James Allen - Mind is Ruler

[Skull]

From his famous little book As a Man Thinketh:

Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to
be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he is a
creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of
his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful
master of himself. . . .

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bad fruit.

A man will find that as he alters his thoughts towards things and
other people, things and other people will alter towards him. . . . Let
a man radically alter his thoughts, and he will be astonished at the
rapid transformation it will effect in the material conditions of his life.
Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. . . .
The divinity that shapes our ends is in ourselves. It is our very
self. . . . All that a man achieves or fails to achieve is the direct result
of his own thoughts. ... A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve
by lifting up his thoughts. He remains weak and abject and miserable
by refusing to lift up his thoughts. . . .

[HITESH SHAH]

Originally Posted by Skull

From his famous little book As a Man Thinketh:

Very great quotes. We had one management consultant about 20+ years back quoting quotes from this book frequently. I was very impressed with these quotes.

[Skull]

Originally Posted by HITESH SHAH

Very great quotes. We had one management consultant about 20+ years back quoting quotes from this book frequently. I was very impressed with these quotes.

Yes, Allen was a great Sage. Here is the 1902 edition of the little book, from the Allen Library link in my OP:

http://james-allen.in1woord.nl/?text=as-a-man-thinketh

[Skull]

By Thought we rise , by Thought we fall ; by Thought
We stand or go ; all destiny is wrought
By its swift potency ; and he who stands
Master of Thought, and his desires commands,
Willing and weaving thoughts of Love and Might,
Shapes his high end in Truth's unerring Light.

From his Book of Meditations

[Skull]

Originally Posted by Skull

Allen on reverie vs meditation:

In post #9
From The Mastery of Destiny, chapter on Meditation

[Miss Hepburn]

I never saw this thread before...his words are moving.
Someone for me to read more of. Thank you.

James Allen was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry
and as a pioneer of the self-help movement.

Copyrights are expired- he passed in 1912. Nothing new to us now...then he was a pioneer!
But his poetry - wow.


''All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts"
- James Allen

[Skull]

Glad you found this Allen thread Miss Hepburn.

[Skull]

Pure and perfect integrity is proof against all attack and injury, enabling its possessor to meet all opposition and persecution with dauntless courage and sublime equanimity. No amount of talent, intellect, or business acumen can give a man that power of mind and peace of heart which come from an enlightened acceptance and observance of lofty moral principles. Moral force is the greatest power.

Book of Meditations

[Skull]

Foreword to The Divine Companion

It cannot be said of this book that James Allen wrote it at any particular time or in any one year, for he was engaged in it over many years and those who have eyes to see and hearts to understand will find in its pages the spiritual history of his life. It was his own wish that The Divine Companion should be the last MS of his to be published. " It is the story of my soul," he said, " and should be read last of all my books, so that the student may understand and find my message in its pages. Therefore hold it back until you have published everything else." [...]
That The Divine Companion will prove a companion indeed to thousands who have read his books in the past, I have no doubt. To read it is to hear again the voice of the writer, and to study its message is to once again sit at his feet. He trod the Way himself - every bit of it, and he therefore speaks as one having authority. Lovers of James Allen’s works will indeed be filled with joy to know that there is yet another book from his inspired pen, and will eagerly welcome The Divine Companion.

LILY L. ALLEN - 1919

[Skull]

From Allen's Daily Meditations book:

April Eighteenth.

WE have opened our eyes, and the dark night of terror is no more. Long have we slept in matter and sensation; long did we struggle in the painful nightmare of evil; but now we are awake in Spirit and Truth: We have found the Good, and the struggle with evil is ended.

We slept, yet knew not that we slept. We suffered, yet knew not that we suffered. We were troubled in our dreaming, yet none could awake us, for all were dreaming like ourselves. Yet there came a pause in our dreaming; our sleep was stayed. Truth spoke to us, and we heard; and lo ! we opened our eyes, and saw. We slumbered, and saw not; we slept, and knew not; but now we are awake and see. Yea, we know we are awake because we have seen Holiness, and we love sin no more.

How beautiful is Truth ! How glorious is the realm of reality ! How ineffable is the bliss of Holiness !