Abundance
is a natural law of the Universe. The evidence of this law
is conclusive; we see it on every hand. Everywhere Nature is lavish,
wasteful, extravagant. Nowhere is economy observed in any created
thing. Profusion is manifested in everything. The millions
and millions of trees and flowers and plants and animals and the
vast scheme of reproduction where the process of creating and
recreating is forever going on, all indicates the lavishness with
which Nature has made provision for man. That there is an abundance
for everyone is evident, but that many fail to participate
in this abundance is also evident; they have not yet come into
a realization of the Universality of all substance, and that mind
is the active principle whereby we are related to the things we
desire.
All wealth is the offspring of power;
possessions are of value only as they confer power. Events
are significant only as they affect power; all things represent
certain forms and degrees of power.
1. Wealth
is a product of labor. Capital is an effect, not a cause; a servant,
not a master; a means, not an end.
2. The most commonly accepted definition of wealth is that it
consists of all useful and agreeable things which possess exchange
value. It is this exchange value which is the predominant characteristic
of wealth.
3. When we consider the small addition made by wealth to the happiness
of the possessor, we find that the true value consists not
in its utility but in its exchange.
4. This exchange
value makes it a medium for securing the things of real value
whereby our ideals may be realized.
5. Wealth should then never be desired as an end, but simply
as a means of accomplishing an end. Success is contingent upon
a higher ideal than the mere accumulation of riches, and he
who aspires to such success must formulate an ideal for which
he is willing to strive.
6. With such
an ideal in mind, the ways and means can and will be provided,
but the mistake must not be made of substituting the means
for the end. There must be a definite fixed purpose, an ideal.
1. The money
consciousness is an attitude of mind; it is the open door
to the arteries of commerce. It is the receptive attitude. Desire
is the attractive force which sets the current in motion and fear
is the great obstacle by which the current is stopped or completely
reversed, turned away from us.
2. Fear
is just the opposite from money consciousness; it is poverty
consciousness, and as the law is unchangeable we get exactly what
we give; if we fear we get what we feared. Money weaves itself
into the entire fabric of our very existence; it engages the
best thought of the best minds.
3. We make money by making friends, and we enlarge our
circle of friends by making money for them, by helping them, by
being of service to them. The first
law of success then is service, and this in turn is built
on integrity and justice. The man who at least is not fair
in his intention is simply ignorant; he has missed the fundamental
law of all exchange; he is impossible; he will lose surely and
certainly; he may not know it; he may think he is winning, but
he is doomed to certain defeat. He cannot cheat the Infinite.
The law of compensation will demand of him an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth.
4. The forces of life are volatile; they are composed of our thoughts
and ideals and these in turn are molded into form; our problem
is to keep an open mind, to constantly reach out for
the new, to recognize opportunity, to be interested in
the race rather than the goal, for the pleasure is in the
pursuit rather than the possession.
5. You can
make a money magnet of yourself, but to do so you must first consider
how you can make money for other people. If you have the necessary
insight to perceive and utilize opportunities and favorable conditions
and recognize values, you can put yourself in position to take
advantage of them, but your greatest success will come as you
are enabled to assist others. What benefits one must benefit all.
6. A generous
thought is filled with strength and vitality, a selfish thought
contains the germs of dissolution; it will disintegrate and pass
away. Great financiers are simply channels for the distribution
of wealth; enormous amounts come and go, but it would be as
dangerous to stop the outgo as the income; both ends must remain
open; and so our greatest success will come as we recognize that
it is just as essential to give as to get.
7. If we recognize
the Omnipotent power that is the source of all supply we
will adjust our consciousness to this supply in such a way that
it will constantly attract all that is necessary to itself
and we shall find that the more we give the more we get.
Giving in this sense implies service. The banker gives his money,
the merchant gives his goods, the author gives his thought, the
workman gives his skill; all have something to give, but the more
they can give, the more they get, and the more they get the more
they are enabled to give.
8. The financier gets
much because he gives much; he thinks; he is seldom a man
that lets anyone else do his thinking for him; he wants to
know how results are to be secured; you must show him; when you
can do this he will furnish the means by which hundreds or thousands
may profit, and in proportion as they are successful will he
be successful. Morgan, Rockefeller, Carnegie and others did
not get rich because they lost money for other people; on the
contrary, it is because they made money for other people
that they became the wealthiest men in the wealthiest country
on the globe.
Premature
wealth is but the forerunner of humiliation and disaster, because
we cannot permanently retain anything which we do not merit
or which we have not earned
How
to Attract or Repel Abundance
The
table below has been adapted from the original by (Roman and Duane
Packer)
Reflecting on the contrasts and differences may help shift you
towards abundance, prosperity, and unlimited thinking. If any
of the items on the right apply to you, they could serve as pointers
to changing your thinking and behavior.
Abundance Attracting
Qualities
1. Believing
in abundance, prosperity, and unlimited thinking
2. Being aware and paying attention
3. Waking up your desire to learn and grow
4. Seeing yourself as the source of your abundance and prosperity
5. Constantly learning more about cause and effect
6. Believing in yourself; having self-confidence and self-love
7. Becoming your own authority and master of your destiny
8. Embracing your challenges
9. Believing it's never too late
10. Taking positive actions to achieve your dreams
11. Having clear and definite goals and purposes
12. Making definite agreements and keeping them
13. Placing a high value on your time and worth
14. Open to give and receive freely
15. Opening your heart to abundance and prosperity
16. Expecting the best to happen
17. Telling yourself why you can succeed
18. Releasing things easily
19. Willing to question ALL your ideas
20. Focusing on how you can serve others
21. Operating in accord with your integrity
22. Wanting everyone to succeed
23. Applauding others' success
24. Giving yourself permission to be, do, and have what you want
25. Believing your path is important
26. Doing what you love for your livelihood
27. Doing your higher-purpose activities first
28. Expressing gratitude and thanks
29. Trusting in your ability to create
30. Looking for winning solutions for everyone
31. Focusing on what you love and want
32. Remembering past successes
33. Feeling that you deserve the best in the world
34. Thinking how you will create money, abundance and prosperity
35. Acting in harmonious ways
36. Allowing your Higher Self to "let it happen"
37. Freely following your joyous path
38. Surrounding yourself with objects that reflect your abundance
39. Measuring abundance in terms of fulfillment and happiness
40. Thinking thankfully about how far you have progressed
41. Speaking positively and in uplifiting ways
42. Thinking in expanded, unlimited ways
1. Believing
in scarcity, poverty, and limited thinking
2. Operating on automatic
3. Stagnating and wallowing at low levels
4. Viewing others as the cause of scarcity and your poverty
5. Blaming others or factors outside yourself.
6. Worrying; suffering from fears, doubts, and self-criticism
7. Depending on others
8. Choosing safety and comfort over growth
9. Thinking it's too late, e.g., because you're too old
10. Becoming despondent and giving up easily
11. Being vague and confused about your own intentions
12. Making unclear agreements and breaking them
13. Placing a high value on your time and worth
14. Blocked from freely giving and receiving
15. Closing your heart and resigning yourself to scarcity and
poverty
16. Worrying that the worst will happen
17. Telling yourself why you can't succeed
18. Hanging on and clinging to things
19. Clinging to fixed ideas
20. Thinking only of what others will give you
21.
Compromising your values and principles
22. Trying to succeed at the expense of others
23. Feeling threatened by others' success
24. Waiting for others to give you permission
25. Not believing in your path
26. Working only for the money
27. Putting off higher-purpose activities until you have more
time
28. Feeling that the world owes you
29. Worrying over finances
30. Not caring if others win or lose
31. Focusing only on what you don't want
32. Dwelling too much on past failures
33. Feeling guilty if you have "too much."
34. Thinking about how you desperately need money
35. Breeding conflicts and power struggles
36. Frantically trying to control every detail
37. Forcing yourself with "musts" and "shoulds"
38. Saddling yourself with and keeping objects that reflect scarcity
39. Measuring abundance only by how much money you have
40. Feeling overwhelmed by how far you still have to go
41. Complaining about how bad things are
42. Thinking in restrictive, limited ways
"In
the province of the mind, what is believed to be true is true
or becomes true, within certain limits to be found experientially
and experimentally. These limits are further beliefs to be transcended.
In the province of the mind, there are no limits." -
