LEARN HOW TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE BELIEFS

We encounter or come across different events. These events bring new experiences. They also educate us with knowledge to derive meaning from these events. Can we interpret these events? The meaning they carry and the lesson we should derive is left to us. Nobody can force us to deduce or derive the meaning we should carry.

If the meaning derived is negative then it leaves negative impact on our mind. It weakens us or challenges our natural defense system, limiting our success is whatever thing we do.

What is required at that time is to do serious introspection of our belief system. We have to check all our positive and negative belief one by one because that is the time we need to change them. If we observe positive belief which needs strengthening then we have to strengthen them or if we have negative belief then we have to question the reference experience. The references on which they stand or the certainty associated with it, starts crumbling thus shaking them from their core. Ultimately if we start questioning their existence in our life, they become weak.

Possibly it takes longer time for those beliefs which have longer permanence in our subconscious mind or if we have taken beliefs from other references, then due to generalization they become pervasive. Still more there could be beliefs which might have turned personal due to our helplessness to remove them.

If we believe that this is temporary problem and would pass soon then sooner or later, our efforts starts bearing fruits and over a period of time, we become achievers. Whatever type or belief pattern these negative beliefs we carry in our subconscious mind, the only way to conquer them is to question their validity in our lives.

1) If these beliefs don’t give any financial gain then what is the point in
carrying them?
2) If these beliefs don’t give any confidence then what is the point in
following them?
3) If we don’t give up these negative beliefs then the loss will be heavy.
4) Will these negative beliefs bring emotional stability in my life?
5) If I don’t give up these beliefs then it might bring tremendous loss to my
loved ones.

There are also ways to strengthen positive beliefs or they need to be strengthened because these beliefs keep power to change our lives.

Once the change occurs or if we notice change in our behavior pattern, then it is important to reinforce the change which should last life long. Unless we take precautions to oversee the change, we may go back to old habits depending upon how chronic the belief is.

There are many techniques to remove old beliefs and reinforce the new beliefs. Many of us might not be aware of these techniques which may include self hypnotism, Auto suggestion, and psychological therapies. Some of the therapies take longer time and some take very short time. Each therapy needs skill to understand our own mind and values and beliefs attached to it. What is important is whatever time we devote to understand and analyze them; the change they bring in should upgrade our lives and should empower us with unlimited success and happiness.

FIVE STEPS TO CHANGE DESTINY

Can any one believe that the true shapers of our lives are our beliefs which not only control our lives but create or destroy them? Certain events occur in our lives on which we do not have control because they are part of our destiny. For example it is our destiny that we are born in a particular family or country.

What exactly is belief? It is only just a thought or an idea where feeling of sureness is associated. This feeling of sureness comes from our past experiences or references which make a distinction between idea and belief. This certainty comes from the knowledge which has access to the answers. These experiences and references act like foundation and can bring change to all kind of possibilities.

Experiences and references are foundations to our beliefs. If we have enough reference experiences then we easily develop the belief. If they are backed up by our own experience then we start treating them as reality. Some of these beliefs come through imagination but as these beliefs lack reference experiences, we may not feel that strong to these beliefs. Depending upon how we adopt, these beliefs leave positive and negative impact on our lives.

These beliefs have power to keep away pain or bring more pain because holdings these beliefs are not important but its interpretations are more important. We have to adopt methodology to interpret them. Interpreting these beliefs involves close observation of whether beliefs allow us to use our best of our energy or they weaken us from within. Since they are based on past experiences, there are some limitations in using them to make further decisions. Hence it is quite possible that we may treat these beliefs as reality. If this happens our life might lead to stagnation as they may not allow using our virtues to its fullest.

Every event that we pass through offers unique experience. Generalizing beliefs is nothing but asking our conscious mind to hand over the control to our sub-conscious mind where all actions done repeatedly are controlled. We tend to make generalization about what we learn from these experiences. These generalized beliefs though simplify our lives, our decisions making power becomes defective and faulty. They are prone to go wrong and if this happens then the experience becomes agonizing. So we have to check our beliefs and have to avoid making generalization because they carry emotions like happiness and sorrow through our lives.

Beliefs are classified into three categories depending upon the emotional force attached like opinions or views, beliefs and convictions. View is something we feel sure about where surety is for a brief period because it can be easily changed. Beliefs carry more certainty as we are emotionally close and have strong references foundation. Sense of certainty is more in belief. Conviction doesn’t carry confidence but it carries high degree of commitment and dedication and passion to the idea. Holding conviction is sometimes dangerous as we do not look at the likelihood of inaccuracy. Such rigidity ultimately put us to long term failure. But the positive side of the conviction is they empower us to work passionately towards our goal. If one has to create mastery into any area of work, we have to boost belief to the level of conviction.

If I have to create convictions then there are five steps we should follow. 1) Create the basic belief. 2) Reinforce the belief with new and more powerful reference. 3) Find a bigger event or create one. 4) Ask question to bring about emotional intensity. 5) Take action which will strengthen our commitment and dedication to the level of conviction.

Let us look at them through the third eye. Beliefs are like co-travelers in our lives. Let them be part of our lives but let us not hold them to simplify our lives. Once they enrich our lives let us release them from our consciousness or help people with empowering thoughts to create their lives.

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How to get success in life

There are two characteristics which bring inadequacies in our lives. First is self Doubt and second is restricted awareness of our ability to do things in lives.

The inadequacies come in our lives due to lack of desire to lift ourselves, our condition in life. The moment we become conscious of so many things in our life, we have to keep ourselves saying that I have to lift myself, I must lift my financial status and I will lift my financial status.

If someone asks me if I face shortfalls and limitations of success in life, I just say that is part of my destiny. I sure face inadequacies when I see people flaunting money in driving in fast cars, owning and living in high rise building where only rich people stay. I certainly envy them but does it solve my problem? It doesn’t solve in fact it starts amassing pessimism in our minds.

We do so many things in our life when we are forced by conditions to do. We decide only when circumstances get created for that moment. We wait for circumstances take charge of the situation and impose virtual outcome, which some times go against our wishes.

However to improve chances of success in life, the most simple method is to focus on what are the inadequacies which compel us to compromise with situation. Well everyone will point it to wealth as the thing most missed by them. But I would say, it is skill or specialized knowledge that brings wealth is most missed by us.

The search doesn’t end with skill or knowledge that we are short of but how to get the skill and attitude is more important. Last but not the least, how much time we are ready to invest to get skill is more important. Generally it is seen that we are always in a hurry so we always think on a short term basis. Here is what we make the mistake.

Normally when the object is set like getting a skill and knowledge, it is always better to think on long term basis. Because grasping capacity of each individual is of different level. Some may grasp early but most of us take longer time to grasp. Grasping power is directly related to our interest and commitment we have to the cause or reason. The more we relate to ourselves to the cause, the more we generate commitment. Here the cause or the reason is removing inadequacies from our lives. So the more the commitment to remove inadequacies the more we get focused and the more the focus the more we are ready to think on longer terms. This brings consistency in our thinking, which ultimately removes chance attitude. Such person is destined to remove all his inadequacies not only from his life but from the social surroundings in which they live.

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TRAITS UNIQUE TO FORMLESS GOD

Our civilization dates back to some 5000 years ago, when people use to live in most hostile and inhospitable conditions. For them the word God referred to one supreme holy being, the divine unity of ultimate reality and of ultimate goodness. The one who is elusive, abstract and baffling notion, religious layers started appearing around it, with each scholar and thinker establishing his own rationale and giving its mental representation and interpretations to this idea. It was during this era, idea of god took firm root in the minds of people with such unflinching faith and belief entrenched in their minds even today.

God is considered as the source of life force flowing through this universe with various variations but is difficult to define. Truth, knowledge, wealth, conduct, faith, happiness etc. are the intense driving powers of cosmic energy which is omnipresent in each individual right from its moment of birth. Each and every creature, originated from master creator possesses inherent qualities of cosmic divinity which undoubtedly gets manifest in the form of deriving powers that energizes the creature. Neither being time nor space, concept of god leads towards absolute one only experienced in transcendental state of mind.

In hindu theology, this eternity is infinite as it doesn’t suffer any loss of energy under any circumstances therefore it is called “Avyaya” or imperishable. It is serene and dispassionate therefore it is called “Avikari” or impartial. It is indestructible therefore it is called “Avinashi” or undestroyable. Its occurrence is without any birth therefore it is called “Anaadi” or deathless. Since it is not incalculable therefore it is called “Anant” or infinite. As it continues in identical state be it past, present or future so it is called “Sanatan” or eternal. Every materiality in this universe exists within him that’s why it is called “Advaita” or sole. Since this energy transcends in all, so it is free from every fear.


This fundamental constituent always remains equal and identical in neutral state hence it is called “Saat” or absolute truth. It illuminates and gives radiance to all creatures and earthly world hence it is called “Chit-Chetan” or “Chaitanyamaya” or divine cosmic light. Everybody in this universe finds happiness in his close proximity therefore it is called “Anandamaya” or divine happiness. Its presence is thorough and absolute in each and every where within every materiality and outside it too. There is no place where it cannot manifest therefore it is called “Vibhu or Sarva-vyapak” or omnipresent. This eternity remains unconnected and isolated for that reason it is called “Asang”. It is devoid of ego consequently it is called “Akarta” or super ego. It is neither measurable by any system of cast or figure, understanding, imaginativeness, rationality, notion or substantiality neither through any device nor through any conceptualization; consequently it is called “Aprameya”. Since it dwells in the heart of every creature it is named as “Atma” or soul. What is more it regulates this entire universe through its enormous power so it is called master of the universe or super spiritual being. He is "over all and through all and in all"

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Religion the most misunderstood thing

In Geeta it is said by Lord Krishna that our body is like chariot whose faith and Belief are its two wheels. Our intelligence or thoughts are like horses. The soul is the charioteer, who reins these horses and embodied mind is perceiver sitting in the chariot who experiences the divinity of the spiritual path.

Scholars indicate that fundamental religious quest of our life is self discovery besides make this life meaningful and experience divinity along with getting freedom from cycle of birth and death, where does the religion stand? What does is mean by religion?

I was awestruck when during my factual research about religion came face to face with an amazing fact that there are six major demographic regions where myriad religions and several “ism” are followed irrespective of language of communication. More difficult is the answer to question; how many decades ago religion started taking shape. Needless to say, it must be quite different from what is prevailing today. The metamorphosis that occurred was sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes frightening as violent religious conflicts brought mankind to its knees.

Even if we go into the question whether God exists or not, most of the world religions believe that as a living process, life is eternal and its source is one who some may call God, Allah, Ishwar or Tao. Religion is very complex process helping us connects with divinity of God or absolute one who with his infinite cosmic power created this entire universe. It is the process interacting continuously with us to move closer with the infinite creator and experience its divinity.

Again unless all entities like body, mind intelligence and behavior are involved in this cognitive thought process whose faith and Belief are dynamic wheels, we cannot understand the idea of God or religion in totality. Religion encompasses cultural traditions, ethics, practices related to spiritual faith and personal convictions. Historical developments, origin of social and psychological roots also are part of religion. Religion also includes Fictional religion, alternative beliefs, mysticism, ritualism, and esotericism. The list is endless.

Rigidity in faith and belief is nothing but conditioning of mind where fourth dimension that is time is not taken into consideration. Water stagnant in any storage place for a few days starts stinking and becomes breading ground for all kind of decease causing germs and bacteria. Conditioning cannot get brought about instantaneously. This process starts taking shape over a period of time. Social customs, religious festivals and rules created by community of people and groups provide framework to conditioning. Hence religion which was observed or followed 3000 years ago is not adopted today and what we are practicing today would find space in history tomorrow.

Man’s conditions of life, his perceptions and outlook, his attitude of mind, both toward himself and toward any possible Creator, have all changed so enormously in the last sixty or seventy years that we face an almost a new situation. Hence every individual who underestimates the dynamism of religion will have to accept that faith and belief should not be inflexible like our stubborn habits, where a particular habit once gets well established prevents other changes occurring in the brain. Hence it is by understanding faith and belief in particular, we can truly understand religion of today.

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System and Processes key to achieve Objectives & Goals

A few days ago my friend called to ask me if I am going to make any resolution this year. I first thought of asking what resolution he is going to make this year as the year end was approaching very near. But then I put off this question simply by saying, I have not given much thought on that so why think now?

But the question kept ringing in my mind on and off for the whole day. I have been keeping these resolutions for every year, thinking they would probably help transform my life. Unfortunately I take them seriously no more than two to three days. Then again they are buried under the carpet with a pledge to look at them sincerely in the coming days.

Why we fail to stand by them? I can call it a modern world’s Paradox. Making a declaration is like setting objective or goal without any substance. Without any well defined period, managing this goal becomes risk. Gradually we start overlooking them and one fine day, we find them gradually vanishing from our lives. The best way to achieve them lies in the fact that if we necessitate to manage them, we have to set system and cognitive processes to monitor their achievability and how we seal off the distance each day towards them.

System is nothing but putting together all entities in totality. These entities in our case is body, mind, intelligence and behavior to bring out the integrated whole. Cognitive process is the process of thought to develop concepts. What are these systems and informed processes and how to personalize these system and processes needs objective thinking and observance of our strengths and weaknesses we possess.

The foremost process required is to give up our ego. This brings all our conflicts going within our conscious mind to minimal. The moment we surrender, we discover deep peace within. The conscious energy attached to our strong views gets detached from it making us unargumentative and non-impulsive. Slowly and steadily cognitive process of thought starts shaping our concepts as well as ideas and puts them together piece by piece; to support all our entities like mind, body, intelligence and behavior in totality.

More important since there is no conflict and arguments within us, the spiritual attribute becomes reality in our lives which emanates through our interpersonal relations with our loved ones. Not only that the spiritual energy connects us with our objectives and goals so precisely that we see our goal achieved effortlessly without any disagreement and opposition.

Fear is a psychological condition and it emerges from danger. The greatest fear is the fear of death which makes us vulnerable to all kind of anxiety which is like a constant companion. These emotions block of our vision and create false projections of our future. Once we surrender, all our fear, inertia and indecisions disappear to give clear vision of path to reach our goal or objective.

But we have to be careful and watch deep within our conscious mind of any thought that tries to condition or create any resistance in our mind. Let the surrender be our first step to setting systems and processes to achieve each and every goal in our life.

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Root of Our Existence or Muladhar Chakra

There are seven plexus or stimulating points in our body which are invariably connected to the brain. They are as follows.
1) Muladhar Chakra or Pelvic Plexus
2) Swadhisthan Chakra or Hypogastric Plexus
3) Manipur Chakra or Solar Plexus
4) Anahad Chakra or Cardiac Plexus
5) Vishudha Chakra or Pharyngeal Plexus
6) Adnya Chakra or Cavernous Eye Plexus
7) Sahastraar Chakra or Cerebrum
Every plexus is conjoining point to number of nerves. First plexus called Muladhara is said to be located at the base of the spine in the vicinity of the coccygeal plexus beneath the sacrum. In hindu scriptures lot is written about it but is shrouded with secrecy and concealing the real meaning. Some scriptures have said that conscious energy lies here in circled serpent form it’s tail held in its mouth thus locking its power. The three psysic nerves emerge from this plexes called ida, pingla and sushumna. They are also called Surya Nadi, Chandra Nadi and Sushumna Nadi. If this conscious energy is awakened and if it passes through Sushumna Nadi, then a person goes in higher transcendance.

There are four nerves conjoined with each other; each acting as arousing point for initiating a particular type of behavior. I would call them basix urges important for evolution and existence of life on this earth. These urges are eating, sleeping, sex and fear. People with subdued conscious energy of the lowest spiritual order; are found to indulge or have excessive desires of this kind or show intense earthy behavior pattern generated by their mind. It is not that they cannot alter these patterns. If they choose to regulate their conscious energy flowing freely through this base plexus, they can assure themselves of better life. These urges are like driving powers compelling them to run through an acts giving rise to more bondage and greater unhappiness. These are some of the basic points which I have touched.

I can give living example of my younger brother-in-law who being youngest was parented with excessive pamper througout his childhood. Unfortunately due to spoilt friend circle, he was introduced to drinking alcohol even before his marriage. Slowly and slowly this drinking habit went out of control to such extent that his firmness of purpose started giving way. He was unable to take business decisions independently. Whatever money he had, was cheated by his friends and business associates. To avoid his creditors, he closed down his shop under some guise and started sitting at home. Even though his brothers and sistors gave their uncomparable assistance in whatever they form they could, his boozing abuse heightened to such a level, that he started borrowing money from his close relatives. Then came the turn of close acquaintances. Honesty and integrity got substituted by lies and deceit to such a level that not only people but his brothers and sistors began shying away from him. Even more than that his addiction to alcohol had taken toll of his health.
This is how unintelligent use or abuse of conscious energy can transform any person from Darling to Unpleasant person or it can transform a person of animal nature to Spiritual being.

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