Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Introducing the Science of Getting Rich

By Cheryl P. Rivera


A proponent of the "New Thought" movement, influenced by the likes of Emerson, Hegel, and Plato, Wallace Wattles, unremarkable in all things but his dogged determination to succeed, published "The Science of Getting Rich" in 1910. Finally having found the way and illuminated the path for others to follow, he had likely fulfilled his life purpose, as he wrote "...for you can render to God and humanity no greater service than to make the most of yourself." Wallace departed this earth in 1911.

Man can form things in his thought, and by impressing his thought upon formless substance can cause the thing he thinks about to be created. E.g. assuming you want to build a house, all you need to do is have a mental picture of the type of house you want to build, the number of rooms, bath room, kitchen, location of the house, type of floor, tiles, marbles, roof, ceiling, windows, doors, every detail information about the house. And by impressing the thought of this house upon formless substance, will be created with the definiteness of the picture you have, the fixity of your purpose, the steadiness of your faith and the depth of your gratitude that you already have the house.

Wallace explains opportunity abounds and defines the specific steps to leverage the process leading to wealth; a process available to everyone. Attaining wealth, or achieving any objective in life, is not a matter of environment, or heredity, or privilege - in the final analysis achieving is the result of doing things in a certain way. So, if wealth is what you desire, wealth is within your reach - just do what it takes to get rich.All things in this reality inherently express more and fuller functioning. Nature is an inexhaustible storehouse of wellbeing working inexorably to advance life. Those moving with this tide sense the opportunities. The connection between the nature and purpose of reality and the individual operating within its depths is thought. Thought is the means to navigate experience. Harnessing thought produces tangible results.

In the preface Wallace himself says "The Book is pragmatical, not philosophical - a practice manual, not a treatise upon theories. It is intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money, who wish to get rich first, and philosophise afterward. It is for those who want results and who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for action.The book may not be to everyone's taste but Wattles certainly does not apologise for that.The Practical Genius Course.Through the website there is an online course that expands on the principles taught in the book.That rather bland statement really does not do it justice. This is a quite wonderful course that you can take at your own pace, and pay what you want to for it.Yes this right. You decide the price!

The creative energy works through the established channels of natural growth, and of the industrial and social order. All that is included in his mental image will surely be brought to the man who follows the instructions given above, and whose faith does not waver. What he wants will come to him through the ways of established trade and commerce.In order to receive his own when it shall come to him, man must be active; and this activity can only consist in more than filling his present place. He must keep in mind the Purpose to get rich through the realization of his mental image. And he must do, every day, all that can be done that day, taking care to do each act in a successful manner. He must give to every man a use value in excess of the cash value he receives, so that each transaction makes for more life; and he must so hold the Advancing Thought that the impression of increase will be communicated to all with whom he comes in contact.

Maintain a clear picture of what it is you desire. Focus your intent so much so that your aim seems as real to you as if it were already manifest. Act in faith with gratitude, for your desire will be presented to you according to your faith while you work to receive it. Prayer and thanksgiving are the means of receiving.The entire process - manifesting desires of every kind - is an inward striving. True riches are not attained by manipulating or using people in any way. "Moral and spiritual greatness is possible only to those who are above the competitive battle for existence; only those who are becoming rich on the plane of creative thought are free..."

Focus on the desire - the result. How results manifest are outside of your control. Thought is the creative power. Thought must, however, remain connected with personal action. Dreaming, wishing, hoping is not the means to abundance. "Retain your vision, stick to your purpose, and maintain your faith and gratitude." By acting you meet the destiny you summon to yourself.Grow larger than your current place and circumstances. Everyday offers new opportunities for you to expand life. Mental power and personal action together will lead you toward your goal. "Gratitude will never fail to strengthen your faith and renew your purpose." By you advancing yourself you advance everyone. If you have the Advancing Mind, the Faith that you can become rich, and move forward with fixed purpose to become rich, nothing can hold you back. You will receive in exact proportion to your definiteness of vision, fixity of purpose, steadfastness of faith and depth of gratitude.

Faith is a crucial part of the process.The Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."In order to make the "Science of Getting Rich" work, we first have to have faith. We have to believe something is true before seeing it come true. God won't violate our free will. If we don't believe, if we don't have faith first, then what we want can't become a reality.This goes against conventional wisdom which says "seeing is believiing." Wattles says you must first see it in your mind before you see it in reality.

There is no easier way, but there is an audio program, which explains things in an easier and more inspiring way for the 21st century man. This is "The Science of Getting Rich Program" by Bob Proctor, in which he is aided by his colleagues Jack Canfield and Michael Beckwith. These three stars of the hit movie "The Secret" elaborate on the lessons presented in the movie regarding the Law of Attraction. In fact, they take the Law of Attraction to a completely new level and explain what one needs to do and why they need to do it. In the end, it does come out as an exact science.

He has taken part in "The Secret seminars" that were conducted in the United States to promote the Law of Attraction and the secret of getting rich. He opined that the real message of the movie is not about getting things fast in life. It's all about bringing about a change internally in the way you think so that this change is manifested in your real life. Since prosperity and money also happen to be an important aspect of your life, you must use the universal law to stabilize it along with other structures in life such as mental and emotional health. Only through these changes, can you really make yourself a beneficial presence on this Earth.The teacher of the "secret" Dr Michael Beckwith, played a huge role in making the Law of Attraction a household term. His selfless service to mankind demonstrates his vision to create a world that is united on an ethical basis of humankind's spiritual and social development.




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