{"collection":"nth","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/nth/unity/prsp/prsp16.htm","path":"nth/unity/prsp/prsp16.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/nth/unity/prsp/prsp16.htm","text":"Prosperity, by Charles Fillmore, [1936]\nabundance, affirming, 93, 121-122, 126, 169-170 (see prosperity)\nacquisitiveness (see avarice)\nAdam, Father, 72\naffirmation, importance of, 98-99, 157-158, 175-176, 178-179\naffirmations and denials, list of: 23, 25, 35-36, 41, 50, 52-55, 59-60, 63, 65, 69, 85-86, 101, 110-112, 114, 122-124, 130, 157-158, 185-186\nAnanias and Sapphira, 164\nappetite (see passion)\navarice, vs. generosity, 153, 156-157; vs. love and justice, 150-151 (see race consciousness)\nBeing, and expression, 14, 27-29\nBible, and overcoming, 96-97; characters of, as representing ideas, 50, 70, 179-180\nbirth, new, and its attainment, 179\nBlackstone, Sir William, on law, 59\nblessing, and the law of increase, 99-100\nBook of Life (see Bible)\nChina, 90\nChrist, all men as one in, 143-144; asking and receiving in the name of, 36-37, 93; mind of, man's channel to the all-providing substance of the Father, 74-75\nChrist Spirit, vs. \"accusing conscience,\" 119-120\ncondemnation, vs. love, 110, 123-124\nconsciousness, spiritual vs. material, 175-176, 179 (see prosperity)\ncovetousness, as hindrance to successful community life, 149-151\ncredit system, use and abuse of, 128\ncriticism (see condemnation)\ndebt, denying, but not disclaiming payments owed or due, 123; idea of, in relation to idea of lack, 120-121, 123; way of getting out and staying out of, 124\ndebtor, holding the right thought about one's, 120-122, 126\ndemand and supply, 18-19, 53, 73, 93-94\ndemonstration, secret of, 37, 99-100\ndenial, importance of, 98-99, 157-158, 175-176, 178-179\ndepressions (see lack)\ndesire, as forerunner of fulfillment, 27-28\ndivine love (see God, as love)\nDivine Mind (see Mind)\ndoubt, vs. faith in the expression of Truth, 45, 85\ndreams, and the superconscious mind, 31-32\nEddington, Sir Arthur (quoted), 4-5\nElisha, and the law of prosperity, interpreted, 99-101, 113-114\nEmerson (quoted), 112\nether, in science and metaphysics, 4-5, 10-13, 80 Eve, Mother, 72\nfaith, 42-55; and the subconscious, 45; as a factor in practical life, 50; as applied to the demonstration of prosperity, 42; as substance of ideas, 43, 161; in God, not in things, as source of true and abiding prosperity, 49-50, 91, 187; increase of, through tithing, 138; Paul's definition of, as related to substance, 42-43 (see imagination)\nfamine (see poverty)\nFather, and forgiveness, 118-119, 122; as all-providing substance of good, 3, 5, 17, 40, 51, 57, 61-63, 68, 75, 98, 133, 144, 186\nFather-Mind, 62\nfear, as breeder of poverty, 103; as cause of stagnation in circulation of money, 47-48\nforgiveness, importance of, in settling debts, 117-122\n\"freewill offering plan,\" vs. commercial standard of payment, 150, 153-155\nGenesis, 2d chapter of, interpreted, 33; six days of creation\nand \"day\" of rest in, interpreted, 83-86, 95\ngiving, Paul on grace of, 133-136\ngiving and receiving, law of, 145-158; as based on love and justice, 150-155; on observances for keeping law of, 134-135\nGod, as formless, 14, 95; as giver of ideas, 31, 75, 161-162; as love, 102-103, 108-110, 118, 122, 182-185; as Spirit, 47, 51, 95, 179; as substance, 13-14, 22-24, 49, 103; as supply, 67-68, 83, 157-158, 178-179; as unchanging Principle, 46, 58; dependence on, as source of prosperity, 49-50, 54-55, 92-93, 165-166; love for, as key to abundance, 108-109, 118; surrendering one's debts to, 124\nGod energy (see God, as substance)\nGod-Mind, 56-57, 64-65, 102; the silence, and prosperity, 54-56, 64\nGod's will, not poverty, but plenty and good for all, 46, 111-112\nGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von (quoted), 75-76\ngolden calf, worship of, 182\nheart, as center of love, 102\nheaven, as realm of ideas in Mind, 76, 114\nhoarding, 90, 159, 164-166, 168-169\nHoly Spirit, as executive official of Mind and its laws, 58-59\nhome, and prosperity, 102-116; power of thought and word in building a prosperous, 102-106\nI AM, 65, 93, 98, 118; and understanding, 29; as the Christ within man, 93 (see Christ)\nideas, as generators of thought and word, 26; fear of opposing, 180-181\nimage and expression, 76-79, 95\nimagination, 77-78, 84; and faith, as cocreators of all good, 49, 91; and its right use in gaining prosperity, 94-96 (see image and expression)\nincome, living within one's, 125\nincrease law of, on every plane of manifestation, 81-82 (see blessing)\nIndia, 90\ninfinite Mind (see Mind)\n\"inner chamber\" (see silence)\ninstallment plan, dangers of buying on, 125\nintellect, represented by John the Baptist, 45\nIsrael, children of, 155-156, 180-184\nJacob, and tithing, 131\nJeans, Sir James (quoted), 14\nJehovah-jireh, 40\nJehovah-shammah, 40\nJesus, and thanksgiving, 105; and the inner realm of mind, 34-35; and the law of equal distribution of supply, 126-128; and the law of prosperity, 47-48, 87-88, 90-91, 186-187; and the rich man, on the kingdom of heaven, 16, 80, 166-167; and the simple life, 106; as charged with spiritual substance, 21, 78-79; as fulfillment of the law (affirmation), 70-71; \"as the door\" and \"the way,\" 32; economic system inaugurated by early followers of, 126-127; imagination and will as used by, 78-79; on \"deceitfulness of riches,\" 162; on forgiveness, 117; on love for fellow man, 109-110; on sin of poverty, 60-61; on the power of the word, 148; on understanding of faith, 42; parables of, and thought discrimination, 173-174; prayers of, as positive affirmations, 112-113; teachings of, as panacea of world's economic ills, 145-151\nJesus Christ (see Christ)\nJohn (love), 45\nJohn the Baptist, vs. Jesus, 44-45\nJoshua, 71\nKepler, Johannes (quoted), 35-36\nkingdom of God (see kingdom of heaven)\nkingdom of heaven, 54; as demonstrated by Jesus, 5-6, 11-12, 81, 186; as realm of superconscious mind in man, 33, 176-177; no creditors or debtors in, 128-129; prosperity reward of seeking, 12, 38-40, 81, 88, 141, 164; unloading of material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions required to enter, 17\nlack, denying, 37-38, 41, 93, 169-170, 177-179; nonexistence of, in God's mind, 87, 93, 169-170; overcoming fear (thought) of, 52-53, 92-93; 165-166, 173-187; periods of, and their cause, in the affairs of men and nations, 96-99, 167-168 (see debt; poverty)\nlaw, 56-59; legislative, judicial, and executive phases of divine, 58-59; natural vs. spiritual, 72-73; of God, and its rules of action for man, 58-69; unchangeable, 58-59 (see principle; supply)\nLazarus, and the rich man, parable of, interpreted, 163\nLodge, Sir Oliver (quoted), 4-5\nLord's Prayer, and forgiveness, 117-119; and substance, 31, 73, 164-165; as series of affirmations, 112-113\nlove, and trust, as protective measures against debt, 118; as magnet of supply, 102-103, 106, 109-110, 162; as solvent of debts, 122-124; importance of, in demonstration, 65, 102-106, 108-110; Paul on, 74 (see substance)\nlust (see passion)\nMalachi, and tithing, 131, 136-137\nman, as a spiritual being, 151; as a tributary of God's stream of substance, 24; as apex of creation, 160-161; as child of God, 182-185; as cocreator with God, 49, 91; as focal point in God's consciousness, 29; as heir to God's universal resources, 16, 23, 90-91, 98, 186; as inlet and outlet of mind, 56-69; as steward of God, 152-153; mind of, gateway for divine ideas,\n32; spiritual vs. natural (sense), 97, 163-174\nMary and Joseph, 44\nmatter, as form of mind, 104\nmeditation (see prayer)\nMichelangelo, and imagination, 94\nMind, 29, 31, 49, 57, 73, 101; as being and appearance, 27-29; as the origin of all things, 26-27, 51; attributes of, imaged in man's soul, 76; finding God through, 91-92; imagination and faith as cocreators in, 49, 91; importance of understanding in using laws and rules of, 29-30, 45-46, 57-60; man's, as only place he exercises dominion, 92-93, 155-156; sense vs. spiritual, 74-76; wealth of, as wealth of manifestation, 87-101\nmoney, constructive vs. destructive purposes in saving of, 165-166, 168; dependence on God, and not on, 73, 83, 162; dire results of \"pinching attitude\" with respect to, 167-168; made for man, and not man for, 80, 181-185; making of, vs. building of character, 160-161; manipulation of, by greed, 147; Paul on love of, 162; power of, as represented by Goliath, 181-184; right and wrong use of, 16, 90, 109, 113, 150-151, 156, 165-166 (see wealth)\nMoses, 98; as lawgiver (denial), 70-71\nNaomi (spiritual thought) (see Ruth)\npassion, 82; indulgence of, a hindrance to success, 19-20\nPeter (faith), as \"rock\" or substance, 42, 45\nplenty, affirming, 41, 103-104, 169-170, 177-178\npoverty, as sin, 60-61; consciousness of, as cause of famine and want in China and India, 90 (see lack)\npraise, importance of, in demonstrating prosperity, 35, 41, 105\nprayer, and thanksgiving, 35, 84, 105, 129; begging vs. affirmative, 74-85; cause of unanswered, 93-94; freedom from debt through, 129-130; perception and receptivity in, 44; turning to God within, for supply, 74\nPrinciple, knowing and demonstrating, 56-57; loyalty to, the way to fullness of good, 65-66\nprodigal son, parable of, interpreted, 60-63, 166\nPromised Land, 70, 155-156, 181, 184-185\nprosperity, as result of conformity to law of right thinking, regardless of religious belief, 88-89; as result of dependence on God, 49-50; consciousness of, vs. accumulation of riches, 88-90, 167-168, 171-172; God's law of, to be used daily, 86; its laws and demonstration, 20-23, 33-34, 50-51, 137-138, 160, 169-170; scriptural cases of: 44-47, 60-63, 65-66, 77, 79, 99-101, 113-114; Webster on, 87\nrace consciousness, and avarice, 127-128; and charity, 152-153; and money, 150-151\nriches, sin of, not in possession but in love of money, 89-90, 161-163 (see wealth)\nSapphira (see Ananias)\nSatan, as the serpent of sense, 96\nscience, discoveries of, as aid to religion, 51-52\nScriptures (see Bible)\nsensation, and its control, in demonstrating prosperity, 97-98\nSheba, Queen of, 77\nsilence, 151; and the law of prosperity, 41, 47\nsimple life, vs. poverty, 106-108\nsin, as mental transgression, 119-120\nSolomon, 66\nSon of God, 74\nsoul, development of, through incorporation of Mind's ideas, and loyalty to Truth, 76-77\nsowing and reaping, 170\nSpirit, 47, 69, 99, 105, 122, 126, 174; as bodily stimulant, 19; increase of substance dependent on quickening life of, 3-4; not matter or person, 14\nsubconscious mind, as help or hindrance in demonstration, 66-67\nsubstance, as omnipresent and accessible to all, 20-23, 31; as omnipresent good, named by Jesus the kingdom of heaven, by Moses the Garden of Eden, 54; hoarding vs. conservation of, 159-160; idea of, unsatisfactory if used without wisdom and love, 30\nsubstance as supply, how to appropriate, 15-25; not to be used for selfish ends, 16-20\nsuperconscious mind, and conscious mind, 176-177; as discriminating power within man, 174\nsupply, equalizing of, in new era, 23; law of, 67-69, 70-86\ntalents, parable of, a lesson in prosperity, 81-82\nthanksgiving (see praise)\nthought, as cause of poverty or prosperity, 52-54, 67-68; importance of persistence, in demonstrating abundance, 71-72, 112-114; made active by the word, 36-37\nthoughts, negative vs. positive, in the home, 102-106; releasing rich, in the subconscious, 74; trustful vs. distrustful, and their effect on finances, 118-119\nthroat, as center of power, 48\ntithing, and prosperity, 131-144; and success in farming and other activities, 138-140; and the Mosaic law, 131; law of, giving tenth part of one's earnings and profits for spiritual work, 132-133, 138, 140-141; principle of, as applied in industrial and social relationships, 140; regular vs. intermittent, 142\ntreasures, material vs. spiritual, 159-172\ntrinity, in all creative processes, 4\nTruth, and error, 180; as enduring foundation of prosperity, 57, 78; words of, as energized by Spirit, 105-106 (see Principle)\nTwain, Mark (quoted), 97\nTyre, King of, 77\nuniversal Mind (see Mind)\n\"upper room\" (crown of head), 61; and the receiving of power from the Holy Spirit, 48\nWallace, Lewis (Lew), 15\nwant (see lack; poverty)\nwealth, hoarding vs. circulation of, 90; inequalities of, based on desire for personal possession, 16-17, 127-128 (see money)\nWebster, Noah, 87\nwill, 77-78; use of, in demonstrating prosperity, 111-113 wisdom, in giving and spending, 135-136 (see substance)\nword, power of the spoken, 36-37, 47-48, 53-54, 103-106, 112-113, 148\nworld, equal distribution of supply in, demonstrated by Jesus, 126-128\nZacharias and Elisabeth, 44","title":"Prosperity: Index","type":"page"}