Light on Life's Difficulties

by James Allen

Overview

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James Allen was one of the most popular writers in the fields of self-improvement, success and spirituality at the turn of the 20th century, and here, in this 1912 work, he tackles the myriad problems facing the world and all its people from a perspective of mind over matter.

Shining a light of plain-spoken wisdom on everything from the personal (a sense of proportion, good manners and refinement) to the global (war and peace, diversities of creeds), he motivates us all the take a hand in making the world a better place... for ourselves and for everyone.

He retired from the business world to pursue a life of writing and contemplation and to help other throug his profound books. Best known for As a Man Thinketh, he authored many other books about the power of thought including The Path to Prosperity, The Mastery of Destiny, and Entering the Kingdom.

Some Nuggets from the Book:

1. "There is always a way of doing everything, if it be to boil an egg. Manners are the happy way of doing things right."
2. Confucius paid the strictest attention to dress, eating, deportment, passing speech-to all the so-called trivialities of life, as well as to the momentous affairs of state and the lofty moral principles which he expounded. He taught his disciples that it is the sign of a vulgar and foolish mind to regard anything as "trivial" that is necessary to be done, that the wise man pays attention to all his duties, and does everything wisely, thoughtfully, and rightly.

3. When difficulties and troubles gather thickly about you; when failures come and friends fall away; when the tongue that has sweetly praised you, bitterly blames; when beloved lips that pressed against your lips, the soft, warm kisses of love, taunt and mock you in the lonely hour of your solitary grief; or when you lay beneath the sod the cold casket of clay that but yesterday held the responsive spirit of your beloved-when these things overtake you, remember that the hour of your Gethsemane has come. The cup of anguish is yours to drink. Drink it silently and murmur not, for in that hour of oppressive darkness and blinding pain no prayer will save you, no cry to heaven will bring you sweet relief. Faith and patience only will give you the strength to endure, and to go through your crucifixion with a meek and gentle spirit, not complaining, blaming no one, but accepting it as your own.

4. By self-control a man manifests his divine power and ascends toward divine wisdom and perfection. Every man can practice it. The weakest man can begin now, and until he does begin, his weakness will remain, or he will become weaker still.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536823882
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/31/2016
Series:	Winner Classics , #36
Pages:	74
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

James Allen was born in Leicester, England in 1864. After the unexpected death of his father, he left school at the age of fifteen in order to support himself and his family. For the next twenty-three years, Allen worked, read, and carefully observed the world around him. It was not until he was thirty-eight that he wrote his first book, From Poverty to Power, one of the first motivational books. His next book, As a Man Thinketh, established his reputation as an inspirational writer. Although his writing career lasted for only ten years, until his death in 1912, Allen produced twenty titles. While Allen was never recognized as a major writer in his own lifetime, his works of motivation and inspiration have influenced millions in the same manner as the words of Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale. In fact, Allen's work As a Man Thinketh continues to sell and inspire today's generation.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	3
	The Light that Leads to Perfect Peace	5
	Light on Facts and Hypotheses	9
	Light on the Law of Cause and Effect in Human Life	19
	Light on Values--Spiritual and Material	25
	Light on the Sense of Proportion	31
	Light on Adherence to Principle	35
	Light on the Sacrifice of the Self	41
	Light on the Management of the Mind	45
	Light on Self-Control: The Door of Heaven	49
	Light on Acts and Their Consequences	53
	Light on the Way of Wisdom	57
	Light on Disposition	61
	Light on Individual Liberty	63
	Light on the Blessing and Dignity of Work	69
	Light on Good Manners and Refinement	73
	Light on Diversities of Creeds	79
	Light on Law and Miracle	87
	Light on War and Peace	91
	Light on the Brotherhood of Man	93
	Light on Life's Sorrows	97
	Light on Life's Changes	103
	Light on the Truth of Transitoriness	109
	The Light that Never Goes Out	115
	About the Author	119