That’s right, sit up straight and don’t move a muscle for at least fifteen minutes. The assignment? Don’t move for 15-30 minutes. It becomes actual power when we do something with it. This is where this book distinguishes itself from many others, which simply talk. He finishes the first chapter terrifically: by having the reader take some action (something which I think he does in each chapter). In other words, our thoughts literally bring about our surroundings and our experiences. Therefore, it follows, that being the watchman of the thoughts will give us the power to bring about the surroundings we desire. All thoughts are causes and the conditions of our lives are the effects of our thoughts. It is, he states, by controlling and directing our thoughts that we are able to bridge the subconscious and conscious worlds and open up a link of enormous strength and power. I can feel and understand it a little better. Yet, I can’t help but relate to Haanel’s explanation. Sound familiar? This same idea has been expressed before, many times. Each of us, and all of our thoughts and actions, are a manifestation of the universal mind. The universal mind (the same thing as the subconscious?) is what drives us to grow and develop. There is a universal mind, which he likens to a fountain and is the source of everything, and each individual person is an outlet, or a river, for this fountain. By controlling our thoughts we can learn to coordinate the conscious and subconscious mind, which is the great secret of life, Haanel says. Our conscious minds connect us to the outside world and our subconscious minds connect us to a world within of infinite potential and power. Harmony within means the ability to control our thoughts. Harmony within will produce harmony, optimism and affluence without. The world without is a reflection and result of the world within, which is governed by our minds. The first chapter essentially states that there are two worlds: the world within and the world without. Haanel was quite the wordsmith and succinctly sums up the nature of reality in a few short pages. Despite being a century old, it is very easy to comprehend. My first impression is that there is great value in The Master Key System and I am excited to continue. I started it on Saturday and read and re-read the first chapter each day (it is very short). But it is the words in the book itself which will keep me reading. I feel the book has some worthy names who have declared its value. Hill wrote a letter to Charles Haanel, giving credit to The Master Key System for much of his own success. I also found some interesting information about Napoleon Hill, the author of the mega-hit book Think and Grow Rich. This has helped the book to gain some popularity recently. Rhonda Byrne, the author/producer of The Secret cites The Master Key System as one of her main inspirations. You may be familiar with the film/book The Secret, which is centered on the idea of the Law of Attraction. Looking at the calendar, I thought it was pretty cool when I realized that I will complete the course exactly in the last week of this year (assuming I stay on track! □ ) I am going to follow this original intent. The Master Key System is about a hundred years old and was originally a weekly correspondence course: each chapter corresponds to one week. I was turned on to this book after visiting the James Allen Institute’s Road Map to a Greater Understanding (which is a thing of beauty itself). I have recently begun to read Charles Haanel’s The Master Key System ( free pdf download). We are here to grow, along with everything else. From what I can tell, it is the nature of life. Something within me compels me to constantly strive towards the impossible goal of perfection. Click here to read The Master Key System Final Review, Results & Summary
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