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The saying, “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he,” embraces the whole of your being. This noble truth is so comprehensive as to reach out to every condition and circumstance of your life. You are literally what you think, your character being the complete sum of all your thoughts. You have seen how a plant springs from, and could not be without, the seed. So every one of your acts springs from the hidden seeds of your thought, and could not have appeared without them. This applies to those acts you call “spontaneous” as well as to those acts you deliberately choose. Act is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruit. Thus do you gather in the sweet or bitter fruits of your own inward thoughts. “Thought and Character” from As a Man Thinketh,” by James Allen, Revised Ed. |
James Allen’s short, 35 page book on success and happiness through mastery of thought was several decades ahead of its time and can be called the grandfather of all self-help books. Marrying many Eastern ideas and philosophies with Western and Judeo-Christian examples, Allen’s “little volume” has been a life-changing inspiration for millions for over 100 years.
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Forward
Chapter 1: Thought and Character
Chapter 2: Effect of Thought on Circumstances
Chapter 3: Effect of Thought on Health and the Body
Chapter 4: Thought and Purpose
Chapter 5: The Thought-Factor in Achievement
Chapter 6: Visions and Ideals
Chapter 7: Serenity
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