I looked around upon the world, and saw that it was shadowed by sorrow and scorched by the fierce fires of suffering. And I looked for the cause. I looked around, but could not find it; I looked in books, but could not find it; I looked within, and found there both the cause and the self-made nature of that cause. I looked again, and deeper, and found the remedy.

I found one Law, the Law of Love; one Life, the Life of adjustment to that Law; one Truth, the truth of a conquered mind and a quiet and obedient heart. And I dreamed of writing a book which should help men and women, whether rich or poor, learned or unlearned, worldly or unworldly, to find within themselves the source of all success, all happiness, all accomplishment, all truth. And the dream remained with me, and at last became substantial; and now I send it forth into the world on its mission of healing and blessedness, knowing that it cannot fail to reach the homes and hearts of those who are waiting and ready to receive it.

James Allen.

Content

Foreword
Part I: The path to prosperity
The lesson of evil
The world a reflex of mental states
The way out of undesirable conditions
The silent power of thought: controlling and directing ones forces
The secret of health, success, and power
The secret of abounding happiness
The realization of prosperity
Part II: The way of peace
The power of meditation
The two masters, self and truth
The acquirement of spiritual power
The realization of selfless love
Entering into the infinite
Saints, sages and saviors: the law of service
The realization of perfect peace