- 學會準備
大量的實踐證明，準備得越充分，成功的可能性就越大；缺乏準備的人，雖然渴望成功卻求之不得。
- 思維是最活躍的力量
每個人的客觀環境和一切生活經曆，都是他的主觀思維在客觀世界中的反映。人的思維是世界上最為活躍的能量，它創造了一切，生活、世界，還有他自己。
- 過去影響將來
我們對將來的每一次選擇都不是偶然的，而是取決於我們以往的思維定式、生活經曆。我們的現在與將來深深地受到過去經曆的影響，而不是與此完全隔絕。
- 我們的思想主導著我們的行動
我們通過積極而努力的思考，來創造生活，改變自己，從某種程度上說，每個人的思想以及思維方式都決定著他的現狀和未來。
- 潛意識是能量的積聚地
在每個人的潛意識中都蘊藏著幾乎是無窮的能量，但這股能量卻總是被我們忽略。要想改變自己，就要首先意識到在我們內心深處這種力量的存在。
- 潛意識的能量是無窮的
內在的世界是不可觸摸，但的確存在，而且它的強大遠遠超過你的想象。這是一個由思想、感覺、力量等要素構成的能動的世界，其能量是無窮盡的。
- 認識自己才可以發掘潛意識的能量
當我們能夠了解、認識自己的內心世界的時候，就可以解決使我們困惑的所有問題，找到解決所有問題的方案。一旦掌握了這個內在世界的規律，一切力量、成功與財富的規律也同時在我們的掌握之中了。
- 把潛意識的能量釋放出來
每個人的內心世界都擁有驚人的潛能，蘊含著無盡的能量、無盡的智慧，可以滿足現實中的一切需求。
- 獲得最佳的生活氛圍
內心世界的和諧映射到外在世界，就會表現為良好的人際關係，和諧的生活氛圍，最佳的精神狀態和處理問題時的高效率，而這些，又是心靈健康、克服困難、美滿人生、成就事業的前提和必要條件。
- 獲得掌控自己的能力
內心世界的和諧，也表現為我們能夠控製自己的思想與行為，在麵對困難時，采取更加主動的態度來應對，而不是怨天尤人，消極對待。
- 獲得最大的幸福感
內心世界的和諧，使我們變得樂觀並不斷進取，在這種良好的精神狀態的驅動下，我們會獲得最大的幸福感。
- 與外界同步
內心世界與外在世界同步，反映出外在世界的變化和發展。
- 必須認識自己
隻有當我們意識到自己內心深處所蘊含的智慧與能量時，我們才能打開那扇屏蔽能量之源的門，使自己的巨大潛能得以投射到外在世界當中。
- 思想將會從潛意識中獲得補充
我們一旦意識到內心世界所蘊含的智慧，並能夠運用它，我們就會在思想中也擁有這種智慧，通過控製我們的行為而擁有實際的行動，從而轉化為生活中的力量和創造力。
- 從潛意識中獲得激情與良好的品德
每一個渴望進步的人，無論年長還是年幼，都會在內心裏產生希望、熱情等激情，也會獲得自信、堅強、勇氣、友善、堅持等良好的品質，這些激情與良好的品質一起完善我們的精神世界，使我們獲得非凡的精神品質，讓夢想成真。
- 學會發現已有
現在我們並不是一無所有，相反，我們已經積澱了許多人生財富，隻要你不斷的體驗、不斷升華，就可以達到更高的人生境界。所有在外在世界可以獲得的東西，都是我們在內心世界已然擁有的東西。
- 學會認知
所有的成就和財富，都是建立在認知的基礎上。所有的收獲都是認知不斷積累的結果，一旦開始認知，就要堅持下去，認知的中斷或意識的分散會使你虛度時間，事倍功半。
- 內外協調統一
內心世界與外在世界和諧統一才能發揮你最大的潛能，不和諧的內心世界也會導致混亂的外在世界。
- 潛意識通過大腦與外界相通
- 大腦會告訴我們它的感受
- 錯誤的思維方式會讓我們感到挫折與沮喪
憑借著正確的思想和認識，我們將會獲得信心、熱情、希望、勇氣、活力。當然，錯誤的思想也會給我們帶來挫折、失敗、倦怠、失望、悲傷、沮喪等不良的感受。因些，我們應當盡量避免錯誤認知，一旦犯錯，就要努力改正。
- 太陽神經叢是潛意識的器官
太陽神經叢控製著各種主觀體驗，如愉快、渴望、想象、喜好、愛等各種潛意識現象。
- 學會調動積極的情緒
- 要相信有永恒的理念存在
我們都有這樣的體會，總有一些普通的法則在支配著這個世界，在任何場合、任何角落它們都適用，它們是如此的強大、充滿了智慧，乃至它們永遠都不會過時。所有正確思想都被它們所涵蓋。我們可以通過獲得發現這些永恒的理念而獲得行動的智慧。
- 要去發現普遍的理念
普遍適用的理念能夠指導實踐。在這種理念的指導下會有助於我們把想象轉變成現實。
- 耐心尋找
能夠普遍適用的理念在本質上都是相同的，所以，所有的理念歸根結底就是一條理念，我們要認真體會和領悟事物的規律才會找到這條理念，為此，必須保持足夠的耐心。
- 每個人都有獲得普遍理念的能力
- 要學會與他人交流、分享普遍的理念
普遍適用於的理念總是通過每一個個體的思考得以彰顯，卻又通過所有個體間的相互交流、共享得以豐富和完整，所以，在你尋找普遍理念的過程中，必須學會與他人交流、學會分享，這樣會大大加快你認知世界的速度。
- 理念轉化為思維，再轉化為行動
理念是一種靜態能量的微妙形式，當這種能量開始運作時，就會使我們產生各種各樣的想法。想法是理念的動態階段，理念是想法的靜態階段。我們的潛能正是首先從理念開始，轉化為思維，最終再轉化為行動的力量。
- 我們的思想也遵從普遍的規則
- 預知自己的後果
我們做出的行為，以及由此產生的結果歸根到底都是思考的產物，所以，要想獲得一個好的將來，就必須掌控自己的思想，規劃好自己的行為，這是根本所在。
- 正確認知自己，才能把握世界
雖然內心世界是一切力量的源泉所在，但隻有正確認知自己，才能夠掌控它、引導它。認知自己，才能夠把握世界。
- 發揮自己的潛能，是每一個人成功的基礎。
一旦你懂得對自己的潛意識加以控製和運用，你就可以獲得最大的行動力量。這條法則是每一個人發展的基礎。
- 即使是原子世界也遵從普遍的法則
- 隻有努力思考的人才能夠認知自己
雖然內心世界是如此豐富而有創造力，但並不是所有人都能夠意識到自己的內心世界，隻有那些善於思考者才能夠掌握它。
- 從內部發掘自己
大多數人隻是試圖從外在世界本身尋找解決問題的答案，其結果卻往往是徒勞無功的，或者說隻是解決了表麵的問題，而忽略了問題的實質所在。真正的答案必須要到內在世界中去尋找，這樣才能從根本上解決，從而調動你的潛能。作為一種全新的理念，大多數人並沒有認識到這一點。
- 把內心世界與外在世界協調起來
內心世界和外在世界是相輔相成、共同存在的。內在世界是源泉，外在世界是水流。我們在外在世界所體現的能力，取決於我們對內心世界的能量源泉的認知。每一個個體都是這種無限能量的出口。
- 認知自己也會給社會帶來財富
認知自己不僅是一種個體的行為，也是一種群體行為，它是建立在人類共同的理念基礎之上。其結果不僅會為我們個人帶來精神上的財富，也會給人類帶來寶貴的精神財富。
- 潛能的世界深不可測
- 認識你的潛能，將會發揮你的最大價值
一旦了解、認識你的潛能，並且能夠把規律運用自如的時候，你就會發生徹底的變化，無論是在物質層麵還是精神層麵，你都會有一個全新的麵貌出現：富足將會替代貧困，睿智將會替代迷茫，快樂將會替代沮喪，成功將會取代挫折與失敗。
本課重點
１、所有成就和財富是基礎是什麽？
——所有成就和財富的基礎都是基於了解自己，充分發揮自己的潛能。
２、我們是怎樣與客觀世界連結在一起的？
——每一個人都是通過思維與客觀世界連結在一起的；大腦是思維的器官。
３、我們是如何同內心世界相連結的？
——生命個體通過潛意識與內在世界相連結。太陽神經叢是潛意識的器官。
４、哪一條是生命中普遍適用的法則 ？
——發揮自己的潛能。
５、我們是如何作用於外在世界的？
——每一個人都是通過他的積極思考，獲得行動的力量與創造力，這種力量會驅使他用自己的努力去創造世界。
６、如何達到最和諧、最完美的境界？
——認識自己的潛能，最大限度地發揮自己的潛能。
７、什麽導致了混亂、矛盾、匱乏等各種局限的東西？
——在我們不能正確認識自己的潛能，導致錯誤的思維方式時，就會帶來混亂、矛盾、匱乏等各種局限。
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Part Four
Enclosed herewith I hand you Part Four. This part will show you why what you think, or do, or feel, is an indication of what you are.
Thought is energy and energy is power, and it is because all the religions, sciences and philosophies with which the world has heretofore been familiar have been based upon the manifestation of this energy instead of the energy itself, that the world has been limited to effects, while causes have been ignored or misunderstood.
For this reason we have God and the Devil in religion, positive and negative in science, and good and bad in philosophy.
The Master Key reverses the process; it is interested only in cause, and the letters received from students tell a marvelous story; they indicate conclusively that students are finding the cause whereby they may secure for themselves health, harmony, abundance, and whatever else may be necessary for their welfare and happiness.
Life is expressive and it is our business to express ourselves harmoniously and constructively. Sorrow, misery, unhappiness, disease and poverty are not necessities and we are constantly eliminating them.
But this process of eliminating consists in rising above and beyond limitation of any kind. He who has strengthened and purified his thought need not concern himself about microbes, and he who has come into an understanding of the law of abundance will go at once to the source of supply.
It is thus that fate, fortune, and destiny will be controlled as readily as a captain controls his ship, or an engineer, his train.
PART FOUR
1. The "I" of you is not the physical body; that is simply an instrument which the "I" uses to carry out its purposes; the "I" cannot be the Mind, for the mind is simply another instrument which the "I" uses with which to think, reason, and plan.
2. The "I" must be something which controls and directs both the body and the mind; something which determines what they shall do and how they shall act. When you come into a realization of the true nature of this "I", you will enjoy a sense of power which you have never before known.
3. Your personality is made up of countless individual characteristics, peculiarities, habits, and traits of character; these are the result of your former method of thinking, but they have nothing to do with the real "I."
4. When you say "I think" the "I" tells the mind what it shall think; when you say "I go" the "I" tells the physical body where it shall go; the real nature of this "I" is spiritual, and is the source of the real power which comes to men and women when they come into a realization of their true nature.
5. The greatest and most marvelous power which this "I" has been given is the power to think, but few people know how to think constructively, or correctly, consequently they achieve only indifferent results. Most people allow their thoughts to dwell on selfish purposes, the inevitable result of an infantile mind. When a mind becomes mature, it understands that the germ of defeat is in every selfish thought.
6. The trained mind knows that every transaction must benefit every person who is in any way connected with the transaction, and any attempt to profit by the weakness, ignorance or necessity of another will inevitably operate to his disadvantage.
7. This is because the individual is a part of the Universal. A part cannot antagonize any other part, but, on the contrary, the welfare of each part depends upon a recognition of the interest of the whole.
8. Those who recognize this principle have a great advantage in the affairs of life. They do not wear themselves out. They can eliminate vagrant thoughts with facility. They can readily concentrate to the highest possible degree on any subject. They do not waste time or money upon objects which can be of no possible benefit to them.
9. If you cannot do these things it is because you have thus far not made the necessary effort. Now is the time to make the effort. The result will be exactly in proportion to the effort expended. One of the strongest affirmations which you can use for the purpose of strengthening the will and realizing your power to accomplish, is, "I can be what I will to be."
10. Every time you repeat it realize who and what this "I" is; try to come into a thorough understanding of the true nature of the "I"; if you do, you will become invincible; that is, provided that your objects and purposes are constructive and are therefore in harmony with the creative principle of the Universe.
11. If you make use of this affirmation, use it continuously, night and morning, and as often during the day as you think of it, and continue to do so until it becomes a part of you; form the habit.
12. Unless you do this, you had better not start at all, because modern psychology tells us that when we start something and do not complete it, or make a resolution and do not keep it, we are forming the habit of failure; absolute, ignominious failure. If you do not intend to do a thing, do not start; if you do start, see it through even if the heavens fall; if you make up your mind to do something, do it; let nothing, no one, interfere; the "I" in you has determined, the thing is settled; the die is cast, there is no longer any argument.
13. If you carry out this idea, beginning with small things which you know you can control and gradually increase the effort, but never under any circumstances allowing your "I" to be overruled, you will find that you can eventually control yourself, and many men and women have found to their sorrow that it is easier to control a kingdom than to control themselves.
14. But when you have learned to control yourself you will have found the "World Within" which controls the world without; you will have become irresistible; men and things will respond to your every wish without any apparent effort on your part.
15. This is not so strange or impossible as it may appear when you remember that the "World Within" is controlled by the "I" and that this "I" is a part or one with the Infinite "I" which is the Universal Energy or Spirit, usually called God.
16. This is not a mere statement or theory made for the purpose of confirming or establishing an idea, but it is a fact which has been accepted by the best religious thought as well as the best scientific thought.
17. Herbert Spender said: "Amid all the mysteries by which we are surrounded, nothing is more certain than that we are ever in the presence of an Infinite and Eternal Energy from which all things proceed."
18. Lyman Abbott, in an address delivered before the Alumni of Bangor Theological Seminary, said: "We are coming to think of God as dwelling in man rather than as operating on men from without."
19. Science goes a little way in its search and stops. Science finds the ever-present Eternal Energy, but Religion finds the Power behind this energy and locates it within man. But this is by no means a new discovery; the Bible says exactly the same thing, and the language is just as plain and convincing: "Know ye not that ye are the temple of the living God?" Here, then, is the secret of the wonderful creative power of the "World Within."
20. Here is the secret of power, of mastery. To overcome does not mean to go without things. Self-denial is not success. We cannot give unless we get; we cannot be helpful unless we are strong. The Infinite is not a bankrupt and we who are the representatives of Infinite power should not be bankrupts either, and if we wish to be of service to others we must have power and more power, but to get it we must give it; we must be of service.
21. The more we give the more we shall get; we must become a channel whereby the Universal can express activity. The Universal is constantly seeking to express itself, to be of service, and it seeks the channel whereby it can find the greatest activity, where it can do the most good, where it can be of greatest service to mankind.
22. The Universal cannot express through you as long as you are busy with your plans, your own purposes; quiet the senses, seek inspiration, focus the mental activity on the within, dwell in the consciousness of your unity with Omnipotence. "Still water runs deep;" contemplate the multitudinous opportunities to which you have spiritual access by the Omnipresence of power.
23. Visualize the events, circumstances and conditions which these spiritual connections may assist in manifesting. Realize the fact that the essence and soul of all things is spiritual and that the spiritual is the real, because it is the life of all there is; when the spirit is gone, the life is gone; it is dead; it has ceased to exist.
24. These mental activities pertain to the world within, to the world of cause; and conditions and circumstances which result are the effect. It is thus that you become a creator. This is important work, and the higher, loftier, grander and more noble ideals which you can conceive, the more important the work will become.
25. Over-work or over-play or over-bodily activity of any kind produces conditions of mental apathy and stagnation which makes it impossible to do the more important work which results in a realization of conscious power. We should, therefore, seek the Silence frequently. Power comes through repose; it is in the Silence that we can be still, and when we are still, we can think, and thought is the secret of all attainment.
26. Thought is a mode of motion and is carried by the law of vibration the same as light or electricity. It is given vitality by the emotions through the law of love; it takes form and expression by the law of growth; it is a product of the spiritual "I", hence its Divine, spiritual, and creative nature.
27. From this it is evident that in order to express power, abundance or any other constructive purpose, the emotions must be called upon to give feeling to the thought so that it will take form. How may this purpose be accomplished? This is the vital point; how may we develop the faith, the courage, the feeling, which will result in accomplishment?
28. The reply is, by exercise; mental strength is secured in exactly the same way that physical strength is secured, by exercise. We think something, perhaps with difficulty the first time; we think the same thing again, and it becomes easier this time; we think it again and again; it then becomes a mental habit. We continue to think the same thing; finally it becomes automatic; we can no longer help thinking this thing; we are now positive of what we think; there is no longer any doubt about it. We are sure; we know.
29. Last week I asked you to relax, to let go physically. This week, I am going to ask you to let go mentally. If you practiced the exercise given you last week fifteen or twenty minutes a day in accordance with the instructions, you can no doubt relax physically; and anyone who cannot consciously do this quickly and completely is not a master of himself. He has not obtained freedom; he is still a slave to conditions. But I shall assume that you have mastered the exercise and are ready to take the next step, which is mental freedom.
30. This week, after taking your usual position, remove all tension by completely relaxing, then mentally let go of all adverse conditions, such as hatred, anger, worry, jealousy, envy, sorrow, trouble or disappointment of any kind.
31. You may say that you cannot "let go" of these things, but you can; you can do so by mentally determining to do so, by voluntary intention and persistence.
32. The reason that some cannot do this is because they allow themselves to be controlled by the emotions instead of by their intellect. But those who will be guided by the intellect will gain the victory. You will not succeed the first time you try, but practice makes perfect, in this as in everything else, and you must succeed in dismissing, eliminating and completely destroying these negative and destructive thoughts; because they are the seed which is constantly germinating into discordant conditions of every conceivable kind and description.
There is nothing truer than that the quality of thought which we entertain correlates certain externals in the outside world. This is the Law from which there is no escape. And it is this Law, this correlative of the thought with its object, that from time immemorial has led the people to believe in special providence
Wilmans
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Study Questions with Answers
31. What is thought?
Thought is spiritual energy.
32. How is it carried?
By the law of vibration.
33. How is it given vitality?
By the law of love.
34. How does it take form?
By the law of growth.
35. What is the secret of its creative power?
It is a spiritual activity.
36. How may we develop the faith, courage, and enthusiasm which will result in accomplishment?
By a recognition of our spiritual nature.
37. What is the secret of Power?
Service.
38. Why is this so?
Because we get what we give.
39. What is the Silence?
A physical stillness.
40. Of what value is it?
It is the first step to self-control, self-mastery.
