Above life’s turmoil
By James Allen
– You can transform everything around you if you will transform yourself. – Every man thinks, acts, and lives in exact accordance to that which he believes. – He that criticizes and condemns believes in hatred towards others, not love. – Belief always proceeds action.
– Whatever you are in your secret thoughts, be it good or bad, you will eventually be in your deeds.
– You choose by your thoughts what you will entertain.
– No man is wise because of another but because he chooses that himself. No man is hindered or suffers because of another, he is hindered or suffers because of himself.
– The man that thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself, the same goes for love.
– If a man cannot govern his inner self, he will not be able to govern other areas. – It is by self-control that a man rises higher and higher.
– Let a man use self-discipline, and he will live better.
– Your greatest hindrances are your own passions and delusions.
– There are three things which a man must be content with:
- With whatever happens
- With his friendships and possessions
- With his thoughts
– There are three things which a man should not be content with: 1. With his opinions
- With his character
- With his spiritual condition
– Brotherhood cannot exist when we are self-seeking.
– There are four enemies destructive to brotherhood:
- Pride
- Self-love
- Hatred
- Condemnation
– There are four chief qualities of divine brotherhood:
- Humility
- Self-surrender
- Love
- Compassion
– Blessed is he who has no wrongs to remember, no injuries to forget, and whose pure heart no hateful thought about another can take root and flourish.