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3) Powers of the Mind
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Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life-think of it, dream of it,
live on that idea. Let the brain,muscles,nerves,every part of your body,
be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to
SUCCESS........... If we really want to be BLESSED, and make others BLESSED,
we must go DEEPER.
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All the great Prophets, Saints, and Seers of the World- what did they do?
In one span of life, they lived the whole life of humanity, traversed the 
whole length of time that it takes ordinary humanity to come to perfection.
In one life, they PERFECT themselves, they have no thought for anything else,
never live a moment for any other idea, and thus the way is shortened for them.
This is what is meant by CONCENTRATION, intensifying the power of assimilation
thus shortening the time.
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The more this power of concentration, the more knowledge is acquired, because
this is the one and only method of acquiring knowledge. Even the lowest
shoeblack, if he gives more concentration, will black shoes better, the cook
with concentration will cook a meal all the better.  In making money, or in 
worshipping God, or in doing anything, the stronger the POWER of CONCENTRATION,
the BETTER will that thing be done. This is the one call, the one knock, which
opens the gate of nature, and lets out the FLOOD OF LIGHT.
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No force can be created; it can only be DIRECTED.  Therefore, we must learn to
control the grand powers that are already in our hands, and by WILL POWER make
them SPIRITUAL, instead of merely animal.  Thus it is clearly seen that CHASTITY
is the cornerstone of all Morality and all Religion.
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Here is the second part of
3) Powers of the Mind:
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 Ninety percent of thought force is wasted by the ordinary human being, and
therefore he is constantly committing blunders; the TRAINED MAN or MIND never
makes a mistake.
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 What work do you expect from man of little hearts? Nothing in the world? You
must have an IRONWILL if you would cross the ocean. You must be STRONG enough to
pierce mountains.
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 Good and evil thoughts are each a potent power, and they fill the Universe. As
vibration continues, so thought remains in the form of thought until translated
into action. For example, force is latent in the mans arm until he strikes a
blow, when he translates it into activity.  If we make ourselves PURE and the
INSTRUMENTS of good thoughts, these will enter us.  The GOOD SOUL will not be
receptive to evil thoughts.
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 Whatever you do, DEVOTE your whole MIND, HEART, and SOUL to it. I once met a 
great sannyasin who cleansed his brass cooking utensils, making them shine like
gold, with as much care and attention as he bestowed on his worship and
meditation.
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 It is our own MENTAL ATTITUDE which makes the world what it is for us. Our 
thoughts make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly.  The whole world
is in our OWN MINDS. LEARN TO SEE THINGS IN THE PROPER LIGHT.
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Jaishankar