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... inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe
atom!
Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe
infinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron?
Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely
smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole
inspace!
Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite
ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich
allthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe
infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta
billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars
andinfinitelylargesunsthousandsof
millionsofmillionsofmilesapart.
Thereisnodensityofmattertohinderthemanifestationofyourideals
anddesires.Sinceyou,youridealsand
desiresareofGod,andsincethecellsofyourbodyandalsothe
substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut
theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis
substance-theonlysubstancethatexists
-canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space
substance,whichmakesmatterseemtobe
dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodiestoyouridealsandthus
makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.
WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVESTOYOURDESIRES
CHAPTER4
Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentofyouridealsand
desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As
densitywasfoundtobebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual
substanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhat
willsolidity turn outtobewhenyoucometoknowitasitis?
Ironseemstobeasolidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardness
resideinmatterorisitduetothespiritor
energyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormore
solidthanthemoleculesandatomsof
butter.Yet,itisdifficulttodriveanail into apieceofironand
easytodriveone into achunkofbutter.That
whichmakesitdifficulttodriveanail into ironisthedegreeof
attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It
isthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatomstoeach
other.Whenyoudriveanail into iron,what
youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattriestopreventthemolecules
beingpushedapart.Itiseasytoforce
apartthemoleculesofbuttertomakespaceforanail.Inthiscase
also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce
thatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.
... valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond
andapieceofcoalandgivespecial
valuetotheformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe
diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan
thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental
conceptionregardingthepurityofthe
diamondandnodesiretopossessitanduseitasdecoration,diamonds
wouldpossessnomorevaluethan
pebbles.
Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso
thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour
daysfromlessthan$200anacreto$1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhich I
write,issituatedineastern
Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It
waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas
farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestateto
twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage
in1919andthelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesiredtoobtain$200an
acreforitandfeltthat,iftheycould
sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave
happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland
isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle
lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom
PhiladelphiaandNewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000
ingeneralimprovementofthis
millionaires'colonyinadditiontothemoneyspentonindividual
estates.
Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage
wasnotlargeenoughforagreat
estateandthelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead
surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew
thelandthoughtitoughttobeworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths
wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews
wereanxioustorealizeontheirland;theywishedtogo into business,
andknowingme,theycalledonedayto
askforhelp. I idealizeditasfarmlandandsawitsuselessness.In
fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould
taketwoorthreeyearstobringitbacktonormalcondition.Then I
idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa
wealthyman.But I sawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.
Next, I idealizedtheentirecolonyof
millionairesaboutit; I idealizeditsnearnesstoNewYorkand
Philadelphia; I idealizedthepeopleinthecity
whodesiredhomes; I idealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere
manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans
whodesiredtolivenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina
communityofsuchpeople.
Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecametomymindtheidealofmaking
thislandalittleparkdivided into
fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephewsandmyselfdrewup
thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalueto
... Whenthedegreeofattractiveforceiscomparativelygreat,wesaythe
matterishardandsolid.Whenitis
smaller,wesaythematterisnothardandnotsosolid.Butitisnot
matteritselfthatissolidornotsolid.Intruth,
solidityisbutthespiritofmatter.Itisanothermanifestation-the
infiniteattractiveenergyfoundthroughoutthe
universe.ItisasinfiniteasGod.Matterisnotsolid!Thereisonly
onesolidthingintheuniverse-theinfinite
attractiveenergyofGodwhichholdsallthingstogether.Youridealsare
ofspirit.Ifyouwishtochangeanypart
ofyourbody,knowthatitisnomoresolidthantheheavens;knowthat
thatwhichmakesitappearsolidand
holdsthetinycentersofforcetogether,isbutinfiniteattractive
spirit;thatthisattractivespiritorenergyisof
Godandisinfinite.
Yoursoul-withitsmind,loveandlifeforces,isalsoofGod.Being
directofGod,madeinHisImage,youare
supreme.Beingsupreme,yoursoulcontrolsitsidealsandtheir
actualities.Donotdenyevil;thatwhichwecall
evilexists,butwhenyouknowitsrealnatureyoufinditisgood.The
solidity,whichyoufearedasanevil
hindrancetothemanifestationofyourdesiresandideals,isinfinite
attractivespirit,-theveryforcethatgives
yourdesiresthepowertoattractallthatisnecessarytomakethemcome
true.
WHATMOVEMENTINMATTERGIVESTOYOURBODYOFDESIRE
CHAPTER5
Idealsareofthesubstanceofspiritandspace;theyhavemotionand
life.Canthey,then,manifestinmatterifit
bemotionlessandlifeless?Thatwhichliveshasmotionofitselfand
withinitself;thatwhichhassuchmotionis
notdead.Allatomsarereservoirsoflimitlessenergy. I useradiumfor
illustrationonlybecauseyouhaveheard
ofitandknowit.Agrainofradiumisaverysmallparticle;itisless
thanonefour-hundredthofonelittleounce
ofmatter.Yet,duringeverysinglesecondoftime,agrainofradium
givesoff2,000impulsesofenergy.
Isthisenergyofthespirit?Ifitisofthespirit,itisenduring.
Man'sbodysustainedbytheenergyofthesoulmay
lastahundredyears.Howlongdoesatomicenergylast?Afteronefour-
hundredthpartofanounceofradium
hasgivenoff2,000impulsesofenergyeverysecondofeveryhourof
everydayfor1,700years,ithasusedup
butpartofitsenergyandhasenoughlefttocontinuetheprocessatthe
sameratefor1,700yearsmore,-andthen
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