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It
is my privilege to enclose Part Six. This part will give you an excellent
understanding of the most wonderful piece of mechanism which has ever been
created. A mechanism whereby you may create for yourself Health, Strength,
Success, Prosperity or any other condition which you desire.
Necessities are demands, and demands create action, and actions bring about
results. The process of evolution is constantly building our tomorrows out
of our todays. Individual development, like Universal development, must be
gradual with an ever-increasing capacity and volume.
The
knowledge that if we infringe upon the rights of others, we become moral
thorns and find ourselves entangled at every turn of the road, should be an
indication that success is contingent upon the highest moral ideal, which is
"The greatest good to the greatest number." Aspiration, desire and
harmonious relations constantly and persistently maintained will accomplish
results. The greatest hindrance is erroneous and fixed ideas.
To
be in tune with eternal truth we must possess poise and harmony within. In
order to receive intelligence the receiver must be in tune with the
transmitter.
Thought is a product of Mind and Mind is creative, but this does not mean
that the Universal will change its modus operandi to suit us or our ideas,
but it does mean that we can come into harmonious relationship with the
Universal, and when we have accomplished this we may ask anything to which
we are entitled, and the way will be made plain.
PART SIX
1. The
Universal Mind is so wonderful that it is difficult to understand its
utilitarian powers and possibilities and its unlimited producing effects.
2. We
have found that this Mind is not only all intelligence but all substance.
How, then, is it to be differentiated in form? How are we to secure the
effect which we desire?
3. Ask
any electrician what the effect of electricity will be and he will reply
that "Electricity is a form of motion and its effect will depend upon the
mechanism to which it is attached." Upon this mechanism will depend whether
we shall have heat, light, power, music or any of the other marvelous
demonstration of power to which this vital energy has been harnessed.
4.
What effect can be produced by thought? The reply is that thought is mind in
motion (just as wind is air in motion), and its effect will depend entirely
on the "mechanism to which it is attached."
5.
Here, then, is the secret of all mental power; it depends entirely on the
mechanism which we attach.
6.
What is this mechanism? You know something of the mechanism which has been
invented by Edison, Bell, Marconi and other electrical wizards, by which
place and space and time have become only figures of speech, but did you
ever stop to think that the mechanism which has been given you for
transforming the Universal, Omnipresent Potential Power was invented by a
greater inventor than Edison?
7. We
are accustomed to examining the mechanism of the implements which we use for
tilling the soil, and we try to get an understanding of the mechanism of the
automobile which we drive, but most of us are content to remain in absolute
ignorance of the greatest piece of mechanism which as ever come into
existence, the brain of man.
8. Let
us examine the wonders of this mechanism; perhaps we shall thereby get a
better understanding of the various effects of which it is the cause.
9. In
the first place, there is the great mental world in which we live and move
and have our being; this world is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent; it
will respond to our desire in direct ratio to our purpose and faith; the
purpose must be in accordance with the law of our being, that is, it must be
creative or constructive; our faith must be strong enough to generate a
current of sufficient strength to bring our purpose into manifestation. "As
thy faith is, so be it unto thee," bears the stamp of scientific test.
10.
The effects which are produced in the world without are the result of the
action and reaction of the individual upon the universal; that is the
process which we call thinking; the brain is the organ through which this
process is accomplished; think of the wonder of it all! Do you love music,
flowers, literature, or are you inspired by the thought of ancient or modern
genius? Remember, every beauty to which you respond must have its
corresponding outline in your brain before you can appreciate it.
11.
There is not a single virtue or principle in the storehouse of nature which
the brain cannot express. The brain is an embryonic world, ready to develop
at any time as necessity may arise. If you can comprehend that this is a
scientific truth and one of the wonderful laws of nature, it will be easier
for you to get an understanding of the mechanism by which these
extraordinary results are being accomplished.
12.
The nervous system has been compared to an electric circuit with its battery
of cells in which force is originated, and its white matter to insulated
wires by which the current is conveyed; it is through these channels that
every impulse or desire is carried through the mechanism.
13.
The spinal cord is the great motor and sensory pathway by which messages are
conveyed to and from the brain; then, there is the blood supply plunging
through the veins and arteries, renewing our energy and strength, the
perfectly arranged structure upon which the entire physical body rests, and,
finally, the delicate and beautiful skin, clothing the entire mechanism is a
mantle of beauty.
14.
This then is the "Temple
of the living God" and the individual "I" is given control and upon his
understanding of the mechanism which is within his control will the result
depend.
15.
Every thought sets the brain cells in action; at first the substance upon
which the thought is directed fails to respond, but if the thought is
sufficiently refined and concentrated, the substance finally yields and
expresses perfectly.
16.
This influence of the mind can be exerted upon any part of the body, causing
the elimination of any undesirable effect.
17. A
perfect conception and understanding of the laws governing in the mental
world cannot fail to be of inestimable value in the transaction of business,
as it develops the power of discernment and gives a clearer understanding
and appreciation of facts.
18.
The man who looks within instead of without cannot fail to make use of the
mighty forces which will eventually determine his course in life and so
bring him into vibration with all that is best, strongest and most
desirable.
19.
Attention or concentration is probably; the most important essential in the
development of mind culture. The possibilities of attention when properly
directed are so startling that they would hardly appear credible to the
uninitiated. The cultivation of attention is the distinguishing
characteristic of every successful man or woman, and is the very highest
personal accomplishment which can be acquired.
20.
The power of attention can be more readily understood by comparing it with a
magnifying glass in which the rays of sunlight are focused; they possess no
particular strength as long as the glass is moved about and the rays
directed from one place to another; but let the glass be held perfectly
still and let the rays be focused on one spot for any length of time, the
effect will become immediately apparent.
21. So
with the power of thought; let power be dissipated by scattering the thought
from one object to another, and no result is apparent; but focus this power
through attention or concentration on any single purpose for any length of
time and nothing becomes impossible.
22. A
very simple remedy for a very complex situation, some will say. All right,
try it, you who have had no experience in concentrating the thought on a
definite purpose or object. Choose any single object and concentrate your
attention on it for a definite purpose for even ten minutes; you cannot do
it; the mind will wander a dozen times and it will be necessary to bring it
back to the original purpose, and each time the effect will have been lost
and at the end of the ten minutes nothing will have been gained, because you
have not been able to hold your thought steadily to the purpose.
23. It
is, however, through attention that you will finally be able to overcome
obstacles of any kind that appear in your path onward and upward, and the
only way to acquire this wonderful power is by practice -- practice makes
perfect, in this as in anything else.
24. In
order to cultivate the power of attention, bring a photograph with you to
the same seat in the same room in the same position as heretofore. Examine
it closely at least ten minutes, note the expression of the eyes, the form
of the features, the clothing, the way the hair is arranged; in fact, note
every detail shown on the photograph carefully. Now cover it and close your
eyes and try to see it mentally; if you can see every detail perfectly and
can form a good mental image of the photograph, you are to be congratulated;
if not, repeat the process until you can.
25.
This step is simply for the purpose of preparing the soil; next week we
shall be ready to sow the seed.
26. It
is by such exercises as these that you will finally be able to control your
mental moods, your attitude, your consciousness.
27.
Great financiers are learning to withdraw from the multitude more and more,
that they may have more time for planning, thinking and generating the right
mental moods.
28.
Successful businessmen are constantly demonstrating the fact that it pays to
keep in touch with the thought of other successful businessmen.
29. A
single idea may be worth millions of dollars, and these ideas can only come
to those who are receptive, who are prepared to receive them, who are in
successful frame of mind.
30.
Men are learning to place themselves in harmony with the Universal Mind;
they are learning the unity of all things; they are learning the basic
methods and principles of thinking, and this is changing conditions and
multiplying results.
31.
They are finding that circumstances and environment follow the trend of
mental and spiritual progress; they find that growth follows knowledge;
action follows inspiration; opportunity follows perception; always the
spiritual first, then the transformation into the infinite and illimitable
possibilities of achievement.
32. As
the individual is but the channel for the differentiation of the Universal,
these possibilities are necessarily inexhaustible.
33.
Thought is the process by which we may absorb the Spirit of Power, and hold
the result in our inner consciousness until it becomes a part of our
ordinary consciousness. The method of accomplishing this result by the
persistent practice of a few fundamental principles, as explained in this
System, is the master key which unlocks the storehouse of Universal Truth.
34.
The two great sources of human suffering at present are bodily disease and
mental anxiety. These may be readily traced to the infringement of some
Natural Law. This is, no doubt, owing to the fact that so far knowledge has
largely remained partial, but the clouds of darkness which have accumulated
through long ages are beginning to roll away and with them many of the
miseries that attend imperfect information. |
