Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.
Ernest HolmesRead
The mind of man is continuously unfolding into a greater recognition of its real plan in the creative order of the Universe.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the evolving understanding of humanity's purpose within the universe's design.
Ernest Holmes expresses the idea that human consciousness is in a constant state of growth and development, leading to deeper insights about our role and purpose in the larger framework of existence. This ongoing unfolding process allows individuals to grasp the interconnectedness of life and their unique contributions to the creative order of the universe.
In practice
During a motivational speech on personal growth.
Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.
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Never limit your view of life by any past experience.
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You are to have implicit confidence in your own ability, knowing that it is the nature of thought to externalize itself in your health and affairs, knowing that you are the thinker.
Free yourself from the psychological structure of society, which is to free yourself from the essence of conflict.
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What happens is consciousness operates in mysterious ways. One of those ways is that the old paradigm suddenly starts to die.
Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
... when the struggle seems to be drifting definitely towards a world social democracy, there may still be very great delays and disappointments before it becomes an efficient and beneficent world system. Countless people ... will hate the New World Order and will die protesting against it. When we attempt to evaluate its promise, we have to bear in mind the distress of a generation or so of malcontents, many of them quite gallant and graceful-looking people.
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