The Master Key, Georg Erich Winter [interesting books to read for teens txt] 📗

form of words is what differentiates man
from the rest of the animal kingdom; by the use of the written word he has been enabled to
look back over the centuries and see the stirring scenes by which he has come into his
present inheritance.
19. He has been enabled to come into communion with the greatest writers and thinkers of
all time, and the combined record which we possess today is therefore the expression of
Universal Thought as it has been seeking to take form in the mind of Man.
20. We know that the Universal Thought has for its goal the creation of form, and we know
that the individual thought is likewise forever attempting to express itself in form, and we
know that the word is a thought form, and a sentence is a combination of thought forms,
therefore, if we wish our ideal to be beautiful or strong, we must see that the words out of
which this temple will eventually be created are exact, that they are put together carefully,
because accuracy in building words and sentences is the highest form of architecture in
civilization and is a passport to success.
21. Words are thoughts and are therefore an invisible and invincible power which will finally
objectify themselves in the form they are given.
22. Words may become mental places that will live forever, or they may become shacks
which the first breeze will carry away. They may delight the eye as well as the ear; they may
contain all knowledge; in them we find the history of the past as well as the hope of the
future; they are living messengers from which every human and superhuman activity is born.
23. The beauty of the word consists in the beauty of the thought; the power of the word
consists in the power of the thought, and the power of the thought consists in its vitality. How
shall we identify a vital thought? What are its distinguishing characteristics? It must have
principle. How shall we identify principle?
24. There is a principle of Mathematics, but none of error; there is a principle of health, but
none of disease; there is a principle of truth, but none of dishonesty; there is a principle of
light, but none of darkness, and there is a principle of abundance, but none of poverty.
25. How shall we know that this is true? Because if we apply the principle of Mathematics
correctly we shall be certain of our results. Where there is health there will be no disease. If
we know the Truth we cannot be deceived by error. If we let in light there can be no
darkness, and where there is abundance there can be no poverty.
26. These are self-evident facts, but the all-important truth that a thought containing principle
is vital and therefore contains life and consequently takes root, and eventually but surely and
certainly displaces the negative thoughts, which by their very nature can contain no vitality, is
one which seems to have been overlooked.
27. But this is a fact which will enable you to destroy every manner of discord, lack and
limitation.
28. There can be no question but that he who "is wise enough to understand" will readily
recognize that the creative power of thought places an invincible weapon in his hands and
makes him a master of destiny.
29. In the physical world there is a law of compensation which is that "the appearance of a
given amount of energy anywhere means the disappearance of the same amount
somewhere else," and so we find that we can get only what we give; if we pledge ourselves
to a certain action we must be prepared to assume the responsibility for the development of
that action. The subconscious cannot reason. It takes us at our word; we have asked for something; we are now to receive it; we have made our bed, we are now to lie in it; the die
has been cast; the threads will carry out the pattern we have made.
30. For this reason Insight must be exercised so that the thought which we entertain contains
no mental, moral or physical germ which we do not wish objectified in our lives.
31. Insight is a faculty of the mind whereby we are enabled to examine facts and conditions
at long range, a kind of human telescope; it enables us to understand the difficulties, as well
as the possibilities, in any undertaking.
32. Insight enables us to be prepared for the obstacles which we shall meet; we can
therefore overcome them before they have any opportunity of causing difficulty.
33. Insight enables us to plan to advantage and turn our thought and attention in the right
direction, instead of into channels which can yield no possible return.
34. Insight is therefore absolutely essential for the development of any great achievement,
but with it we may enter, explore and possess any mental field.
35. Insight is a product of the world within and is developed in the Silence, by concentration.
36. For your exercise this week, concentrate on Insight; take your accustomed position and
focus the thought on the fact that to have a knowledge of the creative power of thought does
not mean to possess the art of thinking. Let the thought dwell on the fact that knowledge
does not apply itself. That our actions are not governed by knowledge, but by custom,
precedent and habit. That the only way we can get ourselves to apply knowledge is by a
determined conscious effort. Call to mind the fact that knowledge unused passes from the
mind, that the value of the information is in the application of the principle; continue this line
of thought until you gain sufficient insight to formulate a definite program for applying this
principle to your own particular problem.
"Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the world's famine feed;
Speak truly, and each word of thine
Shall be a fruitful seed;
Live truly, and thy life shall be
A great and noble creed."
- Horatio Bonar


PART FIFTEEN Study Questions with Answers

141. What determines the degree of harmony which we attain? Our ability to appropriate
what we require for our growth from each experience.
142. What do difficulties and obstacles indicate? That they are necessary for our wisdom and
spiritual growth.
143. How may these difficulties be avoided? By a conscious understanding of and
cooperation with Natural laws.
144. What is the principle by which thought manifests itself in form? The Law of Attraction.
145. How is the necessary material secured by which the growth, development and maturity
of the idea take form? The law of love, which is the creative principle of the Universe, imparts
vitality to the thought, and the law of attraction brings the necessary substance by the law of
growth.
146. How are desirable conditions secured? By entertaining desirable thoughts only.
147. How are undesirable conditions brought about? By thinking, discussing and visualizing
conditions of lack, limitation, disease, inharmony and discord of every kind. This mental
photography of erroneous conceptions is taken up by the subconscious and the law of
attraction will inevitable crystallize it into objective form. That we reap what we sow is
scientifically exact.
148. How can we overcome every kind of fear, lack. limitation, poverty and discord? By
substituting principle for error.
149. How may we recognize principle? By a conscious realization of the fact that Truth
invariably destroys error. We do not have to laboriously shovel the darkness out; all that is
necessary is to turn on the light. The same principle applies to every form of negative
thought.
150. What is the value of Insight? It enables us to understand the value of making application
of the knowledge which we gain. Many seem to think that knowledge will automatically apply
itself, which is by no means true.
"To every man there openeth a way,
And the high soul climbs the high way,
And the low soul gropes the low;
And in between on the misty flats,
The rest drift to and fro.
But to every man there openeth
A high way and a low
And every man decideth
The way his soul shall go."


INTRODUCTION - PART SIXTEEN

The vibratory activities of the planetary Universe are governed by a law of periodicity.
Everything that lives has periods of birth, growth, fruitage, and decline. These periods are
governed by the Septimal Law.
The Law of Sevens governs the days of the week, the phases of the moon, the harmonies of
sound, light, heat, electricity, magnetism, atomic structure. It governs the life of individuals
and of nations, and it dominates the activities of the commercial world.
Life is growth, and growth is change, each seven years period takes us into a new cycle. The
first seven years is the period of infancy. The next seven the period of childhood,
representing the beginning of individual responsibility. The next seven represents the period
of adolescence. The fourth period marks the attainment of full growth. The fifth period is the
constructive period, when men begin to acquire property, possessions, a home and family.
The next from 35 to 42, is a period of reactions and changes, and this in turn is followed by a
period of reconstruction, adjustment and recuperation, so as to be ready for a new cycle of
sevens, beginning with the fiftieth year.
There are many who think that the world is just bout to pass out of the sixth period; that it will
soon enter into the seventh period, the period of readjustment, reconstruction and harmony;
the period which is frequently referred to as the Millennium.
Those familiar with these cycles will not be disturbed when things seem to go wrong, but can
apply the principle outlined in these lessons with the full assurance that a higher law will
invariably control all other laws, and that through an understanding and conscious operation
of spiritual laws, we can convert every seeming difficulty into a blessing.


PART SIXTEEN

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.
7. Prentice Mulford said: "The man of success is the man possessed of the greatest spiritual
understanding and every great fortune comes of superior and truly spiritual power."
Unfortunately, there are those who fail to recognize this power; they forget that Andrew
Carnegie's mother had to help support the family when they came to America, that
Harriman's father was a poor clergyman with a salary of only $200.00 a year, that Sir
Thomas Lipton started with only 25 cents. These men had no other power to depend upon,
but it did not fail them.
8. The power to create depends entirely upon spiritual power; there are three steps,
idealization, visualization and materialization. Every captain of industry