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Serving New Thought is pleased to present
Horatio W. Dresser's
The Power of Silence
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Preface to the New Edition -
The Point of View -
Immanent God -
World of Manifestation -
Nature of Existence -
Mental Life -
Meaning of Idealism -
Nature of Mind -
Meaning of Suffering -
Duality of Self -
Adjustment -
Poise -
Self-Help -
Entering the Silence -
The Outlook -
Contents -
Index
unable to sleep restfully. Among his parishioners there was
a man for whom he was deeply concerned, one who was the victim of intemperance.
One night before commending his soul to sleep my informant breathed a sort
of prayer for light, an earnest appeal for wisdom to aid him in this troublesome
case. As he prayed, there occurred to him one of Jesus' most striking sayings,
and this Scripture passage was the last thought in his mind before he lost
consciousness in sleep. The next morning he awoke feeling much refreshed,
after the best sleep during these busy weeks. In his mind, the first thought
of the new day was that same Scripture passage, and with it there was still
that peculiarly elevating consciousness which the passage suggested.
Aside from the wisdom which
may have come from this night of rest in the ideal world, what possibilities
of self-development are suggested by this incident! By lifting his thought
upward in prayer, by feeling earnest longing, the minister put himself
in an ideal attitude. His conscious- ness was lifted above the level of
physical sensation, so that it interposed the least obstacle to the restorative
powers of nature. In this attitude he lost consciousness in sleep. The
whole night was tempered by this attitude, and the next day was begun with
it. The benefits were both physical and spiritual. New inspiration came
for the day
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