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Thought PowerBy Sri Swami Sivananda PUBLISHERS’ NOTEThe value of this great little work is evident even from a mere reading of its table of contents. It is a book of perennial interest and many-sided usefulness for self-culture, self-knowledge, acquisition of the power of personality and success in life.It is a work that edifies, imparts illumination to the intelligence, and empowers human will for good and for achievement of greatness. Students, grown-up persons, doctors, lawyers, businessmen, seekers after Truth and lovers of God—all are bound to find in the pages of this publication plenty of specific guidance for thought-culture and thought power and for living a positive, dynamic, rich, triumphant and joyous life….Sivananda has attempted implicitly to present in this work, a dynamic knowledge of thought power at these three distinct fields:1.  The field of higher applied psychology : Here Sivananda speaks of thoughts as forces that chisel countenance, fashion character, change destiny, and make of life an all-round success.2.  The field of a full-fledged parapsychology: This field is covered by those widely scattered passages and chapters in this work, which throw illumination on the fact that human Mind is the seat and centre of a number of supernormal powers and factors. Sivananda urges the readers to tap these powers, and to make operative in their own outer life, the various higher faculties they command.3.  The field of transcendental realization:  Wherever Sivananda prescribes a method for, or speaks of thought-transcendence, he is attempting to lead us into the domains of Divine Realization in which thought ceases to be thought, and blazes into infinite Consciousness. —Though sometimes a bit too new-age-ish, having an open mind i enjoyed reading this and i’m sure others will too. It bears connections with Sri Aurobindo and also, but more distantly, with Krishnamurti’s philosophies. Those two guys probably being the greatest and most complete 20th Century indian thinkers.Thoughts ARE everything you are, might as well know a bit about them! Enjoy!