When you enter a dark room, even one you know well, you are suddenly unsure of your movements, you cannot see objects around you or properly locate them, and you are liable to hurt yourself by coming into sudden contact with them. However, switch on the light and immediately all confusion disappears, every object can be seen, and the danger of being hurt vanishes. For the majority of people, life is like a dark room, and their frequent hurts-their disappointments, perplexities, sorrows and pains-are caused by sudden contact with principles which they do not see, and are therefore not prepared to deal with. But when the light of wisdom is introduced into the darkened understanding, confusion vanishes, difficulties are dissolved, all things are seen in their true place and proportion, and henceforth you walk open-eyed and unhurt, in the clear light of wise comprehension. Chapters: Foreword The Light That Leads to Perfect Peace Light on Facts and Hypotheses Light on the Law of Cause and Effect in Human Life Light on Values- Spiritual and Material Light on the Sense of Proportion Light on Adherence to Principle Light on the Sacrifice of the Self Light on the Management of the Mind Light on Self-Control: The Door of Heaven Light on Acts and Their Consequences Light on the Way of Wisdom Light on Disposition Light on Individual Liberty Light on the Blessing and Dignity of Work Light on Good Manners and Refinement Light on Diversities of Creeds Light on Law and Miracle Light on War and Peace Light on the Brotherhood of Man Light on Life's Sorrows Light on Life's Changes Light on the Truth of Transitoriness The Light That Never Goes Out A Note From The Publisher In this book James Allen shines a very bright light on the principles and laws that govern the attainment of what ever we are searching for, so that the way is ready lit to follow.
About the Author: James Allen was born on 28th November 1864 in Leicester, England. He was a philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry. At the age of 15 his father, a businessman, was robbed and murdered so he had to leave school to work full-time in several British manufacturing firms to help support the family. At the age of 38 he retired from employment to become a full time writer. Allen - together with his wife Lily and their daughter, Nohra - moved to a small cottage in Ilfracombe, Devon, England to pursue a simple life of contemplation. There he wrote for nine years, producing 19 works. He also edited and published a magazine, "The Light of Reason". His most famous book, As a Man Thinketh, is now considered an all time classic self-help book. Its underlying message is that noble thoughts make a noble person, while lowly thoughts make a miserable person. Allen died in 1912 at the age of 47.