As rightly said, the mind is a powerful tool-box that you can use
to enhance the quality of life – a tool that decides the quality of life you
lead. It is a tool that one needs skill to use it proficiently. Most of the
time, people are using it callously, and because of its sharp, double-edged
feature, they are ever hurting themselves, and endangering their lives.
People cannot even see that they are hurting themselves; they are under the
impression that all the pain and suffering that they are going through is not
of their own making. They truly believe that they are the victims of people and
situations outside of them, and with that they continue to wage futile wars
with their brethren and their destiny. People are yet to come to terms with
this powerful tool called “thought”, which they are inadvertently using as a
prop to vent out their anger, hatred and frustrations against the injustices
and oppressions meted out to them by others.
If they could only see what havoc negative thoughts are causing
unto them, they would practise greater caution in using their minds. They would
be more careful and vigilant of their mental process, they would go at lengths to filter out all
destructive thoughts and nurture those that are in harmony with the cosmic
Mind for the sake of their greater well-being and health.
Your mind is a reservoir of power. It must be guarded at all
times against the dark foes that are ever on the lookout to intrude and steal
this precious power for the sake of strengthening themselves to continue doing
evil in the world. A mind that is left unguarded by way of lethargy and boredom
is open to vagrant thought-forms that are ever hovering in the ethers around
you. Moreover, most of these thought-forms are not of the highest kind,
especially in places where the crime and corruption rate is the highest, or in
places like shopping malls and markets, where you are influenced by
the energies of lust and greed that pervade heavily in the ethers around you,
and which is why you land up buying things impulsively – things that you do not
need or things that you had no intention of buying, and you wonder why you
wasted all your money buying that which is of no practical use to you.
All dirt
and pollution of the impure energies that collects in your etheric field is
detrimental for your health. It has formed a dense layer around you, which is
preventing the Light from filtering into your being – the Light on which your
soul subsists. This is what causes restlessness within; irritation, anger,
mood-swings and depression are some of the symptoms of living in the absence of
Light. This then leads to a plethora of problems affecting your mental
and physical health.
However, this does not mean that you stop going out in public
places. You can be free to go wherever you want and yet be unaffected by the
monstrosities of the world if only your mind is well-guarded and centred in the
Light. You could even go to hell and yet return feeling at peace within
yourself if you are vigilant at the conscious level. Move around in the world
with your eyes wide open. Most people are moving around in a daze, with no mind
of their own, literally speaking. There is a herd mentality, where they have
given up their right to use their own free-will, and to make choices that are
good for them. Many people live to please others, to impress others, to compete
with others, and so on ...whatever it is, it is always with “others” in focus
that they live their lives; it is seldom that they make choices in keeping with
the health of their spirit and their spiritual progress, independent of what
others may think or say. Do what is right for you regardless of people’s
opinions.
In order to keep your mind guarded you must be ever vigilant of
its activities. Do not leave it idle for too long. Even when you are relaxing
keep it engaged in healthful activities. Keep it ever anchored in the Light.
Your moments of relaxation must be used to invest in empowering thoughts that
are for your good and for the good of all. Replace all negative and hurtful
thoughts with those that bring you peace and joy. And to do this you must form
a habit of having goals in life, and work towards them with greater
responsibility – goals that can enhance your personality and spiritual growth,
goals that empower you to fight the evils of greed and lust. An active mind is
ever fresh and healthful. The more you use your mind constructively, the more
it will grow and expand. Positive thoughts help to sync the mind with the
Universal Mind.
When your mind is filled with the Light of God, there is no way
you can be influenced by the negative forces. Dark thoughts cannot intrude when
the mind is illumined by the Light. Form a habit of keeping your mind engaged
in productive thoughts so that by the end of the day you feel good about your
self with the sense of self-worthiness and confidence.