THE LAW of ATTRACTION
By Ernest Holmes
Attracting Success
"We mean by demonstration, bringing into our experience something which we had not experienced before; bringing it in as the result of conscious thought; and unless it is possible to do this, our whole science is a mistake and a delusion. Unless there is a Divine Principle, Universal Soul or Subjectivity, or Medium, which, of Itself - without any help or assistance - can produce things, and will, then there is nothing in this teaching. But there is a Divine Principle; and what It does for us It must do through us. Our part in the demonstration is to set the word in motion, thus compelling, through the Law of Subjectivity, the result or manifestation.
The subjective state of a man's thought decides what is going to happen to him in his objective experience. The subjective state of his thought is the sum total of his thinking and knowing. It is the medium between the relative and the Absolute, between the Limitless and the conditioned. Whatever is involved in it, will evolve. Therefore, when there is no longer anything in our mentality which denies our word, a demonstration will be made; nothing can stop it, for the Law is Absolute.
We should approach the Law normally and naturally and with a sense of ease. There is nothing peculiar or weird about it. It is a natural Law, working in a normal way, and must be thought of in this light. We should come to consider the Law and the Spirit as friends and think of them as such. In this way we shall gradually go from good to more good and from peace to greater peace. This is the natural unfoldment of Reality through man. We should EXPECT THE BEST, and so live that the best may become a part of our experience.
Suppose one wishes more activity in his business, more success. Every day he should see his place filled with people. See them looking at and finding pleasure in his merchandise; see them comparing prices and realizing that he is offering good values; see them delighted with the service he is giving; see them cheerful, beaming, expansive, as they enjoy the atmosphere of his place; see the uplift which the spirit of his good-will gives them. Make a mental picture of it all. We are dealing with Intelligence, and we should recognize the Power we are working with - realizing our Oneness with It - and then we should ask for what we wish and take it.
If we were treating for activity in a store we owned in Boston, we should not be treating someone in Kalamazoo for the mumps and expect that the store would demonstrate more success. WE MUST BE SPECIFIC IN WHAT WE DO, while at the same time never outlining how it shall be done. Remember we are dealing with Intelligence. IT IS GOING TO EVOLVE OUR CONCEPT EXACTLY AS WE INVOLVE IT. If one could take a picture of his objective circumstances and a picture of his subjective mentality, he would find them to be identical, for one is the cause of the other. One is the image and the other is the reflection of that image.
So our success in business, the activity which we generate through the operation of the Law, depends upon our ability to conceive. At all times, we are either drawing things to us or pushing them away. In the average individual, this process goes on without his knowing it, but ignorance of the law does not change its result. "What," someone will say, "do you think that I thought failure or wanted to fail?" Of course not. Perhaps you thought that failure might come, maybe you even feared it would come, or in some other way gave it entrance to your mind."
By Ernest Holmes
Attracting Success
"We mean by demonstration, bringing into our experience something which we had not experienced before; bringing it in as the result of conscious thought; and unless it is possible to do this, our whole science is a mistake and a delusion. Unless there is a Divine Principle, Universal Soul or Subjectivity, or Medium, which, of Itself - without any help or assistance - can produce things, and will, then there is nothing in this teaching. But there is a Divine Principle; and what It does for us It must do through us. Our part in the demonstration is to set the word in motion, thus compelling, through the Law of Subjectivity, the result or manifestation.
The subjective state of a man's thought decides what is going to happen to him in his objective experience. The subjective state of his thought is the sum total of his thinking and knowing. It is the medium between the relative and the Absolute, between the Limitless and the conditioned. Whatever is involved in it, will evolve. Therefore, when there is no longer anything in our mentality which denies our word, a demonstration will be made; nothing can stop it, for the Law is Absolute.
We should approach the Law normally and naturally and with a sense of ease. There is nothing peculiar or weird about it. It is a natural Law, working in a normal way, and must be thought of in this light. We should come to consider the Law and the Spirit as friends and think of them as such. In this way we shall gradually go from good to more good and from peace to greater peace. This is the natural unfoldment of Reality through man. We should EXPECT THE BEST, and so live that the best may become a part of our experience.
Suppose one wishes more activity in his business, more success. Every day he should see his place filled with people. See them looking at and finding pleasure in his merchandise; see them comparing prices and realizing that he is offering good values; see them delighted with the service he is giving; see them cheerful, beaming, expansive, as they enjoy the atmosphere of his place; see the uplift which the spirit of his good-will gives them. Make a mental picture of it all. We are dealing with Intelligence, and we should recognize the Power we are working with - realizing our Oneness with It - and then we should ask for what we wish and take it.
If we were treating for activity in a store we owned in Boston, we should not be treating someone in Kalamazoo for the mumps and expect that the store would demonstrate more success. WE MUST BE SPECIFIC IN WHAT WE DO, while at the same time never outlining how it shall be done. Remember we are dealing with Intelligence. IT IS GOING TO EVOLVE OUR CONCEPT EXACTLY AS WE INVOLVE IT. If one could take a picture of his objective circumstances and a picture of his subjective mentality, he would find them to be identical, for one is the cause of the other. One is the image and the other is the reflection of that image.
So our success in business, the activity which we generate through the operation of the Law, depends upon our ability to conceive. At all times, we are either drawing things to us or pushing them away. In the average individual, this process goes on without his knowing it, but ignorance of the law does not change its result. "What," someone will say, "do you think that I thought failure or wanted to fail?" Of course not. Perhaps you thought that failure might come, maybe you even feared it would come, or in some other way gave it entrance to your mind."
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