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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
within, be at home in your own mental world,
and you may move as quickly as you please on the surface.
Some people wonder how it is
that others who do not seem to be physically strong are able to do so much
more in the same length of time. Here is one of the secrets. They have
learned how to work. They do one thing at a time, and they do that well,
moderately. They live for the time being in and for that particular activity,
and there is no wear and tear due to borrowing trouble from
other things.
Put in other terms, the attitude
of which I am speaking is optimistic. It is a state in which one
is willing to trust that the
future will bring what is wise and right. Pessimism scatters force and
borrows trouble galore. Optimism
conserves our energies and does not even anticipate plans.
Pessimism kicks against the pricks and creates friction. Optimism moves
with the harmonious tide of life, and is content to be carried
forward. All these states are within our control. All of us
may learn to live in the present. If the present is full of hardship, the
best way to overcome the hardship is to meet it here and now.
Our trials do
not seem so hard when we settle down to meet them in their own environment.
For the same circumstances which bring the trial also bring the power to
meet it. All that we need is here. There
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