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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
continued
fault-finding, the attempt to do a task that is beneath one, narrows the
soul. Love, of the truer sort, broad thinking, open-heartedness, happiness
develops it. Sacrifice of individuality to the control of a stronger mind
suppresses the soul. Mis-directed education often crushes out originality.
It is well, therefore, to consider
wherein we are held down by people and circumstances, and to discover how
we are cramping our souls. The soul should be master, and the powers of
thought and activity should be free. Do we not yield part of our manhood
or womanhood when we worry, when we give way to continued grief or discouragement?
On the other hand, is not the realisation of what we are as living, growing
spirits, who use the body as an instrument, and control it by thought,
who dwell with God and need never fear any permanent harm--is not this
the way to free ourselves most rapidly from all that would hold us down?
We have all experienced those
calmer moments when we quietly faced our fears, our doubts, and our wavering
opinions, and as calmly dismissed them, henceforth powerless because we
saw their utter absurdity. Half the battle is won when we discover our
error, and realise the possibilities of the soul. We are momentarily masters
of the situation. We are more truly and profoundly
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