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Preface
THIS book is pragmatical, not philosophical; a practical manual, not a
treatise upon theories. It is intended for the men and women whose most
pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize
afterward. It is for those who have, so far, found neither the time, the
means, nor the opportunity to go deeply into the study of metaphysics, but
who want results and who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a
basis for action, without going into all the processes by which those
conclusions were reached.
It is expected that the reader will take the fundamental statements upon
faith, just as he would take statements concerning a law of electrical action
if they were promulgated by a Marconi or an Edison; and, taking the
statements upon faith, that he will prove their truth by acting upon them
without fear or hesitation. Every man or woman who does this will certainly
get rich; for the science herein applied is an exact science, and failure is
impossible. For the benefit, however, of those who wish to investigate
philosophical theories and so secure a logical basis for faith, I will here cite
certain authorities.
The monistic theory of the universe the theory that One is All, and that All
is One; That one Substance manifests itself as the seeming many elements
of the material world -is of Hindu origin, and has been gradually winning its
way into the thought of the western world for two hundred years. It is the
foundation of all the Oriental philosophies, and of those of Descartes,
Spinoza, Leibnitz, Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Emerson.
The reader who would dig to the philosophical foundations of this is advised
to read Hegel and Emerson for himself.
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