- 宇宙精神
奇妙的宇宙精神深不可測，蘊含著無窮的力量，能生發無限可能。
- 偉大的生命機製
我們在使用任何一種器械的時候，都習慣性地查看相關的機械原理，便於操作；可是，我們中間沒有多少人，真正了解自己偉大的生命機製，說到底，這種機製就是人的大腦。
- 領悟你生命的機製
在這種機製下所創造的奇跡遍地開花，因此，對它的領悟是一種必然。
- 要擁有一種信念
我們擁有一個宏大的精神世界。它包容了這個世界所具有的無窮無盡的能量，能隨時對我們的渴望做出回應。每個人都依托著一定的信念而生存，成功者的信念是富於建設性、創造性的，它會產生一股無堅不摧的力量驅使我們去實現自己的目標。有句話說得恰到好處：“你的信念如何，你的力量也必將如何。”
- 奇妙的大腦
思想是個人與宇宙兩者之間互動的結果，而大腦是完成這一互動的器官。你的大腦可以讓你領悟所有的美。
- 大腦是一個寶庫
大腦無疑相當於一個寶庫，能釋放世界當中任何一種美德或原則。
- 永生之神的宮殿
我們可以將它稱之為“永生之神的宮殿”，我們每一個人都能在領悟這種偉大機製之後掌管這座殿堂，掌管的好壞，取決於你對它的機製認識程度的深淺。
- 掌握，然後擁有
一旦你用心領悟並掌握了精神世界的法則，你對事物的洞察力將得以提高，對問題的理解更加全麵，做出的判斷更加客觀，把它運用在商業行為和學習生活中，必將產生難以估量的巨大價值。
- 專注於內心
在對這種巨大能量的使用上，那些專注於內心的人，無疑更擁有戰勝一切的優勢，不會被輕易絆倒，這將使他的生命旅程顯得通暢、美好、一片光明。
- 專注者成功
集中意念、全神貫注，在精神文明的發展過程中，可以稱得上是至關重要的一個環節了。當你越是專注地對待一件事情，結果就越會超乎你的想像。因此，對於那些希望獲得成功的人而言，培養專注力是他首要的功課，也是他通往幸福未來的必要條件。
- 放大鏡的專注
這就好比放大鏡，我們知道，放大鏡可以聚焦太陽的光線，但是如果把放大鏡晃來晃去，光的焦點不斷轉移，這時的放大鏡就不會起到任何作用，隻有當它專注於一點，才能夠看到它神奇的效果。
- 思想的放大鏡
思想的能量與此異曲同工：一旦你的思維遊離、飄移，就會導致能量無法集中，當然也就難以成就任何事情；隻要你全神貫注，對準一個目標篤定不移，你的成就就會指日可待。
- 不要嗤之以鼻
說到這，也許會引來一些人的輕蔑：隻要集中精神就好了——你的理論就這麽簡單嗎？是的，這簡單，但至關重要。現在隨便讓你把意念集中在一件事物上，你肯定很難辦到，會不停地走神，思維會不斷的遊移，每一次遊移都會導致前功盡棄，到最後毫無所獲。但一旦你學會了專注，就會避免失敗的厄運。
- 專注，然後成功
的確，通過集中意念，全神貫注，我們就能克服前進路途中遇到的種種困難和挫折，然而，要想獲取這種奇妙能力，就隻有一種途徑，那就是訓練。是熟能生巧，任何事情都逃不過這惟一的途徑。
- 智者靜
像那些成功者們，常常都會遠離人群的喧囂，在沉靜中思考，其目的無非也就是為了在安靜的生活中用心思考自己的計劃，同時也給自己一個明淨平和的心態。
- 向精英借鑒
大量的精英已經在這方麵為我們做出榜樣，如果我們借鑒他們的思考方式，相信也會取得成功。
- 機會隻留給有準備的人
為自己營造一個良好的心靈模式，機會到來之時，你才能夠將它把握。在這種隨時隨地做好準備的心靈中，說不定就會產生價值連城的金點子。
- 與宇宙精神保持一致
我們要學習與龐大的宇宙精神保持和諧，與萬物保持一致，盡可能準確地掌握思維的法則，然後我們就可以有效地改變世界，成就人生。
- 在認識中長大
你會發現，周圍的環境和我們的人生際遇會隨著我們認識的進步而發生變化。我們在認識中成長，在行動中煥發激情，生活的經曆會讓我們洞察一切。隻要心靈相通，人生的進步就會永無止境。
- 無限的潛能
個人雖然渺小，但他卻是巨大的宇宙能量的分化渠道，宇宙賦予我們無限的能量，因此隻要努力，我們前進的腳步就不會停歇。
- 銘記一點
切記一點：思想是精神能量的源泉，在任何時候都不要忘記。
- 學會思想，然後擁有快樂與財富
人生所有的苦難無非是兩種：肉體上的病痛和精神上的痛苦。追要溯源，這都是由於違反自然的法則所致。這種違背，又是由於我們認識的不足而造成。當我們摒棄過去一些不完備的認識，全方位地獲取正確的信息與思想，一切悲苦的境遇就會隨之消失。
本課重點
１、人的精神和宇宙精神互動的結果是什麽？
——產生我們人生各種各樣的際遇。
２、如何改變這些際遇？
——擁有一個信念，並付諸於行動。
３、偉大的生命機製蘊涵在哪裏？——人的大腦。
４、大腦如何改變際遇？
——通過“思維”的過程，作用於大腦從而指導我們的行動，最終使我們改變現狀。
５、集中意念、全神貫注會有怎樣的結果？
——使我們成功。它能幫助人類實現任何一項偉大的成就。
６、如何能做到這一點呢？
——這需要切實地進行本課程體係中的每一項訓練。
７、為什麽專注是如此的重要？
——因為這將使我們能夠掌握自己的思想，思想是因，境遇是果，如果我們能夠控製原因，自然就能夠把握結果。
８、為什麽世界會表現發展進化的特性？
——因為人們不斷地發現、學習有建設性的思考方法。
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Part Two
Our difficulties are largely due to confused ideas and ignorance of our true interests. The great task is to discover the laws of nature to which we are to adjust ourselves. Clear thinking and moral insight are, therefore, of incalculable value. All processes, even those of thought, rest on solid foundations.
The keener the sensibilities, the more acute the judgment, the more delicate the taste, the more refined the moral feelings, the more subtle the intelligence, the loftier the aspiration -- the purer and more intense are the gratifications which existence yields. Hence it is that the study of the best that has been thought in the world gives supreme pleasure.
The powers, uses and possibilities of the mind under the new interpretations are incomparably more wonderful that the most extravagant accomplishment, or even dreams of material progress.
Thought is energy. Active thought is active energy; concentrated thought is a concentrated energy. Thought concentrated on a definite purpose becomes power. This is the power which is being used by those who do not believe in the virtue of poverty, or the beauty of self-denial. They perceive that this is the talk of weaklings.
The ability to receive and manifest this power depends upon the ability to recognize the Infinite Energy ever dwelling in man, constantly creating and recreating his body and mind, and ready at any moment to manifest through him in any needful manner. In exact proportion to the recognition of this truth will be the manifestation in the outer life of the individual.
Part Two explains the method by which this is accomplished.
PART TWO
1. The operations of the mind are produced by two parallel modes of activity, the one conscious, and the other subconscious. Professor Davidson says: "He who thinks to illuminate the whole range of mental action by the light of his own consciousness is not unlike the one who should go about to illuminate the universe with a rushlight."
2. The subconscious’ logical processes are carried on with a certainty and regularity which would be impossible if there existed the possibility of error. Our mind is so designed that it prepares for us the most important foundations of cognition, whilst we have not the slightest apprehension of the modus operandi.
3. The subconscious soul, like a benevolent stranger, works and makes provision for our benefit, pouring only the mature fruit into our lap; thus ultimate analysis of thought processes shows that the subconscious is the theatre of the most important mental phenomena.
4. It is through the subconscious that Shakespeare must have perceived, without effort, great truths which are hidden from the conscious mind of the student; that Phidias fashioned marble and bronze; that Raphael painted Madonnas and Beethoven composed symphonies.
5. Ease and perfection depend entirely upon the degree in which we cease to depend upon the consciousness; playing the piano, skating, operating the typewriter, the skilled trades, depend for their perfect execution on the process of the sub-conscious mind. The marvel of playing a brilliant piece on the piano, while at the same time conducting a vigorous conversation, shows the greatness of our subconscious powers.
6. We are all aware how dependent we are upon the subconscious, and the greater, the nobler, the more brilliant our thoughts are, the more it is obvious to ourselves that the origin lies beyond our ken. We find ourselves endowed with tact, instinct, sense of the beautiful in art, music, etc., or whose origin or dwelling place we are wholly unconscious.
7. The value of the subconscious is enormous; it inspires us; it warns us; it furnishes us with names, facts and scenes from the storehouse of memory. It directs our thoughts, tastes, and accomplishes tasks so intricate that no conscious mind, even if it had the power, has the capacity for.
8. We can walk at will; we can raise the arm whenever we choose to do so; we can give our attention through eye or ear to any subject at pleasure. On the other hand, we cannot stop our heartbeats nor the circulation of the blood, nor the growth of stature, nor the formation of nerve and muscle tissue, nor the building of the bones, nor many other important vital processes.
9. If we compare these two sets of action, the one decreed by the will of the moment, and the other proceeding in majestic, rhythmic course, subject to no vascillation, but constant at every moment, we stand in awe of the latter, and ask to have the mystery explained. We see at once that these are the vital processes of our physical life, and we can not avoid the inference that these all-important functions are designedly withdrawn from the domain of our outward will with its variations and transitions, and placed under the direction of a permanent and dependable power within us.
10. Of these two powers, the outward and changeable has been termed the "Conscious Mind," or the "Objective Mind" (dealing with outward objects). The interior power is called the "Subconscious Mind," or the "Subjective Mind," and besides its work on the mental plane it controls the regular functions which make physical life possible.
11. It is necessary to have a clear understanding of their respective functions on the mental plane, as well as of certain other basic principles. Perceiving and operating through the five physical senses, the conscious mind deals with the impressions and objects of the outward life.
12. It has the faculty of discrimination, carrying with it the responsibility of choice. It has the power of reasoning - whether inductive, deductive, analytical or syllogistic - and this power may be developed to a high degree. It is the seat of the will with all the energies that flow therefrom.
13. Not only can it impress other minds, but it can direct the subconscious mind. In this way the conscious mind becomes the responsible ruler and guardian of the subconscious mind. It is this high function which can completely reverse conditions in your life.
14. It is often true that conditions of fear, worry, poverty, disease, inharmony and evils of all kinds dominate us by reason of false suggestions accepted by the unguarded subconscious mind. All this the trained conscious mind can entirely prevent by its vigilant protective action. It may properly be called "the watchman at the gate" of the great subconscious domain.
15. One writer has expressed the chief distinction between the two phases of mind thus: "Conscious mind is reasoning will. Subconscious mind is instinctive desire, the result of past reasoning will."
16. The subconscious mind draws just and accurate inferences from premises furnished from outside sources. Where the premise is true, the subconscious mind reaches a faultless conclusion, but, where the premise or suggestion is an error, the whole structure falls. The subconscious mind does not engage in the process of proving. It relies upon the conscious mind, "the watchman at the gate," to guard it from mistaken impressions.
17. Receiving any suggestions as true, the subconscious mind at once proceeds to act thereon in the whole domain of its tremendous field of work. The conscious mind can suggest either truth or error. If the latter, it is at the cost of wide-reaching peril to the whole being.
18. The conscious mind ought to be on duty during every waking hour. When the "watchman" is "off guard," or when its calm judgment is suspended, under a variety of circumstances, then the subconscious mind is unguarded and left open to suggestion from all sources. During the wild excitement of panic, or during the height of anger, or the impulses of the irresponsible mob, or at any other time of unrestrained passion, the conditions are most dangerous. The subconscious mind is then open to the suggestion of fear, hatred, selfishness, greed, self-depreciation and other negative forces, derived from surrounding persons or circumstances. The result is usually unwholesome in the extreme, with effects that may endure to distress it for a long time. Hence, the great importance of guarding the subconscious mind from false impressions.
19. The subconscious mind perceives by intuition. Hence, its processes are rapid. It does not wait for the slow methods of conscious reasoning. In fact, it can not employ them.
20. The subconscious mind never sleeps, never rests, any more than does your heart, or your blood. It has been found that by plainly stating to the subconscious mind certain specific things to be accomplished, forces are set in operation that lead to the result desired. Here, then, is a source of power which places us in touch with Omnipotence. Here in is a deep principle which is well worth our most earnest study.
21. The operation of this law is interesting. Those who put it into operation find that when they go out to meet the person with whom they anticipate a difficult interview, something has been there before them and dissolved the supposed differences; everything is changed; all is harmonious; they find that when some difficult business problem presents itself they can afford to make delay and something suggests the proper solution; everything is properly arranged; in fact, those who have learned to trust the subconscious find that they have infinite resources at their command.
22. The subconscious mind is the seat of our principles and our aspirations. It is the fount of our artistic and altruistic ideals. These instincts can only be overthrown by an elaborate and gradual process of undermining the innate principles.
23. The subconscious mind cannot argue controversially. Hence, if it has accepted wrong suggestions, the sure method of overcoming them is by the use of a strong counter suggestion, frequently repeated, which the mind must accept, thus eventually forming new and healthy habits of thought and life, for the subconscious mind is the seat of Habit. That which we do over and over becomes mechanical; it is no longer an act of judgment, but has worn its deep grooves in the subconscious mind. This is favorable for us if the habit be wholesome and right. If it be harmful, and wrong, the remedy is to recognize the omnipotence of the subconscious mind and suggest present actual freedom. The subconscious being creative and one with our divine source will at once create the freedom suggested.
24. To sum up: The normal functions of the subconscious on the physical side have to do with the regular and vital processes, with the preservation of life and the restoration of health; with the care of offspring, which includes an instinctive desire to preserve all life and improve conditions generally.
25. On the mental side, it is the storehouse of memory; it harbors the wonderful thought messengers, who work, unhampered by time or space; it is the fountain of the practical initiative and constructive forces of life: It is the seat of habit.
26. On the spiritual side, it is the source of ideals, of aspiration, of the imagination, and is the channel through which we recognize our Divine Source, and in proportion as we recognize this divinity do we come into an understanding of the source of power.
27. Some one may ask: "How can the subconscious change conditions?" The reply is, because the subconscious is a part of the Universal Mind and a part must be the same in kind and quality as the whole; the only difference is one of degree. The whole, as we know, is creative, in fact, it is the only creator there is, consequently, we find that mind is creative, and as thought is the only activity which the mind possesses, thought must necessarily be creative also.
28. But we shall find that there is a vast difference between simply thinking, and directing our thought consciously, systematically and constructively; when we do this we place our mind in harmony with the Universal Mind, we come in tune with the Infinite, we set in operation the mightiest force in existence, the creative power of the Universal Mind. This, as everything else, is governed by natural law, and this law is the "Law of Attraction," which is that Mind is creative, and will automatically correlate with its object and bring it into manifestation.
29. Last week I gave you an exercise for the purpose of securing control of the physical body; if you have accomplished this you are ready to advance. This time you will begin to control your thought. Always take the same room, the same chair, and the same position, if possible. In some cases it is not convenient to take the same room, in this case simply make the best use of such conditions as may be available. Now be perfectly still as before, but inhibit all thought; this will give you control over all thoughts of care, worry and fear, and will enable you to entertain only the kind of thoughts you desire. Continue this exercise until you gain complete mastery.
30. You will not be able to do this for more than a few moments at a time, but the exercise is valuable, because it will be a very practical demonstration of the great number of thoughts which are constantly trying to gain access to your mental world.
31. Next week you will receive instructions for an exercise which may be a little more interesting, but it is necessary that you master this one first.
Cause and effect is as absolute and undeviating in the hidden realm of thought as in the world of visible and material things. Mind is the master weaver, both of the interior garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance
James Allen
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Study Questions with Answers
11. What are the two modes of mental activity?
Conscious and subconscious.
12. Upon what do ease and perfection depend?
Ease and perfection depend entirely upon the degree in which we cease to depend upon the conscious mind.
13. What is the value of the subconscious?
It is enormous; it guides us, warns us, it controls the vital processes and is the seat of memory.
14. What are some of the functions of the conscious mind?
It has the faculty of discrimination; it has the power of reasoning; it is the seat of the will and may impress the subconscious.
15. How has the distinction between the conscious and subconscious been expressed?
"Conscious mind is reasoning will. Subconscious mind is instinctive desire, the result of past reasoning will."
16. What method is necessary in order to impress the subconscious?
Mentally state what is wanted.
17. What will be the result?
If the desire is in harmony with the forward movement of the great Whole, forces will be set in motion which will bring about the result.
18. What is the result of the operation of this law?
Our environment reflects conditions corresponding to the predominant mental attitude which we entertain.
19. What name has been given to this law?
The Law of Attraction.
20. How is the law stated?
Thought is a creative energy, and will automatically correlate with its object and bring it into manifestation.
