Giving is Getting

The modern idea, based on direct interpretation of the ancient writings, is to know that the "Father and I are one", that we are "joint heirs", entitled to the best if everything because the "Father" is Universal Mind, the Creator, the Original Substance from which all things proceed.

Now, admitting that this is all true in theory, that it has been taught for over two thousand years and is the essence of every system of philosophy or religion, how are we to make it practical in our lives? How are we to get actual, tangible results here and now?

We have found that we get comes to us by the Law of Attraction. A happy thought cannot exist in an unhappy consciousness; therefore, the consciousness must change, and, as the consciousness changes, all conditions necessary to meet the changed consciousness must gradually change in order to meet it.

So we must put our knowledge into practice; nothing can be accomplished in any other way. An athlete may read books on physical training all his life, but unless he begins to give out strength by actual work he will never receive any strength. He will eventually get exactly what he gives, but he will have to give it first. It's exactly the same with us: we will get exactly what we give, but we have to give it first before it returns to us many times over.

Master Key System Chapter 13 "The Process" pp 110-111