Excerpt from The Spirit of the New Thought
Several of the essayists call attention to human selfishness as more central than the "erroneous beliefs" more frequently mentioned by New Thought writers, and others emphasize the great truth that man is an instrument of the Divine wisdom, in contrast with the customary emphasis on the finite self as the centre of power. An effort is also made to pass beyond the mere optimism of suggestions and affirmations to a well-seasoned spiritual philosophy. Thus the common trend of thought is in line with the constructive spirit pleaded for by Mr. James A. Edgerton, president of the International New Thought Alliance, when he said that the New Thought "not only builds new and better bodies and better conditions, but it should build new and better character, new and better service and, as an inevitable result, a new and better civilization. As an evidence of its power to construct, it should build an organization as vital, as healthful, as helpful, and as prosperous as itself. This would not only strengthen all the members of the organization, but would stand before the world as a symbol and a representative of the Thought.
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