"Allen, James - As a Man Thinketh" - читать интересную книгу автора (Allen James)

as a burden unjustly imposed.
Indigence and indulgence are the two extremes of wretchedness.
They are both equally unnatural and the result of mental disorder.
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy,
and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the
result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer
of the man with his surroundings.
A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile,
and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his
life. And he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases
to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself
up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against
circumstances, but beings to use them as aids to his more rapid
progress, and as a means of discovering the hidden powers and
possibilities within himself.
Law, not confusion, is the dominating principle in the universe;
justice, not injustice, is the soul and substance of life.
Righteousness, not corruption, is the molding and moving force in the
spiritual government of the world. This being so, man has but to
right himself to find that the universe is right. And during the
process of putting himself right, he will find that as he alters
his thoughts towards things and other people, things and other
people will alter towards him.
The proof of this truth is in every person, and it therefore
admits of easy investigation by systematic introspection and
self-analysis. Let a man radically alter his thoughts, and he will
be astonished at the rapid transformation it will effect in the
material conditions of his life. Men imagine that thought can
be kept secret, but it cannot. It rapidly crystallizes into
habit, and habit solidifies into circumstance. Bestial thoughts
crystallize into habits of drunkenness and sensuality, which solidify
into circumstances of destitution and disease. Impure thoughts of
every kind crystallize into enervating and confusing habits, which
solidify into distracting and adverse circumstances. Thoughts
of fear, doubt, and indecision crystallize into weak, unmanly,
and irresolute habits, which solidify into circumstances of failure,
indigence, and slavish dependence. Lazy thoughts crystallize into weak,
habits of uncleanliness and dishonesty, which solidify into circum-
stances of foulness and beggary. Hateful and condemnatory thoughts
crystallize into habits of accusation and violence, which solidify
into circumstances of injury and persecution. Selfish thoughts
of all kinds crystallize into habits of self-seeking, which
solidify into distressful circumstances.
On the other hand, beautiful thoughts of all kinds crystallize
into habits of grace and kindliness, which solidify into genial and
sunny circumstances. Pure thoughts crystallize into habits of
temperance and self-control, which solidify into circumstances
of repose and peace. Thoughts of courage, self-reliance, and
decision crystallize into manly habits, which solidify into
circumstances of success, plenty, and freedom. Energetic thoughts