Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Self-Improvement: Right Beginnings (from James Allen's 'Byways of Blessedness'

1. Life is full of beginnings. They are presented every day and every hour to every person. Most beginnings are small, and appear trivial and insignificant, but in reality they are the most important things in life.
2. When a man begins the day by rising early, he will find that the silent early hours is conducive to clearness of mind and calmness of thought. It will enable him to meet any and every difficulty with wisdom and calm strength.
3. Begin today aright, and, aided by the accumulated experiences of all your past days, live it better than any of your previous days. The character of the whole day depends upon the way it is begun.
4. Another beginning which is of great importance is the beginning of any particular and responsible undertaking. The right beginning and first essential is a definite mental plan on which to build.
5. Your whole life is a series of effects having their cause in thought - in your own thought. All conduct is made and moulded by thought: all deeds, good or bad, are thoughts made visible.
6. The man who patiently studies have to put into his mind the seeds of wholesome and charitable thoughts, will obtain the best results in life. The greatest blessedness comes to him, who infuses into his mind the purest and noblest thoughts.
Courtesy: Professor S.Raghunathan

No comments:

Post a Comment