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The game of life and how to play it

by Florence Scovel Shinn (1871–1940)

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  • 1 hour to read
  • 11 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"The Game of Life and How to Play It" by Florence Scovel Shinn is a self-published spiritual guide published in 1925. The book teaches that life's outcomes depend on understanding and applying various "Laws of Metaphysics." Shinn explores concepts like the power of words and imagination, the importance of intuition over specific desires, and spiritual laws including karma, non-resistance, and forgiveness. Drawing on Christian teachings while sharing ideas with Christian Science and New Thought movements, she offers a practical philosophy for navigating life's challenges through spiritual awareness and intentional living.

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  • Conduct of life
  • New Thought
  • Spirituality
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The Game

Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.

It is a game, however, which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law, and the Old and the New Testaments give the rules of the game with wonderful clearness. Jesus Christ taught that it was a great game of Giving and Receiving.

“Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.” This means that whatever man sends out in word or deed, will return to him; what he gives, he will receive.

If he gives hate, he will receive hate; if he gives love, he will receive love; if he gives criticism, he will receive criticism; if he lies he will be lied to; if he cheats he will be cheated. We are taught also, that the imaging faculty plays a leading part in the game of life.

“Keep thy heart (or imagination) with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” (Prov. 4:23.)

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Contents

  1. The Game
  2. The Law of Prosperity
  3. The Power of the Word
  4. The Law of Nonresistance
  5. The Law of Forgiveness
  6. Casting the Burden
  7. Love
  8. Intuition or Guidance
  9. The Divine Design
  10. Denials and Affirmations
  11. Emmet Fox

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This free edition of The game of life and how to play it by Florence Scovel Shinn comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74878, released 2024-12-11. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Philosophy & Ethics, Religion/Spirituality.

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