Thought Power by Sri Swami Sivananda

The table of contents itself is 4 pages long so… that’s all I gotta say. Well not really… as always I took notes. Big up Devs for the recommendation.
– Blue thought forms denote devotion. The thought-form of self-renunciation is of the loveliest pale azure with a white light shining through it. Thought-forms of selfishness, pride and anger are of grey-brown, orange and red colour, respectively. We are always surrounded by these thought-forms and our minds are seriously affected by them. Not one-fourth of our thoughts are our own, but are simply picked up from the atmosphere.

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CONTENTS
– PUBLISHERS’ NOTE
– PREFACE

1. THOUGHT POWER—ITS PHYSICS AND ITS PHILOSOPHY
– Thought Excels Light in Speed
– The Medium Through Which Thoughts Travel
– The Ether of Space Registers Thoughts
– Thoughts Are Living Things
– Thoughts Are Finer Forces
– Thoughts As Wireless Messages
– Thoughts Are Tremendous Powers
– Thought-waves and Thought-transference
– Marvels of Thought-vibrations
– Diversity of Thought-vibrations
– Conservation of Thought-energy
– The Cell-theory and the Thoughts
– Primal Thought and Modern Science
– Radium and the Rare Yogi
– Thought—Its Weight, Size and Shape
– Thought—Its Form, Its Name and Colour
– Thought—Its Power, Workings and Uses
– We Live in a Boundless World of Thoughts
– Thoughts, Electricity and Philosophy
– Outer World Pre-exists in the Thoughts
– World—A Projection of Thought
– Thoughts, World and the Timeless Reality

2. THOUGHT POWER—ITS LAWS AND ITS DYNAMICS
– Thought—The Architect of Destiny
– Thoughts Chisel Your Countenance
– Thoughts Feature the Physical Expressions
– Your Eyes Betray Your Thoughts
– Negative Thoughts Poison Life
– Psycho-physical Imbalances
– The Creative Powers of Thought
– Similar Thoughts Attract Each Other
– Spanish Flu and the Contagion of Thoughts
– The Application of a Psychological Law
– Understand the Laws of Thought
– The Laws Implied in Higher Thoughts
– Thought—A Boomerang
– Thoughts and the Waves of the Sea
– Colour and Influence of Saintly Thoughts
– Aura and Dynamics of a Developed Mind
– Dynamics of Thoughts and Moods
– 18 Thought-dynamics in Universal Environs

3. VALUE AND USES OF THOUGHT POWER
– Serve Others by Thought-vibrations
– Doctors Can Heal by Suggestion
– Yogins Preach by Thought-transference
– Influence Others by Thought
– Varied Utility of Thought Power
– Powers of Thought—Their Value
– Thoughts Accomplish Many a Mission
– Power of Thoughts That Prompt
– Practice Thought-transference
– Parapsychology and Subconscious Thoughts
– Power of Vigorous, Divine Thoughts

4. THE FUNCTIONS OF THOUGHT POWER
– Thoughts Promote Radiant Health
– Thoughts Develop Personality
– Thoughts Affect the Body
– Thought Power Changes Destiny
– Thoughts Cause Physiological Disorders
– Thought Power Creates Environments
– Thoughts Form the Physical Body

5. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOUGHT POWER
– Acquisition of Thought Power by Moral Purity
– Thought Power by Concentration
– Thought Power by Organized Thinking
– Thought Power by Will-power
– Simple Prescriptions for Clear Thinking
– Sadhana for Deep and Original Thinking
– Meditation for Applied and Sustained Thinking
– Acquire Creative Thought Power
– Develop Individuality: Resist Suggestions
– Supernormal Powers by Thought-discipline

6. THOUGHTS—THEIR V ARIETIES AND THEIR CONQUEST
– Get Over Gloomy Thoughts
– Victory Over Intrusive Thoughts
– Drive Away Obnoxious Thoughts
– Master Worldly Thoughts
– Conquer Impure Thoughts
– Subdue Negative Thoughts
– Overcome Habitual Thoughts
– Triumph Over Unimportant Thoughts
– Transform Instinctive Thoughts
– Lessen the Number of Habitual Thoughts
– Gather Inspirational Thoughts
– Reflect Over Illuminating Thoughts
– Right Thoughts for Wrong Thoughts
– The Gamut of Thoughts
– Mean Thoughts and Moral Development

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7. POSITIVE METHODS FOR THOUGHT-CONTROL
– Thought-control by Practice of Concentration
– Thought-control by a Positive Attitude
– Thought-control by Non-cooperation
– Art of Thinning Out Thoughts
– Thought-control by Napoleon’ s Method
– Arrest the Recurrence of Evil Thoughts
– Give the Wrong Thought No Concession
– Nip the Bad Thought in Its Bud
– Spiritual Practice for Elimination of Evil Thoughts
– Best Remedies for Evil Thoughts
– Daily Discipline of Thoughts
– Thoughts and the Snake-analogy
– World-conquest by Thought-conquest
– Form a Divine Channel for Thought-force
– Role of Vigilance in Thought-control
– Watch and Spiritualize Your Thoughts

8. THE PATTERNS OF THOUGHT-CULTURE
– Discrimination and Inner Mental Culture
– Unwholesome Thoughts and Self-watchfulness
– Self-development by Yogic Thought-culture
– Thought-culture by the Method of Substitution
– Spiritual Methods for Thought-culture
– The Importance of Thought-culture
– The Battle of Thoughts
– Good Thought—The First Perfection
– Culture the Thoughts and Become a Buddha
– Avoid Thoughts of Another Man’s Defects
– Last Thought Determines Next Birth
– The Background of Sattvic Thought
– The Pure Consciousness and Freedom of Thoughts

9. FROM THOUGHTS TO THOUGHT-TRANSCENDENCE
– Thoughts and Life
– Thoughts and Character
– Thoughts and Words
– Thoughts and Actions
– Thoughts, Peace and Strength
– Thought, Energy and Sacred Thoughts
– Thoughts That Bind
– From Pure Thoughts to Transcendental Experience
– Raja Yogic Method for Thought-transcendence
– Vedantic Technique for Thought-transcendence

10. THE METAPHYSICS OF THOUGHT POWER
– Thought Power and Practical Idealism—I
– Thought Power and Practical Idealism—II
– Thought Power and Practical Idealism—III
– Some Thought-seeds

11. THOUGHT POWER FOR GOD-REALIZATION
– Life—An Interplay of Thoughts
– Thought Results in Spiritual Experience
– Thoughts of God
– Divine Thoughts for Freedom from Diseases
– Thought-culture by Knowledge and Devotion
– Thoughts and Yoga Practice of Mental Quietude
– Winning Friends by Practice of Yoga
– The Yogic State of Thoughtlessness
– Yogi of the Developed Thought Power
– Thought-boats to Infinite Strength

12. THOUGHT POWER FOR A NEW CIVILIZATION
– Pure Thoughts—Their Impact on the World
– Thought Power for World-weal
– Thought Power for Cultivation of Courage and Love
– Thought Power for an Ideal Life
– Thought-energy for Service and Spiritual Progress
– Help the World by Good Thoughts
– Thought Power and the Conditions of a New Civilization