WORTH READING 2 Jan 2006

Thought And Character

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," not only embraces the whole
of a
man's being, but is so comprehensive as to reach out to every condition
and
circumstance of his life. A man is literally what he thinks, his
character
being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

As the plant springs from, and could not be without, the seed, so every
act
of man springs from the hidden seeds of thought, and could not have
appeared
without them. This applies equally to those acts called "spontaneous"
and
"unpremeditated" as to those which are deliberately executed.

Act is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruit; thus
does a man garner in the sweet and bitter fruitage of his own husbandry.

Thought in the mind hath made us.
What we are by thought was wrought and built.
If a man's mind hath evil thought,
pain comes on him as comes the wheel the ox behind.
If one endure in purity of thought,
Joy follows him as his own shadow - sure.

Man is a growth by law, and not a creation by artifice, and cause and
effect
are as absolute and undeviating in the hidden realm of thought as in the
world of visible and material things. A noble and God-like character is
not
a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued
effort in
right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with God-like
thoughts. An ignoble and bestial character, by the same process, is the
result of the continued harboring of groveling thoughts.

Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the
weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with
which
he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.
By
the right choice and true application of thought, man ascends to the
divine
perfection. By the abuse and wrong application of thought he descends
below
the level of the beast. Between these two extremes are all the grades of
character, and man is their maker and master.

Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul which have been
restored
and brought to light in this age, none is more gladdening or fruitful of
divine promise and confidence than this-- that man is the master of
thought,
the molder of character, and the maker and shaper of condition,
environment,
and destiny.

As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own
thoughts, man holds the key to every situation, and contains within
himself
that transforming and regenerative agency by which he may make himself
what
he wills.

Man is always the master, even in his weakest and most abandoned state.
But
in his weakness and degradation he is foolish master who misgoverns his
"household." When he begins to reflect upon his condition and search
diligently for the law upon which his being is established, he then
becomes
the wise master, directing his energies with intelligence and fashioning
his
thoughts to fruitful issues. Such is the conscious master, and man can
only
thus become by discovering within himself the laws of thought. This
discovery is totally a matter of application, self-analysis and
experience.

Only by much searching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained, and
man
can find every truth connected with his being, if he will dig deep into
the
mine of his soul. That he is the maker of his character, the molder of
his
life, and the builder of his destiny, he may unerringly prove, if he
will
watch, control, and alter his thoughts, tracing their effects upon
himself,
upon others and upon his life and circumstances, linking cause and
effect by
patient practice and investigation. And utilizing his every experience,
even
the most trivial, everyday occurrence, as a means of obtaining that
knowledge of himself which is understanding, wisdom, power. In this
direction, as in no other, is the law absolute that "He that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." For only by
patience,
practice, and ceaseless importunity can a man enter the door of the
temple
of knowledge.

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