Everything that you think, do or feel is an indication of
what you are.
Thought is energy and energy is power, and it is because
all the religions, sciences and philosophies with which the world has
heretofore been familiar have been based upon the manifestation of this energy
instead of the energy itself, that the world has been limited to effects, while
causes have been ignored or misunderstood. ~ Charles Hannel
This explains why many believe in God and the Devil in
religion, positive and negative in science, and good and bad in philosophy. We
have been taught to think backwards.
Thought taming reverses the process. We are only interested in the cause. Life is
expressive and it is our business to express ourselves harmoniously and
constructively. Sorrow, misery, unhappiness, disease and poverty are not
necessities and we are constantly eliminating them. Discipline your mind then fate, fortune, and
destiny will be controlled as readily as a captain controls his ship, or an
engineer, his train.
First you must come to an understanding that the
"I" of you is not the physical body; the physical body is simply an instrument
which the "I" uses to carry out its purposes; the "I"
cannot be the Mind, because the mind is simply another instrument which the
"I" uses with which to think, reason, and plan.
The "I" must be something which controls and
directs both the body and the mind; something which determines what they shall
do and how they shall act. When you come into a realization of the true nature
of this "I", you will enjoy a sense of power which you have never
before known.
Your personality is made up of countless individual
characteristics, peculiarities, habits, and traits of character; these are the
result of your former method of thinking, but they have nothing to do with the
real "I." When you say "I think" the "I" tells the
mind what it shall think; when you say "I go" the "I" tells
the physical body where it shall go; the real nature of this "I" is
spiritual, and is the source of the real power which comes to men and women
when they come into a realization of their true nature.
The greatest and most marvelous power which this "I" has been given is the power to think, but few people know how to think constructively, or correctly, consequently they achieve only indifferent results.
The greatest and most marvelous power which this "I" has been given is the power to think, but few people know how to think constructively, or correctly, consequently they achieve only indifferent results.
Most people allow their thoughts to dwell on selfish purposes, the inevitable result of an infantile mind. When a mind becomes mature, it understands that the germ of defeat is in every selfish thought. The trained mind knows that every transaction must benefit every person who is in any way connected with the transaction, and any attempt to profit by the weakness, ignorance or necessity of another will inevitably operate to his disadvantage.
Those who recognize this principle have a great advantage in
the affairs of life. They do not wear themselves out. They can eliminate
vagrant thoughts with facility. They can readily concentrate to the highest
possible degree on any subject. They do not waste time or money upon objects
which can be of no possible benefit to them.
If you cannot do these things it is because you have thus
far not made the necessary effort. Now is the time to make the effort. The
result will be exactly in proportion to the effort expended. One of the
strongest affirmations which you can use for the purpose of strengthening the
will and realizing your power to accomplish, is,
"I can be what I
will to be."
Every time you repeat it realize who and what this
"I" is; try to come into a thorough understanding of the true nature
of the "I"; if you do, you will become invincible; that is, provided
that your objects and purposes are constructive and are therefore in harmony
with the creative principle of the Universe. If you make use of this affirmation, use it continuously,
night and morning, and as often during the day as you think of it, and continue
to do so until it becomes a part of you; form the habit.
If you carry out this idea, beginning with small things which you know you can control and gradually increase the effort, but NEVER under any circumstances allowing your "I" to be overruled, you will find that you can eventually control yourself, and many men and women have found to their sorrow that it is easier to control a kingdom than to control themselves.
