The old method of education was to store the mind with as many facts, or supposed facts, as could be accumulated and to give a certain exterior polish to the personality. The theory was that when a man was born he was a completed human being and that all that could be done for him was to load him up with information that would be used with more or less skill, according to the native ability he happened to be born with. The theosophical idea is that the physical man, and all that constitutes his life in the physical world, is but a very partial expression of the self; that in the ego of each there is practically unlimited power and wisdom; that these may be brought through into expression in the physical world as the physical body and its invisible counterparts, which together constitute the complex vehicle of the ego’s manifestation, are evolved and adapted to the purpose; and that in exact proportion that conscious effort is given to such self-development will spiritual illumination be achieved and wisdom attained. Thus the light that leads to happiness is kindled from within and the evolutionary journey that all are making may be robbed of its suffering.

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Almost everyone has heard of the Law of Attraction, and how it gives you the ability to bring exactly the things, people, and circumstances into your life that you desire. You probably also have a dream life in mind – that optimal life you would most like to be living. You may occasionally daydream about it, but you might not do so as much as you did, say, as a child. Even when you daydream, you probably “come back to reality” afterwards, and maybe even feel silly for daydreaming. I’m here to tell you today that your perfect life is a mere fantasy away.

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