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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.
... paperswerefullofthenewsystemandhowtogetfromonepointto
another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe
millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionspreviousto
theopening,althoughprobablynotone
inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain
-idealizedthenewroute,noridealized
themselvesgoingaboutthecityortoandfromworkonit.TheResultof
NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof
theopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother,
wentwheretheydidnotwishtogo,
evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.
Theconfusionandjammingofthemob
attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,and
manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana
millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor
weeks.Itwasnecessarytoclosethecrosstown
subwayforamonthtopreventaccidents-actuallytopreventpeople
killingthemselvesandeachother,
becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble,
injuryanddelaycouldhavebeen
preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad
spentbutfiveminutesprevioustoits
openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.
HowIIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe
routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.
ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-
Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy
hometomyoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe
descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;
idealizingeverybitofthejourneytomyofficedoor.NextIidealized
onetripafteranothertootherpartsofthe
city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.After
this,itwasimpossibletobeconfused;
impossibletomakeamistakeinusingthesubway.
Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew
consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling
onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive
minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit
ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew
route,ofwheretheywantedtogo,andof
howtogetthere.Iturnedmyideas into ideals.Idealizingtheprocess
ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe
re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan
visualizeit.Iput into itanelementofaction.I
keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways
essentialinattainingthatwhichyou
desire.
THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS
CHAPTER13
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Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact
ofperfectingthementalimageofall
factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmaking
itreal.
Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpicturesand
strongfeelingsofdesiretopossessthe
reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it
remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture
ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching
youridealtoactioncannotbeeffectively
accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.
Gotoanartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof
people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour
eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture
ofthepainting.Withcareandpractice
youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincreaseyourabilityto
re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha
painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill
amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,and
itdoesnotimpeltoaction.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe
visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced
marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental
picture-making into theidealizedprocess,
eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.
Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing
andaddsallotherelementstoit.
Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofour
senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization
comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut
ofallothersenses.Toattainthatwhich
wedesireitisnecessary,notonlytoseethevisualimage,buttoact.
Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;
bringitvisuallytoyourmind;re-see
itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage
action,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthem
doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe
activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,
hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother
elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis
sufficienttoshowyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationand
idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,
non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Being
non-active,itdoesnotimpelto
actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But
ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe
mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe
processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,
actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking
anyidealcometrue.
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