The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind

Murphy begins by issuing a reminder of the golden rule and quoting Matthew 7:12: “All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them” (153). Murphy again quotes from the Book of Matthew and warns against judging others because a person’s creative thoughts will then create the same internal experience within oneself. Similarly, all good and evil acts come back to the person who initiated them, as the impersonal subconscious records every act and reacts according to the person’s intention.

Murphy gives several examples. The first is a man whose reaction to the news brought on bleeding ulcers. Murphy claims to have cured the man by helping him acknowledge the freedom of journalists to express themselves and the freedom of the individual to write a letter disagreeing with published statements. He also discusses a woman who disliked her coworkers because they were women. Murphy’s solution was for her to affirm her spiritual values and radiate peace and tolerance toward the other women. She discovered that “there [was] no one to change but [her]self” (156).

Similarly, for a salesman who did not get along with his manager, the solution was for the man to wish the manager health, success, and peace of mind.