PART II

MEANING OF POSITIVE THOUGHT Question—What is meant by positive thought?

ANSWER—The word is dangerous. Many people mistake positive thoughts for will-power. The most positive statement one could make would be to say, "I am a human being." He would not wave his hands, pound the table and scream such a statement. He has no doubt about his statement and no denial can alter it one particle. So it is with our affirmations about the nature of our being. It is not by screeching and screaming that we are, but it is in the quiet contemplation of that which we are that our strength is.

THE FALLACY OF FATE
Question—Should we accept the belief in fate or destiny?

ANSWER—Certainly not. Our idea of the Karmic Law is one of cause and effect. We do believe in a specialized dispensation or a specialized creation. For example, we do not believe that the Universal Intelligence desires to tell an Edison all about electricity. This would be a special dispensation of Providence. On the other hand, an Edison wishing to know about electricity specializes in this subject. This is a specialized dispensation. To believe in a special dispensation would be to take away the incentive and the genius of individualism which would rob man of incentive and selection. (page 29)

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