Best of
Spirituality

1940

The Bhagavad Gita: Royal Science of God-Realization


Paramahansa Yogananda - 1940
    States that the words of Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the "Bhagavad Gita" are at once a profound scripture the science of Yoga, union with God, and a textbook for everyday living.

Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol


Sri Aurobindo - 1940
    He sets forth the optimistic view that life on earth has a purpose, and he places our travail within the context of this purpose: to participate in the evolution of consciousness that represents the secret thread behind life on Earth.

Transformation in Christ: On the Christian Attitude


Dietrich von Hildebrand - 1940
    The first requisite is the person's desire for change, and with that fundamental attitude in mind, von Hildebrand devotes a chapter to each of the successive spiritual attitudes necessary for those who strive for Christian perfection. The Beatitudes are treated with beauty and depth in an uncompromising challenge to every serious Christian to put into practice these teachings of Christ.

Power Through Constructive Thinking


Emmet Fox - 1940
    Based on Emmet Fox's simple message that "thoughts are things" and all potential lies in their creative and constructive use, these thirty-one inspiring essays how to have it all -- health, healing, happiness, and a liberated spirit -- through the power of constructive though. First published in 1940, Power Through Constructive Thinking has been a never-failing source of strength and renewal for generations of readers.

The Secret Door to Success


Florence Scovel Shinn - 1940
    With a timeless message and the ability to explain success principles and how they work in an entertaining style, her writings are still considered the leaders in prosperity literature today. THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS is a series of talks and lectures given by Mrs. Shinn as she taught individuals to control conditions and release abundance through a knowledge of Spiritual Law.

Magic in Your Mind


Uell Stanley Andersen - 1940
    Many people have locked themselves in prisons of their own making because they have been unsuccessful. The Magic in Your Mind teaches the magic by which men become free and begin to grow into the image of the secret self.Perfect action and perfect works stem from an inner conviction of the mental cause behind all things. A man changes the state of his outer world by first changing the state of his inner world. Everything that comes to him from outside is the result of his own consciousness. When he changes that consciousness he alters his perception and thus the world he sees. By understanding the process and effect of mental imagery, he goes directly along the correct path to his goal.

My Other Self: In Which Christ Speaks to the Soul on Living His Life


Clarence J. Enzler - 1940
    Emphasis is placed on the need of the individual to identify with the Lord in the present moment and to act as Christ would.