From Poverty to Power
James Allen · 1901
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About the book
Allen's first book, and really two: The Path of Prosperity, on thinking your way out of undesirable conditions, and The Way of Peace, on meditation as the road in. As a Man Thinketh is this book compressed; here is the full argument with the quiet parts included.
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Part 1 · What your hardest days are teaching. The first six slides, free.
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You know the pattern even if you have never named it. Something hurts, and you reach for whatever makes it stop: a drink, a fortune, a name for yourself, a beautiful private world where the world's sorrows can't get in, a religion kept mostly as ritual.
Allen lists exactly these escapes, and he does not sneer at them. He grants that they work. For a while the soul is lulled into a sweet sense of safety. Then illness comes, or a great loss, or a temptation stronger than the arrangement, and the whole fabric tears.
His image for it is the sword of Damocles, hanging over every personal joy and ready to fall on anyone unprotected by knowledge. Not unprotected by money, or luck, or faith. By knowledge. That one word is where the book begins.
Inside the course
12 parts- The lesson hiding inside evil circumstancesFree above
- The world as a reflex of mental states
- The way out of undesirable conditions
- The silent power of thought: directing your forces
Questions
Is From Poverty to Power free to read in Astra Trainer?
Yes. The full book opens free in the app’s reader, in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian.
What is the short course?
12 short parts that walk through the book’s key ideas in slides, each with a quick quiz. The first six slides are free to try on this page.
Where do I get the app?
Astra Trainer is free on the App Store and Google Play. From Poverty to Power is waiting in the app’s library.
