Our mental state determines how we approach life; an inappropriate, limited, unrealistic, or incompatible mental state causes constant confrontation with our environment, which in turn causes stress and dissatisfaction.
Happiness and relaxation must follow from harmonic contact and positive interactions with others and the environment, which are the results of an expansive and realistic mental agenda. Depending on the state of our minds, our lives can either be an expression of happiness or dissatisfaction.
Do we, therefore, have to rely entirely on our thoughts?
Yes, we are, but we also
have the power to expunge the thoughts that negatively impact our lives. By
eliminating all the undesirable or trash, we can alter or at least change our
mental program. All we need is the will to turn our lives around and follow new
paths, and the will to put that will into action.
The ultimate approach is to
examine the mind, confront its contents, and purge the trash. However, before
we can accomplish this successfully, we must first introduce a certain amount
of relaxation into our life so that we can first relax enough to focus our
attention inside. Making a conscious effort to modify our current program is
one way to induce a certain amount of relaxation.
Re-programming the Mind:
To some extent, this is
undoubtedly feasible. Since birth, our encounters with our surroundings have
shaped the content of our minds. The events we have encountered in life have
shaped the programming in our minds. It is always being updated and changed considering
fresh insights. By deliberately cultivating attitudes like the ones mentioned
at the conclusion of this topic, we can thereby affect the direction in which
our minds are being programmed.
We can never get rid of
ingrained mental perceptions, of course. These can only be eliminated, or at
least minimized, by using meditation techniques to go deeper into our minds.
However, the practice of intentionally cultivating life attitudes is a good first
step toward clearing the mind, becoming relaxed, and beginning to enjoy life.
We have a choice: either we
take action to transform this world into a true paradise or we stay the same.
Mental re-programming codes:
The following mentioned
codes are not meant to be moralistic. A means to an end is what they are. To
restate, these are recommendations that will help us begin to intentionally
change the way you view the circumstances in our life. They are meant to help us
unwind enough that we can eventually use meditation techniques to explore our
mind and eliminate the more profoundly harmful parts of our mental makeup.
We do not recommend that we
always enforce these codes on ourselves, nor are they intended to alter our way
of life. Just keep them in mind as we go about our everyday activities, and
their presence will benefit us internally, from our subconscious "attitude
centers."
- First Code: Try
to start accepting other people completely. Try not to view them as nothing
more than things to be used for your personal pleasure. Accept that other
people are also behaving in a way that is consistent with their mental
programming. Their mental program is merely manifested externally as what you
perceive in them. They are exactly the same as you in this regard, however
their program might differ slightly. People will begin to accept you if you can
accept them more. Laugh at your antics, your behaviour, and yourself.
- Second Code: Embrace
who we are. Recognize that our mental state determines our behaviour. Do not
worry about our shortcomings and issues because of this. Recognize our
limitations. However, we also feel the desire to rid our mind of its problems.
The source of so much suffering in life is our incapacity to accept who we are.
- Third Code: Keep
an eye on our automatic responses to the people and things around us. Observe
how our attachment to the outside world can lead to a great deal of
dissatisfaction. Try to lessen our reliance on external sources of happiness.
It implies that we should continue living our life as it is, but if we do not
obtain what we want, we should accept it with a detached shrug of the
shoulders.
- Forth Code: Discover our deepest aspirations, attachments, and requirements. Try to be as critical as possible. Tracing the origin of our current anger or dissatisfaction will reveal the emotional and mental attitude that triggered the disruption, which is a useful technique for identifying your attachments. Take note of how we respond to folks we do not get along with or who we clearly detest. These people will assist us in identifying and ultimately removing our emotional baggage. Consider everyone and everything in the world to be our great teacher.
- Fifth Code: Try to be in present. Reliving enjoyable former events or fretting about what has already happened are two ways to live in the past. Don't try to predict the future. The future will always be realized as present moment only. Remember past has gone and future is imagination. We can imagine a future based on our past only. Mind wandering always in past and future, in fact, mind exist in these two. If we live in this very moment, the mind is ceased to exist. Try not to think about when you will finish anything, whether it's eating, taking a bath, sweeping the floor, or making a living. Every action you take should be enjoyed at the moment it is performed. Try to appreciate that you are here and that everything you do is a manifestation of who you are.
- A Complimentary Code: Keep
in mind that everyone can become more conscious of themselves. Mental
programming is the reason behind a man's current attitude toward you or his
surroundings. His current way of existence is only transitory; if and when he
begins to comprehend himself and his thinking, it will alter and become more
harmonic. Every one of us has untapped potential that is just waiting to be
discovered. No matter how challenging it may be, make an effort to perceive
this possibility in everyone.
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