EVERYTHING IS A THOUGHT FIRST

 

I have the habit of writing “Say It and Do It” everyday in order to get the direction of my thinking right, so that I achieve the milestones that I wish to. There are about 11 points and it is a tall order, not something that I can achieve easily. It is more of a striving. But everything in life begins as a thought before it becomes our action.

Why not give the right direction to our thoughts so that we get our actions right!

So, relentlessly I work towards it. Once the mind is given a task, it will start working on it. It was my friend who introduced me to it and it is four years now, and I continue writing, though, initially I was not sure what I should write. But I must say that what began as something very ordinary has today become the purpose of my life. It just began unfolding day after day.

I started with 3 points and then it progressed to 11 points. I don’t wish to exceed that number. Anyways 11 is an auspicious number for me. One of the points in it, the eighth one, to be precise is, “I will be a Hanuman in my Faith.”

Hanuman is one of my favourite characters in mythology. I love Hanuman’s devotion towards Rama. And I wish to attain that kind of purity in my devotion towards my Faith. Hanuman was always introverted, even in the presence of Rama He sat with His eyes closed, chanting Rama’s name. So, He was able to experience Rama within Him.

That was the direction of His thought.

Recently a group of teachers were asked to conduct an in-house training for the rest of the teachers on “Critical & Creative Thinking.” Though they were familiar with the topic, a lot of research and homework had to be done in order to become Resource persons. Diligently they worked on it as they wanted to do their best. They conducted the session with confidence and conviction.

The session was a big success and their colleagues appreciated and endorsed it.

This was because they were passionate about what they were doing. They believed in themselves and incessantly worked towards acquiring a thorough knowledge of the topic. Preparation is the key. Thereby they surpassed the expectations of the participants.

Their thought was given a direction. So, their actions were in congruence to their thoughts.

There are students with different thought processes, studying in the same school, though the school has a set of practices, common for all. Not all of them get transformed through a common curriculum. The thinking is influenced by the environment at home as well. Some of the students are willing to go through the heat to become that glittering gold which is inherent in all. But many tend to choose what is easy over what is right.

Right or wrong action, winning or losing, making it big or remaining small, success or failure, honesty or dishonesty, are all manifestations of our thought process. Everything first begins as a thought.

One master-key that is a solution for all ailments of the mind is to sit in non-doing every day. There is so much noise in the head that the divine whispers are not heard.

Closing your eyes every day as a practice will drown all the noises and help you to experience peace, happiness and divinity.

All your actions will be in the right direction as your thinking will be elevated through constant practice. This has been my experience and I wish each one of you take it up one day at a time and watch the miraculous unfolding of a new life in the NEW YEAR!

Wishing all of you a peaceful, progressive & productive

New Year

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