The Mastery Destiny, James Allen
The Mastery Destiny, James Allen
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The Mastery Destiny

Author: James Allen

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/04/2011

Synopsis

There is, and always has been, a widespread belief in Fate, or Destiny, that is, in an eternal and inscrutable Power which apportions definite ends to both individuals and nations. This belief has arisen from long observation of the facts of life. Men are conscious that there are certain occurrences which they cannot control, and are powerless to avert. Birth and death, for instance, are inevitable, and many of the incidents of life appear equally inevitable. Men strain every nerve for the attainment of certain ends, and gradually they become conscious of a Power which seems to be not of themselves, which frustrates their puny efforts, and laughs, as it were, at their fruitless striving and struggle. As men advance in life, they learn to submit, more or less, to this overruling Power which they do not understand, perceiving only its effects in themselves and the world around them, and they call it by various names, such as God, Providence, Fate, Destiny, etc.

About James Allen

James Allen (1864-1912) was a British writer and pioneer of the self-help movement. Born to a working-class family in Leicester, England, Allen left school at age fifteen, after which he worked as a private secretary and later as a magazine writer. In 1902, he began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason. Over the course of his life, Allen wrote nineteen books, some of which include As a Man Thinketh, Eight Pillars of Prosperity, Above Life's Turmoil, From Passion to Peace, and From Poverty to Power.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elisa on November 07, 2019

I was scared to read this short book. :) The wording at the beginning had me thinking it was going to be difficult to pull out the meaning. I was pleasantly surprised when just a little ways in I was getting so much out of it that I couldn't pull myself away. I was shown some of my failings a s a pe......more

Goodreads review by Ron on January 20, 2022

Another mastery book of wisdom by James Allen. Here is some of his wisdom: "Nations become great when their leaders are just men; they fall and fade when their just men pass away" "A durable and satisfactory piece of cloth cannot be made from shoddy material, and the threads of selfish thoughts and ba......more

Goodreads review by Tg on February 06, 2021

Love it, Love it.... "Through the Divine Radiance of a pure heart, all darkness melts away and all clouds disappear, and the one who has conquered self, has conquered the universe " James Allen......more

Goodreads review by Rubina on December 09, 2013

Less than 100 pages long but packed with so much insight, this book is almost as powerful as Allen's earlier work, As a Man Thinketh. While since on the topic of the power of thought, in this book Allen focuses on how our thoughts creates habits which in turn become part of our character, and as suc......more

Goodreads review by Billy on May 09, 2022

I like James Allen's writings. There is good material here. The thing to keep in mind is that some of his ideas have not aged well with current perspectives. He also has a tendency to come across as everything is black and white with little to no middle ground. If you like older good thinking and go......more

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