查爾斯·漢尼爾/Charles F.Haanel
There are only three things which can possibly be desired in the"wo rld without"and each of them can be found in the"world within".The s ecret of finding them is simply to apply the proper "mechanism" of att achment to the omnipotent power to which each individual has access.
The three things which all mankind desires and which are necessary f or his highest expression and complete development are Health,Wealth an d Love.All will admit that health is absolutely essential;no one can b e happy if the physical body is in pain.All will not so readily admit t hat Wealth is necessary,but all must admit that a sufficient supply at least is necessary,and what would be considered sufficient for one,wou ld be considered absolute and painful lack for another;and as Nature p rovides not only enough but abundantly,wastefully,lavishly,we realize that any lack or limitation is only the limitation which has been made b y an artificial method of distribution.All will probably admit that Lov e is the third,or maybe some will say the first essential necessary to the happiness of mankind;at any rate,those who possess all three,Hea lth,Wealth,and Love,find nothing else which can be added to their cup of happiness.
We have found that the Universal substance is"All Health","All Su bstance" and "All Love" and that the mechanism of attachment whereby we can consciously connect with this Infinite supply is in our method of thinking.To think correctly is therefore to enter into the"Secret Plac e of the Most High".
What shall we think?If we know this we shall have found the proper mechanism of attachment which will relate us to "Whatsoever things we d esire".This mechanism may seem very simple when I give it to you,but read on;you will find that it is in reality the "Master Key",the "A laddin's tamp",if you please;you will find that it is the foundation,the imperative condition,the absolute law of well-doing,which means,well-being.
To think correctly,accurately,we must know the"Truth".The truth then is the underlying principle in every busin ess or social relation.It is a condition precedent to every right actio n.It is the only solid ground in a world of doubt,conflict and danger.
How then are we to know the truth in order to attach this mechanism which will relate us to the Infinite?
We can make no mistake about this if we realize that truth is the vi tal principle of the Universal Mind and is Omnipresent.For instance,if you require health,a realization of the fact that the "I" in you is s piritual and that all spirit is one;that wherever a part is the whole must be,will bring about a condition of health,because every cell in th e body must manifest the truth as you see it.If you see sickness,they will manifest sickness;if you see perfection they must manifest perfect ion.The affirmation,"I am whole,perfect,strong,powerful,loving,ha rmonious and happy",will bring about harmonious conditions.The reason for this is because the affirmation is in strict accordance with the tru th,and when truth appears every form of error or discord must necessari ly disappear.He who has learned to bring the greatest spiritual truths into touch with the so-called lesser things of life has discovered the s ecret of the solution of his problem.
One is always quickened,made more thoughtful,by his nearness of ap proach to great ideas,great events,great natural objects,and great me n.Lincoln is said to have begotten in all who came near him the feeling awakened when one approaches a mountain.
It is sometimes an inspiration to hear from someone who has actually put these principles to the test,someone who has demonstrated them in t heir own life.A letter from Frederick Andrews offers the following insi ght:
"I was about thirteen years old when Dr.T.W.Marsee,since passe d over,said to my mother:‘There is no possible chance,Mrs.Andrews.I lost my little boy the same way,after doing everything for him that i t was possible to do.I have made a special study of these cases,and I know there is no possible chance for him to get well.’"
"She turned to him and said:‘Doctor,what would you do if he were your boy?’and he answered,‘I would fight,fight,as long as there is a breath of life to fight for.’"
"That was the beginning of a long drawn-out battle,with many ups a nd downs,the doctors all agreeing that there was no chance for a cure,though they encouraged and cheered us the best they could."
"But at last the victory came,and I have grown from a little,croo ked,twisted,cripple,going about on my hands and knees,to a strong,s traight,well formed man."
Now,I know you want the formula,and will give it to you as briefly and quickly as I can.
I built up an affirmation for myself,taking the qualities I most ne eded,and affirming for myself over and over again,"I am whole,perfect,strong,powerful,loving,harmonious and happy." I kept up this affir mation,always the same,never varying,till I could wake up in the nigh t and find myself repeating,"I am whole,perfect,strong,powerful,lov ing,harmonious and happy." It was the last thing on my lips at night a nd the first thing in the morning.
或許在“外部世界”中隻有三件事是人們最渴望的，在“內心世界”，我們也可以找到它們的身影。而找到它們的秘訣就是，隻需使用能讓每個人都獲得無窮力量的正確“途徑”。
這三件事不僅是所有人都渴望的，也是人們最高表現和全麵發展所必需的。它們就是健康、財富和愛。所有的人都承認健康是必需的，如果身體疼痛不適，誰還會覺得快樂？並非所有人都樂於承認財富是必不可少的，但不得不承認的是，至少要擁有足夠的供給。如果一個人的需求無法得到滿足，那他便會感到痛苦；正如大自然為我們提供的資源不僅僅是足夠的，而且是極其豐富的，我們意識到所謂的缺乏和限製不過是人為的分配方式所造成的。大概每個人都會承認把愛排在第三位，但或許也會有人說愛是人類幸福最基本的需求；不管怎樣，那些同時擁有健康、財富和愛的人，會發現他們幸福的杯盞已容不下更多。
我們發現，宇宙的宗旨就是“全部的健康”、“全部的財富”和“全部的愛”，而我們能夠有意識與這種無限供給相連接的有效途徑，就存在於我們的思維方式中。正確的思考，就能進入這“最高境界的秘密之地”。
什麽才是我們應該思考的？如果知道了這一點，就相當於發現了聯係我們與“我們渴望的一切事物”的正確途徑。當我告訴你這個途徑時，你會覺得它似乎很簡單，然而請繼續讀下去，你會發現它就像現實中的“萬能鑰匙”、“阿拉丁神燈”，如果你願意的話，你會發現它是幸福安康的基礎、必要條件以及絕對的準則。
隻有了解“真實”，我們才能恰當、正確地思考。此處的真實指的是在所有事務和社交聯係中的潛在規則。它是每一項正確行為的先決條件，是充滿懷疑、鬥爭和危險的世界中唯一的堅實之地。
既然如此，為了掌握與無限資源之間的連接途徑，我們應如何了解這種真實呢？
倘若我們認識到真實就是普遍思想的必要原則，是無處不在的，那我們對它的了解便毫無差錯。舉例來說，如果你需要健康，就應該明白這樣的事實：你的“自我”是精神上的，而且所有的精神皆為一體；無論在任何情況下，部分都與整體共存，這將會使你處於健康的狀態。因為當你了解這一事實時，身體內的每一個細胞都必須把它表現出來。如果你看到的是疾病，它們就會顯現為疾病；如果你看到完美，它們必然會顯現出完美。“我完整、完美、堅強、強大、充滿愛心、和諧並快樂”，這樣肯定的說法會讓你的狀態趨於和諧。原因就是，這樣的肯定與真實保持嚴格的一致，當真實出現，任何形式的錯誤與不和諧都必將煙消雲散。如果一個人學會將這些偉大的精神原理與所謂的生活瑣事相聯係，那他就已發現了解決自身問題的秘訣。
當一個人接近偉大的思想、偉大的事件、偉大的目標以及偉大的人時，總能受到鼓舞，思想也會更為深刻。很多人都說，當他們走近林肯，總會有一種麵臨高山的感覺。
確實有人已經將真實付諸行動，也有人在自己的生活中證實了它們。偶爾聽說這些，也是一種鼓舞。下麵是來自弗雷德裏克·安德魯斯的一封信，信中是這樣說的：
“我大約十三歲時，現已過世的瑪西先生曾對我母親說：‘安德魯斯夫人，恐怕沒有治愈的機會。我的小兒子也得過同樣的病，任何可能的努力我都試過了，但最終還是失去了他。對於這些病例，我做過專門的研究，因此我明白幾乎沒有治愈的可能。’”
“母親轉向他，說：‘醫生，假如他是你的孩子，你會怎樣？’他回答說：‘隻要有一線希望，我都會努力堅持下去，決不放手。’”
“那隻是一場持久戰役的開始，前方的道路充滿了曲折與坎坷。雖然醫生們一直盡最大的努力鼓舞激勵著我們，但他們依然認為沒有治愈的可能。”
“然而我們最終迎來了勝利，曾經那個瘦小病弱、手與膝蓋飽受病痛的我，如今已經長成一個強壯、挺直、健康的大男人了。”
現在，我明白你很想知道這個秘訣，我會盡可能簡潔、快速地告訴你。
我為自己製訂了一句口號，其中包含了我最需要的品質，然後一遍遍肯定地告訴自己：“我是完整的、完美的、強壯的、偉大的、富有愛心的、和諧並快樂的。”我堅持著這一口號，從未改變過，甚至夜裏醒來我也會發現自己在重複著這句話：“我是完整的、完美的、強壯的、偉大的、富有愛心的、和諧並快樂的。”這已經成為我每天睡覺之前和早晨起床之後必做的功課。
1.____will probably admit that Love is the third,or maybe som e will____the first essential necessary to the happiness____m ankind;at any rate,those____who possess all three,Health,Wealth,and Love,find nothing____which can be added to their____of h appiness.
2.One is____quickened,made more thoughtful,____his near ness of approach to great ideas,great events,great natural____,and great men.Lincoln is____to have begotten in all who came____him the feeling awakened____one approaches a mountain.
1.所有的人都承認健康是必需的，如果身體疼痛不適，誰還會覺得快樂？
2.當一個人接近偉大的思想、偉大的事件、偉大的目標以及偉大的人時，總能受到鼓舞，思想也會更為深刻。
3.隻要有一線希望，我都會努力堅持下去，決不放手。