The Top Selling Success Book of all-time- selling more than 30 million copies to date. The most commonly recommended text by many present day success teachers.
by Napoleon Hill
The text of Think and Grow Rich! is founded on Hill's earlier work, The Law of Success the result of more than twenty years of research based on Hill's close association with a large number of individuals who managed to achieve great wealth during the course of their lifetimes. At Carnegie's bidding, Hill studied the characteristics of these great achievers and developed fifteen "laws" intended to be applied by anybody to achieve success. Think and Grow Rich! itself condenses these laws further and provides the reader with 13 principles in the form of a philosophy of personal achievement.
Think and Grow Rich
CONTENTS
What do you Want Most?
Tributes to the Author
Contents
Publisher's Preface
Author's Preface
Chapter 1. General Introduction.
Chapter 2. Desire (The First Step toward Riches)
Chapter 3. Faith (The Second Step toward Riches)
Chapter 4. Auto-Suggestion (The Third Step toward Riches)
Chapter 5. Specialized Knowledge (The Fourth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 6. Imagination (The Fifth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 7. Organized Planning (The Sixth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 8. Decision (The Seventh Step toward Riches)
Chapter 9. Persistence (The Eighth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 10. Power of the Master Mind (The Ninth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 11. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation (The Tenth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 12. The Subconscious Mind (The Eleventh Step toward Riches)
Chapter 13. The Brain (The Twelfth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 14. The Sixth Sense (The Thirteenth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 15. How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear
What do you Want Most?
Tributes to the Author
Contents
Publisher's Preface
Author's Preface
Chapter 1. General Introduction.
Chapter 2. Desire (The First Step toward Riches)
Chapter 3. Faith (The Second Step toward Riches)
Chapter 4. Auto-Suggestion (The Third Step toward Riches)
Chapter 5. Specialized Knowledge (The Fourth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 6. Imagination (The Fifth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 7. Organized Planning (The Sixth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 8. Decision (The Seventh Step toward Riches)
Chapter 9. Persistence (The Eighth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 10. Power of the Master Mind (The Ninth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 11. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation (The Tenth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 12. The Subconscious Mind (The Eleventh Step toward Riches)
Chapter 13. The Brain (The Twelfth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 14. The Sixth Sense (The Thirteenth Step toward Riches)
Chapter 15. How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear
How to Use Your Mind
by Harry D. Kitson
by Harry D. Kitson
A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students
and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study
and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study
How to use Your Mind by Harry D. Kitson, PH.D.
is a very useful handbook for both teachers and students. It explores the basics of comprehension and memorization and shows new applications of memory in learning. The book shows simple easy-to-follow steps to achieve mental development. How to use Your Mind is an excellent manual for use by students and teachers in the management of supervised study.
is a very useful handbook for both teachers and students. It explores the basics of comprehension and memorization and shows new applications of memory in learning. The book shows simple easy-to-follow steps to achieve mental development. How to use Your Mind is an excellent manual for use by students and teachers in the management of supervised study.
CHAPTER
I. INTELLECTUAL PROBLEMS OF THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN
Number. Variety. Lecture Method. Note Taking. Amount of Library Work.
High Quality Demanded. Necessity for Making Schedule. A College Course
Consists in the Formation of Habits. Requires Active Effort on Part of
Student. Importance of Good Form.
II. NOTE TAKING
Uses of Notes. LECTURE NOTES--Avoid Verbatim Reports. Maintain Attitude
of Mental Activity. Seek Outline Chiefly. Use Notes in Preparing Next
Lesson. READING NOTES--Summarize Rather Than Copy. Read With Questions
in Mind. How to Read. How to Make Bibliographies. LABORATORY
NOTES--Content. Form. Miscellaneous Hints.
III. BRAIN ACTION DURING STUDY
The Organ of Mind. Gross Structure. Microscopic Structure. The Neurone.
The Nervous Impulse. The Synapse. Properties of Nervous Tissue
--Impressibility, Conductivity, Modifiability. Pathways Used in
Study--Sensory, Motor, Association. Study is a Process of Making
Pathways in Brain.
IV. FORMATION OF STUDY-HABITS
Definition of Habit. Examples. Inevitableness of Habits in Brain and
Nervous System. How to Insure Useful Habits--Choose What Shall Enter;
Choose Mode of Entrance; Choose Mode of Egress; Go Slowly at First;
Observe Four Maxims. Advantages and Disadvantages of Habit. Ethical
Consequences.
V. ACTIVE IMAGINATION
Nature of the Image. Its Use in Imagination. Necessity for Number,
Variety, Sharpness. Source of "Imaginative" Productions. Method of
Developing Active Imaginative Powers: Cultivate Images in Great
Number, Variety, Sharpness; Actively Combine the Elements of Past
Experience.
VI. FIRST AIDS TO MEMORY--IMPRESSION
Four Phases. Conditions of Impression: Care, Clearness, Choice of
Favorable Sense Avenue, Repetition, Overlearning, Primacy, Distribution
of Repetitions, (Inferences Bearing Upon Theme-writing), "Whole" vs.
"Part" Method, "Rote" vs. "logical" Method, Intention.
VII. SECOND AIDS TO MEMORY--RETENTION, RECALL AND RECOGNITION
Retention. Recall. Recall Contrasted With Impression. Practise Recall
in Impression. Recognition. Advantages of Review. Memory Works
According to Law. Possibility of Improvement. Connection With Other
Mental Processes.
VIII. CONCENTRATION OF ATTENTION
Importance in Mental Life. Analysis of Concrete Attentive State.
Cross-section of Mental Stream. Focal Object, Clear; Marginal Objects,
Dim. Fluctuation. Ease of Concentration Requires (1) Removal of All
Marginal Distractions Possible, (2) Ignoring Others. Conditions
Favorable for Concentration. Relation to Other Mental Processes.
IX. HOW WE REASON
Reasoning Contrasted with Simpler Mental Operations. Illustrated by
Method of Studying Geometry. Analysis of Reasoning Act: Recognition of
Problem, Efforts to Solve It, Solution. Study in Problems. Requirements
for Effective Reasoning: Many Ideas, Accessible, Clear. How to Clarify
Ideas: Define, Classify. Relation Between Habit and Reasoning. Summary.
X. EXPRESSION AS AN AID IN STUDY
Expression an Inevitable Accompaniment of Nervous Activity. Extent of
Expressive Movements. Relation Between Ideas and Expressive Acts.
Ethical Considerations. Methods of Expression Chiefly Used in Study:
Speech, Writing, Drawing. Effects of Expression: (1) On Brain, (2) On
Ideas. Hints on Development of Freedom of Expression.
XI. HOW TO BECOME INTERESTED IN A SUBJECT
Nature of Interest. Intellectual Interests Gained Through Experience.
Many Possible Fields of Interest. Laws of Interest.
XII. THE PLATEAU OF DESPOND
Measurement of Mental Progress. Analysis of the "Learning Curve."
Irregularity. Rapid Progress at Beginning. The Plateau. Causes.
Remedies.
XIII. MENTAL SECOND-WIND
Description: (1) Physical, (2) Mental. Hidden Sources of Energy.
Retarding Effect of Fatigue. Analysis of Fatigue. How to Reduce
Fatigue in Study.
XIV. EXAMINATIONS
Purposes. Continuous Effort and Cramming. Effective Methods of
Reviewing. Immediate Preparation for an Examination Conduct in
Examination-room. Attitude of Activity. Attitude of Confidence.
XV. BODILY CONDITIONS FOB EFFECTIVE STUDY
FOOD: Quantity, Quality, Surroundings. SLEEP: Amount, Conditions,
Avoidance of Insomnia. EXERCISE: Regularity, Emphasis.
SUGGESTIONS FOB FURTHER READING
I. INTELLECTUAL PROBLEMS OF THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN
Number. Variety. Lecture Method. Note Taking. Amount of Library Work.
High Quality Demanded. Necessity for Making Schedule. A College Course
Consists in the Formation of Habits. Requires Active Effort on Part of
Student. Importance of Good Form.
II. NOTE TAKING
Uses of Notes. LECTURE NOTES--Avoid Verbatim Reports. Maintain Attitude
of Mental Activity. Seek Outline Chiefly. Use Notes in Preparing Next
Lesson. READING NOTES--Summarize Rather Than Copy. Read With Questions
in Mind. How to Read. How to Make Bibliographies. LABORATORY
NOTES--Content. Form. Miscellaneous Hints.
III. BRAIN ACTION DURING STUDY
The Organ of Mind. Gross Structure. Microscopic Structure. The Neurone.
The Nervous Impulse. The Synapse. Properties of Nervous Tissue
--Impressibility, Conductivity, Modifiability. Pathways Used in
Study--Sensory, Motor, Association. Study is a Process of Making
Pathways in Brain.
IV. FORMATION OF STUDY-HABITS
Definition of Habit. Examples. Inevitableness of Habits in Brain and
Nervous System. How to Insure Useful Habits--Choose What Shall Enter;
Choose Mode of Entrance; Choose Mode of Egress; Go Slowly at First;
Observe Four Maxims. Advantages and Disadvantages of Habit. Ethical
Consequences.
V. ACTIVE IMAGINATION
Nature of the Image. Its Use in Imagination. Necessity for Number,
Variety, Sharpness. Source of "Imaginative" Productions. Method of
Developing Active Imaginative Powers: Cultivate Images in Great
Number, Variety, Sharpness; Actively Combine the Elements of Past
Experience.
VI. FIRST AIDS TO MEMORY--IMPRESSION
Four Phases. Conditions of Impression: Care, Clearness, Choice of
Favorable Sense Avenue, Repetition, Overlearning, Primacy, Distribution
of Repetitions, (Inferences Bearing Upon Theme-writing), "Whole" vs.
"Part" Method, "Rote" vs. "logical" Method, Intention.
VII. SECOND AIDS TO MEMORY--RETENTION, RECALL AND RECOGNITION
Retention. Recall. Recall Contrasted With Impression. Practise Recall
in Impression. Recognition. Advantages of Review. Memory Works
According to Law. Possibility of Improvement. Connection With Other
Mental Processes.
VIII. CONCENTRATION OF ATTENTION
Importance in Mental Life. Analysis of Concrete Attentive State.
Cross-section of Mental Stream. Focal Object, Clear; Marginal Objects,
Dim. Fluctuation. Ease of Concentration Requires (1) Removal of All
Marginal Distractions Possible, (2) Ignoring Others. Conditions
Favorable for Concentration. Relation to Other Mental Processes.
IX. HOW WE REASON
Reasoning Contrasted with Simpler Mental Operations. Illustrated by
Method of Studying Geometry. Analysis of Reasoning Act: Recognition of
Problem, Efforts to Solve It, Solution. Study in Problems. Requirements
for Effective Reasoning: Many Ideas, Accessible, Clear. How to Clarify
Ideas: Define, Classify. Relation Between Habit and Reasoning. Summary.
X. EXPRESSION AS AN AID IN STUDY
Expression an Inevitable Accompaniment of Nervous Activity. Extent of
Expressive Movements. Relation Between Ideas and Expressive Acts.
Ethical Considerations. Methods of Expression Chiefly Used in Study:
Speech, Writing, Drawing. Effects of Expression: (1) On Brain, (2) On
Ideas. Hints on Development of Freedom of Expression.
XI. HOW TO BECOME INTERESTED IN A SUBJECT
Nature of Interest. Intellectual Interests Gained Through Experience.
Many Possible Fields of Interest. Laws of Interest.
XII. THE PLATEAU OF DESPOND
Measurement of Mental Progress. Analysis of the "Learning Curve."
Irregularity. Rapid Progress at Beginning. The Plateau. Causes.
Remedies.
XIII. MENTAL SECOND-WIND
Description: (1) Physical, (2) Mental. Hidden Sources of Energy.
Retarding Effect of Fatigue. Analysis of Fatigue. How to Reduce
Fatigue in Study.
XIV. EXAMINATIONS
Purposes. Continuous Effort and Cramming. Effective Methods of
Reviewing. Immediate Preparation for an Examination Conduct in
Examination-room. Attitude of Activity. Attitude of Confidence.
XV. BODILY CONDITIONS FOB EFFECTIVE STUDY
FOOD: Quantity, Quality, Surroundings. SLEEP: Amount, Conditions,
Avoidance of Insomnia. EXERCISE: Regularity, Emphasis.
SUGGESTIONS FOB FURTHER READING
Book Excerpts:
INTELLECTUAL PROBLEMS OF THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN
In entering upon a college course you are taking a step that may completely revolutionize your life. You are facing new situations vastly different from any you have previously met. They are also of great variety, such as finding a place to eat and sleep, regulating your own finances, inaugurating a new social life, forming new friendships, and developing in body and mind.
In entering upon a college course you are taking a step that may completely revolutionize your life. You are facing new situations vastly different from any you have previously met. They are also of great variety, such as finding a place to eat and sleep, regulating your own finances, inaugurating a new social life, forming new friendships, and developing in body and mind.
The problems connected with mental development will engage your chief attention. You are now going to use your mind more actively than ever before and should survey some of the intellectual difficulties before plunging into the fight.
Perhaps the first difficulty you will encounter is the substitution of the lecture for the class recitation to which you were accustomed in high school. This substitution requires that you develop a new technique of learning, for the mental processes involved in an oral recitation are different from those used in listening to a lecture.
Perhaps the first difficulty you will encounter is the substitution of the lecture for the class recitation to which you were accustomed in high school. This substitution requires that you develop a new technique of learning, for the mental processes involved in an oral recitation are different from those used in listening to a lecture.
The lecture system implies that the lecturer has a fund of knowledge about a certain field and has organized this knowledge in a form that is not duplicated in the literature of the subject. The manner of presentation, then, is unique and is the only means of securing the knowledge in just that form.
As soon as the words have left the mouth of the lecturer they cease to be accessible to you. Such conditions require a unique mental attitude and unique mental habits. You will be obliged, in the first place, to maintain sustained attention over long periods of time. The situation is not like that in reading, in which a temporary lapse of attention may be remedied by turning back and
rereading.
rereading.
An Iron Will
by Orison Swett Marden
by Orison Swett Marden
By CHRISTIAN D. LARSON
The purpose of this work is to present practical methods through which
anyone, the beginner in particular, may realize his ideals, cause his cherished
dreams to come true, and cause the visions of the soul to become tangible
realities in everyday life.
The best minds now believe that the ideal can be made real; that every lofty
idea can be applied in practical living, and that all that is beautiful on the
heights of existence can be made permanent expressions in personal
existence. And so popular is this belief becoming that it is rapidly permeating
the entire thought of the world.
anyone, the beginner in particular, may realize his ideals, cause his cherished
dreams to come true, and cause the visions of the soul to become tangible
realities in everyday life.
The best minds now believe that the ideal can be made real; that every lofty
idea can be applied in practical living, and that all that is beautiful on the
heights of existence can be made permanent expressions in personal
existence. And so popular is this belief becoming that it is rapidly permeating
the entire thought of the world.
Contents
FOREWORD.
THE IDEAL MADE REAL
HOW TO BEGIN: THE PRIME ESSENTIALS
Learn to be still.
Rejoice and be glad.
Love everybody and be kind.
Have faith in abundance.
Pray without ceasing.
Think the truth.
Live in the spirit.
THE FIRST STEPS IN IDEAL LIVING.
THE FIRST THOUGHT IN IDEAL THINKING.
THE IDEAL AND THE REAL MADE ONE.
FIRST STEP TOWARDS COMPLETE EMANCIPATION.
PATHS TO PERPETUAL INCREASE.
CONSIDER THE LILIES.
COUNT IT ALL JOY.
TRUE USE OF KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY.
TALK HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY
WHAT DETERMINES THE DESTINY OF MAN
TO HIM THAT HATH SHALL BE GIVEN
THE LIFE THAT IS WORTH LIVING.
WHEN ALL THINGS BECOME POSSIBLE
THE ART OF GETTING WHAT IS WANTED.
PATHS To HAPPINESS
Live the simple life.
Live the serene life.
Be in love with the world.
Be useful.
Think and speak the beautiful only.
Forgive and forget everything that seems wrong.
Be perfectly contented with the present.
Seek the ideal.
Develop the whole man.
Open the mind to beautiful thoughts only.
Be in touch with the harmony of life.
Consecrate every moment to the higher life.
CREATING IDEAL SURROUNDINGS.
CHANGING YOUR OWN FATE.
BUILDING YOUR OWN IDEAL WORLD.
FOREWORD.
THE IDEAL MADE REAL
HOW TO BEGIN: THE PRIME ESSENTIALS
Learn to be still.
Rejoice and be glad.
Love everybody and be kind.
Have faith in abundance.
Pray without ceasing.
Think the truth.
Live in the spirit.
THE FIRST STEPS IN IDEAL LIVING.
THE FIRST THOUGHT IN IDEAL THINKING.
THE IDEAL AND THE REAL MADE ONE.
FIRST STEP TOWARDS COMPLETE EMANCIPATION.
PATHS TO PERPETUAL INCREASE.
CONSIDER THE LILIES.
COUNT IT ALL JOY.
TRUE USE OF KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY.
TALK HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY
WHAT DETERMINES THE DESTINY OF MAN
TO HIM THAT HATH SHALL BE GIVEN
THE LIFE THAT IS WORTH LIVING.
WHEN ALL THINGS BECOME POSSIBLE
THE ART OF GETTING WHAT IS WANTED.
PATHS To HAPPINESS
Live the simple life.
Live the serene life.
Be in love with the world.
Be useful.
Think and speak the beautiful only.
Forgive and forget everything that seems wrong.
Be perfectly contented with the present.
Seek the ideal.
Develop the whole man.
Open the mind to beautiful thoughts only.
Be in touch with the harmony of life.
Consecrate every moment to the higher life.
CREATING IDEAL SURROUNDINGS.
CHANGING YOUR OWN FATE.
BUILDING YOUR OWN IDEAL WORLD.
YOUR FORCES and HOW TO USE THEM
By CHRISTIAN D. LARSON
How many energies there are in man, no one knows; but there are so many that even the keenest observersof human activity have found it impossible to count them all.
It is the purpose of the following pages, not only to discuss these greater powers and possibilities in man,but also to present practical methods through which they may be applied.
It is the purpose of the following pages, not only to discuss these greater powers and possibilities in man,but also to present practical methods through which they may be applied.
Contents
The Ruling Principle in Man
How we Govern the Forces We Possess
The Use of Mind in Practical Action
The Forces of the Subconscious
Training the Subconscious for Special Results
The Power of Subjective Thought
How Man Becomes What He thinks
The Art of changing for the Better
He Can Who Thinks He Can
How We Secure What We Persistently Desire
Concentration and the Power Back of Suggestion
The Development of the Will
The Building of a Great Mind
How Character Determines Constructive Action
The Art of Building Character
The Creative Forces in Man
The Building Power of Consecutive Speech
Imagination and the Master Mind
The Higher Forces in Man
The Greatest Power in Man.
The Ruling Principle in Man
How we Govern the Forces We Possess
The Use of Mind in Practical Action
The Forces of the Subconscious
Training the Subconscious for Special Results
The Power of Subjective Thought
How Man Becomes What He thinks
The Art of changing for the Better
He Can Who Thinks He Can
How We Secure What We Persistently Desire
Concentration and the Power Back of Suggestion
The Development of the Will
The Building of a Great Mind
How Character Determines Constructive Action
The Art of Building Character
The Creative Forces in Man
The Building Power of Consecutive Speech
Imagination and the Master Mind
The Higher Forces in Man
The Greatest Power in Man.
THE IDEAL MADE REAL
The education of the will is the object of our existence. The development and discipline of one's willpower is of supreme moment in relation to success in life. No man can ever estimate the power of will.
This book outlines the necessary steps to create " An Iron Will" to enabl us to achieve our goals
This book outlines the necessary steps to create " An Iron Will" to enabl us to achieve our goals
Contents
I - TRAINING THE WILL
II - THE RULERS OF DESTINY
III - FORCE OF WILL IN CAMP AND FIELD
IV - WILL POWER IN ITS RELATION TO HEALTH AND DISEASE
V - THE ROMANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT UNDER DIFFICULTIES
VI - STAYING POWER
VII - THE DEGREE OF “O.O.”
I - TRAINING THE WILL
II - THE RULERS OF DESTINY
III - FORCE OF WILL IN CAMP AND FIELD
IV - WILL POWER IN ITS RELATION TO HEALTH AND DISEASE
V - THE ROMANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT UNDER DIFFICULTIES
VI - STAYING POWER
VII - THE DEGREE OF “O.O.”
Prosperity Through Thought Force
By Bruce MacLelland
By Bruce MacLelland
Your fortune or lack of fortune is not the result of chance but of your observance of certain fixed laws. You may not be aware of acting in accordance with sharply defined and active principles, but you do and always have so acted.
You make your own misery; you make your own unhappiness; you make your own poverty, all by the attitude of your mind, which is the result of the reflex action of your past thoughts. But you say: I was born that way. I was always impatient, worrying, anxious. I cannot change it. Yes, probably you were, but you can change it, unless you determine you cannot and do not try. If you do, that settles it. No power whatever, from God or man, can do anything for you when you assume that attitude.
Self-Development
and the Way to Power
and the Way to Power
by L.W. Rogers
Discover your Inner Powers and How to Develop Them to Experience Healthier, Happier and Wealthier Life. SELF DEVELOPMENT AND THE WAY TO POWER explains why we suffer and how we can extricate ourselves from suffering and sorrow by finding our purpose of life and living according it.
The writer makes two great points: man is either a slave of nature or a happy master of its law. The writer assumes that every one is supposed to be happy and if sorrow strikes, then it means something has severely gone wrong with the fundamental principles of nature.
He sees suffering as unnatural and something that is not part of man inherently but an imposed negativity situation. He says with the right knowledge, man can disentangle himself from sorrow and then thread onto the paths of happiness once more..
Book Excerpts:
SELF DEVELOPMENT AND THE WAY TO POWER
It is the natural right of every human being to be happy--to escape all the miseries of life. Happiness is the normal condition, as natural as the landscapes and the seasons. It is unnatural to suffer and it is only because of our ignorance that we do suffer.
It is the natural right of every human being to be happy--to escape all the miseries of life. Happiness is the normal condition, as natural as the landscapes and the seasons. It is unnatural to suffer and it is only because of our ignorance that we do suffer.
Happiness is the product of wisdom. To attain perfect wisdom, to comprehend
fully the purpose of life, to realize completely the relationship of human beings to each other, is to put an end to all suffering, to escape every ill and evil that afflicts us. Perfect wisdom is unshadowed joy.
Why do we suffer in life? Because in the scheme of nature we are being forced forward in evolution and we lack the spiritual illumination that alone can light the way and enable us to move safely among the obstacles that lie before us.
fully the purpose of life, to realize completely the relationship of human beings to each other, is to put an end to all suffering, to escape every ill and evil that afflicts us. Perfect wisdom is unshadowed joy.
Why do we suffer in life? Because in the scheme of nature we are being forced forward in evolution and we lack the spiritual illumination that alone can light the way and enable us to move safely among the obstacles that lie before us.
Usually we do not even see or suspect the presence of trouble until it suddenly leaps upon us like a concealed tiger. One day our family circle is complete and happy. A week later death has come and gone and joy is replaced with agony.
Today we have a friend. Tomorrow he will be an enemy and we do not know why. A little while ago we had wealth and all material luxuries. There was a sudden change and now we have only poverty and misery and yet we seek in vain for a reason why this should be.
There was a time when we had health and strength; but they have both departed and no trace of a reason appears. Aside from these greater tragedies of life innumerable things of lesser consequence continually bring to us
little miseries and minor heartaches.
little miseries and minor heartaches.
We most earnestly desire to avoid them but we never see them until they strike us, until in the darkness of our ignorance we blunder upon them. The thing we lack is the spiritual illumination that will enable us to look far and wide, finding the hidden causes of human suffering and revealing the method by which they may be avoided; and if we can but reach illumination the evolutionary journey can be made both comfortably and swiftly.
It is as though we must pass through a long, dark room filled with furniture
promiscuously scattered about. In the darkness our progress would be slow and painful and our bruises many. But if we could press a button that would turn on the electric light we could then make the same journey quickly and with perfect safety and comfort.
The old method of education was to store the mind with as many facts, or supposed facts, as could be accumulated and to give a certain exterior polish to the personality. The theory was that when a man was born he was a completed human being and that all that could be done for him was to load him up with information that would be used with more or less skill, according to the native ability he happened to be born with.
promiscuously scattered about. In the darkness our progress would be slow and painful and our bruises many. But if we could press a button that would turn on the electric light we could then make the same journey quickly and with perfect safety and comfort.
The old method of education was to store the mind with as many facts, or supposed facts, as could be accumulated and to give a certain exterior polish to the personality. The theory was that when a man was born he was a completed human being and that all that could be done for him was to load him up with information that would be used with more or less skill, according to the native ability he happened to be born with.
Thus the light that leads to happiness is kindled from within and the evolutionary journey that all are making may be robbed of its suffering.
Why does death bring misery? Chiefly because it separates us from those we love. But when we have evolved the faculty of clairvoyance, in our work of self-development, the separation vanishes and our "dead" friends are as much with us as the living.
Why does death bring misery? Chiefly because it separates us from those we love. But when we have evolved the faculty of clairvoyance, in our work of self-development, the separation vanishes and our "dead" friends are as much with us as the living.
The only other reason why death brings grief or fear is because we do not understand it and comprehend the part it plays in human evolution. But the moment our ignorance gives way to comprehension such fear vanishes and a serene happiness takes its place.
Why do we have enemies from whose words or acts we suffer? Because in
our limited physical consciousness we do not perceive the unity of all
life and realize that our wrong thinking and doing must react upon us through other people--a situation from which there is no possible escape except through ceasing to think evil and then patiently awaiting the time when the causes we have already generated are fully exhausted. When spiritual illumination comes, and we no longer stumble in the night of ignorance, the last enemy will disappear and we shall make no more forever.
Why do people suffer from poverty and disease? Only because of our blundering ignorance that makes their existence possible for us, and because we do not comprehend their meaning and their lessons, nor know the attitude to assume toward them.
Why do we have enemies from whose words or acts we suffer? Because in
our limited physical consciousness we do not perceive the unity of all
life and realize that our wrong thinking and doing must react upon us through other people--a situation from which there is no possible escape except through ceasing to think evil and then patiently awaiting the time when the causes we have already generated are fully exhausted. When spiritual illumination comes, and we no longer stumble in the night of ignorance, the last enemy will disappear and we shall make no more forever.
Why do people suffer from poverty and disease? Only because of our blundering ignorance that makes their existence possible for us, and because we do not comprehend their meaning and their lessons, nor know the attitude to assume toward them.
Had we but the wisdom to understand why they come to people, why they are necessary factors in their evolution, they would trouble us no longer. When nature's lesson is fully learned these mute teachers will vanish.
And so it is with all forms of suffering we experience. They are at once reactions from our ignorant blunderings and instructors that point out the better way. When we have comprehended the lessons they teach they are no longer necessary and disappear.
Thus our evolution is going forward and has gone forward in the past. We know that the human race has passed through a long evolution during which it has acquired five senses by which knowledge is gained. Nobody who has given thought to the subject will make the mistake of supposing that this evolution is completed and that the five senses are all we shall ever possess.
In this long evolutionary journey the next thing we shall do is to develop the sixth sense. Some people have already done so and all are approaching it. This dawning sense is called clairvoyance. Fair investigation will show that the clairvoyant possesses certain powers not common to the majority of people.
And so it is with all forms of suffering we experience. They are at once reactions from our ignorant blunderings and instructors that point out the better way. When we have comprehended the lessons they teach they are no longer necessary and disappear.
Thus our evolution is going forward and has gone forward in the past. We know that the human race has passed through a long evolution during which it has acquired five senses by which knowledge is gained. Nobody who has given thought to the subject will make the mistake of supposing that this evolution is completed and that the five senses are all we shall ever possess.
In this long evolutionary journey the next thing we shall do is to develop the sixth sense. Some people have already done so and all are approaching it. This dawning sense is called clairvoyance. Fair investigation will show that the clairvoyant possesses certain powers not common to the majority of people.
This is merely the beginning of the development of the sixth sense, and probably with the majority of clairvoyants it goes no further than etheric and lower astral sight. In other words, they are able to raise the consciousness only to a grade of matter a little beyond the grasp of ordinary vision, while the properly developed, trained clairvoyant raises his consciousness
two full planes beyond.
two full planes beyond.
