A BOOK REVIEW ON THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

Author:-Norman Vincent Peale Publication House:-Vermilion, London Year Of Publication:-2004 Price: - Rs. 165.00 ISBN:-9780091906382 Submitted By:-Krishan Murari Mittal Submitted To:-Ms. Vandana

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Introduction Of the Author Norman Vincent peale, the father of positive thinking is one of the most widely-read inspirational writers of all time. He shares his famous formula of faith and optimism which million of people have taken as their own simple and effective philosophy of living. His gentle guidance helps to eliminate defeatist attitudes, to know the power we posses and to make the best of our life. The author has given many speeches all around the world and inspire many peoples to enjoy their life in a very easy way. The author has narrated many books related to positive living, courage and confidence. The main theme of authors book is related to lifes struggle sand victory on them. Over 15 million copies of this book has been sold. The author formulate this simple philosophy of life and found his answers in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Other books Of The Author 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Power Of Positive Living The amazing result Of Positive thinking The Positive Way To Change Your Life The Power Of Positive Thinking For Young People Stay Alive All Your Life Courage And Confidence You Can If You Think You Can

Contents 1. Believe in Yourself 2. A Peaceful mind Generates Power 3. How To Have Constant Energy 4. Try Prayer Power 5. How To Create your Own Happiness 6. Stop fuming and Fretting 7. Expect the Best and Get It 8. I Dont believe in Defeat 9. Hoe To Break the Worry Habit 10. Power to Solve Personal Problems 11. How to Use Faith in Healing 12. When Vitality Sags, Try This Health formula 13. Inflow of New Thoughts Can Remake you 14. Relax for Easy Power 15. How to Get People to Like you 16. Prescription for Heartache 17. How to Draw upon That higher Power

Central Theme Of The book This book is written to suggest techniques and to give examples which demonstrate that we cannot be defeated by anything as we have peaceful mind, improved health, and a never ceasing flow of energy. Our life can be full of joy and satisfaction. This book explains that too many people are defeated by the everyday problems of life. They go struggling, perhaps even whining, through their days with a sense of dull resentment at what they consider the bad break life has given them. In a sense there may be such a thing as the break in this life, but there is also a sprit and method by which we can control and even determine those breaks. It is a pity that people should let themselves be defeated by the problems, cares, and difficulties of human existence, and it is a quite also unnecessary. We cannot ignore or minimize the hardships and tragedies of the world, but neither does allow them to dominate. We can permit obstacles to control our mind to the point where they are uppermost and thus become the dominating factors in our thought pattern. By learning how to expel out them from the mind, by refusing to become mentally subservient to them, and by flowing spiritual power through our thoughts, we can rise above obstacles which ordinarily might defeat us. We should not permit obstacles to destroy our happiness and well being. We are defeated by them only willing to them. In this book it is explained that how we can overcome to that situation. This book is simply a practical, direct action, personal improvement manual. It is written with the sole objective of helping people to achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life. This book certain demonstrated and effective principles which, when practiced, produce a victorious life are placed forth in a logical, simple, and understandable manner so that we can feel, learn , and build for ourselves with gods help and live deeply desired life.

Major Theme (What has discussed in the book)

The major theme of the book is to encourage people to live a happier life by overcoming from their inferiority, mental troubles, and lack of belief in themselves. Careful study of this book built an amazing faith in god and and ourselves. This changes circumstances in which we are living by changing the way of our thinking. We can control over our weaknesses rather than continuing to be directed by them. Our relations with other people will improve. We will become a more popular, esteemed, and well linked individual. By mastering these principles, we will enjoy a delightful new sense of well being. We can attain a degree of health not hitherto known by us and experience a new and keen pleasure in living. We will become a person of greater usefulness and will wield an expanded influence. these principles were taught to hundreds of people in Marble collegiate church of New York City and the results were observed carefully with its operation in their lives. In this book it is discussed that how a person can overcome from his troubles only through his faith in God. Author suggests us to pray God once in a day for 10 to 15 minutes only as it provides us peace. The author has discussed simply a series of practical and workable techniques for living a successful life, a formula of belief and practice which should help us to win every defeat. In this book examples have been given of people who have believed and applied the suggested techniques. The stories demonstrate that through the same methods we can obtain the same results as they did. The author has given us ten rules to build up our self confidence and to overcome inadequacy attitude. These are as:1. Pectoris yourself in your mind as attaining success or reach to your desired goals. Hold this picture and never permit it to fade. Then your mind seeks to develop this picture. 2. Always deliver a positive voice to negative thoughts. 3. Do not build up obstacles in your imaginations minimize them. 4. Do not be awe-struck by other people and try to copy them. 5. Have faith in god and realize that when god is for us then who can be against us. 6. Know yourself as self knowledge leads to cure. 7. Think that god is strengthening you. 8. Make a true estimate of your own ability, and then raise it 10 percent. Do not become egotistical, develop self respect. 9. Put you in Gods hand and fell that you are receiving power that you need. Feel it flowing into you, believe in your own God-released power. 10. Remind all the rules.

According to author we can develop a peaceful mind by sitting down for fifteen minutes and practice the art of silence. At that time we should not, write, read, and think as little as possible. We should throw our mind in neutral, and conceive our mind as quiescent, inactive. We can have a constant energy by taking a break in our hectic schedule and reading any holy book like Bible. We should pray God to gain power for our success as it increases our faith in ourselves and we became able to work hard with great efficiency. This can be done as:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We should set aside alone for a few minutes and thinking about God. Then pray orally, using simple natural words, tell God anything in our mind. We should not use a negative thought in prayer. We should pray for people whom we do not like or who have mistreated us. We should not hate anyone.

So we can create our own happiness by expelling out hates for anyone whom we do not like. This will give us extremely high peace. Followings are the steps for our way to success:We should not show our anger as it destroys our positive energy. Unnecessary thinking looses our self-confidence, so they should be neglected. Thoughts of defeats are poison for our progress so it should be neglected. Never be overconfident it prevents our listening our gaining power. Personal problems should be solved with relaxed mind which opens and clears our way. All points discussed in the book helps us to live a successful and easy life but learning of these principles is very difficult but not impossible. Nothing is impossible in this world. We can keep whole world in our palm only by THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING. The world can be win with the positive attitude of a person who do not hates anyone in the world, have faith in himself as well as in God, have a peaceful mind, do not feel tiredness in his work, loves his work, whose weaknesses never dominates his strengths, who is eager to learn new things. The author suggests us not to be overconfident and to be helpful to people whom we do not like.

My view
I believe in the principles narrated in this book. I am agree with authors way to live life in a happiest and successful l way. I felt positive thinking during reading this book I think that these basic principles can be used in life with practice and continuous working. I appreciate authors work as I am now full of energy every time. Now I think that I can do anything which I consider impossible for me before reading this book. This book help me to overcome from my prejudices. I started to like people whom I unlike before. After reading this book I have obsess towards my goals. I am getting very quirk result after following the principles. I started to enhance my strengths and denied my weaknesses. The strongest side of this book is that it is full of real life examples and discussions which inspires one to see hoe positive attitude can lead one to success and negative form approaches to the failure. This book discusses about balanced life and addresses whole life. Peale has lighted mostly faith in God in every chapter he gave a summary of the chapter in the last and listed the rules or principles in the last which he explained. He also narrate about his personal life experiences with those principles. He inspires people to sing hymns and to be pious. He is encouraging people for prayer and to make it habit. Vocabulary used in the book is simple and can be read by a common man who is not good in English. Author has explained the meaning of idioms and phrasals which he has used and mentioned that he has used the following phrasal or idiom. The weaker part of this book is that Peale has not outlined or highlighted anything which is the important part of the chapter. This book has been written in the earlier style full of paragraphs small size font. Although vocabulary is simple but you need full attention while reading this book as it consist of deep meanings. We cannot read this book with lack of attention and just for fiction as this book is not a fictitious book. This book is not for time pass.

The Author told us some principles to live a happy and successful life but these principles are very difficult to follow as it needs so much dedication. In general these principles can be practise slowly-slowly and definitely thats result will be positive. So we should follow them with full honesty and truthfulness.

Conclusion This is the best book for the person who has lost himself and thrown himself in abyss of disappointment, hopeless thinking, and has no faith in anybody in this world as it helps us to know our strengths, to find happiness life through peaceful and relaxed mind. This book gives us ideas to create positive energy. Carefully reading of this book creates a circumference of POSITIVE THINKING around us. We gain our missing powers after reading this book. So for building self confidence this book works magically.

The Work Of The Author The author has fulfilled his duty with honesty. He has presented many examples to explain his principles dedicated towards positive thinking. The author has appeared as a priest as he has Bible with him all the time and encourages people to keep it with them also. Author has spiritual power to overcome from any situation because he has faith in God, he prayed for others for their peace, happiness, and prosperity. The author has a lot experience after knowing this world very clearly so he has narrate it in a very confident and uncontradicting way. Example verifies the book not to be fictitious so this can be considered as a real life work.