Self-Development and the Way to Power

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Self-Development and the Way to Power, by L. W. RogersThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Self-Development and the Way to PowerAuthor: L. W. RogersRelease Date: August 9, 2004 [eBook #13142]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND THE WAY TO POWER***E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading TeamSELF-DEVELOPMENT AND THE WAY TO POWERbyL. W. ROGERSPrice 25 Cents1922"We may be either the suffering slaves of nature or the happy masters of her laws."SELF DEVELOPMENT AND THE WAY TO POWERIt is the natural right of every human being to be happy—to escape all the miseries of life. Happiness is the normalcondition, as natural as the landscapes and the seasons. It is unnatural to suffer and it is only because of our ignorancethat we do suffer. Happiness is the product of wisdom. To attain perfect wisdom, to comprehend fully the purpose of life,to realize completely the relationship of human beings to each other, is to put an end to all suffering, to escape every illand evil that afflicts us. Perfect wisdom is unshadowed joy.Why do we suffer in life? Because in the ...