Out from the Heart

OUT FROM THE HEART JAMES ALLEN OUT FROM THE HEART BY JAMES ALLEN This is a public domain work. However, this Edition may include slight changes, added elements, and additional text to make it unique and improve the reading experience.

The biographical information about James Allen is taken from the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Allen_(author) and is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. License Details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ For any queries, feedback, or suggestions, please contact: serenebooks@protonmail.com Make pure thy heart, and thou wilt make thy life Rich, sweet, and beautiful, unmarred by strife; Guard well thy mind, and, noble, strong, and fret, Nothing shall harm, disturb, or conquer thee; For all thy foes are in thy heart and mind.

There also thy salvation thou wilt find. CONTENTS THE-HEART AND THE DIPS |. i:ic..:020shetexin kd: 6 THE NATURE AND POWER OF MIND... eee 8 FORMATION OP ERA BIT os cssts cs spsstiesdecnsabessetutewayseaes 11 DOING AND KNOWING... cece cess cnseereeees 15 FIRST STEPS IN THE HIGHER LIFE....... ee 19 MENTAL CONDITIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS.....35 EXHOR TATION cctissese doses cussed santaesehshestsSactessassaantesancds 40 THE HEART AND THE LIFE As the heart, so is the life.

The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. Nothing remains unrevealed. That which is hidden is but for a time; it ripens and comes forth at last. Seed, tree, blossom, and fruit is the fourfold order of the universe. From the state of a man's heart proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts blossom into deeds, and his deeds bear the fruitage of character and destiny.

Life is ever unfolding from within, and revealing itself to the light, and thoughts engendered in the heart at last reveal themselves in words, actions, and things accomplished. As the fountain from the hidden spring, so issues man's life from the secret recesses of his heart.

All that he is and does is generated there. All that he will be and do will take its rise there. Sorrow and gladness, suffering and enjoyment, hope and fear, hatred and love, ignorance and enlightenment, are nowhere but in the heart; they are solely mental conditions.