CHAPTER IV 



HOW TO USE THE MASTER-KEY 



THE secret of all success in every under- 

 taking is concentration of all energy and 

 all endeavor upon that aim. Remittent 

 effort, with many irons in the fire sharing atten- 

 tion and strength, is a wasting drain upon time 

 and human energy; and never, unless under rarely 

 fortuitous circumstances, produces more than 

 mediocre results. 



This importance of concentration is well un- 

 derstood in its bearing upon the material interests 

 in life; but its real potentiality is not even dreamed 

 of until, in connection with the rhythmic breath, 

 it is used to bring the mind under control; and, 

 through the mind, the body. This system of 

 teaching the overcoming of the lower self, by no 

 means belittling the body or any form of matter 

 but recognizing the power and influence of every 

 atom, proves to us in clarion tones of conviction 

 the personal responsibility of all who are endowed 

 with intelligence for the perfection of that body 

 through right thinking. 



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