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and ultimately pass from weakness to strength by the stress of bitter ex- perience. Faith and purpose constitute the motive-power of life. There is nothing that a strong faith and an unflinching purpose may not accomplish. By the daily exercise of silent faith, the thought- forces are gathered together, and by the daily strengthening of silent purpose, those forces are directed towards the object of accomplishment.

Whatever your position in life may be, before you can hope to enter into any measure of suc- cess, usefulness, and power, you must learn how to focus your thought-forces by cultivating calm- ness and repose. It may be that you are a busi- ness man, and you are suddenly confronted with SS&wE '^■"•rv hi t Pozutr of I nought 5 1 some ovemhdming difficulty or probable dis- aster.

You growi"earful and anxious, and are at your wit's end.^To persist in such a state of mind would be fatal, for when anxiety steps irt, \ &j< correct judgment passes out. Now if you will take advantage of a quiet hour or two in the early morning or at night, and go away to some solitary spot, or to some room in your house where you know you will be absolutely free from intrusion, and, having seated yourself in an easy attitude, you forcibly direct your mind right away from the object of anxiety by dwelling upon something in your life that is pleasing and bliss-giving, a calm, reposeful strength will gradually steal into your mind, and your anxiety will pass away.

Upon the instant that you find your mind reverting to the lower plane of worry bring it back again, and reestablish it on the plane of peace and strength. When this is fully accomplished, you may then concentrate your whole mind upon the solution of your difficulty, and what was intricate and insurmountable to you in your, hour of anxiety will be made plain and easy, and you will see, with that clear vision and perfect judgment which belong only to a calm and untroubled mind, the right course to pursue and the proper end to be brought about.

It maybe that you will have to try day after day before you will be able to perfectly calm your ^r rou SL the bi mind, but if you persevere you will certainly ac omplish it. And the course wfricji is presented \j^r^ in that hour of calmness must be carried f Doubtless, wlien you are again involved in usiness of the day, and worries again creep IjPkhd begin tip 'ido^Hfoate you, you will begin to think that the course is a wrong or foolish one, but do not heed such suggestions.

Q$e guided absolutely and entirely by the vision of calmness, and not by the shadows of anxiety^ *The hour jalmness is the hour of illumination arid cor- :t judgment^ By such a course of mental inline the scattered thought-forces are re- united, and directed, like the rays of the search- light, upon the problem at issue, with the result it gives way before them.

There is no difficulty, however great, but will ield before a calm and powerful concentration of thought, and no legitimate object but may be speedily actualized by the intelligent use and direction of one's soul-forces. Not until you have gone deeply and search- ingly into your inner nature, and have overcome many enemies that lurk there, can you have any approximate conception of the subtle power of thought, of its inseparable relation to outward and material things, or of its magical potency, hen rightly poised and directed, in readjusting nd transforming the life-conditions.

The Silent Poixi \ neb Every thought you and in accordance with its nature and intensity will it go out to seek a lodgment in minds re- ceptive to it, and will react upon yourself for good or evil. There is ceaseless reciprocity b^fe* tween mind and mind, and a continual inter- change of thought-forces.

Selfish and disturbii thoughts are so many malignant and destructive forces, messengers of evil, sent out to stimulate and augment the evil in other minds, which in turn send them back upon you with added power. While thoughts that are calm, pure, and unselfish are so many angelic messengers sent out into th#;; world with health, healing, and blessed their wings, counteracting the evil forces ; "p ing the oil of joy upon the troubled waters of rofiL anxiety and sorrow, and restoring to broke'rip hearts their heritage of immortality.

Think good thoughts, and they will quickly become actualized in your outward life in thej, form of good conditions. Control your f&^*W& forces, and you will be able to shape your/d&rt'\ ward life as you will. The difference be&tir^en - saviour and a sinner is this, that the one has perfect control of all the forces within him ; thq, other is dominated and controlled by them.