Enough have been spoken about 'Power of Positive Thinking'
starting from Norman Vincent Peale days. In the self development section of any
book stall you find enough of these stuff. Merely reading them gives an
intellectual appreciation only, but no practical value except yet another
bragging rights.
One
of the tips Dale Carnegie gave was 'Live in a day tight compartment'. Let's see
what does this mean?
Our Masters advice us, to live in peace we must learn to live in
the 'Present Moment' ie one moment at a time. This piece of advice did not
appeal to us till a Westerner packaged the same in a different phrase. Let's
look at this advice through a different lens.
Starting & Ending the Day:
When I get up in the morning first thing I do is to express my
gratitude to my creator for keeping me alive as I am not one among those one
million people don't wake up ! The next thing I do is to declare that it is
going to be a 'wonderful day' and I will banish all my negative thoughts and
substitute positive in their place.
Next, When I am in the bathroom I express my wonderment of all
that is functioning well in my body and thank almighty for being kind to me.
When we keep asserting positive energy and be thankful to all that is positive
we tend to eliminate despondency.
Before eating my lunch I say the prayer which Lord Krishna says
in Gita "The food is you, the eater is you, the digester is you. I thank
you my Lord for blessing me with this food, the ability to eat and digest"
During the day I remind my mind to focus on the job on hand and
not the thoughts about past and future. This improves my focus and
effectiveness. I remember what Andrew Carnegie the richest man in the World
said about the secret of his success as the ability to concentrate only on each
day's actions.
When I close the day I thank the almighty for helping me to live
one day at a time and surrender myself to his lotus feet. Then I start sleeping
as though I am lying down in my Lords lap like a baby. I also mention in my
prayer seeking peace in my body, mind & intellect. At the end I mention
" My Lord It is thy will to keep me alive the next day. If you do, I will
live one day at a time'
This way I found I have less luggage to carry as it is "ONE
DAY AT A TIME"
Jai Gurudev
Love you all
With whole of my heart
NC
Love you all
With whole of my heart
NC
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