Your Faith is Your Fortune - Neville

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Man moves in a world that is nothing more or less than his

consciousness objectified. Not knowing this he wars against his

reflections while he keeps alive the light and the images which

project the reflections. 'I AM the light of the world'. I AM

(consciousness) is the light. That which I am conscious of being (my

conception of myself) - such as 'I am rich', 'I am healthy', 'I am

free' - are the images. The world is the mirror magnifying all that I

AM conscious of being.

Stop trying to change the world since it is only the mirror. Man's

attempt to change the world by force is as fruitless as breaking a

mirror in the hope of changing his face. Leave the mirror and change

your face. Leave the world alone and change your conceptions of

yourself. The reflection then will be satisfactory.

Freedom or imprisonment, satisfaction or frustration can only be

differentiated by the consciousness of being. Regardless of your

problem, its duration or its magnitude, careful attention to these

instructions will in an amazingly short time eliminate even the memory

of the problem. Ask yourself this question: 'How would I feel if I

were free?' The very moment you sincerely ask this question the answer

comes...

All things express their nature. As you wear a feeling it becomes your

nature. It might take a moment or a year - it is entirely dependent

upon the degree of conviction. As doubts vanish and you can feel 'I AM

this', you begin to develop the fruit of the nature of the thing you

are feeling yourself to be...

When you ask yourself the question, 'How would I feel if my desire

were at this moment realized?' the automatic reply, until it is

properly conditioned by time and use, is actually disturbing. The

period of adjustment to realize this potential of consciousness is

comparable to the newness of the wearing apparel. Not knowing that

consciousness is ever out picturing itself in conditions round about

you, like Lot's wife you continually look back upon your problem and

again become hypnotized by it seeming naturalness. ..

Your problem might have you so hypnotized by its seeming reality and

naturalness that you find it difficult to wear the new feeling or

consciousness. ..You must assume this garment if you would have

results...

Your Faith is Your Fortune - Neville