Purity, the state of "being free from contact with that which weakens, impairs or pollutes" is a great source of power and its opposite, impurity is a major cause of weakness and impairment.
"The impure man cannot be a great power, because he cannot thoroughly believe in himself when conscious that he is rotten in any part of his nature" writes Orison Swett Marden in his book "Pushing to The Front".
Therefore it is necessary for the man who desires lasting success to make sure his thoughts and actions are pure and clean.
"Let the young man who values himself, who sets store upon health and has ambition to succeed in his chosen career, be deaf to unclean speech and flee the companionship of those who think and speak uncleanness" says Orison Swett Marden.
Anyone who wants to succeed should strive for purity because impurity hurts one's self-confidence and self-confidence, as Emerson rightly observes, is the first law of success.
"No man can think much of himself when he is conscious of impurity anywhere in his life.
And the very knowledge that one is absolutely pure in his thought and clean in his life increases his self-respect and his self-faith wonderfully.
" "Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must lift his thoughts above slavish animal indulgence...
a man whose first thought is bestial indulgence could neither think clearly nor think methodically; he could not find and develop his latent resources, and would fail in any undertaking" writes James Allen in his best selling book "As A Man Thinketh".
Whatever your calling, it is important that you keep your thoughts and actions in tune with the laws of nature.
All true knowledge and inspiration comes from God and hence for a man to receive pure inspiration, he must get his system cleared of impurities.
Sometimes we see a man become successful, and then later we observe that all his successes and achievements turn into failure.
In most cases the cause of the failure will not be apparent but upon closer examination we will see that his thoughts and actions will be the cause of his failure.
This should not be mistaken for the temporary defeat that a righteous man may suffer as a trial or test from the Creator for in such cases if this person does not accept temporary defeat as permanent failure, he will rise again and achieve a in a way and manner more glorious.
Purity is essential for lasting success.
This fact is clearly and Succinctly explained by James Allen: There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be in the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance.
And the higher he lifts his thoughts, the more manly, upright, and righteous he becomes, the greater will be his success, the more blessed and enduring will be his achievements.
"The impure man cannot be a great power, because he cannot thoroughly believe in himself when conscious that he is rotten in any part of his nature" writes Orison Swett Marden in his book "Pushing to The Front".
Therefore it is necessary for the man who desires lasting success to make sure his thoughts and actions are pure and clean.
"Let the young man who values himself, who sets store upon health and has ambition to succeed in his chosen career, be deaf to unclean speech and flee the companionship of those who think and speak uncleanness" says Orison Swett Marden.
Anyone who wants to succeed should strive for purity because impurity hurts one's self-confidence and self-confidence, as Emerson rightly observes, is the first law of success.
"No man can think much of himself when he is conscious of impurity anywhere in his life.
And the very knowledge that one is absolutely pure in his thought and clean in his life increases his self-respect and his self-faith wonderfully.
" "Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must lift his thoughts above slavish animal indulgence...
a man whose first thought is bestial indulgence could neither think clearly nor think methodically; he could not find and develop his latent resources, and would fail in any undertaking" writes James Allen in his best selling book "As A Man Thinketh".
Whatever your calling, it is important that you keep your thoughts and actions in tune with the laws of nature.
All true knowledge and inspiration comes from God and hence for a man to receive pure inspiration, he must get his system cleared of impurities.
Sometimes we see a man become successful, and then later we observe that all his successes and achievements turn into failure.
In most cases the cause of the failure will not be apparent but upon closer examination we will see that his thoughts and actions will be the cause of his failure.
This should not be mistaken for the temporary defeat that a righteous man may suffer as a trial or test from the Creator for in such cases if this person does not accept temporary defeat as permanent failure, he will rise again and achieve a in a way and manner more glorious.
Purity is essential for lasting success.
This fact is clearly and Succinctly explained by James Allen: There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be in the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance.
And the higher he lifts his thoughts, the more manly, upright, and righteous he becomes, the greater will be his success, the more blessed and enduring will be his achievements.