2. As the one purpose of life is growth, all principles underlying existence must contribute to give it effect. Thought, therefore, takes form and the law of growth eventually brings it into manifestation.
3. You may freely choose what you think, but the result of your thought is governed by an immutable law. Any line of thought persisted in cannot fail to produce its result in the character, health and circumstances of the individual. Methods whereby you can substitute habits of constructive thinking for those which you have found produce only undersirable effects are therefore of primary importance.
4. You know that this is by no means easy. Mental habits are difficult to control, but it can be done and the way it is to begin at once to substitute constructive thought for destructive thought. Form the habit of analysing every thought. If it is necessary, if its manifestation in the objective will be a benefit, not only to yourself, but to all whom it may effect in any way, keep it; treasure it; it is of value; it is in tune with the infinite; it will grow and develop and produce fruit a hundredfold. On the otherhand, it will be well for you to keep this quotation in mind, "learn to keep the door shut, keep out of your mind, out of your office and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite helpful end in view".
5. If your thought has been critical or destructive, and has resulted in any condition of discord or disharmony in your environment, it may be necessary for you to cultivate a mental attitude which will be conducive to constructive thought.
6. The imagination will be found to be a great assistance in this direction; the cultivation of the imagination leads to the development of the ideal out of which your future will emerge.
7. The imagination gathers up the material by which the mind weaves the fabric in which your future is to be clothed.
8. Imagination is the light by which you can penetrate new worlds of thought and experience.
9. Imagination is the mighty instrument by which every discoverer, every scientest and inventor, opened the way from precedent to experience. Precedent said, "it cannot be done"; experience said, "it is done".
10. Imagination is a plastic power, moulding the things of sence into new forms and ideals.
11. Imagination is the constructive form of thought which must precede every constructive form of action.
12. A builder cannot build a structure of any kind until they have first received the plans from the architect, and the architect must get them from their imagination.
13. The captain of industry cannot build a giant corporation which may co-ordinate hundreds of smaller firms and thousands of employees, and utilize millions of capital until they had first created the entire work in their imagination. Objects in the material world are as clay in the potter's hand and it is in "GodScope Meditations" that the real things are created, and it is by the use of the imagination that the work is done. In order to cultivate the imagination it must be exercised. Exercise is necessary to cultivate mental muscle as well as physical muscle. It must be supplied with nourishment or it cannot grow.
14. Do not confuse imagination with fancy, or that form of day-dreaming in which some people like to indulge. Day-dreaming is a form of mental dissipation which may lead to mental disaster.
15. Constructive imagination means mental labour, by some considered to be the hardest kind of labour, but, it yields the greatest returns, for all the great things in life have come to mankind who had the capacity to think, to imagine, and to make their dreams come true.
16. When you have become thoroughly conscious of the fact that mind is the only creative principle, that it is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent, and that you can consciously come into harmony with this omnipotence through your power of thought, you will have taken a long step in the right direction.
17. The next step is to place yourself in position to receive this unity. At it is omnipresent, it must be within you . You know that this is so because you know that all energy, force and power is from within, but it must be developed, unfolded, cultivated; in order to do this you must be receptive, and this receptivity is acquired just as physical strength is gained, by mental exercise.
18. The law of attraction will certainly and unerringly bring to you the conditions, environment, and experiences in life, corresponding with your habitual, characteristic, predominant mental attitude. Not what you think once in a while when you are in church, or have just read a good book, or you seen a explosive movie, but your predominate mental attitude is what counts.
19. You cannot entertain weak, harmful, negative thoughts twelve hours a day and expect to bring about beautiful, strong and harmonious conditions by five minutes of strong, positive, creative thought.
20. Real human power comes from within. All energy, force and power that anybody can possibly use is within themselves, only waiting to be brought into the visibility by their first reconizing it, and then affirming it as yours, working it into your consciousness until you become one with it.
21. People say that they desire abundant life, but so many interpret this to mean that if they will exercise their muscles or breathe scientifically, eat certain foods in certain ways, drink so many glasses of water everyday, or just a certain temperature, keep out of draughts, they will attain the abundant life they seek. The result of such methods is but indifferent. However, when you awaken to the truth, and affirm your oneness with all life; you find that you take on the clear-eye, the elastic step, the vigour of youth; you find that you have discovered the source of all power.
22. All mistakes are but the mistakes of ignorance. Gaining knowledge and consequently power is what determines growth and evolution. The recognition and demonstration of knowledge is what constitutes power, and this power is spiritual power, and this spiritual power is the power which lies at the heart of all things; it is the soul of the universe.
23. This knowledge is the results of your ability to think; thought is therefore the germ of mankind's conscious evolution. When mankind ceases to advance is their thoughts and ideals, their forces immediately begin to disintegrate and their countenance gradually registers these changing conditions.
24. Successful humans make it their business to hold ideals of the conditions which they wish to realize. They constantly hold in mind the next step necessary to the ideal for which they are striving. Thoughts are the materials with which they build, and the imagination is their mental workshop. Mind is the ever moving energy, force and power with which they secure the persons and circumstances necessary to build their success structure, and imagination is the matrix in which all great things are fashioned.
25. If you have been faithful to your ideal, you will hear the call when circumstances are ready to materialize your purpose, plans and prayers, and the results will correspond in the exact ratio of your fidelity to your ideal. The ideal steadily held is what predetermines and attracts the necessary conditions for its fulfillment.
26. It is thus that you may weave a garment of spirit and power into the web of your entire existence; it is thus you may lead a charmed life and be forever protected from all harm; it is thus that you may become a positive force whereby conditions of opulence and harmony may be attracted to you.
27. This is the leaven which is gradually permeating the general consciousness and is largely responsible for the conditions of unrest which are everywhere evident. It is the few who know that the things which they see are only effects, and understand the causes by which these effects were brought into existence. When your thought has been trained to look below the surface, everything takes on a different appearance, the insignificant becomes significant, the things which you supposed to be of no importance are seen to be the only real vital things in existence.
