An Explanation of Infinite Intelligence by Napoleon Hill
At this point we would like to explain just what is meant by the term
Infinite Intelligence, because it is our opinion that no one may ever reach the state of mind called
faith without a positive, definite belief in a
Supreme Being.
In arriving at such a belief and conviction, you may employ every
faculty you possess. Observation, experimentation, feeling, prayer,
meditation and thought are all legitimate approaches. As in all other
activities you use your natural gifts, the sense of body and spirit, and
the power of mind, to organize information and knowledge, so in this
case, all methods by which facts are discovered may be used in
establishing your contact with this
Supreme Power.
A man’s religion should be worn in his heart –
not on the lapel of his coat.
Man learns things primarily by seeing their effects or
by accepting the statements of others whom he trusts. In the search for
this basic reality, the
Infinite Power
behind all creation, you may look for evidence in the external
universe, that which lies beyond the borders of your own body; you may
look to your own inner self, by exploring as best you can the workings
of your own mind; and you may examine the accumulated history of the
race.
The external universe, to thinking men, has always been an evidence of the existence of a
Supreme, Creative, Directing Power.
The heavens today still remain the sublime object of our investigation
and speculation; they are indeed witnesses of some great power at work.
The advance of science reveals many secrets of the working of this power
which we call nature. Every process of nature is orderly. No chance,
disorder, or chaos has been seen in the physical universe. The sun does
not rise in the East today and in the West
tomorrow.
All of the phenomena of nature are products of law; not a single
exception has thus far been found. The universe exists under a reign of
perfect law. Prevalent order, such obedience to law, clearly implied
intelligent planning and
definiteness of purpose. Order is the product of intelligent direction. Men of science today declare that the universe appears as a product of
thought!
That conclusion is inescapable. There can be not thought without a
thinker. The universe declares that there is intelligent purpose in
nature and that, therefore, there must be a supreme
Infinite Intelligence directing it.
Source:
PMA Science of Success. Educational Edition.
The Napoleon Hill Foundation. 1983, Pgs. 83-84.
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