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January 21 - March 16, 2024
Firstly, the psychology of wealth; and, secondly, the definite steps to attain it.
anyone can do it.
your life will be incomplete without it.”
it’s good to have money.”
This philosophical and spiritual journey had brought him to a Monistic view of the universe, which holds that everything in space and time is a flowering or expression of the One Spiritual Substance.
Monism’s lack of distinction between Spirit and Matter implied that we could bring whatever we wanted into our lives merely through the power of directed, purposeful thought.
developing a greater attunement to universal laws.
the nature of life is continuous increase and expansion.
to grow and develop into everything we can be,
The same thing that makes plants want to grow is what gives us the urge for more: it is simply “Life, seeking fuller expression.”
money to travel, to buy books, to surround yourself with art and beauty, all of which enrich the mind and make it more likely you can live a complete life.
Learning how to become rich, therefore, is “the most essential of all knowledge”, Wallace ascertained.
What makes you rich
Go into a business you like which requires the expression of your talents;
We are where we are today because we simply have not bothered to understand the laws of wealth.
nature as “an inexhaustible storehouse of riches”,
‘Running short’ is a false concept, because the nature of the universe is perpetual creation.
“There can be no lack unless God is to contradict himself and nullify his own works.”
Lack has no objective reality, and is simply the abse...
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By focusing on abundance alone, we are focused on the essential t...
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If you have ever wondered why there are incredible riches in the world, yet you yourself are not, Wattles says, it is because you will have be...
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Instead, you must really appreciate wealth and see yourself as part of its flow. Change your mindset from the need to ‘get’ money, to being a liv...
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In essence, it says:
Behind the physical appearance of the universe is a thought substance, or field of thought (variously called Substance or the Formless); What is imagined in this field becomes reality; Human beings, when they impress an individual thought within this universal thought field, see it naturally become realized.
There is only one ‘Thinking Substance’ from which all things come, so aligning yourself with the Source’s field of thought means you become a sort of co-creator.
You share its intelligence and creative power.
However, you must recognize that It, and not the world of appearances, is the real Trut...
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Impress within this universal field of thought what you want, and it canno...
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the first thing a person must do to move into a state of prosperity is to recognize that “God is the source of your supply”.
A person who does so becomes master of their destiny and can have what they want.
HOW IT ACTUALLY COMES
If our desires are heartfelt and beneficent to all, we shouldn’t be shy about “asking largely”.
“It is your Father’s pleasure to give you...
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If we have impressed the image of it onto the universal thought field, Wattles notes, it will surely come to us, but “through the ways of established trade and commerce.”
We can relax and know that what we need will come, often in surprising ways.
The Universe naturally wants you to have everything you need to grow and advance, but Wattles includes a caveat: what you do in life must be in harmony with its good purposes.
God does not want you to sacrifice yourself for others. Extreme altruism is as much a mistake as selfishness.
“you can help others more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.”
INSPIRING AND SPREADING PROSPERITY
“Things are not brought into being by thinking about their opposites”,
Never talk about your past financial troubles, which will “mentally class you with the poor”, and furthermore “Never speak of the times as being hard, or of business conditions as being doubtful”.
If you have accepted a certain new way of seeing the universe, don’t let yourself be exposed to conflicting ideas. “Think of the riches the world is coming into, instead of the poverty it is growing out of.”
In whatever line of work or business you are in, you will succeed and prosper to the extent that you offer others the possibility of increasing what they...
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Keep the image in your mind at all times that you are a person who advances others, who brings more life and more wealth to all. Let this be your Golden Rule: what I want for myself, I want for everybody.
BECOMING A CREATOR, NOT A COMPETITOR
“You must get rid of the thought of competition. You are to create, not to compete for what is already created . . . You do not have to take anything away from any one . . . You do not have to drive sharp bargains.”
we progress most easily in life by expressing that individuality.
It is unwise and unproductive to think that we need to advance ourselves at the expense of another.
“When you are in the competitive mind”, he notes, “you have lost the cooperation of the Mind of the Whole.”
The gains you make on the plane of competition either do not last (“yours to-day, and another’s tomorrow”) or they are spiritually unsatisfying.
