“A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts.” — James Allen Reflection James Allen says a man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance and chooses to stay there. That sounds harsh until you realise he is talking about willful…
“Immortality is here and now, and is not a speculative something beyond the grave. It is a lucid state of consciousness in which the sensations of the body, the varying and unrestful states of mind, and the circumstances and events of life are seen to be of a fleeting and therefore of an illusory character.”…
“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life.” — James Allen Reflection Allen writes that a man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and learns to search for the…
“He will find that as he alters his thoughts towards things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.” — James Allen Reflection Allen observes that as a man alters his thoughts toward others, they respond to him in new ways. We often think people’s attitudes toward us are fixed, but they…
“Impure thoughts of every kind crystallize into enervating and confusing habits, which solidify into distracting and adverse circumstances.” — James Allen Reflection Impure thoughts, James Allen teaches, eventually crystallize into unclean habits and unhappy circumstances. This is not mere moralism; it is a recognition of how the mind works. What you secretly dwell on—whether lust,…
“Thoughts of fear, doubt, and indecision crystallize into weak, unmanly, and irresolute habits, which solidify into circumstances of failure, indigence, and slavish dependence.” — James Allen Reflection James Allen tells us that thoughts of fear, doubt, and indecision crystallize into “weak, unmanly, and irresolute habits.” Wrong thoughts don’t just pass through the mind and disappear;…
“Energetic thoughts crystallize into habits of cleanliness and industry, which solidify into circumstances of pleasantness. ” — James Allen Reflection James Allen writes that energetic thoughts crystallize into habits of “vigour and power.” The energy of a life does not begin in the body; it begins in the mind. When your inner world is full…
“Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded; they are disintegrating elements, which break up the straight line of effort.” — James Allen Reflection “Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded,” James Allen writes, because they poison effort at the root. When you let them stay, they don’t just make you feel bad; they quietly vote…
“Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force: he who knows this is ready to become something higher and stronger than a mere bundle of wavering thoughts and fluctuating sensations; he who does this has become the conscious and intelligent wielder of his mental powers.” — James Allen Reflection Allen says that thought “allied fearlessly…
“The source and cause of all temptation is in the inward desire; that being purified or eliminated, outward objects and extraneous powers are utterly powerless to move the soul to sin or to temptation.” — James Allen Reflection Allen says that “the source and cause of all temptation is in the inward desire,” not merely…