The Power Of Thought

Thought is the most powerful force in the universe. Indeed, it
may one day be discovered to be the ONLY real force in the
universe; underlying all that we can see or measure.




It is through thought that everything in the realm of human
endeavor has come into being. People will die for abstract
concepts of thought; such as freedom, nationalism, democracy,
communism, and the like. Every material creation of Man has
arisen through thought. Moreover, whatever a man or woman makes
of life is a direct result of that person’s habitual thoughts.

This is a terrible truth that few of us are aware enough of.
Thoughts are THINGS. They do not simply vanish as soon as we have
thought them. We send them out into the universe, and they
attract back to us material of exactly like kindred to their own
character.

The Golden Rule of Jesus is that we should do unto others as we
would have them do unto us. It sounds good, and most of us would
love to get around to it, if we ever have the spare time.
However, the fact that we do not do so demonstrates just how far
we have misunderstood this law. The reason it is so important to
do unto others, is because we attract to ourselves the very
energies that we are putting out to others. In a very literal
sense, we are doing unto ourselves what we do unto others. What
we put out into the universe, by way of thought energy, bounces
back on us in the end, for good or ill.

This conclusion is startling. The whole idea of this law was just
as much for out own benefit as it ever was for those others it
seems to refer to. Whatever energy you put out to others, you
will also attract to yourself; both in this life and in lives to
come. You need not look to a final judgment for this to take
place. You are your own judge!

Indeed, it is from our thoughts that the good or ill in our lives
arises. Two people can be subject to the exact same
circumstances, and interpret them totally differently. It depends
upon whether your mind is primarily oriented towards the positive
or the negative.

The multi-millionaire business man, W. Clement Stone, is famous
for saying “That’s good!” no matter what befell him, even if it
was a calamity. It frequently puzzled his colleagues, who could
see nothing good about the matter at all. However W. Clement
Stone would first make the statement, and then go about looking
for the good thing that he knew to be there. He always found it,
and attributes this attitude as one of the key factors to his
massive success.

Earl Nightingale said that “we become what we think about”, and
it is certainly true. For instance, our own bodies reflect our
habitual thoughts. If you want to know what your thought life has
been like up to this point, examine your body today. If you want
to know what your body will be like in the future, examine your
thoughts today!

It is hard to control external events in your life, but the one
place where you can exert tremendous control is in your thought
life. It is also one of the most challenging areas, as you will
doubtless know if you have ever tried. Yet this one area can
create the tremendous leverage you need to affect the whole of
your life for the better.

Negative thoughts and actions, directed at other people, is where
we are all most challenged in this respect. We become habituated
to thinking in this manner. Yet, what a difference it would make
if we really knew, as clearly as we know the sun will rise
tomorrow, that our negative thoughts attract to us situations in
exact propertion to the quality of the thoughts themselves.

Thought precedes action, which is also why Jesus taught that the
adulterer, and the person who thinks adulterous thoughts, are
equivalent. Indeed, we can go so far as to say that karma, which
is determined by our thoughts and actions, is primarily a result
of our thought life, and what grows out of it. Sow good seed in
the mind, and good fruit will ripen, giving rise to good actions.
Sow bad seed, and bad fruit will be the only result, and this
will have its corresponding karmic consequences.

It benefits you to begin to watch your thoughts, and to see from
where they arise, the motivations for them, and the chain of
thinking that leads from one to the next. It is truly said that
one of the geat tragedies of human life is that we are capable of
so many thoughts, and yet 98% of what we think on a given day is
exactly the same as we were thinking the day before!

Becoming a shepherd of your thoughts is the first step to making
great inner progress. In fact, the majority of spiritual
traditions teach us that the challenge is to radically change our
consciousness; the way we view life, and the way we interpret
events. By doing so, we alter our level of attachment to life
outcomes, and change the inner balance of our consciousness.

Meditation can help greatly in this process. In meditation, the
rapid passage of our thoughts is greatly slowed, and we can begin
to observe their arising and passing away. Moreover, through
repeated meditation, a calmness of mind, and an altogether
healthier emotional basis, can arise. This can positively impact
our thoughts, and hence our life as a whole. Therefore,
meditation is thoroughly recommended as an antidote to
uncontrolled negative thinking, and as a way to come into contact
with the depths of our psyche, from which all thoughts arise.

Thoughts of a feather flock together. Impure thoughts attract
others of like kind. Good and pure thoughts do the same. By
persisting in a certain mode of thought, you make it easier to
continue thinking in that way, and begin to build an ever deeper
channel - the channel of repeated habit - through which further
such thoughts may travel. Therefore, seek to make the channel a
wholesome one. Guard your mind consciously against the ever
encroaching negative thinking that can easily defeat all your
best efforts.

In addition to meditation, you can also fill your mind with
positive things. Read inspiring books, and watch programs, of a
spiritual or encouraging nature. Avoid filling your mind with
whatever is unhelpful. Keep a gratitude journal, and fill
it with the things you are grateful for. Train your mind into
pure thinking and away from the negative.

Each of us is a spark of the Divine. When we tune our minds to
that inner truth within, then our thoughts emerge from that holy
source. However, when we allow our minds to be filled with the
thoughts and concerns of the personality consciousness, then we
detract from that inner divinity. Yet, that pure spiritual
essence is the only real truth about ourselves that there is.

Thought is the greatest power known. If you harness thought
responsibly, and guard the door of your mind, turning your
thoughts single-pointedly to the goal you seek, nothing can stop
you from achieving it. This is a spiritual life work, not easily
accomplished in a day or a week. However, though hard indeed, the
task is one well worth undertaking today and everyday henceforth.

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