We cannot alter external things, nor shape other people to our liking, nor mould the world to our wishes but we can alter internal things,-our desires, passions, thoughts,-we can shape our liking to other people, and we can mould the inner world of our own mind in accordance with wisdom, and so reconcile it to the outer world if men and things. The turmoil of the world we cannot avoid, but the disturbances of mind we can overcome.
by James Allen
To maintain an unchangeable sweetness of disposition, to think only thoughts that are pure and gentle, and to be happy under all circumstances,- such blessed conditions and such beauty of character and life should be the aim of all,
ABOVE LIFE'S TURMOIL
CONTENTS
• Foreword
• True Happiness
• The Immortal Man
• The Overcoming of Self
• The Uses of Temptation
• The Man of Integrity
• Discrimination
• Belief, the Basis of Action
• Belief that Saves
• Thought and Action
• Your Mental Attitude
• Sowing and Reaping
• The Reign of Law
• The Supreme Justice
• The Use of Reason
• Self-Discipline
• Resolution
• The Glorious Conquest
• Contentment in Activity
• The Temple of Brotherhood
• Pleasant Pastures of Peace
• Foreword
• True Happiness
• The Immortal Man
• The Overcoming of Self
• The Uses of Temptation
• The Man of Integrity
• Discrimination
• Belief, the Basis of Action
• Belief that Saves
• Thought and Action
• Your Mental Attitude
• Sowing and Reaping
• The Reign of Law
• The Supreme Justice
• The Use of Reason
• Self-Discipline
• Resolution
• The Glorious Conquest
• Contentment in Activity
• The Temple of Brotherhood
• Pleasant Pastures of Peace
"They themselves are makers of themselves."
by virtue of the thoughts, which they choose and encourage;
that mind is the master-weaver,
both of the inner garment of character and
the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain
they may now weave in enlightenment and happiness.
by virtue of the thoughts, which they choose and encourage;
that mind is the master-weaver,
both of the inner garment of character and
the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain
they may now weave in enlightenment and happiness.
As A Man Thinketh
by James Allen
THIS little volume (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much-written-upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the discovery and perception of the truth that--
CONTENTS
1 THOUGHT AND CHARACTER
2 EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON CIRCUMSTANCES
3 EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON HEALTH AND THE BODY
4 THOUGHT AND PURPOSE
5 THE THOUGHT-FACTOR IN ACHIEVEMENT
6 VISIONS AND IDEALS
7 SERENITY
1 THOUGHT AND CHARACTER
2 EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON CIRCUMSTANCES
3 EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON HEALTH AND THE BODY
4 THOUGHT AND PURPOSE
5 THE THOUGHT-FACTOR IN ACHIEVEMENT
6 VISIONS AND IDEALS
7 SERENITY
MAN'S mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth.
"As a man thinketh in his heart so is he," not only embraces the whole of a man's being, but is so comprehensive as to reach out to every condition and circumstance of his life.
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
By pursuing this process, a man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
The Path of Prosperity
by James Allen
CONTENTS
The Lesson of Evil
The World a Reflex of Mental States
The Way Out of Undesirable Conditions
The Silent Power of Thought
The Secret of Health, Success and Power
The Secret of Abounding Happiness
The Realization of Prosperity
The Lesson of Evil
The World a Reflex of Mental States
The Way Out of Undesirable Conditions
The Silent Power of Thought
The Secret of Health, Success and Power
The Secret of Abounding Happiness
The Realization of Prosperity
I looked around upon the world, and saw that it was shadowed by sorrow and scorched by the fierce fires of suffering. And I looked for the cause. I looked around, but could not find it; I looked in books, but could not find it; I looked within, and found there both the cause and the self-made nature of that cause. I looked again, and deeper, and found the remedy.
I found one Law, the Law of Love; one Life, the Life of adjustment to that Law; one Truth, the truth of a conquered mind and a quiet and obedient heart. And I dreamed of writing a book which should help men and women, whether rich or poor, learned or unlearned, worldly or unworldly, to find within themselves the source of all success, all happiness, all accomplishment, all truth. And the dream remained with me, and at last became substantial; and now I send it forth into the world on its mission of healing and blessedness, knowing that it cannot fail to reach the homes and hearts of those who are waiting and ready to receive it.
I found one Law, the Law of Love; one Life, the Life of adjustment to that Law; one Truth, the truth of a conquered mind and a quiet and obedient heart. And I dreamed of writing a book which should help men and women, whether rich or poor, learned or unlearned, worldly or unworldly, to find within themselves the source of all success, all happiness, all accomplishment, all truth. And the dream remained with me, and at last became substantial; and now I send it forth into the world on its mission of healing and blessedness, knowing that it cannot fail to reach the homes and hearts of those who are waiting and ready to receive it.
Byways Of Blessedness
by James Allen
CONTENTS
Foreword
Right Beginnings
Small Tasks and Duties
Transcending Difficulties and Perplexities
Burden-Dropping
Hidden Sacrifices
Sympathy
Forgiveness
Seeing No Evil
Abiding Joy
Silentness
Solitude
Standing Alone
Understanding the Simple Laws of Life
Happy Endings
Foreword
Right Beginnings
Small Tasks and Duties
Transcending Difficulties and Perplexities
Burden-Dropping
Hidden Sacrifices
Sympathy
Forgiveness
Seeing No Evil
Abiding Joy
Silentness
Solitude
Standing Alone
Understanding the Simple Laws of Life
Happy Endings
Along the highways of Burma there is placed, at regular distances away from the dust of the road, and under the cool shade of a group of trees, a small wooden building called a "rest-house", where the weary traveller may rest a while, and allay his thirst and assuage his hunger and fatigue by partaking of the food and water which the kindly inhabitants place there as a religious duty.
Along the great highway of life there are such resting places; away from the heat of passion and the dust of disappointment, under the cool and refreshing shade of lowly Wisdom, are the humble, unimposing "rest-houses" of peace, and the little, almost unnoticed, byways of blessedness, where alone the weary and footsore can find strength and healing. ........
Along the great highway of life there are such resting places; away from the heat of passion and the dust of disappointment, under the cool and refreshing shade of lowly Wisdom, are the humble, unimposing "rest-houses" of peace, and the little, almost unnoticed, byways of blessedness, where alone the weary and footsore can find strength and healing. ........
CONTENTS
THE POWER OF MEDITATION
THE TWO MASTERS, SELF AND TRUTH
THE ACQUIREMENT OF SPIRITUAL POWER
THE REALIZATION OF SELFLESS LOVE
ENTERING INTO THE INFINITE
SAINTS, SAGES, AND SAVIORS; THE LAW OF SERVICE
THE REALIZATION OF PERFECT PEACE
THE POWER OF MEDITATION
THE TWO MASTERS, SELF AND TRUTH
THE ACQUIREMENT OF SPIRITUAL POWER
THE REALIZATION OF SELFLESS LOVE
ENTERING INTO THE INFINITE
SAINTS, SAGES, AND SAVIORS; THE LAW OF SERVICE
THE REALIZATION OF PERFECT PEACE
by James Allen
THE WAY OF PEACE
Here the author details how to overcome the pain that comes from living for the self. After identifying life's common spiritual traps, he then teaches how to overcome these obstacles and enter a world free of pain, hate and fear.
