January 7th, 2009
Prosperity Through Thought-Force: The Mental Attitude Part 2
It embraces perfect self-possession, since self is lost in the absorption of the mind by the subject occupying the attention. There is, then, no fear of superiors; in fact, no thought of other people as regards their personalities, and no decision as to their goodness or badness, no [...]
January 7th, 2009
Prosperity Through Thought-Force: The Mental Attitude Part 3
Sympathy bestowed on others is only wasted strength. They hold all that is given like a leech and crave the more, since it sustains them while it is being given, but destroys their self-reliance and weakens the giver until, if persisted in, it would reduce the one to [...]
January 7th, 2009
Prosperity Through Thought-Force: The Mental Attitude Part 4
It is largely a love of self-approbation, a sort of “you are a good man for helping that woman” idea, a standing off and patting one’s self on the back for one’s goodness, a feeling that sometime we may need sympathy and if we give it we will [...]
January 8th, 2009
Prosperity Through Thought-Force: The Mental Attitude Part 5
Now, on the other hand, suppose you bring your mind to a state of peace and strength and then go quietly into an office and ask for what you want, expecting to get it. The other fellow feels your thought and is favorably affected by it. Have you [...]
January 8th, 2009
Prosperity Through Thought-Force: Better Sometimes To Forget
When you do not have immediate success and everything - looks discouraging, just remember that it is a stage of progress which all encounter, and forget it for a time. Rest yourself and gather strength for renewed effort. This power of forgetting is the best test of mental strength. [...]