonly accep!ed s!andards o/ righ!

and ,rong- Aou canno! do !his bu! you can delier your soul/rom mos! o/ !he narro, res!ric!ions !ha! bind !he ma>ori!y o/

your /ello, men-

o no! gie your !ime and s!reng!h !o !he suppor! o/ obsole!e in.

s!i!u!ions religious or o!her,ise do no! be bound by creeds in

,hich you do no! beliee- Be /ree- Aou hae perhaps /ormed

some sensual habi!s o/ mind or body abandon !hem- Aou s!illindulge in dis!rus!/ul /ears !ha! !hings ,ill go ,rong or !ha!

people ,ill be!ray you or mis!rea! you ge! aboe all o/ !hem-

Aou s!ill ac! sel/ishly in many ,ays and on many occasions

cease !o do so- bandon all !hese and in place o/ !hem pu! !he

bes! ac!ions you can /orm a concep!ion o/ in your mind- I/ you

desire !o adance and you are no! doing so remember !ha! i!

can be only because your !hough! is be!!er !han your prac!ice-Aou mus! do as ,ell as you !hink-

Le! your !hough!s be ruled by principle and !hen lie up !o your

!hough!s-

Le! your a!!i!ude in business in poli!ics in neighborhood a//airs

and in your o,n home be !he expression o/ !he bes! !hough!s

you can !hink- Le! your manner !o,ard all men and ,omen

grea! and small and especially !o your o,n /amily circle al,ays

be !he mos! kindly gracious and cour!eous you can pic!ure in

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your imagina!ion- ;emember your ie,poin! you are a god in

!he company o/ gods and mus! conduc! yoursel/ accordingly-

The s!eps !o comple!e consecra!ion are /e, and simple- Aoucanno! be ruled /rom belo, i/ you are !o be grea! you mus! rule

/rom aboe- There/ore you canno! be goerned by physical im.

pulses you mus! bring your body in!o sub>ec!ion !o !he mind

bu! your mind ,i!hou! principle may lead you in!o sel/ishness

and immoral ,ays you mus! pu! !he mind in!o sub>ec!ion !o !he

soul and your soul is limi!ed by !he boundaries o/ your kno,.

ledge you mus! pu! i! in!o sub>ec!ion !o !ha! ur soul ,hichneeds no searching o/ !he unders!anding bu! be/ore ,hose eye

all !hings are spread- Tha! cons!i!u!es consecra!ion- Say+ 5I sur.

render my body !o be ruled by my mind I surrender my mind !o

be goerned by my soul and I surrender my soul !o !he guid.

ance o/ )od-6 8ake !his consecra!ion comple!e and !horough

and you hae !aken !he second grea! s!ep in !he ,ay o/ grea!.

ness and po,er-

C:"T*; 9+ I*#TIFICTI#:(I#) recogni@ed )od as !he adancing presence in na!ure

socie!y and your /ello, men and harmoni@ed yoursel/ ,i!h all

!hese and haing consecra!ed yoursel/ !o !ha! ,i!hin you ,hichimpels !o,ard !he grea!es! and !he highes! !he nex! s!ep is !o

become a,are o/ and recogni@e /ully !he /ac! !ha! !he "rinciple

o/ "o,er ,i!hin you is )od :imsel/- Aou mus! consciously iden!i.

/y yoursel/ ,i!h !he :ighes!- This is no! some /alse or un!rue

posi!ion !o be assumed i! is a /ac! !o be recogni@ed- Aou are

already one ,i!h )od you ,an! !o become consciously a,are o/

i!- There is one subs!ance !he source o/ all !hings and !his sub.s!ance has ,i!hin i!sel/ !he po,er !ha! crea!es all !hings all

po,er is inheren! in i!- This subs!ance is conscious and !hinks

i! ,orks ,i!h per/ec! unders!anding and in!elligence- Aou kno,

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!ha! !his is so because you kno, !ha! subs!ance exis!s and !ha!

consciousness exis!s and !ha! i! mus! be subs!ance !ha! is

conscious- 8an is conscious and !hinks man is subs!ance he

mus! he subs!ance else he is no!hing and does no! exis! a! all-I/ man is subs!ance and !hinks and is conscious !hen he is-

Conscious Subs!ance- I! is no! conceiable !ha! !here should be

more !han one Conscious Subs!ance so man is !he original

subs!ance !he source o/ all li/e and po,er embodied in a phys.

ical /orm- 8an canno! be some!hing di//eren! /rom )od-

In!elligence is one and !he same eery,here and mus! be

eery,here an a!!ribu!e o/ !he same subs!ance- There canno!

be one kind o/ in!elligence in )od and ano!her kind o/ in!elli.

gence in man in!elligence can only be in in!elligen! subs!ance

and In!elligen! Subs!ance is )od- 8an is o/ one and !he same

s!u// ,i!h )od and so all !he !alen!s po,ers and possibili!ies

!ha! are in )od are in man no! >us! in a /e, excep!ional men

bu! in eeryone- 5ll po,er is gien !o man in heaen and on

ear!h-6 5Is i! no! ,ri!!en ye are godsE6

The "rinciple o/ "o,er in man is man himsel/ and man himsel/

is )od- Bu! ,hile man is original subs!ance and has ,i!hin him

all po,er and possibili!ies his consciousness is limi!ed- :e

does no! kno, all !here is !o kno, and so he is liable !o error

and mis!ake- To sae himsel/ /rom !hese he mus! uni!e his

mind !o !ha! ou!side him ,hich does kno, all he mus! become

consciously one ,i!h )od- There is a 8ind surrounding him on

eery side closer !han brea!hing nearer !han hands and /ee!

and in !his mind is !he memory o/ all !ha! has eer happened

/rom !he grea!es! conulsions o/ na!ure in prehis!oric days !o

!he /all o/ a sparro, in !his presen! !ime and all !ha! is in exis!.

ence no, as ,ell- :eld in !his 8ind is !he grea! purpose !ha! is

behind all na!ure and so i! kno,s ,ha! is going !o be- 8an is

surrounded by a 8ind !ha! kno,s all !here is !o kno, pas!

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presen! and !o come- *ery!hing !ha! men hae said or done or

,ri!!en is presen! !here- 8an is o/ !he same one iden!ical s!u//

,i!h !his 8ind he proceeded /rom i! and he can so iden!i/y

himsel/ ,i!h i! !ha! he may kno, ,ha! i! kno,s- 58y Fa!her isgrea!er !han I6 said ?esus 5I come /rom him-6 5I and my Fa!her

are one- :e sho,s !he son all !hings-6 5The spiri! shall guide you

in!o all !ru!h-6

Aour iden!i/ica!ion o/ yoursel/ ,i!h !he In/ini!e mus! be accom.

plished by conscious recogni!ion on your par!- ;ecogni@ing i! as

a /ac! !ha! !here is only )od and !ha! all in!elligence is in !heone subs!ance you mus! a//irm some ,ha! a/!er !his ,ise+

5There is only one and !ha! one is eery,here- I surrender my.

sel/ !o conscious uni!y ,i!h !he highes!- #o! I bu! !he Fa!her- I

,ill !o be one ,i!h !he Supreme and !o lead !he diine li/e- I am

one ,i!h in/ini!e consciousness !here is bu! one mind and I am

!ha! mind- I !ha! speak un!o you am he-6

I/ you hae been !horough in !he ,ork as ou!lined in !he preced.

ing chap!ers i/ you hae a!!ained !o !he !rue ie,poin! and i/

your consecra!ion is comple!e you ,ill no! /ind conscious iden!i.

/ica!ion hard !o a!!ain and once i! is a!!ained !he po,er you

seek is yours /or you hae made yoursel/ one ,i!h all !he po,er

!here is-

C:"T*; 10+ I*LITI#AU are a !hinking cen!er in original subs!ance and !he

!hough!s o/ original subs!ance hae crea!ie po,er ,ha!eer is

/ormed in i!s !hough! and held as a !hough!./orm mus! come

in!o exis!ence as a isible and so.called ma!erial /orm and a

!hough!./orm held in !hinking subs!ance is a reali!y i! is a real

!hing ,he!her i! has ye! become isible !o mor!al eye or no!-

This is a /ac! !ha! you should impress upon your unders!anding

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H !ha! a !hough! held in !hinking subs!ance is a real !hing a

/orm and has ac!ual exis!ence al!hough i! is no! isible !o you-

Aou in!ernally !ake !he /orm in ,hich you !hink o/ yoursel/ and

you surround yoursel/ ,i!h !he inisible /orms o/ !hose !hings,i!h ,hich you associa!e in your !hough!s-

I/ you desire a !hing pic!ure i! clearly and hold !he pic!ure

s!eadily in mind un!il i! becomes a de/ini!e !hough!./orm and i/

your prac!ices are no! such as !o separa!e you /rom )od !he

!hing you ,an! ,ill come !o you in ma!erial /orm- I! mus! do so

in obedience !o !he la, by ,hich !he unierse ,as crea!ed-

8ake no !hough!./orm o/ yoursel/ in connec!ion ,i!h disease or

sickness bu! /orm a concep!ion o/ heal!h- 8ake a !hough!./orm

o/ yoursel/ as s!rong and hear!y and per/ec!ly ,ell impress !his

!hough!./orm on crea!ie in!elligence and i/ your prac!ices are

no! in iola!ion o/ !he la,s by ,hich !he physical body is buil!

your !hough!./orm ,ill become mani/es! in your /lesh- This also

is cer!ain i! comes by obedience !o la,-

8ake a !hough!./orm o/ yoursel/ as you desire !o be and se!

your ideal as near !o per/ec!ion as your imagina!ion is capable

o/ /orming !he concep!ion- Le! me illus!ra!e+ I/ a young la, s!u.

den! ,ishes !o become grea! le! him pic!ure himsel/ J,hile a!.

!ending !o !he ie,poin! consecra!ion and iden!i/ica!ion as

preiously direc!edK as a grea! la,yer pleading his case ,i!h

ma!chless elo=uence and po,er be/ore !he >udge and >ury as

haing an unlimi!ed command o/ !ru!h o/ kno,ledge and o/

,isdom- Le! him pic!ure himsel/ as !he grea! la,yer in eery

possible si!ua!ion and con!ingency ,hile he is s!ill only !he s!u.

den! in all circums!ances le! him neer /orge! or /ail !o be !he

grea! la,yer in his !hough!./orm o/ himsel/- s !he !hough!./orm

gro,s more de/ini!e and habi!ual in his mind !he crea!ie ener.

gies bo!h ,i!hin and ,i!hou! are se! a! ,ork he begins !o

mani/es! !he /orm /rom ,i!hin and all !he essen!ials ,i!hou!

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,hich go in!o !he pic!ure begin !o be impelled !o,ard him- :e

makes himsel/ in!o !he image and )od ,orks ,i!h him no!hing

can preen! him /rom becoming ,ha! hem ,ishes !o he-

In !he same general ,ay !he musical s!uden! pic!ures himsel/

as per/orming per/ec! harmonies and as deligh!ing as! audi.

ences !he ac!or /orms !he highes! concep!ion he is capable o/

in regard !o his ar! and applies !his concep!ion !o himsel/-

The /armer and !he mechanic do exac!ly !he same !hing- Fix

upon your ideal o/ ,ha! you ,ish !o make o/ yoursel/ consider

,ell and be sure !ha! you make !he righ! choice !ha! is !he one

!ha! ,ill be !he mos! sa!is/ac!ory !o you in a general ,ay- o no!

pay !oo much a!!en!ion !o !he adice or sugges!ions o/ !hose

around you+ do no! beliee !ha! any one can kno, be!!er !han

yoursel/ ,ha! is righ! /or you- Lis!en !o ,ha! o!hers hae !o say

bu! al,ays /orm your o,n conclusions-

#T L*T T:*; "*"L* *CI* 3:T AU ;* T B*- B*3:T AUF**L T:T AU 3#T T B*-o no! be misled by a /alse no!ion o/ obliga!ion or du!y- Aou can

o,e no possible obliga!ion or du!y !o o!hers !ha! should preen!

you /rom making !he mos! o/ yoursel/- Be !rue !o yoursel/ and

you canno! !hen be /alse !o any man- 3hen you hae /ully de.

cided ,ha! !hing you ,an! !o be /orm !he highes! concep!ion o/

!ha! !hing !ha! you are capable o/ imagining and make !ha!

concep!ion a !hough!./orm- :old !ha! !hough!./orm as a /ac! as

!he real !ru!h abou! yoursel/ and beliee in i!-

Close your ears !o all aderse sugges!ions- #eer mind i/ people

call you a /ool and a dreamer- ream on- ;emember !ha! Bona.

par!e !he hal/.s!ared lieu!enan! al,ays sa, himsel/ as !he

general o/ armies and !he mas!er o/ France and he became in

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ou!.,ard reali@a!ion ,ha! he held him sel/ !o be in mind- So

like,ise ,ill you- !!end care/ully !o all !ha! has been said in !he

preceding chap!ers and ac! as direc!ed in !he /ollo,ing ones

and you ,ill become ,ha! you ,an! !o be-

C:"T*; 11+ ;*LITI#IF you ,ere !o s!op ,i!h !he close o/ !he las! chap!er ho,eer

you ,ould neer become grea! you ,ould be indeed a mere

dreamer o/ dreams a cas!le.builder- Too many do s!op !here!hey do no! unders!and !he necessi!y /or presen! ac!ion in real.

i@ing !he ision and bringing !he !hough!./orm in!o mani/es!a.

!ion- T,o !hings are necessary /irs!ly !he making o/ !he

!hough!./orm and secondly !he ac!ual appropria!ion !o yoursel/

o/ all !ha! goes in!o and around !he !hough!./orm- 3e hae dis.

cussed !he /irs! no, ,e ,ill proceed !o gie direc!ions /or !he

second- 3hen you hae made your !hough!./orm you are

already in your in!erior ,ha! you ,an! !o be nex! you mus! be.

come ex!ernally ,ha! you ,an! !o be- Aou are already grea!

,i!hin bu! you are no! ye! doing !he grea! !hings ,i!hou!- Aou

canno! begin on !he ins!an! !o do !he grea! !hings you canno!

be be/ore !he ,orld !he grea! ac!or or la,yer or musician or

personali!y you kno, yoursel/ !o be no one ,ill en!rus! grea!

!hings !o you as ye! /or you hae no! made yoursel/ kno,n- Bu!

you can al,ays begin !o do small !hings in a grea! ,ay-

:ere lies !he ,hole secre!- Aou can begin !o be grea! !oday in

your o,n home in your s!ore or o//ice on !he s!ree! eery.

,here you can begin !o make yoursel/ kno,n as grea! and you

can do !his by doing eery!hing you do in a grea! ,ay-

Aou mus! pu! !he ,hole po,er o/ your grea! soul in !o eery ac!

ho,eer small and commonplace and so reeal !o your /amily

your /riends and neighbors ,ha! you really are- o no! brag or

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boas! o/ yoursel/ do no! go abou! !elling people ,ha! a grea!

personage you are simply lie in a grea! ,ay- #o one ,ill be.

liee you i/ you !ell him you are a grea! man bu! no one can

doub! your grea!ness i/ you sho, i! in your ac!ions- In your do.mes!ic circle be so >us! so generous so cour!eous and kindly

!ha! your /amily your ,i/e husband children bro!hers and sis.

!ers shall kno, !ha! you are a grea! and noble soul- In all your

rela!ions ,i!h men be grea! >us! generous cour!eous and

kindly- The grea! are neer o!her,ise- This is your a!!i!ude-

#ex! and mos! impor!an! you mus! hae absolu!e /ai!h in youro,n percep!ions o/ !ru!h- #eer ac! in has!e or hurry be deliber.

a!e in eery!hing ,ai! un!il you /eel !ha! you kno, !he !rue ,ay-

nd ,hen you do /eel !ha! you kno, !he !rue ,ay be guided by

your o,n /ai!h !hough !he en!ire ,orld shall disagree ,i!h you- I/

you do no! beliee ,ha! )od !ells you in li!!le !hings you ,ill

neer dra, upon his ,isdom and kno,ledge in larger !hings-

3hen you /eel deeply !ha! a cer!ain ac! is !he righ! ac! do i! andhae per/ec! /ai!h !ha! !he conse=uences ,ill be good- 3hen

you are deeply impressed !ha! a cer!ain !hing is !rue no ma!!er

,ha! !he appearances !o !he con!rary may be accep! !ha! !hing

as !rue and ac! accordingly- The one ,ay !o deelop a percep.

!ion o/ !ru!h in large !hings is !o !rus! absolu!ely !o your presen!

percep!ion o/ Tru!h in small !hings- ;emember !ha! you are

seeking !o deelop !his ery po,er or /acul!y . !he percep!ion o/!ru!h you are learning !o read !he !hough!s o/ )od- #o!hing is

grea! and no!hing is small in !he sigh! o/ mnipo!ence he holds

!he sun in i!s place bu! he also no!es a sparro,Ds /all and num.

bers !he hairs o/ your head-

)od is as much in!eres!ed in !he li!!le ma!!ers o/ eeryday li/e

as he is in !he a//airs o/ na!ions- Aou can perceie !ru!h abou!/amily and neighborhood a//airs as ,ell as abou! ma!!ers o/

s!a!ecra/!- nd !he ,ay !o begin is !o hae per/ec! /ai!h in !he

!ru!h in !hese small ma!!ers as i! is reealed !o you /rom day !o

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day- 3hen you /eel deeply impelled !o !ake a course !ha! seems

con!rary !o all reason and ,orldly >udgmen! !ake !ha! course-

Lis!en !o !he sugges!ions and adice o/ o!hers bu! al,ays do

,ha! you /eel deeply in !he ,i!hin !o be !he !rue !hing !o do- ;ely,i!h absolu!e /ai!h a! all !imes on your o,n percep!ion o/ !ru!h

bu! be sure !ha! you lis!en !o )od . !ha! you do no! ac! in has!e

/ear or anxie!y-

;ely upon your percep!ion o/ !ru!h in all !he /ac!s and circum.

s!ances o/ li/e- I/ you deeply /eel !ha! a cer!ain man ,ill be in a

cer!ain place on a cer!ain day go !here ,i!h per/ec! /ai!h !omee! him he ,ill be !here no ma!!er ho, unlikely i! may seem-

I/ you /eel sure !ha! cer!ain people are making cer!ain combina.

!ions or doing cer!ain !hings ac! in !he /ai!h !ha! !hey are doing

!hose !hings- I/ you /eel sure o/ !he !ru!h o/ any circums!ance or

happening near or dis!an! pas! presen! or !o come !rus! in

your percep!ion- Aou may make occasional mis!akes a! /irs! be.

cause o/ your imper/ec! unders!anding o/ !he ,i!hin bu! you ,illsoon be guided almos! inariably righ!- Soon your /amily and

/riends ,ill begin !o de/er more and more !o your >udgmen!

and !o be guided by you- Soon your neighbors and !o,nsmen

,ill be coming !o you /or counsel and adice soon you ,ill be

recogni@ed as one ,ho is grea! in small !hings and you ,ill be

called upon more and more !o !ake charge o/ larger !hings- ll

!ha! is necessary is !o be guided absolu!ely in all !hings by yourinner ligh! your percep!ion o/ !ru!h- bey your soul hae per.

/ec! /ai!h in yoursel/- #eer !hink o/ yoursel/ ,i!h doub! or dis.

!rus! or as one ,ho makes mis!akes- 5I/ I >udge my >udgmen! is

>us! /or I seek no! honor /rom men bu! /rom !he Fa!her only-6

C:"T*; 12+ :U;;A # :BIT# doub! you hae many problems domes!ic social physical

and /inancial ,hich seem !o you !o be pressing /or ins!an! solu.

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!ion-

Aou hae deb!s !ha! mus! be paid or o!her obliga!ions !ha!

mus! be me! you are unhappily or inharmoniously placed and/eel !ha! some!hing mus! be done a! once-

o no! ge! in!o a hurry and ac! /rom super/icial impulses- Aou

can !rus! )od /or !he solu!ion o/ all your personal riddles- There

is no hurry- There is only )od and all is ,ell ,i!h !he ,orld-

There is an inincible po,er in you and !he same po,er is in

!he !hings you ,an!- I! is bringing !hem !o you and bringing you!o !hem- This is a !hough! !ha! you mus! grasp and hold con.

!inuously !ha! !he same in!elligence !ha! is in you is in !he

!hings you desire- They are impelled !o,ard you as s!rongly and

decidedly as your desire impels you !o,ard !hem- The !endency

!here/ore o/ a s!eadily held !hough! mus! be !o bring !he !hings

you desire !o you and !o group !hem around you- So long as you

hold your !hough! and your /ai!h righ! all mus! go ,ell- #o!hing

can be ,rong bu! your o,n personal a!!i!ude and !ha! ,ill no!

be ,rong i/ you !rus! and are no! a/raid-

:urry is a mani/es!a!ion o/ /ear he ,ho /ears no! has plen!y o/

!ime- I/ you ac! ,i!h per/ec! /ai!h in your o,n percep!ions o/

!ru!h you ,ill n eer be !oo la!e or !oo early and no!hing ,ill go

,rong- I/ !hings appear !o be going ,rong do no! ge! dis!urbedin mind i! is only in appearance- #o!hing can go ,rong in !his

,orld bu! yoursel/ and you can go ,rong only by ge!!ing in!o !he

,rong men!al a!!i!ude- 3heneer you /ind yoursel/ ge!!ing ex.

ci!ed ,orried or in!o !he men!al a!!i!ude o/ hurry si! do,n and

!hink i! oer play a game o/ some kind or !ake a aca!ion- )o

on a !rip and all ,ill be righ! ,hen you re!urn- So surely as you

/ind yoursel/ in !he men!al a!!i!ude o/ has!e >us! so surely mayyou kno, !ha! you are ou! o/ !he men!al a!!i!ude o/

grea!ness- :urry and /ear ,ill ins!an!ly cu! your connec!ion ,i!h

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!he uniersal mind you ,ill ge! no po,er no ,isdom and no in.

/orma!ion un!il you are calm- nd !o /all in!o !he a!!i!ude o/

hurry ,ill check !he ac!ion o/ !he "rinciple o/ "o,er ,i!hin you-

Fear !urns s!reng!h !o ,eakness-

;emember !ha! poise and po,er are inseparably associa!ed-

The calm and balanced mind is !he s!rong and grea! mind !he

hurried and agi!a!ed mind is !he ,eak one- 3heneer you /all

in!o !he men!al s!a!e o/ hurry you may kno, !ha! you hae los!

!he righ! ie,poin! you are beginning !o look upon !he ,orld or

some par! o/ i! as going ,rong- ! such !imes read Chap!er Six

o/ !his book consider !he /ac! !ha! !his ,ork is per/ec! no,

,i!h all !ha! i! con!ains-

#o!hing is going ,rong no!hing can be ,rong be poised be

calm be cheer/ul hae /ai!h in )od-

#ex! as !o habi! i! is probable !ha! your grea!es! di//icul!y ,illbe !o oercome your old habi!ual ,ays o/ !hough! and !o /orm

ne, habi!s- The ,orld is ruled by habi!- ings !yran!s mas!ers

and plu!ocra!s hold !heir posi!ions solely because !he people

hae come !o habi!ually accep! !hem- Things are as !hey are

only because people hae /ormed !he habi! o/ accep!ing !hem

as !hey are- 3hen !he people change !heir habi!ual !hough!

abou! goernmen!al social and indus!rial ins!i!u!ions !hey ,illchange !he ins!i!u!ions-

:abi! rules us all-

Aou hae /ormed perhaps !he habi! o/ !hinking o/ yoursel/ as a

common person as one o/ a limi!ed abili!y or as being more or

less o/ a /ailure- 3ha!eer you habi!ually !hink yoursel/ !o be

!ha! you are- Aou mus! /orm no, a grea!er and be!!er habi!

you mus! /orm a concep!ion o/ yoursel/ as a being o/ limi!less

po,er and habi!ually !hink !ha! you are !ha! being- I! is !he ha.

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bi!ual no! !he periodical !hough! !ha! decides your des!iny- I!

,ill aail you no!hing !o si! apar! /or a /e, momen!s seeral

!imes a day !o a//irm !ha! you are grea! i/ during all !he balance

o/ !he day ,hile you are abou! your regular oca!ion you !hinko/ yoursel/ as no! grea!-

#o amoun! o/ praying or a//irma!ion ,ill make you grea! i/ you

s!ill habi!ually regard yoursel/ as being small-

The use o/ prayer and a//irma!ion is !o change your habi! o/

!hough!- ny ac! men!al or physical o/!en repea!ed becomes a

habi!- The purpose o/ men!al exercises is !o repea! cer!ain

!hough!s oer and oer un!il !he !hinking o/ !hose !hough!s be.

comes cons!an! and habi!ual- The !hough!s ,e con!inually re.

pea! become conic!ions- 3ha! you mus! do is !o repea! !he

ne, !hough! o/ yoursel/ un!il i! is !he only ,ay in ,hich you !hink

o/ yoursel/- :abi!ual !hough! and no! enironmen! or circum.

s!ance has made you ,ha! you are- *ery person has some

cen!ral idea or !hough!. /orm o/ himsel/ and by !his id ea he

classi/ies and arranges all his /ac!s and ex!ernal rela!ionships-

Aou are classi/ying your /ac!s ei!her according !o !he idea !ha!

you are a grea! and s!rong personali!y or according !o !he idea

!ha! you are limi!ed common or ,eak- I/ !he la!!er is !he case

you mus! change your cen!ral idea-

)e! a ne, men!al pic!ure o/ yoursel/- o no! !ry !o become grea!

by repea!ing mere s!rings o/ ,ords or super/icial /ormulas bu!

repea! oer and oer !he T:U):T

o/ your o,n po,er and abili!y un!il you classi/y ex!ernal /ac!s

and decide your place eery,here by !his idea- In ano!her

chap!er ,ill be /ound an illus!ra!ie men!al exercise and /ur!her

direc!ions on !his poin!-

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C:"T*; 14+ T:U):T);*T#*SS is only a!!ained by !he cons!an! !hinking o/ grea!

!hough!s- #o man can become grea! in ou!,ard personali!y un.!il he is grea! in!ernally and no man can be grea! in!ernally un!il

he T:I#S- #o amoun! o/ educa!ion reading or s!udy can

make you grea! ,i!hou! !hough! bu! !hough! can make you

grea! ,i!h ery li!!le s!udy- There are al!oge!her !oo many

people ,ho are !rying !o make some!hing o/ !hemseles by

reading books ,i!hou! !hinking all such ,ill /ail- Aou are no!

men!ally deeloped by ,ha! you read bu! by ,ha! you !hinkabou! ,ha! you read-

Thinking is !he hardes! and mos! exhaus!ing o/ all labor and

hence many people shrink /rom i!- )od has so /ormed us !ha!

,e are con!inuously impelled !o !hough! ,e mus! ei!her !hink

or engage in some ac!ii!y !o escape !hough!- The headlong

con!inuous chase /or pleasure in ,hich mos! people spend all

!heir leisure !ime is only an e//or! !o escape !hough!- I/ !hey are

alone or i/ !hey hae no!hing amusing !o !ake !heir a!!en!ion as

a noel !o read or a sho, !o see !hey mus! !hink and !o escape

/rom !hinking !hey resor! !o noels sho,s and all !he endless

deices o/ !he pureyors o/ amusemen!- 8os! people spend !he

grea!er par! o/ !heir leisure !ime running a,ay /rom !hough!

hence !hey are ,here !hey are- 3e neer moe /or,ard un!il ,e

begin !o !hink-

;ead less and !hink more- ;ead abou! grea! !hings and !hink

abou! grea! =ues!ions and issues- 3e hae a! !he presen! !ime

/e, really grea! /igures in !he poli!ical li/e o/ our coun!ry our

poli!icians are a pe!!y lo!- There is no Lincoln no 3ebs!er no

Clay Calhoun or ?ackson- 3hyE Because our presen! s!a!es.

men deal only ,i!h sordid and pe!!y issues . =ues!ions o/ dollars

and cen!s o/ expediency and par!y success o/ ma!erial

prosperi!y ,i!hou! regard !o e!hical righ!- Thinking along !hese

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lines does no! call /or!h grea! souls- The s!a!esmen o/ LincolnDs

!ime and preious !imes deal! ,i!h =ues!ions o/ e!ernal !ru!h o/

human righ!s and >us!ice- 8en !hough! upon grea! !hemes !hey

!hough! grea! !hough!s and !hey became grea! men-

Thinking no! mere kno,ledge or in/orma!ion makes personal.

i!y- Thinking is gro,!h you canno! !hink ,i!hou! gro,ing-

*ery !hough! engenders ano!her !hough!- 3ri!e one idea and

o!hers ,ill /ollo, un!il you hae ,ri!!en a page- Aou canno!

/a!hom your o,n mind i! has nei!her bo!!om nor boundaries-

Aour /irs! !hough!s may be crude bu! as you go on !hinking you

,ill use more and more o/ yoursel/ you ,ill =uicken ne, brain

cells in!o ac!ii!y and you ,ill deelop ne, /acul!ies- :eredi!y

enironmen! circums!ances all !hings mus! gie ,ay be/ore

you i/ you prac!ice sus!ained and con!inuous !hough!- Bu! on

!he o!her hand i/ you neglec! !o !hink /or yoursel/ and only use

o!her peopleDs !hough! you ,ill neer kno, ,ha! you are cap.

able o/ and you ,ill end by being incapable o/ any!hing-

There can be no real grea!ness ,i!hou! original !hough!- ll !ha!

a man does ou!,ardly is !he expression and comple!ion o/ his

in,ard !hinking- #o ac!ion is possible ,i!hou! !hough! and no

grea! ac!ion is possible un!il a grea! !hough! has preceded i!-

c!ion is !he second /orm o/ !hough! and personali!y is !he ma.

!eriali@a!ion o/ !hough!- *nironmen! is !he resul! o/ !hough!

!hings group !hemseles or arrange !hemseles around you ac.

cording !o your !hough!- There is as *merson says some cen!.

ral idea or concep!ion o/ yoursel/ by ,hich all !he /ac!s o/ your

li/e are arranged and classi/ied- Change !his cen!ral idea and

you change !he arrangemen! or classi/ica!ion o/ all !he /ac!s

and circums!ances o/ your li/e- Aou are ,ha! you are because

you !hin k as you do you are ,here you are because you !hink

as you do-

Aou see !hen !he immense impor!ance o/ !hinking abou! !he

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grea! essen!ials se! /or!h in !he preceding chap!ers- Aou mus!

no! accep! !hem in any super/icial ,ay you mus! !hink abou!

!hem un!il !hey are a par! o/ your cen!ral idea- )o back !o !he

ma!!er o/ !he poin! o/ ie, and consider in all i!s bearings !he!remendous !hough! !ha! you lie in a per/ec! ,orld among per.

/ec! people and !ha! no!hing can possibly be ,rong ,i!h you

bu! your o,n personal a!!i!ude- Think abou! all !his un!il you

/ully reali@e all !ha! i! means !o you- Consider !ha! !his is )odDs

,orld and !ha! i! is !he bes! o/ all possible ,orlds !ha! he has

brough! i! !hus /ar !o,ard comple!ion by !he processes o/ organ.

ic social and indus!rial eolu!ion and !ha! i! is going on !ogrea!er comple!eness and harmony- Consider !ha! !here is one

grea! per/ec! in!elligen! "rinciple o/ Li/e and "o,er causing all

!he changing phenomena o/ !he cosmos- Think abou! all !his

un!il you see !ha! i! is !rue and un!il you comprehend ho, you

should lie and ac! as a ci!i@en o/ such a per/ec! ,hole-

#ex! !hink o/ !he ,onder/ul !ru!h !ha! !his grea! In!elligence isin you i! is your o,n in!elligence- I! is an Inner Ligh! impelling

you !o,ard !he righ! !hing and !he bes! !hing !he grea!es! ac!

and !he highes! happiness- I! is a "rinciple o/ "o,er in you gi.

ing you all !he abili!y and genius !here is- I! ,ill in/allibly guide

you !o !he bes! i/ you ,ill submi! !o i! and ,alk in !he ligh!- Con.

sider ,ha! is mean! by your consecra!ion o/ yoursel/ ,hen you

say+ 5I ,ill obey my soul-6 This is a sen!ence o/ !remendousmeaning i! mus! reolu!ioni@e !he a!!i!ude and behaior o/ !he

aerage person- Then !hink o/ your iden!i/ica!ion ,i!h !his )rea!

Supreme !ha! all i!s kno,ledge is yours and all i!s ,isdom is

yours /or !he asking- Aou are a god i/ you !hink like a god- I/ you

!hink like a god you canno! /ail !o ac! like a god- iine !hough!s

,ill surely ex!ernali@e !hemseles in a diine li/e- Though!s o/

po,er ,ill end in a li/e o/ po,er- )rea! !hough!s ,ill mani/es! ina grea! personali!y- Think ,ell o/ all !his and !hen you are ready

!o ac!-

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C:"T*; 1&+ CTI# T :8* no! merely !hink !ha! you are going !o become grea! !hink

!ha! you are grea! no,- o no! !hink !ha! you ,ill begin !o ac! in

a grea! ,ay a! some /u!ure !ime begin no,- o no! !hink !ha!

you ,ill ac! in a grea! ,ay ,hen you reach a di//eren! eniron.

men! ac! in a grea! ,ay ,here you are no,- o no! !hink !ha!

you ,ill begin !o ac! in a grea! ,ay ,hen you begin !o deal ,i!h

grea! !hings begin !o deal in a grea! ,ay ,i!h small !hings- o

no! !hink !ha! you ,ill begin !o be grea! ,hen you ge! among

more in!elligen! people or among people ,ho unders!and you

be!!er begin no, !o deal in a grea! ,ay ,i!h !he people around

you-

I/ you are no! in an enironmen! ,here !here is scope /or your

bes! po,ers and !alen!s you can moe in due !ime bu! mean.

,hile you can be grea! ,here you are-

Lincoln ,as as grea! ,hen he ,as a back,oods la,yer as ,hen

he ,as "residen! as a back,oods la,yer he did common

!hings in a grea! ,ay and !ha! made him "residen!- :ad he

,ai!ed un!il he reached 3ashing!on !o begin !o be grea! he

,ould hae remained unkno,n- Aou are no! made grea! by !he

loca!ion in ,hich you happen !o be nor by !he !hings ,i!h ,hichyou may surround your sel/- Aou are no! made grea! by ,ha! you

receie /rom o!hers and you can neer mani/es! grea!ness so

long as you depend on o!hers- Aou ,ill mani/es! grea!ness only

,hen you begin !o s!and alone- ismiss all !hough! o/ reliance

on ex!ernals ,he!her !hings books or people- s *merson

said 5Shakespeare ,ill neer be made by !he s!udy o/

Shakespeare-6 Shakespeare ,ill be made by !he !hinking o/Shakespearean !hough!s-

#eer mind ho, !he people around you including !hose o/ your

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o,n household may !rea! you- Tha! has no!hing a! all !o do ,i!h

your being grea! !ha! is i! canno! hinder you /rom being grea!-

"eople may neglec! you and be un!hank/ul and unkind in !heir

a!!i!ude !o,ard you does !ha! preen! you /rom being grea! inyour manner and a!!i!ude !o,ard !hemE 5Aour Fa!her6 said ?e.

sus 5is kind !o !he un!hank/ul and !he eil-6 3ould )od be

grea! i/ he should go a,ay and sulk because people ,ere un.

!hank/ul and did no! apprecia!e himE Trea! !he un!hank/ul and

!he eil in a grea! and per/ec!ly kind ,ay >us! as )od does- o

no! !alk abou! your grea!ness you are really in essen!ial

na!ure no grea!er !han !hose around you- Aou may haeen!ered upon a ,ay o/ liing and !hinking ,hich !hey hae no!

ye! /ound bu! !hey are per/ec! on !heir o,n plane o/ !hough!

and ac!ion- Aou are en!i!led !o no special honor or considera!ion

/or your grea!ness-

Aou are a god bu! you are among gods- Aou ,ill /all in!o !he

boas!/ul a!!i!ude i/ you see o!her peopleDs shor!comings and/ailures and compare !hem ,i!h your o,n ir!ues and suc.

cesses and i/ you /all in!o !he boas!/ul a!!i!ude o/ mind you ,ill

cease !o be grea! and become small- Think o/ yoursel/ as a per.

/ec! being among per/ec! beings and mee! eery person as an

e=ual no! as ei!her superior or an in/erior- )ie your sel/ no

airs grea! people neer do-

sk no honors and seek /or no recogni!ion honors and recogni.

!ion ,ill come /as! enough i/ you are en!i!led !o !hem-

Begin a! home- I! is a grea! person ,ho can al,ays be poised

assured calm and per/ec!ly kind and considera!e a! home- I/

your manner and a!!i!ude in your o,n /amily are al,ays !he bes!

you can !hink you ,ill soon become !he one on ,hom all !he

o!hers ,ill rely- Aou ,ill be a !o,er o/ s!reng!h and a suppor! in

!ime o/ !rouble-

Aou ,ill be loed and apprecia!ed- ! !he same !ime do no!

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make !he mis!ake o/ !hro,ing your sel/ a,ay in !he serice o/

o!hers- The grea! person respec!s himsel/ he seres and helps

bu! he is neer slaishly serile- Aou canno! help your /amily by

being a slae !o !hem or by doing /or !hem !hose !hings !ha! byrigh! !hey should do /or !hemseles- Aou do a person an in>ury

,hen you ,ai! on him !oo much- The sel/ish and exac!ing are a

grea! deal be!!er o// i/ !heir exac!ions are denied- The ideal

,orld is no! one ,here !here are a lo! o/ people being ,ai!ed on

by o!her people i! is a ,orld ,here eerybody ,ai!s on himsel/-

8ee! all demands sel/ish and o!her,ise ,i!h per/ec! kindness

and considera!ion bu! do no! allo, yoursel/ !o be made a slae!o !he ,hims caprices exac!ions or slaish desires o/ any

member o/ your /amily- To do so is no! grea! and i! ,orks an in.

>ury !o !he o!her par!y-

o no! become uneasy oer !he /ailures or mis!akes o/ any

member o/ your /amily and /eel !ha! you mus! in!er/ere- o no!

be dis!urbed i/ o!hers seem !o be going ,rong and /eel !ha! youmus! s!ep in and se! !hem righ!- ;emember !ha! eery person is

per/ec! on his o,n plane you canno! improe on !he ,ork o/

)od- o no! meddle ,i!h !he personal habi!s and prac!ices o/

o!hers !hough !hey are your neares! and deares! !hese !hings

are none o/ your business- #o!hing can be ,rong bu! your o,n

personal a!!i!ude make !ha! righ! and you ,ill kno, !ha! all else

is righ!- Aou are a !ruly grea! soul ,hen you can lie ,i!h !hose,ho do !hings !ha! you do no! do and ye! re/rain /rom ei!her cri.

!icism or in!er/erence-

o !he !hings !ha! are righ! /or you !o do and beliee !ha! eery

member o/ your /amily is doing !he !hings !ha! are righ! /or him-

#o!hing is ,rong ,i!h anybody or any!hing behold i! is all ery

good- o no! be enslaed by any one else bu! be >us! as care/ul

!ha! you do no! enslae any one else !o your o,n no!ions o/

,ha! is righ!- Think and !hink deeply and con!inuously be per.

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/ec! in your kindness and considera!ion le! your a!!i!ude be !ha!

o/ a god among gods and no! !ha! o/ a god among in/erior

beings- This is !he ,ay !o be grea! in your o,n home-

C:"T*; 1+ CTI# B;T:* rules !ha! apply !o your ac!ion a! home mus! apply !o your

ac!ion eery,here-

#eer /orge! /or an ins!an! !ha! !his is a per/ec! ,orld and !ha!you are a god among gods- Aou are as grea! as !he grea!es! bu!

all are your e=uals-

;ely absolu!ely on your percep!ion o/ !ru!h- Trus! !o !he inner

ligh! ra!her !

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