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... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose
three,itis easy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the
idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
and desire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
... valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond
and apieceofcoal and givespecial
value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe
diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan
thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental
conceptionregardingthepurityofthe
diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds
wouldpossessnomorevaluethan
pebbles.
Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso
thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour
daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI
write,issituatedineastern
Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It
waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas
farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to
twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage
in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an
acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould
sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave
happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland
isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle
lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom
Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000
ingeneralimprovementofthis
millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual
estates.
Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage
wasnotlargeenoughforagreat
estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead
surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew
thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths
wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews
wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness,
and knowingme,theycalledoneday to
askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In
fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould
taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI
idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa
wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.
Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof
millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and
Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity
whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere
manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans
whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina
communityofsuchpeople.
Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking
thislandalittleparkdividedinto
fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup
thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to
... an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw
thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to
yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould
conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary
vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and
dependupontenthousandillusionary
things and liveuponanillusionaryearth.
Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental
to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup
to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and
try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit
islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof
itasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.
Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin
reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut
infiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour
conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour
conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible
forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection
-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of
thesubstanceofeveryideal and the
substanceofeverymaterialreality.
Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat
idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe
samesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfire
anewourideals and desires and impelus to
ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeofthe
processofattainment,weshallknowby
experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,
yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.
Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof
thethingsthatare.
WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS
CHAPTER3
Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattitude
regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno
form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare
notions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.
Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to
them.Why?Becausethereissomething
fixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare
theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of
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