I have somewhat been influenced to write this from something I was discussing on Religious Forums, and I feel it's important to write it now whilst it's in my mind. I begin with this quote from the Buddha to start this discussion on the power of thought.
"We are as we have thought. All that we are stems from our thoughts. Think happy thoughts and happiness will follow you, like a cart follows a horse. Think sorrowful thoughts and sorrow will follow you, like a cart that follows a horse. 'He struck me, he cheated me, he robbed me.' Those who harbor such thoughts never find peace. 'He struck me, he cheated me, he robbed me.' Those who give up such thoughts find peace."- Buddha
We see then that we are driven by our thoughts. Often the only thing we need to do to be happy is to think happy and not allow negative thoughts to overcome our mind. One asks how the Mystic can say all is well, when the world is in dire straights. This is how the Mystic remains happy, by maintaining a positive state of mind.
The Buddha taught that if one wants to maintain positive mind one must be in the world like a rock in the ocean, so that just as the waves storm against the rock, but cannot bring it down, so the things of the world cannot bring us down. Again, we should be as water, for people throw all kinds of disgusting things into water, and the water is not repulsed. Hence the key to be happy is to just allow yourself to be.
When negative thoughts come and the world gets you down, don't allow these thoughts to reign in your mind. Drive these thoughts out with happy and good thoughts. Then you will know peace. All one has to do to know peace, is to be peace.
Then one asks me how to be "aware". There is no such thing as "becoming aware". You are already aware, you just have to realize it. You have to give up conditioned thought forms and ways of thinking that bog down the mind and be what you already are.
Happiness, joy, awareness, if you think on these things, so you are. You ask how to be happy and think all is well in this troubled world today. Do not think on the troubles, maintain happiness, and you will be happy.
"We are as we have thought. All that we are stems from our thoughts. Think happy thoughts and happiness will follow you, like a cart follows a horse. Think sorrowful thoughts and sorrow will follow you, like a cart that follows a horse. 'He struck me, he cheated me, he robbed me.' Those who harbor such thoughts never find peace. 'He struck me, he cheated me, he robbed me.' Those who give up such thoughts find peace."- Buddha
We see then that we are driven by our thoughts. Often the only thing we need to do to be happy is to think happy and not allow negative thoughts to overcome our mind. One asks how the Mystic can say all is well, when the world is in dire straights. This is how the Mystic remains happy, by maintaining a positive state of mind.
The Buddha taught that if one wants to maintain positive mind one must be in the world like a rock in the ocean, so that just as the waves storm against the rock, but cannot bring it down, so the things of the world cannot bring us down. Again, we should be as water, for people throw all kinds of disgusting things into water, and the water is not repulsed. Hence the key to be happy is to just allow yourself to be.
When negative thoughts come and the world gets you down, don't allow these thoughts to reign in your mind. Drive these thoughts out with happy and good thoughts. Then you will know peace. All one has to do to know peace, is to be peace.
Then one asks me how to be "aware". There is no such thing as "becoming aware". You are already aware, you just have to realize it. You have to give up conditioned thought forms and ways of thinking that bog down the mind and be what you already are.
Happiness, joy, awareness, if you think on these things, so you are. You ask how to be happy and think all is well in this troubled world today. Do not think on the troubles, maintain happiness, and you will be happy.
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