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... Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwillliveanervouswreckand die
in thementalmadhouseofunfulfilled
mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings
andemotions-andthehigherthefeelings
andemotions,thestrongerthefire-andyourdesireswill turn to action
thatcannotbeprevented.Andsinceyour
desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.
GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL
CHAPTER10
Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric
substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou
want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre-
formandre-createit to accordwith
yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your
ideal.
First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal. Turn backandreadagain
mythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyour
imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoing
thisyouactuallygroupthespiritual
substanceintoform.Thisisafirststep in creatingthebodyofyour
ideal.
Second,givethebodyattractive power. Readagainthefourthchapterof
thisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealof
thethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthething
desired,thatwhichmakesitsactuality
possibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythat
holdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether
anddraws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus
imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The
particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal
willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan
ideachanges,orevaporate in vainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso
giveit power to attractanddraw to itall
thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary
to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits
actualitypossible.
Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance. Turn backandreadthe
fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou
wish to changeis in infinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe
pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your
electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely
small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan
hourandable to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By
thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea
thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour
ideal.Andyougive to theideal -to its
bodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapid power of
movement, power ofaction, power to
Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which
fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit
asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould
wish to goforarest.Suchidealization
recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplaceandtheconditions,
to themselvesand to their
pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,
nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks,
andnovainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting
therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom
ofaction.Therewasfellowshipandthespiritofloveandservice.Also
therewasrest.
Thefatherandmotherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to
year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered
suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that
visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave
succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducationsandthis
in itselfissufficientproofoftheir
success.Andyetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefatherand
mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual
education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's
idealizationofservice in action.
OBTAINING IN REALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE
CHAPTER22
GodisAllandEverything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat
exists,notonly in thementalandspiritual
world,buteverythingthatreallyexists in thematerialworld.
Ifyouthinkandplan in ideasandact in accordwiththem,becertain
thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor
ofyoureffortandprobablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire. In
thinkingandplanning to securetheposition
youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot
becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealizeanduse
anyoneofthefactors.
Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochanged in afewweeks
frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek
andworkingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth
workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim
byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.
Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe
wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere
onecanimagineoneself in thedeepwoods.Istretchedmyself on the
groundand,recliningagainstabigrock,
... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustly in proportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the
idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustly in proportion to
whatyoudo.
If,when in NewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayed in Boston
anddesire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to be in Boston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarageandsit in yourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeing in
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustly in proportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the
idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustly in proportion to
whatyoudo.
If,when in NewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayed in Boston
anddesire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to be in Boston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarageandsit in yourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeing in
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
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