What we regularly encourage and consistently cultivate in our mind- this determines our character formation, and ultimately ,our destiny .Evidently , an intelligent choice of thought changes the character pattern in us – placing ,thus, the entire destiny of our life in our own hands.
To intelligent man alone is given this freedom for rebuilding the future. A true seeker is he who is constantly asserting-day by day, hour by hour –this privilege. We Must.
It is everywhere seen that in this remaking of one’s destiny, there is a negative and there is a positive approach. The negative approach essentially is the careful observance of the quality and texture of our thoughts, detecting the dissipations within, and eradicating those false value and wrong tendencies in our thought -patterns .To have thus a healthy mind within –one that has learned to negate and weed out its unproductive jungle of thoughts-is the secret of living in physical Well-being, in harmony and happiness.
Lives of great men, their deeds and words always stimulate and ennoble our mental life. The Upanishads and the life of our great saints and sages, devotees and seekers can inspire us with passionate admiration for these righteous men of spiritual faith and belief. To one who is sincere about it, even today, there is infinite supply of good, beneficial books to plentifully meet all one’s demands.
The positive approach is more effective and more quickly productive of results. We must keep our mind constantly open to all helpful suggestions. There are always rich mines of healthy ideas lying broadcast throughout life’s fields; only we ignore them, refusing to explore them fully.
We must. As the most important thing, discover in ourselves an expectant, helpful, unselfish attitude towards the world of beings and happenings around us. On all occasions let us bring into full play our stronger, more vigorous and most uplifting traits which we have within us today. When consciously brought into continuous play they grow, and such positive nature, when asserted persistently and lived , adds to our mental resources and reserves.
We must come , in our day’s activities, to deliberately affirm such inspiring thoughts as purity, love, chastity ,holiness, devotion and compassion. Confidence in oneself, quietness within, serenity in the mind , poise in the being, and a ready willingness to serve others moulds the healthiest personality.
In this fascinating movement towards perfection along the speed-ways of self- improvement and spiritual enfoldment , We must ,as sincere seekers, re-assert again and again this openness of minds towards all that is helpful .thus unavoidably ,we will cultivate an extremely hopeful, thriving, selfless affection towards the world around us.
We must come to realize the power and strength, the need and value for an unshakable personal faith in discovering and developing the inner vitality in us and in that undaunted striving for a full life .The uplifting, inspiring thoughts that we entertain richly accumulate our mental wealth and intellectual treasure of purity, serenity, love, cheerfulness and aspiration for the nobler gains .Let us- every moment-asset and affirm this goodness within us. We must.
Daily prayer and meditation are all wonderful therapeutic agencies in building up peace and happiness within an individual. The daily practice of meditation, at least in its earlier stages ,is one of the most effective springboards for developing clear and precise thinking .A sincere meditator in his early days of struggle- at-his-seat learns to concentrate. And a mind held at concentration brings into view the deeper thoughts which were till then hidden from it, due to its own fluctuations. Great ideas are conceived only by alert minds held steady in this meditative- pose, in unbroken concentration and dynamic vigil.
Mind is both an informing and an originating force .It not only serves us in registering all that is happening around us ,but as a part of our inner –equipment (Antahakarana),it is again this mind-intellect faculty that conceives new ideas ,that flashes new ideals for us to act upon diligently and to pursue tirelessly .At the same time let us never forget that the mind also is ever the field from which all true culture must spring forth and flow to enrich our life and , in the end, the life of all around us.
We must-reserve a definite time, preferably at dawn , for meditation and prayer. The joyous expansion of a mind experienced in prayer, and the hushed silence and restful inner dynamism experienced in meditation are the sculptors that fashion our character and conduct .The more we detect such changes in ourselves, brought about positively by our own meditation, the more we discover in it an incentive to struggle and to attain the higher purpose of existence –to reach the joys of nobler living.
Let us grow through prayer. We can develop through study .We should open up through meditation.
We must.
Service in this world is the highest prayer.
Loving the people around us is the greatest devotion.
Divine compassion for all living creatures is the noblest character.
This we can be. We must.
To intelligent man alone is given this freedom for rebuilding the future. A true seeker is he who is constantly asserting-day by day, hour by hour –this privilege. We Must.
It is everywhere seen that in this remaking of one’s destiny, there is a negative and there is a positive approach. The negative approach essentially is the careful observance of the quality and texture of our thoughts, detecting the dissipations within, and eradicating those false value and wrong tendencies in our thought -patterns .To have thus a healthy mind within –one that has learned to negate and weed out its unproductive jungle of thoughts-is the secret of living in physical Well-being, in harmony and happiness.
Lives of great men, their deeds and words always stimulate and ennoble our mental life. The Upanishads and the life of our great saints and sages, devotees and seekers can inspire us with passionate admiration for these righteous men of spiritual faith and belief. To one who is sincere about it, even today, there is infinite supply of good, beneficial books to plentifully meet all one’s demands.
The positive approach is more effective and more quickly productive of results. We must keep our mind constantly open to all helpful suggestions. There are always rich mines of healthy ideas lying broadcast throughout life’s fields; only we ignore them, refusing to explore them fully.
We must. As the most important thing, discover in ourselves an expectant, helpful, unselfish attitude towards the world of beings and happenings around us. On all occasions let us bring into full play our stronger, more vigorous and most uplifting traits which we have within us today. When consciously brought into continuous play they grow, and such positive nature, when asserted persistently and lived , adds to our mental resources and reserves.
We must come , in our day’s activities, to deliberately affirm such inspiring thoughts as purity, love, chastity ,holiness, devotion and compassion. Confidence in oneself, quietness within, serenity in the mind , poise in the being, and a ready willingness to serve others moulds the healthiest personality.
In this fascinating movement towards perfection along the speed-ways of self- improvement and spiritual enfoldment , We must ,as sincere seekers, re-assert again and again this openness of minds towards all that is helpful .thus unavoidably ,we will cultivate an extremely hopeful, thriving, selfless affection towards the world around us.
We must come to realize the power and strength, the need and value for an unshakable personal faith in discovering and developing the inner vitality in us and in that undaunted striving for a full life .The uplifting, inspiring thoughts that we entertain richly accumulate our mental wealth and intellectual treasure of purity, serenity, love, cheerfulness and aspiration for the nobler gains .Let us- every moment-asset and affirm this goodness within us. We must.
Daily prayer and meditation are all wonderful therapeutic agencies in building up peace and happiness within an individual. The daily practice of meditation, at least in its earlier stages ,is one of the most effective springboards for developing clear and precise thinking .A sincere meditator in his early days of struggle- at-his-seat learns to concentrate. And a mind held at concentration brings into view the deeper thoughts which were till then hidden from it, due to its own fluctuations. Great ideas are conceived only by alert minds held steady in this meditative- pose, in unbroken concentration and dynamic vigil.
Mind is both an informing and an originating force .It not only serves us in registering all that is happening around us ,but as a part of our inner –equipment (Antahakarana),it is again this mind-intellect faculty that conceives new ideas ,that flashes new ideals for us to act upon diligently and to pursue tirelessly .At the same time let us never forget that the mind also is ever the field from which all true culture must spring forth and flow to enrich our life and , in the end, the life of all around us.
We must-reserve a definite time, preferably at dawn , for meditation and prayer. The joyous expansion of a mind experienced in prayer, and the hushed silence and restful inner dynamism experienced in meditation are the sculptors that fashion our character and conduct .The more we detect such changes in ourselves, brought about positively by our own meditation, the more we discover in it an incentive to struggle and to attain the higher purpose of existence –to reach the joys of nobler living.
Let us grow through prayer. We can develop through study .We should open up through meditation.
We must.
Service in this world is the highest prayer.
Loving the people around us is the greatest devotion.
Divine compassion for all living creatures is the noblest character.
This we can be. We must.
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