The Golden Rule: An Important Lesson For Success.

The Final Lesson

With this lesson, we approach the apex of the pyramid upon which success is found. This lesson of the Golden Rule is the guiding star that will enable you to use profitably and constructively the knowledge assembled in the preceding lessons.

The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule means, substantially, to do unto others as you would do unto yourself.

You might’ve wondered why the subject of honesty has not been mentioned in the law of success. Well, it is for the reason that the Golden Rule philosophy, when rightly understood and applied, makes dishonesty impossible. In fact, it makes all vices impossible.

When you apply the Golden Rule, you become at the same time, both the judge and the judged. This places one in a position in which honesty begins in one’s own heart, toward one’s self, and extends to all others with equal effect.

The law through which the Golden Rule philosophy operates is none other than the law through which the principle of Auto-suggestion operates. Of what possible benefit could it be to you to know that when you do unto others as if you were the others, you are putting into motion a chain of causation through the aid of a law which affects the others according to the nature of your act, and at the same time planting in your character, through your subconscious mind the effects of that act?

To frame this question in another form.

If all your acts toward others, and even your thoughts of others, are registered in your subconscious mind, through the principle of autosuggestion, thereby building your character as an exact duplicate of your thoughts and acts.

Therefore, every act and every thought you release modifies your character in exact conformity with the nature of the act or thought, and your character is a sort of centre of the magnetic attraction which attracts to you the people and conditions that harmonizes with it.

The Golden Code of Ethics

1. I believe in the Golden Rule as the basis of all human conduct; therefore, I will never do to another person that which I would not be willing for that person to do to me if our positions were reversed.
2. I will be honest, even to the slightest detail, in all my transactions with others, not alone because of my desire to be fair with them, but because of my desire to impress the idea of honesty on my subconscious mind, thereby weaving this essential quality into my character.
3. I shall forgive those who are unjust toward me, with no thought as to whether they deserve it or not, because I understand the law through which forgiveness of others strengthens my character and wipes out the effects of my transgressions, in my subconscious mind.
4. I will be just, generous and fair with others always, even though I know that these acts will go unnoticed and unrecorded, in the ordinary terms of reward, because I understand and intend to apply the law through the aid of which one’s own character is but the sum total of one’s own acts and deeds.
5. Whatever time I may have to devote to the discovery and exposure of the weaknesses and faults of others I will devote, more profitably, to the discovery and correction of my own.
6. I will slander no person, no matter how much I may believe another person may deserve it because I wish to plant no destructive suggestions in my subconscious mind.
7. I recognize the power of Thought as being an inlet leading into my brain from the universal ocean of life; therefore, I will set no destructive thoughts afloat upon that ocean lest they pollute the minds of others.
8. I shall conquer the common human tendency toward hatred, and envy, and selfishness, and jealousy, and malice, and pessimism, and doubt, and fear; for I believe these to be the seed from which the world harvests most of its troubles.
9. When my mind is not occupied with thoughts that tend toward the attainment of my definite chief aim in life, I will voluntarily keep it filled with thoughts of courage, and self-confidence, and goodwill toward others, and faith, and kindness, and loyalty, and love for truth, and justice, for I believe these to be the seed from which the world reaps its harvest of progressive growth.
10. I understand that a mere passive belief in the soundness of the Golden Rule philosophy is of no value whatsoever, either to myself or to others; therefore, I will actively put into operation this universal rule for good in all my transactions with others.
11. I understand the law through the operation of which my character is developed from my acts and thoughts; therefore, I will guard with care all that goes into its development.
12. Realizing that enduring happiness comes only through helping others find it; that no act of kindness is without its reward, even though it may never be directly repaid, I will do my best to assist others when and where the opportunity appears.

To Conclude

You have often heard it said that a salesman’s first sale should be to himself, which means that unless he first convinces himself of the merits of his wares he will not be able to convince others. Here, again, enters this same Law of Attraction, for it is a well-known fact that enthusiasm is contagious, and when a salesman shows great enthusiasm over his wares he will arouse a corresponding interest in the minds of others.

You can comprehend this law quite easily by regarding yourself as a sort of human magnet that attracts those whose characters harmonize with your own. Therefore, regarding yourself as a magnet that attracts to you all who harmonize with your dominating characteristics and repels all who do not so harmonize. You should keep in mind, also, the fact that you are the builder of that magnet; also, that you may change its nature so that it will correspond to an ideal that you may wish to set up and follow. And, most important of all, you should keep in mind the fact that this entire process of change takes place through thought! Your character is but the total of your thoughts and deeds! This truth has been stated in many different ways throughout the law of success.

Because of this great truth, you can’t render any useful service or indulge in any act of kindness toward others without benefiting thereby. Moreover, it is just as impossible for you to indulge in any destructive act or thought without paying the penalty in the loss of a corresponding amount of your power.

Take Care,
Sai Penukonda

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