One hundred years later, it is still being treasured and read; its tried and proven practical principles are still being applied and affirmed by many people!
THERE is a thinking substance from which everything is made, and which, in its primordial state, pervades the universe.                 
A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. 
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.                 
In order to do this, man must rise  from the competitive to the creative mind; otherwise he cannot be in  harmony with the Formless                   Intelligence, which is always creative and never  competitive in spirit.                 
Man may come into full harmony with  the Formless Substance by entertaining a lively and sincere gratitude  for the blessings                   it bestows upon him. Gratitude unifies the mind of man  with the intelligence of Substance, so that man's thoughts are received                   by the Formless. Man can remain upon the creative  plane only by uniting himself with the Formless Intelligence through a  deep                   and continuous feeling of gratitude.                
Man must form a clear and definite  mental image of the things he wishes to have, to do, or to become; and  he must hold this                   mental image in his thoughts, while being deeply  grateful to the Supreme that all his desires are granted to him. The man                   who wishes to get rich must spend his leisure hours in  contemplating his Vision, and in earnest thanksgiving that the reality                   is being given to him. Frequent contemplation of the mental image, coupled                   with unwavering faith and devout gratitude is imperative. This is  the process by which the impression is given to the Formless, and the                   creative forces set in motion.                 
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.                 
The individuals who practice the  foregoing instructions will certainly get rich; and the riches they  receive will be in                   exact proportion to the definiteness of their vision,  the fixity of their purpose, the steadiness of their faith, and the                   depth of their gratitude.                 
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