The Potential You

 

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Does anyone truly question the wisdom of the above statement? 

Today, we set the focus on this excellent, 45-page inspirational book by philosophical writer James Allen, published in 1902.  This easy to read and follow volume is best described as a type of owner's manual for the mind. 

The book expounds on the power and workings of the conscious and subconscious mind, and illustrates the sublime and universal truth, —that we are thought-evolved beings, —the product of the thoughts we think and choose to make our own. 

The simple teachings contained within show how we may take charge of our thoughts and develop the practice of being thoughtful in a positive way, thus improving our lives and the lives of those around us.

(The essay is now in the public domain and can be accessed at the link below.)

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AS A MAN THINKETH

BY JAMES ALLEN

FOREWORD

This little volume (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much-written-upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the discovery and perception of the truth that—

“They themselves are makers of themselves”

by virtue of the thoughts which they choose and encourage; that mind is the master-weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain they may now weave in enlightenment and happiness.

—James Allen

CONTENTS

Thought and Character - 7

Effect of Thought on Circumstances - 11

Effect of Thought on Health and the Body - 26

Thought and Purpose - 30

The Thought-Factor in Achievement - 34

Visions and Ideals - 39

Serenity - 45

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"Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armoury of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace. By the right choice and true application of thought, man ascends to the Divine Perfection; by the abuse and wrong application of thought, he descends below the level of the beast. Between these two extremes are all the grades of character, and man is their maker and master.

Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul which have been restored and brought to light in this age, none is more gladdening or fruitful of divine promise and confidence than this—that man is the master of thought, the moulder of character, and the maker and shaper of condition, environment, and destiny.

As a being of Power, Intelligence, and Love, and the lord of his own thoughts, man holds the key to every situation, and contains within himself that transforming and regenerative agency by which he may make himself what he wills."

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"The Vision that you glorify in your mind, the Ideal that you enthrone in your heart—this you will build your life by, this you will become." 

Indeed!  See?  

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““I feel hopeful, focused, full of love.” That sort of statement. It may start out as conscious putting on, but I believe that it will come, with practice, to be real, internal and integral.”

 —pbird (Out Of Central Casting)

 

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