The Power of Thought

The power of
thought
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The power of
thought
Introduction
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The power of thought, as Emerson says, is a spiritual
power. It is the greatest of the powers that man has at his
disposal. The current world in its present state is simply the
result of thought. collective ment of humanity; every country in
its present state, whether of peace and prosperity, or misery,
crime and anarchy, is the simple result of its thinking as a
country; and each individual is as he is, and his life is what it is,
and the circumstances that surround him are as they are, simple
mind, as a result of your thoughts. What man thinks he
becomes; What a man thinks becomes a source of strength that
fuels all his actions; what a man thinks attracts to him the cir
circumstances and environments where it will act; What a man
thinks determines the type of friends and companions that
surround him. dearan what a man thinks decides whether he will
be happy or unhappy If he is born, he will be successful or
unsuccessful, he will be fortunate or unlucky, he will be
prosperous or imprisoned by poverty, he will be hated or loved;
What a man thinks can make him defeat destiny or favor his
fate, can make him march alongside his glorious destiny, or turn
him into an outlaw and aimless wanderer in the deserted places
of the world. There is really no limit to the power of thought,
because it is a spiritual power of great potential. It is the power
that distinguishes man from the brute; It is the power by which
we can ascend towards God; It is the power that can turn failure
in the battle of life into victory; It is the power that can make
possible the attainment of the highest realization; It is the power
with which all difficulties can be overcome. des, transcending
the disadvantages of birth and inheritance tarias, beautified life,
and inspired and saturated with the energy of the power that
God gives us.
By the power of thought man blesses or curses himself.
Through him he leads his life to success or failure. case, health
or illness, happiness or unhappiness, poverty or prosperity. It's
all in your mind and the character of your thoughts.
Anything in your life or mine that results in disharmony,
clumsiness, illness or unhappiness. cha is the result of our
inharmonious thoughts cough. We live in a universe where
order rules, but we do not react harmoniously to our
environment; we are not in correspondence with the law and the
occult order coughs that surround us. It is not necessary for the
universe to change good your rhythm; It is we who must
change. Within ourselves is the disorder of our
Introduction
individual world—because each of us lived We see our little

world that we have created ourselves—; Therefore, the disorder
and unrest that afflicts us, or that which we lack and restricts
our life, can never be overcome unless there is a change of
mind, habits and thoughts, and of our mental attitude. such. In
the pages that follow I try to demonstrate how we can all
change, by transforming our other thoughts and our mental
attitude, and put ourselves in harmony with the Divine Idea.
When this is done do, our life will blossom like the rose bush,
and “we will be able to continue forward on the path of peace;
The mountains and hills will burst into song before us, and the
trees of the meadows will applaud our passage.
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Chapter I
Thought as cause of action
There is a conscious mind and a subconscious mind cient.

The conscious mind brings together knowledge and experience
rience through the senses. Learn from books, from conversation
and by experience. Reason and reach conclusions. Finally, the
thoughts pass to the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind
is the you of the action. He is responsible for everything we do.
It is the seat of memory and instinct. It is a repository of
tremendous power and extraordinary intelligence; carries out the
complicated processes that take place within the body po and
that make life possible. The wisest and most learned of men
could not even begin to delve tell his wonderful powers;
However, we know enough about their way of acting to be able
to control our actions and control our actions
The power of thought shapes our lives and
overcomes what is called destiny.
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The subconscious mind, although it is so wonderful
intelligent mind and possesses such extraordinary powers, acts
entirely by suggestion. That is, he blindly and faithfully follows
the thoughts that are sent to him. Therefore, our actions depend
on the kind of thoughts we hold. If we send bad thoughts to the
mind subconscious, the natural result will be that it produces
We do evil and destructive acts. If we feed thoughts ments
(weakness and fear of failure), we will have actions that will
inevitably lead us to failure. On the other hand, if we hold good
thoughts, the result It will be necessary to have good
constructive actions, and if these are strong thoughts and full of
faith in success, it will be will lead to vigorous actions that lead
to success and real lization. It is impossible to think bad
thoughts and pro produce good deeds. Many have experienced
it. They have said to themselves: "I will be respectful to others
and lead a faultless life, but deep down I will feed negative
thoughts, which I will keep in my heart because it pleases me,
but I will not let them go any further because I know that bad
action leads to shipwreck." and to disaster. Therefore, I will
disappoint even my best friends. Externally I will be as I should
be, but in my thoughts I will feed evil. My life will be double;
For others I will be one thing and in the world of my thoughts
something very different. This way I can enjoy the evil in my
thoughts! lies and escape their consequences! Such a person
does not have the power and fidelity of the subconscious mind.
Every evil thought held and looked upon acts as a powerful
suggestion upon this giant patient until he can no longer sit still
and takes life in the form of a stream of evil actions, which are
an exact replica of the thoughts he held. They have been fed.
This explains why, very often do, people who have always
shown exemplary behavior suddenly goes astray and his life
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collapses; simple mind they reaped the fruit of the thoughts
sown.
Although the above is true for the majority who secretly
entertain bad thoughts, there are, however, go, those who, either
through lack of courage or opportunity ity, either they do not do
so or they cannot "flow" into the stream of bad acts. Due to your
bad thoughts, certain emotions arise that cannot be satisfied.
chas and which, therefore, have to be repressed. The effect of
this repression is a chronic lack of health that no medical
acumen can cure, or else a disease. organic disease that is
beyond the art of healing. The lec The reader must not imagine,
however, that everyone who suffers in this way is in the same
situation as the one who Mint bad thoughts, but your practice is
true mindly one of the means by which people can literally
destroy themselves.
That example has been given merely to illustrate the effect
of bad thoughts, and most people have seen similar cases among
their friends and relations. nes. Undoubtedly, most of my
readers must be above this way of thinking, but the same law
operates on every kind of thought that is sent to the
subconscious mind. There are two kinds of thinking ments, that
is, constructive and destructive, sometimes called positive and
negative. The actions of our life depend on the kind of thoughts
we feed and let pass into the subconscious mind. If we allow our
mind to adhere to negative thoughts, we will structive - and this,
unfortunately, is the most frequent case count because it
requires no effort—the inevitable result will be negative and
destructive action. On the other hand, if we think constructive or
positive thoughts - and this requires an effort as great,
sometimes, as climbing a hill - the natural result will be positive
action. Thus, the man who gives rise to hatred and clings to his
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errors will be led to think about crime, and by harboring
thoughts of this kind in his heart, the time will come when he
will be driven to commit crime. ter a crime. On the other hand,
if the same man tries to distance his mind from erroneous
thoughts and maintains the idea of forgiveness, or, better still,
that of love, or maintains If you have thoughts of good will for
the one who has hurt you, your life will be one of happiness and
tranquility, and in this high sense, it will be a life crowned with
success.
Furthermore, a man who allows thoughts of fear and
weakness, who fears that his businesses are going to go wrong,
who believes that bad luck is chasing him, who fears the
competition that he will not be able to face, is a man who, will
probably fail, because all his actions will be fearful, colored by
doubt and lacking You have that strength and determination that
are necessary to achieve success. On the other hand, if you
eliminate all debilitating negative thoughts, all thoughts of
probable failure, case, and constantly fortify his mind with ideas
that affirm the possibility of success—in other words, they send
strong suggestions of success to the subconscious mind. cient—,
such a man will be successful in life, because his action will be
firm and decisive. When faced with great difficulty, you will be
able to see how powerful energy and stabilizing power, great
courage and determination come from your subconscious mind,
all due to the simple fact of having been nourished by right
thinking.
A book could be filled with illustrations about this law, but
in a small work like the present one the examples given serve
their purpose. The law is immutable: it cannot be deceived or
circumvented. Anything we think sooner or later translates into
action; and since our life depends on our actions, it can be seen
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that by controlling our thoughts it is possible to govern our life.
Controlling our thoughts We govern our actions; By governing
our actions we can shape our lives and circulate circumstances,
and thus, modify our destiny. Life is not a matter of chance or
accident; It is not something that is out of our control; is largely
the result state or effect of our thoughts. Therefore, by
controlling our thoughts—and this, thank God, can be done—
we can govern and direct our thoughts. through life to a degree
that seems inconceivable to achieve. As conscious thinking
beings, created, as the Bible says, in the image and likeness of
God, or in other words, being a microcosm of the macrocosm,
we possess one of the greatest powers in the universe, and that
power is thought. Our life depends on how we use this
wonderful power. The driver makes his machine move forward
or backward, although he uses the same power in both cases. in
my In another way, man's thinking can help build or destroy his
own character, whether he uses the potent power of thought well
or badly. Depends on how you use Use this power, whether you
use it for good or evil, because a successful, healthy, happy and
harmonious life will result. niosa, or lack of definitive
achievements, true success and happiness. "What a man sows,
he reaps."
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Chapter II
Victims of ignorance
I don't think there can be many people who deliberately

think negative thoughts. However, there are. Most people have
the purpose of doing good and being good (not good-natured).
They do not hinder te, most of us are, more or less, thought You
are wrong, and this is due, I firmly believe, mainly to ignorance.
For not knowing generally mind that negative thoughts are
highly dangerous structive, we, ignorantly, are indulgent with
them, thinking that they cannot harm us. In reality, thoughts of
impurity, anger, desire for revenge, hatred, resentment, envy,
persuasion are very destructive. persistence in error, adherence
to affliction, failure and despair; thoughts of fear,
discouragement, weakness, hardship, illness, discomfort,
dejection or thinking about mortality and death. They destroy
health, happiness, nullify circumstances and life in all its
aspects. They destroy the nervous system, paralyze right
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conduct, undermine the will and help make the wrong decisions.
It will be admitted that this is a question tion of vital
importance, however, neither children nor people in general are
instructed in a matter of such importance. Mordial
transcendence. Because of this almost universal ignorance, most
of us are indifferent to the presence of negative thoughts, even
to our detriment.
How many of us, for example, deeply understand that it is
the thought that kills and not the lack of food in the majority of
cases of death caused by forced starvation? If a person,
commonly, does not get food, he can, in a few days, find death;
However, if a person voluntarily fasts to cure himself of some
physical illness ca, can do it, if the fast is carried out wisely, du
for forty or more days, not only without damage but also obtain
giving highly beneficial results for your health. How is it that in
the first case a few days of help Non-forced fasting ends in
death, while voluntary fasting of six weeks or more gives a
positive result. you? The answer is that, of course, what kills is
the state of the mind and the character of the thoughts and not
the lack of food in the case mentioned.
Furthermore, after a few days of "starvation" a person
generally feels in a state of great weakness and prostration.
However, one who voluntarily underwent a fast, usually with
continues its work, and it is only in the last stage that it drops
less than usual. A certain respectable gentleman who recently
fasted for forty or fifty days, details of which were given in the
newspapers, not only carried out his usual duties but also added
to it the fact of having written, during that time. po, a book
whose subject matter required great concentration and mental
effort. Contrast this case with that of a man who, after several
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days of starvation, was reduced to a condition of collapse and

exhaustion such that, soon Specifically, I would follow the
picture of death, whose example shows us how great the power
of the mind and thought is. In the case of "starvation" the man
thinks that he is dying, because he lacks food, and that, with
Consequently, his death is near. The faster thinks that his fasting
improves his health, and his health improves as a consequence,
until he overcomes diseases. incurable (so-called) diseases. It
has been reported in the newspapers, lately, about many cases of
important people who have undergone long fasts, thereby
quickly recovering their health. But this is by no means a new
thing. I am aware that this method of cure has been perfectly
known. known in certain circles more than a quarter of a century
ago, or perhaps longer; but its mental aspect seems not to have
been fully valued.
There is no reason for a man in this do of starvation, who
has been well fed before Mind you, you cannot live the same
amount of time as someone else who is fasting, and you could
do so if you could manage. control your thoughts and think in
the same way that someone who fasts does. But, above all, you
should be convinced that fasting is beneficial for your health,
and this would not be easy, because ignorance and prejudice are
difficult to remove. Also, because man is inclined to consider
the future with anxiety, he is likely to feel consumed by grief,
fearing that he will not be able to obtain food after having
broken through. do the beneficial limit that fasting could have
given you.
But the fact that emerges from all this is that it is not the
absence of food that kills a man, but rather his state of mind. It
is his fearful thoughts that kill him, just as the fasting's thoughts
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and hope for healing give him life, strength, and ability to
continue his work.
It should not be presumed from these few observations that
I am in favor of uncontrolled fasts, because a poorly carried out
fast can cause a lot of damage. Fasting in certain cases is
beneficial, but it must be done under experienced supervision.
There is also a lot of ignorance about another point, which
is related to the possibility of controlling thought. I lie. It is not
generally known that our thoughts ments can be controlled and
regulated in a similar way to that a police officer controls and
regulates traffic. Just raising a hand instantly stops traffic behind
him, allowing vehicles coming from the cross street to pass. Our
thoughts can be controlled and regulated in the same way.
Undesirable, destructive thoughts can be stopped, while
desirable, constructive thoughts can be encouraged to pass.
People say, "You can't avoid those thoughts." lies, isn't it?
They accept that one cannot control tell your own thoughts.
They do not understand that one can deliberately change the
subject of one's thoughts. ments, the same as changing the topic
of a conversation sation. We all vary the topic of a conversation
sation when it is unpleasant to us, but how many of us change
the subject of our thoughts in the same deliberate way, by the
exercise of our will? However, it can be done, almost as easily,
by just DOING IT , instead of thinking and saying we can't do it.
It is not only possible to change the subject of our thoughts, but
also to stop thinking altogether. Both things are the achievement
of something of high value and must be acquired through
practice and self-control; even the weakest of us will be able to
acquire laugh them if he calmly persists in his effort.
We don't need to be smart, or highly gifted two, or get out
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of the ordinary. Certainly, we can be much lower than the

common mental level, of course. za of will and intellectual gifts;
However, if you have With perseverance, with the passage of
time, we will be able to conquer our thoughts. And when we
govern our thoughts we become masters of ourselves, and when
we have control of ourselves my We also have it from life itself;
not by opposition to the discipline that his experiences entail,
but by handling them in the best possible way, maintaining a
calm and firm mind, a calm faith and an unaltered ble spirit.
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Chapter III
Victims of suggestion
We are all more or less victims of suggestion. Strong-

minded and unscrupulous individuals deliberately use
suggestion to take advantage of others. The counselor in Court
says to the witness: "I suggest to you..." and then follows the
suggestion that may not be true or even false, but which,
nevertheless, may of defeating or confusing a witness, as well as
destroying evidence dence of a test. This is how a strong mind
masters na to a weak one by force of will and suggestion.
The hypnotist suggests to his victim that a piece of cold
metal applied to his bare back is a piece of ice. hot water, and
immediately the skin scorches and forms a blister as if it were
really ice. red hot river. Or you can suggest to the subject that a
glass of paraffin is a delicious lemonade, and he or she will
drink it, tasting it and thinking that it is really lemonade. Thus,
in these and other various ways the hypnotist demonstrates how
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powerful suggestion is.

I believe that in one of Dr. Schofield's books, the case of
two very well-known doctors is related, who to test the power of
suggestion, being in a res taurant, they called one of the
parishioners and told him that he was seriously ill and that he
should go home and stay in bed. The man, knowing the
reputation of both doctors, believed them, went home, lay down
and died. It is clear and charitable to suppose that none of the
doctors expected anything from it other than a slight
indisposition. position, which would appear as an unwise
action tat and reprehensible, but never as serious as it was.
We are told, day after day, in the pages of our days rios,
that we should take this or that pill. We may not pay attention to
the suggestion for years perhaps; However, sooner or later, we
find ourselves either taking the pill or advising someone to do
so.
We see a man with teary eyes, his nose running and
reaching for his handkerchief. Its sight reminds us of the cold,
and the result, if we do not have a positive mind Well, very soon
a bad cold will attack us too.
We are affected by suggestion in a thousand and one
ways. ras. We receive it through sight, hearing, taste, smell and
touch. We are victims of it at every moment unless we learn to
make our mind positive and proof against all suggestion,
whatever its form.
I have no space other than to mention the ways in which
we are, unconsciously, affected by two and influenced by
suggestion. The notices that appear They say in newspapers and
magazines about medicines of popular use are the most
powerful and powerful means of suggestions. tion. I have
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already mentioned the effect of being habitually told in our

diary to take a certain kind of pill. But modern ideas of public
city about “wonderful” medical products and dro harmful gases
leave such methods far from being valid deros and have
suggestive force, going to the negative field. Pictures of people
with colds, and others bent over by terri ble pains can only have
one effect, and that is to make people imagine that they suffer
from said ailment. I remember that as a boy, reading an
advertisement of the day that was headed: "Is this the new
disease that awaits us?", I was so affected that I became
convinced that I had the illness that that advertisement referred
to cio, and that he would soon be seriously ill if he did not
communicate I told my parents my fears. I will never forget the
grace I caused them with my confession. It seemed like they
would never stop laughing. But by laughing at my fears I
managed to have a positive mind towards all the remedy
advertisements that I later saw in my life. Many of my readings
Many of you will have read the humorous stories of Jerome K.
Jerome where he tells of the experiences he had when reading
the symptoms explained in a medical book. He says that at the
time he finished the book he found that he had every illness
under the sun, except that bag that formed on the knees of the
maids who
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The power of thought cleaned the floors while
kneeling on the ground. It is written, without a doubt, to arouse
laughter and amuse, but it contains It has its grain of truth,
which, if understood by the masses, would make the drug
dealers "wonderful." “llosas” will close their businesses.
Therefore, there is the so-called "suggestion of the
masses." We are all inclined to follow the paths beliefs of the
crowd, and have the same emotions that govern the popular
masses at a certain moment. For a positive person it is very easy
to handle pen thoughts and emotions of a crowd. It is difficult
for a person in a crowd not to be carried away. go for her. That
is why people who are usually sensitive, during national
festivities, feel united with the demonstrations. tations of
rejoicing. It is also the reason why the person who is patient and
incapable of harming anyone in private life can, united with the
crowd, commit acts of violence and disorder. It is simply that
the emotion of the masses preys on the individual, they
influence holding it so tightly that it allows itself to be handled.
It is a fact that there are people who are easier more
influenced by one suggestion than another. Some are impassive
and phlegmatic, and when faced with a suggestion tion are left
almost unaffected. Others, for the with On the other hand, they
are more sensitive and very nervous. These are more easily
influenced by the suggestion of anything, being easy prey before
they learn to resist. throw it away These people often think that
they are “unsociable,” and that life has not played fair by
making them so sensitive. But they don't need to feel sorry for
what they should rather
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Victims of suggestion
Thank you, because these people are the ones who can benefit
the most from suggestion when it is used appropriately and
scientifically.
Finally, we come to the topic of temptation. We are all
tempted in one way or another. What you can have Tempting
one severely may not affect another at all, but each is tempted in
a peculiar way colored by his own temperament. What is
temptation tion but suggestion? It is not necessary to argue
about where from, or from whom the suggestion comes to us;
We believe that it is more than enough to know that we are
victims of it until we learn to resist it successfully. There is no
suggestion more subtle than temptation. He is so clever that it
appears impossible to notice in any way. Even in our best
moments, when we feel inclined towards noble acts, the
suggestion of ideas and motives of a lower nature arises in us. If
we do not want to fall we must exercise eternal vigilance. And it
is because of this that we have been told in the greatest of all
books and by the greatest of all teachers: "Watch and pray that
you do not fall into temptation."
As I conclude this chapter let me touch lightly mind the
teaching of those who have declared that almost all things are
the product of suggestion. His theory is that we only have
consciousness and that everything that constitutes our life is the
result of suggestion. Therefore, they say, poverty is the result of
accepting the suggestion of poverty; the sick ity comes from
accepting the suggestion of illness; affliction tion is the result of
having accepted the suggestion of the
affliction, and so on. To counter these suggestions tions an
autosuggestion of opposite nature is recommended rarity. The
person burdened by poverty is advised What do you do for
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yourself when you go to bed? mir, all suggestion of wealth,
prosperity and plenitude. If the subconscious mind, or
unconscious mind as some call it, accepts the suggestion,
poverty ends. The per sick son does the same, but using health
suggestions, with a similar pleasant result, if the sub conscious
or internal "mental power" accepts the suggestion that has been
made to work.
All this may seem to most readers res as something
inoperative and misleading. However, still Although the reader
is not prepared to accept such teachings in the crude form set
forth above, there is an appreciable degree of truth in them.
However, it is not advisable to use the subconscious mind in this
way. Many individuals today suffer the effects of experiments
done without knowledge or experience.
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Chapter IV
The secret of winning by shaping

and forming life as if it were
clay in the hands of the potter
Why is right thinking so important? It is important because

it influences our actions and because it builds a strong character
and mind. It is important because the well-being and success of
all our work depends on it. after life. It is important because
with right thinking we can overcome harmful suggestion.
First of all, we have to deeply understand Mind you that
our thinking is the cause of our actions and decisions. To a large
extent because of this our circumstances depend on our
thoughts. lies. For example, if we do not overcome the
difficulties culties of life in our thoughts, I will not be able We
will never beat them in real life. By this I mean that we must
bravely face the difficulties des and conquer them in thought, if
we really want to overcome them. In a way it is good to advise
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people not to shelter in their fears and think instead. bio about
pleasant things, but one is liable to create a habit of thinking
almost as harmful as that of eating. end it with affliction and
unresolved worry. It is applied negative version of what is
called good advice is res responsible for the failure of those who
say: "I have tried "I think rightly, but I didn't find any
difference." The reason for "finding no difference" is that it is
not right thinking at all, but rather a wrong way of thinking.
Such people say: "I never let thoughts arise." wrong ideas about
my difficulties; I reject all thoughts about them. That's right, and
this is precisely where the total difficulty lies. Instead of facing
daring mind the worries of life and conquer them in thought, we
flee from them. As soon as the mind is confronted with an
unpleasant thought, a thought ment of some annoying duty that
we have to fulfill plir, of a crisis that we have to face, or of a
difi cult that must be overcome, the mind "spies" and comes out
shot searching for something pleasurable. He who says: "I never
think about my difficulties" and escapes from his troubles
unpleasant thoughts, what you are doing is never overcoming
the real difficulties that arise. in see ity, what he considers right
thinking means that he does not know how to make decisions
and act firmly and sensitively in response to them. mind. We
must win first in our thoughts cough if we really want to win in
the experience itself.
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The secret of winning by
shaping
The world could be divided into two types of people: those
who conquer life and those who are defeated by life. Those who
overcome the difficulties of life are those those who do it first in
thought. Those who are overcome by the difficulties of life are
those who have not previously overcome in thought. If someone
has not practiced By deliberately monitoring unpleasant
thoughts, quickly replacing them with pleasant ones, he remains
passive, that is, he will fail in his attempt to overcome in
thought the difficulty that arises in real life.
The secret of winning lies in achieving victory first in
thought. If we continually win in thinking, we develop a mind
full of firmness. Without a strong mind it is impossible to
emerge victorious in the battle of life. On the other hand, there
is no difficulty, that has a human solution, that cannot be
overcome by a firm mind. Certainly, if a strong mind is directed
towards a certain goal, it will not only succeed, but will also be
able to accomplish the most remarkable things, I know. doing
everything you could have previously foreseen or hoped for.
The mind becomes powerful, increasing in strength
continually, through the method of going to the meeting tro of
difficulty in thinking; facing off I say carefully to them, and
then putting the weight of the mind and the will behind it to
support it. Then the "whole man" moves forward, passing
through the difficulty and reaching the other side victoriously.
This generates internal power, which is cumulative. When we
are faced with the difi Culture of daily living helps us achieve
success.
All of that is very different from agonizing over things.
Tormenting yourself is destructive. Afflicted by our difficulties,
we not only stimulate fear, one of the most destructive
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emotions, but we create habits in the brain around which our

thoughts revolve in endless repetition. By the practice of grief
the brain is thus configured or constructed so that worry and
grief become a habit. That is, as soon as a thought of some
threatening worry appears, either something is not going well in
our life or work, or we think We know that something has gone
wrong or will go wrong, or we fear mos that could be harmful,
then, immediately mind the cells used for affliction, complete
Minds loaded with nervous energy, wait to explode, and
thoughts go back and forth around those habits created by us.
Therefore, it occurred Say goodbye to our peace of mind,
goodbye to sleep, and sometimes goodbye to our health.
Some people are depressive in nature. They inherit it from
their parents. The author is one of them. Others per Sonas, on
the other hand, never worry about anything. If they were
sentenced to death they would be able to sit down and read a
book, and, probably, if they had the executioner at their side,
they would say: "Would you like to wait a minute or two until I
finish?" mine this chapter? A person I know was informed that
he was suffering from an illness that would eventually cause
him to lose one of his senses. "Now," he was told, "you must try
not to afflict turn around for that." He laughed a hearty laugh
and said, “I won't worry, I don't belong to a family that grieves;
We take things as they come and see that they are not so terrible
after all. They are always like thoughts.
This shows the surprising difference that exists between
the nature and temperament of people. I think, however, that the
proportion of people who worry is much higher than those who
don't. Since the topic of grief and worry is so important, I must
dedi give it a separate chapter.
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shaping
But although we should not be distressed by our imaginary
worries or fears, we should nevertheless face them decisively in
our thoughts. lie and will. In no way should we esca stop
because this is probably the most negative and destructive thing.
Those who do not face their difficulties and who keep slipping
away without seeking the real way out are, generally speaking,
those who suffer the greatest afflictions. Avoiding the true exit
in the mind This increases the reason for concern.
At the risk of repeating myself, I must insist again on this
important and vital truth that we must win in thought. The
teaching that he proposes to us To put the worry out of our mind
and think of pleasant things, or indulge in daydreaming, may to
be positively followed, but, as commonly practiced, it is entirely
negative. Applied in a negative way, it weakens the will, takes
away our initiative and destroys our own power to decide and
act. Instead of avoiding the exit every time a worrying or
difficult thought threatens to appear in our conscience, we must
face it bravely, affirmed thus commanding our ability to win
and emerge victorious you are If every time the thought arises
we face it by demonstrating our power, ability to overcome and
achieve triumph over it, when the time comes to face the real
experience, we will find that we have the power to overcome
and be victorious against the own experience. We will find that
our mind is firm me and that he has a reserve of power that will
surprise us ourselves.
Facing thoughts of failure, difficulty, and fear in the right
way has its effect on the subconscious mind. She receives a
defined directive and performs what is expected of her action.
Being a faithful servant, he does not fail us. These statements
can They can be of various kinds and must necessarily vary
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according to the type of person who uses them. For someone,

any statement that does not have a biblical or devotional
character will not be of any help. For another, a “religious” type
of statement will be of no use, while after a more psychological
way may be satisfactory factory. Each one must choose the form
that best suits them. EC. One who begins with a psychological
form may eventually adopt a religious or devotional mode. The
way that attracts us in “the present moment” is the right way in
the present moment.
Therefore, when a religiously minded person encounters a
thought concerning a difficulty, trial, or fear, he should boldly
meet it with the opposite thought or statement: “I can do all
things through Christ, who strengthens me; Therefore, I will
advance through that concern in the power of Christ that is mine
to use now and always. At the same time he can imagine
himself going through the difficulty as if driven by invisible
powers. With the passage of time a mental habit is formed of
facing all difficulties and fears mentally in a victorious push.
Instead of esca mentally, difficulties are faced, natu rally and
usually, out of a “feeling” of coming out victorious brave in the
attack. Whoever does this becomes very strong, firm,
persevering, persistent and achieves a "great" character.
Another type may not be able to use a form of religious
statement, but can use something similar in a different way. You
can confront the thought of fear or worry by simply repeating
the words "success", "victory", "overcoming", at the same time
imagining that he is triumphantly overcoming the difficulty.
culture or fear, sustained and strengthened by powers that he
does not understand but that arise within himself.
By the cultivation of this habit of mind life is greatly
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changed, simply because the character is improved beyond all
knowledge. Instead of the differences cults of life defeat him,
the student triumphs over them. When he has achieved a victory
he finds new your fields to conquer, new and beautiful
panorama but they open before his eyes. See what you can
shape and pro project the lines of his character, and by this
means, shape and shape his own life.
Some people think of forming mint squares them. The
nature of their lives and the character of the cir circumstances
that surround them depend on the character of their mental
images. Therefore, if they are of worry, fear, failure, etc., they
must be poured into the opposite image. ta. Many people are
naturally given to imagining negative mental disorders. When
they think about the rent they already imagine that they will not
be able to pay it, and in their three mendacious consequences,
such as being forced to sell for zosas, eviction and things like
that. When you think about business, if you are a business
owner, you see a picture of banking. defeated, they find
themselves facing the courts, being interrogated ged by the
prosecutor. If they belong to the middle class and are employed,
they imagine that they are unemployed, which I know is They
become homeless, and become one of many thousands of
unemployed people looking for work, and suffering all the evils
and discomforts that such a position entails. If pre They feel an
accident, they see themselves as the victim, all magu thrown
against the sidewalk. If you see or read something about a
hospital, you already see yourself hospitalized, subjected to a
tremendous operation, or saying goodbye to your crying
relatives at the moment of saying goodbye to go to a no less
terrible and unknown place. acid world.
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Unfortunately, allowing such images to occupy But the

mind can cause the same conditions that are feared and
visualized to be attracted, therefore being Therefore, it is of the
utmost importance that all those negative mental images be
inverted to their opposite positive form. By this means, not only
are the harmful effects that such mental pictures produce
avoided, but, at the same time, the positive states that oppose
them can be established. us, becoming ours in daily experience.
If instead of the mental images of failure, poverty, disastrous
tre, accident, illness and death, these are transmuted into
pictures of success, prosperity, health, protection from danger
and a happy old age, these desirable states tend to manifest
themselves in life instead of the undesirable ones that would
have appeared if we had acted differently. mode. For example,
if instead of imagining that we are dispossessed two of our
goods for justice, or having to "come "give everything" for not
paying, we maintain a mental picture of rent paid, a comfortable
home, without worry. nes, this state of things will easily
manifest itself—perhaps much more than was expected. How
for sea mental images is probably the most powerful his way of
thinking, the greatest importance must be given to him.
portance. The effect of its cultivation is to produce a positive
state of mind, a condition of desirable things. It also builds
character, making us strong. Before, we were weak and capable
of doing many things that we were previously incapable of
undertaking.
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Chapter V
Are we creators of our own evil?
Do we live in a universe full of evil and are we the victims

of a harsh and evil destiny? Or do we live in a universe
governed by order whose underlying principle is help and love?
We can't help most of us thinking that the former is true and not
the latter. It is for this reason that we harbor subconscious
fears. conscious; Because of this we are pessimistic, although
externally we appear to be the opposite.
Who can say what horrendous effects are pro driven by
that inner pessimism! As I have said elsewhere, a bad thought
tends to produce evil. A thought about failure attracts failure; a
pen Knowledge about a disease tends to produce the disease,
and so on.
What is needed is to change the way of thinking, so that
the change in thinking occurs almost automatically.
The reality of the matter is that we live in a universe He is
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ordained, but we are not ordained. We are not in correspondence

with the real environment that surrounds us. The environment
that surrounds us shows us a universe It's perfect and orderly.
The hidden law of life is love or cooperation. The biologist
Rheinheimer teaches that in all nature, whether in the plant or
the animal, when When this law of cooperation is obeyed,
health and progress follow, and when it is transgressed, disease
comes. ity and disorder. That is, when practices of rapacity and
parasitism are followed, instead of giving oneself to service and
cooperation.
First we have to believe that we live in a uni ordered verse
and that life is based on Love. We also have to believe and
recognize that the cause of our own evil, or the disorder of our
life, is found in ourselves. The truth of the matter is that we are
not in harmony with life and we do not live obediently. do its
fundamental law.
Harmony, peace, true success and worry-free life
Cupations are possible only in proportion to the degree of
correspondence in which we place ourselves with life, with the
ordered universe in which we live, and that we work in
accordance with the law of life and the universe, which is love,
or cooperative assistance.
The time will come, as the prophet Isaiah tells us, when
this law will be universally observed; when the lion will eat the
same food as the ox, and when “they will neither harm nor
destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the
knowledge of the Lord just as the waters cover the seas. This
ideal establishes a long path to travel, but we who know the
truth can put it into practice here and now. By doing so we will
not fail to bring harmony and peace in our lives, to a point that
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Are we creators of our own evil?
could not be described. We can thank Heaven every day that we

live in an orderly universe; we can pray daily so that we are able
to correspond with him; We can think and act every day
according to its underlying principle or law of cooperation and
helpful assistance. Our first thought in every circle tance of life
will not be what can I get from it?, but how much can I help?
This, of course, is nonsense according to common worldly
standards, but it is truly the highest wisdom and leads to the
achievement of a life of true harmony, contentment and peace.
Once upon a time there was a wise man who lived in a
small town and whom many went to see for advice. jo and
information. One day, a newcomer to the town went to the place
where the wise man was and asked him: "What kind of people
live here?" The wise man responded with another question:
"What kind of people live in the town where you come from?"
The newcomer replied: "They are miserable, hostile, mean, with
no sense of community and it is very difficult to live with
them." "Well, " said the wise man, "you will find the same kind
of people here too." good." Shortly afterwards, another visitor to
the wise man asked him the same question: "What kind of
people live here?" The old man replied by asking: "What were
the people like where you came from?" The second stranger
replied: "They were splendid people, kind, good." We are
friends and full of kindness. "I'm sorry I left you." "Then," said
the wise man, "you will find the same people here."
"That's an exaggeration," you may think, but with It has
great truth. Our individual world—for that each of us lives in a
small world of our creation—is the reflection of our mental life.
We live between hate and discord or between love and
harmony, depending on our thoughts. Our life is filled with evil
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to the extent that we stop harmonizing connect us with the

Divine Order, which is the only Reality.
Life is essentially good, although it contains many
setbacks and disappointments. Many of them, however go, they
are of our own creation. Do we not reap in mid-life and old age
the fruit of the errors and sins of our youth?
Life is good, but it is a shaper of character ter. If we put
ourselves in harmony with it, willingly enduring its disciplines,
we avoid much misery and suffering. In other words, we stop
creating our own evil.
Chapter VI
Right thinking and right attitude

They are the basis of success and prosperity
Those who are successful in life have a determi swim type

of mind. It is true that they have ambition, vision and
managerial power, work capacity and a powerful will.
Furthermore, they never focus on too many things at once, and
take advantage of every opportunity presented to them. ta. They
think in terms of success and fulfillment, they abound cia and
prosperity. Life tends, in the course of time, to express the type
of thought habitually sustained ted. If we think assiduously
about the success and the pros Perity, sooner or later, we will
express these things to a greater or lesser degree in our lives.
That is, it achieves We hope for the greatest possible success in
our case. Not all of us can reach the highest crown of the tree,
but each of us can position ourselves in the best way.
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possible according to what your particular genius for it allows.

Except for those peculiar people who think they can do
anything, although they do nothing properly, each of us can do
what we set out to do much better than we imagine. There are
hidden abilities in us, unconceived and that we do not even
dream we can possess. Our capacity seems to increase as our
responsibility grows. Life calls us to great achievements!, and
the necessary power and ability come to us in a form surprising
to us, and pro probably much more for our friends.
I have purposely talked to a large number of unsuccessful
people. By failed people I mean those individuals who, despite
sensible and hard work, Low and eager to progress, they always
fall into the abyss of failure, no matter how much one can help
them and despite the splendid opportunities placed in their path.
In all of them I have always found the same type of habit in
their way of thinking. They think in terms of hardship and
defeat. Because of this, all their actions and decisions, without
them knowing it, are of a kind that will lead them to the painful
condition and failure. Men of equal ability are not equally
lucky two. One may appear as a lucky man, while the other will
be considered as an unlucky man. fortunate; but I am convinced
that the cause of the difference must be found in the mind. One
has the idea of success and happy fulfillment that acts as a cen
one around which his thoughts, conscious and subconscious,
revolve, while the other has a fixed idea of fear of failure around
which his thoughts continually revolve. One is strengthened and
inspired to successful achievement, while the efforts of the other
are undermined and his energies weakened by a hidden idea of
fear of failure and ruin.
Now, although it is true that one may have been born with
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a type of mind that easily leads to success However, while

another may have inherited a type of mind inclined to failure, it
should not be accepted that the latter must necessarily always
remain a failure. Your type of mind can be changed. To achieve
this, one should not register as a patient of some specialist or a
simple doctor; We have to do it ourselves, changing our
thoughts. He who changes his thoughts gradually transforms his
fixed idea of failure into an idea of success. The attitude of the
mind is thus modified and the thoughts are between swims to
flow in a new direction. This, over time, changes everything in
man, so that he rises to the surface like a cork sunk in water
when it is released, instead of going to the bottom like a stone;
He reaches what he aspired to be the pinnacle in his profession
or job, instead of falling into the abyss of failure. He finds that if
there is a huge place at the top, the reason is because there are
very few who use their mind in a constructive sense. He
becomes one of the favored ones for the simple fact of having
used his mind as an ins creative instrument and not with the sole
purpose of doing routine work.
It should not be forgotten that true success is based on
service. Only by our helpful cooperation with others can we find
true happiness in the world, and that in itself is true success.
Money and fame are worthless if they do not bring us happiness
and satisfaction. Service and mutual help give us the truest and
most lasting success. Combined with efficiency, they make us
indispensable in our particular industry or function. Sooner or
later the quality of character tells its own story. Those who rise
quickly, laughing at issues such as service, integrity, etc.,
generally disapprove. They later plunged into ruin and dishonor.
Therefore, our thoughts should not only be of success and
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happy fulfillment, but also of service and help. We should not

think so much about "what will I achieve from this" as about
"how much can I help", because all success only It is based on
the degree of help we provide to the community. The more
helpful we are, the more indifferent We are thinkable to others,
and, therefore, the reward, as a general rule, is greater.
Apart from all this, the fact remains that living in terms of
success and fulfillment, and at the same time maintaining
awareness of abundance and prosperity. ity, such things are
attracted to us. The mind is believe worship to a degree
undreamed of by most people te, and our thoughts attract things
to us similar to them—opportunities for successful fulfillment.
sa and favorable circumstances, on the one hand, or failure or
necessity on the other.
The internal cause of success is, then, the state of mind.
Therefore, instead of letting her wander wherever she wants, we
must train her to think constructively. While others spend their
free time on nonsense, we must, instead, use the mind to work
in terms of positive relationships. you go. We can continually
hold an ideal in the mind, around which thoughts revolve,
naturally. ral and easily. Constructive thinking like that drives
us to act and make efforts, while other people waste their time
on pleasures. It is not, however, a difficult task and produces
great joy. It awakens our enthusiasm, before which every task
becomes comparatively easy. Sooner or later, just when we are
ready for it, opportunity comes our way, as surely as it does the
rising and setting of the sun. This law is infallible ble. When we
are ready the opportunity appears.
As I close this chapter I must give you a warning. Success
tends to make us its slave and becomes our master. Therefore, it
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is important that we choose, if we can, the highest form of

success. Generally, however, we do not have the opportunity to
choose, because our Another ambition, so to speak, was born
with us. Re sane case of a poor village boy, with ins primary
truction, which today is missionary, made apparent impossible
for a person in that position. Whether he chose his vocation or
the vocation chose him is an impolite thing. difficult to affirm,
but whatever the case, his life of tireless work, self-sacrifice and
service, although to the world it appears as laughable, suffering
from fever and subject to poverty, gives him the most complete
satisfaction. Whoever finds it in service and trying to make the
world a better place for the others who live in it, has ne true
success. So, it doesn't matter if success becomes his master and
he becomes a slave, because such a slave tud becomes the
greatest of joys and the greatest of satisfactions. These are the
treasures that no money can buy and that always elude those
who want to acquire them through wealth and fame.
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Chapter VII
Effect of thought on health
Thinking affects our health much more than is generally

assumed. Although it is true that hereditary defects, devitalized
foods and an unhealthy way of living play a very important
role. Therefore, I think that thought is the greatest of the factors.
When I say "thought" I include emotions tions, because they are
raised by our thoughts cough, and yet it is possible to avoid the
awakening of emotional energy by training thought to work with
topics other than those suggested by primitive desires and
impulses.
Generally, in works of this type the reader is told to stop
thinking about illness, lack of health, discomfort, etc., and think
instead about health, vigor, physical integrity, and the like. .
This is a
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Good advice because dwelling on illness and ill health creates a

morbid condition leading to illness. It is important to think of
yourself as healthy, whole, radiant, full of life, joy and energy.
Such a mental image produces only good. Therefore, the prince
The student can say, "I have radiant health," and try to feel that
way, and imagine himself, mentally, as the image of perfect
health and vitality. By doing this you take the first step towards
achieving better health. Although this is good in some ways, it is
by no means an ideal method and therefore better methods
should be adopted as soon as possible.
There is a lot to say about this topic, since the cause of
poor health or illness is very deep. An in-depth study of the
underlying causes of every disease or disorder cannot be made
in this small book. den, but I can mention two or three that are
fundamental mental and of the greatest importance.
First it must be understood that health is a state of
"normality", that is, it is normal to be well, and abnormal to not
be well. There are three emotional states that rob us of our
health: 1) sensuality, 2) resentment. lie and 3) anxiety. These
states can be defeated two or neutralized by cultivating the habit
of thinking sations of: 1) purity, 2) good will (including
forgiveness and knowing how to see the other opposing point of
view) and 3) tranquility.
1) Although medical treatises seem to attribute most
diseases to syphilis and syphilitic defects, I think that one of the
main causes of lack of health, if not of disease, is impurity of
thought. thoughts, or being carried away by sensual thoughts,
thoughts of lust and the like. The evils of sensual behavior are
serious enough, but I believe that the evil effects of giving in to
sensual thoughts and easy love are equally or perhaps more
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harmful. The evil from the point of view of health, without

having anything to do with morality, is that these thoughts
generate "desires" and these, in turn, will generate emotional
energy. This energy must be repressed and this is probably the
cause sa of many bodily disorders.
Now, repressing or containing every natural desire as
something bad and dirty is not the best way to deal with
difficulties. This general Mind makes things worse. The only
perfect way is after resolve these issues. We must reason
ourselves, seeing that there is really nothing in sensuality, which
is the greatest fraud that exists; and as for the highest love
between both sexes, if it cannot be ours, then we have things of
greater importance. Every young person knows that it is much
better to get up early No, whether to do some work or take a
bath, rather than staying in bed thinking about sensual things. Is
it not better, too, for a woman to get up early and devote herself
to the garden, or to any other hobby that interests her, instead of
staying in bed penitently? living in the love that will never be
hers? The same thing laugh with thoughts. The wanderings of
our mind must be extended, we must think beyond things related
to the senses and emotion—no matter how good, in their highest
forms, they may be. give being—, taking care of the biggest and
broadest things possible. Surely, isn't it better to think of snowy
peaks, acts of heroism, lives of sacrifice for others, of the great
universe, of eternal truths, of God's Great Plan for man, of our
sidereal travels through time and space? space, that in the things
that awaken our sexual emotion, mere thoughts amatory
thoughts, or desires that are impossible to satisfy? Yes, a
thousand times better, not only from a moral, intellectual and
spiritual point of view, but also from a health point of view.
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Instead of repressing thoughts of sexual origin, we should think

about things that are above of them and transcend them. Doing
so, transmutes We use the forces of life in intellectual and
spiritual forces. Instead of repressing or wasting life forces and
our nervous and emotional energy, use it Let's go for something
higher. Thus we become not only healthier and stronger, but
also nobler and greater, as in mind as well as in character.
Additionally, we gain a greater ability to withstand adversity
while achieving success with our efforts.
2) Thoughts of kindness and forgiveness are both curative
and preventative of illness. Hate, vexation tion, feeling
resentment, feeding aversions and prejudices, maintaining
poisonous thoughts and revenge, all this is destructive of health,
as are hatred, anger, passion and similar feelings. Instead, it is
possible to cultivate thoughts of benevolence, clemency, mercy
and non-resistance to the evil done to us. All of these generate
healing currents; They also help keep illness and ill health at
bay, simply because it brings us into harmony with the
underlying motive of life.
Most of us, undoubtedly, have long since left the hating
stage behind. We may, it is true, have no desire to hate or insult
someone, but have we left aside our small aversions and
resentments?
Probably not. We may have forgotten them, but they still
lie buried, suffocated in the caverns of our minds, causing
disharmony, and then being transformed. They lead to the
outside as illness and disorder.
3) We do not believe that any doctor can disagree with us
when we declare that the preo cupation, vain effort, discomfort,
anger, anxiety ity and similar states of mind are the underlying
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cause cent, or at least that it contributes to many serious

diseases measures. Many serious evils occur after a period of
fruitless struggle, anxiety and suspense. Even diseases originally
due to alcohol holism and other excesses are precipitated by
concerns pations or anxiety. Despite the excesses that may be
incurred, there is no disease that can attack until failure,
disappointment, or some anxiety and worry make their presence
known. At that moment they make their appearance. But also
those who do not commit any excess feel the affliction, despite
their sobriety and control. The desperation and anguish, the
uncertainty and anxiety that a problematic child causes us; the
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The power of thought anguish and tremendous
emotional experience that gives us leads to an unfaithful wife
who abandons us, or intermittently noble financial worries of a
businessman people who are going through difficult times, all of
this collapses the nervous system, dissipates strength and opens
the entire system. ma to the disease.
We do not pretend that what we call Science of Thought,
or Right Thinking, can cover us quote to avoid all the worries of
life, even that many of them are created by ourselves, and in
some cases, they are the harvest of our erroneous always. from
the past, but we can say that it enables us to face them in such a
way that it does not cause us problems. cause so much damage.
And this is a great achievement. Two individuals may find
themselves with similar concerns. jantes and in equal quantity;
one of them takes them negative vatively and absorbs them, and
as a consequence, he feels very bad, unhappy, bitter and
becomes coarse and harsh; while the other goes through
difficulties without harm, but rather softens and refines his
character.
Teaching people how to face life to be triumphant in all
experiences is the most important part of our work. There are
very few doctors who do not appreciate this facet of our work,
because they know that if a patient can rest, relax, let If you
know how to be and remain calm in difficult times, while being,
at the same time, confident and positive in mind and thought,
you will recover quickly and be saved from being attacked by
one of the many illnesses that the
Effect of thought on health man has a propensity to
acquire when his power of resistance decreases for any reason.
Right thinking is, in various ways, a preventative of
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disease, as well as a remedy in the sense It brings our mind to a
state of rest and peace.
Fundamentally, the cause of all disorder lies in our
separation from Divine order. If we all could We wanted to put
ourselves on a par with the Divine, we did not find we would
bring with it no suffering or worry. The cause of our suffering
lies in the fact that we are not in harmony or correspondence
with the perfect Divine order. God does not punish us, it is we
ourselves who do it, or rather our evil itself punishes us. Evil is
our own punishment. Being separated from the Divine order is
the worst. The prodigal son was not punished ged by his father,
but received the punishment himself by having separated from
his father's home and wandering far away. nas lands. When he
returned he was forgiven, and all was harmony and joy. Put in
modern language, we have to leave our life of separation in
thought, desire, emotions and affections, from the Center of our
life, which is order and harmony, and become one with it. This
means that, first, we must have the desire to do it, and then, we
must put all our thoughts into it. ments in line with the Divinity
that dwells in the depths of our hearts.
Such things, of course, would be impossible to do if it
were not for the fact that he who aspires receives help from
Heaven itself. All the powers of darkness rise to stop us, if they
can, but there is ONE who
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He has walked the same path before us and, when tempted in

the same way, achieved a great victory. "Not I but Christ," said
Saint Paul, and that is the secret of success. in the control of
thought.
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Chapter VIII
The attractive power of thought
There are two very old proverbs that are well known.
acidic and often cited, but whose profound importance
psychological science is perhaps not fully appreciated. These
are: "Birds of a feather fly together", "Tell me who you hang out
with and I'll tell you who you are." The origin of this attraction
tion is found largely in the thinking of man. If we have thoughts
of a certain type, We come to us people of a similar type of
thinking I lie. We are brought together by the invisible forces of
attraction. It is true that the character of our thoughts ments,
with the passage of time, remains imprinted on our another face,
so that everyone can see if we are pure or mean; but it is mainly
the attractive power of thought that attracts people to us.
Our thoughts not only attract people of their type, but also
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other thoughts of a similar type, and even opportunities and

circumstances. The menu human being, although in one sense it
can be called cre worship, is more a receptacle of thought than a
generator of it. We have, so to speak, two doors in our minds,
one open to a current of thought heavenly, good, beautiful,
ennobling, healthy and beneficial thoughts; the other, open to a
stream of undesirable, debilitating and destructive thoughts. It is
impossible to have both doors open at the same time. po. When
we have thoughts of purity, integrity, charity, etc. —in other
words, thoughts of character heavenly ter—, the gate of Heaven
and all that is her moso remains open, allowing a flow of pen to
enter similar wisdoms. That is why prayer has so much value.
Prayer lifts thought and concentrates attention tion, also the
heart and affection, towards Heaven. In response a flow or ebb
of Divine life returns, but wisdoms and ideas of the Divine. He
who perseveres in this practice, over time, undergoes a change
due to this Divine influence, as if he were endowed with a
heavenly mind. Then the other door that leads to all that is
undesirable is closed forever. During the transition stage, the
door that lets in the stream of bad thoughts may be ajar and
then ces, we are led to what we know as temptations. If we try
to close the door and fight with After these attacking forces,
thoughts, or suggestions of evil, we see that the door opens even
more. The only one
The way to approach the situation effectively is to elevate the
thoughts, attention and heart towards the Good and the Celestial
Reality. When our attention is fixed in this way on Reality or
Heaven, God or Christ, this door closes again. The only reason
why the door opens is that our attention on the Good and the
Pure weakens from time to time. The reflection of the Divine,
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however, continually strengthens and changes us, which greatly
increases our possibility of keeping our thoughts on a heavenly
plane; and this, in turn, keeps the other door more effectively
closed.
The negative aspect of all this is that if we allow the door
of weakness and evil to remain open, the door The gate of the
Divine Good is closed. Heaven, despite all its good intentions
and wishes, cannot help If our thoughts and attention are
occupied bread of lower things.
This is how we can appreciate the value of faith. If we lift
our hearts and thoughts above our worries, we open the door to
the heavenly word, and it flows within us like a flood of new
life, power and good, allowing us to overcome this state. But if
we look and dwell in our After worries and afflictions, the door
that leads to Heaven remains closed, thus allowing the flow of
debilitating and destructive thoughts to enter. Therefore,
rejecting the attitude of sheltering in our after worries and
difficulties, looking with faith towards Heaven and thinking
about the Divine Perfection or Reality,
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The power of thought is doubly liberated: first,
the entrance to the current of spiritual discomfort is closed, and,
second, we open ourselves to a constant current of celestial
influences. tiales.
We not only attract to ourselves one of the two currents of
thoughts and influences already described, but we also create
within ourselves an atmosphere of attraction or repulsion. This
atmosphere, aura or personal magnetism attracts people or
circumstances, or pushes them away. If two men, one with an
attractive atmosphere and the other with one that is not, were in
charge of a small business and were given equal opportunity
The former will do much more business than the latter, simply
because he knows how to attract his clientele, serve them
kindly, accept their recommendations, and maintain their favor.
It will produce a living atmosphere where the other man with an
atmosphere of repulsion would have married. The same goes for
any profession. A doctor, a lawyer, a priest, can attract a huge
half of people if it has an attractive atmosphere, as which will
have very few to follow it if its atmosphere is repulsive.
To create or develop an attractive atmosphere you must
We should feel affection for those around us, we should be
eager to serve and help them, and think righteous thoughts.
There is no need to resort to cajoling—certainly, this should be
avoided at all costs. ta—; Instead, we must remember that as
long as our desire to serve is sincere, it does not matter what our
purpose is. faith or position, we are the magnet and others are
attracted
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The attractive power of thought
towards us, not by compulsion or against his will, but by the

magnetism of our goodness and our internal friendship and
cordiality.
We must also keep in our mind the concept We are
attracting others, not to serve our own selfish ends, but to
welcome them widely, help them, and make them happy. An
undertaker had such a friendliness that no one could compete
with his business. His friendliness attracted people because it
was REAL . If he had been one of those who pretend to be what
they are not, he could not have made his sincerity felt and would
have been cast aside as a deceiver or hypocrite. Does not seek
To make money of his sympathy, he would have even hated
such a thought; I just couldn't help but be notable He had a
sympathetic mind, and this was because he had a big heart full
of affection towards all those who were oppressed by anguish
and despair. Therefore Well, we can attract people simply by
wanting to ar help you find your well-being. If that gives us
advantages Perity, we cannot avoid it, but our goal must be to
help and serve.
Some readers will say that this teaching is almost
impossible to practice. They will affirm, and correctly, that as
soon as one begins to think rightly and aspire to better things he
is apparently under an invasion of all the powers of evil, and
that it seems that even the floodgates of hell were opened to lose
him under their crushing flow, thus making all progress
impossible. This is quite true, but the point
It has another aspect and that is that he who aspires receives
help from above. Every time we look up, lifting our thoughts to
a higher plane, a stream of life and health, strength and
blessings flows to us. No matter how much we have been
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tempted; We will receive much greater strength from our Elder
Brother that will overcome the power of evil that assaults us.
The Great One is before us, conquering and conquering, and He
is the one who can and helps us in all our endeavors. striving to
achieve the best and highest things.
"For greater is He who is in you than he who is in the
world."
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Chapter IX
Control of thought and

the achievement of the spiritual
In this little book I have insisted too much, perhaps, on the

achievement of material things; but the main reason for doing so
is that our duty is to serve our age and our generation, and to be
as great and useful in service as we possibly can. I do not
advocate selfish success. We must ambition, not how much I
can achieve but how much I can giving, serving and doing
everything we can for the world. Therefore, the success and
achievement for which I advocate is not at all making money or
obtaining a prominent position, but by it I mean the dedication
of our lives to the mission of service, or to other forms of self-
sacrifice. ourselves and devotion to our similar ones. It doesn't
matter what our profession is; What matters is the power and
control of thought. A young man can become a missionary
despite opposition and discouragement, simply because his
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mind is firm and his thoughts are directed toward the goal he
aims for. na. The seemingly insurmountable difficulties will be
overcome, just by having directed and focused. turned his
thoughts towards the desired goal. If his mind had been
wavering and his thoughts had wandered, he would never have
satisfied his ambition.
I must point out that if we pursue success wholeheartedly,
it eventually becomes our master. At first we see that success is
like a scared bird, evasive and difficult to hunt. He makes us run
after him, always demanding self-sacrifice and more and more
sacrifice, until we find ourselves embarked on a life full of
responsibilities and comparative importance, from which we
cannot decently deny or desert. Then we see that success,
instead of being our servant, has become our master, and we We
have become slaves. It is therefore important that we limit our
material ambitions. them. There is no reason, however, to limit
our spiritual ambition, because if we are successful in our search
for God the only thing that awaits us is joy, having already seen
that material success can only be achieved. pours into master
and us into his slave.
It is not generally accepted that a spiritual level can be
achieved without the thought control that is the result of training
the mind. Brother Lorenzo is an obvious example of this. He is a
great exponent of the practice of the "Presence of God." This
humble servant of God, working daily in the monastery kitchen,
among his pots and pans, he cooked washing and scrubbing, he
discovered that by training his thoughts ments to continually
flow towards God could permanently feel his presence. So clear
was this realization that Brother Lorenzo com proved that he
was much more aware of the Divine Pre sence while scrubbing
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the greasy pots and pans than when he went to his cell with the
express purpose of devote yourself to your devotional exercises.
This humble brother no, who lacked book instruction, became a
saint (although he has not been called as such) and teacher of
many, by the simple fact of directing his thoughts to God and
persevering in his practice despite the tension. tendency of
thought to wander and not concentrate.
Praying is possible for us if we possess a certain degree of
control in our thoughts. We have to direct our attention towards
God and this forms a scale the one by which our thoughts
ascend to God. Thought control really consists of fixing your
attention on a given object and trying to keep it on it. All the
time that we fix our attention on God will be a time dedicated to
ascending the ladder that leads us upward.
Those whose power to fix attention and control The power
of thoughts is so weak that they come to believe that they lack it
completely and must repeat their prayers. This is not as good as
praying with all fervor, but it is getting started and taking the
first step in the right direction. He who "says" or repeats his
prayers, day and night, has a bond of connection with Heaven
that those who do not try do not have. But pray directing
attention and thinking wisdom towards God is, really,
something very different. It is something very great, a spiritual
exercise of a very high degree. However, it is not easy to carry
out, because in the meantime our thinking is not disciplined.
swimming, his tendency is to wander. The worries of life, or our
ambitions, divert our thoughts. sations, so that we soon see that
he finds us We think about material things instead of spiritual
things. rituals. Our thoughts, of course, must be brought back
again and again to the subject of our preference. ta create the
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habit of concentrating them, which will be possible ble, then,

the real prayer.
There are many degrees in real prayer. It's time prayer that
begs, the prayer that praises and gives thanks, the prayer tion of
meditation and the prayer of contemplation. The last two are
very advanced, and are possible only when where a highly
developed degree has been reached in the thought troll.
It is not only during prayer, however, that thought control
becomes necessary to achieve guide and develop the spiritual
faculties and powers, since we need it all the more during the
day, when it is We are busy with the "mud and dross of things."
We can also carry out the herma experience not Lorenzo, who
discovered that the job he disliked taba, seen from the common
point of view, became a joyful task thanks to the Divine
Presence. Furthermore, tasks that were previously difficult for
him and beyond his ability became possible for him once he
learned that the Lord helped him with His presence.
Directing our thoughts and aspirations fre count towards
our Intimate Divinity, we are greatly helped and strengthened.
Furthermore, over time, our work, which could displease us by
its nature, is transformed and becomes pleasurable by reality.
lization of the fact that it has been converted into an act of
service and love for our fellow men. This is how it makes us We
are aware of a new feeling of community and camaraderie. We
are not alone, because there is the One with us who is helping us
to make life more noble, to transform ourselves into workers
and servants. more faithful dores, capable of doing things that
have a high motive.
The result of all this is that we build a new and finer
character, and this is eternal because the ca Character never
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dies. And furthermore, we become children entirely new tures.
We may not be religious, as it is generally understood to be, or
blessed, but the fact is that we become more noble, more
sincere, we become more refined types of women and men to
whom the world will have to thank.
The inner or spiritual life is truly real. Two individuals can
feel spiritual awakening, and take We therefore desire to live a
more noble and elevated life. One of them may succeed, and the
other may, after hard struggle, return to his old life. The reason
is that the former kept the flame of his inner life lit, while the
latter let it go out. The first persevered in true prayer and in
directing his thoughts toward God, continually placing them on
better and higher things; The other, meanwhile, becomes
negligent in his prayers, does not control his thoughts, for which
reason his spiritual life withers and dies from lack of food. Then
temptations come like a flood and the battle is tremendous for
one who has not been fortified in prayer. Thus, he returns and
surrenders to his old life without hope, simply because he sees
that there are no possibilities for him to make an effort that will
make him move forward. The blame is not on the temptation for
being too strong, but on the fact that one has disconnected. ted
from the Only Source of infinite power, having discovered
careful his prayers, and having fallen into the lack of perse
confidence in controlling your thoughts.
Considering the importance of training thought to direct it
from unworthy things to those that are noble, true, beautiful and
truly valuable, can anyone be surprised by the fact that I write
books and publish a magazine dedicating myself to this? issue?
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Chapter X
The way to conquer fear
Fear is probably the cause of most misfortune tures in life,

perhaps far beyond what we can imagine. A special protection
seems to protect those who are not afraid at all. It is a well-
known fact that a dog does not attack one who is not You have
no fear for him. My limited experience in sports is that if you
are not afraid, no matter how daring you may be, you will get
through without even getting a scratch.
It is my opinion that the lions in the cave at Don When
they kicked Daniel out, they didn't hurt him because he didn't
feel afraid. The Lord only needed to completely remove his fear
so that Daniel would be perfectly protected. ged. Evidence like
this can be found in the missions ros. When they encountered
tribes of armed, bloodthirsty cannibals, they felt no fear at all
and advanced. They walked unarmed toward what seemed like
certain death. ta, as calm as someone facing a flock of sheep or
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attending a meeting of parishioners. In none of these cases were

the missionaries harmed.
Furthermore, the absence of fear is not only a protection
tion for disasters in times of danger, in the face of an ferocious
evils or in the presence of criminals, but it also protects us from
infections and contagions. Napoleon visited those attacked by
the infectious epidemic to demonstrate to others that the disease
could not attack those who were not afraid of it. I had the
opportunity to cone cer someone who visited people attacked by
smallpox and other infectious diseases, in hospitals dedicated
fallen to these diseases, but he was never infected, although he
used to kneel next to the beds and pray for the patients, inhaling
microbes by the thousand. nes. His only safeguard was his
thoughts: rejection There was the possibility that microbes could
attack him and harm him; In other words, he trusted God, and
therefore, he felt no fear at all. It demonstrated the abso mourns
truth of psalm 91.
This is how we can see, in a certain sense, that it is not the
microbes that cause us to fall prey to an epidemic disease, but
that the decisive factor is the thought of fear that overwhelms
us. Two people are exposed to the same infection. One contracts
the disease; the other is not affected. Because? It can be said
that the one who was saved is more robust and stronger, but this
is not always the case, because frequently the strong fall and the
weak do not. It can also be added that the one who did not get
sick had greater power of resistance. That's right, but isn't it a
matter primarily of the mind?
He who has a more positive mind is the one who remains
immune to disease.
Accepting the necessity and desirability of not feeling fear,
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how can we overcome our hereditary faults? Most of us harbor

some fear, because although we are fearless in some sense,
There are some things we fear deep in our minds. We can be
physically brave and yet be afraid in our businesses, profession
or employment. The squalid specter of unemployment, of
bankruptcy, of failure in the purpose of doing good can haunt us
day and night. On the other hand, we may be individuals who do
not fear such things, and, nevertheless, fear of illness, infection,
contact gio, to air currents, etc., so that each episode demia fills
us with apprehension and fear. How, then, are these fears to be
overcome? Exactly in my This is the way to calm a little one
who may wake up during the night and be afraid of the dark.
dad. You could first say to him: "You have nothing to fear."
Then, you must reason with him, showing him that the room is
the same with or without light, and that his fear is only mental.
And if this is not enough, you can tell him: "I will stay with you
and hold your hand, so you will know that there is nothing to be
afraid of and that everything is fine." Feeling our presence with
him, and having faith that our presence and power will protect
him, he will soon fall completely asleep.
Now, we must undergo the same treatment. We are very
complex creatures and we can actually argue and reason with
ourselves. We must proceed in the same way as we would with
a child. First of all, we will say to ourselves: «There is nothing
in the uni verse that can cause me fear. This is not just talk; is to
declare the pure Truth. I do not mean by this that we are so
strong that we can face tar and defeat all the powers of evil.
What is meant is that having taken the side of the angels, they
have taken our side as well. This means It means that we have
aligned ourselves with the inner harmony of the universe, the
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Divine Order that no one can destroy and over which no force of
disorder has any power. This means that behind us is all the
power of the hidden Divine Forces pushing us towards the
glorious consummation designed and planned by us in the
depths of the Divine Mind and the Heart of Infinite Love.
Therefore, we can later use the words of Eduardo
Carpenter: "All the Divine Forces impel me rapidly to the
achievement of my eternal joy." Because by doing this we can
feel and realize that it is exactly as it has been declared; what's
real mind Divine Forces behind us that impel us san to continue
moving forward to achieve a more fulfilling life nary and rich,
bringing us closer to the best and highest things you give. If one
finds that this declaration or invocation is too advanced or
"fantastic" for him, he may ele calmly say your own words that
will be effective for your case. But the same process must be
followed. It is better to use the negative first, and then the
positive.
However, like our imaginative little boy who was afraid of
the dark, we may feel the need for something more. He wanted
us to stay by his side holding his hand; So he could feel and
understand that with our presence we protected him. In the same
way we can invoke and realize the Presence of the Omnipotent
and Eternal. There is the One who has conquered the world and
defeated all the powers of evil, who has glorified His humanity
and opened the Path for us through His own sacrifice, and has
said: "I will never abandon you," and "I am always with you,
even to the end." .
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Chapter XI
You don't have to demand, but obey
It is very natural that the beginner who has discovered

Having opened the immense power of thought, he believes that
all he has to do is use it according to his own will. tad. Perhaps
there is no bigger mistake than that. Precisely because of its
power and its enormous effects it is so important so long as we
train our thinking to bring it into harmony with the internal laws
of the universe. Each one of us is part of a whole. God is our
Father or Center and each man is our brother. We must be see
each other. Until we do this we find ourselves outside that
harmony that reigns in life and the universe, not only in action
but also in thought. I lie; because if we have a wrong idea of
life, all our thoughts must be natural rally erroneous in turn.
It has been said that we can conquer nature only by
following its laws. It is equally true that we can conquer life
only by obedience to the laws of life. If we do not think in
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harmony with the motive life, we become ulcerous stains on the

Cosmic body.
Only when we become brothers of humanity, living in
harmony with the laws of life and the grand scheme of all
things, can we experience We create harmony within ourselves
and it is only then that our life, in the highest sense of the word,
has truly achieved its real end.
It is possible to have demands for life and achieve what is
asked for. This leads us to fulfillment, but it is achieved only at
the cost of hard work and sacrifice. We all have to pay for what
we get. Those who do not want to pay are not yet in a position
to receive. That is why the achievement of things demands so
much of our character. ter—patience, perseverance, firmness,
sacrifice—which becomes a true builder of our character.
Maintaining our success and remaining unblemished demands
much more of our character than its achievement demanded of
us. But any achievement that has been achieved in life with a
selfish purpose, without any thought for others, without any
thought towards God, will not bring us harmony or happiness.
No happiness, peace or harmony can result from selfish
demands on life. It is true that there is a time in our lives when
all things seem to be within our reach, and we feel masters of
our destiny and captains of our soul. This can be an incentive
that encourages us to seek fulfillment and conquest, and make
us face experiences that prepare us for even greater things. All
this is good as long as it continues like this, and it can be a very
necessary phase for our life, but sooner or later We will soon be
aware that although in a sense we can be masters of our destiny,
since we can choose between good and evil, nevertheless, all the
time "there is a Divinity who outlined our ends, although
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You don't have to demand, but
obey
without removing the rough edges, to May we achieve them."
There is an internal harmony to which we must correspond. We
belong to the whole, in which we have a place, and of which we
are part. We can put ourselves in harmony with that
"everything", becoming less selfish and more universal
individuals. In other words, we must love God and love our
fellow men. Instead of forcing our will on life, instead of
making ourselves the center around which everything must
revolve, instead of demanding and forcing, if we wish to find
real happiness and real satisfaction, we must love and serve God
and to man, to life and to the world, and this is the way to put
ourselves in harmony with the All.
The inner law of life is love, but it is better for us to
consider it as cooperation. To the degree that we think, act,
work and feel in accordance with this law, we will find true
happiness, peace, satisfaction and things that are more precious
than rubies that no fortune on Earth can compass. prar them
Let us see, then, why we must train ourselves to have
thoughts of good will instead of hatred or resentment; of
cooperation and not of selfish acquisition ta; of service rather
than personal conquest. Only in this way do we become brothers
of humanity and can We enter into correspondence, or a state of
unity, with the inner harmony that is Divinity.
We live in a universe where order reigns, because behind
the disorder that exists on the surface of life is the internal
Divine Order. The Divine Order can be expressed externally by
all men if they put themselves in harmony with it. But the "I"
stands in the way. Love, cooperation, good will are the key by
which man can open the door that leads to internal harmony and
internal order; and the one who achieves it can provide his
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brothers with the way to achieve it as well.

There is a psychology that is currently being taught mind
especially in America, which is harmful and destructive goes. It
teaches the wrong use of the mind through suggestion. The
mind and will are used to force others to "act" according to the
desire of the "operator." For example, a salesperson wants to
have an order from the purchasing manager of a certain
business. While the latter is studying the matter, the seller
exercises strong mental suggestion to have him sign the order.
Unless the buyer is aware of this, he will be compelled to act
contrary, perhaps, to his good sense and will. This practice of
mental coercion is truly criminal, although at the present time it
is not legally considered that way.
It is practiced in many different ways, but the one who suffers
the most is the one who uses this method and not his victim.
Nemesis watches over anyone who misuses his mental power.
such. We can never act against the laws of life without suffering
harshly because of it. That bad practice ethic of mental power
that I have described is in complete opposition to the internal
law of cooperation mentioned above. tioned, and, therefore,
brings with it disorder and suffering I lie.
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Chapter XII
First steps
Who has despised the little things of the day?

— ZECHARIAH , IV 10
We cannot suddenly become adepts of right thinking and

thought control. Everyone has We have to grow little by little,
starting with the initial effort and trying to achieve strength and
height. In other words, we must all start in a seemingly small
and humble way. I say "apparently" on purpose, for it seems to
be a trivial thing to deliberately entertain thoughts opposite in
character to those that our feelings or our Our lower nature
urges us to think; However, it is a great task, and if we succeed,
it will be a great achievement. tion. It may seem like something
unimportant that we have thoughts of good will about someone
who has insulted us, or upset us with his attitude, but it is,
really, something tremendous and of eternal importance. If we
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merely follow our earthly nature, we put ourselves on a par with

the beasts, allying ourselves with the dead. ity, decay and death.
But if we have thoughts deliberately coughing kindness, we
begin to walk the path of liberation and freedom, which has no
end, reaching to the stars.
It may seem unimportant to think deliberately. ly about the
pure and noble, instead of having penitence ideas of sensuality;
However, it is, in reality, a great task, since the thoughts of this
last class These are the main root of man's unhappiness,
weakness and fear.
It may seem foolish to have thoughts of firmness and
conquest in the struggle in the face of apparent weakness.
failure or failure, but it is not after all, since success in our life
largely depends on them.
It may seem like a small thing to think deliberately focus
on God and eternal things instead of thinking thoughts about
mortality and temporal things; but, nevertheless, it is very
important to do so, because only in this way can we enter
eternal life, doing Give us one with that which knows no decay.
It may seem unimportant to deliberately think of our union
and oneness with the Source of all Light and Life, rather than
considering ourselves separate and alone; but this is also an
important question, because through it we achieve the real
lization of the Truth.
It may seem like a small thing to think deliberately focus
on things related to health, fulfillment and joy of living, instead
of continually thinking about things related to evils. tar, illness
and death; The result of such a way of thinking goes much
further, because on it depends enough our health and we have to
remember that without health there is very little we can achieve.
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First steps
But although it is true that we have embarked on a great

adventure, we have to start with the small things, being satisfied
with the small results. That is, satisfying us in a certain sense,
not in another. We have to be content at first with winning small
victories, simply because it is impossible for us to have great
successes; but deep down in our hearts we long for great
conquests and we have the purpose of achieving them once we
have become sufficiently strong. ciently.
Our better part, which is eternal and heavenly, and which
is nourished by right thinking, in harmony with the laws and
practices of Heaven itself, is at the beginning of our efforts, so
to speak, like a helpless baby. Our lower part, which is "natural"
(belongs to the lower nature), is strong and well developed.
How, then, can the little baby, with a kind nature dosa and
heavenly, defeat the strong tyrant of the lower? He couldn't do it
alone. He would fail if it were not for the fact that he can drink
from the inexhaustible fountains of life and power. Every time
we raise our thoughts about the things of time and the senses to
the eternal realm of the good, the beautiful and the true, we open
our hearts to receive the influx of life and Divine power. Every
time we have thoughts of heaven and strength instead of those
that debase or weaken, we ally ourselves with the heavenly; and
then all the Divine Forces drive and help us.
Therefore, although the new and heavenly nature is weak,
and the old nature is strong, the former wins with the passage of
time, but we must be persevering and strong, elevating our
thoughts to the best things that elevate us, maintaining the more
selection thoughts that we can, despite the pressure that old
habits of thinking about petty and base things put on us. Finally,
the new nature will, so to speak, absorb the old nature, but this
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is reason to hold firm throughout an all-out struggle.

What we call right thinking is not just the fact of having
positive thoughts as opposed to negative ones. you. It is this and
much more. Right thinking has different meanings for different
individuals. For the prince piante consists of thinking positive
things instead of negative ones, and at the same time asking
Heaven for help. Negative thinking and its corresponding
opposite posi tive are the negative and positive poles of the
same thing. We can live in each of the extremes, depending on
our thoughts. Next, a negative series of thoughts is given in a
column with its cons. positive part, which I hope can be useful
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First steps
as a key for those who in the future wish to achieve right

thinking and the ability to win.
NEGATIVE POSITIVE
Life is bad and cruel. What Life is good and always strives to
terrible thing or evil could bring me the highest good. No
happen to me at any moment? evil can reach me; nothing can
Does the fra case, bankruptcy, harm or harm me destroy The
loss leave my job, end up in a Divine blessing accompanies me
hospice, a sick dad, accidents, in all my affairs; the blessing that
surgery, hospital, being left makes me rich and does not
helpless? allow a single more affliction to
come to me. The life of God took
me na with health, strength and
joy of life.
If one were to sit and meditate on the series of thoughts

negative thoughts, especially finding ourselves overwhelmed by
a first-class "affliction", the result would be the increase of our
fears and, in the best of cases, we would not get out of our
depression. But if, instead, we meditate and settle on the phrases
given in the column of positive thoughts, we will see how they
strengthen us and prepare us again to continue the fight for life.
Not only this, but he who allows his attention to be taken by the
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negative series tive and that his mind is immersed in it, he

accepts the adverse suggestion, which, in due time, will
manifest what he fears. On the other hand, if one affirms
himself on the positive thoughts given in the second column, the
negative suggestion is cast out and the life-giving Truth takes its
place. He who can do this becomes strong and firm, and the
things he affirms in the positive, with the passage of time,
become stronger. talize in their life and experience.
A certain amount of quiet time should be set aside each
day (the best times are at night and in the morning). prano) to
meditate on the positive thoughts given above, and on other
similar ones that one pleases. But also, during the day, it is
necessary to remove the adverse suggestion, and in these cases
action must be taken quickly. mind. The time dedicated to
meditation must be long enough so that it can be useful to us in
the midst of the struggle and tears of daily life. We need to have
the ability to be able to strike the negative suggestion over the
head in time and replace it. zarla by the positive declaration of
the absolute Truth. Below we can find several suggestions of
evil, with their counterpart:
SUGGESTIONS OF EVIL STATEMENTS OF TRUTH
Discomfort, illness, health. God is my health.
Poverty, hardship. God is my abundant provision

dante and imperishable.
Failure. God is my success (or God is in

me the power to achieve the
realization of my goal).
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Hatred, resentment. God is the love in me (cam

changing and expressing itself
through me).
It is not an exaggeration to say that he who puts into

practice the teaching given above will transform his life,
emerging in him the best that he has. If our life is difficult and
our environment depressive, not adaptable to our way of being,
this is not what we should change. biar. The worst thing a man
can ask for is for his life to become easier and more
comfortable. He who says: "Only if the circumstances around
me were different could I progress" perpetuates his misery and
remains more bound by the chains that sealed his slavery. We
should never beg for a task that is beyond our capabilities, but
rather have the strength to face the tasks that are presented to
us. so. It is we who must change and not ours. after
circumstances. We have to overcome our circumstances tances
and limitations, growing above them.
When we change, our circumstances change. tances and
environments. We can build our character only according to
what we have achieved in conquering our thoughts. lies.
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Index
The power of......................................................................6

Introduction.....................................................................6
Thought as cause of action...........................................11
Victims of ignorance.....................................................16
Victims of suggestion...................................................21
The secret of winning by shaping and forming life as if
it were clay in the hands of the potter..........................27
Are we creators of our own evil?..................................39
Right thinking and right attitude They are the basis of
success and prosperity..................................................42
Effect of thought on health...........................................47
The attractive power of thought....................................55
Control of thought and the achievement of the spiritual
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The way to conquer fear...............................................66
You don't have to demand, but obey............................75
First steps......................................................................81
Index.............................................................................88
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Henry Thomas Hamblin

individual world—because each of us lived We see our little

Thought as cause of action

There is a conscious mind and a subconscious mind cient.

overcomes what is called destiny.

I don't think there can be many people who deliberately

days of starvation, was reduced to a condition of collapse and

of the ordinary. Certainly, we can be much lower than the

We are all more or less victims of suggestion. Strong-

powerful suggestion is.

already mentioned the effect of being habitually told in our

The secret of winning by shaping

Why is right thinking so important? It is important because

emotions, but we create habits in the brain around which our

according to the type of person who uses them. For someone,

Unfortunately, allowing such images to occupy But the

Are we creators of our own evil?

Do we live in a universe full of evil and are we the victims

ordained, but we are not ordained. We are not in correspondence

could not be described. We can thank Heaven every day that we

to the extent that we stop harmonizing connect us with the

Right thinking and right attitude

Those who are successful in life have a determi swim type

possible according to what your particular genius for it allows.

a type of mind that easily leads to success However, while

happy fulfillment, but also of service and help. We should not

is important that we choose, if we can, the highest form of

Effect of thought on health

Thinking affects our health much more than is generally

Good advice because dwelling on illness and ill health creates a

harmful. The evil from the point of view of health, without

Instead of repressing thoughts of sexual origin, we should think

cause cent, or at least that it contributes to many serious

acquire when his power of resistance decreases for any reason.

Right thinking is, in various ways, a preventative of

He has walked the same path before us and, when tempted in

The attractive power of thought

other thoughts of a similar type, and even opportunities and

towards us, not by compulsion or against his will, but by the

Control of thought and

In this little book I have insisted too much, perhaps, on the

habit of concentrating them, which will be possible ble, then,

The way to conquer fear

Fear is probably the cause of most misfortune tures in life,

attending a meeting of parishioners. In none of these cases were

how can we overcome our hereditary faults? Most of us harbor

You don't have to demand, but obey

It is very natural that the beginner who has discovered

harmony with the motive life, we become ulcerous stains on the

brothers with the way to achieve it as well.

Who has despised the little things of the day?

We cannot suddenly become adepts of right thinking and

merely follow our earthly nature, we put ourselves on a par with

But although it is true that we have embarked on a great

is reason to hold firm throughout an all-out struggle.