7th Path self hypnosis has been working very well for me and I've been amazed by the incredible power in something that I initially saw as "just a few simple words."

Thinking for awhile, I realized that often "just a few simple words" can have a powerful effect:

"Ich bin ein Berliner." - U.S. President John F. Kennedy, 1963. With just four words Kennedy announced to the world that America was standing in solidarity with the citizens of Berlin, Germany in renouncing the new wall that had been built to divide the city. **

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, 1987. 24 years after JFK's famous speech Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate in the Berlin Wall and, with these six words, challenged the Soviet Union to accept the fact that America would always stand with the citizens of Berlin and it was well past time to remove the wall and bring freedom to the citizens of the Eastern Bloc. Two years later Gorbachev allowed the people of Berlin to destroy the wall.

"I have a dream." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, 1963. These four words are the most memorable of a speech that is considered one of the greatest speeches in history. King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and called for America to let all of it's citizens live in harmony and equality, regardless of their race. It wasn't the start of the Civil Rights movement, nor was it the end of it, but it was possibly its single defining moment.

"Hurt not others with that which pains thyself." - Buddha, 5th century BCE. These eight words are one of the early examples of a concept that has been repeated in nearly every school of thought or worship throughout recorded history. The Golden Rule didn't originate with Buddha, but he did put it simply and powerfully in just those few simple words.

"We the People..." - U.S. Constitution, 1787. Written in large print at the beginning of the Preamble, these three words announced to the world that the fledgling United States was a country whose power came not from a monarch or a hierarchy of castes or states, but from the very people who were citizens of the country. It was a radical concept at the time.

These are only a few examples of cases where "just a few simple words" have proven to be very powerful. 7th Path hasn't had that kind of affect on the whole world yet, but it has been very powerful in my life.

** For those who've heard the "jelly donut" urban legend about JFK's speech, check out the Wikipedia article that explains how JFK was using correct German grammar to express exactly what he wanted to express, and nobody in Germany mistook it for anything having to do with a pastry.