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    Serenity - As A Man Thinketh

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    Calmness of mind is a jewel of wisdom that results from long efforts of self-control and indicates maturity and knowledge of how thoughts operate. As one understands themselves and others as thought-created beings and the relations between thoughts, they become calmer and more poised by ceasing to worry or grieve. The calm person knows how to govern themselves and adapt to others, who respect their strength and rely on them, allowing them greater success, influence, and ability to do good. Even in business, equanimity increases prosperity as people prefer dealing with those of tranquil demeanor.

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    Calmness of mind is a jewel of wisdom that results from long efforts of self-control and indicates maturity and knowledge of how thoughts operate. As one understands themselves and others as thought-created beings and the relations between thoughts, they become calmer and more poised by ceasing to worry or grieve. The calm person knows how to govern themselves and adapt to others, who respect their strength and rely on them, allowing them greater success, influence, and ability to do good. Even in business, equanimity increases prosperity as people prefer dealing with those of tranquil demeanor.

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    Calmness of mind is a jewel of wisdom that results from long efforts of self-control and indicates maturity and knowledge of how thoughts operate. As one understands themselves and others as thought-created beings and the relations between thoughts, they become calmer and more poised by ceasing to worry or grieve. The calm person knows how to govern themselves and adapt to others, who respect their strength and rely on them, allowing them greater success, influence, and ability to do good. Even in business, equanimity increases prosperity as people prefer dealing with those of tranquil demeanor.

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    Serenity - As A Man Thinketh

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    Calmness of mind is a jewel of wisdom that results from long efforts of self-control and indicates maturity and knowledge of how thoughts operate. As one understands themselves and others as thought-created beings and the relations between thoughts, they become calmer and more poised by ceasing to worry or grieve. The calm person knows how to govern themselves and adapt to others, who respect their strength and rely on them, allowing them greater success, influence, and ability to do good. Even in business, equanimity increases prosperity as people prefer dealing with those of tranquil demeanor.

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    Serenity ( from As a Man Thinketh) Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

    It is the result of long and patient effort in


    self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought. A man becomes calm in the measure that he under-stands himself as a thought-evolved being, for such know-ledge necessitates the understanding of others as the re-sult of thought. As he develops a right understanding, and sees more and more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, he ceases to fuss and fume and worry and grieve, and remains poised, steadfast, serene. The calm man, having learned how to govern himself, knows how to adapt himself to others; and they, in turn, reverence his spiritual strength, and feel that they can learn of him and rely upon him. The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Even the ordinary trader will find his busi-ness prosperity increase as he develops a greater self-control and equanimity, for people will always prefer to deal with a man whose demeanor is strongly equable. The strong calm man is always loved and revered. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm. Who does not love a tranquil heart, a sweet-tempered, balanced life? It does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to those possessing these blessings, for they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise of character which we call serenity is the last lesson culture; it is the flowering of life, the fruitage of the soul. It is precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold - yea, than even fine gold. How insignificant mere money-seeking looks in comparison with a serene life - a life that dwells in the ocean of Truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of tempests, in the Eternal Calm! "How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self-control. How few people we meet in life who are well-balanced, who have that exquisite poise which is charac-teristic of the finished character!" Yes, humanity surges with uncontrolled passion, is tu-multuous with ungoverned grief, is blown about by anxiety and doubt. Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified, makes the winds and the storms of the soul obey him. Tempest-tossed souls, wherever ye may be, under what-soever conditions ye may live, know this - in the ocean of life the isles of Blessedness are smiling, and sunny shore of your ideal awaits your coming. Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the bark of your soul reclines the commanding Master; He does but sleep; wake Him. Self-control is strength; Right Thought is mastery; Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, "Peace, be still!

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