You have found that the Individual may act on the Universal, and that the result of this action and interaction is cause and effect. Thought, therefore, is the cause, and the experiences with which you meet in life are the effect.
Eliminate, therefore, any possible tendency to complain of conditions as they have been, or as they are, because it rests with(you to change them and make them what you would like them to be.
Direct your effort to a realization of the mental resources, always at your command, from which all real and lasting power comes.
Persist in this practice until you come to a realization of the fact that there can be no failure in the accomplishment of any proper object in life if you but understand your power and persist in your object, because the mind-forces are ever ready to lend themselves to a purposeful will, in the effort to crystallize thought and desire into actions, events and conditions.
Whereas in the beginning of each function of life and each action is the result of conscious thought, the habitual actions become automatic and the thought that controls them passes into the realm of the subconscious; yet it is just as intelligent as before. It is necessary that it become automatic, or subconscious, in order that the self-conscious mind may attend to other things. The new actions will, however, in their turn, be come habitual, then automatic, then subconscious in order that the mind again may be freed from this detail and advanced to still other activities.
When you realize this, you will have found a source of power which will enable you to take care of any situation in life which may develop.
PART THREE
1. The necessary interaction of the conscious and subconscious mind requires a similar interaction between the corresponding systems of nerves. Judge Troward indicates the very beautiful method in which this interaction is effected. He says: The cerebro-spinal system is the organ of the conscious mind and the sympathetic is the organ of the subconscious. The cerebro-spinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body. This system of nerves has its centre in the brain.
2. The Sympathetic System has its centre in a ganglionic mass at the back of the stomach known as the Solar Plexus, and is the channel of that mental action which unconsciously supports the vital functions of the body.
3. The connection between the two systems is made by the vagus nerve which passes out of the cerebral region as a portion of the voluntary system to the thorax,sending out branches to the heart and lungs, and finally passing through the diaphragm(橫隔膜), it loses its outer coating and becomes identified with the nerves of the Sympathetic System, so forming a connecting link between the two and making man physically a "single entity".
4. We have seen that every thought is received by the brain, which is the organ of the conscious; it is here subjected to our power of reasoning. When the objective mind has been satisfied that the thought is true it is sent to the Solar Plexus, or the brain of the subjective mind, to be made into our flesh, to be brought forth into the world as reality. It is then no longer susceptible to any argument whatever. The subconscious mind cannot argue; it only acts. It accepts the conclusions of the objective mind as final.
5. The Solar Plexus has been likened to the sum of the body, because it is a central point of distribution for the energy which the body is constantly generating. This energy is very real energy, and this sun is a very real sun, and the energy is being distributed by very real nerves to all parts of the body, and is thrown off in an atmosphere which envelopes the body.
6. If this radiation is sufficiently strong the person is called magnetic; he is said to be filled with personal magnetism. Such a person may wield an immense power for good. His presence alone will often bring comfort to the troubled minds with which he comes in contact.
7. When the Solar Plexus is in active operation and is radiating life, energy and vitality to every part of the body, and to every one whom he meets, the sensations are pleasant, the body is filled with health and all with whom he comes in contact experience a pleasant sensation.
8. If there is any interruption of this radiation the sensations are unpleasant, the flow of life and energy to some part of the body is stopped, and this is the cause of every ill to the human race, physical, mental or environmental.
9. Physical because the sun of the body is no longer generating sufficient energy to vitalize some part of the body; mental because the conscious mind is dependent upon the subconscious mind for the vitality necessary to support its thought, and environmental, because the connection between the subconscious mind and the Universal mind, is being interrupted.
10. The Solar Plexus is the point at which the part meets with the whole, where the finite becomes Infinite, where the Uncreate becomes create, the Universal becomes individualized, the Invisible becomes visible. It is the point at which life appears and there is no limit to the amount of life an individual may generate from this Solar centre.
11. This centre of energy is Omnipotent because it is the point of contact with all life and all intelligence. It can therefore accomplish whatever it is directed to accomplish, and herein lies the power of the conscious mind; the subconscious can and will carry out such plans and ideas as may be suggested to it by the conscious mind.
12. Conscious thought, then, is master of this sun centre from which the life and energy of the entire body flows and the quality of the thought which we entertain determines the quality of the thought which this sun will radiate, and the character of the thought which our conscious mind entertains will determine the character of the thought which this sun will radiate, and the nature of the thought which our conscious mind entertains will determine the nature of thought which this sun will radiate, and consequently will determine the nature of the experience which will result.
13. It is evident, therefore, that all we have to do is let our light shine; the more energy we can radiate, the more rapidly shall we be enabled to transmute undesirable conditions into sources of pleasure and profit. The important question, then, is how to let this light shine; how to generate this energy.
14. Non-resistant thought expands the Solar Plexus; resistant thought contracts it. Pleasant thought expands it; unpleasant thought contracts it. Thoughts of courage, power, confidence and hope all produce a corresponding state, but the one arch enemy of the Solar Plexus which must be absolutely destroyed before there is any possibility of letting any light shine is fear. This enemy must be completely destroyed; he must be eliminated; he must be expelled forever; he is the cloud which hides the sun; which causes a perpetual gloom.
15. It is this personal devil which makes men fear the past, the present and the future; fear themselves, their friends and their enemies; fear everything and everybody. When fear is effectually and completely destroyed, your light will shine, the clouds will disperse and you will have found the source of power, energy and life.
16. When you find that you are really one with the Infinite power, and when you can consciously realize this power by a practical demonstration of your ability to overcome any adverse condition by the power of your thought, you will have nothing to fear; fear will have been destroyed and you will have come into possession of your birthright.
17. It is our attitude of mind toward life which determines the experiences with which we are to meet; if we expect nothing, we shall have nothing; if we demand much, we shall receive the greater portion. The world is harsh only as we fail to assert ourselves. The criticism of the world is bitter only to those who cannot compel room for their ideas.It is fear of this criticism that causes many ideas to fail to see the light of day.
18. But the man who knows that he has a Solar Plexus will not fear criticism or anything else; he will be too busy radiating courage, confidence, and power; he will anticipate success by his mental attitude; he will pound barriers to pieces, and leap over the chasm of doubt and hesitation which fear places in his path.
19. A knowledge of our ability to consciously radiate health, strength and harmony will bring us into a realization that there is nothing to fear because we are in touch with Infinite Strength.
20. This knowledge can be gained only by making practical application of this information. We learn by doing; through practice the athlete comes powerful.
21. As the following statement is of considerable importance, I will put it in several ways, so that you cannot fail to get the full significance of it. If you are religiously inclined, I would say, you can let your light shine. If your mind has a bias toward physical science, I would say you can wake the Solar Plexus; or, if you prefer the strictly scientific interpretation, I will say that you can impress your subconscious mind.
22. I have already told you what the result of this impression will be. It is the method in which you are now interested. You have already learned that the subconscious is intelligent and that it is creative, and responsive to the will of the conscious mind. What, then, is the most natural way of making the desired impression? Mentally concentrate on the object of your desire; when you are concentrating you are impressing the subconscious.
23. This is not the only way, but it is a simple and effective way, and the most direct way, and consequently the way in which the best results are secured. It is the method which is producing such extraordinary results that many think that miracles are being accomplished.
24. It is the method by which every great inventor, every great financier, every great statesman has been enabled to convert the subtle and invisible force of desire, faith and confidence into actual, tangible, concrete facts in the objective world.
25. The subconscious mind is a part of the Universal mind. The Universal is the creative principle of the Universe, a part must be the same in kind and quality as the whole. This means that this creative power is absolutely unlimited; it is not bound by precedent of any kind, and consequently has no prior existing pattern by which to apply its constructive principle.
26. We have found that the subconscious mind is responsive to our conscious will, which means that the unlimited creative power of the Universal Mind is within control of the conscious mind of the individual.
27. When making a practical application of this principle, in accordance with the exercises given in the subsequent lessons, it is well to remember that it is not necessary to outline the method by which the subconscious will produce the results you desire. The finite cannot inform the Infinite. You are simply to say what you desire, not how you are to obtain it.
28. You are the channel by which the undifferentiated is being differentiated, and this differentiation is being accomplished by appropriation. It only requires recognition to set causes in motion which will bring about results in accordance with your desire, and this is accomplished because the Universal can act only through the individual, and the individual can act only through the Universal; they are one.
29. For your exercise this week, I will ask you to go one step further. I want you to not only be perfectly still, and inhibit all thought as far as possible, but relax, let go, let the muscles take their normal condition; this will remove all pressure from the nerves, and eliminate that tension which so frequently produces physical exhaustion.
30. Physical relaxation is a voluntary exercise of the will and the exercise will be found to be of great value, as it enables the blood to circulate freely to and from the brain and body.
31. Tensions leads to mental unrest and abnormal mental activity of the mind; it produces worry, care, fear and anxiety. Relaxation is therefore an absolute necessity in order to allow the mental faculties to exercise the greatest freedom.
32. Make this exercise as thorough and complete as possible, mentally determine that you will relax every muscle and nerve, until you feel quiet and restful and at peace with yourself and the world.
33. The Solar Plexus will then be ready to function and you will be surprised at the result.
你已經知道人是能作用於宇宙的，這種作用和反作用的結果就是因與果的關系。所以，思想就是因，而你在生活中所遭遇的一切經歷，都是果。
既然這樣，就不要再為過去或現今的一切境遇有絲毫的抱怨了吧，因為一切取決於你自己，取決於你能不能把環境塑造成你所希望的樣子。
努力開發精神能源吧，讓它們在現實中實，它們會聽命於你，一切真實的、長久的能力，都由此而來。
堅持這一嘗試，直到你看到這樣的事實──只要你了解了你的潛能，堅定不移地朝著目標努力，你在生命的旅途中任何的努力都不會失敗，因為精神力量隨時隨地都準備向堅定的意願伸出援手，幫助你把想法和渴望變為明確的行動、事件和條件。 剛一開始，生命中的一切功能及行動，還只是顯意識的結果。但習慣漸成自然，那些起支配作用的念頭漸漸浸入了潛意識的領域，然而它們仍然是充滿智慧的。我們需要把它們變成自發的意識，或者說潛識，這樣就可以把我們的自我意識解放出來，關註其他。在新一輪的回合中，這些新的行動又漸漸變成了自然的習慣，繼而成為潛意識，這樣，我們的心智就可以再度從這一細節中解放出來，進一步投入到其他的行動中。
當你實現了這些，你就找到了力量的源泉，它將使你能夠得心應手地應對生活中產生的各種境遇。
1. 顯意識和潛意識的必要互動在神經系統中也有相應的反應。特羅沃德法官司指出了影響這種交互作用的良方。他說：大腦──脊椎系統是顯意識發生的器官，交感神經系統是潛意識發生的器官。大腦──脊椎系統是我們通過感官接收意識傳輸的渠道，並控制著全身的動作。大腦──脊椎系統的中樞在腦部。
2. 交感神經系統也有一個中樞，它是一個神經節叢，在胃的後部，名叫太陽神經叢，是精神行為的渠道，而正是這種精神行為，在潛意識中支撐著身體的生命機能。
3. 上述兩種系統之間的連接，是通過“迷走神經”建立起來的，迷走神經從腦部延伸出來，作為大腦──脊椎系統的一部分，延伸到胸腔，其分支分布在心臟和肺部，最終穿過橫膈膜，脫去表層組織，與交感神經交結起來，這就構成了兩個系統的聯結，使人成為一個物質上的“單一實體”。
4. 我們知道，每一種想法都是通過大腦接收的，大腦是顯意識的器官；它聽命於我們的推理能力。當客觀想法被認為是正確的，就會被傳遞到太陽叢，或是主觀意識當中，成為我們生命的一部分，然後再作為事實傳遞給外界。當到達主觀意識之後，這些想法就對推理論辯產生了免疫力，不再受其影響。所以，潛意識不能進行推理，它只是執行。它會把客觀想法的結論全盤接受。
5. 太陽叢被比作身體的太陽，因為它是分發能量的中樞機構，負責把全身不斷產生的能量傳遞出去。這種能量是非常真實的能量，這顆太陽也是非常真實的太陽。它所傳出的能量被真實的神經運送到身體的各個部位，並在環繞身體的大氣中散播開來。
6. 如果這種輻射足夠強大，這個人身上就會有很強的吸引力，人們就會說他身上充滿人格魅力。這樣的人會向周圍的人群揮發良好的能量。他的出現，本身就會給那些與他接觸的人帶來安慰，平息他們精神的風暴。
7. 當太陽叢表現活躍，輻射出生命力的時候，全身各部分的能量就都處於激發狀態，這種激發的能量會傳遞給與他接觸的每一個人。它會產生令人愉悅的感覺，體現著生命充滿健康的活力，使每一個接觸他的人都會有非常美好的感覺。
8. 如果這種輻射受到了幹擾，感覺就不是美好而是憎惡，通往身體各個部位的生命和能量也就會中止，這就是人類種族之間出現各種弊病、精神和肉體上及環境中受到各樣困擾的原因之所在。
9. 人的肉體上出現困擾，是因為身體無法把充足的能量傳遞出去，並激發身體的各個部位。精神上的困擾是由於顯意識依賴於潛意識提供思維能量；而環境上的困擾則是因為潛意識和宇宙精神的聯系被破壞了。
10. 因為，太陽叢是部分和整體的交匯點，在這裏，有限轉化為無限，寂滅轉化為創造，宇宙轉化為個體，無形轉化為可見。太陽叢是生命顯現的交點，生命的數量是無限的，個體可以從這個太陽的中心孕育出來。
11. 這個能量的中心是無所不能的，因為它是全部生命和全部智慧的匯合點。它因此能夠完成一切所當完成的，這裏潛伏著顯意識的能量；潛意識能夠並且必將執行顯意識交付給它的一切計劃和使命。
12. 顯意識是思想，是這個太陽中樞的操控者。整個機體的生命和能量，都是從這個太陽中心湧流而出的。而我們所抱持的想法，其質量決定著由這個太陽輻射出來的思維的質量。我們的顯意識所抱持的想法，其品格決定著這個太陽輻射出的思維的品格，其特性決定著這個太陽輻射出的思維的特性，從而決定著將導致最終結果的人生際遇的特性。
13. 所以，很顯然，我們所要做的一切，就是讓我們內心的光亮照耀八方。我們能夠輻射出的能量越多，我們就會以越快的速度把令人不快的境遇改造成令人快樂、受益的源泉。接下來，重要的問題是，如何使內心的發光體閃耀出光芒，如何產生這種能量？
14. 事實證明，不抵抗的思想會使太陽叢不斷擴張，抵抗的思想會使這顆太陽黯然失色。愉悅的念頭能擴展太陽叢，煩惡的念頭也會削減它的光芒。想想勇氣、才能、信心、希望，這些都會產生相應的狀態。而太陽叢最主要的敵人就是恐懼──我們必須徹底摧毀這個敵人，才能讓太陽的光芒輝耀萬方。要徹底打垮、消滅這個敵人，把它驅逐出境、直到永遠。這個敵人是遮蔽太陽的陰霾，它令太陽的光芒永久失色。
15. 正是這個實在的惡魔，讓人恐懼過去、恐懼現在、恐懼將來；讓人恐懼自己、恐懼朋友、也恐懼仇敵；恐懼每一件事和每一個人。當恐懼被全然有效地清除，你的太陽就會閃光，陰霾將會消散，你就能找到力量、活力和生命的源頭。
16. 當你發現自己真的擁有了無限的力量時，當你通過實踐證明了自己足以憑借思想的力量戰勝任何的不利因素，從而自覺地認識到這咱力量的時候，你就沒什麽可恐懼的了。到那時，恐懼將全然消退，你就享有了你與生俱來的權利。
17. 正是我們頭腦中對待生活的態度，決定著我們的生活境遇。如果我們一無所望，我們就將一無所有；如果我們冀望頗多，我們將得到更多。只有當我們不敢堅持自己的權利的時候，世界才會變得苛刻。只有對那些不能為自己的思想爭求容身之地的人，世界對他的發難才會冷酷無情。正是由於畏懼這種發難，才使得許多思想深埋在黑暗之中，不見天日。
18. 但那些知道自己擁有一顆太陽的人，將無懼這種責難或其他任何別的東西；他們太忙於向外界輻射自己的勇氣、信心和力量了；他們的心態期許著他們的成功；他們將把障礙砸得粉碎，並跨越恐懼擺放在他們前進道路上的懷疑和猶豫的鴻溝。
19. 一旦認識到自己有能力自覺地向外界輻射健康、力量與和諧，我們也就認識到：沒有什麽可畏懼的，因為無限的力量與我們同在。
20. 只有通過把這一知識付諸實際應用，才能獲得這樣的認識。我們是通過“做”來學習的，運動員也是通過實踐才變得健壯在力。
21. 由於以下的論述至關重要，我將用不同的方式去表達，這樣你們就不至於忽視它的意義。如果你有宗教傾向，我要告訴你，你可以讓你的太陽發光；如果你對物質科學情有獨鐘，我要說，你可以喚醒你的太陽叢；或者，如果你更偏愛嚴格的科學闡釋，我要告訴你，你可以讓你的潛意識發揮功效。
22. 我已經告訴過你，潛意識發揮結果如何。你現在感興趣的是途徑所在。你已經認識到，潛意識是充滿智慧和創造力的，它們會對顯意識和意願做出有力的回應。那麽，要想讓你的潛意識發揮出你所想要的功效最簡單的方法又是什麽呢？那就是：在內心裏關註你所向往的目標；當你真的集中內心的關註點，你就已經開始運用潛意識了。
23. 這不是惟一的方法，但卻是一個簡單有效的方法，是最直截了當的方法，因而也是能夠獲得最佳效果的方法。這種方法所產生的效果是如此非凡，以至於許多人甚至認為：奇跡就是這樣實現的。
24. 每一位偉大的發明家、金融家、企業家和政治家都是憑借這種方法，才得以把那些微妙而不可見的渴望、信心和信念的力量，轉化為客觀世界中實際、有形、具體的事實。
25. 潛意識是宇宙精神的一部分。宇宙精神是整個宇宙的創造原理。作為宇宙精神的部分，潛意識和宇宙精神的整體是相合、統一的。這意味著創造性能量是絕對無限的，它不受任何先例的約束，因而也就沒有可以應用其建設性原理的先在範式。
26. 我們知道，潛意識會對我們的顯意識意願做出響應，這意味著宇宙精神無限的創造性能量在人類個體的顯意識的掌控之中。
27. 在接下來的課程中，我們會把這一準則付諸實踐。此時我們最好記住，不必忙著概括潛意識藉以實現你所想要結果的方法。無限的能力無需有限的能力告知它如何去做。你只需要簡簡單單地說出你所想要的，而不是你想如何去實現它。
28. 你是宇宙的渠道，混沌一片的宇宙在你身上得以分化，這種分化是通過占有來實現的。你只需要為你想要的結果加上“因”的動力，就可以揚鞭驅馳了。這一結果，宇宙只能通過個體來實現，而個體也只能通過宇宙來實現──二者是合而為一的。
29. 在本周的練習中，我要讓你更進一步。我希望你不僅能夠完全地靜默下來，盡最大可能勒住思想的韁繩，而且要放松下來，讓肌肉保持正常的狀態。這將從精神當中驅逐出一切的壓力，消弭那些將會導致肉體勞頓的緊張狀態。
30. 身體的放松是一個意誌自主的練習，這個練習將對你大有裨益，因為它能令血液在身體中暢通無阻地運行。
31. 緊張會導致精神活動的反常變化和動蕩不安；它產生憂慮、牽掛、恐懼和焦急。因此放松是絕對必要的，它可以使精神功能遊刃有余地進行。
32. 你要盡可能完全徹底地進行這一練習，從精神上做出決定：放松你的每一塊肌肉和每一條神經，直到你感到寧靜從容，與自身和世界相和諧為止。
33. 此後，太陽叢就要開始運作了，其結果將會讓你稱奇不已。
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