This book is of immense value! It is not a religious book, but rather a philosophy and psychology and more of a positive thinking New Thought book. It has become my favourite Ernest Holmes book in my collection. If you don't have time to read Science Of Mind, which is a very thick book, then read this first for a concise version where he talks about the principles of Science of Mind in an informal way. Some chapters are taken from his lectures, and I think he expresses his ideas very well in this book. It covers beliefs, attitudes and wisdom that you may have never read from his other more formal books like Science Of Mind, "This Thing Called You" or "Creative Mind and Success".

There is a questions and answers part in each chapter where he answers questions. This is the part which I like the most. He talks about things which he never revealed in other books, more personal issues and how he overcame his own beliefs of poverty etc. Then each chapter ends with him affirming - I learn from this part how he actually takes up an affirmation, how he neutralizes all doubts and fears and opposing thought, and how he makes the affirmation undeniable and undoubtable.

The first time I read this book, I followed his method of affirming for my health, and I kept repeating it, and in 10 minutes I can see and feel improvement! I was filled with joy and energy. Then I took up a thought for someone and affirming goodness and happiness into her life, and she calls immediately after that in a joyful voice from another country! Recommended!

Ernest Holmes must be among the most respected authors in this field. In fact his wisdom and vision is so deep and profound that I would dare to say he is the best. Many authors like Stuard Wilde, Harold Sherman, and others have read his book.

Have you ever wondered, how can this man cure illness and psychosis in people by just concentrating on them (without laying hands)? Even cancers dissapear! I read in another book that Ernest Holmes used to wear thick glasses in the early years, but then as he slowly understood more about the Mind, he healed himself completely by recognizing the Truth by affirming daily that "There is One Spirit which is One Perfect Vision, and this Perfect Vision sees through me".

He is the founder of the Science Of Mind movement that utilizes the wisdom of philosophers and religious texts such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism. Indeed, Ernest understands the deep meaning and messages in these text, and he loves all religion, yet he understood that all religion is only a vehicle towards the Truth. Most of all he loves the Truth of Spirit. He believes in no rituals, except the 'ritual' of knowing the power of Spifit. His understanding goes beyond the opposites(yin and yang) of life, and he sees into the Divine Perfection which is within everyone of us. He believes that we are all gods (rememeber Jesus said "do you not know that you are all gods?" and "this thing I do you can do also and greater things"). Truly, in everyone of us, the Christ, the Krisna, the Buddha and God resides, which is the Perfect Spirit.

This book contains the teachings and applicable theories and principles taught by Ernest Holmes.It contains many chapters (this is really a thick volume!) on spiritual ideas of health, abundance, perfection etc. Also contains many affirmations.
His affirmations remain one of the best, innovative and most effective.
Use it to tear down all false beliefs and illusions.

Readers love him for his faith, love him for his wisdom. If you are interested in this topic, also read books by Florence Shinn.

Anyone who is interested to discuss this topic is welcome to discuss with me at ackoh2000@yahoo.com as i am always open to learn more.

If you have never read Ernest Holmes before, this is a great book to start with. It is simple to read, yet it conveys Ernest Holmes' wisdoms at the core, and directly.

Ernest Holmes will tell you about the concept of Divine Mind, Spiritual Supply, Mental Laws, and why our thoughts create our experience.

The first time I read his concept of "Entering The Absolute", it really opened up a new way of thinking for me. He says that to enter the absolute means, be able to think independently of any existing circumstances or problems. Meaning, if you have any problem or situation which you wish to solve or get out from, the only way to get out from it is to spend your focus mainly on what you really want - which is the solution/answer. If you are poor, you have to think thoughts of wealth,abundance and success, to dwell on the "Infinite Supply" and never on the present circumstances. Many other authors have written about true stories where people have gotten themself out of their situation of lack, by daily thinking and feeling about what they truly desire.

I recently read that the author Anthony Robbins, many years ago when he was broke, he set such big 'impossible' goals for himself such as owning a huge castle to live in, a limosine, being a multi-millionaire and being the successful person he desired to be. And he mentally rehearsed each goal everyday, as if its already achieved, that within JUST ONE YEAR he achieved all of his goals above! The castle, the limo, the wealth and life he dwelled on everyday!

For those who are interested in this topic, you may want to read "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen. However, I still think this book is the best. If you are interested in Ernest Holmes, I recommend his other books such as "This Thing Called YOU", "Love And Law", "The Essential Ernest Holmes".

If you have never read Ernest Holmes before, this is a great book to start with. It is simple to read, yet it conveys Ernest Holmes' wisdoms at the core, and directly.

Ernest Holmes will tell you about the concept of Divine Mind, Spiritual Supply, Mental Laws, and why our thoughts create our experience.

The first time I read his concept of "Entering The Absolute", it really opened up a new way of thinking for me. He says that to enter the absolute means, be able to think independently of any existing circumstances or problems. Meaning, if you have any problem or situation which you wish to solve or get out from, the only way to get out from it is to spend your focus mainly on what you really want - which is the solution/answer. If you are poor, you have to think thoughts of wealth,abundance and success, to dwell on the "Infinite Supply" and never on the present circumstances. Many other authors have written about true stories where people have gotten themself out of their situation of lack, by daily thinking and feeling about what they truly desire.

I recently read that the author Anthony Robbins, many years ago when he was broke, he set such big 'impossible' goals for himself such as owning a huge castle to live in, a limosine, being a multi-millionaire and being the successful person he desired to be. And he mentally rehearsed each goal everyday, as if its already achieved, that within JUST ONE YEAR he achieved all of his goals above! The castle, the limo, the wealth and life he dwelled on everyday!

For those who are interested in this topic, you may want to read "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen. However, I still think 'Creative Mind and Sucess' is the best. If you are interested in Ernest Holmes, I recommend his other books such as "This Thing Called YOU", "Love And Law", "The Essential Ernest Holmes".

Anthony Robbins is the first person that I modeled that really changed my life for the better. Before him, I have read other books on psychology and self-improvement, but all those just ended up with lots of theories about things, but very little practical application in real life.

Robbins is the person who walks his talk. He takes what he learned and modelled from other masters like Jim Rohn, Robert Shuller, Richard Bandler, Milton Erickson, Robert Cialdini and many others, but he does something different and achieve far greater results than his teachers. The reason is that he takes all the techniques seriously and apply them faithfully to the n-th degree. Few of his very powerful beliefs he lives by that I have used to achieve impossible achievements are "There is ALWAYS a way, If I am committed to find one", "It is in the moments of your decisions that your destiny is shaped", "Manage your emotional states and you master your behaviours".

If you read about his story, he was 17 years old, broke and living in his VW car outside 7-11, and he joined Jim Rohn's company to start selling Rohn's educational sets. And he sold to every single person he made a sales appointment with, just by applying what he learned from Jim Rohn and others. Even Jim Rohn couldn't believe it, since nobody in the company could sell more than this 17 year old kid. And when he was broke, he set such goals as owning a castle home, big cars, being successful etc, and in 1 year he achieved them all, just by rehearsing and staying committed to his goals every day. And over the years, he achieved amazing redults just by applying the skills, beliefs, and techniques he learned. He proved to me that, if you are committed to your goals, values, and committed to doing the things you MUST do each day to be at your best,- then you can do seemingly amazing things even with simple techniques and beliefs.

This cassette is an additional companion to his book Awaken The Giant Within. Although the publisher produced this tape, which is about 60 - 90 minutes, some of the information and techniques in the book are not included here. But I love this tape as his delivery is very powerful and infectious. Get this tape, I guarantee it will help you, IF you apply them in your life. Don't be like most people who reads good books, and then say it's not good, just because they don't apply what they read. Reading and merely listening won't change your life. Applying it does! The world is filled with educated derelicts- people who know a lot of knowledge, but didn't use what they know.

Bandler and Grinder are absolutely the best minds in linguistics and theraphy and self-change. The meta-models and questions in this book can be used daily to break away limiting beliefs and limitations in thinking and possiblity. One secret is that the chapter called "Incantation for Growth and Potential" is the most powerful chapter in this book, as Bandler reveals just a few years ago.

Memorise the meta-models, and the questions to break away the Distortion, Deletion and Generalization, and you will be glad you did. One of the most powerful question I learned from this book is, "What IF I could?" whenever I think of a goal, or whenever someone said something is 'impossible' to achieve. READ THIS BOOK!

The power of these questions is immeasuarable. It will change your life IF you USE it everytime you make a important choice.
The brain is asking questions on a subconscious level all the time - eg. what should i do now?, is this the right action?, where do i go from here? etc.

If you study people who are depressed and feel stuck in life, you will invariably find that they use the wrong questions. Questions that make them feel stuck and helpless such as "Why do I always fail?", "Oh, who do i think i am?", "why can't i get it right?", "why does it ALWAYS have to be me?". The human mind cannot help but give answers to these questions, thereby creating a loop of negativity.

BUT if you ask the right questions, it will lead to the right answers which makes you stay on your life purpose. The questions in this book are addressing choices you make. There are also other types of powerful questions not included in this book, questions which opens up new ways of thinking and doing things. I would recommend people who would like to explore the power of questions such books as "Frogs Into Princes" and "Structure of Magic" by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. These books address the importance of asking the right questions that they call the "Meta Model" used in NLP. One of the most powerful questions Bandler and Grinder came up with was "What if I could?" everytime you think something is 'impossible'. This question immediately breaks the limitation and opens up new resources and pathways to achieving. Anthony Robbins reckons that this was the one big question that turned him from a failure to success when he was starting out.

And instead of saying "I'm depressed", ask instead "HOW exactly am i making myself feel depressed?" thereby breaking the illusion that depression is a 'thing' that one has, instead of the result of some processes in our mind, or posture. Read these books to master these powerful questions which will change your life.

I read Bob Peterson's first book way back in 1998. It was great. I actually followed his method to induce a OBE and one morning I woke up, felt really peaceful, and when I thought I was drifting back to sleep, I actually became conscious of disorientation. It was as if I felt like I was on a rocky boat (my bed felt like a rocky boat), and the rocking increased more and more and I got scared and forcefully sat up to sit up. I guess I wasnt ready to explore this.

This second book by Peterson seems a little "miseleading"(?), since the cover says Spiritual Growth etc. In it, all he talks about are some ESP experiences that he noticed in his daily life. I was hoping it will talk about things similar to Robert Monroe's Far Journey, where lessons and the meaning of human existence can be gained.

In my opinion, Robert Monroe's "Far Journey" (still my all time favourite) and "Ultimate Journey" seems to be the 2 best books that explores the spiritual learnings side of human existence. Where Peterson explores the more "physical" environment and ESP learnings in daily life, Monroe's books explores more of the environments out of our physical reality - other worlds, other lifeforms and consciousness, astrally created environments, and areas out of our known space/time reality.

Get Peterson's first book, it is really good, and also Monroe's 2 other books if you are looking to learn about this subject.

When you start your working life and start supporting yourself (and family for some), all you can ever think of is money money money - "how do i pay the next bill thats coming?", "how am i going to pay for the car insurance?", "will i be able to put my children to a good private school and university?".

This book really changed my view about money. Its not about greed at all, its about a quality of life for yourself and the people you love. I used to think money is not spiritual. Then when I started my working life, I understand how hard my parents must have worked to put me through university in a foreign country. I start to understand how many people have spent their entire life working in a job, just to support the people they love, to give their kids a better life.

Being poor and in a condition of lack is not spiritual. The Divine is abundance, not lack. Being in want is not divine. We live in a material world, where everything from the place you live,your health, the advice and time you need from other people, the food and water you eat and drink- all these (except the air you breathe)requires money. When the religious and spiritual people like Mother Teresa, charities, YOUR church, etc want to do their work, they need money. And where do they get it from? - rich people. By having more than enough, you can help yourself, the people you love, and other people as well. It's certainly better than being someone who requires help from charity or the government to support their very existence.

This book will show you that spending your life working in a job will get you nowhere. Nobody gets wealthy by living in a job. In fact, many millionaires called J.O.B. as "Just Over Broke" -living from paychecks to paychecks. Kiyosaki tells of a story about 2 men, 1 highly educated with a phd, and another who only had high school education. Yet the phd ended up broke, while the other becomes extremely wealthy.

Read this book and learn as much as you can to have abundance, it will change your financial path for the better.

This is one of the best prayer/positive thinking/affirmation book ever written. FLorence Shinn joins the ranks of famed author such as Norman Vincent Peale, Joseph Murphy, Napoleon Hill, Ernest Holmes and others as great authors in this field of "Thoughts are THings" paradigm.

Although I am not a Christian, I did the some of the affirmations and denial affirmations as in the book, and within 1 week I got the opportunities I hoped for! I am also an avid reader of Ernest Holmes and Joseph Murphy.

However I do not fully believe in her saying that Tithing is a must, and it is greater than charity. (Of course! She is a Christian Minister!) I have seen many very spiritual and wealthy men who do not tithe (because they are of other reiligions, or no religion), but give generously to charity. I have also seen many religious people tithe all their life and yet always struggling for more money. I am not saying tithing is wrong, but as even she admitted that one who tithes(gives) but do not believe in receiving will not receive anything. Tithe or Charity - it still shows that the attitude of tithing is still based on Belief. All it does is to tell your subconscious mind that there is more than enough money available to you.

Florence Shinn and Catherine Ponder seem to be more religious in their writing. Other authors such as Ernest Holmes talks more about the power of faith, affirmations,prayer and the mind, rather than getting too deep into religion.