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thinking, right desires and right resolves, oft 

 repeated, will make it possible for any man to 

 resist temptation. 



The character of a soul can be wholly recon- 

 structed. Any vice may be overcome, any virtue 



, , J The Potency of 



established, by a proper system of soul training. a Suggestion. 



This assertion may seem a little strained to those 

 unacquainted with the potency of a suggestion; 

 but I wish to assure my readers that it is not based 

 upon theory. It has been my good fortune to 

 direct the lives of thousands of young men, 

 hundreds of whom had known vice and sin for 

 years, and, with scarcely a single exception, every 

 man who has followed the suggestions given him 

 and taken the proper care of the body and brain 

 has found himself a new man. 



The processes of soul growth are not unlike 

 those of muscle and brain building. Here, too, 

 the three essentials are: (i) a definite purpose s ou * Growth, 

 in view, or a clear concept of what is desired; 

 (2) a series of suggestions and mental images 

 adapted to the desired end; (3) regular, daily 

 exercise, or repetition of the suggestions. . 



A suggestion to be of any practical value in 

 character building must be fully lodged in the 

 subjective mind and repeated a sufficient number ow 

 of times to establish a physical basis in the brain. 

 The simple repetition of a suggestion, parrot-like, 

 has no practical value whatever in character build- 

 ing. To lodge a suggestion one must be in earnest. 

 He should fix the ideal in his mind, then silently 

 repeat it over and over in faith, believing that his 

 ideal is now becoming a reality. If a man is 

 sincere, if he will repeatedly lodge the desired 



