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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
Who that has communed with
the Power of silence in this way can do justice to the unspeakable joy
of that moment of rest and peace? It is not suggestion alone that brings
it. It is something more than mere thought. The experience is one of deep,
inner stillness. The receptivity of the soul invites the supreme Love itself,
the eternal Peace. Hence the soul's attitude is all-important. At best,
any formula of thought or mental picture is a superficial aid.
Many will find it difficult
at first to banish other thoughts; and it is better not to force the stillness
to come, but to let the agitation cease by degrees, letting the thoughts
come until they quiet down for mere want of conscious attention. When at
last the attention no longer wanders here and there, but is poised in the
present moment, and the feeling of peace becomes uppermost, it is better
to cease definite thought altogether, and simply enjoy the silence. One
will then have a sense of incoming power and of newness of life which no
other experience can bring. This may not be the result at first, since
it is only after repeated trials that one learns how to become still. One
may even be made more nervous by the simple thought of stillness. It is
often easier to realise this peace for another than for one's self, but
the result will in time be the same. The consciousness will be drawn away
from self and
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