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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
Yes, relatively speaking. In the end, no; for it is only
thus that we learn. It is only through suffering that we learn the greatest
lesson of life. Everyone who has suffered deeply and seen the meaning of
suffering acknowledges that. Suffering compels us to think, and in course
of time we come to judgment. The price is not high in the light of the
rich compensation. Only so far as we overcome do we acquire greater power.
It is suffering, too, which brings the greatest revelation of our dependence
on the Father. It is suffering which reveals the true self, which shows
the real significance of life. Life is primarily for the soul--so these
deeper revelations teach us. We are immortal beings, sons of God. This
comparatively low round of the ladder on which we awaken to find ourselves
is but the beginning of real life. We graduate from level to level in so
far as we meet our opportunities and manifest the soul. And the soul--what
is that? Not the merely human ego which comes to consciousness of its powers
and learns to sow anew; but an heir of the love of God, whose privilege
it is to serve in the spiritual kingdom, to advance into a realm so much
larger that all previous life will seem insignificant in comparison.
The philosophical principle
which helps the mind to see the unity of the spiritual with the
mental and physical states is the law of contrast,
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