As a Man Thinketh

Foreword

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Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes, And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills, Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:-- He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking-glass.

THIS little volume (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much-written-upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the discovery and perception of the truth that— "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.

James Allen. Broad Park Avenue, Ilfracombe, England.

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In brief

In this brief foreword, James Allen states that his book is not an exhaustive treatise but a suggestive work meant to awaken the reader to a single truth: that we are the makers of ourselves through the thoughts we choose. Read the summaryHide the summary

In this brief foreword, James Allen states that his book is not an exhaustive treatise but a suggestive work meant to awaken the reader to a single truth: that we are the makers of ourselves through the thoughts we choose. Mind is described as the master-weaver of both character within and circumstance without, and the reader is assured that thought once woven in ignorance and pain may now be woven in enlightenment and happiness.

Key ideas

  • The book is offered as a stimulus to discovery rather than a complete explanation of the subject.
  • We fashion ourselves by the thoughts we choose and encourage.
  • Mind weaves both the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.
  • What was once woven in ignorance and pain may be rewoven in enlightenment and happiness.

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