my thought may so work on the minci of another person as to 
produce far-reaching physical changes in him, or in others through 
him.) 
(17) A man may learn to use any force so as to serve 
any purpose, by taking advantage of the above theorems. 
(Illustration: A man may use a razor to make himself vigilant 
over his speech, by using it to eut himself whenever he unguardedly 
utters a chosen word. He may serve the same purpose by resolving 
that every incident of his life shall remind him of a particular thing, 
making every impression the starting point of a connected sériés of 
thoughts ending in that thing. He might also devote his whole 
energies to some one particular object, by resolving to do nothing 
at variance therewith, and to make every act turn to the advantage 
of that object.) 
(18) He may attract to himself any force of the Uni verse 
by making himself a fit réceptacle for it, establishing a 
connection with it, and arranging conditions so that its 
nature compels it to flow toward him. 
(Illustration: If I want pure water to drink, I dig a well in a 
place where there is underground water; I prevent it from leaking 
away; and I arrange to take advantage of water’s accordance with 
the laws of Hydrostatics to fill it.) 
(19) Man’s sense of himself as separate from, and 
opposed to, the Universe is a bar to his conducting its 
currents. It insulates him. 
(Illustration: A popular leader is most successful when he 
forgets himself, and remembers only “The Cause”. Self-seeking 
engenders jealousies and schism. When the organs of the body 
assert their presence otherwise than by silent satisfaction, it is a 
sign that they are diseased. The single exception is the organ of 
reproduction. Yet even in this case its self-assertion bears witness 
to its dissatisfaction with itself, since it cannot fulfil its function 
until completed by its counterpart in another organisai.) 
(20) Man can only attract and employ the forces for 
which he is really fitted. 
(Illustration: You cannot make a silk purse ont of a sow’s ear. A 
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