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Ernest Holmes's rational, lucid explanation of why our thoughts have power will instruct readers on how they can change their lives by changing their thinking. "The wisdom of God is within you, and you can use it to improve your life."
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Ernest Holmes's simple explanation of why our thoughts have power will show you how to change your life by changing your thinking. Would you like your dreams to come true? Whatever your personal desires are, you have the right to attain them-and you can. The ability to attain them is within you. It lies in your mind and the way you use it. Ernest Holmes shows you how in this classic work of inspiration. His succinct, yet timeless, observations will show you how to use the wisdom of God to improve your life. How to Change Your Life presents ideas on life and God essential to contemporary spiritual understanding; how science and spirituality have merged and what that means for you; and step-by-step instructions on how to use Science of Mind to improve your experience of life. These principles, along with the techniques for applying them, are thoroughly described in this book. If you are ready to positively jumpstart your life, this is the book that can help you do it. Learn how you can change your life for the better today!

Author Biography

Ernest Holmes (1887-1960) was the founder of the Science of Mind philosophy and movement. Ernest Holmes's teachings are based on both Eastern and Western traditions, and the empirical laws of science and metaphysics. Science of Mind is a spiritual philosophy that people throughout the world have come to know as a positive, supportive approach to life. These ancient truths have kept pace with and proven their relevancy in today's global village and its expanding technology and warp-speed changes. Author of The Science of Mind, the seminal book on his teachings, Holmes also founded the monthly periodical, Science of Mind magazine, which has been in continuous monthly publication since 1927.

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Ernest Holmes's rational, lucid explanation of why our thoughts have power will instruct readers on how they can change their lives by changing their thinking. "The wisdom of God is within you, and you can use it to improve your life." How to Change Your Life presents: ideas on life and God essential to contemporary spiritual understanding how science and spirituality have merged and what that means for you step-by-step instructions on how to use Science of Mind to improve your experience of life These principles, along with techniques for applying them, are thoroughly described in this book. If readers are ready to positively jumpstart their lives, this is the book that can help them do it.

Excerpt from Book

Chapter One Your Dreams Can Come True! Every human being thrills at the thought of having dreams come true! The idea means different things to different people. To you it may mean physical health: the ability to walk, run, play, to engage in activity. To me, it may mean abundance: money, a home, a car--opulence. To another, dreams may involve education, or the ability to get along with people. Whatever your personal desires may be--as long as they do not hurt yourself or someone else--you have a right to attain them . . . and you can. The ability to attain your goals--to control your experiences and have them result in happiness, prosperity and success--lies in your own mind and the way you use it. This means you control your own experience --you are really in charge of your affairs and the way they are to develop. Let us sum it up this way: My thought is in control of my experience, and I can direct my thinking. Read that again and then say it aloud. It is a most astounding statement and at first may even seem far-fetched. But because you are a thoughtful person with an open mind, ready to be shown what you may not at first understand--even what does not seem entirely believable--you will be willing to take that statement under consideration and hear the reasons for it. Certainly you do not have to believe it nor do you wish to until you have investigated it, heard the arguments in its favor, and observed whether or not it works for you after you have given it a fair trial. That is the way the intelligent mind approaches any new idea. It Has to Make Sense No one can force a new belief upon another; no one has the right to attempt to do so. Only when we have made the appropriate intellectual inquiries and investigations for ourselves can we honestly decide whether to accept or reject what is presented to us. We are not going to allow ourselves to be coerced into anything of which our own good judgment does not approve. However, we cannot bring our good judgment to bear upon anything in fullest measure until we have been fair in our efforts to understand it and then faithful in our attempts to test it, to see if it actually does work for us. If you were raised under Christian influences in the home and church, you will probably feel particularly sensitive about things that sound religious. You will be inclined to say, "I do not want anything to disturb my faith in God as an Overruling Providence and in Jesus as the Wayshower for men and women through his practical application of a loving, useful life and his triumphant conquest even over death itself." In response, the Science of Mind viewpoint suggests, "You are exactly right!" On the other hand, if you have lived apart from church activities and associations, or you have found them unfitted to your intellectual turn of mind and you want something on which you can base your thinking and faith, something that retains a clear concept of the orderly world of science in which natural law and order prevail, then we say, "That is a rational viewpoint and we believe you will find much that is of interest and value to you in the Science of Mind." Possibly, though, you may be just a busy man or woman who desires a wholesome, successful life and a sense of security. If you are going to give your attention to a new way of thinking, it will have to be something that makes sense and that you can apply in your everyday affairs, because you know it works! This is a realistic and reasonable attitude according to the Science of Mind viewpoint. Something for You So . . . if an understanding of God meets your daily needs in a world of practical affairs, you want it. If some system of reasoning conforms to your keenest intellectual understanding and scientific knowledge, it is of interest to you. If you can find something which, for you, satisfies the deep inner hunger that lies in the hearts of all people (whether they ever acknowledge that hunger or not), you are just as eager as anyone else to find satisfaction. You have practical daily needs that must be met, intellectual demands that seek rational fulfillment, and sincere spiritual longings that have to be fulfilled. This is true of all persons. You are no exception. Now that we have a foundation for mutual understanding and a willingness to look into an exciting new way of thinking, let us go back to our earlier statement, enlarge it, and give it more careful consideration: The ability to control my experiences and have them result in happiness, health, prosperity and success lies in my own mind and my use of it. How Can This be So? Physical science has proved that everything can be scientifically reduced to one ultimate invisible Essence, something which cannot be directly contacted by the physical senses. It is therefore only reasonable to say that originally everything must have come from that Essence. According to your own way of thinking, different names are given to It: Energy, Principle, Universal Intelligence, Universal Mind, Consciousness, Spirit, God. For our purpose it does not particularly matter which of these names we use. Let us call It Mind. This probably has the broadest meaning for most of us, without too many limiting ideas connected with it. Scientists show us that Energy--an aspect of Mind--is interchangeable with Substance, and is everywhere: within us, around us, filling all space to the limitless reaches of the universe. Everything we can see, touch, taste, smell or contact in any physical way, we are told, is but some aspect of this Universal Energy or Mind, which has been channeled into specific and tangible form so that our senses become aware of It. For instance, on a summer day, entirely invisible vapor arises from the ocean and soars high in the sky. By contacting a different air temperature it becomes a cloud. If colder air still further condenses it, it turns into raindrops which help fill a lake. In winter a further change takes place and instead of raindrops there are snowflakes. Winter also changes the water of the lake to ice. In every instance we have only that original vapor, though it has taken forms of which our senses are aware. Similarly, Universal Mind, though always basically the same, appears in many different forms. Mind is Everywhere Einstein''s famous equation, E=mc

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