The Reading Warehouse

------

A Calm Mind Even in the Middle of a Battle Field

James Allen was a prolific writer in the early 1900's and was in the league of Wallace Wattles, Charles Haanel, Charles Fillmore, etc.

The twenty chapters which comprise this book, unrelated as some of them are in the letter, will be found to be harmonious in the spirit, in that they point the reader towards those heights of self-knowledge and self-conquest which, rising above the turbulance of the world, lift their peaks where the Heavenly Silence reigns.

The book teaches you this: "The turmoil of the world we cannot avoid, but the disturbances of mind we can overcome."

Some Gems From Above Life's Turmoil

1. If a man goes out to conquer an enemy, knowing nothing of his enemy's strength, tactics, or place of ambush, he will not only ignominiously fail, but will speedily fall into the hands of the enemy. He who would overcome his enemy the tempter, must discover his stronghold and place of concealment, and must also find out the unguarded gates in his own fortress where his enemy effects so easy an entrance. This necessitates continual meditation, ceaseless watchfulness, and constant and rigid introspection which lays bare, before the spiritual eyes of the tempted one, the vain and selfish motives of his soul. This is the holy warfare of the saints; it is the fight upon which every soul enters when it awakens out of its long sleep of animal indulgence.

2. There are times in the life of every man who takes his stand on high moral principles when his faith in, and knowledge of, those principles is tested to the uttermost, and the way in which he comes out of the fiery trial decides as to whether he has sufficient strength to live as a man of Truth, and join the company of the free, or shall still remain a slave and a hireling to the cruel taskmaster, Self.

3. The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved. The man whose thoughts, words and acts are sincere, is surrounded by sincere friends; the insincere man is surrounded by insincere friends.

4. Men believe that they can sow the seeds of strife, impurity, and unbrotherliness, and then gather in a rich harvest of peace, purity and concord by merely asking for it. What more pathetic sight than to see an irritable and quarrelsome man praying for peace.

If you are a person already on the path, it is all about introspection and will reinforce what you already know.

The Twenty Chapters:
True Happiness
The Immortal Man
The Overcoming of Self
The Uses of Temptation
The Man of Integrity
Discrimination
Belief, the Basis of Action
Belief that Saves
Thought and Action
Your Mental Attitude
Sowing and Reaping
The Reign of Law
The Supreme Justice
The Use of Reason
Self-Discipline
Resolution
The Glorious Conquest
Contentment in Activity
The Temple of Brotherhood
Pleasant Pastures of Peace

Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy