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.Table Of ContentsFOREWORDPART 1: THE PATH OF PROSPERITY1. THE LESSON OF EVIL2. THE WORLD A REFLEX OF MENTAL STATES3. THE WAY OUT OF UNDESIRABLE CONDITIONS4. THE SILENT POWER OF THOUGHT: CONTROLLING AND DIRECTING ONE'S FORCES5. THE SECRET OF HEALTH, SUCCESS AND POWER6. THE SECRET OF ABOUNDING HAPPINESS7. THE REALIZATION OF PROSPERITYPART 2: THE WAY OF PEACE1. THE POWER OF MEDITATION2. THE TWO MASTERS, SELF AND TRUTH3. THE ACQUIREMENT OF SPIRITUAL POWER4. THE REALIZATION OF SELFLESS LOVE5. ENTERING INTO THE INFINITE6. SAINTS, SAGES, AND SAVIORS: THE LAW OF SERVICE7. THE REALIZATION OF PERFECT PEACE