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1. from poverty to power (1901)
prologue
me. the path of prosperity
1. the lesson of evil
2. the world a reflection of mental states
3. the output of undesirable conditions
4. the silent power of thought: control and direct one’s own forces
5. the secret of health, success and power
6. the secret to abundant happiness
7. realization of prosperity
ii. the path of peace
8. the power of meditation
9. the two teachers, the self and the truth
10. the acquisition of spiritual power
11. the realization of selfless love
12. enter infinity
13. saints, sages and saviors: the law of service
14. the realization of perfect peace
2. as a man thinks (1902)
prologue
1. thought and character
2. effect of thought on circumstances
3. effect of thought on health and the body
4. thought and purpose
5. the thought factor in achievement
6. visions and ideals
7. serenity
3. all these things added (1903)
prologue
me. enter the kingdom
1. the great need of the soul
2. the laws of competition and the law of love
3. the discovery of a beginning
4. rest in the kingdom and all things added
ii. heavenly life
5. the divine center
6. the eternal now
7. the original simplicity
8. infallible wisdom
9. the power of meekness
10. the just
11. perfect love
12. perfect freedom
13. greatness and kindness
14. heaven in the heart
4. through the gates of good (1903)
introduction
1. the gate and the road
2. the law and the prophets
3. the yoke and the burden
4. the word and the doer
5. the vine and the branches
6. salvation this day
5. paths to bliss (1904)
prologue
1. good beginnings
2. small chores and homework
3. overcoming difficulties and perplexities
4. download
5. hidden sacrifices
6. sympathy
7. excuse me
8. see no evil
9. permanent joy
10. silence
11. loneliness
12. to be alone
13. understand the simple laws of life
14. happy endings
6. from the heart (1904)
1. heart and life
2. the nature and power of the mind
3. habit formation
4. do and know
5. first steps in the higher life
6. mental conditions and their effects
7. exhortation
7. peace poems, including the dramatic lyric poem eolaus (1907)
1. eolao
2. buddha
3. if men understood
4. practice and perception
5. freedom
6. I’ve been looking for you for a long time
7. reality
8. tomorrow and today
9. star of wisdom
10. Would you climb the highest sky?
11. those who seek the highest good
12. one thing is missing
13. yashas
14. the humble path
15. the music of the sea
16. the conquest of love
17. to my daughter nora on her tenth birthday
18. inner purity
19. sacrifice
20. I take refuge in the truth
21. I, the truth, am your redeemer
22. the white robe
23. the just
24. choice
25. truth triumphant
26. oh, you want to teach!
27. if you wanted to set the world right
28. what about the night?
29. knowledge
30. the end of evil
31. divine man
32. patience
33. restored
34. on the release of a captive bird
35. are you afflicted?
36. when I am pure
37. immortality
38. you are looking for?
8. the triumphant life: mastering the heart and mind (1908)
prologue
1. faith and courage
2. masculinity, femininity and sincerity
3. energy and power
4. self-control and happiness
5. simplicity and freedom
6. correct thinking and rest
7. tranquility and resources
8. insight and nobility
9. man the teacher
10. knowledge and victory
9. morning and evening thoughts (1909)
first morning
first night
second morning
second night
third morning
third night
fourth morning
fourth night
fifth morning
fifth night
sixth morning
sixth night
seventh morning
seventh afternoon
eight in the morning
eight nights
ninth morning
ninth night
tenth morning
tenth night
eleventh morning
eleventh night
twelfth morning
twelfth night
thirteenth morning
thirteenth night
fourteenth morning
fourteenth night
fifteenth morning
fifteenth night
sixteenth in the morning
sixteenth afternoon
seventeenth morning
seventeenth night
eighteenth tomorrow
eighteenth night
nineteen in the morning
night nineteen
20th tomorrow
twenty night
21 in the morning
night twenty one
22 in the morning
night twenty-two
23 in the morning
night twenty three
twenty-four in the morning
twenty-four nights
25 in the morning
night twenty-five
twenty-six in the morning
night twenty-six
27 in the morning
twenty seven night
28 tomorrow
night twenty-eight
twenty-nine tomorrow
twenty-nine night
thirtieth morning
thirtieth night
thirty-one in the morning
thirty-one
10. the domain of destiny (1909)
1. acts, character and destiny
2. the science of self-control
3. cause and effect in human behavior
4. training of the will
5. exhaustiveness
6. construction of the mind and construction of life
7. cultivation of concentration
8. practice of meditation
9. the power of purpose
10. the joy of achievement
11. above the turmoil of life (1910)
prologue
1. true happiness
2. the immortal man
3. overcoming oneself
4. the uses of temptation
5. the man of integrity
6. discrimination
7. belief, basis of action
8. the belief that saves
9. thought and action
10. your mental attitude
11. sowing and harvesting
12. the reign of law
13. the supreme justice
14. the use of reason
15. self-discipline
16. resolution
17. the glorious conquest
18. happy in the activity
19. the temple of brotherhood
20. pleasant pastures of peace
12. from passion to peace (1910)
prologue
1. passion
2. aspiration
3. temptation
4. transmutation
5. transcendence
6. bliss
7. peace
13. eight pillars of prosperity (1911)
preface
1. eight pillars
2. first pillar – energy
3. second pillar – economy
4. third pillar – integrity
5. fourth pillar – system
6. fifth pillar – sympathy
7. sixth pillar – sincerity
8. seventh pillar – impartiality
9. eighth pillar: self-sufficiency
10. the temple of prosperity
14. Man: King of Mind, Body, and Circumstances (1911)
prologue
1. the inner world of thoughts
2. the external world of things
3. habit: his slavery and his freedom
4. body conditions
5. poverty
6. spiritual domain of man
7. conquest: not resignation
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15. light on the difficulties of life (1912)
prologue
1. the light that leads to perfect peace
2. light on facts and hypotheses
3. light on the law of cause and effect in human life
4. light on values: spiritual and material
5. light on the sense of proportion
6. light on adherence to the principle
7. light on self-sacrifice
8. light on managing the mind
9. light on self-control: the gate of heaven
10. light on acts and their consequences
11. light on the path of wisdom
12. light on layout
13. light on individual freedom
14. light on the blessing and dignity of work
15. light on good manners and refinement
16. light on the diversity of faiths
17. light on the law and the miracle
18. light on war and peace
19. light on the brotherhood of man
20. light on the sorrows of life
21. light on the changes of life
22. light on the truth of transience
23. the light that never goes out
16. cornerstones for happiness and success (1913)
preface
prologue
1. correct principles
2. sound methods
3. true actions
4. true speech
5. equity of mind
6. good results
17. james allen’s book of meditations for each day of the year (1913)
.
preface
1. January
2. February
3. marching
4. April
5. can
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December
18. men and systems (1914)
introduction
1. their correlations and combined results
2. work, wages and welfare
3. survival of the fittest as divine law
4. justice in evil
5. justice and love
6. self-protection: animal, human and divine
7. aviation and the new consciousness
8. the new value
19. the shining front door (1915)
prologue
1. the luminous portal of meditation
2. temptation
3. regeneration
4. actions and motives
5. morality and religion
6. memory, repetition and habit
7. words and wisdom
8. truth manifested
9. spiritual humility
10. spiritual strength
20. the divine companion (1919)
prologue
me. the divine companion
1. the truth as an alarm clock
2. the truth as comforter
3. truth as redeemer
4. the truth as a reconciler
5. the truth as a protector
ii. the divine dialogue
6. to seek and find
7. getting in the way
8. of discipline and purification
9. of resignation
10. of purity of heart
11. of justice
12. knowledge of the law
13. blessing
iii. the divine messages
14. the first prophecy, called the awakening
15. the second prophecy, called the messiah
16. the third prophecy, called the all-one
17. the fourth prophecy, called riots
18. the fifth prophecy, called transition
19. the sixth prophecy, called peace
20. the first exhortation, on purity
21. the second exhortation, on humility
22. the third exhortation, on love
23. instruction, relative to master
24. instruction, relating to the law
25. instruction, about the great reality
26. speech on the path of truth
about james allen
James Allen (November 28, 1864 – January 24, 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best-known work, As a Man Thinks, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration for self-help and motivational authors.
born in leicester, england, into a working-class family, allen was the eldest of two brothers. his mother could not read or write. his father, william, was a weaver in a factory. In 1879, following a downturn in the textile trade of central England, Allen’s father traveled alone to America to find work and establish a new home for the family. Two days after arriving, his father was pronounced dead at a New York City hospital, believed to be a robbery-murder case. At fifteen, with the family now facing financial disaster, Allen was forced to drop out of school and
search
work
.
For much of the 1890s, Allen worked as a private secretary and stationer for various British manufacturing firms. In 1893, Allen moved to London and then to South Wales, earning a living from journalism and reporting. in south wales he met lily louisa oram (lily l. allen) whom he married in 1895. in 1898 allen found an occupation in which he could show his spiritual and social interests as a writer for the magazine the herald of the Golden age. At this time, Allen entered a creative period in which he later published the first of many books, From Rag to Power (1901). In 1902 Allen began publishing his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later renamed Epoch.
in 1903 allen published his third and most famous book as a man thinks. Loosely based on the biblical passage Proverbs 23:7, As a man thinks in his heart, so is he, the little work was eventually read around the world, earning Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of inspirational thought. modern. The book’s smaller audience allowed Allen to quit her secretarial job and pursue a career as a writer and editor. In 1903, the Allen family retired to the village of Ilfracombe where Allen would spend the rest of his life. Continuing the publishing era, Allen produced more than one book a year until his death in 1912. There he wrote for nine years, producing 19 works.
After his death in 1912, his wife continued to publish the magazine under the name Época. Lily Allen summed up her husband’s literary mission in the preface to one of her posthumously published manuscripts, Cornerstones for Happiness and Success, saying:
he never wrote theories, or to write; but he wrote when he had a message, and it became a message only when he had lived it in his own life and knew it was good. he thus he wrote down facts, which he had proved by practice.
1. from poverty to
power
(
1901
)
or the realization of prosperity and peace
prologue
I looked at the world around me and saw that it was shadowed by pain and burned by the fierce fires of suffering. and I looked for the cause. I looked around me, but I couldn’t find it; I looked in the books, but couldn’t find it; I looked within and found there both the cause and the very nature of that cause. I looked again, and deeper, and found the remedy.
I found a law, the law of love; a life, the life of adjustment to that law; a truth, the truth of a conquered mind and a calm and obedient heart. and he dreamed of writing a book that would help men and women, rich or poor, learned or ignorant, worldly or unworldly, to find within themselves the source of all success, all happiness, all achievement, all truth. and the dream stayed with me, and finally became substantial; and now I send it out into the world on its mission of healing and blessing, knowing that it cannot fail to reach the homes and hearts of those who are waiting and ready to
receive
it
.
james allen.
first part
the path of prosperity
1
the lesson
of
wrong
restlessness, pain and sadness are the shadows of life. there is no heart in all the world that has not felt the sting of pain, no mind that has not been cast into the dark waters of anguish, no eye that has not shed the hot, blinding tears of unspeakable anguish.
There is no home where the great destroyers, illness and death, have not entered, separating heart from heart, and throwing over all the dark mantle of pain. in the strong and seemingly indestructible meshes of evil, everything is more or less trapped, and pain, unhappiness and misfortune lie in wait for humanity.
In order to escape, or in some way mitigate this darkness that overshadows them, men and women blindly rush into innumerable contraptions, paths along which they eagerly hope to enter a happiness that does not
pass
out
.
Such are the drunkard and the harlot, who delight in sensual excitements; such is the exclusive esthete, who withdraws himself from the sorrows of the world, and surrounds himself with enervating luxuries; such is he who thirsts for wealth or fame, and subordinates all things to the attainment of that object; and such are the ones who seek consolation in the performance of religious rites.
and the sought-after happiness seems to come to everyone, and the soul, for a time, lulls into a sweet security, and in an intoxicating forgetfulness of the existence of evil; but the day of sickness comes at last, or some great pain, temptation, or misfortune suddenly breaks into the unfortified soul, and the fabric of its imagined happiness is torn to pieces.
thus, over the head of all personal joy hangs the damocletian sword of pain, ready, at any moment, to fall and crush the soul of those who are not protected by knowledge.
the child cries to be a man or a woman; man and woman sigh for the lost happiness of childhood. the poor chafe under the chains of poverty that bind them, and the rich often live in fear of poverty, or wander the world in search of an elusive shadow he calls happiness.
sometimes the soul feels that it has found secure peace and happiness by adopting a certain religion, embracing an intellectual philosophy, or building an intellectual or artistic ideal; but some overwhelming temptation proves that religion is inadequate or insufficient; theoretical philosophy turns out to be a useless prop; or at one point, the idealistic statue the devotee has been working on for years, shatters into
your
feet
.
Is there, then, no way to escape the pain and sadness? Are there no means by which the bonds of evil can be broken? Is permanent happiness, secure prosperity, and lasting peace a foolish dream?
no, there is a way, and I speak it with joy, by which evil can be exterminated forever; there is a process by which illness, poverty, or any adverse condition or circumstance can be set aside never to return; there is a method by which permanent prosperity can be secured, free from all fear of the return of adversity, and there is a practice by which uninterrupted and endless peace and bliss can be engaged in and realized.
and the beginning of the path that leads to this glorious realization is the acquisition of a correct understanding of nature
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of
evil
.
It is not enough to deny or ignore evil; must be understood. it is not enough to pray to God to remove evil; you must find out why it is there, and what lesson it has
for
you
.
it is useless to get angry, irritated and irritated with the chains that bind them; you must know why and how you are bound. therefore, reader, you must come out of yourself and begin to examine and understand yourself.
You must stop being a disobedient child in the school of experience and you must begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are ready for your edification and ultimate perfection; for evil, when properly understood, is not an unlimited power or principle in the universe, but a passing phase of human experience, and thus becomes a teacher to those who are willing to learn.
evil is not something abstract outside of yourself; it is an experience in your own heart, and by patiently examining and rectifying your heart, you will gradually be led to the discovery of the origin and nature of evil, which will necessarily be followed by its complete eradication.
every evil is corrective and reparative, and therefore not permanent. it has its roots in ignorance, ignorance of the true nature and relationship of things, and as long as we remain in that state of ignorance, we will remain subject
to
evil
.
there is no evil in the universe that is not the result of ignorance and that, if we were ready and willing to learn its lesson, it would not lead us to a higher wisdom and then disappear. but men remain in evil, and it does not happen because men are not willing or prepared to learn the lesson at which it came
teach
them
.
I knew a boy who, every night when his mother put him to bed, cried to be allowed to play with the candle; and one night, when the mother was a moment unprepared, the child seized the candle; the inevitable result followed, and the boy never wanted to play with the candle again.
by his foolish act he learned, and perfectly learned the lesson of obedience, and entered into the knowledge that fire burns. and this incident is a full illustration of the nature, meaning, and end result of all sin
and
evil
.
Just as the child suffered from his own ignorance of the true nature of fire, so older children suffer from their ignorance of the true nature of the things they cry and strive for, and which hurt them when they are secured ; the only difference is that in the latter case the ignorance and evil are more deeply rooted and darker.
evil has always been symbolized by darkness, and good by light, and hidden within the symbol is the perfect interpretation, reality; For just as light always floods the universe, and darkness is but a mere speck or shadow cast by a small body that intercepts some rays of unlimited light, so the light of the highest good is the positive and life-giving power that floods the universe, and evil the insignificant shadow projected by the self that intercepts and extinguishes the light rays that struggle to enter.
when the night envelops the world in its impenetrable black blanket, no matter how thick the darkness, it covers only the small space of half of our little planet, while the whole universe is ablaze with living light, and every soul you know you will. I wake up in the morning light.
Know, then, that when the dark night of sorrow, pain, or misfortune settles over your soul, and you stumble on weary, uncertain footsteps, you are merely intercepting your own personal desires between yourself and the limitless light. of joy and bliss, and the dark shadow that covers you is cast by no one and nothing but yourself.
and just as the outer darkness is nothing more than a negative shadow, an unreality that comes from nowhere, goes nowhere and has no permanent place of residence, so the inner darkness is likewise a negative shadow passing over evolution and
born of light
soul
.
but, I seem to hear someone say, why go through the darkness of evil? because, out of ignorance, you have chosen to do so, and because by doing so, you can understand both good and evil, and appreciate the light more by having passed through the darkness.
Just as evil is the direct result of ignorance, so when the lessons of evil are fully learned, ignorance disappears and wisdom takes its place. but as a disobedient child refuses to learn his lessons at school, so it is possible to refuse to learn the lessons of experience, and thus remain in continual darkness, and continually suffer recurring punishments in the form of sickness, disappointment, and pain. .
he, therefore, who wants to free himself from the evil that surrounds him, must be willing and ready to learn, and must be prepared to submit to that disciplinary process without which no grain of wisdom or happiness can be secured and lasting peace. .
A man can lock himself in a dark room and deny that light exists, but it is everywhere outside, and darkness exists only on its own
small
room
.
so that you turn off the light of truth, or begin to break down the walls of prejudice, selfishness and error that you have built around you, and thus let in the glorious and omnipresent light.
Through earnest self-examination, strive to realize, and not merely hold it as a theory, that evil is a passing phase, a self-created shadow; that all your pains, sorrows and misfortunes have come to you through a process of unbreakable and absolutely perfect law; they have come to you because you deserve and require them, and so that first enduring them and then understanding them, you can make yourself stronger, wiser, nobler.
When you have fully entered into this realization, you will be able to shape your own circumstances, to transmute all evil into good and to weave, with a master’s hand, the plot of your destiny.
what of the night, oh sentinel! Do you still see the shining dawn on the heights of the mountains, the golden herald of the light of lights, are her beautiful feet on the
hilltops
set
?
Is he still coming to chase away the darkness, and with it all the demons of the night? still strikes its swift rays upon your sight? you hear her voice, the sound of
errors
doom
?
morning comes, lover of light; even now he gilds the forehead of the mountain with gold, I dimly see the path on which even now his resplendent feet walk into the night.
darkness will pass away, and all things that love darkness and hate light will disappear forever with the night: rejoice! for so sings the swift herald.
2
the world a reflection of mental states
what you are, so is your world. everything in the universe resolves itself into your own inner experience. It matters little what is outside, because everything is a reflection of your own state of consciousness.
whatever you are inside matters, because everything outside will be reflected and colored accordingly.
everything you know positively is contained in your own experience; everything you will ever know must pass through the door of experience, and thus become part of yourself.
your own thoughts, desires and aspirations comprise your world and, for you, everything in the universe of beauty, joy and happiness, or ugliness, sadness and pain, is contained within yourself.
with your own thoughts you make or break your life, your world, your universe, as you build within with the power of thought, your outer life and circumstances will be shaped accordingly.
whatever you harbor in the innermost chambers of your heart, sooner or later, by the inevitable law of reaction, will take shape in your
out
life
.
the soul that is impure, sordid and selfish, is gravitating with infallible precision towards misfortune and catastrophe; the soul that is pure, selfless and noble gravitates with equal precision towards happiness and prosperity.
Each soul attracts its own, and nothing can reach it that does not belong to it. to realize this is to recognize the universality of
divine
law
.
The incidents of every human life, which both make it and mar it, are drawn to the quality and power of your own inner mental life. each soul is a complex combination of experiences and thoughts put together, and the body is nothing more than an improvised vehicle for its manifestation.
what, therefore, are your thoughts, that is your real self; and the world around you, both animate and inanimate, wears the look with which your thoughts
clothes
it
.
everything we are is the result of what we have thought. it is founded on our thoughts; it is made of our thoughts. Thus said Buddha, and therefore it follows that if a man is happy, it is because he dwells on happy thoughts; if he is miserable, because he dwells in dejected and debilitating thoughts,
Whether one is fearful or fearless, foolish or wise, troubled or serene, within that soul lies the cause of its own state or states, and never without. and now I seem to hear a chorus of voices exclaim, but do you really mean that external circumstances do not affect our minds? I’m not saying that, but I’m saying this, and I know it’s an infallible truth, that circumstances can only affect you as much as you allow it to
make
then
.
You allow yourself to be influenced by circumstances because you do not have a correct understanding of the nature, use and power of thought.
you believe (and on this little word belief hang all our joys and sorrows) that external things have the power to make or mar your life; by doing so you submit to those external things, you confess that you are their slave, and they are your unconditional masters; in doing so, you invest them with a power they themselves do not possess, and you succumb, in truth, not to mere circumstances, but to the melancholy or joy, fear or hope, strength or weakness, that your sphere of thought has thrown
around
them
.
I met two men who, at a young age, lost years of hard-earned savings. one was deeply disturbed and gave way to disgust, worry and discouragement.
the other, reading in the morning paper that the bank where he deposited his money had gone hopelessly bankrupt and that he had lost everything, commented in a low, firm voice: “well, it’s over, and the problems and worries will come.” t bring it back, but hard
work
will
.”
went to work with renewed vigor and quickly became prosperous, while the old man, still lamenting the loss of his money and complaining of his “bad luck”, remained the sport and the tool of circumstance adverse, actually from their own weak and servile thoughts.
the loss of money was a curse for one because he dressed the event with dark and gloomy thoughts; it was a blessing for the other, because he threw around him thoughts of strength, hope and renewed effort.
if circumstances had the power to bless or harm, they would bless and harm all men alike, but the fact that the same circumstances are equally good and bad for different souls proves that good or evil is not in the circumstance, but only in the mind of the one who
encounters
it
.
When you begin to realize this, you will begin to control your thoughts, regulate and discipline your mind, and rebuild the inner temple of your soul, eliminating all useless and superfluous material, and incorporating into your being thoughts only of joy and serenity. , of strength and life, of compassion and love, of beauty and immortality; and by doing this you will become joyful and serene, strong and healthy, compassionate and loving, and beautiful with the beauty of immortality.
And just as we dress events in the clothes of our own thoughts, we also dress the objects of the visible world that surrounds us, and where one sees harmony and beauty, another sees disgusting ugliness.
An enthusiastic naturalist was wandering the country roads one day in search of his hobby and, during his walks, he came across a pond of brackish water near a corral.
As he proceeded to fill a small bottle with the water in order to examine it under the microscope, he lingered, more enthusiastically than discreetly, on an uneducated son of the plow nearby, on the hidden and innumerable wonders contained in the pool, and concluded by saying: “yes, my friend, within this pool there are a hundred, nay, a million universes, if we had the sense or the instrument by which we could apprehend them.” and the unsophisticated commented heavily, I know the water is full of tadpoles, but they are easy to catch.”
where the naturalist, with his mind stocked with the knowledge of natural facts, saw hidden beauty, harmony and glory, the mind unenlightened on those things saw only an offensive mud puddle.
the wild flower thoughtlessly trampled by the casual walker is, to the poet’s spiritual eye, an angelic messenger from the unseen.
For many, the ocean is nothing more than a gloomy expanse of water in which ships sail and sometimes shipwreck; to the soul of the musician it is a living thing, and he hears, in all its changes of mood, divine harmonies.
where the ordinary mind sees disaster and confusion, the mind of the philosopher sees the most perfect sequence of cause and effect, and where the materialist sees nothing but endless death, the mystic sees throbbing and
eternal
life
.
And just as we clothe both events and objects with our own thoughts, so we clothe the souls of others with the garments of our thoughts.
suspects believe that everyone suspects; the liar feels safe in thinking that he is not foolish enough to believe such a phenomenon exists as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks that everyone is eager to get money from him; he who has subordinated conscience in the making of his wealth, sleeps with a revolver under his pillow, wrapped in the illusion that the world is full of conscienceless people who are eager to rob him, and the abandoned sensualist looks at the saint as a hypocrite.
on the other hand, those who dwell in loving thoughts, see that in everything that arouses their love and sympathy; the trusting and honest are not disturbed by suspicion; The kind and charitable ones who rejoice at the good fortune of others hardly know what envy means; and whoever has realized the divine within himself, recognizes it in all beings, even in beasts.
and men and women are confirmed in their mental perspective due to the fact that, by the law of cause and effect, they attract to themselves what they send out, and thus come into contact with people similar to themselves.
The old adage, birds of the same plumage fly together, has a deeper meaning than is generally attributed to it, for in the world of thought as in the world of matter, each clings to
en
nice
.
Do you want goodness? be kind do you ask for the truth? be true. what you give of yourself you find; your world is a reflection
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of
you
.
if you are one of those who are praying and hoping for a happier world beyond the grave, here is a message of joy for you, you can enter and realize that happy world now; it fills the entire universe, and it is within you, waiting for you to find it, recognize it and possess it. said one who knew the internal laws of being,”
when men say me here or me there, don’t chase them; the kingdom of god is
inside
you
.”
what you have to do is believe this, just believe it with a mind free from doubt, and then meditate on it until
understand
it
.
then you will begin to purify and build your inner world, and as you progress, passing from revelation to revelation, from realization to realization, you will discover the total impotence of external things next to the magical potency of a self-
ruled
soul
.
if you want to straighten out the world and make all its ills and afflictions vanish, make its wild places bloom and its dreary deserts bloom like the rose, then straighten yourself out.
If you would like to turn the world from its long and lonely captivity to sin, restore all the broken hearts, kill the pain and let in the sweet comfort, become yourself.
if you wanted to cure the world of its long illness, end its sorrow and pain; bring the joy that heals all, and give rest to the afflicted, then heal yourself.
If you would like to awaken the world from its sleep of death and darkening strife, bring it into love and peace, and the light and brightness of immortal life, awaken yourself.
3
the output of undesirable conditions
having seen and realized that evil is but a passing shadow cast by the intercepting self on the transcendent form of eternal good, and that the world is a mirror in which everyone sees a reflection of himself , now we ascend, by firm and easy steps, to that plane of perception where the vision of
is seen and realized
the
law
.
with this understanding comes the knowledge that everything is included in a ceaseless interplay of cause and effect, and that nothing can be separated
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of
law
.
From the most trivial thought, word or act of man, to the groupings of celestial bodies, the law reigns supreme. no arbitrary condition can exist, not even for a moment, because such a condition would be a negation and annihilation
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of
law
.
every condition of life is therefore linked in an orderly and harmonious sequence, and the secret and cause of each condition is contained within itself, the law, whatever man sows, that he will also reap , is inscribed in burning letters on the portal of eternity, and no one can deny it, no one can deceive him, no one can
escape
it
.
he who puts his hand in the fire must suffer the burn until it goes out, and neither curses nor prayers can avail for
alter
it
.
and precisely the same law governs the realm of the mind. hate, anger, jealousy, envy, lust, covetousness, these are all fires that burn, and anyone who touches them will suffer the torments of burning.
all these conditions of the mind are rightly called evil, because they are the efforts of the soul to subvert, in its ignorance, the law, and therefore lead to inner chaos and confusion, and sooner or later actualize in external circumstances such as illness, failure, and misfortune, along with sorrow, pain, and despair.
while love, sweetness, good will, purity, are refreshing winds that breathe peace into the soul that afflicts them, and, being in harmony with the eternal law, are actualized in the form of health, peaceful environment and unshakeable success and good fortune.
A deep understanding of this great law that pervades the universe leads to the acquisition of that state of mind known as obedience.
to know that justice, harmony and love are supreme in the universe is equally to know that all adverse and painful conditions are the result of our own disobedience to
it
law
.
Such knowledge leads to strength and power, and it is only on such knowledge that true life and lasting success and happiness can be built.
To be patient in all circumstances and to accept all conditions as necessary factors in your training, is to rise above all painful conditions and overcome them with an overcoming that is sure and does not fear its return, for by the power of obedience to the law are completely killed.
such an obedient one is working in harmony with the law, in fact, he has identified himself with the law, and whatever he conquers he conquers forever, whatever he builds can never be destroyed.
The cause of all power, as of all weakness, is within; the secret of all happiness as of all misery is equally within.
There is no progress apart from inner development, and there is no secure foothold for prosperity or peace except by orderly advancement in knowledge.
You say you’re chained by circumstances; you cry out for better opportunities, for a greater range, for better physical conditions, and perhaps inside you curse the fate that ties your hand
and
foot
.
It is for you that I write; It is you I am speaking to. listen, and let my words burn in your heart, because what I tell you is true:
you can achieve that improved condition in your outer life that you desire, if you unswervingly resolve to improve your
internal
life
.
I know that this road seems barren at first (the truth always seems that way, it is only error and illusion that are attractive and fascinating at first), but if you set out to walk it; if you discipline your mind with perseverance, eradicating your weaknesses and allowing your soul forces and spiritual powers to develop, you will be amazed at the magical changes that will take place in your
out
life
.
As you advance, golden opportunities will be scattered your way, and the power and judgment to use them correctly will arise within you. cool friends will come to you spontaneously; sympathetic souls will be drawn to you like a needle to a magnet; and the books and all the external aids you need will come to you without your seeking them.
perhaps the chains of poverty hang heavy upon you, and you are lonely and friendless, and long with an intense longing for your load to be lightened; but the charge continues, and you seem to be enveloped in a deepening darkness.
perhaps you complain, you regret your luck; you blame your birth, your parents, your employer, or the unjust powers that have conferred upon you such undeserved poverty and hardship, and other opulence
and
ease
.
stop complaining and worrying; none of these things that you blame is the cause of your poverty; the cause is within you, and where the cause is, there is the remedy.
The mere fact that you’re a complainer shows that you deserve your fate; it shows that you lack that faith which is the basis of all effort and progress.
There is no place for a complainer in a universe of laws, and worry is the suicide of the soul. by your very mental attitude you are strengthening the chains that bind you, and you are attracting around you the darkness that surrounds you, alter your perspective of life, and your outer life will change.
Build yourself up in faith and knowledge, and make yourself worthy of better surroundings and wider opportunities. make sure you’re getting the most out of what
you
have
.
Don’t be fooled into assuming that you can gain larger advantages while overlooking smaller ones, because if you could, the advantage would be impermanent and you would quickly fall back to learn the lesson you had neglected.
Just as a child in school must master one standard before moving on to the next, so before you can have that greater good you so desire, you must faithfully employ what you already possess.
The parable of the talents is a beautiful story that illustrates this truth, for doesn’t it clearly show that if we misuse, neglect, or degrade what we possess, however petty and insignificant, even that little bit will be taken from us, because , by our conduct we show that we are unworthy
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of
it
.
perhaps you live in a small country house and are surrounded by unhealthy and vicious influences.
You want a larger, more hygienic residence. then you need to prepare for such a residence, first of all, by making your country house, as far as possible, a little paradise. keep it spotlessly clean. make it look as pretty and sweet as your limited means allow. cook your simple food with care and set up your humble table with the same taste as you
possibly
can
.
if you can’t afford a carpet, let your rooms be carpeted with smiles and welcomes, nailed down with kind words nailed down with the
hammer
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of
patience. such a rug will not fade in the sun, and constant use will never wear out
it
out
.
By ennobling your current surroundings, you will rise above them, and above their need, and at the right time you will move on to the best home and environment that has always been waiting for you, and that you have equipped himself to occupy.
Perhaps you want more time to think and work hard, and feel that your work hours are too long and hard. then make sure you make the most of what little free time you have
you
have
.
It is useless to wish for more time, if you are already wasting the little you have; for you would only become more indolent and indifferent.
even poverty and lack of time and leisure are not the evils you imagine them to be, and if they hinder your progress, it is because you have clothed them with your own weaknesses, and the evil you see in them is really in yourself. strive to realize fully and completely that as you shape and mold your mind, you are the maker of your destiny, and as, by the transmuting power of self-discipline, you realize this more and more, you will come to see that these so-called evils can become blessings.
You will then use your poverty to cultivate patience, hope and courage; and your lack of time in gaining readiness of action and mental decision, seizing the precious moments as they present themselves for your acceptance.
just as the most beautiful flowers grow in the most stale soil, so in the dark soil of poverty the most select flowers of humanity have developed and flourished.
where there are difficulties to face and unsatisfactory conditions to overcome, there virtue flourishes more and manifests its glory.
It may be that you are in the service of a tyrannical master or mistress and feel that they treat you harshly. consider this also as necessary for your training. return your employer’s lack of kindness with kindness and forgiveness.
Relentlessly practice patience and self-control. take advantage of the handicap by using it for mental and spiritual strength, and by your silent example and influence, you will be teaching your employer, helping him to be ashamed of his conduct, and doing it at the same time. , raise yourself to that height of spiritual achievement whereby you can enter a new and more pleasant environment the moment it presents itself
to
you
.
do not complain that you are a slave, but rise, with noble conduct, above the plane of slavery. before you complain that you are a slave to another, make sure you are not a slave
to
myself
.
look inside; look closely and have no mercy on yourself. you will find there, perhaps, servile thoughts, servile desires, and servile habits in your daily life and conduct.
conquer these; stop being a slave to yourself, and no one will have the power to enslave you. as you overcome yourself, you will overcome all adverse conditions and all difficulties will fall
before
you
.
don’t complain that the rich oppress you. are you sure that if you gained riches you would not be an oppressor yourself?
remember that there is an eternal law that is absolutely just, and that whoever oppresses today must be himself oppressed tomorrow; and from this there is no escape.
and maybe you, yesterday (in some previous existence) were rich and an oppressor, and now you are simply paying the debt you owe to the great law. therefore practice strength and faith.
keep eternal justice, eternal good, constantly in mind. strive to rise above the personal and transient into the impersonal and permanent.
get rid of the illusion that you are being hurt or oppressed by another, and try to realize, through a deeper understanding of your inner life and the laws that govern that life, that you are really only harmed by what is inside of you. . there is no more degrading, degrading and soul-destroying practice than that of
myself
–
pity
.
throw it out of you. while such a cancer feeds on your heart, you can never hope to become one
more complete
life
.
Stop condemning others and start condemning yourself. do not forgive any of your acts, desires or thoughts that cannot be compared with immaculate purity, or that do not bear the light of
sinless
good
.
in doing so you will be building your house on the rock of the eternal, and everything that is required for your happiness and well-being will come to you in its
own
time
.
positively there is no way to rise permanently above poverty, or any undesirable condition, except by eradicating those selfish and negative internal conditions, of which they are the reflection, and by virtue of which they continue.
The path to true wealth is to enrich the soul through the acquisition of virtue. outside of the true virtue of the heart there is neither prosperity nor power, but only the appearances of these. I am aware that money is made by men who have not acquired any measure of virtue, and have little desire to do so; but such money does not constitute true riches, and its possession is transient and feverish.
here is david’s testimony:- because i was envious of fools when i saw the prosperity of the wicked… his eyes bulged with fat; They have more than the heart could desire. – truly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence… when I thought to know this it was too painful for me; until I entered the sanctuary of god, then I understood that
your
finish
.”
the prosperity of the wicked was a great test for david until he entered the sanctuary of god, and then he met
your
finish
.
You too can enter that sanctuary. it is within you. it is that state of consciousness which remains when all that is sordid, personal and impermanent is lifted above and universal and eternal principles are realized.
that is the divine state of consciousness; it is the sanctuary of the most high. when, by long struggle and self-discipline, you have managed to enter the door of that holy temple, you will perceive, with an unobstructed vision, the end and the fruit of all human thought and effort, both good
and
evil
.
then you will no longer relax your faith when you see the immoral man accumulating external riches, because you will know that it is necessary for him to return to poverty and degradation.
The rich man who is barren of virtue is, in reality, poor, and as surely as the waters of the river drift towards the ocean, so surely he, in the midst of all his riches, goes to the drift towards poverty and misfortune; and even if he dies rich, he must return to reap the bitter fruit of all his immorality.
and even if he becomes rich many times, he must be thrown back into poverty many other times, until, through long experience and suffering, he overcomes inner poverty.
but the man who is poor outwardly, but rich in virtue, is truly rich, and, in the midst of all his poverty, surely walks towards prosperity; and abundance of joy and bliss await his coming. if he wishes to become truly and permanently prosperous, he must first become virtuous.
Therefore, it is not wise to aim directly at prosperity, to make it the only goal in life, to try to pursue it greedily, to do this is to ultimately defeat yourself.
but aim rather at your own perfection, make useful and disinterested service the object of your life, and always extend the hands of faith towards the supreme and
unalterable
good
.
You say you want wealth, not for your own good, but to do good with it and bless others. if this is your true motive for desiring wealth, then wealth will come to you; because you are strong and selfless if, in the midst of riches, you are willing to consider yourself a steward and not an owner.
but examine your motive well, because in most cases where money is desired for the admitted object of blessing others, the real underlying motive is love of popularity and the desire to pass for a philanthropist or a reformer .
if you’re not doing good with what little you have, you can be sure that the more money you have, the more selfish you’ll become, and all the good you seemed to do with your money, if you tried to do anything, it would be so much self-praise insinuating.
if your true desire is to do good, there is no need to wait for the money before doing it; you can do it now, at this very moment, and right where you are. if you really are as selfless as you think you are, you will prove it by sacrificing yourself for
other
now
.
No matter how poor you are, there is room for self-sacrifice, because didn’t the widow throw everything into the ark?
The heart that truly desires to do good does not wait for the money to do it, but arrives at the altar of sacrifice and, leaving there the unworthy elements of itself, goes out and blows on neighbor and stranger, friend and foe alike. Same. the breath of bliss.
just as the effect is related to the cause, prosperity and power are related to the inner good and poverty and weakness to the
inward
evil
.
Money is not true wealth, position, or power, and relying on it alone is stepping on a slippery spot.
Your true wealth is your stock of virtue, and your true power is the uses you put to it. rectify your heart, and you will rectify your life. lust, hatred, anger, vanity, pride, covetousness, self-indulgence, selfishness, obstinacy, all these are poverty and weakness; while love, purity, meekness, meekness, compassion, generosity, self-forgetfulness and self-renunciation, are wealth and power.
as the elements of poverty and weakness are overcome, an irresistible and conquering power is developed from within, and he who succeeds in establishing himself in the highest virtue, brings the whole world to
your
feet
.
but the rich, as well as the poor, have their undesirable conditions, and are frequently farther from happiness than the poor. and here we see how happiness depends, not on external aids or possessions, but on the
inward
life
.
perhaps you are an employer, and you have endless problems with those you employ, and when you get good and faithful servants, they quickly leave you. as a result, he is beginning to lose, or has completely lost, his faith in human nature.
You try to remedy things by giving better wages and allowing certain freedoms, but things remain unchanged. leave me
advise
you
.
The secret of all your affliction is not in your servants, it is in yourself; and if you look within, with a humble and sincere desire to discover and eradicate your error, sooner or later you will find the origin of all your misfortunes.
It can be a selfish desire, a lurking suspicion or an unpleasant mental attitude that sends its poison on those around you and reacts on yourself, even if you don’t show it in your manner or the way you speak.
Think of your servants with kindness, consider them that extreme service that you yourself would not bother to perform if you were in their place.
Rare and beautiful is that humility of soul by which a servant forgets himself entirely for the good of his master; but much rarer, and beautiful with a divine beauty, is that nobility of soul by which a man, forgetting his own happiness, seeks the happiness of those who are under his authority, and who depend on him for their survival. bodily sustenance from him.
and the happiness of such a man is multiplied by ten, and he need not complain about those whom he employs. Said a well-known, large employer of labor, who never needs to fire an employee: “I have always had the happiest relationships with my workers.
If you ask me how it should be accounted for, I can only say that it has been my goal from the beginning to do with them what I would like them to do to me. The conditions are assured, and everything that is undesirable is overcome.
you say that you are alone and without love, and that you don’t have a friend in the world? So I beg you, for the sake of your own happiness, don’t blame anyone but yourself.
be friendly with others, and friends will soon surround you. make yourself pure and kind, and you will be loved
by
everyone
.
Whatever the conditions that make your life a burden, you can get out of them and overcome them by developing and using within yourself the transformative power of self-purification and self-conquest.
either the poverty that irritates (and remember that the poverty I have been dwelling on is the poverty that is the source of misery, and not the voluntary poverty that is the glory of emancipated souls), or the riches that overwhelm , or the many misfortunes, pains and annoyances that form the dark bottom in the web of life, you can overcome them by overcoming the selfish elements within which they give
them
life
.
It does not matter that by the infallible law, there are past thoughts and acts to resolve and expiate, since, by the same law, we are setting in motion, during each moment of our life, new thoughts and acts, and we have the power to make them good
or
sick
.
Neither does it follow that if a man (reaping what he has sown) must lose money or lose position, he must also lose his strength or lose his righteousness, and it is in this that his wealth and power and happiness are to be found. he who clings to himself is his own enemy and is surrounded by enemies.
he who renounces himself is his own savior, and is surrounded by friends like a protective belt. before the divine radiance of a pure heart, all darkness vanishes and all clouds vanish, and he who has conquered himself has conquered the universe.
come out of your poverty; get out of your pain; Get out of your problems, sighs, complaints, anguish and loneliness by getting out of yourself.
Let the old tattered garment of your petty selfishness fall from you, and put on the new garment of universal love. then you will realize the inner sky, and it will be reflected in all your
out
life
.
he who sets his foot firmly on the path of self-conquest, who walks, aided by the staff of faith, the highway of self-sacrifice, will surely achieve the greatest prosperity, and reap abundant and lasting joy and bliss .
To those who seek the highest good, all things serve the
wiser
end
;
nothing comes as evil, and wisdom lends wings to all forms of evil brood.
the darkening sadness veils a star that hopes to shine with joyful light; hell waits in heaven; and after the night comes the golden glory
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of
far away
.
defeats are rungs by which we climb with purer sights to nobler ends; loss leads to gain, and joy accompanies the true steps that climb the hills
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of
time
.
pain leads to paths of holy bliss, to thoughts and words and divine deeds-, and clouds that darken and rays that shine, through life upwards
highway
kiss
.
misfortune does nothing but cloud the path whose end and summit in the sky of brilliant success, bathed in sun and high, awaits our search and
our
stay
.
the heavy cloak of doubts and fears that clouds the valley of our hopes, the shadows with which the spirit faces, the bitter harvest of tears,
The heartaches, miseries and sorrows, the bruises born from broken ties, all these are steps by which we rise to living paths of healthy beliefs.
love, compassionate, vigilant, runs to meet the pilgrim from the land of destiny; all glory and all good await the coming of
obedient
feet
.
4
the silent power of thought: control and direct your own forces
The most powerful forces in the universe are the silent forces; and according to the intensity of its power, a force becomes beneficial when rightly directed, and destructive when wrongly employed.
this is common knowledge when it comes to mechanical forces, such as steam, electricity, etc., but few have yet learned to apply this knowledge to the realm
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of
mind
,
where the forces of thought (the most powerful of all) are continuously generated and sent forth as currents of salvation or destruction.
At this stage of his evolution, man has come into possession of these forces, and the general trend of his present advance is their complete subjugation. all the wisdom possible for man on this material earth is found only in complete self-control, and the injunction, love your enemies, resolves itself into an exhortation to enter here and now, in possession of that sublime wisdom by grasping of, dominating and transmuting, those mental forces to which man is
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