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The Law of Subconscious activitv
As soon as the subconscious mind accepts any idea, it immediately begins trying to put it into effect. lt uses all it resources and these are far greater than is commonly supposed. lt uses every bit of knowledge that you have ever collected, most of which you have totally forgotten, to bring about its purpose. lt mobilizes the many mental powers that you possess, most of which you never consciously use. lt draws on the unlimited energy of the racing mind. lt lines up all the laws of nature as they operate both inside and outside of you, to get its way.
Sometimes it succeeds in its purpose immediately. Sometimes it takes a little time, sometimes it takes a long time; but if this is not utterly impossible, the subconscious will bring it about – once it accepts the idea.
This law is true for both good and bad ideas. This law, when used negatively, brings sickness, trouble and failure; and when used positively, brings healing, freedom, and success. We give the orders-the subconscious does the work.
The law of Substitution
There are a few great laws that govern all things, just as there are a few fundamental laws in chemistry. We know that thought control is the key of destiny and in order to learn thought control we have to know and understand these laws.
One of the great mental laws is the Law of Substitution. This means that the only way to get rid of a certain thought is to substitute another one for it. You cannot dismiss a thought directly. You can do so only by substituting another one for it. I
When negative thoughts come to you, do not fight them, but think of something positive. Preferably think of God; but if that is difficult at the moment, turn you attention to something quite different.
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The dual law of thousht
Every thought is made up of 2 factors, knowledge and feeling. A thought consists of a piece of knowledge with a charge of feeling and it is the feeling alone that gives power to the thought. No matter how important or magnificent the knowledge content may be, if there is no feeling attached to it mothering will happen. On the other hand, no matter how unimportant or insignificant the knowledge content may be, if there is a large charge of feeling something will happen.
It makes no difference whether the knowledge content is correct or not as long as you believe it to be correct. Remember that it is what we really believe that matters. A report about something may be quite untrue, but if you believe it, it has the same effect upon you as if it were true; and that effect again will depend upon the quantity of feeling attached to it.
The law of Practice
Practice makes perfect. This familiar proverb embodies one of the great laws of human nature and -being a law- it is never under any circumstances broken. There is simply no a.chievement without practice and the more practice, provided it is done intelligently, the greater will the proficiency be and the sooner will it be attained. lt is true in every conceivable branch of human endeavor. Practice is the price of proficiency.
The law of Forgiveness (To the rnan we hate)
It is an unbreakable mental law that you have to forgive others if you want to demonstrate over you difficulties and to make any real spiritual progress.
The vital importance of forgiveness may not be obvious at first sight, but you may be sure that it is not by chance that every great spiritual teacher has insisted so strongly upon it.
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You must forgive injuries, not just in words, or as a matter of form, but in your heart-and that is the long and the short of it. You do this not for the others person’s sake, but for you own sake. Resentment, condemnation, anger, desire to see someone punished are things that rot your soul. Such things fasten your troubles to you with rivets. They fetter you to many other problems that actually have nothing what so ever to do with the original grievances themselves.
The Iaw of Relaxation
Another of the great mental laws is the Law of Relaxation. ln all the mental working effort defeats itself. This is just the opposite of what we find on the physical plane, but it will not purpose us because we know that in many cases the laws of mind is the reverse of the laws of matter
On the physical plane, the harder you press a drill the faster will it go through a plank. The harder you hammer a nail the sooner does it go into the wall. But any attempt at mental pressure if foredoomed to failure because the moment tension begins, the mind stops working creatively. When you try to force thins mentally, when you try to hurry mentally, you simply stop your creative power. ln all mental working be relaxed, gentle and unhurried for effort defeats itself.
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