You Can Have it All: A Simple Guide to a Joyful and Abundant Life [Paperback ed.] 0671000764, 9780671000769

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ALL THE ART OF WINNING THE MONEY GAME AND LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

BY ARNOLD

M.

PATENT

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REVISED EDITION

YOU CAN

HAVE IT THE ART OF WINNING THE MONEY GAME ANO LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

BY ARNOLO M. PATENT MONEY MASTERY PUBLISHING BOX 33S PIERMONT,

NEW YORK

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Cover and Book Design by Barbara Patent Anik

Copyright © 1984, 1987 by Arnold M. Patent All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 0-9613663-0-3

Casebound

Edition ISBN: 0-9613663-1-1

— March 1985 — Third Printing November 1985 Fourth Printing — May 1986 Revised Edition — January 1987 Second

Printing

Dedicated to my wife, Seima wliose love and support prepared me to write this book and whose suggestions and editing brought it to life.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There are many people wish to thank for their contribution to the writing and publication of this book: Leonard Orr for presenting ideas that led me to believe could totally change my life; Jim Morningstar for encouraging me to present my ideas tothe public; Josh Pokempnerfor his suggestion to write a book and for his support in organizing my first large workshop; and Tom Keelin for key insights in the use of the intuitive dialogue method. Ann Karp for typing the many drafts of the book; Jeff Volk for proofreading and helping with the prepublication edition; and Katharine Deleot for proofreading the current edition. Selma Bokor for editing the current edition. Steve and Donna Schwartz for the care given to the publiI

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cation of

all

editions.

Patricia Horan for her article about me in New Realities magazine and for introducing me to Jim Bolen, editor of A/ei/i^

Realities magazine.

Jim Bolen

for his invaluable support.

The organizers, coordinators and participants of my workshops who have taught me so much and supported me so generously.

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basic principle is that the Universe is a mutual support system. My preparation for writing this book and the direct support received in bringing it to completion is a tribute to that system. am fortunate that have been trained to receive I

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huge amounts of love and support by my family, who continue to shower it upon me. Expanding on that model makes the rest easy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

1

ABOUT THE BOOK

3

HOW

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IT

STARTED

ENERGY THE UNIVERSE PURPOSE

25

PERFECTION

31

DOING WHAT WE LOVE

35

CAUSE AND EFFECT

41

ABUNDANCE

49

ILLUSIONS

55

NON ATTACHMENT GIVING AND RECEIVING

59

DETAILS

69

THERE

IS

NO RIGHT AND WRONG

9 15

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75

EMOTION

79

HARMONY

83

THE PAST AND FORGIVENESS

85

UNITY

89

TIME

93

EVERYTHING ALREADY EXISTS

97

TRUST

99

COMFORT AND DISCOMFORT

IN

OUR

BODIES

101

THE SPONGE

105

NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND JUDGMENTS

107

YOUR IDEAL DAY EXERCISE

1 1

ALIVENESS

115

DEFINITION OF MASTERY

117

AWARENESS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SOURCE THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO WIN IT OWNING THE LEVEL INSIDE OUT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS

119 125 127 129 131

133

HOW TO CHANGE WHAT WE WANT

137

MEANS AND ENDS RELEASING PROBLEMS WAYS TO GENERATE MORE ABUNDANCE

141

143 145

MEDITATION

149

SAFETY

151

SUPPORT GROUP PURPOSE AND ALIGNMENT SURRENDER QUIET, HARMONY AND RHYTHM UNCOVERING JOY THE THREE STEP - A NEW DANCE OF WE START FROM COMPLETION

153 167 171

173 175

LIFE

177

179

INTRODUCTION Tacked up on the wall facing me, where write and work Is the Latin phrase, veritatis simplex oratio est Translated, It means truth Is simple. was reminded of this phrase when first met Arnold Patent. This became even more evident as attended his workshop and experienced the way he teaches the simple but powerful truths and laws of life. Here Is a man who, after practicing real estate law successfully for many years decided to change careers. Here Is a man who does what he loves to do, does It superbly and in doing It helps others do what they love to do! As you read this book you will learn that you are the only one who determines the path your life takes. YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL Is an excellent road map to lead you on a joyful journey. I

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James Boien San Francisco, California June, 1984

ABOUT THE BOOK This book deals with the basic laws (principles) of the Universe. These principles have been recognized for many years but relatively few people know them and even fewer

use them in their daily lives. The purpose of this book is to acquaint the reader with these principles and then to describe ways in which they can be used to increase the quality of

life.

The

Benefitting from them requires first, a belief in their validity, and second, a clear Intention to use them. This book describes the principles in easy to understand language and explains simple ways to use them. The material in each chapter is related to the material in every other chapter. Thus, reading the entire book will add to the understanding of each chapter. To obtain maximum benefit from this book. It is suggested that you re-read it several times. principles are simple

and easy

to understand.

have taken the liberty of alternating the use of male and female pronouns. Words synonymous with God are I

capitalized.

HOW

STARTED

IT

Each morning when

was supposed

I

woke

up,

I

did exactly what thought which did for more I

to do. In practicing law,

than twenty-five years,

problems and with

struggled to deal with

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real estate investments.

It is

my

clients'

true that

I

created the money to live the perfect life in an affluent suburb of New York City, but what a price paid! The perfect life, instead of bringing me joy, brought only pain, which carried with me all of the time. Clinically, doctors found nothing wrong with me. Yet, so great was my discomfort, that began a search for a way to make myself I

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well. I

started by taking vitamins

seem

and changing my

diet,

but

my

it

focus on diet and vitamins, came across a very sophisticated nutritional program, which intrigued me and flew to Chicago to learn more about it. During four days of intensive study, decided to go on the program. took at least a hundred pills a day including vitamins, supplements, digestive enzymes, glandular stimunoticed lants, etc. After being on the program for a while, that felt better and stayed on the program for a year and didn't

to help. With

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one half. The most realize

it

significant part of the program,

at the time,

based on the

tive factor in one's

most

was a

belief that stress

effective

life,

and

daily

though

I

didn't

regimen of meditation, single most destruc-

was the

that meditation

and beneficial way

was the

to deal with

single

it.

immediately began meditating, and continued for the remained on the program. year and one half that I

full

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It

new

was

at this point that

ideas.

I

discovered, what were for me,

What were these new thoughts

that so fully cap-

tured my attention and my imagination? They were what call the basic laws of the Universe. These are the principles, known for many, many years, that explain how the Universe works. They are simple, straightforward and very easy to understand. However, since they are contrary to the teachings of our society, they are generally ignored. Having learned how to accept challenges as a lawyer, investor and business person, was now ready to undertake what seemed like my greatest challenge adopting these principles as my day to day guidelines. And so began the I

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—

second chapter I

applied the

of

my

life.

same perseverance

to the practice of these

had applied to the nutritional program, and noticed even further improvement in the way felt. By this principles as

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time, the discomfort in realized that ciate

I

was

how much

wonder

I

my body was

from

far

rid of

it.

I

greatly reduced, yet really

began

I

to appre-

pain had experienced all these years. No had so often been uptight, jumpy, impatient and I

unhappy.

When started to follow the new thought program, discontinued the nutritional program. Not only did sustain the improvement had achieved, but continued to improve. The improvement has continued, with every indication that it will do so until every last bit of discomfort has been released from my body. began to share the ideas with others who were InterI

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soon realized that fny way of stating and explaining was very clear and convincing, in part, due to my legal training and experience. After all, had been trained to apply a body of legal principles to an endless variety of factual situations. All that had changed was the body of principles. In any event, was encouraged to continue to present these ideas to others. Before had created a realized it, program utilizing many of the principles, to which a friend gave a title, "Money Mastery". This first program was a correspondence course offered to people in different parts of the country. The same friend who named the program ested.

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the principles

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and who was so supportive gested that

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of

me

offer a worl