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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
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sound idea of God. For the idea is the clue to wise adjustment, the principle
of right action. The clearer and more carefully considered the idea,
the saner will be the conduct that is shaped by it. There could be no greater
mistake, then, than to suppose it to be wrong to try to understand the
soul's relationship to God.
The relative worth of the intellect
once understood, one is in a position to pursue the empirical inquiry to
the end, to discover the values of the meditative life, and enjoy the benefits
of silence. For each new experience becomes food for thought, and hence
is of value for conduct. In the long run one learns that it is not mere
accumulation of feelings that gives power and worth to life. Simply to
pass through an experience is only to enter the first stage of development.
It is the thought and the conduct that follow which test the experience.
Hence the importance of mere receptivity should not be exaggerated.
In the long run, also, it is
systematic intellectual development that most directly helps the mind to
concentrate. For it is the intellect that organises, defines. The intellect
contributes the form, the method, makes clear the principle or law. Granted
the organisation, one is free to fill it with the spirit. Hence it is balance
between spirit and form that is desirable.
The foundation of composure
is philosophical
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