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Serving New Thought is pleased to present
Horatio W. Dresser's
The Power of Silence
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Preface to the New Edition -
The Point of View -
Immanent God -
World of Manifestation -
Nature of Existence -
Mental Life -
Meaning of Idealism -
Nature of Mind -
Meaning of Suffering -
Duality of Self -
Adjustment -
Poise -
Self-Help -
Entering the Silence -
The Outlook -
Contents -
Index
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thought of what man might have been, of what he may yet be. It is as unfair
to charge nature with human woes as to disparage her because of her subordinate position. A vast amount of subjectivism must
be brushed away before we shall really begin to see nature
as she is. From the days of the crudest polytheism and animism
to the days of orthodox salvation schemes the tendency has been to read
speculative notions into nature. Even now there are those who insist that
the physical cosmos is far less
orderly than modern science claims.
The first essential, then, is
to recognise that as part of the self-revelation of God nature possesses
a character quite independent of the thought and conduct of men. To understand
that character we should look, not to human speculation and subjectivity,
but to nature regarded as it exists for all and as grounded in the being
of God. It is to
the lasting credit of modern science that it is making the most persistent
effort to differentiate between nature and human prejudice.
The second need is to regard
nature in such wise that we shall see its place in human experience, side
by side with the inner life. In short, it is as important to give nature
its due with respect to our spiritual life as to avoid the mystic identification
of nature with God. Whatever its ultimate reality and
worth, and however incomplete
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