This book is pragmatical, not philosophical: a practical manual, nota  treatise   upon  theories.   It is   intended  for   the  men   and  womenwhose most pressing need is for money: who wish to get rich first,and philosophize afterward. It is for those who have, so far, foundneither the tune, the means, nor the opportunity to go deeply intothe study of metaphysics, but who want results and who are willingto take the conclusions of science as  a   basis   for   action,   withoutgoing   into  all   the  processes   by  which   those  conclusions   werereached.It is expected that the reader will take the fundamental statementsupon faith, just  as he  would take statements  concerning a law ofelectrical   action   if   they   were   promulgated   by   a   Marconi   or   anEdison: and taking the statements upon faith,  that   he   will   provetheir truth  by acting upon them  without fear or  hesitation. Everyman or woman who does this will certainly get rich: for the scienceherein applied  is an exact  science, and failure  is impossible. Forthe   benefit,   however,   of   those   who   wish   to   investigatephilosophical theories and so secure a logical basis for faith. I willhere cite certain authorities.The monistic theory of the universe the theory that One is All. andthat All is One: That one Substance manifests itself as the seeming
many elements of the material world -is of Hindu origin, and hasbeen gradually   winning   its way  into   the  thought of   the   westernworld for two hundred years. It is the foundation of all the Orientalphilosophies,   and   of   those   of   Descartes,   Spinoza,   Leibnitz.Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Emerson. The reader who would dig tothe philosophical foundations of this is advised to read Hegel andEmerson for himself.In writing this   book   I have sacrificed all other  considerations   toplainness and simplicity of style, so that all might understand. Theplan of action laid down herein was deduced from the conclusionsof philosophy: it has been thoroughly tested, and bears the supremetest of practical experiment: it works. If you wish to know how theconclusions   were   arrived   at   read   the   writings   of   the   authorsmentioned   above:   and   if   you   wish   to   reap   the   fruits   of   theirphilosophies in actual practice, read this book and do exactly as ittells you to do.
