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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
the theories we propose. Evidently
we must discriminate closely, in order to discover our actual situation
in life. (3) Finally, there is the mode of Life which expresses our beliefs
and ideals. To enter into fuller possession of the genuine reality
of things, we must more truly
acquaint ourselves with life at first hand. The test of our philosophy
is found in conduct. We must therefore brush away artificialities and experiment
afresh. When we attain a truer adjustment we shall be able to improve
our theories.
We then turned to a consideration
of the divine immanence. The discussion was a bit abstruse
for a time, but in due course we saw the deeper significance of this reasoning.
It was the empirical factor, the higher consciousness of man, that proved
to be of prime importance. The essential was the import of the divine life
in all its immanent forms. Hence we saw the importance of adapting life
with a view to the fuller realisation of the spiritual ideal. The purpose
of life proved to be largely dependent on the meaning we derive from it,
according to our interpretation of the universe. Yet we saw the importance
of distinguishing between the world of our mental life, and the tangibly
real world of nature, with its laws and evolutions.
Having acknowledged the realities
of the objective world, we were next concerned with the
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