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Summary: A great collection of inspirational reading
Review: Although I was familiar with As A Man Thinketh, I had not read other works by James Allen. This book has five of James Allen's works that all provide insight into living life as a positive, productive person.
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Summary: A great collection of inspirational reading
Review: Although I was familiar with As A Man Thinketh, I had not read other works by James Allen. This book has five of James Allen's works that all provide insight into living life as a positive, productive person.
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Summary: A course on how to live
Review: An inspiring book which I have read almost everyday since I bought it.Every page is filled with insight about the human spirit and will.As one poem goes "You will be what you will be, Let failure find its false content, In that poor word "enviroment" But spirit scorns it and is free. It masters time and conquers space, It cows that boastful trickster Chance And bids the tyrant Circumstance, Uncrown and fill a servants place. The human Will that force unseen, The offspring of a deathless Soul, Can hew a way to any goal, Though walls of granite intervene. Be patient in delay, But wait as one who understands, When spirit rises and commands, The gods are ready to obey"
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Summary: Simple and amazing
Review: I read this over a year ago and am doing my second annual reading now. This is one of the few books in my library that is actually worth reading a second time, and a third, and a fourth, well you get the idea. Deep thoughts to get you thinking about life, enjoy!
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Summary: James Allen's Contribution to "The Perennial Philosophy"
Review: James Allen (1864 - 1912) wrote around nineteen books during his lifetime and is most recognized for his New Thought classic "As a Man Thinketh" (AMT). It has been said that "Allen's work embodies the influence of Protestant liberalism on the one hand and of Buddhist thought on the other." The fundamental message in AMT is that humans are masters of their own destinies. One is either a wise master or a foolish one. One becomes a wise master by becoming conscious of one's innate mental power to influence one's circumstances in life and by utilizing it to maximize good. The additional four books that comprise "The Wisdom of James Allen" flesh out this idea and the influence of Buddhist thought is more obvious. Allen's belief in the law of karma (which he equates with "Eternal Justice," among other titles, and which some authors call "the law of attraction") underlies all of his books, and his embrace of the doctrine of rebirth (popularly known as reincarnation) is clear in some of them (e.g., The Mastery of Destiny, pg. 157). The orthodox Christian doctrines of heaven and hell as ultimate final destinies are rejected by Allen who reinterprets them as temporary states of mind that occur in THIS world as a result of human effort (see The Path to Prosperity, pg 134, and The Mastery of Destiny, pg. 160). According to Allen, "all suffering is of self" and "all suffering ends in Truth" (The Way of Peace, pg. 160). Also, "All evil is corrective and remedial, and is therefore not permanent. It is rooted in ignorance, ignorance of the true nature and relation of things, and so long as we remain in that state of ignorance, we remain subject to evil" (The Path to Prosperity, pg. 67). Because all evil is corrective, remedial and impermanent, Allen in effect embraces a type of universalism where ALL humans will eventually be "saved" through the evolutionary, educative process of rebirth. His idea of the ultimate "salvation" of each individual in the human race is best represented by the following quote: "As the smallest drop of water detached from the ocean contains all the qualities of the ocean, so each person, detached in consciousness from the Infinite, contains within themselves its likeness; and as the drop of water must, by the law of nature, ultimately find its way back to the ocean and lose itself in the silent depths, so must each person, by the unfailing law of our nature, at last return to our source, and lose ourself in the great ocean of the Infinite" (The Way of Peace, pg. 288). Even if one rejects some or all of Allen's Buddhistic beliefs (like I do), one can still learn much from him regarding self-discipline and character development as they relate to positive and negative circumstances in one's life. According to Allen, "...even those who refuse to believe in rebirth will find that even in this life men almost invariably reap what they sow..." (The Mastery of Destiny, pg. 161). Other "New Thought" type books I've read that, in various ways, complement Allen's works include the following: "The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn," "The Master Key System" by Charles Haanel, "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles, "Key to Yourself" by Venice Bloodworth, "In Tune With the Infinite" by Ralph Waldo Trine, "The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want" by Mike Hernacki, and "Practicing the Presence of God for Practical Purposes" by Anderson & Whitehouse. "Self and error are synonymous." - James Allen (The Way of Peace)
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Summary: James Allen compares with Shakespeare
Review: James Allen compares with Shakespeare and wrote very clearly and appealing for the common man. I first became acquainted with James Allen's "As A Man Thinketh", about 20 years ago. Until recently, I did not know he had written so extensively. It amazes me that one man knew so much and thought so clearly. I gather that he did his writing between 1902 and 1912, only 10 years. He died at age 48, in 1912. Thank you, Blue Dove Foundation, and Laurel Press, for promoting this man's thinking in his books. England not only gave us Shakespeare. They gave us James Allen. If Allen's writings were used in today's education establishments, the world would be much improved. His writings should be in every education establishment in every country of the world. The world lost a real treasure with his passing. Jim Kelly
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Summary: James Allen compares with Shakespeare
Review: James Allen compares with Shakespeare and wrote very clearly and appealing for the common man. I first became acquainted with James Allen's "As A Man Thinketh", about 20 years ago. Until recently, I did not know he had written so extensively. It amazes me that one man knew so much and thought so clearly. I gather that he did his writing between 1902 and 1912, only 10 years. He died at age 48, in 1912. Thank you, Blue Dove Foundation, and Laurel Press, for promoting this man's thinking in his books. England not only gave us Shakespeare. They gave us James Allen. If Allen's writings were used in today's education establishments, the world would be much improved. His writings should be in every education establishment in every country of the world. The world lost a real treasure with his passing. Jim Kelly
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Summary: This book can help you change your MIND !!!!!!!
Review: Our thoughts and perceptions are who we are. I have search for years for a book that would teach me , simply how to have the right frame of mind to deal with life---most of us don't really know how. I used some of the principals of this book this morning,I was feeling overwelmed and anxious,I was allowing circumstances to controll me instead of me controlling the circumstances, I decided to have a good day and I did.
I have spent a fortune on books ( my passion ) there are three
books I HIGHLY recommend (1) The Bible, (2) The Wisdom of James Allen, (3) Boundaries,(when to say yes and when to say no)
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Summary: This book can help you change your MIND !!!!!!!
Review: Our thoughts and perceptions are who we are. I have search for years for a book that would teach me , simply how to have the right frame of mind to deal with life---most of us don't really know how. I used some of the principals of this book this morning,I was feeling overwelmed and anxious,I was allowing circumstances to controll me instead of me controlling the circumstances, I decided to have a good day and I did.
I have spent a fortune on books ( my passion ) there are three
books I HIGHLY recommend (1) The Bible, (2) The Wisdom of James Allen, (3) Boundaries,(when to say yes and when to say no)
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Summary: It's all in the MIND
Review: This book is an omnibus of James Allen's five great classics. It includes, and begins with, his most popular book, "As a Man Thinketh." I damire James Allen's philosophy. It is a mixture of "The Gospel of Work," the idea of "Progess," Buddhist stocism, and Christian precept. Its main topic is human empowerment by mental disciple. I cannot argue with this intent and belivef. What would I bde like if I just focused my self a lttle more? I got this book on the reccomendation of several leaders wiothin my Christian denomination. I see why. He has Christ's (and Socrates's) encouraging voice that asserts truth witou being overbearing or hardening into a prideful dogma. I beluive that is why he endures: he speaks the truth in a peaceful voice. Many people belive he preaches Christianity, but Christinaity's central doctrine is the Atonement of Christ, and this doctrine is absolutely absent for Allen's writings. None theless, this is a good book. I have become a better person by reading and applying his doctrine. Besides, my computer is not specifically Christian, and Amazon.com is not a Christian company, but I would not trade these two things away for anything, even though they are not specifically Christian. I eagerly await reading vol 2 in this series!
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