JAMES ALLENAS A MAN THINKETH中文名《思考的人》《结果法则》.docx

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JAMESALLENASAMANTHINKETH中文名《思考的人》《结果法则》

ASAMANTHINKETH

BYJAMESALLEN

MindistheMasterpowerthatmouldsandmakes,AndManisMind,andevermorehetakesThetoolofThought,and,shapingwhathewills,Bringsforthathousandjoys,athousandills,Hethinksinsecret,anditcomestopass:

Environmentisbuthislooking-glass.

CONTENTS

THOUGHTANDCHARACTER

EFFECTOFTHOUGHTONCIRCUMSTANCES

EFFECTOFTHOUGHTONHEALTHANDTHEBODY

THOUGHTANDPURPOSE

THETHOUGHT-FACTORINACHIEVEMENT

VISIONSANDIDEALS

SERENITY

FOREWORD

THISlittlevolume（theresultofmeditationandexperience）isnotintendedasanexhaustivetreatiseonthemuch-written-uponsubjectofthepowerofthought.Itissuggestiveratherthanexplanatory,itsobjectbeingtostimulatemenandwomentothediscoveryandperceptionofthetruththat"Theythemselvesaremakersofthemselves."byvirtueofthethoughts,whichtheychooseandencourage;thatmindisthemaster-weaver,bothoftheinnergarmentofcharacterandtheoutergarmentofcircumstance,andthat,astheymayhavehithertowoveninignoranceandpaintheymaynowweaveinenlightenmentandhappiness.

JAMESALLEN.

BROADPARKAVENUE,

ILFRACOMBE,

ENGLAND

ASAMANTHINKETH

THOUGHTANDCHARACTER

THEaphorism,"Asamanthinkethinhisheartsoishe,"notonlyembracesthewholeofaman'sbeing,butissocomprehensiveastoreachouttoeveryconditionandcircumstanceofhislife.Amanisliterallywhathethinks,hischaracterbeingthecompletesumofallhisthoughts.

Astheplantspringsfrom,andcouldnotbewithout,theseed,soeveryactofamanspringsfromthehiddenseedsofthought,andcouldnothaveappearedwithoutthem.Thisappliesequallytothoseactscalled"spontaneous"and"unpremeditated"astothose,whicharedeliberatelyexecuted.

Actistheblossomofthought,andjoyandsufferingareitsfruits;thusdoesamangarnerinthesweetandbitterfruitageofhisownhusbandry.

"Thoughtinthemindhathmadeus,whatwearebythoughtwaswroughtandbuilt.Ifaman'smindHathevilthoughts,paincomesonhimascomesthewheeltheoxbehind,ifoneendureinpurityofthought,joyfollowshimashisownshadow,sure."

Manisagrowthbylaw,andnotacreationbyartifice,andcauseandeffectisasabsoluteandundeviatinginthehiddenrealmofthoughtasintheworldofvisibleandmaterialthings.AnobleandGodlikecharacterisnotathingoffavourorchance,butisthenaturalresultofcontinuedeffortinrightthinking,theeffectoflong-cherishedassociationwithGodlikethoughts.Anignobleandbestialcharacter,bythesameprocess,istheresultofthecontinuedharbouringofgrovellingthoughts.

Manismadeorunmadebyhimself;inthearmouryofthoughtheforgestheweaponsbywhichhedestroyshimself;healsofashionsthetoolswithwhichhebuildsforhimselfheavenlymansionsofjoyandstrengthandpeace.Bytherightchoiceandtrueapplicationofthought,manascendstotheDivinePerfection;bytheabuseandwrongapplicationofthought,hedescendsbelowthelevelofthebeast.Betweenthesetwoextremesareallthegradesofcharacter,andmanistheirmakerandmaster.

Ofallthebeautifultruthspertainingtothesoulwhichhavebeenrestoredandbroughttolightinthisage,noneismoregladdeningorfruitfulofdivinepromiseandconfidencethanthis--thatmanisthemasterofthought,themoulderofcharacter,andthemakerandshaperofcondition,environment,anddestiny.

AsabeingofPower,Intelligence,andLove,andthelordofhisownthoughts,manholdsthekeytoeverysituation,andcontainswithinhimselfthattransformingandregenerativeagencybywhichhemaymakehimselfwhathewills.

Manisalwaysthemaster,eveninhisweakerandmostabandonedstate;butinhisweaknessanddegradationheisthefoolishmasterwhomisgovernshis"household."Whenhebeginstoreflectuponhiscondition,andtosearchdiligentlyfortheLawuponwhichhisbeingisestablished,hethenbecomesthewisemaster,directinghisenergieswithintelligence,andfashioninghisthoughtstofruitfulissues.Suchistheconsciousmaster,andmancanonlythusbecomebydiscoveringwithinhimselfthelawsofthought;whichdiscoveryistotallyamatterofapplication,selfanalysis,andexperience.

Onlybymuchsearchingandmining,aregoldanddiamondsobtained,andmancanfindeverytruthconnectedwithhisbeing,ifhewilldigdeepintothemineofhissoul;andthatheisthemakerofhischaracter,themoulderofhislife,andthebuilderofhisdestiny,hemayunerringlyprove,ifhewillwatch,control,andalterhisthoughts,tracingtheireffectsuponhimself,uponothers,anduponhislifeandcircumstances,linkingcauseandeffectbypatientpracticeandinvestigation,andutilizinghiseveryexperience,eventothemosttrivial,everydayoccurrence,asameansofobtainingthatknowledgeofhimselfwhichisUnderstanding,Wisdom,Power.Inthisdirection,asinnoother,isthelawabsolutethat"Hethatseekethfindeth;andtohimthatknockethitshallbeopened;"foronlybypatience,practice,andceaselessimportunitycanamanentertheDooroftheTempleofKnowledge.

EFFECTOFTHOUGHTONCIRCUMSTANCES

MAN'Smindmaybelikenedtoagarden,whichmaybeintelligentlycultivatedorallowedtorunwild;butwhethercultivatedorneglected,itmust,andwill,bringforth.Ifnousefulseedsareputintoit,thenanabundanceofuselessweed-seedswillfalltherein,andwillcontinuetoproducetheirkind.

Justasagardenercultivateshisplot,keepingitfreefromweeds,andgrowingtheflowersandfruitswhichherequires,somayamantendthegardenofhismind,weedingoutallthewrong,useless,andimpurethoughts,andcultivatingtowardperfectiontheflowersandfruitsofright,useful,andpurethoughts.Bypursuingthisprocess,amansoonerorlaterdiscoversthatheisthemaster-gardenerofhissoul,thedirectorofhislife.Healsoreveals,withinhimself,thelawsofthought,andunderstands,withever-increasingaccuracy,howthethought-forcesandmindelementsoperateintheshapingofhischaracter,circumstances,anddestiny.

Thoughtandcharacterareone,andascharactercanonlymanifestanddiscoveritselfthroughenvironmentandcircumstance,theouterconditionsofaperson'slifewillalwaysbefoundtobeharmoniouslyrelatedtohisinnerstate.Thisdoesnotmeanthataman'scircumstancesatanygiventimeareanindica

tionofhisentirecharacter,butthatthosecircumstancesaresointimatelyconnectedwithsomevitalthought-elementwithinhimselfthat,forthetimebeing,theyareindispensabletohisdevelopment.

Everymaniswhereheisbythelawofhisbeing;thethoughtswhichhehasbuiltintohischaracterhavebroughthimthere,andinthearrangementofhislifethereisnoelementofchance,butallistheresultofalawwhichcannoterr.Thisisjustastrueofthosewhofeel"outofharmony"withtheirsurroundingsasofthosewhoarecontentedwiththem.

Asaprogressiveandevolvingbeing,maniswhereheisthathemaylearnthathemaygrow;andashelearnsthespirituallessonwhichanycircumstancecontainsforhim,itpassesawayandgivesplacetoothercircumstances.

Manisbuffetedbycircumstancessolongashebelieveshimselftobethecreatureofoutsideconditions,butwhenherealizesthatheisacreativepower,andthathemaycommandthehiddensoilandseedsofhisbeingoutofwhichcircumstancesgrow,hethenbecomestherightfulmasterofhimself.

Thatcircumstancesgrowoutofthoughteverymanknowswhohasforanylengthoftimepractisedself-controlandself-purification,forhewillhavenoticedthatthealterationinhiscircumstanceshasbeeninexactratiowithhisalteredmentalcondition.Sotrueisthisthatwhenamanearnestlyapplieshimselftoremedythedefectsinhischaracter,andmakesswiftandmarkedprogress,hepassesrapidlythroughasuccessionofvicissitudes.

Thesoulattractsthatwhichitsecretlyharbours;thatwhichitloves,andalsothatwhichitfears;itreachestheheightofitscherishedaspirations;itfallstothelevelofitsunchasteneddesires,--andcircumstancesarethemeansbywhichthesoulreceivesitsown.

Everythought-seedsownorallowedtofallintothemind,andtotakerootthere,producesitsown,blossomingsoonerorlaterintoact,andbearingitsownfruitageofopportunityandcircumstance.Goodthoughtsbeargoodfruit,badthoughtsbadfruit.

Theouterworldofcircumstanceshapesitselftotheinnerworldofthought,andbothpleasantandunpleasantexternalconditionsarefactors,whichmakefortheultimategoodoftheindividual.Asthereaperofhisownharvest,manlearnsbothbysufferingandbliss.

Followingtheinmostdesires,aspirations,thoughts,bywhichheallowshimselftobedominated,（pursuingthewill-o'-the-wispsofimpureimaginingsorsteadfastlywalkingthehighwayofstrongandhighendeavour）,amanatlastarrivesattheirfruitionandfulfilmentintheouterconditionsofhislife.Thelawsofgrowthandadjustmenteverywhereobtains.

Amandoesnotcometothealmshouseorthejailbythetyrannyoffateorcircumstance,butbythepathwayofgrovellingthoughtsandbasedesires.Nordoesapure-mindedmanfallsuddenlyintocrimebystressofanymereexternalforce;thecriminalthoughthadlongbeensecretlyfosteredintheheart,andthehourofopportunityrevealeditsgatheredpower.Circumstancedoesnotmaketheman;itrevealshimtohimselfNosuchconditionscanexistasdescendingintoviceanditsattendantsufferingsapartfromviciousinclinations,orascendingintovirtueanditspurehappinesswithoutthecontinuedcultivationofvirtuousaspirations;andman,ther