He listened to the explanation of how his mind worked. He faced his problem, looked at it, and gave up his dual role. He knew that his drinking was
an unconscious attempt to escape. The hidden cause lodged in his subconscious mind had to be eradicated, then the healing would follow.
He began to impress his subconscious mind three or four times a day by
using the following prayer: “My mind is full of peace, poise, balance and
equilibrium. The infinite lies stretched in smiling repose within me. I am
not afraid of anything in the past, the present or the future. The Infinite
Intelligence of my subconscious mind leads, guides and directs me in all
ways. I now meet every situation with faith, poise, calmness and confidence. I am now completely free from the habit. My mind is full of inner
peace, freedom and joy. I forgive myself, then I am forgiven. Peace, sobriety and confidence reign supreme in my mind.”
He repeated this prayer frequently as outlined, being fully aware of what
he was doing and why he was doing it. Knowing what he was doing gave
him the necessary faith and confidence. I explained to him that as he spoke these statements out loud, slowly, lovingly and meaningfully, they
would gradually sink down into his subconscious mind. Like seeds, they
would grow after their kind. These truths, on which he concentrated, went
in through his eyes, he ears heard the sound and the healing vibrations of
these words reached his subconscious mind and obliterated all the negative mental patterns which caused all the trouble. Light dispels darkness.
The constructive thought destroys the negative thought. He became a
transformed man within a month.
If you are an alcoholic or drug addict, admit it. Do not dodge the issue.
Many people remain alcoholics because they refuse to admit it.
Your disease is an instability, an inner fear. You are refusing to face life,
and so you try to escape your responsibilities through the bottle. As an alcoholic you have no free will, although you think have, and you may even
boast about your will power. If you are a habitual drunkard and say bravely “I will not touch it anymore,” you have no power to make this assertion
come true, because you do not know where to locate the power.
You are living in a psychological prison of your own making, and you are
bound by your beliefs, opinions, training and environmental influences.
Like most people, you are a creature of habit. You are conditioned to react
they way you do.
You can build the idea of freedom and peace of mind into your mentality
so that it reaches your subconscious depths. The latter, being all powerful,
will free you from all desire for alcohol. Then, you will have the new understanding of how your mind works, and you can truly back up your
statement and prove the truth to yourself.
If you have a keen desire to free yourself from any destructive habit, you
are fifty-one percent healed already. When you have a greater desire to
give up the bad habit than to continue it, you will not experience too
much difficulty in gaining complete freedom.
Whatever thought you anchor the mind upon, the latter magnifies. If you
engage the mind on the concept of freedom (freedom from the habit) and
peace of mind, and if you keep it focused on this new direction of attention, you generate feelings and emotions which gradually emotionalize the
concept of freedom and peace. Whatever idea you emotionalize is accepted by your subconscious and brought to pass.
Realize that something good can come out of your suffering. You have not suffered in vain. However, it is foolish to continue to suffer.
If you continue as an alcoholic, it will bring about mental and physical deterioration and decay. Realize that the power in your subconscious is
backing you up. Even though you may be seized with melancholia, you
should begin to imagine the joy of freedom that is in store for you. This is
the law of substitution. Your imagination took you to the bottle; let it take
you now to freedom and peace of mind. You will suffer a little bit, but it is
for a constructive purpose. You will bear it like a mother in the pangs of
childbirth, and you will, likewise, bring forth a child of the mind. Your subconscious will give birth to sobriety.
The real cause of alcoholism is negative and destructive thinking; for as a
man thinketh, so is he. The alcoholic has a deep sense of inferiority, inadequacy, defeat and frustration, usually accompanied by a deep inner hostility. He has countless alibis as to his reason for drinking, but the sole
reason is in his thought life.
Get still; quiet the wheels of the mind. Enter into a sleepy, drowsy state.
In this relaxed, peaceful, receptive state, you are preparing for the second step.
Take a brief phrase which can readily be graven on the memory, and repeat it over and over as a lullaby. Use the phrase, “Sobriety and peace of
mind are mine now, and I give thanks.” To prevent the mind from wandering, repeat it aloud or sketch its pronunciation with the lips and tongue as
you say it mentally. This helps its entry into the subconscious mind. Do
this for five minutes or more. You will find a deep emotional response.
Just before going to sleep, practice what Johann von Goethe, German author, used to do. Imagine a friend or loved one in front of you. Your eyes
are closed, you are relaxed and at peace. The loved one or friend is subjectively present, and is saying to you, “Congratulations!” You see the
smile; you hear the voice. You mentally touch the hand; it is all real and
vivid. The word congratulations implies complete freedom. Hear it over
and over again until you get the subconscious reaction which satisfies.
When fear knocks at the door of your mind, or when worry, anxiety and
doubt cross your mind, behold your vision, your goal. Think of the infinite
power within your subconscious mind, which you can generate by your thinking and imagining, and this will give you confidence, power and
courage. Keep on, persevere, until the day breaks and the shadows flee
away.
1. The solution lies within the problem. The answer is in every question.
Infinite Intelligence responds to you as you call upon it with faith and confidence.
2. Habit is the function of your subconscious mind. There is no greater evidence of the marvelous power of your subconscious than the force and
sway habit holds in your life. You are a creature of habit.
3. You form habit patterns in your subconscious mind by repeating a
thought and act over and over again until it establishes tracks in the subconscious mind and becomes automatic, such as swimming, dancing, typing, walking, driving your car etc.
4. You have freedom to choose. You can choose a good habit or a bad
habit. Prayer is a good habit.
5. Whatever mental picture, backed by faith, you behold in your conscious
mind, your subconscious mind will bring to pass.
6. The only obstacle to your success and achievement is your own
thought or mental image.
7. When your attention wanders, bring it back to the contemplation of
your good or goal. Make a habit of this. This is called disciplining the
mind.
8. Your conscious mind is the camera, and your subconscious mind is the
sensitive plate on which you register or impress the picture.
9. The only jinx that follows anyone is a fear thought repeated over and
over in the mind. Break the jinx by knowing that whatever you start you
will bring to a conclusion in divine order. Picture the happy ending and
sustain it with confidence.
10. To form a new habit, you must be convinced that it is desirable. When
your desire to give up the bad habit is greater than your desire to continue, you are fifty-one percent healed already.
11. The statements of others cannot hurt you except through your own
thoughts and mental participation. Identify yourself with your aim which
is peace, harmony and joy. You are the only thinker in your universe. 12. Excessive drinking is an unconscious desire to escape. The cause of
alcoholism is negative and destructive thinking. The cure is to think of
freedom, sobriety and perfection and to feel the thrill of accomplishment.
13. Many people remain alcoholics because they refuse to admit it.
14. The law of your subconscious mind, which held you in bondage and
inhibited your freedom of action, will give you freedom and happiness. It
depends on how you use it.
15. Your imagination took you to the bottle; let it take you to freedom by
imagining you are free.
16. The real cause of alcoholism is negative and destructive thinking. As a
man thinketh in his heart (subconscious mind) so is he.
17. When fear knocks at the door of your mind, let faith in God and all
things good open the door.