He listened to the explanation of how his mind worked.
He faced his problem, looked at it, and gave up his dual role. He knew that his drinking was an unconscious attempt to escape.
The hidden cause lodged in his subconscious mind had to be
eradicated; then the healing would follow. He began to impress
his subconscious mind three or four times a day by using the
following prayer: “My mind is full of peace, poise, balance,
and equilibrium. The Infinite lies stretched in smiling repose
within me. I am not afraid of anything in the past, the present,
mind leads, guides, and directs me in all ways. I now meet every
or the future. The infinite intelligence of my subconscious
situation with faith, poise, calmness, and confidence. I am now
completely free from the habit. My mind is full of inner peace,
freedom, and joy. I forgive myself; then I am forgiven. Peace,
sobriety, and confidence reign supreme in my mind.” He
repeated this prayer frequently as outlined, being fully aware
of what he was doing and why he was doing it. Knowing what
he was doing gave him the necessary faith and confidence. I
explained to him that as he spoke these statements out loud,
slowly, lovingly, and meaningfully, they would gradually sink
down into his subconscious mind. Like seeds, they would grow
after their kind. These truths, on which he concentrated, went
in through his eyes, his ears heard the sound, and the healing
vibrations of these words reached his subconscious mind and
obliterated all the negative mental patterns which caused all
the trouble. Light dispels darkness. The constructive thought
destroys the negative thought. He became a transformed man
within a month.