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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
If the reader has carried
out the suggestions of Chapter 1., and tried to actualise these vital truths
in daily life, to realise the power of silent receptivity, it must already
be clear that this is the most direct method of touching the inner centre.
For, with the realisation of the presence of the immanent Spirit there
comes the conviction that the Spirit is competent to minister to our truest
and deepest need. A quieting influence, a sense of power and restfulness,
falls upon the mind as a result of this realisation. The mere effort to
become inwardly still is sufficient to awaken this sense of power, as though
one were for the moment a magnetic centre toward which radiate streams
of energy. And, if the reader has sought this silence in order to get relief
from pain or some other uncomfortable sensation, there was doubtless a
consciousness of pressure or activity in some part of the being, as though
the resident power were trying to restore equilibrium. To unite in thought
with this quickening power is, in general terms, the first step in the
process of self-help by the silent method.
There is, obviously, no general
rule which should govern the conscious process, because no two troubles
and no two individuals are wholly alike. Sometimes one needs mental rousing;
and the suggestion should be clear, strong, and decisive. Again, there
should be little active
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