- 思維是靠顯意識和潛意識去運轉的
顯意識與潛意識是兩種平行的意識模式。
- 潛意識在思維中運行
潛意識的運行是準確而又富有邏輯性的，但可惜的是，我們大多數人都不知道潛意識的存在。
- 潛意識在“幕後”運行
潛意識為我們的顯意識活動提供了一個盡情表現的舞台。
- 偉人通過潛意識創作
- 潛意識支配著每一個人的行為
我們在生活與工作中的行為，大都不是依靠我們的顯意識，而是從潛意識中來。
- 越是卓越的人，他對潛意識的運用就越純熟
我們對潛意識的運用越是純然，我們的思想就越是崇高、偉大、卓越。
- 潛意識無時不關注著我們的生活
潛意識從我們的記憶庫中提取我們所需要的所有信息，諸如名稱、場景、事件。它引導我們的思想過程、我們的興趣品味還有對生活的態度。潛意識的價值是顯意識所不具有的，是非凡的。
- 我們具有調動自己潛意識的能力
我們可以在潛意識的指引下隨心所欲地去感受這個世界。
- 兩種行為
我們的行為可以分為下麵兩種：一種是聽從當前的指揮或發號施令，一種是根據潛意識中的規律有條不紊、從容不迫地進行。當然，後者是更高級的行為。
- 顯意識與潛意識
在主導這兩種行為的兩種意識當中，外在的可能變量是顯意識，或客觀意識，內在的可變能量就是潛意識，或者說是主觀意識。顯意識和潛意識的不同在於：一個更接近現實層麵，一個更接近精神層麵。
- 顯意識是我們的意誌的動力源
它具有分辨、鑒別、選擇甚至還有推理的能力。其中推理能力諸如歸納、演繹、分析、推論等等，還可以進行更深層次的開發和拓展。
- 顯意識可以引導潛意識的活動
可以說，顯意識充當了潛意識的監護人的角色，會為潛意識引導的行為承擔後果。當然，顯意識也在其他的精神活動上打上自己的烙印。
- 顯意識會過濾潛意識中的錯誤信息
- 一位作家的概括
有一位作家這樣概括顯意識和潛意識：“前者是當前意誌的結果，而後者則是以往意誌結果的累積所引發的本能反應。”
- 潛意識需要顯意識的引導
潛意識本身不具備把握方向的能力，它是一股巨大的潛能，但必須有顯意識為它提供一個正確的釋放途徑，才能轉化為現實中的能量。如果顯意識提供的方向是錯的，那麽潛意識就會跟著犯錯。
- 潛意識的錯誤釋放會帶來負麵效果
由於潛意識從來不去判斷它所接受的信息是正確還是錯誤的，這就要求我們的顯意識有足夠的判斷力。否則，潛意識的迸發就會對我們的人生軌跡產生巨大的反作用。
- 顯意識必須做一個合格監護人
作為潛意識的監護者兼門衛，顯意識並非萬能的，總有擅離職守或判斷失誤的時候，尤其是在異常複雜的情況下。
- 潛意識的激發短暫而又濃烈
由於潛意識隻靠直覺行動，所以它的爆發過程非常短暫，而顯意識與其相比則要緩慢許多。
- 潛意識當中蘊藏著無盡的潛能
- 我們應該了解、並且引導利用自己的潛意識的能量
一旦了解了潛意識的運行規則，我們就會發現生活中能夠實踐的地方比比皆是。
- 潛意識是良好習慣的策源地
我們為人處事的原則，我們對未來的向往，我們的審美、追求、興趣等等都是來自於我們的潛意識。它就像已經寫好的程序，直接會在我們的身體中運行。隻要我們排除負麵信息，使潛意識始終接受到健康、積極的信息，潛意識就會以充滿能量、健康快樂的方式運行。長久下去，就會養成一種良好的習慣。這時，顯意識就變得不再重要，潛意識的良好習慣會直接引導我們采用最佳的行為策略。
- 利用潛意識還可以改掉不良習慣
如果是健康的好習慣，就可以堅持下去，但如果是錯誤的壞習慣，就要反複利用自我暗示，告訴自己：“改變它，改變它”，就可以把這個壞習慣去除掉。要認識到潛意識中蘊含的巨大能量，並且相信，你可以開發你的潛意識，潛意識一旦變為現實，就會變成強大的創造現實的能量。
- 潛意識在物質層麵的功能
在物質層麵，潛意識可以保障我們生命的運作。在潛意識的引導下，我們的心髒、血液循環、肌肉運動等等生理功能可以自動運行，大腦可以自動地處理各種事件。
- 潛意識在精神層麵的功能
從精神的層麵講，潛意識是一個記憶的倉庫，它如同巨大無比的倉庫，儲存著我們所有的知識和思維感情。我們一切的智慧、思想、創造力，乃至潛能，都是從它而來。
- 潛意識在心靈層麵的功能
從心靈的層麵上講，潛意識是想象、理想和激情的源泉，我們內心的所有力量都是從潛意識噴湧而出。可以說，潛意識是連接人類心靈與宇宙間無限智慧的橋梁。
- 潛能來自潛意識
潛能自潛意識中湧出，激發我們的創造性，在訴諸葛於行動之後，就會極大地改變我們的生存環境。
- 善於把握意識與潛意識
深層的、直接的是潛意識，表層的、有邏輯的是顯意識。顯意識引導著潛意識。如果我們能夠充分發揮兩種思維的功能，用顯意識去恰當地引導潛意識，就能夠把主觀和客觀完全統一起來，就會激發出無窮的創造力。
本課重點
１、意識的兩種模式是什麽？
——顯意識和潛意識。
２、充滿激情的最佳生活狀態取決於什麽？
——充滿激情的最佳生活狀態完全取決於我們對潛意識的發掘程度。
３、潛意識的價值何在？
——潛意識是記憶的倉庫，是能量的源泉，我們生命的能量大多由它而來，我們的行為主要由它來驅動。
４、顯意識的功能是什麽？
——顯意識是當前意誌的活動。潛意識是以往意誌活動累積的結果，以及由此產生的本能反應。
５、顯意識和潛意識的差異是怎樣的？
——顯意識是當前意誌的活動。潛意識是以往意誌活動累積的結果，以及由此產生的本能反應。
６、應該采取什麽樣的必要方法來影響潛意識？
——潛意識接受暗示，所以要在內心裏不斷暗示自己，告訴它你想要什麽。
７、這樣做的結果是什麽？
——如果潛意識與顯意識之間接通，我們的最大的潛能就會從此迸發！
８、這一規律是運轉，其結果是怎樣的？
——我們的身心將會發揚最大的潛能，並且轉化為驚人的創造力，創造出豐富多彩、前所未有的精彩人生！
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Part Five
Enclosed herewith you will find Part Five. After studying this part carefully, you will see that every conceivable force or object or fact is the result of mind in action.
Mind in action is thought, and thought is creative. Men are thinking now as they never thought before.
Therefore, this is a creative age, and the world is awarding its richest prizes to the thinkers. Matter is powerless, passive, inert. Mind is force, energy, power. Mind shapes and controls matter. Every form which matter takes is but the expression of some pre-existing thought.
But thought works no magic transformations; it obeys natural laws; it sets in motion natural forces; it releases natural energies; it manifests in your conduct and actions, and these in turn react upon your friends and acquaintances, and eventually upon the whole of your environment. You can originate thought, and, since thoughts are creative, you can create for yourself the things you desire.
PART FIVE
1. At least ninety per cent of our mental life is subconscious, so that those who fail to make use of this mental power live within very narrow limits.
2. The subconscious can and will solve any problem for us if we know how to direct it. The subconscious processes are always at work; the only question is, are we to be simply passive recipients of this activity, or are we to consciously direct the work? Shall we have a vision of the destination to be reached, the dangers to be avoided, or shall we simply drift?
3. We have found that mind pervades every part of the physical body and is always capable of being directed or impressed by authority coming from the objective or the more dominant portion of the mind.
4. The mind, which pervades the body, is largely the result of heredity, which, in turn, is simply the result of all the environments of all past generations on the responsive and ever-moving life forces. An understanding of this fact will enable us to use our authority when we find some undesirable trait of character manifesting.
5. We can consciously use all the desirable characteristics with which we have been provided and we can repress and refuse to allow the undesirable ones to manifest.
6. Again, this mind which pervades our physical body is not only the result of hereditary tendencies, but is the result of home, business and social environment, where countless thousands of impressions, ideas, prejudices and similar thoughts have been received. Much of this has been received from others, the result of opinions, suggestions or statements; much of it is the result of our own thinking, but nearly all of it has been accepted with little or no examination or consideration.
7. The idea seemed plausible, the conscious received it, passed it on to the subconscious, where it was taken up by the Sympathetic System and passed on to be built into our physical body. "The word has become flesh."
8. This, then, is the way we are consistently creating and recreating ourselves; we are today the result of our past thinking, and we shall be what we are thinking today, the Law of Attraction is bringing to us, not the things we should like, or the things we wish for, or the things some one else has, but it brings us "our own," the things which we have created by our thought processes, whether consciously or unconsciously. Unfortunately, many of us are creating these things unconsciously.
9. If either of us were building a home for ourselves, how careful we would be in regard to the plans; how we should study every detail; how we should watch the material and select only the best of everything; and yet how careless we are when it comes to building our Mental Home, which is infinitely more important than any physical home, as everything which can possibly enter into our lives depends upon the character of the material which enters into the construction of our Mental Home.
10. What is the character of this material? We have seen that it is the result of the impressions which we have accumulated in the past and stored away in our subconscious Mentality. If these impressions have been of fear, of worry, of care, of anxiety; if they have been despondent, negative, doubtful, then the texture of the material which we are weaving today will be of the same negative material. Instead of being of any value, it will be mildewed and rotten and will bring us only more toil and care and anxiety. We shall be forever busy trying to patch it up and make it appear at least genteel.
11. But if we have stored away nothing but courageous thought, if we have been optimistic, positive, and have immediately thrown any kind of negative thought on the scrap pile, have refused to have anything to do with it, have refused to associate with it or become identified with it in any way, what then is the result? Our mental material is now of the best kind; we can weave any kind of material we want; we can use any color we wish; we know that the texture is firm, that the material is solid, that it will not fade, and we have no fear, no anxiety concerning the future; there is nothing to cover, there are no patches to hide.
12. These are psychological facts; there is no theory or guesswork about these thinking processes; there is nothing secret about them; in fact, they are so plain that every one can understand them. The thing to do is to have a mental house-cleaning, and to have this house-cleaning every day, and keep the house clean. Mental, moral and physical cleanliness are absolutely indispensable if we are to make progress of any kind.
13. When this mental house-cleaning process has been completed, the material which is left will be suitable for the making of the kind of ideals or mental images which we desire to realize.
14. There is a fine estate awaiting a claimant. Its broad acres, with abundant crops, running water and fine timber, stretch away as far as the eye can see. There is a mansion, spacious and cheerful, with rare pictures, a well-stocked library, rich hangings, and every comfort and luxury. All the heir has to do is to assert his heirship, take possession, and use the property. He must use it; he must not let it decay; for use is the condition on which he holds it. To neglect it is to lose possession.
15. In the domain of mind and spirit, in the domain of practical power, such an estate is yours. You are the heir! You can assert your heirship and possess, and use this rich inheritance. Power over circumstances is one of its fruits, health, harmony and prosperity are assets upon its balance sheet. It offers you poise and peace. It costs you only the labor of studying and harvesting its great resources. It demands no sacrifice, except the loss of your limitations, your servitudes, your weakness. It clothes you with self-honor, and puts a scepter in your hands.
16. To gain this estate, three processes are necessary: You must earnestly desire it. You must assert your claim. You must take possession.
17. You admit that those are not burdensome conditions.
18. You are familiar with the subject of heredity. Darwin, Huxley, Haeckel, and other physical scientists have piled evidence mountain high that heredity is a law attending progressive creation. It is progressive heredity which gives man his erect attitude, his power of motion, the organs of digestions, blood circulation, nerve force, muscular force, bone structure and a host of other faculties on the physical side. There are even more impressive facts concerning heredity of mind force. All these constitute what may be called your human heredity.
19. But there is a heredity which the physical scientists have not compassed. It lies beneath and antecedent to all their researches. At a point where they throw up their hands in despair, saying they cannot account for what they see, this divine heredity is found in full sway.
20. It is the benignant force which decrees primal creation. It thrills down from the Divine, direct into every created being. It originates life, which the physical scientist has not done, nor ever can do. It stands out among all forces supreme, unapproachable. No human heredity can approach it. No human heredity measures up to it.
21. This Infinite Life flows through you; is you. Its doorways are but the faculties which comprise your consciousness. To keep open these doors is the Secret of Power. Is it not worthwhile to make the effort?
22. The great fact is, that the source of all life and all power is from within. Persons, circumstances and events may suggest need and opportunities, but the insight, strength and power to answer these needs will be found within.
23. Avoid counterfeits. Build firm foundations for your consciousness upon forces which flow direct from the Infinite source, the Universal Mind of which you are the image and likeness.
24. Those we have come into possession of this inheritance are never quite the same again. They have come into possession of a sense of power hitherto undreamed of. They can never again be timid, weak, vacillating, or fearful. They are indissolubly connected with Omnipotence. Something in them has been aroused; they have suddenly discovered that they possess a tremendous latent ability of which they were heretofore entirely unconscious.
25. This power is from within, but we cannot receive it unless we give it. Use is the condition upon which we hold this inheritance. We are each of us but the channel through which the Omnipotent power is being differentiated into form; unless we give, the channel is obstructed and we can receive no more. This is true on every plane of existence and in every field of endeavor and all walks of life. The more we give, the more we get. The athlete who wishes to get strong must make use of the strength he has, and the more he gives the more he will get. The financier who wishes to make money must make use of the money he has, for only by using it can he get more.
26. The merchant who does not keep his goods going out will soon have none coming in; the corporation which fails to give efficient service will soon lack customers; the attorney who fails to get results will soon lack clients, and so it goes everywhere; power is contingent upon a proper use of the power already in our possession; what is true in every field of endeavor, every experience in life, is true of the power from which every other power known among men is begotten -- spiritual power. Take away the spirit and what is left? Nothing.
27. If then the spirit is all there is, upon the recognition of this fact must depend the ability to demonstrate all power, whether physical, mental or spiritual.
28. All possession is the result of the accumulative attitude of mind, or the money consciousness; this is the magic wand which will enable you to receive the idea, and it will formulate plans for you to execute, and you will find as much pleasure in the execution as in the satisfaction of attainment and achievement.
29. Now, go to your room, take the same seat, the same position as heretofore, and mentally select a place which has pleasant associations. Make a complete mental picture of it, see the buildings, the grounds, the trees, friends, associations, everything complete. At first, you will find yourself thinking of everything under the sun, except the ideal upon which you desire to concentrate. But do not let that discourage you. Persistence will win, but persistence requires that you practice these exercises every day without fail.
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Study Questions with Answers
41. What proportion of our mental life is subconscious?
At least ninety per cent.
42. Is this vast mental storehouse generally utilized?
No.
43. Why not?
Few understand or appreciate the fact that it is an activity which they may consciously direct.
44. Where has the conscious mind received its governing tendencies?
From heredity -- which means that it is the result of all the environments of all past generations.
45. What is the law of attraction bringing to us?
Our "Own."
46. What is our "Own"?
What we inherently are, and is the result of our past thinking, both conscious and subconscious.
47. Of what is the material with which we construct our mental home composed?
The thoughts which we entertain.
48. What is the Secret of Power?
A recognition of the omnipresence of omnipotence.
49. Where does it originate?
All life and all power is from within.
50. Upon what is the possession of power contingent?
Upon a proper use of the power already in our possession.
