Purity of Thoughts

February 2, 2007

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.

February 2, 2007

Thought is the result of our experiences, exposure to life, what we have seen,

read or taught. It is a process of conditioning of mind. What is positive and

what is negative is subjective, and so are good and bad. I will tell you a short

story to illustrate this:

After the 2nd world war. an American and a Cannibal were travelling together.

The American, knowing that this cannibal eats human being, was thouroughly

disgusted in sitting next to him in the journey, but he had no option.

Naturally, he was keeping to himself. After some time, Canniabl started the

conversation:

Cannibal - " Excuse me, Sir! " .

American - " Yes? "

Cannibal - Sir, I am aware that you people have just won the 2nd world war, but

I have a query, which I would like to satisfy, if you don't mind?

American - Ok, Shoot.

Cannibal - I understand millions died in this war. How did you manage to eat

so many of them?

American - WHAT?, You or mad or what! We did not eat any of them.

Cannibal - Then, why did you kill so many of them?

As you can see they just cannot understand each other's point of view. For

American, eating of human being was impossible, though kjilling for some reason

was OK, whereas for the Cannibal, the only reason they kill was to satisfy their

hunger.

Thought is the hinderance in achieving the God, because it feels itself

distinct, separate. Thought is the product of EGO, which is always strengthening

itself. Thought is the one, which has divided the entire world in different

sects, religions etc.

When the EGO, the SELF is not there, it is the GOD existing there. If you

accept life in totality without complaining, condemning, trying to improve it,

when you accept your life, including NOW, as perfect, becuase God cannot make

imperfect things, God may decide to come and be with you. But it may not come as

well. Be happy both ways, and eventually God HAS to come to you.

And who runs the body? The breathing and the food! Who breathes and who

digests the food? Are these under our control? We can eat, but how the digestion

takes place. Similarly, when we are sleeping or in coma, the breathing is ON.

Who is that, which is breathing? There is definitely some other intelligence

there, which is NOT us.

Let us not try to purify itself. Just be a witness to the entire drama

unfolding in front of you and retire.

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