The Master Mind

CHAPTER XII

THE MASTERY OF DESIRE

The control of desire by the power of the Master Mind. How to restrain feelings, emotions, and desires. Physical expression and desire. Habit and desire. Mental images and desire. Cultivation of opposite desires. How to cultivate feelings, emotions, and desires. Effect of physical expression. Effect of habits of expression. Effect of visualization. Weeding the garden of desire. The laws of character building. How the Master Mind builds a character to suit itself, and through which to efficiently express itself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

CHAPTER XIII

THE MASTER OF THOUGHT

What thought is. The processes of thought. How man has evolved through thought. The Master Mind thinks with a purpose. The states of thought. The secret of effective analysis. Comparison. The pairs of opposites. Classification. Generalization. How thoughts are tied into bundles. The mental drawers and pigeon-holes. How to store away knowledge scientifically. The science of mental conception. General ideas. Concepts vs. mental images. Verbal symbols of thought. The Master Mind thinks what it wills to think, and how it wills to think. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

CHAPTER XIV

MASTERY OF REASONING

Mental concepts and general classes of ideas. Conceptual terms. Reasoning: what it means. Reasoning by analogy. Examples. Reasoning by induction. Examples. Observation. Hypothesis. Testing. Verification. Laws and principles. Reasoning by deduction. The principles of deduction. The logical syllogism. The premises and the logical conclusion. Fallacy, sophistry, and casuistry. "Begging the question." Circular reasoning. Irrelevant conclusions. False cause. Burden of proof. Abuse of opponent. Prejudice. Illogical deduction. General rules regarding correct reasoning by the Master Mind . . . 205

CHAPTER XV

SUBCONSCIOUS MENTALITY

The "other consciousness." "Unconscious cerebration." The infra-conscious planes of mind. Memory, imagination, subconscious thought. The processes of memory, remembrance, recollection, and reminiscence. Memory impressions. Memory records and the storage. The rule of association. Recalling memory impressions. The processes of imagination. Constructive imagination. The processes of subconscious thought. Unconscious logical processes. Inspiration of genius. The "mental brownies." How to develop efficient subconscious thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

CHAPTER XVI

THE MASTERY OF WILL

The modern conception of will. Will and action. Desire-will. Deliberative-will. Action-will. Training the will. The rules of will development. Exerting the will power. Weighing the motives. Cultivating the attention. Acquiring the habit of will mastery. Training the will to perform disagreeable tasks, and the reason therefor. The James and Bain formulas for will training. Inspiring ideals for will culture. How to acquire invincible determination, indefatigable will, unwearied will, the firm decisive spirit, the forceful purpose, the iron will, not the wood or straw will. Hammer or anvil: which? Make your choice. Finis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 261