I am often asked, “Why not just eliminate all your beliefs? Isn’t that the point of enlightenment?”

It is possible to eliminate all of your beliefs with The BeliefCloset Process. It would take some time, because you have accumulated tens of thousands of beliefs in your lifetime.

Consider language, for example:  the word “cat” is actually a belief.  It categorizes (no pun intended) animals into two groups: “cats” and “not-cats.”  This is a useful distinction, especially if you own pets or if you feed animals at the zoo.

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“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) wrote this famous line in 1937 in his classic book, Think and Grow Rich.  Hill drew on stories of Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and other millionaires of his generation to illustrate his principles called the “Law of Success.” It was the first book to ask, “What makes a winner?” But of course, a “winner” requires a game to win.  The game that Hill reports on (and is a cheerleader for) is the capitalist game of materialism and imperialism, the acquisition of more regardless of its effect on others.  By making these men paragons of modern virtues, he granted permission for an “ego takes all” approach to life. This has resulted in great harm to much of humanity and the ecology of the planet.

But is his quote true?  Yes and no. Truth is not an axe that divides the world into True or False.  It is a scalpel that, used skillfully, can heal and educate.  So what is true about this quote?  And what is not?

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