2. The present revolution in the opinions of all classes of mankind, the highest and most cultured of man as well those of the labouring class, stands unparalleled in the history of the world.
3. Science has of late made such vast discoveries, has revealed such an infinity of resources, has unvieled such enormous possibilities and such unsuspected forces, that scientific people more and more hesitate to affirm certain theories as estimated and indubitable or to deny other theories as absurd or impossible.
4. A new civilization is being born; customs, creeds and precident are passing; vision, faith and service are taking their place. The fetters of tradition are being melted off humanity, and as the dross of materialism is being consumed, thought is being liberated and truth is rising full-orbed before an astonished multitude.
5. The whole world is on the decade of a new consciousness, a new energy, force and power and a new realization within the Self.
6. Physical science has resolved matter into molecules, molecules into atoms, atoms into energy, force and power, and it has remained. In its ultimate essence, unity may be incomprehensible by you except as an exhibition of the direct operation of that which you call mind or will.
7. This mind is indwelling and ultimate. It is immanent in matter as in spirit. It is the sustaining, energizing, all-pervading spirit of the universe.
8. Every living thing must be sustained by its omnipotent intelligence, and you find the difference in individual life to be largely measured by the degree of this intelligence. It is greater intelligence that places the animal in a higher scale of being than the plant, and mankind higher than the animal, and you find that this increase intelligence is again indicated by the energies, forces and powers of the individual to control modes of action and thus consciously to adjust yourself to your environment.
9. It is this adjustment that occupies the attention of the greatest minds, and this adjustment consists in nothing else than the recognition of an order existing in the universal mind, for it is well known that this mind will obey you precisely in proportion as you first obey it.
10. It is the recognition of natural laws that has enabled you to annihilate time and space, to soar in the air, and to make iron float, and the greater the degree of intelligence, the greater will be your recognition of these natural laws and the greater will be the energy, force and power you can possess.
11. It is the recognition of the self as an individualization of this Universal Intelligence that enables the individual to control those forms of intelligence which have not yet reached this level of Self recognition; they do not know that this universal intelligence permeates all things, ready to be called into action; they do not know that it is responsive to every demand, and they are therefore in bondage to the law of their own being.
12. Thought is creative and the principle on which on which the law is based is sound and legitimate and is inherent in the nature of things; but this creative power does not originate in the individual, but in the universal, which is the source and foundation of all unity and substance; the individual is simply the channel for the distribution of this unity.
13. The individual is simply a means by which the universal produces various combinations which result in the formation of phenomena. These depend upon the law of vibration, whereby rates of rapidity of motion in the primary substance form new substances only in certain exact numerical ratios.
14. Thought is the invisible link by which the individual comes into communication with the universal, the finite with the infinite, the seen with the unseen. Thought is the magic by which the human being is transformed into a being who thinks and knows and feels and acts.
15. The only belief which is of any value to anyone is a belief that has been put to a test and demonstrated to be a fact; it is then no longer a belief, but has become a living faith or the truth.
16. And this truth has been put to the test by millions of people and has been found to be the truth exactly in proportion to the usefulness of the apparatus which they used.
17. Science is continually engaged in building additional knowledge and gaining rewards.
18. So with understanding; mankind is continually making progress in the methods which they use to come into communication with the universal mind and its infinite possibilities.
19. The universal mind manifests itself in the objective, through the principle of attraction that each atom has for every other atom, in infinite degrees of intensity.
20. It is by this principle of combining and attracting that things are brought together. This principle is of universal application and is the sole means whereby the purpose of existence is carried into effect.
21. The expression of growth is met in a most beautiful manner through the instrumentality of this universal principle.
22. In order to grow you must obtain what is essential for your growth, but as you are at all times a complete thought entity, this completeness makes it posible for you to receive only as you give, growth is therefore conditioned on reciprocal action, and you find that on the mental plane ...
" Like attracts like ", that mental vibrations respond only to the extent of their vibratory harmony.
23. It is clear, therefore, that thoughts of abundance will respond only to similar thoughts; the wealth of the individual is seen to be what mankind inherently is. Affluence within is found to be the secret of attraction for affluence without. The ability to produce is found to be the real source of wealth of the individual. It is for this reason that when humanity has heart in their work is certain to meet with unbound and unlimited success. They will give and continually give, and the more they give, the more they will receive.
24. Thought is the power by which the law of attraction is brought into operation, which eventually manifests in abundance.
25. The universal mind is static mind, or substance in equilibrium. It is differentiated into form by your power to think; unless you use it, you shall lose it, and unless you are conscious of it you cannot use it.
26. The use of this power depends upon attention; the degree of attention determines your capacity for the acquirement of knowledge, which is another name for wisdom.
27. Attention has been held to be the distinguishing mark of genius. The cultivation of attention depends upon practice.
28. The incentive of attention is interest; the greater the interest, the greater the attention; the greater the attention, the greater the interest, action and reaction; begin by paying attention; before long you will have aroused interest; this interest will attract more attention, and this attention will produce more interest, and so on. This practice will enable you to cultivate the power of attention.
