As A Man Thinketh

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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 regnerative agency by which he may make

himself wht he wills.

 

Man is always the master even in his weakest and most abandoned

state; but in his weakness and degradation he is the foolish master

who misgoverns his " house hold " . When he begins to reflect upon his

condition, and to serach diligently for the Law upon which his being

is established, he then becomes the wise master, directing his

energies with intelligence, and fashioining his thoughts to fruitful

issues. Such is the conscious master, and man can only thus beocme by

discovering within himself the laws of thought; which discovery is

totally a matter of application, self-analysis, and experience.

 

Only by much serching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained, and

man can find every truth connected with his being, if he will dig

deep into the mind of his soul; and that he is the maker of his

character, the moulder of his life, and the builder of his destiny,

he may unerringly prove, if he will watch, control, and alter his

thoughts, tracing their effects upon himself, upon others, and upon

his life. And circumstances, linking cause and effect by patient

practice and investigation, and utilising his every experience even

to the most trivial, everyday occurrence, as a means of obtaining

that knowledge of himself which is Understanding, Wisdom and Power.

In this direction, as in no other, is the law absolute that " He that

seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened: " for

only by patience, practice, and ceaseless importunity can a man enter

the Door of the Temple of Knowledge.

 

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