The Law of Nonresistance

Nothing on earth can resist an absolutely nonresistant person.

Nothing on earth can resist a person who offers absolutely no resistance.

The Chinese say that water is the most powerful element, because it is perfectly nonresistant. It can wear away a rock, and sweep all before it.

The Chinese say that water is the most powerful element because it offers no resistance at all. It can wear away a rock and sweep everything before it.

Jesus Christ said, “Resist not evil,” for He knew in reality, there is no evil, therefore nothing to resist. Evil has come of man’s “vain imagination,” or a belief in two powers, good and evil.

Jesus Christ said, “Resist not evil,” because he knew that, in reality, there is no evil. So there is nothing to resist. Evil comes from people’s “vain imagination,” or their belief in two powers, good and evil.

There is an old legend, that Adam and Eve ate of “Maya the Tree of Illusion,” and saw two powers instead of one power, God.

An old legend says that Adam and Eve ate from “Maya the Tree of Illusion.” Then they saw two powers instead of one power, God.

Therefore, evil is a false law man has made for himself, through psychoma or soul sleep. Soul sleep means, that man’s soul has been hypnotized by the race belief (of sin, sickness and death, etc.) which is carnal or mortal thought, and his affairs have outpictured his illusions.

Therefore, evil is a false law people have made for themselves through psychoma, or soul sleep. Soul sleep means that the soul has been hypnotized by humanity’s shared beliefs in sin, sickness, death, and so on. These beliefs are carnal or mortal thoughts. As a result, people’s circumstances have reflected their illusions.

We have read in a preceding chapter, that man’s soul is his subconscious mind, and whatever he feels deeply, good or bad, is outpictured by that faithful servant. His body and affairs show forth what he has been picturing. The sick man has pictured sickness, the poor man, poverty, the rich man, wealth.

In an earlier chapter, we read that a person’s soul is their subconscious mind. This faithful servant expresses whatever a person feels deeply, whether good or bad. Their body and circumstances reflect what they have been picturing. The sick person has pictured sickness, the poor person poverty, and the rich person wealth.

People often say, “why does a little child attract illness, when it is too young even to know what it means?”

People often ask, “Why does a young child attract illness when the child is too young to know what illness means?”

I answer that children are sensitive and receptive to the thoughts of others about them, and often outpicture the fears of their parents.

I answer that children are sensitive to what others think about them and often reflect their parents' fears.

I heard a metaphysician once say, “If you do not run your subconscious mind yourself, someone else will run it for you.”

I once heard a metaphysician say, “If you don't control your subconscious mind yourself, someone else will control it for you.”

Mothers often, unconsciously, attract illness and disaster to their children, by continually holding them in thoughts of fear, and watching for symptoms.

Mothers often unconsciously attract illness and disaster to their children by constantly fearing for them and watching for symptoms.

For example: A friend asked a woman if her little girl had had the measles. She replied promptly, “not yet!” This implied that she was expecting the illness, and, therefore, preparing the way for what she did not want for herself and child.

For example, a friend asked a woman if her little girl had had measles. She replied promptly, “not yet!” Her answer implied that she expected the illness. In doing so, she was preparing the way for something she did not want for herself and her child.

However, the man who is centered and established in right thinking, the man who sends out only good-will to his fellow-man, and who is without fear, cannot be touched or influenced by the negative thoughts of others. In fact, he could then receive only good thoughts, as he himself, sends forth only good thoughts.

However, a man who is firmly grounded in right thinking, sends only goodwill to others, and has no fear cannot be touched or influenced by the negative thoughts of others. In fact, he could then receive only good thoughts, because he sends out only good thoughts himself.

Resistance is Hell, for it places man in a “state of torment.”

Resistance is Hell because it puts people in a “state of torment.”

A metaphysician once gave me a wonderful recipe for taking every trick in the game of life, it is the acme of nonresistance. He gave it in this way; “At one time in my life, I baptized children, and of course, they had many names. Now I no longer baptize children, but I baptize events, but I give every event the same name. If I have a failure I baptize it success, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost!”

A metaphysician once gave me a wonderful recipe for winning every trick in the game of life. It is the highest form of nonresistance. He explained it this way: “At one time in my life, I baptized children, and of course, they had many names. Now I no longer baptize children. Instead, I baptize events, but I give every event the same name. If I have a failure, I baptize it success, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!”

In this, we see the great law of transmutation, founded on nonresistance. Through his spoken word, every failure was transmuted into success.

Here we see the great law of transformation, which is based on nonresistance. Through his spoken word, every failure was turned into success.

For example: A woman who required money, and who knew the spiritual law of opulence, was thrown continually in a business-way, with a man who made her feel very poor. He talked lack and limitation and she commenced to catch his poverty thoughts, so she disliked him, and blamed him for her failure. She knew in order to demonstrate her supply, she must first feel that she had received—a feeling of opulence must precede its manifestation.

For example: A woman who needed money knew the spiritual law of opulence. In business, she constantly dealt with a man who made her feel very poor. He talked about lack and limitation, and she began to catch his poverty thoughts. So she disliked him and blamed him for her failure. She knew that to demonstrate her supply, she first had to feel that she had received it. A feeling of opulence must come before its manifestation.

It dawned upon her, one day, that she was resisting the situation, and seeing two powers instead of one. So she blessed the man and baptized the situation “Success”! She affirmed, “As there is only one power, God, this man is here for my good and my prosperity” (just what he did not seem to be there for). Soon after that she met, through this man, a woman who gave her for a service rendered, several thousand dollars, and the man moved to a distant city, and faded harmoniously from her life. Make the statement, “Every man is a golden link in the chain of my good,” for all men are God in manifestation, awaiting the opportunity given by man, himself, to serve the divine plan of his life.

One day, she realized that she was resisting the situation and seeing two powers instead of one. So she blessed the man and named the situation “Success”! She affirmed, “Since there is only one power, God, this man is here for my good and my prosperity.” (That was just what he did not seem to be there for.) Soon afterward, through this man, she met a woman who gave her several thousand dollars for a service she provided. The man moved to a distant city and faded harmoniously from her life. Make the statement, “Every man is a golden link in the chain of my good.” For all men are God made manifest, waiting for the opportunity that a person gives them to serve the divine plan of his life.

“Bless your enemy, and you rob him of his ammunition.” His arrows will be transmuted into blessings.

“Bless your enemy, and you take away his ammunition.” His arrows will turn into blessings.

This law is true of nations as well as individuals. Bless a nation, send love and good-will to every inhabitant, and it is robbed of its power to harm.

This law applies to nations as well as individuals. Bless a nation and send love and goodwill to everyone in it, and the nation loses its power to harm.

Man can only get the right idea of nonresistance, through spiritual understanding. My students have often said: “I don’t want to be a door-mat.” I reply “when you use nonresistance with wisdom, no one will ever be able to walk over you.”

People can only understand nonresistance through spiritual understanding. My students have often said: “I don’t want to be a doormat.” I reply, “When you use nonresistance wisely, no one will ever be able to walk over you.”

Another example: One day I was impatiently awaiting an important telephone call. I resisted every call that came in and made no out-going calls myself, reasoning that it might interfere with the one I was awaiting.

Another example: One day, I was impatiently waiting for an important phone call. I resisted every incoming call and made no calls myself. I thought they might interfere with the call I was waiting for.

Instead of saying, “Divine ideas never conflict, the call will come at the right time,” leaving it to Infinite Intelligence to arrange, I commenced to manage things myself—I made the battle mine, not God’s and remained tense and anxious. The bell did not ring for about an hour, and I glanced at the ’phone and found the receiver had been off that length of time, and the ’phone was disconnected. My anxiety, fear and belief in interference, had brought on a total eclipse of the telephone. Realizing what I had done, I commenced blessing the situation at once; I baptized it “success,” and affirmed, “I cannot lose any call that belongs to me by divine right; I am under grace, and not under law.”

Instead of saying, “Divine ideas never conflict, the call will come at the right time,” I began managing things myself. I could have left Infinite Intelligence to arrange things. Instead, I made the battle mine, not God’s, and stayed tense and anxious. The phone did not ring for about an hour. When I glanced at it, I found that the receiver had been off the hook all that time. The phone was disconnected. My anxiety, fear, and belief in interference had caused a total eclipse of the telephone. Once I realized what I had done, I began blessing the situation immediately. I baptized it “success,” and affirmed, “I cannot lose any call that belongs to me by divine right. I am under grace, and not under law.”

A friend rushed out to the nearest telephone, to notify the Company to reconnect.

A friend rushed to the nearest phone to ask the company to reconnect the service.

She entered a crowded grocery, but the proprietor left his customers and attended to the call himself. My ’phone was connected at once, and two minutes later, I received a very important call, and about an hour afterward, the one I had been awaiting.

She entered a crowded grocery store, but the owner left his customers and handled the call himself. My phone was connected immediately. Two minutes later, I received a very important call. About an hour later, I received the call I had been waiting for.

So long as man resists a situation, he will have it with him. If he runs away from it, it will run after him.

As long as a person resists a situation, it will stay with them. If they run away from it, it will follow them.

For example: I repeated this to a woman one day, and she replied, “How true that is! I was unhappy at home, I disliked my mother, who was critical and domineering; so I ran away and was married—but I married my mother, for my husband was exactly like my mother, and I had the same situation to face again.” “Agree with thine adversary quickly.”

For example, I said this to a woman one day. She replied, “How true that is! I was unhappy at home. I disliked my mother because she was critical and controlling. So I ran away and got married. But I married my mother, because my husband was exactly like her. I had to face the same situation again.” “Come to terms with your adversary quickly.”

That means, agree that the adverse situation is good, be undisturbed by it, and it falls away of its own weight. “None of these things move me,” is a wonderful affirmation.

That means accepting that the difficult situation is good and remaining undisturbed by it. Then the situation falls away under its own weight. “None of these things move me” is a wonderful affirmation.

The inharmonious situation comes from some inharmony within man himself.

The conflict in a person's life comes from some conflict within that person.

When there is, in him, no emotional response to an inharmonious situation, it fades away forever, from his pathway.

When he has no emotional response to a disharmonious situation, it fades from his path forever.

So we see man’s work is ever with himself.

So we see that a person’s work is always with themselves.

People have said to me, “Give treatments to change my husband, or my brother.” I reply, “No, I will give treatments to change you; when you change, your husband and your brother will change.”

People have said to me, “Give treatments to change my husband or my brother.” I reply, “No, I will give treatments to change you. When you change, your husband and your brother will change.”

One of my students was in the habit of lying. I told her it was a failure method and if she lied, she would be lied to. She replied, “I don’t care, I can’t possibly get along without lying.”

One of my students had a habit of lying. I told her that lying leads to failure and that if she lied, others would lie to her. She replied, “I don’t care. I can’t possibly get by without lying.”

One day she was speaking on the ’phone to a man with whom she was very much in love. She turned to me and said, “I don’t trust him, I know he’s lying to me.” I replied, “Well, you lie yourself, so someone has to lie to you, and you will be sure it will be just the person you want the truth from.” Some time after that, I saw her, and she said, “I’m cured of lying.”

One day, she was talking on the phone to a man she loved very much. She turned to me and said, “I don’t trust him. I know he’s lying to me.” I replied, “Well, you lie yourself, so someone has to lie to you. And you can be sure it will be the very person you want to hear the truth from.” Some time later, I saw her, and she said, “I’m cured of lying.”

I questioned: “What cured you?”

I asked, “What cured you?”

She replied: “I have been living with a woman who lied worse than I did!”

She replied: “I've been living with a woman who lied more than I did!”

One is often cured of his faults by seeing them in others.

People often overcome their faults by seeing them in others.

Life is a mirror, and we find only ourselves reflected in our associates.

Life is a mirror, and we see only ourselves reflected in the people around us.

Living in the past is a failure method and a violation of spiritual law.

Living in the past is a way to fail and a violation of spiritual law.

Jesus Christ said, “Behold, now is the accepted time.” “Now is the day of Salvation.”

Jesus Christ said, “Now is the accepted time.” “Now is the day of salvation.”

Lot’s wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.

Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.

The robbers of time are the past and the future. Man should bless the past, and forget it, if it keeps him in bondage, and bless the future, knowing it has in store for him endless joys, but live fully in the now.

The past and the future rob us of time. Bless the past, and forget it if it keeps you trapped. Bless the future, knowing it holds endless joys for you. But live fully in the now.

For example: A woman came to me, complaining that she had no money with which to buy Christmas gifts. She said, “Last year was so different; I had plenty of money and gave lovely presents, and this year I have scarcely a cent.”

For example, a woman came to me complaining that she had no money to buy Christmas gifts. She said, “Last year was so different. I had plenty of money and gave lovely presents, but this year I have hardly a cent.”

I replied, “You will never demonstrate money while you are pathetic and live in the past. Live fully in the now, and get ready to give Christmas presents. Dig your ditches, and the money will come.” She exclaimed, “I know what to do! I will buy some tinsel twine, Christmas seals and wrapping paper.” I replied, “Do that, and the presents will come and stick themselves to the Christmas seals.”

I replied, “You will never bring money into your life while you feel sorry for yourself and live in the past. Live fully in the now, and get ready to give Christmas presents. Dig your ditches, and the money will come.” She exclaimed, “I know what to do! I will buy some tinsel twine, Christmas seals, and wrapping paper.” I replied, “Do that, and the presents will come and stick themselves to the Christmas seals.”

This too, was showing financial fearlessness and faith in God, as the reasoning mind said, “Keep every cent you have, as you are not sure you will get any more.”

This too showed financial fearlessness and faith in God. The reasoning mind, however, said, “Keep every cent you have because you may not get any more.”

She bought the seals, paper and twine, and a few days before Christmas, received a gift of several hundred dollars. Buying the seals and twine had impressed the subconscious with expectancy, and opened the way for the manifestation of the money. She purchased all the presents in plenty of time.

She bought the seals, paper, and twine. A few days before Christmas, she received a gift of several hundred dollars. Buying the seals and twine had filled her subconscious with expectation and opened the way for the money to appear. She bought all the presents with plenty of time to spare.

Man must live suspended in the moment.

We must live fully in the present moment.

“Look well, therefore, to this Day! Such is the salutation of the Dawn.”

“So pay close attention to this day! This is the greeting of the dawn.”

He must be spiritually alert, ever awaiting his leads, taking advantage of every opportunity.

He must stay spiritually alert, always looking for guidance and making the most of every opportunity.

One day, I said continually (silently), “Infinite Spirit, don’t let me miss a trick,” and something very important was told to me that evening. It is most necessary to begin the day with right words.

One day, I kept saying silently, “Infinite Spirit, don’t let me miss a trick.” That evening, someone told me something very important. It is essential to start the day with the right words.

Make an affirmation immediately upon waking.

Make an affirmation as soon as you wake up.

For example:

For example:

“Thy will be done this day! Today is a day of completion; I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease.”

“May your will be done today! Today is a day of completion. I give thanks for this perfect day. Miracle will follow miracle, and wonders will never cease.”

Make this a habit, and one will see wonders and miracles come into his life.

Make this a habit, and you will see wonders and miracles come into your life.

One morning I picked up a book and read, “Look with wonder at that which is before you!” It seemed to be my message for the day, so I repeated again and again, “Look with wonder at that which is before you.”

One morning I picked up a book and read, “Look with wonder at what is before you!” It seemed like my message for the day. So I repeated again and again, “Look with wonder at what is before you.”

At about noon, a large sum of money, was given me, which I had been desiring for a certain purpose.

Around noon, I was given a large sum of money that I had wanted for a particular purpose.

In a following chapter, I will give affirmations that I have found most effective. However, one should never use an affirmation unless it is absolutely satisfying and convincing to his own consciousness, and often an affirmative is changed to suit different people.

In a later chapter, I will share the affirmations I have found most effective. But you should never use an affirmation unless it feels completely satisfying and convincing to you. Affirmations are often changed to suit different people.

For example: The following has brought success to many:

For example, the following has helped many people succeed:

“I have a wonderful work, in a wonderful way, I give wonderful service, for wonderful pay!”

“I have wonderful work, I do it in a wonderful way, and I provide wonderful service for wonderful pay!”

I gave the first two lines to one of my students, and she added the last two.

I gave the first two lines to one of my students, and she added the last two.

It made a most powerful statement, as there should always be perfect payment for perfect service, and a rhyme sinks easily into the subconscious. She went about singing it aloud and soon did receive wonderful work in a wonderful way, and gave wonderful service for wonderful pay.

It made a most powerful statement, because perfect service should always receive perfect payment, and a rhyme sinks easily into the subconscious. She sang it aloud as she went about her day. Soon she received wonderful work in a wonderful way and gave wonderful service for wonderful pay.

Another student, a business man, took it, and changed the word work to business.

Another student, a businessman, took it and changed the word work to business.

He repeated, “I have a wonderful business, in a wonderful way, and I give wonderful service for wonderful pay.” That afternoon he made a forty-one-thousand dollar deal, though there had been no activity in his affairs for months.

He repeated, “I have a wonderful business, in a wonderful way, and I give wonderful service for wonderful pay.” That afternoon, he made a $41,000 deal, though he had had no business activity for months.

Every affirmation must be carefully worded and completely “cover the ground.”

Every affirmation must be carefully worded and “cover everything.”

For example: I knew a woman, who was in great need, and made a demand for work. She received a great deal of work, but was never paid anything. She now knows to add, “wonderful service for wonderful pay.”

For example, I knew a woman who was in great need and asked for work. She received a lot of work, but was never paid. She now knows to add, “wonderful service for wonderful pay.”

It is man’s divine right to have plenty! More than enough!

Everyone has a divine right to have plenty! More than enough!

“His barns should be full, and his cup should flow over!” This is God’s idea for man, and when man breaks down the barriers of lack in his own consciousness, the Golden Age will be his, and every righteous desire of his heart fulfilled!

“His barns should be full, and his cup should overflow!” This is God’s vision for humanity. When a person breaks down the barriers of lack in their own mind, the Golden Age will be theirs. Every righteous desire of their heart will be fulfilled!