PRIMARY INJUNCTION
Categories: Chapter I - The Twin-VersesBooks: Mastery of Self
Let your soul be saturated, with the sure conviction that fear is
an alien in the world-system of life, having no proper place nor
legitimate rights therein, and meanwhile resolutely set about the
task of cultivating in every possible way the permanent habit-
spirit of courageous living
This book was written for the sole purpose of suggesting definite
methods by which such courage-habit may
that our practical methods may be understood, it is now necessary
to analyze the subject of fear in its general outlines
It is important to remember that the warnings of reason, sometimes
called normal fears, may have actual causes outside the mind and
are rightly proportioned thereto and to possible consequences,
while real fear is due to causes not based in reality, or, if so
based, is permitted to agitate the mind in a way not warranted by
possible consequences viewed by a rational, well-balanced life
Our analysis, then, exhibits fear where reason ought to appear, in
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Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves);
Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves); and three are ministers of death ... Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness,
Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness, and who are emancipated through true knowledge, Mara, the tempter, never finds the way ... Old Age
How is there laughter, how is there joy, as this world is always burning? Do you not seek a light, ye who are surrounded by darkness? Look at this dressed-up lump, covered with wounds, joined together, sickly, full of many schemes, but which has... On Earnestness
Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already. Having understood this clearly, those who are advanced in earnestness de... On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand
On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand is the prized position; on occasions of mourning, the right hand The second in command of the army has his place on the left; the general commanding in chief has his on the right;--his place, that is, i... Or a misfortune coming from the king, or a fearful
Or a misfortune coming from the king, or a fearful accusation, or loss of relations, or destruction of treasures, ... Or fame or life, Which do
Or fame or life, Which do you hold more dear? Or life or wealth, To which would you adhere? Keep life and lose those other things; Keep them and lose your life:--which brings Sorrow and pain more near? ... Or lightning-fire will burn his houses; and when his body
Or lightning-fire will burn his houses; and when his body is destroyed, the fool will go to hell ... PHYSICAL TONE
It would seem almost unnecessary to suggest the ordinary regimes for health of body Nevertheless, I shall refer to these regimes because, first, their importance cannot be overestimated, and secondly because they involve certain laws of laws in r... PHYSICAL TONE
"In the healthy body every cell is polarized in subjection to the Central Will Perfect health, therefore, is orderly obedience, government and harmony Every cell is a living entity, whether of vegetable or animal potency, and wherever disease is,... Pleasant in the world is the state of a mother,
Pleasant in the world is the state of a mother, pleasant the state of a father, pleasant the state of a Samana, pleasant the state of a Brahmana ... Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a
Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a faith firmly rooted; pleasant is attainment of intelligence, pleasant is avoiding of sins Thirst ... Pleasure
He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give himself to meditation, forgetting the real aim of life and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation. Let no man ever cling to what is pleasant, or to what... Pleasures destroy the foolish, if they look not for the
Pleasures destroy the foolish, if they look not for the other shore; the foolish by his thirst for pleasures destroys himself, as if he were his own enemy ... POSITIVELY MAGNETIC TOWARD THIS PERSON OR THIS SITUATION
constantly maintained, ultimately instructs in all the arts of magnetic self-handling through the law of auto-suggestion, and realizes in practical form its own ideals TWENTY-SECOND LAW: THE MAGNETIC MASK The mask of magnetism achieves eff... POWER
Let us add the following: "Culture is not measured by the greatness of the field which is covered by our knowledge, but by the nicety with which we can perceive relations in that field, whether great or small" This book desires that yo... POWER IS PERSONALITY RECEIVING ITS OWN IN THE REALMS OF LIFE
All things exist for all beings Such are some of the realities that are being quietly and potently assumed and affirmed to-day throughout the world Of course the language of assertion will vary with each individual, but this is immaterial ... Praise Of The Holy Bull
Hail, bounteous bull! Hail to thee, beneficent bull! Hail to thee, who makest increase! Hail to thee, who makest growth! Hail to thee, who dost bestow his part upon the righteous faithful, and wilt bestow it on the faithful yet unborn! Hail to the... Prayer For Helpers
And now in these Thy dispensations, O Ahura Mazda! do Thou wisely act for us, and with abundance with Thy bounty and Thy tenderness as touching us; and grant that reward which Thou hast appointed to our souls, O Ahura Mazda! Of this do Thou Thysel... PREFATORY MATTERS
"The New Dawn" "Fear-Thought and Fear-Feeling" "The Soul of the Cell" "A Regime" "Fear Not Thyself "Fear Not For Others" "Fear Not Dumb Things" "The Massing of a Hundred Faces" "Fear Not Thy Fellows" "Life's Relations" "The R... PRELIMINARY STUDY OF FEAR
Fear is (a) an impulse, (b) a habit, (c) a disease Fear, as it exists in man, is a make-believe of sanity, a creature of the imagination, a state of insanity Furthermore, fear is, now of the nerves, now of the mind, now of the moral co... PRIMARY INJUNCTION
Let your soul be saturated, with the sure conviction that fear is an alien in the world-system of life, having no proper place nor legitimate rights therein, and meanwhile resolutely set about the task of cultivating in every possible way the per... PRIME DENIALS AND AFFIRMATIONS
You who now read this page are, thus, invited to begin our study by denying and affirming, as follows: ... Punishment
All men tremble at punishment, all men fear death; remember that you are like unto them, and do not kill, nor cause slaughter. All men tremble at punishment, all men love life; remember that thou art like unto them, and do not kill, nor cause sl... Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in
Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in the ear, in the nose restraint is good, good is restraint in the tongue ... Revealed At Mecca
Praise be to God, the Lord of all creatures, the most merciful, the king of the day of judgment. Thee do we worship, and of thee do we beg assistance. Direct us in the right way, in the way of those to whom thou hast been gracious; not of thos... Revealed Partly At Mecca
A.L.M. There is no doubt in this book; it is a direction to the pious, who believe in the mysteries of faith, who observe the appointed times of prayer, and distribute alms out of what we have bestowed on them; and who believe in that revelati... RIGHT PYRAMIDAL COMBINATIONS
e see that-- Physical Health makes for Physical Magnetism; Physical Magnetism bases Psychic Magnetism; Physical Health neighbors Moral Health; Moral Health conduces to Physical Magnetism; Moral Health is indispensab... Rouse thyself by thyself, examine thyself by thyself, thus self- protected
Rouse thyself by thyself, examine thyself by thyself, thus self- protected and attentive wilt thou live happily, O Bhikshu! ... Rouse thyself! do not be idle! Follow the law
Rouse thyself! do not be idle! Follow the law of virtue! The virtuous rests in bliss in this world and in the next ... Sandal-wood or Tagara, a lotus-flower, or a Vassiki, among these sorts
Sandal-wood or Tagara, a lotus-flower, or a Vassiki, among these sorts of perfumes, the perfume of virtue is unsurpassed ... Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, earnestly carry it into practice Scholars of the middle class, when they have heard about it, seem now to keep it and now to lose it Scholars of the lowest class, when they have heard about... SECOND--THE DAILY REGIME OF AFFIRMATION
I affirm truth to be my desire and possession I affirm health to be my rightful claim I affirm fearlessness of that which I have feared I affirm cause and reason only for courage I affirm that reason is independent of fear I affirm my sover... Self is the lord of self, who else could be
Self is the lord of self, who else could be the lord? With self well subdued, a man finds a lord such as few can find ... SELF OF ME DEMANDS COURAGE!"
Dr Haddock will open new views of individual nature, personal fears, avenues of self-unfoldment, which are wholesome and uplifting for you The following lessons are more than a conquest of fear; they are A GREAT ADVENTURE into the heart of a cour... Shall we then dispense with correction? The (method of)
Shall we then dispense with correction? The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil The delusion of the people (on this point) has indeed subsisted for a long time ... Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream
Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream in winter; irresolute like those who are afraid of all around them; grave like a guest (in awe of his host); evanescent like ice that is melting away; unpretentious like wood that has not been ... SIGNS OF THE NEW LIFE
Deity is neither Jew nor Gentile; He is the Infinite All-Good--the Eternal White Life The Infinite and Eternal White Life is evolving a Universe toward the ultimate perfection of absolute harmony All HUMAN BEINGS are in fundamental nat... Silently shall I endure abuse as the elephant in battle
Silently shall I endure abuse as the elephant in battle endures the arrow sent from the bow: for the world is ill-natured ... Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere Those who are skilled (in the Tao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it Those who know (the Tao) are not extensively learned; the extensively learned do not know it ... So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the
So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the one to (the idea of) the other; that difficulty and ease produce the one (the idea of) the other; that length and shortness fashion out the one the figure of the other; that (the ideas of) height... So long as the love of man towards women, even
So long as the love of man towards women, even the smallest, is not destroyed, so long is his mind in bondage, as the calf that drinks milk is to its mother ...