None but right acts can follow right
In aiming at the life of blessedness, one
thoughts; none but a right life can follow
of the simplest beginnings to be considered,
right acts; and by living a right life all
and rightly made, is that which we all
blessedness is achieved.
make every day-namely, the beginning
of each day?s life.
Mind is the Master-power that moulds
and makes.
There is a sense in which every day
And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes.
may be regarded as the beginning of a new
The Tool of thought, and, shaping what
life, in which one can think, act, and live
he wills,
newly, and in a wiser and better spirit.
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand
The right beginning of the day will
ills;-
be followed by a cheerfulness permeating
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:
the household with a sunny influence,
Environment is but his looking-glass.
and the tasks and duties of the day will
be undertaken in a strong and confident
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spirit, and the whole day will be well lived.
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful
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jewels of wisdom. A man becomes calm in
the measure that he understands himself
There can be no progress, no achievement,
as a thought-evolved being. . . .
without sacrifice, and a man?s worldly
And he as he develops a right
success will be in the measure that he
understanding, and sees more and more
sacrifices his confused animal thoughts,
clearly the internal relations of things by
and fixes his mind on the development
the action of cause and effect, he ceases to
of his plans, and the strengthening of his
fret and fume, and worry and grieve, and
resolution and self-reliance.
remains poised, steadfast, serene.
And the higher he lifts his thoughts,
the more manly, upright, and righteous
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he becomes, the greater will be his success,
To follow, under all circumstances, the
the more blessed and enduring will be his
highest promptings within you; to be
achievements.
always true to the divine self; to rely upon
the inward Voice, the inward Light, and to
the first questions a man asks himself
pursue your purpose with a fearless and
are:-
restful heart, believing that the future will
?How am I acting towards others??
yield unto you the need of every thought
?What am I doing to others??
and effort; knowing that the laws of the
?How am I thinking of others??
universe can never fail, and that your own
?Are my thoughts of, and acts towards
will come back to you with mathematical
others prompted by unselfish love??
exactitude-this is faith and the living of
As a man, in the silence of his soul,
faith.
asks himself these searching questions, he
will unerringly see where he has hitherto
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failed.
Have a thorough understanding of your
work, and let it be your own; and as you
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proceed, ever following the inward Guide,
