IMAGINATION
Thinking From vs. Thinking Of
Neville distinguishes between 'thinking of' a desired state (observing it as separate and external) and 'thinking from' it (inhabiting the state…
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Gifts Bestowed By God
No, I know the difference between thinking from my wish fulfilled and thinking of it. I am always thinking from where I am, and of where I am not. Right now, I am thinking from this room, and of my home, where my wife is now. But this room is more real now than where she is because I am thinking from here, and I am thinking of there. The secret is thinking-from.
Neville distinguishes between 'thinking of' a desired state (observing it as separate and external) and 'thinking from' it (inhabiting the state imaginatively as if it were already real). 'Thinking from' imbues the state with reality and is the secret to manifestation.
Live The Answer Now
This room has reality and substance because you are thinking from it. Think of a room, however, and it is but a shadow. Think of a state and it seems a mere possibility. But enter it by thinking from the state, and it is the only reality.
Thinking *from* a state or condition imbues it with reality and substance, making it the only reality. Thinking *of* a state, however, keeps it as a mere possibility or a shadow.
The Secret Of Prayer
A friend recently shared this dream with me: We were in a garden and he told me all of his desires, when I said: "Don't desire them, live them!" This is true. Desire is thinking of! Living is thinking from! Don't go through life desiring. Live your desire. Think it is already fulfilled. Believe it is true; for an assumption, though false, if persisted in will harden into fact. ... Stop thinking of, and start thinking from. To think from the wish fulfilled is to realize that which you will never experience while you are thinking of it.
Neville distinguishes between 'thinking of' a desire, which keeps it at a distance, and 'thinking from' a desire, which means assuming it is already fulfilled and experiencing the world from that state. 'Thinking from' is the key to manifesting, as it embodies the wish fulfilled.