The Little Book of Practical Wisdom

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The Little Book of Practical Wisdom

Behold! the dawn arrives. Let it bring with it a hope that today may prove you true in all your work, so that when the night descends again, you can say that you have been faithful to your trust.

Blessed One—

Teach me—

I pray of Thee—

To learn how to love and respect your gracious self as I should.

Teach me to cast aside all narrow thoughts of my neighbours and friends.

Teach me—

I pray—

To deal lightly with my enemies that comfort may come to me through the purification of my thought of another.

Even should they sin deeply against me, let my motto ever be the perfect word—

Forgiveness.

Let me try my utmost to enter into the joy of others without the sting of jealousy entering into my heart—that wonderful organ, which gives rise to the lifeblood of all breathing creatures—the core of the physical body—just as my spirit is the core of my divinity within.

Faith, hope and charity go to make up the great and glorious existence of every plane. So, dear Father and Friend, knowing this as I do through your kind and loving teaching, I ask your blessing with the hope that my faith and charity unto others may become as godly as thine own. Amen!

Aspire to godliness by truthful living. It is the only way to succeed.

Thinking sincerely means to the mind what deep breathing means to the lungs.

Try to bear all burdens with a smiling face, for God knows just how much your back will bear; also, what your share is to be. 

He has a reason—

Remember!

Thinking of a beautiful future life will always bring happy results to a weary mind. Try it.

To love in the true sense of the word is to welcome God into your heart. 

Think often of your neighbour in a generous, kindly way. He may not respond, but God will, and bless you, for the kindly thought to a fellow creature. 

Pray sincerely and with love in your heart if you would have the Heavenly Father hear you. 

If you make a promise, keep it, for a broken promise—however slight—puts the gall of distrust into the heart of the offended. 

If you go through life trying to do as you would be done by, you may be done by others, but the reward from above will come in time—great enough to repair all damage done to you.

A thoughtful silence several times each day—if only for a few moments—will bring you nearer to your Maker, therefore, rest to the tired mind. Try it once at least.

Whenever you have cause to complain about your neighbour, figure in your own mind how much cause he has to complain about you. It will simplify matters greatly.

How to be true! How to be honest! Two great questions of the day and age.

The answer is simple—

Pray sincerely for help from God. He will teach you how to be both honest and true if you will give Him your full trust.

Be careful of the ingredients you use to make up your daily life.

Let all kindly thoughts flow through you in a tranquil manner. Abrupt thought has a tendency to jar, in place of soothing.

To keep your mind clean you must bathe it in refreshing thoughts. Inspect yourself—

Do you need a mental house cleaning?

Think of others, as kindly as you do of yourself, and there will be no doubt that you will recognise Charity whenever you meet her. 

May the God above bless you, and may you, in return, thank Him for the many gifts, which you have accepted of Him. 

God blesses all kindly thought, therefore, let yourself be blessed often if you would feel continual peace of mind.

The untroubled surface of the water is more soothing to gaze upon than a roughened and disturbed surface.

Is it not true likewise that a tranquil face, reflecting kindly thought, is infinitely more pleasing to gaze upon than a troubled or angry one?

Mental and physical beauty together make a wonderful combination. If you are not blessed with a perfect body and beautiful face, cultivate your mind to such an extent that all who gaze upon you will forget the imperfection in admiration for the Spirit, which shines forth from you.

Higher thought always has an uplifting influence on the mind.

The greatest and the simplest thought is sublime, for a thought of such extremes can only mean God.

Living according to God's commandments is a great achievement.

The stronger the faith, the easier the achievement. Try it. 

Do not try to outdo your neighbour in all that he does, for he may be trying the same thing at the same time as you.

Why not move in the same direction?

You would each proceed faster and with more friendly feelings toward one another. 

The help, which you receive above is free and beautiful. Therefore, pray sincerely that you may receive it in your time of need. 

A joyous nature is a thing for which to thank God most sincerely. 

Would that all might see and realise the good, which they may accomplish by a few kindly spoken words.

Fortitude, endurance and courage are three of the primary colours of life. Fortitude brings strength; endurance brings patience and courage develops truth. The great Trinity is ever-present.

In all walks of life, one may find both beautiful and unbeautiful things to attract the gaze.

Try hard to keep your gaze on the beautiful side of life.

It will repay you for the effort you may make.

If all who walk through life's journey were as possessed to do the right thing as many are to do wrong, this world would be a heavenly place.

Continued thoughts of kindness will rob the face of all sorts of disagreeable and telltale lines, which imperfect thoughts cause.

Think of the good you might do if you would make that thought an accomplishment.

Feverish thought is always a handicap to clear thinking.

 

Always think of some way to better yourself in God's eyes and do not be so anxious to look beautiful to those who have no power of observation for the beautiful.

Everything in nature strives to grow upward to the Light; why do so many human beings strive to bend and turn from it?

Must not all make the attempt to be as intelligent as the trees and the flowers?

All who welcome God into their hearts are fitting themselves for a glorious Future Life.

One and all are welcome to God's home if they come unto Him with Truth in their hearts, for He asks nothing more than that.

 

Each day think that you will try your best to improve in some way. However small it may appear, the effort will bring results of a gratifying nature to your mind.

Prayer is any sincere and truthful combination of words offered with kind intent either for oneself or another—a request, which God dearly loves to favour.

As seeds must be sown in the ground to bring forth a harvest of grain, so must seeds of Truth be sown within the mind that the harvest may be one of worthiness unto the Creator, for He alone is the judge of the quality of your Spirit.

To bear your burdens cheerfully, whether mental or physical, is a great accomplishment.

Would that more might profit by the thought, for it is a good one.

To hear the voice of conscience, you must make good use of your grey matter.

Do not let it mould through disuse.

If you were kind to all living creatures, as you should be, how beautiful all things would appear, for you would then know the true meaning of justice.

There are many who doubt the Truth even when it is perfectly apparent, yet who are ever ready to swallow with pleasure many a sensational falsehood.

Try to think ahead in a liberal manner, so that your mind may become infused with the desire for more perfection each day.

Try each day to sow some seed of kindness, so that when the spring advances, you will find many sprouts growing up about you to encourage you to sow a larger crop each year.

Fortunate for you that there are some staunch and trusty friends to be found for your spirit, otherwise you would wander about wasting precious time, for the spirit needs, and must have, the sustaining influence of friendship in all its loving-kindness.

If all creation of Earth, sea and air could be convinced that Truth is God, the Protector of All that has been created since the beginning of time, would some still continue to think themselves infallible?

It would seem that the thought of God, as the Supreme Being, should bring peace to everyone, that they have such a perfect leader to follow.

The unusual is often gazed upon with the utmost curiosity. Try to develop that same curiosity along lines of instructive thinking; it will add greatness of thought to your daily life.

Prepare yourself to meet your Maker in a sane, healthy frame of mind by living your life in truth and helpfulness to others.

There is nothing in heaven or upon earth, which makes a man so great, as truthful and simple living, so that he may have time to cultivate the thought of his God.

When you read a maxim, which you really feel may be of benefit to you, try to learn it by heart that it may be continually by you to help in time of need.

To all those so pressed for time that they are in a constant rush, let them remember that a bit of quiet thought each day will quiet the nerves and release the congested condition of their minds.

All those who favour right living, let them raise the right hand. All who favour wrongdoing, let them raise the left if they dare.

Who is able to count the result?

Your thoughts are numbered by the multitude.

Are the majority worthy to be made public?

Your acts are many also.

Do they do credit to your Maker? 

When you think of the dawn of day as beautiful, think how much more beautiful the dawn of eternal day will be, made so by your own efforts. Such a thought should inspire you to do your earthly best.

How great is God—how small is man.

Knowing this, should anyone dare take His name in vain?

Try to believe that it is as easy to do right as wrong.

Perhaps the thought may help to keep you from slipping down the Hill of Imperfection. 

Every kind thought strengthens you mentally. Try to bear that in mind. 

When success comes in quantity, try hard to realise that it means God has favoured you and you should accept it with modesty.

Many dumb animals may be numbered among our best and truest friends. Treat them as such. 

A faithful dog is a wonderful creature. He seems to know and feel the meaning of the kindly heart, as you wish many humans might. 

If you could only learn to appreciate the beauties about you as you should, you would be a great deal happier than you are.

The world goes round and round and time goes on and on. Are you killing time or are you trying to make it beautiful and instructive? 

Weave about yourself the armour of strength. It is made of all truthful material, costs but little, but is worth more than its weight in gold and precious stones.

To think a kindly thought, to do a noble deed, you must have faith and courage for the foundation.

Any labour, however menial, is worthy of admiration if done well and with truthful thought attending it. 

Have you ever stopped to consider what a wonderful thing language is? What a range of expression it allows you! Should you not endeavour to combine words in a lovely manner as possible, casting aside those words, which cannot be of benefit to you? 

To behold the Eternal Light, you must be truthful in all things. You are at liberty to make the effort. The result is the most wonderful thing possible to gain. You can prove the Truth of these words if you wish by clean living. 

Think often of the good you may do if you wish, in many ways, and make the thought an act.

Thinking deeply upon subjects of worth will clear away mental cobwebs as no other thing possibly can, for deep thought penetrates every corner of the mind. 

When you think that you have arrived at your destination, wherever or whatever it may be, glance behind to see what good and kindly acts you have accomplished along the way. 

Trying to be humble before goodness and justice is simple proof that you are willing to learn many things which you ought to know. 

When you think that others are unjust, be very careful that you do not develop the same fault within yourself. 

If you wish to succeed in your work, you must not count the minutes as hours nor the hours as minutes, just keep pegging away to win. 

Deal gently with all.

Harshness is no part of God's teaching.

If you would think of that fact more often you would improve your disposition. 

Whenever you are tired of what you are doing, why not rest a moment and think a few pleasant thoughts of a restful nature?

Some happy day, for instance, when you went fishing and caught all that you wanted.

Surely a thought of that kind should cheer you up. 

If you are ill, think of someone whom you may know that perhaps is blind, deaf or maimed for life, and be thankful to God that you are only one of the four. 

Each and every one of us should have some mission to perform. If you do not recognise yours, let someone of kindly intent help you to find it. 

Give, and God will bless you, for He gives freely at all times and makes no mention of it. 

Always think of yourself as a power to do good and you will be given the strength to live up to the thought and act upon it. 

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