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Book Title : Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life

Author : William Atkinson

Publisher : Bright Publisher

Publish Year : 2018

Number of Page : 136

Reading Period : February 7-11, 2019

Reasons to choose this book

Human has a very great force that not all of us know. Thought Force is really powerful for daily
life and career. As the teacher, we need to maximize our Thought Force so that we can develop
and grow our students to the maximum growth.

By Abu Yazid Busthami

English Language Teacher

The Nature of The Force

We are all influenced much more than we are aware by the thoughts of others. I do not
mean by their opinions but by their thoughts. A great writer on this subject very truly says:
“thoughts are things.” They are things, and most powerful things at that. Unless we
understand this fact, we are at the mercy of a mighty force, of whose nature we know
nothing, and whose very existence many of us deny. On the other hand, if we understand
the nature and laws governing this wonderful force, we can master it and render it our
instrument and assistant. Every thought created by us, weak or strong, good or bad, healthy
or unhealthy, sends out its vibratory waves, which affect, to a greater or lesser extent all
with whom we come in contact, or who may come within the radius of our thought
vibrations. Thought waves are like the ripples on a pond caused by the casting in of a
pebble, they move in constantly widening circles, radiating from a central point. Of course,
if an impulse projects the thought waves forcibly toward a certain object, its force will be
felt more strongly at that point.

Your thought attracts to it the corresponding thought of others and increases your stock of
that particular kind of thought. Think Fear thoughts, and you draw to yourself all the Fear
thought in that neighborhood. The harder you think it, the greater supply of undesirable
thought flocks to you. Think “I am Fearless,” and all the courageous thought force within
your radius will move towards you, and will aid you. Try it. That is, try the latter. Don’t
think Fear thought.

Fear and Hate are the parents of all the vile thoughts. Tear them out by the roots. They spoil
the whole garden and breed a host of other weeds, such as Worry, Doubt, Timidity, Lack of
Self Respect, Jealousy, Spite, Malice, Envy, Slander and Morbid Ideas. Open the blinds,
and let the pure sunshine of Bright, Cheerful and Happy thoughts pour in, and the microbes
of Doubt and Despair and Failure will leave, and seek more congenial quarters.

How The Thought Force can Aid you

Success in life depends very materially upon the possession of the quality of attracting and
influencing our fellow men. No matter what other qualities you may possess, you are handi-
capped by a lack of that subtle force which we are in the habit of calling Personal
Magnetism. Look around you and you will see that nearly every man who has “arrived “ is
possessed of the ability to attract, persuade, influence or control his fellows. They are all
what is known as “strong” men. There are a few exceptions to this great rule, and these
exceptions only go to prove the rule itself. These exceptions are usually found among men
who have demonstrated their success along the lines of art, scientific research, invention,
literary work, etc., and it will readily be seen that their success, from the very nature of
things, depends more upon a close, concentrated, plodding research or effort, rather than
upon push, energy, force and knowledge of human nature, or ability to handle men. These
men are successful in their own lines of endeavor, but, as a rule, the results of their labor
are reaped by others of more worldly turn of mind. If these burners of midnight oil meet
with financial success, it is because some more positive man has taken charge of the
business end of their work and pushed it through, in which case the said positive man
usually reaps the lion’s share.

Thought will aid you in the following manner:

1. By the use of your positive thought force in the direction of directly influencing men in
person, through the law of Suggestion. By this I mean that you will be able to interest
men in your schemes and plans, enlist their aid, secure their patron-age, and influence
them generally. This faculty, natural to some men, can be acquired by any man or
woman who has the will power and perseverance to develop it within them.
2. By the power of direct thought vibrations set in motion by your mind, which will exert
a powerful effect upon the minds of others, unless they understand the secret of
guarding against these forces and rendering themselves positive to others. An
understanding of this law will also enable you to present a positive mental attitude
toward the thought waves emanating from the minds of others.
3. By the power of the adductive qualities of thought, which works upon the theory “like
attracts like.” By holding certain thoughts constantly, in your mind, you attract to you
thoughts and influences of the like nature, from the great body of thought surrounding
us, unseen, but all powerful. This power is one of the strongest forces in nature, and if
properly used will attract assistance from the most unexpected quarters. “Thoughts are
Things,” and possess a wonderful power of attracting to themselves other thought
waves of the same vibratory pitch and quality.
4. By the power of thought in shaping your character and temperament to meet the
requirements of your organization. You lack certain qualities needful for your success.
You know it as well, if not better, than anyone else, but you have been deluded by a
belief that these shortcomings were a part of you and that “the leopard cannot change
his spots.” To you the study of the Law of Mental Control comes as a might ally, for
you can overcome these deficiencies, and can acquire new characteristics and qualities,
as well as learning how to strengthen those which you have already.

Direct Physic Influence

1. By direct suggestion through the voice, manner, appearance and eye. This includes
not only voluntary suggestions on our part, but also the suggestions made
involuntarily by every earnest man.
2. By thought waves directed to the other person by a voluntary effort of our mind.
3. By the adductive quality of thought, resulting from the process of controlled
thought. This force, once generated, operates involuntarily and constitutes the most
striking phase of what we call Personal Magnetism.

The Power of Eye

The eye is one of the most potent means of influencing others. It not only serves to hold the
attention of the person to whom you are talking, thereby rendering it easier to impress your
suggestions upon him; but it is also a power in itself, which when properly used is the
means of impressing your will upon another. It attracts, fascinates, and holds spellbound the
Active partner, and gives you a chance to talk with the easy-going brother. The eye of the
man, who has mastered the law of mental control, is a powerful weapon. It conveys the
strong mental vibrations direct to the mind of the other party, at short range. You have
heard of the power of the human eye over wild beast and savages, and many of you have
met with men who seemed to look clear through you and whose steady gaze was almost
unbearable.

The Volic Force

Many of us have been in the habit of thinking of the Ego - the “I” of ourselves - as merely
the physical body. This is the materialistic point of view. Others think of their “I” as a
mental creature having control of the body, and having his abode in the brain. This is
partially correct, but is only half the truth. Others realize that there is a “higher self” in the
man, and a few have recognized that “higher self,” and live in accord with its dictates. The
real Ego, or “I,” is as much higher than Mind, as Mind is higher than the body; and both
body and mind are subordinate to it. Both are its tools and are used for its work, when it
sees fit to use them. The real self is that which we feel when in times of reverie and
introspection, we think or say, “I AM.” All of us have felt this consciousness of the real
self, at certain times in our lives, but have failed to realize its full importance. Lay down
this book for a few moments, and, relaxing the muscles of your body and assuming a
passive state of mind, think quietly and calmly on the words “I AM,” and endeavor to
picture your real self, superior to both mind and body. If you have secured the proper state
of mind and body, you will perceive a glimmer of the presence of the real self within you.
Continue the practice. It will awaken in your mind a perception of the truth. Nothing can
injure or destroy the real self. The body and mind may pass away, but the “I AM” is
eternal, and impregnable to harm. It is powerful, and, when the mind has learned to adapt
itself to its influence, man becomes like another being, and acquire hither to unknown
powers.

Telepathic Volation

Every thought, whether voluntary or involuntary, causes thought waves or vibrations to be

There is a way to project thought vibrations toward another person, in a straight line, and
thereby attract his attention to you. This plan, compared to the ordinary plan of undirected
projection of thought waves, is as a rifle ball compared to a load of mustard seed shot. The
rifle ball is vastly superior, providing you aim straight.

The Adductive Quality of Thought

That great writer on the power of the mind - Prentice Mulford, has summed up much of his
philosophy in the statement: “Thoughts are Things.” In these words he gave expression to a
mighty truth, which, if fully apprehended by mankind, would revolutionize the world.
Thought is not only a dynamic force, it is a real thing, just as is any other material object.
Thought is merely a finer form of matter, or grosser form of spirit - you may call it either
with equal correctness. Matter is but a grosser form of mind, mind but a finer form of
matter. There is but one substance in nature, but that substance has many forms, ranging
from the most material (so-called) forms, to the highest form -Spirit.

When we think, we send out vibrations of a fine ethereal substance, which is as real as the
finer vapors or gasses, the liquids, the solids. We do not see thought - neither do we see the
finer vapors or gasses. We cannot smell or taste thought - neither do we smell or taste the
pure air. We can feel it however, as many can testify - which is more than we can say of the
powerful magnetic vibrations of a mighty magnet, which, whilst exerting a force sufficient
to attract toward it a piece of steel weighing a hundred pounds, is absolutely without effect
upon us. Its vibrations may pass through our bodies and exert its force on the steel, while
we may be unaware of its existence. Light and heat send out vibrations of a lower intensity
than those of thought, but the principle is the same. The evidence of the five senses is not
absolutely necessary to establish the existence of a material substance or force. The annuals
of science are full of proofs of this fact, Professor Elisha Gray, and eminent scientist, says
in his little book “The Miracles Of Nature.”