As a man Thinketh

by James Allen

“As a man thinketh in his heart so is he,”

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

“Thought in the mind hath made us, What we are By thought was wrought and built. If a man’s mind Hath evil thoughts, pain comes on him as comes The wheel the ox behind.... ..If one endure In purity of thought, joy follows him

M AN’S mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.

the outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbours; that which it loves, and also that which it fears; it reaches the height of its cherished aspirations; it falls to the level of its unchastened desires,—and

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. Their whims, fancies, and ambitions are thwarted at every step, but their inmost thoughts and desires are fed with their own food, be it foul or clean.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Men imagine that thought can be kept secret, but it cannot; it rapidly crystallizes into habit, and habit solidifies into circumstance.

A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought.

The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it.

A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts.

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. Doubt and fear are the great enemies of knowledge, and he who encourages them, who does not slay them, thwarts himself at every step.

Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain, or rise with your thoughts,

Self-control is strength; Right Thought is mastery; Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, “Peace, be still!”