Thought magnetizes your entire personality and attracts to you the outward, physical things that harmonize with the nature of your thoughts.  This has been made clear in practically every lesson preceding this one, yet it is repeated here, and will be repeated many times more in the lessons that follow.  The reason for this constant repetition is that nearly all beginners in the study of mind operation overlook the importance of this fundamental and eternal truth.

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Today's Lesson to the Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons, "Lesson Eleven: Accurate Thought," may be the most important of all sixteen Lessons.  Okay, they are ALL important . . .  but clearly, the substance of Lesson Eleven by Professor Hill has had the greatest impact with me.

It is filled with timeless Wisdom that, thoroughly studied and applied, will manifest amazing Results in your Life.  Amazing.

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Even Professor Napoleon Hill admits the importance of Lesson Eleven in the opening pages of this Success Manual Classic:

This is at one and the same time the most important, the most interesting and the most difficult to present lesson of this entire course on the Law of Success.  It is important because it deals with a principle which runs through the entire course.  It is interesting for the same reason.  It is difficult to present for the reason that it will carry the average student far beyond the boundary line of his common experiences and into a realm of thought in which he is not accustomed to dwell.

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Very well – let those who are satisfied with this standard of success have it; but some there are who will want to go higher up the ladder, in search of success which is measured in other than material standards, and it is for their benefit in particular that this and the subsequent lessons of this course are intended.

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“I do not believe that I can afford to deceive others – I know I cannot afford to deceive myself!”  This must be the motto of the accurate thinker.

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All thought is creative!  However, not all thought is constructive or positive.  If you think thoughts of misery and poverty and see no way to avoid these conditions, then your thoughts will create those very conditions and curse you with them.  But reverse the order, and think thoughts of a positive, expectant nature and your thoughts will create those conditions.

Thought magnetizes your entire personality and attracts to you the outward, physical things that harmonize with the nature of your thoughts.  This has been made clear in practically every lesson preceding this one, yet it is repeated here, and will be repeated many times more in the lessons that follow.  The reason for this constant repetition is that nearly all beginners in the study of mind operation overlook the importance of this fundamental and eternal truth.

The power to THINK as you wish to THINK is the only power over which you have absolute control. 

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Lesson Eleven, like many of the other Lessons comprising the multi-volume Law of Success series by Napoleon Hill, contains an "After-the-Lesson Visit with the Author."  The discussion in Lesson Eleven is "Failure." 

And a great discussion it is.

Here are a few select quotes on the topic of Failure, taken from Lesson Eleven:

FAILURE is generally accepted as a curse.  But few people ever understand that failure is a curse only when it is accepted as such.  But few ever learn the truth that FAILURE is seldom permanent.  Failure teaches men lessons which they would never learn without it.  Moreover, it teaches in a language that is universal.  Among the great lessons taught by failure is that of HUMILITY.

Most people who believe themselves to be failures are not failures at all.  Most conditions which people look upon as failure are nothing more than temporary defeat.  Do not use the word FAILURE carelessly.  Remember, carrying a burdensome cross temporarily is not FAILURE.  If you have the real seed of success within you, a little adversity and temporary defeat will only serve to nurture that seed and cause it to burst forth into maturity.

When Divine Intelligence wants a great man or woman to render some needed service in the world, the fortunate one is tested out through some form of FAILURE.  If you are undergoing what you believe to be failure, have patience; you may be passing through your testing time.

No capable executive would select, as his lieutenants, those whom he had not tested for reliability, loyalty, perseverance and other essential qualities.

Responsibility, and all that goes with it in the way of remuneration, always gravitates to the person who will not accept temporary defeat as permanent failure.

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Burn your bridges behind you and observe how well you work when you KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NO RETREAT.

A street car conductor got a leave of absence while he tried out a position in a great mercantile business.  “If I do not succeed in holding my new position,” he remarked to a friend, “I can always come back to the old job.”

At the end of the month he was back, completely cured of all ambition to do anything except work on a street car.  Had he resigned instead of asking for a leave of absence he might have made good in the new job. 

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Study the roadway of life, in the picture at the beginning of this essay, and observe that everyone who travels that road carries a cross.  Remember, as you take inventory of your own burdens, that Nature’s richest gifts go to those who meet FAILURE without flinching or whining.

Nature’s ways are not easily understood.  If they were, no one could be tested for great responsibility, with FAILURE!

There is no FAILURE.  That which looks to be failure is usually nothing but temporary defeat.  Make sure that you do not accept it as PERMANENT!

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Lesson Eleven: Accurate Thinking is a great addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library and The Napoleon Hill Success Library.  It is so good and has so much to offer the aspiring Success Student, it is really a classic Success Manual on its own.  The fact that it is part of the sixteen (16) volume Law of Success series makes it even better.

Don't miss this one!

Until next time, dear Friend . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté! 

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success, 

Richard 

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The greatest powers of Nature are invisible.  Law is invisible, yet you see the manifestation of different laws every day.  To run a locomotive, you study the law of applying power, and you apply that law when you make the locomotive go.  These things are not the result of invention.  Invention is merely a revelation and an unfoldment of Universal Wisdom.  The law has existed from the beginning.  It merely waited for man to learn how to apply it.

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Success Passage: "The Master of Your Fate" by Robert Collier, "The Secret of the Ages"

Last night I picked up the phenomenal Success Manual "The Secret of the Ages" by Robert Collier, which I have read several times over and more.

As is my habit, I randomly selected a chapter to read.  My selection was Chapter XV, entitled, "The Master of Your Fate."

I don't know the last time I read this particular passage, but it sure resonated with me last night.  It was as if I had never read it before, yet I know I have as the chapter was filled with notes, underlining, highlighting, etc.

Well, the chapter had such an impact on me that I couldn't wait to reproduce it as a Success Passage today.  And, so, here it is.

Under Sail - The Master of Your Fate. Use your Creative Mind to shape your destiny and master your fate. Don't fall victim to the winds of circumstance. Grab hold of the helm of your Mind and set course to your Destiny.

If you enjoy this outstanding Passage by Mr. Collier, feel free to download the chapter - I also converted it to an article and it follows immediately below, before the Passage exerpt on this page.

Enjoy!

Until next time, dear Friend . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté! 

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Success Passage: "The Master of Your Fate" by Robert Collier from "The Secret of the Ages" - Success Manual Ed. 2011

– Edward Rowland Sill

Where will you be at 65?  Five men in six at the age of 65 are living on charity.  Just one in twenty is able to live without working at 65.

That is what the American Bankers Association found when it took one hundred healthy men at 25 and traced them to 65.

These hundred were healthy to start with.  They all had the same chance for success.  The difference lay in the way they used their MINDS.  Ninety-five out of one hundred just do the tasks that are set them.  They have no faith in themselves – no initiative – none of the courage that starts things.  They are always directed or controlled by someone else.

At 65, where will you be?  Dependent or independent?  Struggling for a living – accepting charity from someone else – or at the top of the heap?

“I Am the Master of My Fate”

"I am the Master of my fate."

Until you have learned that, you will never attain life’s full success.  Your fate is in your own hands.  You have the making of it.  What you are going to be six months or a year from now depends upon what you think today.

So make your choice now: Are you going to bow down to matter as the only power?  Are you going to look upon your environment as something that has been wished upon you and for which you are in no way responsible?  Or are you going to try to realize in your daily life that matter is merely an aggregation of protons and electrons subject entirely to the control of Mind, that your environment, your success, your happiness, are all of your own making, and that if you are not satisfied with conditions as they are, you have but to visualize them as you would have them be in order to change them?

The former is the easier way right now – the easy way that leads to the hell of poverty and fear and old age.

But the latter is the way that brings you to your Heart’s Desire.

And merely because this Power of Universal Mind is invisible, is that any reason to doubt it?  The greatest powers of Nature are invisible.  Love is invisible, but what greater power is there in life?  Joy is invisible, happiness, peace, contentment.  The radio is invisibles yet you hear it.  It is a product of the law governing sound waves.  Law is invisible, yet you see the manifestation of different laws every day.  To run a locomotive, you study the law of applying power, and you apply that law when you make the locomotive go.

These things are not the result of invention.  The law has existed from the beginning.  It merely waited for man to learn how to apply it.  If man had known how to call upon Universal Mind to the right extent, he could have applied the law of sound waves, the law of steam, ages ago.  Invention is merely a revelation and an unfoldment of Universal Wisdom.

That same Universal Wisdom knows millions of other laws of which man has not even a glimmering.  You can call upon It.  You can use that Wisdom as your own.  By thinking of things as they might be instead of as they are, you will eventually find some great Need.  And to find a need is the first step towards finding the supply to satisfy that need.  You’ve got to know what you are after, before you can send the Genie-of-your-Mind a-seeking of it in Universal Mind.

The Acre of Diamonds

You remember the story of the poor Boer farmer who struggled for years to glean a livelihood out of his rocky soil, only to give it up in despair and go off to seek his fortune elsewhere.  Years later, coming back to his old farm, he found it swarming with machinery and life – more wealth being dug out of it every day than he had ever dreamed existed.  It was the great Kimberley Diamond Mine!

Most of us are like that poor Boer farmer.  We struggle along under our surface power, never dreaming of the giant power that could be ours if we would but dig a little deeper – rouse that great Inner Self who can give us more even than any acre of diamonds.

As Orison Swett Marden put it:

“The majority of failures in life are simply the victims of their mental defeats.  Their conviction that they cannot succeed as others do robs them of that vigor and determination which self confidence imparts, and they don’t even half try to succeed.

“There is no philosophy by which a man can do a thing when he thinks he can’t.  The reason why millions of men are plodding along in mediocrity today, many of them barely making a living, when they have the ability to do something infinitely bigger, is because they lack confidence in themselves.  They don’t believe they can do the bigger thing that would lift them out of their rut of mediocrity and poverty; they are not winners mentally.

“The way always opens for the determined soul, the man of faith and courage.

“It is the victorious mental attitude, the consciousness of power, the sense of mastership, that does the big things in this world.  If you haven’t this attitude, if you lack self confidence, begin now to cultivate it.

“A highly magnetized piece of steel will attract and lift a piece of unmagnetized steel ten times its own weight.  Demagnetize that same piece of steel and it will be powerless to attract or lift even a feather’s weight.

“Now, my friends, there is the same difference between the man who is highly magnetized by a sublime faith in himself, and the man who is de-magnetized by his lack of faith, his doubts, his fears, that there is between the magnetized and the de-magnetized pieces of steel.  If two men of equal ability, one magnetized by a divine self confidence, the other demagnetized by fear and doubt, are given similar tasks, one will succeed and the other will fail.  The self confidence of the one multiplies his powers a hundred-fold; the lack of it subtracts a hundred-fold from the power of the other.”

Have you ever thought how much of your time is spent in choosing what you shall do, which task you will try, which way you shall go?  Every day is a day of decision.  We are constantly at crossroads, in our business dealings, our social relations, in our homes, there is always the necessity of a choice.  How important then that we have faith in ourselves and in that Infinite intelligence within.  “Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.” “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

In this ever-changing material age, with seemingly complex forces all about us, we sometimes cry out that we are driven by force of circumstances.  Yet the fact remains that we do those things which we choose to do.  For even though we may not wish to go a certain way, we allow ourselves to pursue it because it offers the least resistance.

– John Oxenham

Now, how about you?  Are you taking active control of your own thought?  Are you imaging upon your mind only such things as you want to see realized?  Are you thinking healthy thoughts, happy thoughts, successful thoughts?

The difference between the successful man and the unsuccessful one is not so much a matter of training or equipment.  It is not a question of opportunity or luck.  It is just in the way they each of them look at things.

The successful man sees an opportunity, seizes upon it, and moves upward another rung on the ladder of success.  It never occurs to him that he may fail.  He sees only the opportunity, he visions what he can do with it, and all the forces within and without him combine to help him win.

The unsuccessful man sees the same opportunity, he wishes that he could take advantage of it, but he is fearful that his ability or his money or his credit may not be equal to the task.  He is like a timid bather, putting in one foot and then drawing it swiftly back again – and while he hesitates some bolder spirit dashes in and beats him to the goal.

Nearly every man can look back – and not so far back either with must of us – and say, “If I had taken that chance, I would be much better off now.”

You will never need to say it again, once you realize that the future is entirely within your own control.  It is not subject to the whims of fortune or the capriciousness of luck.  There is but one Universal Mind and that mind contains naught but good.  In it are no images of Evil.  From it comes no lack of supply.  Its ideas are as numberless as the grains of sand on the seashore.  And those ideas comprise all wealth, all power, all happiness.

You have only to image vividly enough on your subconscious mind the thing you wish, to draw from Universal Mind the necessary ideas to bring it into being.  You have only to keep in mind the experiences you wish to meet, in order to control your own future.

When Frank A. Vanderlip, former President of the National City Bank, was a struggling youngster, he asked a successful friend what one thing he would urge a young man to do who was anxious to make his way in the world.  “Look as though you have already succeeded,” his friend told him.  Shakespeare expresses the same thought in another way – “Assume a virtue if you have it not.”  Look the part.  Dress the part.  Act the part.  Be successful in your own thought first.  It won’t be long before you will be successful before the world as well.

David V. Bush, in his book “Applied Psychology and Scientific Living,” says:

“Man is like the wireless operator.  Man is subject to miscellaneous wrong thought currents if his mind is not in tune with the Infinite, or if he is not keyed up to higher vibrations than those of negation.

“A man who thinks courageous thoughts sends these courageous thought waves through the universal ether until they lodge in the consciousness of someone who is tuned to the same courageous key.  Think a strong thought, a courageous thought, a prosperity thought, and these thoughts will be received by someone who is strong, courageous and prosperous.

“It is just as easy to think in terms of abundance as to think in terms of poverty.  If we think poverty thoughts we become the sending and receiving stations for poverty thoughts.  We send out a ‘poverty’ mental wireless and it reaches the consciousness of some poverty-stricken ‘receiver.’ We get what we think.

“It is just as easy to think in terms of abundance, opulence and prosperity as it is to think in terms of lack, limitation and poverty.

“If a man will raise his rate of vibration by faith currents or hope currents, these vibrations go through the Universal Mind and lodge in the consciousness of people who are keyed to the same tune.  Whatever you think is sometime, somewhere, received by a person who is tuned to your thought key.

“If a man is out of work and he thinks thoughts of success, prosperity, harmony, position and growth, just as surely as his thoughts are things – as Shakespeare says – someone will receive his vibrations of success, prosperity, harmony, position and growth.

“If we are going to be timid, selfish, penurious and picayunish in our thinking, these thought waves which we have started in the universal ether will go forth until they come to a mental receiving station of the same caliber.  ‘Birds of a feather flock together,’ and minds of like thinking are attracted one to the other.

“If you need money, all you have to do is to send up your vibrations to a strong, courageous receiving station, and someone who can meet your needs will be attracted to you or you to him.”

When you learn that you are entitled to win – in any right undertaking in which you may be engaged – you will win.  When you learn that you have a right to a legitimate dominion over your own affairs, you will have dominion over them.  The promise is that we can do all things through the Mind that was in Christ.

Universal Mind plays no favorites.  No one human being has any more power than any other.  It is simply that few of us use the power that is in our hands.  The great men of the world are in no wise SUPER Beings.  They are ordinary creatures like you and me, who have stumbled upon the way of drawing upon their subconscious mind – and through it upon the Universal Mind.  Speaking of Henry Ford’s phenomenal success, his friend Thomas A. Edison said of him – “He draws upon his subconscious mind.”

The secret of being what you have it n you to be is simply this: Decide now what it is you want of life, exactly what you wish your future to be.  Plan it out in detail.  Vision it from start to finish.  See yourself as you are now, Being those things you have always wanted to do.  Make them REAL in your mind’s eye – feel them, live them, believe them, especially at the moment of going to sleep, when it is easiest to reach your subconscious mind – and you will soon be seeing them in real life.

It matters not whether you are young or old, rich or poor.  The time to begin is NOW.  It is never too late.  Remember those lines of Appleton’s:

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"That which we mean when we say “the will” is a manifestation of the I AM of the individual, bearing nearly the same relation to it that thought it does to the mind.  When we speak of “developing the will,” we really mean the developing of the mind to recognize and be controlled by the will.  The will is strong enough; it does not need “developing.”  This is contrary to the generally accepted doctrine, but is it correct, nevertheless.  A strong will current is flowing over the psychic wires, but you must learn to raise the trolley pole to the wire, before you are able to move the mental car."  -  William W. Atkinson, "Thought Force in Business and Everday Life"

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Break out your metaphysics thinking caps, folks, we have another doozy by the prolific New Thought writer, William Walker Atkinson: "Thought Force in Business and Everyday Life."  Known also under the pseudonym Theron Q. Dumont (among many others, in fact), Atkinson wrote dozens and dozens of books on the Infinite Power of Thought and using  that God-given gift to attract into your life that which you truly Desire: Success, Prosperity, Health and Wealth.

It is not magic at all, as today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library makes clear.  In Thought Force in Business and Everday Life, Atkinson teaches the practical, everyday actions that one must undertake in order to achieve their Goals and attain Success.  Yes, it all starts with Thought, as the true internal cause of our external effects (current facts and circumstances), but we must also undertake and apply - consistently, persistently and systematically - various actions in our lives in order to manifest our true Desires.  It just doesn't happen because we think about it; we must also take the appropriate, congruent action (or, as Atkinson teaches, "concentric" action).  We MUST make it happen!

"Wind Whipped Snow on Mooselauke." Fierce wind-driven snow lashes a hiker on 4,802 foot Mt. Moosilauke in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Known as "The Gentle Giant," Moosilauke has been climbed by locals for nearly 300 years. The mountain has a long history of use as a hiking destination, source of timber, and winter playground. The summit is bare and has wonderful 360 degree views of the rest of the Whites, Vermont, and even into the Adirondacks on a good day. Photo by Kathy Koonz on November 28, 2009.

Sound familiar?  If you are a fan of Anthony Robbins, then you already know about making Decisions (thought) and taking Action.  Yup, this material goes back that far.

The moral of all this is: “Whatsoever you do, do it with all your might.”  Do it in earnest.  “Do one thing at a time, and do it well.”

We have more of Atkinson's works in The Success Manual Free Download Library.  You may download any of these works simply by accessing the following Download Page links:

FREE SUCCESS EBOOK DOWNLOAD: "Thought Vibration" by William Walker Atkinson (1906) Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010

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What is “worry?”  It is the process of repeating the same train of thought over and over again with small alterations, coming to no result, and not even aiming at the reaching of a result.  -  Annie Bessant, "Thought Power: Its Control and Culture"

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We will be quick today, as we are working on some exciting projects that we will expect to announce within the next couple of days.

Today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library is a fantastic gem: "Thought Power: Its Control and Culture" by Annie Besant. The Nature of Thought, Memory (and how to improve it), Concentration, Worry, Strengthening Thought Power, Helping Others Through the Power of Thought - these are just a few of the great topics covered in this practical Success Manual.  As is our mantra: Success is achieved through the Power of Thought - One Thought at a Time.  Thought Power by Annie Besant meets this our definition of a classic Success Manual.

"Afternoon Undercast." A thick afternoon undercast engulgs the East facing slopes and beyond of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This view is from the summit of Mt. Washington and the Lakes of the Clouds (and the Lakes of the Clouds hut) can be seen in the center of the picture atop the ridge. The more typical undercast seen from Mt. Washington covers the West facing slopes as a result of the prevailing west-northwest winds, while the counter East facing slopes, including the ravines, usually bask in the sun. Photo by Dick Pollock on Oct. 1, 2007.

As you read the Introduction by Ms. Besant, you may question whether this book is for you.  Stick with it.  You are free to accept and free to reject any ideas, including any idea presented in a book.  However, if you continue past the Introduction, I assure you that you will find great value within this work.  New ideas, concepts, beliefs and principles - whether fully accpeted as Truth or not - are always inherently valuable and are to be considered for their own worth.

Until next time . . . . 

Peace Out, and - Namasté! 

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success, 

The Success Manual Team 

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We must understand that the undesirable events, conditions and circumstances, which we refer to as "problems," are EXTERNAL to us; the identification of those events, conditions and circumstances as a “problem,” on the other hand, is INTERNAL – a product of our thinking, beliefs and conditioned habits.  The latter is a creature of our Mind; the former is simply a set of facts without any inherent meaning – they just are.  The only meaning of those external events, conditions and circumstances is the meaning that we ascribe to these facts internally in our Mind.

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Success Strategy: The Ten (10) Step Technique to Universal Problem Solving

How to Solve ANY Problem

Are you presently facing a “problem” that appears to have no solution?  Yes?  Good.  This Post may be just what you need.

Throughout Life, we all face what we commonly refer to as “problems.”  In fact, many individuals view Life itself as a series of problems – one after another – some large, some small, but all problems just the same.  Some unfortunate Souls actually perceive Life itself as one giant “problem.”  How sad!

People “struggle” with “problems.”  And, that is quite unfortunate, because it really doesn’t have to be that way.

In fact, I would suggest that there are no such things as “problems,” and that there doesn’t have to be any “struggling.”  “Problems,” in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no existence on their own, and to the extent that we “struggle” with them, that is of our own doing.

Stay with me here . . .

Of course, if you presently face a significant challenge in your life (notice that I did not use the word “problem,” thereby already changing the meaning and significance of the undesirable and unwanted set of circumstances that most would refer to as a “problem”), you may find little comfort in such Wisdom.  After all, these few simple words will likely not provide the resolution or solution you seek.  It is, however, a start.

Indeed, there is a magical, surefire way to solve or eliminate ANY “problem” that may be plaguing you.  Follow these Ten (10) Steps – honestly and diligently – and I assure you that you will realize one of the following three (3) outcomes: 1) You will solve your “problem,” 2) The problem will resolve itself, or 3) You will simply no longer view the “problem” as a “problem” – it will simply seek to exist.

Regardless of which of the three outcomes you experience, the result is the same: Freedom from the “problem.”

It is really quite simple and the beauty of it is that – IT WORKS!  I personally use this technique consistently and it has never, ever failed me.  It has been thoroughly developed, re-tooled and time-tested, and it is powerfully effective.

Step One: Every Problem Has a Solution

Every “problem” has a Solution.  Not some, not most – ALL.  All “problems” have Solutions and are resolvable.

In fact, there are likely many possible resolutions to a particular undesired set of facts and circumstances.  More than one possible solution may even be optimal.

The First Step in resolving any “problem” is to know, understand and believe that there IS a solution, there is an answer.  To realize the ultimate Solution, all that is required is that you increase your personal Level of Awareness to discover the possible Solutions and then implement the one that provides the greatest benefit towards your Desired outcome.

You MUST understand and accept this fact – that every “problem” has a Solution – as TRUE.  If you do not accept this proposition as the Truth, the likelihood that you will realize the Solution is highly unlikely.  Think about it: if you do not believe that there is a Solution to your dilemma, what are the chances that you will attempt to realize it?  You won’t.  And, your “problem” will remain unresolved and continue to fester.

The simple fact is that, at present, you simply do not see the Solution.  For if you did, then the “problem” would no longer exist; it would be resolved.  Simply start with the unconditional Believe and Faith that your “problem” has a solution – many solutions – and all that is needed is for you to discover it.

Step Two: De-Personalize the “Problem”

Having accepted the Truth that there is a Solution to your so-called “problem,” the next step is to “de-personalize the problem.”

What does that mean and why is it important?

What it means is that YOU are NOT your “problem” (okay, sometimes we are our own worst enemies, but you get the point).  You are separate from your “problem” – it exists entirely outside of you.

Wait a minute – didn’t I just say earlier that “problems,” in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no existence on their own, and to the extent that we “struggle” with them, that is of our own doing?  Yes, I did.  To avoid undue confusion, let’s immediately reconcile these concepts.

First, we must define what we mean when we use the term “problem.”  After all, “problem” has many meanings (e.g., “Did you finish your math problems in your homework assignment?”)  Essentially, what we all commonly refer to as “problems” are mere UNDESIRABLE conditions and/or circumstances.  “Undesirable” to whom?  The person who claims them to be a “problem.”  What may be one person’s “problem” may be another persons’ joy.  In other words, the nature, level and extent of a particular “problem” are in the eye of the beholder.

As such, we must understand that the undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are EXTERNAL to us; the identification of those events, conditions and circumstances as a “problem,” on the other hand, is INTERNAL – a product of our thinking, beliefs and conditioned habits.  The latter is a creature of our Mind; the former is simply a set of facts without any inherent meaning – they just are.  The only meaning of those external events, conditions and circumstances is the meaning that we ascribe to these facts internally in our Mind.

And that is where we need to draw the line and depersonalize the “problem.”  The undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are external facts.  They are not us – they just are.  So, as part of the Second Step, we need to distinguish and understand that the nature of the “problem” is something outside of ourselves; how we perceive a problem, contrarily, is internal and a function of Mind – something over which we may assert control and change.

We must depersonalize the “problem” and personalize the Solution.  The “problem” lies without; the Solution will be realized within.

Step Three: Open Your Creative Mind

Some “problems” may be resolved through simple, deductive reasoning (e.g., 2+2=4).  Other “problems” are not that easy – there are too many intangible variables – and, therefore, more is required.

Most so-called “problems” require something more than deductive reasoning, for if it were that simple (relatively speaking, of course), then “problems” wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) linger on without resolution – assuming that one is making bona fide attempts to resolve the “problem.”  So, how do we resolve “problems” that elude conscious analyzation?

The answer is to open your Creative Mind, your Subconscious, to the Infiniteness of Universe and all that is possible.

We have already accepted the fact that every “problem” has a Solution (Step One).  And, we have depersonalized the “problem,” and have further accepted as Truth that the Solution must come from within (Step Two).  If you don’t have the Solution now, and you have been working on resolving your “problem” for some time, from whence shall the Solution come?

When you open your Creative Mind to what is possible, you allow the answer to come to you.  Let’s face it: our Conscious Mind is not always the best “problem” solver; in fact, it probably gets us into “problems” more than it gets us out of them.

The Wright Brothers had a firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. The ability to build a “flying machine” – today a fact not even questioned – has been in existence as long as the Universe, and the Wright Brothers knew that. It (the Principle of Flight) merely required that man finally achieve the requisite Level of Awareness where the principle of fixed wing flight could be realized.

Think of the Wright Brothers and their firm belief that they could build a flying-machine.  People at that time thought the Wrights were crazy.  Moreover, their own father, a minister, harshly admonished them, claiming that they would burn in hell merely for suggesting the idea!  Yet, the ability to build a “flying machine” – today a fact not even questioned – has been in existence as long as the Universe, and the Wright Brothers knew that.  It (the Principle of Flight) merely required that man finally achieve the requisite Level of Awareness where the principle of fixed wing flight could be realized.  Nonetheless, the Principle of Flight, and the scientific laws governing that principle, always existed.

In fact, every law and principle of what may be possible in the future already exists here and now – simply waiting to be discovered.  Think of it: a unified theory of the Universe, from the grand to the subatomic, which has eluded scientists since the time of Einstein already exists.  We just don’t know it – yet.  As a race (human race), our Level of Awareness requires greater Understanding.

The same holds true for the Solution to your “problem.”  You just don’t know it yet and the way you will discover it is to open your Creative Mind.

Step Four: Remove Obstructions to Overcome Obstacles

So, how does one open his or her Creative Mind?

The crucial first step is to remove all Obstructions.  You will not realize the proper Solution to your “problem” if your Mind is clogged with needless, destructive clutter - Obstructions.

What are “Obstructions?”  Fear.  Doubt.  Worry.  Anxiety.  Negative thinking.  These are all States of Mind (mental states) that not only will fail to resolve your “problem,” but will actively and affirmatively work against realizing a Solution.  As long as you harbor Obstructions, the likelihood that you will solve your “problem” is very, very slim.

Obstructions such as Fear, Doubt, Worry, Anxiety and Negative Thinking literally clog the channels of your Creative Mind.  You cannot think in a constructive, creative fashion when you are focused on the negative and gripped with Fear and Worry.  It is simply not possible.

Moreover, Obstructions are just that: Obstructions.  They block the flow of Creative Spirit through your Conscious and Subconscious Minds.  If you were so ensconced with Fear and Anxiety – to the point of paralysis – do you think you would hear God whispering the answer to you?  God rarely shouts, and outside of Biblical accounts, I don’t know of anyone to whom God appeared or spoke accompanied by bolts of lighting and fire. 

God speaks to our Heart and the way to hear God in this fashion is to quiet the Mind.  Obstructions are anything but quiet and can produce compulsive thought and action.

In Step One we accepted the uncontroverted Truth that all “problems” have Solutions.  Truly knowing that – with unconditional Faith and Believe – is usually sufficient to instill a Peace of Heart that clears the Obstructions.  If you find yourself still hindered by these negative States of Mind, work (but don’t struggle) to remove the blockage.

Step Five: Understand that Obstructions Are a Result of Ignorance

So, how do we remove Obstructions with Peace and without struggling?  Through Understanding, Knowledge and Awareness.

We must increase our Level of Awareness, gain Knowledge and Understand the causes of Fear, Doubt, Worry, Anxiety and Negative Thinking.  While tomes may be (and are) written on the subject, it is critical to UNDERSTAND that such destructive Mental States are caused by or a result of Ignorance.

Ignorance of what?

First, not knowing WHERE the answer or solution lies.

Consider.  A young couple is deeply in debt and they both lost their jobs.  With each passing month, they sink deeper and deeper into debt.  Their levels of Fear, Doubt and Worry increase.  Negative Thinking persists.  They see no way out.

Therein lays the problem: They see no way out.

Suppose I had a bona fide magic crystal ball and could convince the young couple that the crystal ball really could show the future.  Taken a step further, I consult my crystal ball and show them the winning multimillion dollar lottery numbers for the following week.  All they would need to do is play that winning combination of numbers on the right day and they become instant winners of $50 million.

What do you think would happen to their Doubt, Worry, Anxiety, Fear and Negative Thinking (at least with respect to their debt and unemployment “problem”)?  It would immediately vanish into thin air!  Why?  Because they now see their Solution!

When we see the Solutions to our “problems” – even if those answers are not immediately available – the levels of our Obstructions immediately drop, if not completely dissipate.  As such, it is the Ignorance as to the Solution that gives rise to the Obstructions.  We fail to see from where the Good that we Desire is going to come and that fuels our Obstructive Mental States.

If we can begin to truly and honestly Understand that there IS a Solution (or multiple solutions) to our “problem,” and all that is required is that we raise our Level of Awareness to realize the Solution, an immediate effect is that we begin to overcome the Ignorance giving rise to our Obstructions.  Just knowing that there IS a solution already begins to bring Peace, which, in turn, opens our Creative Mind to receive the answer!

As long as we remained locked in the Negative, we will not see the Positive.  We need to clean the House of our Minds, and like a skilled surgeon who removes blockage from diseased arteries, we must remove the Obstructions of our Creative Mind and allow Life to flow freely.

Step Six: Reframe the “Problem”

All along, I have been using the word “problem” to describe and define the undesired set of conditions and circumstances.  Step Six is to “reframe” the nature of “problem,” including the very word “problem.”

We may start by no longer using the word “problem” as the definition or indicia of the undesired conditions and circumstances.  The term “problem” immediately delivers a negative connotation – almost signifying a situation to which there is no Solution.  That is why I have been using quotes with the word throughout this article – to establish the significance (or, more appropriately, the insignificance) of the actual word.

Instead of the word “problem,” use either the terms “Challenge” or “Obstacle.”  Immediately your perspective changes towards the undesired conditions and circumstances, for both words convey a more positive meaning and both inherently suggest that there exist solutions or answers.

Think about it: who likes “problems?”  In fact, we try to avoid “problems.”  It is human nature to run from “problems” (who awakes in the morning thinking “Boy, I can’t wait to deal with the scourge of my problems today!”)

“Challenges,” on the other hand, are an invitation for Action! (Some definitions for the word “challenge” include: “an invitation to someone to compete or fight, especially in a sport; to invite someone to compete or fight; used in the names of competitions, especially sports competitions; to test someone's skill and abilities”).  Who can turn down a legitimate Challenge – whether from someone else or ourselves?

Really, reframing the term “problem” to “Challenge” or “Obstacle” should be done as soon as one begins thinking that he or she has a “problem.”  In terms of actual timing, therefore, Step Six should be tackled right along with Step One.  Thinking of your undesired conditions or circumstances as a Challenge or mere Obstacle ab initio will do wonders for your Mental State and accelerate your progress in realizing your optimum Solution.

Next, it is highly important to understand – and further reframe the undesired conditions and circumstances that we now call a Challenge or Obstacle – that ALL Challenges or Obstacles are invitations to Growth.  Yes, indeed!  When faced with a Challenge or Obstacle, your present inability to solve or find the Solution stems from your present Level of Awareness.  In Step Five, we explored how this Ignorance gives rise to fatal-thinking Obstructions and how they must be eliminated.  This MUST be true, for if your present Level of Awareness was sufficient, you would already have the Solution.  As such, to realize the Solution, you must Grow your current Level of Awareness.

The fact that you don’t have the Solution is evidence that you must increase your present Level of Awareness.

Understand that reasons for Growth are usually irrelevant, for Growth is inherently Good.  Nature is always seeking further Expansion, Expression and Growth.  By Growing – whether intellectually, Spiritually, emotionally, physically – you are fulfilling one of the greatest of our human duties.  We were born to Grow and it is God’s calling that we all Grow and live to our full Potential.  Face it: We were not born to spend our lives on the sofa watching television.

It is therefore critical to Understand that whatever your Challenge or Obstacle, it is an invitation to GROW.  And, in some strange fashion which we may not readily comprehend, it may be a Divine mandate to do so.

When you realize the Solution to your Challenge or Obstacle, you will necessarily be at a higher Level of Awareness.  And, if the nature of your Challenge or Obstacle was most difficult – perhaps oppressive – your Level of Awareness will be even higher.  You may have even developed Character along the way, one of the greatest of all personality traits.

Lastly, keep in mind that all Obstacles are mere stepping stones to achieving a greater Good – a certain Goal or Success.  In order to achieve any objective, you must necessarily face and overcome the Obstacles or Challenges along the way requisite to attaining that Success. (See Posts, "Success Strategy: Converting Obstacles to Stepping Stones: The Key to Victory," March 7, 2010, and "Success Key 5: Embrace Obstacles, the Stepping Stones to Success," January 23, 2010).

Step Seven: Take Action

Step Seven is simple: Take Action.

What kind of Action?  Any Action.

The key here is that you need not necessarily know precisely what to do to – just begin.  If you knew the precise set of Action Steps to realize the Solution, you would have already taken that course and the Obstacle resolved.  What is important is that you begin solving the Obstacle by taking any Action – as long as it is not impulsive and based on irrational emotion or Obstruction.

Action is Empowering.  Action increases Levels of Awareness.  Action creates Opportunity.

Once you have taken that first Action step, you are on the path to finally addressing the undesired conditions and circumstances.  Even if those first Action steps are just tiny steps, you are nonetheless on the way and knowledge of the simple fact is quite empowering.

It is important to note that, while the initial Action Steps may not lead you in the right direction, valuable information – in the form of feedback – is always gained.  At the very least, you will discover what doesn’t work – and you may move on to Plan B.  No Action taken ever results in failure; valuable information is always obtained.  The key is to keep trying, keep moving, and keep taking Action.  You will find the way!

Sometimes taking Action is 50% of the process towards realizing the Solution.  You may think that attaining the resolution will take much time and effort, but then after taking that first Action step, you come to realize that the Challenge is not as substantial as you previously thought – perhaps it is even easy.  I cannot tell you how many times that the “bark” that I feared was actually worse than the “bite.”  The so-called “problem” turned out to be an easy, no-brainer and I regretted the fact that I had not taken Action earlier – it would have saved me significant time, energy and resources.

You will usually discover as you take Action that what you perceived to be insurmountable isn’t, and that solving the situation will not be the effort that you imagined.  You will not come to that realization, however, unless and until Action is actually taken.

Roll up your sleeves and get started.

Step Eight: Time and the Law of Gestation

Everything has its season and the Universe works in cyclic, rhythmic fashion.

If your present Challenge is to find a way to feed your family today, the solution is not planting corn.  There is the Law of Gestation: after planting, the corn seed must geminate, sprout, grow (and grow and grow and grow) and bear fruit.  The fruit, the ears of corn (really a grain) must properly mature and then you must harvest it.  All of this will take a certain amount of time over which you have very little control.

All seeds – including Seeds of Thought and Greatness – have a gestation period.  There is a Law of Cause and Effect, but there also is the Law of Gestation, which states that the Effects of the Cause will take the time that the Universe (Nature, through our Infinite Creator) requires.

Depending on your particular Challenge or Obstacle, and the Action steps that you take – and the ultimate Solution desired – there will be the factor of time as determined by the applicable Law of Gestation.  Often, we don’t know how long it may take for fruit to bear, but as long as we remain steadfast and true to realizing the Desired result, there will be fruit.

This is also another reason why it is important to be consistent – and persistent – with our Action steps.  With continued Action, Persistence and Perseverance, it is possible to accelerate the process of realizing our Solution within the confines of the Law of Gestation.

For example, suppose that realizing the Solution to a particular Challenge by a particular individual necessarily must require a total of fifty (50) hours of bona fide, consistent Action (by application of the Law of Gestation).  If the individual only dedicates one (1) hour per day towards that objective, it will take fifty (50) days before she finally realizes the ultimate Solution .  However, by devoting two (2) hours of bona fide, consistent Action per day (instead of only one hour), she can accelerate the process and realize the ultimate Solution in half the time: twenty-five (25) days.  Now, if she was really motivated and determined, in theory, she may dedicate ten (10) hours of bona fide, consistent Action per day towards overcoming her Challenge.  Assuming that fatigue, Obstructions, and other inhibiting factors are kept at bay, she can further accelerate the process and realize her ultimate Solution in a mere five (5) days!  So while the Law of Gestation may establish certain time constraints over which we have no or little control, we may accelerate the overall process by more continuous, consistent and persistent Action.

Another insight to understanding the Law of Gestation is a quote from Anthony Robbins: “God’s delays are not God’s denials.”  In other words, God works on a different calendar and clock than we do.

Why is this so important?  Because when many individuals fail to realize the Solution to their Challenge or Obstacle immediately, they simply quit.  Give up.  Abandon ship.  When that happens, one thing is for certain: they will NOT solve the Challenge.

Quitting is “game over.”  Failure.

If you do not immediately realize your Solution, keep trying, keep taking Action steps, keep working these Ten Steps.  You WILL realize the solution.  Chances are that the mess you are in didn’t happen overnight, so it may be unreasonable to think or expect that it may be cleaned up overnight.

Time itself may be just another aspect or feature of the Challenge that you face, so view it as such.  Reframe the nature of the Challenge or Obstacle to further include the time variable.  Don’t make the issue of time another, separate “problem.”  Patience may be required and that virtue is yet another characteristic of Growth.

Persevere.  Persist.  Work it.

Step Nine: Have Faith

The importance of Faith – Faith in yourself and Faith in God – cannot be overstated. 

We could write volumes on the significance of Faith to finding a Solution to your Challenge or Obstacle; time and space do not permit that here.

Napoleon Hill has stated many times, “The man who can is the man who thinks he can.”

If you already accepted the notion that every Challenge or Obstacle has a Solution (Step One), then why not accept the Faith and Belief that you will realize that Solution?

“Ya gotta believe, baby, ya gotta believe.”

If you do not Believe or have no Faith that you will realize a Solution, will you honestly pursue the Solution?  If you answered this question in the affirmative, then you must fancy in chasing ghosts.

Step Ten: The Attitude of Gratitude

Finally, as Step Ten, despite the nature, level and extent of your Challenge or Obstacle, remain Grateful for all that you have.  Seek the Good in your Life and by doing so, the significance of the Challenge or Obstacle will diminish.

Relinquish resentment.  Drop jealousy and envy.  Adopt the Attitude of Gratitude.

Studies have shown that patients with the most severe illnesses fair best in treatment when they are grateful for the Good in their lives – despite the illness – and they reject negative attitudes such as resentment, anger, jealously or envy.  Such mental states are nothing more than Obstructions, discussed in Steps Four and Five.  They not only block your Creative Mind, but they stain your Spirit and become a focal point of your concentration.  This eventually leads to self-absorbed self-pity – and there is no way you will overcome your Challenge or Obstacle if you are engaged in that game.

Be grateful.  Rejoice in the Good all around you!  If you focus on the Good, more Good will come; contrarily, if you focus on the Negative, then you will receive more of the Negative.  This is the Law of Attraction, pure and simple.

If you have trouble seeing the Good and finding Gratitude, grab a notebook and pen and find a quiet, comfortable place to sit by yourself for an hour or so and begin writing all that for which you are grateful.  It may take a little time to get started, but once the juices start flowing, you will be astounded at how much you have written – how much there is in your life for which you should be Grateful.  By the time this exercise is done, you will feel profoundly different and view your Challenge or Obstacle in an entirely different light.

When I feel overwhelmed by a Challenge or Obstacle and see myself starting to slide in a negative fashion, I work my “Gratitudes” by stopping whatever I am doing and spending some time with my children.  An hour of building blocks, reading or just playing with them – and seeing the unconditional Love and excitement of Life in their eyes – has an amazing impact.  Problem?  What Problem?

Adopting the Attitude of Gratitude with honesty and sincerity is the quickest way to jump start out of a “stuck” position.  It works – every time.  But, you need to actually work it, and if that requires some quiet time in isolation with your thoughts and a notebook, then do it.

Conclusion

That’s it.  The Ten Steps to Universal Problem Solving.  With continued practice and patience, you will find these Ten Steps will work Miracles in your Life.

Believe.

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Recently, we added "The Law and the Word" by Thomas Troward to The Success Manual Free Download Library.  Judge Troward, a brilliant writer and perhaps "the Godfather of New Thought," is not easy reading by any means (at least not for me).  As a result, despite his legacy with regard to the New Thought movement and the impact of his teachings on modern day Success Masters (e.g., Bob Proctor, Anthony Robbins, etc.), we have been a little hesitant to bring his works into our online fold. 

Were we wrong. Hundreds of copies of The Law and the Word have already been downloaded. 

Which brings us to today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library: "The Creative Process in the Individual" by Thomas Troward.  Out of all of his works, I personally find Creative Process easier to assimilate and of immediate practical value.  Yes, it has its esoteric qualities as do all of Troward's work; but, it does provide an understandable dissertation on exactly what the title of the work states: The Creative Process in the Individual. 

"Mount Washington." A gray autumn day is always beautiful when it features a snow-capped Mount Washinton, low level clouds drifting above a valley floor, and water vapor rising from a clear and still-relatively warm New Hampshire Lake. Photo by Debbe hill on November 13, 2008.

As we noted in our previous post on Troward's work, a primary focus of  Creative Process is, as Troward expressly states, "The triumph of principle over precedent, the working out of an Idea to its logical conclusions in spite of the accumulated testimony of all past exerpience to the contrary."  In other words, even though the Law of Cause and Effect (the "Law of Laws" according to Emerson) is in full force and effect, we need to be mindful that what happened yesterday has absolutely no bearing on what we do today, unless we allow it.  Each day is a fresh start.  Yesterday's "failures" belong to yesterday. 

The human race has been able to advance as a result of the Triumph of Principle Over Precedent.  Each day brings new Opportunity for Growth - and Grow we do (to the extent we allow ourselves).  And, Growth of any kind ultimately brings Success and purifes the Soul. 

A Cautionary Note: The Creative Process in the Individual, like all Success Manuals - but particularly so here - is NOT a book that one simply picks up, reads and puts back on the book shelf to collect dust.  It IS a Success Manual, to be read and studied with purpose and intent.  The conveyed words of Wisdom are to be savored, absorbed into our consciousness and analyzed.  To approach this  work any other way is a waste of time and energy. 

Lastly, please keep in mind my prior explanation on the "ether" as you read this book to avoid any confusion. 

Now, roll up your sleeves and get to work! 

Until next time . . . . 

Peace Out, and - Namasté! 

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success, 

The Success Manual Team 

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"The Father’s House is not a beautiful building up in the skies or a place that has to be reached through death; it is a state of mind which anyone can have.  It has no location in time or space, but It is just as real as the physical house in which you live.  Think of It as a state of Consciousness in which you discover that the All-Good is yours when you claim It.  It is in you As You.  It is You."  -  Robert A. Russell, "God Works Through You"

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Do we have an exciting, rare treat for you.  Today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library is a rare - but incredibly powerful - Spiritual Success Manual by Robert A. Russell, titled "God Works Through You."

Many may ask, what does God and Spirituality have to do with achieving Success?  Well, just about everything.  Read God Works Through You for Robert Russell's amazing discourse.

"Across the Lake." Clouds, rime ice, rock and blue skies contrast in this striking photo of winter's early effects at Lake of the Clouds atop the Presidential Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. While only mid-October and with autumn in full swing in the valleys below, winter has arrived in earnest at the higher elevations of the mountains. Just the past few days, Mount Washington experienced more than 7 inches of snow, heavy rime ice, winds gusting at 100 mph, temperatures in the teens, and wind chills nearly 30 degrees below zero. Photo by Kurt Hermann on October 13, 2007.

Truly, this is one of THE best Success-Spirituality books that I have ever read.  Actually, I only just read it as I compiled and edited the work, but I intend to now read it again and study it thoroughly.  I found that many of Russell's concepts - including some verbatim quotes - have been used by Bob Proctor in his teachings, courses and lectures.  I am sure many more Success Masters also rely upon this rare Success Manual Classic as well.

God does not run after you when you leave His House.  He lets you work out your own salvation.  He lets you find yourself.  He knows nothing outside Himself by which to divide or to separate Himself.  In fact, He doesn’t even know that you have gone away.  If He did know that you were away, you could never get back.  What God knows is unchangeable.

Grab your FREE Success Manual Strategist copy of this amazing work and USE it as a road map to guide you on your Spiritual and Success Journey.  You cannot fail if you follow these directions - I assure you.

Until next time . . . .

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When you have identified yourself with the Truth of Being, life can never be disappointing, discouraging or unproductive again.  Your thought is creative, and your prayers are answered.  Nothing Good is withheld from you; nothing Good can be separated from you.  That which belongs to you will come to you.  That which does not belong to you, you cannot have.

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It is now a demonstrated fact that the powers and the possibilities that are inherent in the mind of man are practically unbounded.  And this conclusion is based upon the discovery that no limit can be found to anything in human nature, and that everything in human nature contains a latent capacity for perpetual development . . . The purpose of each individual should be not simply to cultivate and apply those possibilities that are now in evidence, but also to develop power to discern and fathom what really exists within him.  This power is the greatest power because it prepares the way for the attainment and expression of all other powers.  -  Christian D. Larson, "How the Mind Works"

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Christian D. Larson is one of my, if not my most, favorite New Thought authors and teachers.  His works are a symphonic blend of practical psychology, Spirituality, and Success Principles.  His works read so well; he is a true Success Master.

We have featured Larson's works in The Success Manual Free Download Library already: "The Ideal Made Real" (Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010); "Your Forces and How to Use Them" (1912) Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010; and "Mastery of Fate" (1910) Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010.  All of these works by Mr. Larson are outstanding and belong in YOUR Success Library.

"How the Mind Works," today's addition The Success Manual Free Download Library, is no exception and another brilliant work by Christian Larson.  In fact, having now read this classic Success Manual, it may be Larson's best.  He delves deeply into how we operate our Minds, or, rather, how our Minds operate us - depending on your perspective.  Understanding HOW you think is Power and is the Key to unleashing and unlocking your other innate, infinite Powers to rocket you to the Success and Prosperity that you Desire and deserve.

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Immediately following the Download Section, below, is Chapter 14, "The Secret of the Master Mind."  This brief excerpt is a tasty appetizer to whet your knowledge thirst and prepare you for what waits within!

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The Secret of the Master Mind

The mind that masters himself creates his own ideas, thoughts and desires through the original use of his own imaging faculty, while the mind that does not master himself forms his thoughts and desires after the likeness of impressions received through the senses; and is therefore controlled by the conditions from which those impressions come, because as we think so we act and live.  Accordingly the master mind is a mind that thinks what he wants to think regardless of what circumstances, environments or associations may suggest.

The average mind desires what the world desires without any definite thought as to its own highest welfare or greatest need, the reason being that a strong tendency to do likewise or to imitate is always produced in the mind when desires are formed in the likeness of impressions that are suggested by external conditions.  It is therefore evident that a person who permits himself to be affected by suggestion will invariably form artificial desires.  And to follow such desires is to be misled in every instance.  The master mind, however, desires only that which is conducive to real life here and now and in the selection of those desires is never influenced in the least by the desires of the world.

The power of desire is one of the greatest of all powers in the human system.  It is therefore highly important that every desire be normal and created for the welfare of the individual himself.  But no desire is normal that is formed through the direct influence of suggestions.  Such desires are always abnormal and cause the individual to be misplaced.

This explains why a very large number of people are misplaced.  They do not occupy those places wherein they may be their best and accomplish the most.  They are working at a disadvantage and are living a life that is far inferior to what they are intended to live, and because of abnormal desires.  They have imitated the desires of others without consulting their own present need.  They have formed the desire to do what others are doing, permitting their minds to be influenced by suggestions and impressions from the world, forgetting what their present state makes them capable of doing now.  Thus, by living the lives, the habits, the actions and the desires of others they are led into a life not their own; in other words, they are misplaced.

The master mind is never misplaced because he does not live to do what others are doing, but what he himself wants to do now, and he wants to do only that which is conducive to real life, a life worth while, a life that steadily works up to the very highest goal in view.

The average mind requires a change of environment before he can change his thought.  He has to go somewhere or bring into his presence something that will suggest a new line of thinking and feeling.  The master mind, however, can change his thought whenever he may so desire.  A change of scene is not necessary because the master mind is not controlled by external conditions or circumstances.  A change of scene will not produce a change of thought in his mind unless he so elects for the master mind changes his thoughts, ideas, or desires by imaging upon the mind the exact likeness of those new ideas, new thoughts, or new desires that have been selected.

The secret of the master mind is found wholly in the intelligent use of the imaging faculty, for man is as he thinks, and his thoughts are patterned after the predominating mental images, whether those images are impressions suggested from without or impressions formed by the mind through original thinking.  When any individual permits his thoughts or desires to be formed in the likeness of impressions received from without he will be more or less controlled by environment.  He will be largely in the hands of circumstances and fate, but when he proceeds to transform into an original idea every impression received from without and incorporates that idea into a new mental image he will use environment as a servant, thereby placing fate in his own hands.

Every object that is seen will produce an impression upon the mind according to the degree of mental susceptibility.  This impression will contain the nature of the object of which it is a representation.  Thus, the nature of that object will be reproduced in the mind, and what has thus entered the mind will be expressed more or less throughout the entire human system.  Therefore, the individual who is susceptible to suggestions and external impressions will reproduce in his own mind and system conditions that are similar in nature to almost everything that he may see, hear or feel.  He will, in consequence, be a reflection of the world in which he lives.  He will think, speak and act as his surroundings may suggest.  He will flow with the stream of his circumstances and he will be more or less of an automaton instead of a well individualized character.

However, every person who permits himself to be largely and continually affected by suggestions is more or less of an automaton, and accordingly is more or less in the hands of fate.  So, therefore, in order to reverse matters and place fate in his own hands he must proceed to make intelligent use of suggestions instead of blindly following such desires and thoughts as his surroundings may suggest.

We are all surrounded constantly by suggestions of every description, because everything has the power to suggest something to us, provided we are susceptible.  But there is a vast difference between permitting ourselves to be susceptible to all sorts of suggestions and by training ourselves to use intelligently all those impressions that suggestions may convey c The average student of suggestion not only ignores this difference, but encourages susceptibility to suggestion by constantly emphasizing the belief that it is suggestion that controls the world.

But if it is really true that suggestion does control the world, we want to learn how to so use suggestion that its indiscriminate control of the human mind may decrease steadily.  For the human mind must not be controlled by anything, and this we can accomplish, not by teaching people how to use suggestion for the purpose of affecting their minds, but in using every impression conveyed by suggestion in the reconstruction of our own minds.

Suggestion is a part of life because everything has the power to suggest and all minds are open to impressions.  Suggestion, therefore, is a necessary factor, and a permanent factor in our midst.  But the problem is to train ourselves to make intelligent use of the impressions received, instead of blindly following the desires produced by such impressions, as the majority do.

To carry out this idea never permit the objects discerned by the senses to reproduce themselves in your mind against your will.  Form your own ideas about what you see, hear or feel and try to make those ideas superior to what was suggested by the objects discerned.  When you see evil do not form ideas or mental impressions that are similar to that evil.  And do not think of the evil as bad, but try to understand the forces that are back of all evil, forces that are good in themselves though misdirected in their present state.

By trying to understand the nature that is back of evil or adversity you will not form bad ideas, and therefore will feel no bad effects from experiences that may seem undesirable.  At the same time you will think your own thought about the experience, thereby developing the power of the master mind.

Surround yourself as far as possible with those things that suggest the superior, but do not permit such suggestions to determine your thought about the superior.  The superior impressions that are suggested by superior environments should be used by yourself in forming still more superior thought.  For if you wish to be a master mind your thought must always be higher than the thought your environment may suggest, no matter how ideal that environment may be.

Every impression that enters the mind through the senses should be worked out and should be made to serve the mind in its fullest capacity.  In this way the original impression will not reproduce itself in the mind, but will become instrumental in giving the mind a number of new and superior ideas.  To work out an impression try to see through its own nature; that is, look at it from every conceivable point of view while trying to discern its causes, tendencies, possibilities and probable effects.

Use your imaging faculty in determining what you want to think or do, what you are to desire and what your tendencies are to be.  Know what you want, then image those things upon the mind at all times.  This will develop the power to think what you want to think.  And he who can think what he wants to think can be what he wants to be.  In this connection it is most important to realize that the principal reason why the average person has not realized his ideals is because he has not learned to think what he wants to think.  He is too much affected by the suggestions that are all about him.  He imitates his environment too much, following desires and tendencies that are not his own, and therefore he is misled and misplaced.

Whenever you permit yourself to think what persons, things, conditions or circumstances may suggest, you are not thinking what you yourself want to think.  You are following borrowed desires instead of your own desire.  Therefore you will drift into strange thinking, thinking that is entirely different from what you have planned and that maybe directly opposed to your present purpose, need or ambition.

To obey the call of every suggestion and permit your mind to be carried away by this, that or the other, is to develop the tendency to drift; your mind will wander, the power of concentration will weaken and you will become wholly incapable of really thinking what you want to think.  In fact one line of constructive thinking will have scarcely begun when another line will be suggested, and you will leave the unfinished task to begin something else, which will in turn be left incomplete.  Nothing, therefore, will be accomplished.

To become a master mind you must think what you want to think, no matter what your surroundings may suggest.  And you must continue to think what you want to think until each particular purpose is carried out and every desired idea realized.  Make it a point to desire what you want to desire and impress that desire so deeply upon consciousness that it cannot possibly be disturbed by such foreign desires as environment may suggest.  Then continue to express that desire in all thought and action until you get what you want.

When you know that you have the right desire do not permit anything to influence your mind to change.  Take such influences and suggestions and convert them into the desire that you have already decided upon, thereby giving that desire additional life and power.  However, you should never close your mind to impressions from without.  Try to gain valuable impressions from every source, but do not follow those impressions.  Use them in building up your own system of original thought.  Then think what you want to think under every circumstance and so use every impression you receive that you will gain still greater power to think what you want to think.  Thus you will readily and surely develop the master mind.

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If I were asked what, in my opinion, distinguishes the thought of the present day from that of a previous generation, I should feel inclined to say, it is the fact that people are beginning to realize that Thought is a power in itself, one of the great forces of the Universe, and ultimately the greatest of forces, directing all the others. Thought is the great power of the Universe.  But to make it practically available we must know something of the principles by which it works – that it is not a mere vaporous indefinable influence floating around and subject to no known laws, but that on the contrary, it follows laws as uncompromising as those of mathematics, while at the same time allowing unlimited freedom to the individual.  -  Thomas Troward, "The Law and the Word"

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Put on your thinking caps, folks.

We are going to get a bit deep, spiritual and metaphyscial.  Today's addition to The Success Manual FREE Download Library is the Classic work by Judge Thomas Troward, The Law and the Word.  Certainly not your typical easy reading material, Judge Troward is widely recognized as the Father of the New Thought movement and a heavy hitter with respect to the Law of Attraction.

An amazing sunrise view of Tuckerman's Ravine and the ridgeline of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, NH. Upsloping western winds bring a thick blanket of clouds over the top of the ridge, which dissipate on the east facing downslope. Photo by Brad Bradstreet on October 11, 2008.

I admit it - I don't even understand all of Troward's writings.  But, I do know one thing (okay, maybe a couple of things).  First, every time I read Troward, I do come away with a deeper understanding of his teachings.  Second, Genevieve Behrend was his only personal student, and Your Invisible Power and Attaining Your Desires are two trememdous books by Ms. Behrend based on the teachings of Troward.  Third, my former personal Success Coach, Bob Proctor, cited Troward as one of his most read authors - in the top three, to be exact.  So, there must be something with this guy.

Consider the following quote from The Law and the Word, also located at the top of this page:

If I were asked what, in my opinion, distinguishes the thought of the present day from that of a previous generation, I should feel inclined to say, it is the fact that people are beginning to realize that Thought is a power in itself, one of the great forces of the Universe, and ultimately the greatest of forces, directing all the others. Thought is the great power of the Universe.  But to make it practically available we must know something of the principles by which it works – that it is not a mere vaporous indefinable influence floating around and subject to no known laws, but that on the contrary, it follows laws as uncompromising as those of mathematics, while at the same time allowing unlimited freedom to the individual.

Troward's works are all based, in part, on the concept of an "ether" or "etheric substance."  Our thoughts, words and actions travel throughout the ether of the Universe, and, as such, are subject to the Laws of the Universe.  Many other New Thought writers, and further including many other authors to write years later such as Raymond Holliwell, often discuss the "ether."  And, the "ether" is discussed as scientific fact or a widely-accepted scientific principle.

But what is the "ether?"  And, does it exist, as scientific fact?

Normally, I would not delve into such deep subjects, but I think this is a point of clarification that must be addressed.  That is because the "ether" is no longer a widely accepted scientific fact, principle or theory - it has long since been discarded.

Does that discredit Troward and all other Success, Philosophical and Metaphysical writers, teachers and sages? No, not at all!  But, since there is no "ether" - in the true, scientific sense - and because Troward's writings seek to establish the bridge between Science and Spirituality, let's get this out of the way here and now.

Instead of thinking of the Universe as being comprised of "ether," think of it as being comprised of whatever you wish.  For, it doesn't really matter.  Whether comprised of dust, gas, matter, dark matter, light matter, anti-matter, energy . . . that inquiry is not particularly relevant to the sum and substance of the written word of Troward's teachings.

So, what happened to the whole concept of the "ether," a principle once accepted by the scientific community?  Read my little explanation following the Download Section where I give it my best!

I told you - put on your thinking caps today!

Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

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The "Ether" - The Scientific Explanation

What is the “Ether?”

Ether may be defined as a hypothetical nonmaterial medium once supposed to fill all space.  The idea that such a medium is required for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation, however, is no longer tenable.

In order to understand the concept of the “ether,” it might be helpful to undertake a very brief examination of the concepts of light, electromagnetism, gravity, space, time and relativity (Don’t worry – this will be short and sweet – and FUN!)

Let’s start with Sir Isaac Newton and his Principia Mathematica, published in 1687.  In that revolutionary publication, Newton articulated several laws that rocked the civilized world (and the Church).  From those laws, Newton deviated from universally-accepted principles established by Aristotle, including the now accepted law that there is no unique standard of rest.

Here is how that principle applies in practice.  Suppose a train is traveling east at 50 mph.  As it travels, two twin brothers – named Tim and Tom – riding the train decide to play catch with a baseball in one of the passenger cars.  Mom is sleeping, and fortunately, there are no other passengers in that car.

Both boys are talented baseball pitchers for their age and each can throw a 50 mph fast ball.

The train speeds down the track in a precise due east direction.  Tim is located in the far western end of the passenger car, while Tom is situated in the far eastern end of the passenger car.

Tim (west end) pitches first, throwing the baseball at exactly 50 mph to his brother Tom (east end) who catches the ball.

Or, was the pitch not 50 mph?

To the brothers on the train, yes it was 50 mph, as measured by the conveniently located radar gun mounted on the inside wall of the passenger car.

However, at the moment that Tim pitched the ball, the train whizzed past a train station where several people were standing on an outside platform and who witnessed (very quickly, mind you) Tim pitching the ball to Tom.

The speed of the pitch to the people standing on the platform, relative to them, was not 50 mph.  It was 100 mph!  That is because the train was moving 50 mph (east) and the pitch – moving in the same east direction of the train’s progress – was also 50 mph.  The speed of the pitch to the bystanders is therefore 100 mph (50 mph + 50 mph = 100 mph).

Now, suppose it is Tom (east end) pitching a 50 mph fastball to Tim (west end).  This time, the direction of the pitch is not in the direction that the train is moving, but precisely opposite of that direction.

Again, inside the passenger car, the pitch is precisely 50 mph, as measure by the conveniently mounted radar gun.  Yet, to the bystanders standing on the station platform who witness this event as the train rolls by, it is totally different.

The speed of this pitch relative to the bystanders? 0 mph!!  As the train passes by at 50 mph and they witness Tom pitch the ball at 50 mph in the opposite direction, the ball literally stands still – motionless – in the air!  So, how does Tim catch a “motionless” ball?  Easy – he moves forward at 50 mph and “catches” the motionless ball before it can drop to the car floor!

The result of Newton’s work is the principle that “rest” is not absolute; it is relative.

In 1676, Danish astronomer Ole Christensen Roemer discovered that light travels at a finite, but very high speed.  While his calculations were off slightly, the modern accepted value of the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second.

Years later, in 1865, British physician James Clerk Maxwell articulated a proper theory of the propagation of light.  In sum, Maxwell’s theory predicted that radio or light waves should travel at a certain fixed speed.  However, this created a problem.  A fixed speed relative to what?  Remember, Newton’s laws had dispelled the concept of “absolute” rest.

As a result, the concept of an “ether” was created.  Radio or light waves would always travel at a certain, fixed speed relative to the “ether.”

As explained in his book, A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking explains it thusly:

Maxwell’s theory predicted that radio or light waves should travel at a certain fixed speed.  But Newton’s theory had got rid of the idea of absolute rest, so if light was supposed to travel at fixed speed, one would have to say what that fixed speed was to be measured relative to.  It was therefore suggested that there was a substance called the “ether” that was present everywhere, even in “empty” space.  Light waves should travel through the ether as sound waves travel through the air, and their speed should therefore be relative to the ether.  Different observers, moving relative to the ether, would see light coming toward them at different speeds, but light’s speed relative to the ether would remain fixed.

Makes sense, doesn’t it?  Think of the train example with twins Tim and Tom.  The speed of the pitch is relative to the observer, whether on the train or on the station platform.

But, let’s see what happens if we really speed that pitch up and use the galaxy as our model, instead of a train.

Tom, much older now, is an astronaut on the International Space Station orbiting the Earth and is doing a spacewalk.  Having much improved his pitching skills, he decides to do a little experiment.  He takes a baseball, winds up with all his might, and fires the meanest fastball at our Sun’s nearest star, Alpha Centauri, a mere 4.37 light years away (actually, Alpha Centauri is a binary star system, but we will overlook that for purposes of this explanation). 

The speed of his fastball: the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second.  Not taking account what one of Newton’s other laws would mean to Tom’s fate for having rocketed such a fastball pitch, and further, not taking into account what Mr. Einstein said as to the mass of the baseball as it approaches the speed of light – it becomes infinite at that speed – the baseball flies at the speed of light toward our nearest star.

Light traveling from Alpha Centauri radiates outward at the same finite speed: 186,000 miles per second.  Meaning that light from the star is traveling toward the baseball at 186,000 miles per second while the baseball is traveling toward the light at the same speed of 186,000 miles per second.

Using the Tim, Tom and Train example – and keeping in mind the concept of the Alpha Centauri light and the baseball are each traveling toward each other through the “ether” at the same fixed speed of 186,000 miles per second, one may readily conclude that, relative to each other, the light and the baseball are closing in on each other at 372,000 miles per second (186,000 mps + 186,000 mps + 372,000 mps).  Right?

Wrong-oh!

Regardless of whether you are the baseball or the wave of light from Alpha Centauri, the speed of the other traveling to you (or at which you are closing in on each other, from either perspective) is still only 186,000 miles per second.  Really.  Ask French mathematician Henri Poincaré.  Or, of course, Albert Einstein.

But, how can this be?  Well, it can be if we accept two postulates: 1) there is no “ether,” and 2) we must abandon the idea of absolute time.

Guess what happens to time if you are traveling on that baseball?  It stops.  It must stop if the speed of the light traveling to you from Alpha Centauri is to remain constant at 186,000 miles per second.  Why?  Because, 1) the speed of light is finite and absolute; regardless of how fast or in what direction you are traveling, light is traveling to you at 186,000 miles per second, and 2) nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.  So, if you are sitting on that baseball and the light from Alpha Centauri is traveling towards you at 186,000 miles per second (and nothing can travel faster than that), time MUST stop.

And so, we travel into Einstein’s theory of relativity and other mind-boggling goodies.  But, the bottom line is that there is no “ether.”

So, was Newton wrong?  NO.  Newton’s laws work great on the earthly, human, practical scale, but fail miserably at the larger, grand universe scale.  Einstein, and others, discovered laws that work tremendous in explaining the faster, larger and infinite scale of the universe, but don’t work too well down here.  And, of course, there is quantum mechanics and particle physics, with their own set of laws.  Science has been pursuing a “unified” theory to explain EVERYTHING from sub-atomic particles to black holes ever since.

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For anything that you want in your life – a healthy body, a satisfactory vocation, friends, opportunities, and above all the understanding of God – you must furnish a mental equivalent.  Supply yourself with a mental equivalent, and the thing must come to you.  Without a mental equivalent it cannot come.  As to the things in your life that you would like to be rid of - and everyone has such things in his or her life, whether physical, mental or otherwise - if we rid our mind of the mental equivalent of them, they must go.  -  Dr. Emmet Fox, "The Mental Equivalent Lectures" Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010

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We have a great addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library: "The Mental Equivalent Lectures" by Dr. Emmet Fox.  This Success Manual is short and sweet, but loaded with some tasty pearls of Wisdom.

The Mental Equivalent Lectures are comprised of two lectures presented by Dr. Fox in 1943 to Unity School of Christianity in Kansas City, Missouri.   Spiritually-based, the metaphysical theme of Dr. Fox's presentation is that for every concrete element in the physical, outer world, there is a Mental Equivalent in the Mental and Spiritual inner world.  Obviously, we have been here before, but Dr. Fox has a great voice of distilling such subjects to relative simplicity.

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Fox became known as one of the most influential New Thought writers of the Twentieth Century.  In his career, he even came to know the prolific New Thought writer and master sage, Judge Thomas Troward (stay tuned, folks, Judge Troward is up next for Download Library).  Fox discovered that he had spiritual healing powers in his teens and never looked back, pursuing the obvious path God had laid before him.

We have no doubt you will enjoy The Mental Equivalent Lectures by Emmet Fox.  Following the Download Section, below, is a short essay by Dr. Fox titled, The Hidden Power (same name given to a lecture by the famous Thomas Troward).  Enjoy!

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The Hidden Power by Dr. Emmet Fox

Strange as it may seem to you, there exists a mystic power that is able to transform your life so thoroughly, so radically, so completely, that when the process is completed your own friends would hardly recognize you, and, in fact, you would scarcely be able to recognize yourself. You would sit down and ask yourself: "Can I really be the man or woman that I vaguely remember, who went about under my name six months or six years ago? Was I really that person? Could that person have possibly been me?" And the truth will be that while in one sense you are indeed the same person, yet in another sense you will be someone utterly different.

This mystic but intensely real force can pick you up today, now, from the midst of failure, ruin, misery, despair – and in the twinkling of an eye, as Paul said, solve your problems, smooth out your difficulties, cut you free from any entanglements, and place you clear, safe, and happy upon the highroad of freedom and opportunity.

It can lift you out of an invalid’s bed, make you sound and well once more, and free to go out into the world to shape your life as you will. It can throw open the prison door and liberate the captive. It has a magical healing balm for the bruised or broken heart.

This mystic Power can teach you all things that you need to know, if only you are receptive and teachable. It can inspire you with new thoughts and ideas, so that your work may be truly original. It can impart new and wonderful kinds of knowledge as soon as you really want such knowledge – glorious knowledge – strange things not taught in schools or written in books. It can do for you that which is probably the most important thing of all in your present stage: it can find your true place in life for you, and put you into it too. It can find the right friends for you, kindred spirits who are interested in the same ideas and want the same things that you do. It can provide you with an ideal home. It can furnish you with the prosperity that means freedom, freedom to be and to do and to go as your soul calls.

This extraordinary Power, mystic though I have rightly called it, is nevertheless very real, no mere imaginary abstraction, but actually the most practical thing there is. The existence of this Power is already well known to thousands of people in the world today, and has been known to certain enlightened souls for tens of thousands of years. This Power is really no less than the primal Power of Being, and to discover that Power is the Divine birthright of all men. It is your right and your privilege to make your contact with this Power, and to allow it to work through your body, mind, and estate, so that you need no longer grovel upon the ground amid limitations and difficulties, but can soar up on wings like an eagle to the realm of dominion and joy.

But where, it will naturally be asked, is this wonderful, mystic Power to be contacted? Where may we find it? And how is it brought into action? The answer is perfectly simple – This Power is to be found within your own consciousness, the last place that most people would look for it. Right within your own mentality there lies a source of energy stronger than electricity, more potent than high explosive; unlimited and inexhaustible. You only need to make conscious contact with this Power to set it working in your affairs; and all the marvelous results enumerated can be yours. This is the real meaning of such sayings in the Bible as "The Kingdom of God is within you"; and "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and all the rest shall be added."

This Indwelling Power, the Inner Light, or Spiritual Idea, is spoken of in the Bible as a child, and throughout the Scriptures the child symbolically always stands for this. Bible symbolism has its own beautiful logic, and just as the soul is always spoken of as a woman, so this, the Spiritual Idea that is born to the soul, is described as a child.

The conscious discovery by you that you have this Power within you, and your determination to make use of it, is the birth of the child. And it is easy to see how very apt the symbol is, for the infant that is born in consciousness is just such a weak, feeble entity as any new-born child, and it calls for the same careful nursing and guarding that any infant does in its earliest days. After a time, however, as the weeks go by, the child grows stronger and bigger, until a time comes when it can well take care of itself; and then it grows and grows in wisdom and stature until, no longer leaning on the mother’s care, the child, now arrived at man’s estate, turns the tables, and repays its debt by taking over the care of its mother. So your ability to contact the mystic Power within yourself, frail and feeble at first, will gradually develop until you find yourself permitting that Power to take your whole life into its care.

The life story of Jesus, the central figure of the Bible, perfectly dramatizes this truth. He is described as being born of a virgin, and in a poor stable, and we know how he grew up to be the Savior of the world. Now, in Bible symbolism, the virgin soul means the soul that looks to God alone, and it is this condition of soul in which the child, or Spiritual Idea, comes to birth. It is when we have reached that stage, the stage where, either through wisdom or because of suffering, we are prepared to put God really first, that the thing happens.

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