“Each man’s individual characteristics of behavior are in large measure the sum total of all his habits. These habits, both good and bad, are formed by man’s own consciousness–through repetition of a thought, and by thought-produced actions. If the consciousness can think and dream itself into bad habits, it has only to think and dream differently in order to form good habits. Good and bad ideas are different forms or different dreams of consciousness. It is better to dream beautiful phases of consciousness than to have nightmares. Consciousness is imaginative, sensitive, and pliable; it can think and dream itself into any state.”
Paramahansa Yogananda, “God Talks with Arjuna, The Bhagavad Gita”
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Good luck on the play. It's too bad you won't be there to see it.
Well now - do tell:)
Consciousness is imaginative, sensitive, and pliable; it can think and dream itself into any state.”
I'm still practicing:)
Kidding aside - it's a concept at the heart of success and failure. It's hard to reign in those negative thoughts.
It's both scary and wonderful to think we can attract good people and good things to us.
Science seems to actually move in the direction to be able to prove that thought changes matter, I think that is one reason why miracles happen and prayer works.
I wonder if it is better to just let "it" happen or whether we should really try to thought control our lives:)
Great quote