Controlling Emotional And Mental Turmoil

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The world today suffers more from emotional and mental turmoil than from

anything else. In fact, it is just the partial truth. Almost all suffering and

most problems have emotional base. For instance, it is well known that

emotionally disturbed people are more prone to accidents than others.

 

David Spangler in his book 'Revelation' talks of the coming of the 'New Age';

referring to a new and higher consciousness that is seeking to mould its

harmonious influence on mankind. He writes: As man continues to grow in his

recognition of what is within himself, he will increasingly realise that the

creative source of his world is indeed in his own consciousness … When man knows

the reality of the power within his consciousness to create inner changes, then

he can make those personal changes, knowing that they will be positively

reflected in his environment. The macrocosm will manifest the images of the

microcosm and vice-versa. "

 

While this is heartening to realise as it guides one to awareness of the

infinite power lying untapped within, it also makes one conscious of one's tacit

responsibility. At this stage one is inspired to address the compelling question

of why there is so much strife in this world? The answer to the burning question

lies in the old cliché - Desires; frustrated desires to be precise. When the

Buddha said, " Desire is the cause of all sorrow, " he cupped the lake of wisdom

into a brief statement. Whenever we intensely desire something - a job, a house,

a relationship with someone, or anything else, and this cherished dream crashes,

the heart breaks too.

 

Usually, a broken relationship hurts the most. When a child abandons his

parents' desires cherished by them for so long and decides to follow his own

dream, there is tremendous pain. The parents feel that their years of devoted

upbringing have gone to dust. The child feels that he is made to be a mere

puppet or an extension of his parents' personality, and that his own wishes do

not count. Broken marriages or love-relationships based on compromise, fear, or

giving up a part of your self to keep the other happy also result in tremendous

unhappiness.

 

In situations where one is emotionally disturbed and mentally agonised, one

needs to make a transition. While in some cases the transition may include

physical changes in environment, the main transition is within. One should learn

to forgive oneself as well as the other. Dr Joseph Murphy in his book 'The Power

of your Subconscious Mind' cites an example of an alcoholic father of four

children who was having an affair with another woman. Alcohol was a medium to

drown his guilt. He also suffered from nervousness, irritability, and high blood

pressure. He was asked to imprint upon his subconscious mind the thought that he

was full of peace, poise and freedom … that he was sober, calm, and confident.

On affirming this continuously and persistently for a month he became a

transformed man.

 

Sometime when you ask for 'the best', you must be prepared to receive it, even

if it seemingly comes across in a terrible and painful way. In the same book Dr

Murphy recounts the incident of how a young bride was abandoned at the altar in

a church when the bridegroom did not turn up at the appointed hour. She,

however, had the inner courage to stay in the situation without bitterness or

anger. She claimed that she had prayed for the right action for both, and that

this must have been the correct course as per His Divine intervention.

sankaram siva sankaram

 

 

 

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