How can we deal with controlling the mind and changing the thoughts
and personality traits? Most people today feel that it's human to
think both negatively and positively, everyone has their weaknesses
etc, why should we be 'goody- goody' etc. but they do not seem to
understand that thinking negatively is firstly harmful to us and then
it affects people around us. We may be ordinary human beings, but
that does not mean we cannot be perfect in our thinking, in our
values and way of living. What distinguishes the normal human from
people like Gandhiji, or Florence Nightingale or Einstein or Mother
Teresa - they all did not think ordinarily, their thoughts were
elevated and pure. Everyone can control their thoughts, if they wish.
Thoughts are the most powerful asset human beings have, but it is the
least understood. We value science so much today, but we forget that
it was the human mind that created that science. Ideas are changed
into reality, which means those ideas and thoughts are greater than
all the scientific inventions. It is important to first understand
what the soul or spirit is. The body is made of 5 elements but what
runs the body? Our thoughts, our decision-making power, our
personality - are all these things part of the body? They cannot be
because they are not physical things. It is impossible for scientists
to analyse thoughts, but when those thoughts are used to make
actions, then we can see them. It is just like electricity - we
cannot see it will our naked eye, but when it changes to another form
like light or heat then we can experience it. Similarly, the soul
runs the body, but we cannot see with the physical eyes, because it
is divine energy, a point of pure light. But it is so powerful that
it can control the entire body.
This soul has 3 main faculties - the mind (where thoughts are
generated), the intellect (the decision -making power) and the
personality traits (or sanskaars, as we say in Hindi). All these
three things work in collaboration and influence each other. When we
human beings first came on earth, we were pure, good, disciplined
individuals - we were soul-conscious, meaning the bodily desires and
bad vices were not present. But with time, the soul lost its
spiritual energy and became weak. Then the vices like ego, anger,
lust, attachment, greed entered and took over. You may ask why we
have negative thoughts - the intellect has become weak and cannot
control the thoughts that enter the mind. Even our sanskaars have
become impure, we get angry easily, we say things we do not want to,
we do things that are not nice. The environment also affects our
thoughts - the books we read, our friends, television, even food.
Most people will not agree with this, but the method of making the
food, what thoughts did the cook have while cooking, while eating how
was our mood etc.etc. EVERYTHING MATTERS!
But, do not feel disappointed, there is a remedy. The entire world is
going through a lot of suffering and it is because we have lost our
spiritual energy. Only God can come and teach us about spirituality
and how to become pure beings again. Through meditation we can learn
about
1. The Self, enables you to be detached from physical factors and
their limitations.
2. Knowing God, enables you to create a deep link of love and draw
into yourself all attributes, virtues and powers from the Supreme
Source.
3. Understanding the deep law of cause and effect (Karma), motivates
you to settle debts of the past and perform elevated actions now.
Total surrender to totality, to Supreme is the Ultimate realization.
Realization in every deed (karm) can lead you to that total bliss.
It is not like a lightening what will happen to you suddenly.
First learn to surrender little by little.
Learn to surrender to human humanity.
First learn it, bring perfection into it,
Then you will be able to surrender to that `Param' - which is the
source of all Paramanand - Param + Anand.
Spirituality does not mean that you have got the license to play
according to your mind games.
Spirituality is given to you to get connected to higher self
And play the game of life
According to natural self - real self - not your mind create self Ego
This is Truth.
Dr. Narayan Dutt Shrimali Dr. Narayan Dutt Shrimali (1933-1998) *Paramhansa Nikhileshwaranand ascetically *Academician *Author of more than 300 books Mantra Tantra Yantra Vigyan:#3 PART(NARAYAN / PRACHIN / NIKHIL-MANTRA VIGYAN) Rejuvenating Ancient Indian Spiritual Sciences - Narayan | Nikhil Mantra Vigyan formerly Mantra Tantra Yantra Vigyan is a monthly magazine containing articles on ancient Indian Spiritual Sciences viz.
Friday, May 2, 2014
changing the thoughts and personality
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