Quotes from Joseph Murphy

6. Watch what you say. You have to account for every idle word. Never say, "I will fail; I will lose my job; I can't pay the rent." Your subconscious cannot take a joke. It brings all these things to pass. 7. Your mind is not evil.

Your subconscious mind works twenty-four hours a day and makes provisions for your benefit, pouring all the fruit of your habitual thinking into your lap.

Never say, "I can't." Overcome that fear by substituting the following, "I can do all things through the power of my own subconscious mind.

10. You are the captain of your soul (subconscious mind) and the master of your fate. Remember, you have the capacity to choose. Choose life! Choose love! Choose health! Choose happiness!

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1, 2).

1. The treasure house is within you. Look within for the answer to your heart's desire.

Truly, you are as old as you think and feel.

4. Your subconscious mind is the builder of your body and can heal you. Lull yourself to sleep every night with the idea of perfect health, and your subconscious, being your faithful servant, will obey you.

The law of your mind is this: You will get a reaction or response from your subconscious according to the nature of the thought or idea you hold in your conscious mind.

5. Every thought is a cause, and every condition is an effect.

It is his imagination that causes the alcoholic to return to drinking intermittently. The images that have been impressed on his subconscious mind begin to bear fruit. He imagines a drinking bout in which glasses are filled and drained, then he imagines the following sense of ease and enjoyment, a feeling of relaxation. If he lets his imagination run wild, he will go to the bar or buy a bottle.

There is no virtue in poverty; the latter is a mental disease, and it should be abolished from the face of the earth. You are here to grow, expand, and unfold—spiritually, mentally, and materially. You have the inalienable right to fully develop and express yourself along all lines. You should surround yourself with beauty and luxury.

The reason for this is obvious: The suggestion of powerlessness to overcome the habit dominates his mind; the subconscious mind is always controlled by the dominant idea. The subconscious mind will accept the strongest of two contradictory propositions. The effortless way is the best; this method will be discussed in detail in this chapter.

La verdadera y permanente felicidad podrá penetrar en su vida el día en que tenga una clara conciencia de que puede superar cualquier debilidad; el día en que comprenda que su subconsciente puede solucionar sus problemas, curar su cuerpo y hacerlo prosperar como nunca hubiera imaginado, ni en el mejor de sus sueños.

If you want to write a book, write a wonderful play, give a better talk to your audience, convey the idea lovingly and feelingly to your subconscious mind and it will respond accordingly.

8. Never use the terms, "I can't afford it" or "I can't do this." Your subconscious mind takes you at your word and sees to it that you do not have the money or the ability to do what you want to do. Affirm, "I can do all things through the power of my subconscious mind." 9. The law of life is the law of belief.

10. Change your thoughts, and you change destiny.

The suggestions of others in themselves have absolutely no power whatever over you except the power that you give them through your own thoughts. You have to give your mental consent; you have to entertain the thought.

God's love, peace, harmony, and wisdom flood my mind and heart. I love the truth, I hear the truth, and I know the truth that God is Love, and his love surrounds me, enfolds me, and enwraps me. God's river of peace floods my mind, and I give thanks for my freedom.

Similarly, there are two types of men. There is the magnetized man who is full of confidence and faith. He knows that he is born to win and to succeed. Then, there is the type of man who is demagnetized. He is full of fears and doubts.

The law of your mind is the law of belief.

Psychologists and psychiatrists point out that when thoughts are conveyed to your subconscious mind, impressions are made in the brain cells.

She had filled her mind with the thought of expectancy and released the whole thing to her deeper mind which has the "know-how" of accomplishment.

Your subconscious mind is like the soil, which accepts any kind of seed, good or bad.