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The Cosmic Power Within You
Whatever you desire in life you may have says Dr. Murphy; for there is a Cosmic Power within you which can bring all your dreams to fruition. That power is your ability to communicate with the Cosmic Mind and ask for these things.
- GenresSpiritualitySelf Help
203 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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Joseph Murphy
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Joseph Murphy was a Divine Science minister and author.
Murphy was born in Ireland, the son of a private boy's school headmaster and raised a Roman Catholic. He studied for the priesthood and joined the Jesuits. In his twenties, an experience with healing prayer led him to leave the Jesuits and move to the United States, where he became a pharmacist in New York (having a degree in chemistry by that time). Here he attended the Church of the Healing Christ (part of the Church of Divine Science), where Emmet Fox had become minister in 1931.
In the mid 1940s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he met Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes, and was ordained into Religious Science by Holmes in 1946, thereafter teaching at the Institute of Religious Science. A meeting with Divine Science Association president Erwin Gregg led to him being reordained into Divine Science, and he became the minister of the Los Angeles Divine Science Church in 1949, which he built into one of the largest New Thought congregations in the country. In the next decade, Murphy married, earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Southern California and started writing. After his first wife died in 1976, he remarried to a fellow Divine Science minister who was his longstanding secretary. He died in 1981.
Joseph Murphy was a Divine Science minister and author.
Murphy was born in Ireland, the son of a private boy's school headmaster and raised a Roman Catholic. He studied for the priesthood and joined the Jesuits. In his twenties, an experience with healing prayer led him to leave the Jesuits and move to the United States, where he became a pharmacist in New York (having a degree in chemistry by that time). Here he attended the Church of the Healing Christ (part of the Church of Divine Science), where Emmet Fox had become minister in 1931.
In the mid 1940s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he met Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes, and was ordained into Religious Science by Holmes in 1946, thereafter teaching at the Institute of Religious Science. A meeting with Divine Science Association president Erwin Gregg led to him being reordained into Divine Science, and he became the minister of the Los Angeles Divine Science Church in 1949, which he built into one of the largest New Thought congregations in the country. In the next decade, Murphy married, earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Southern California and started writing. After his first wife died in 1976, he remarried to a fellow Divine Science minister who was his longstanding secretary. He died in 1981.
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December 29, 2015
Learned a lot of affirmation prayers that is really magical if you believe.
June 13, 2024
Los clásicos no se discuten, lo se.
Pero me voy a permitir una pequeña licencia.
Acabo de terminar de leer una edición en español de este tradicional libro de "autoayuda", en la versión de la Editorial Lidiun (1992).
Una auténtica pérdida de tiempo.
Ni bien se recorren las primeras líneas, ya se siente una insufrible sensación de haber caído en una suerte de densa ciénaga, que amalgama pasajes bíblicos, enseñanzas inveteradas de filosofía oriental y ejemplos de supuestas aplicaciones a nuestra cultura actual. Todo, en un vano intento por ofrecer un mapa hacia la autosuperación y el "éxito". Su único mérito consiste en su brevedad.
Pero me voy a permitir una pequeña licencia.
Acabo de terminar de leer una edición en español de este tradicional libro de "autoayuda", en la versión de la Editorial Lidiun (1992).
Una auténtica pérdida de tiempo.
Ni bien se recorren las primeras líneas, ya se siente una insufrible sensación de haber caído en una suerte de densa ciénaga, que amalgama pasajes bíblicos, enseñanzas inveteradas de filosofía oriental y ejemplos de supuestas aplicaciones a nuestra cultura actual. Todo, en un vano intento por ofrecer un mapa hacia la autosuperación y el "éxito". Su único mérito consiste en su brevedad.
June 12, 2019
umm as someone who has seen many times how thoughts (for lack of a better word) do manifest in real life, this book is a lot of crock. I did try to give it a chance but I cannot take an author seriously if he talks about how your broken bones or depression can be cured if you believe you can hard enough. geez
January 16, 2018
So many things to think over. Love it!!!
March 23, 2021
Great book
Easy to read and very well constructed this is the sixth book I read from this author and I'll read more
Easy to read and very well constructed this is the sixth book I read from this author and I'll read more
January 9, 2018
The cosmic power as the author put it is God or the Holy Spirit with you. There are various Biblical scriptures peppered throughout and most of the affirmations are verses.
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me and I lift my eyes up to the mountains where does my help come from.
I think this book does well to remind people of the power of scripture and to stay positive, hopeful and focused.
The examples and testimonies of people are the best bit because it shows you, God can turn any situation around as long as you believe and have faith.
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me and I lift my eyes up to the mountains where does my help come from.
I think this book does well to remind people of the power of scripture and to stay positive, hopeful and focused.
The examples and testimonies of people are the best bit because it shows you, God can turn any situation around as long as you believe and have faith.
September 21, 2018
Excellent Guide To Self-Development. Dr. Murphy Teaches Us How To Use Our Inner Mind And Faculties And Strong Faith In God's Divinity Can Manifest Miracles In Daily Life. Miracles Are Really The Numerous Blessings We Create Through Our Own Thoughts, Emotions, And Actions In Our Individual Relationships And On The Social Scale As Well. All His Books Are Excellent Materials For Those Who Desire To Move Beyond Daily Struggles, Life Drama And Sufferings, Low-Mentality Thinking, And Transform Their Lives Towards Better Health, Happiness, Love And Prosperity In Life!
July 25, 2021
I've read many of Dr. Joseph Murphy's books and they always get a 5-star from me. This book is no exception.
Dr. Joseph Murphy, a leader in New Thought writes simply and concretely in understandable terms about the power of the inner workings of the mind. Each chapter ends with a summary and important points to consider. I highly recommend this book for those on a spiritual journey toward understanding of the power of their own minds.
Dr. Joseph Murphy, a leader in New Thought writes simply and concretely in understandable terms about the power of the inner workings of the mind. Each chapter ends with a summary and important points to consider. I highly recommend this book for those on a spiritual journey toward understanding of the power of their own minds.
December 21, 2018
Inspiring books although they tend to be a bit the same.
May 22, 2019
Doublethinking and mindfucking
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January 22, 2020
I have lot of respect for Dr. Joseph Murphy, he is The King of Kings, The Master of Masters, a Life changer... his books always empowers life...
May 23, 2022
One of Joseph Murphy's best - What you would expect out of him if you are familiar with his books. I really enjoyed a lot of the testimonials given in the book.
December 20, 2022
What I love about these types of books is that they give many examples of what people have been able to accomplish with a disciplined, unwavering mind. Those who chalk this work up to “believing hard enough” are missing the mark. It’s unfortunate that some will allow their doubts and skepticism to rob them of the things they’re capable of.
I have moved bones and bent spoons with my mind because I’m gullible enough to “believe” this stuff works. This stuff we are all capable of when the desire is strong enough. Perhaps a healthy amount of skepticism is needed in life to keep out of harm’s way, but we can’t forget to balance it with a healthy dose of gullibility to move ourselves into the wondrous.
I have moved bones and bent spoons with my mind because I’m gullible enough to “believe” this stuff works. This stuff we are all capable of when the desire is strong enough. Perhaps a healthy amount of skepticism is needed in life to keep out of harm’s way, but we can’t forget to balance it with a healthy dose of gullibility to move ourselves into the wondrous.
April 5, 2014
I am an expert and teacher of Human Thriving. This book was recommended reading in my Ph.D. program. The basis of human thriving is always the same but there are myriad approaches. The approach that one person understands may baffle another so I really love having examples of different ways to approach each aspect--it makes me a better teacher. Dr. Murphy expanded my repertoire of approaches with his techniques.
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January 29, 2019"There is a Power in you that has never been fully released. The Power that moves the world and governs the galaxies in space is within you" (1).
"Today, you are what your thoughts have made you. You are the sum total of your thinking. You have charge of your own life, and other people, conditions, and events have nothing whatever to do with your success, happiness, or destiny" (26).
"True self-love has nothing to do with egotism, self-aggrandizement, or morbid selfishness. On the contrary, it is a wholesome veneration for the indwelling God which is the Reality of all men" (46).
"NOW is the time" (78).
"The past and the future are two thieves. If you are indulging in remorse and self-criticism over the past mistakes and hurts, the mental agony you experience is the pain of your present thought" (80).
"You have to pay the price in order to get what you want in life. The price is to learn the Cosmic laws of your mind and then to give attention, devotion, and nourishment to your ideals. The law of mind is that whatever you give attention to and take a deep interest in, your subconscious mind will magnify and multiply and express on the screen of space. Your price is recognition of the laws of mind, complete acceptance of these laws, application of them, and deep abiding trust that they never fail. In short, your price is recognition, acceptance, and conviction of the Cosmic Power within YOU" (168).
"Today, you are what your thoughts have made you. You are the sum total of your thinking. You have charge of your own life, and other people, conditions, and events have nothing whatever to do with your success, happiness, or destiny" (26).
"True self-love has nothing to do with egotism, self-aggrandizement, or morbid selfishness. On the contrary, it is a wholesome veneration for the indwelling God which is the Reality of all men" (46).
"NOW is the time" (78).
"The past and the future are two thieves. If you are indulging in remorse and self-criticism over the past mistakes and hurts, the mental agony you experience is the pain of your present thought" (80).
"You have to pay the price in order to get what you want in life. The price is to learn the Cosmic laws of your mind and then to give attention, devotion, and nourishment to your ideals. The law of mind is that whatever you give attention to and take a deep interest in, your subconscious mind will magnify and multiply and express on the screen of space. Your price is recognition of the laws of mind, complete acceptance of these laws, application of them, and deep abiding trust that they never fail. In short, your price is recognition, acceptance, and conviction of the Cosmic Power within YOU" (168).
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