The Science of Getting Rich

I would like to remind myself of this book "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles. The following is the summary:

There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which in its original state permeates, penetrates and fills the inter-space of the universe.

A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought.

A person can form things in his thought, and by impressing his thought upon the formless substance can cause the thing he thinks about to be created.

In order to do this, a person must pass from the competitive to the creative mind, otherwise he cannot be in harmony with the formless substance, which is always creative and never competitive in spirit.

A person 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 individual with the intelligence of substance so that the person’s thoughts are received by the formless.

A person can remain upon the creative plain only by uniting himself with the formless intelligence through a deep and continuous feeling of gratitude.

A person must form a clear and definite mental image of things he wishes to have, to do or to become, and he must hold his metal image in his thought while being deeply grateful to the supreme that all his desires are granted to him. A person 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.

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of frequent contemplation of the mental image, coupled with unwavering faith and devout gratitude. This is the process by which the thought is given to the formless and 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 metal image will surely be brought to the person 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 is ready to come to him, a person must be in action in a way that causes him to more than fill his present place. He must keep in mind the purpose to get rich through 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 person a use value that is in excess of the cash value he receives, so that each transaction makes for more life, and he must hold the advancing thought so that the impression of increase will be communicated to all with whom he comes into contact.

The men and women who practice the forgoing 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.


C-Cassia