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102. LIFE SUPREME imparting secular and religious education. Similarly there is the science of the mind which, when understood and applied, can be of inestimable value in the development of noble, uplifting, and spiritual qualities. This important point is being kept in mind while presenting this study on the working of the mind. It has already been stated that 'man is what he thinketh' which means that progress sprouts from the soil of thought: "Man is made or unmade by himself in the armoury of thought where he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength. (James Allen) 22. The subconscious mind may be likened to a fertile garden and the conscious mind as the gardener. Each thought which is properly impressed upon the subconscious will fructify like a seed and produce a corresponding expression in the personality; or attract any desired object providing it is not obviously beyond attainment. This is a law which never fails if the thought seeds are properly sown and nourished in the soil of the subconscious. The seed planted by the gardener needs sunshine, water, and manure to effect its successful growth; similarly the thought planted in the subconscious needs to be nourished with a strong desire, visualisation of the object desired, and confident faith in the ultimate realisation of the desired object. . Then, as if by magic, the mental vision will become transmuted into its physical equivalent. Remember that the subconscious is amenable to control by suggestion. The creative power of the mind responds to every suggestion or command fed to the subconscious. It is a golden gift which God has implanted in man. It needs only to be recognised and awakened in order to render him immense service. It is man's most reliable servant. When the power of the subconscious is fully experienced, man can instruct it with carefree certainty and with instinctive knowledge that it will materialise the blueprint impressed upon it. . It is important to know that the mind can work both for and against a person. Positive thoughts produce positive results; negative thoughts produce negative results. Think success, you attract success; think failure, you attract failure. Think health, you attract health; think illness, you attract illness. Like attracts like. Man attracts to himself those things and conditions which harmonise with