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“They themselves are makers of themselves by virtue of the thoughts which they choose and encourage; that mind is the master-weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain they may now weave in enlightenment and happiness.” – As A Man Thinketh, James Allen
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“A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.” This paragraph, I think, encapsulates James Allen’s book As A Man Thinketh. As in Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, Allen focuses on the ability of us all to carefully choose our thinking. To select thoughts of which we wish to grow in our “garden” of the subconscious mind:
“A man’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.” James Allen As A Man Thinketh.
Napoleon Hill makes a similar statement in his book Think and Grow Rich “Recall what has been said about the subconscious mind resembling a fertile garden spot, in which weeds will grow in abundance, if the seeds of more desirable crops are not sown therein.”
As A Man Thinketh PDF – James Allen
“In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Chance is not. “Gifts,” powers, material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions are the fruits of effort; they are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized.” – James Allen As A Man Thinketh
James Allen’s As a Man Thinketh is only a short book of 21 pages. But in it he distills the core of many of what these thought leaders and law of attraction leaders are saying. Napoleon Hill, Wallace Wattles, Rhonda Byrne, Raymond Holliwelll and others all attest to the power of thought as the controlling factor in people’s lives. It is therefore not the circumstances in which you find yourself which creates your destiny, therefore. But rather it is your thoughts about your circumstance and your intention and desire for the purposeful creation of your future.
“You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration”.
“A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.”
Summary
Allen’s book As A Man Thinketh is a distilled version perhaps then of other similar titles. Here’s a few of the other books which carry a similar philosophy:
- Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
- Working With The Law – Raymond Holliwell
- The Science Of Getting Rich – Napoleon Hill
- The Secret – Rhonda Byrne
These books all attest to the power of your thinking mind in the creation of your circumstances.
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