Your Thoughts, Create your Destiny!

CHAPTER- 3

Author: Rekha Gupta

Im sure all of you have heard this line many a times in the past decade or so, however today lets delve deeper into this to know the true essence of this statement.We have to start at ground level to understand HOW EACH ONE’S DESTINY OR FUTURE IS CREATED BY his OWN THOUGHTS.

For this we have to go inside-Out , that is we cannot change our habits for they are on the outside, unless we first change our thoughts from inside, for as we think is exactly as we behave.

Aatma/Soul is -Energy. As told earlier it has two faculties MIND and INTELLECT.

Aatma/Soul is- Energy , and for creating thoughts, mind requires energy , so the more one thinks the more energy is consumed, similarly lesser number of thoughts means less energy. In kalyug our mind is constantly running during the day as well as when we go to sleep,then the thoughts keep playing as dreams,the reason why we don’t wake up fresh hence ,it is important, to practice to silence my mind that’s running constantly for at least a few minutes every hour, in order to stop the depletion of Energy , As this depletion of energy is actually depletion of Aatma in kalyug.

It is nearly impossible to stop thoughts however we can certainly control – Waste Thoughts, like thoughts of the Past (that create pain and hurt.) Thoughts of Future– (create anxiety and fear.) Thoughts about Others- Time and Focus which otherwise, is meant to focus on me, is now wasted ,as focus is on others . Waste Thoughts create unnecessary clutter in mind and shift my focus from my journey and this Present moment. The present moment is all that I have, have the Power to change, to change how I think, which in turn will change my destiny.C@Rg

THOUGHTS ARE INTERNAL KARM AND MORE POWERFUL THAN EXTERNAL KARM. THE EXTERNAL KARM OF SPOKEN WORDS AND ACTIONS. Thoughts govern what one speaks and does . As first thoughts are created, then Intellect evaluates ,takes a decision and the thought is then transmitted to the brain, then the brain sends it to the body, to Speak and Act in accordance …..(remember the body is just a device that Aatma uses and governs)

The three factors that create thoughts are – INFORMATION , PAST EXPERIENCES , BELIEFS .

INFORMATION ; What we See, Read, Hear the whole day is information that creates thoughts. As already stated thoughts we cannot stop but it is completely in one‘s control as to, what to see , what to read and what to hear, and finally what to absorb and assimilate. You will get your share of current news from somewhere, but it does not have to be a) first thing in the morning, ) over excess of it. In addition we need to make extra effort to read and watch other impactful positive things that bring a smile on our face and help us grow as individuals each day.

In the early morning hours, one’s mind is like a fresh blotting paper, that easily absorbs whatever information and imprints it on the Subconscious Mind, and then my day proceeds accordingly. Similarly two hours before going to sleep, if one avoids negative news you can ensure yourself to a peaceful sleep. I am happy my journey to being Aatm conscious again has begun. From now on I will see news once sometime during the day and even if I see or hear something violent, instead of getting influenced by it and creating pain and anger within me, I will make a conscious effort to detach from it, try and remain calm and peaceful and to be able to send them comforting, loving, peaceful vibrations so as to heal them. (people on Tc/news) .

What I see, read and hear throughout the day is very important, (may seem trivial and harmless to many,) but in reality- my vibrations change with each piece of information, which unknowingly is permanently recorded on aatma and will make me ‘the being’ I am. So from now onwards, I will absorb only Peaceful, Positive , Powerful information,

What we receive is information,what we preserve is knowledge,what we use is intelligence,but what,when and how we use it is wisdom,that only comes with a calm, peaceful mind that constantly creates pure and positive thoughts.C@Rg

PAST EXPERIENCES ; Happen with people and situations ; – Some not good, some very good – however now is the time for me TO CHOOSE, and I choose TO REMEMBER ONLY THE GOOD ONES, as I am the one who benefits the most by choosing to remember only the good ones. Past experiences are past, resolve the Past, let go of it. For eg. An unpleasant experience happened and yes “they said and did something to hurt me” , but by thinking about it again, its like recreating the scene all over, again and reliving it by creating pain and hurt all over again. The past painful experiences pollutes my present moment . So do not relive the past by brooding over it. I have to decide and make a choice now, as to of what good is it to hold on to a past painful experience and more importantly is, for how long I want to hold on to something, that’s so toxic? If I drop the past painful experiences now , then it’s over, so simple. And when I drop all the past painful experiences, I have dropped the excess waste that I was collecting , and now my mind is light again.

I will meet every person like I am meeting for the first time, without preconceived impressions from the past meeting – for each one is also constantly changing for good or bad , but no one can decide what is good or not good for me and similarly for others. I can only choose and decide for myself . That power lies with me. My pure and positive vibrations will certainly influence the meeting positively. I am happy in my journey to being Aatm conscious again .

BELIEFS ; Innumerous deep and strong beliefs , all acquired of body consciousness since ages (previous births), some out of fear, some of family beliefs or ‘agyan’ , and all these beliefs consolidated create thoughts. .(please refer to chapter 2 where I have spoken about the first wrong belief that ‘i am body’,and the consequences of that wrong belief)

Innumerable wrong beliefs engraved like –1-ANGER, tension,pain, which are ARE NATURAL as each one of us is suffering. 2- FEAR 3. Pressure and Stress ,can get work done. 4- Power, position, money can get me respect. 5- In turn, power position and money may also make me happy. 6- Some are born inferior and some are Superior, basis caste ,colour, position,riches. 7- This particular day ,date ,colour is lucky. 8- Biggest wrong belief that GOD writes each ones destiny (bhagya) and many more such wrong beliefs. C@Rg

ALL the above are WRONG BELIEFS, FOR ALL ARE ACQUIRED . Any belief that makes me even slightly uncomfortable is wrong , I have to stop believing it ,stop using it, as wrong beliefs create wrong Sanskars of Anger, Hate, Competition, Judgemental, Lies, Deceit, Manipulation, Non-acceptance ,which are completely opposite to Aatma’s innate divy Sanskars . (please refer to chapter 1 on aatma & partmatma )

Until now I believed I am Body, a wrong belief but NOW I KNOW, I AM A PURE DIVY AATMA. Difference between the two- Body and Aatma. Body- wants everything !!(is in a constant state of desire) Aatma- I already have everything in abundance , I have purity, power, peace, love , knowledge, truth and bliss as these are Aatmas’s innate sanskars/ qualities , Aatma can give. Now when i know I am Aatma , I don’t want anything from anyone ,as I already have everything , I am a giving soul.Now again you and me choose to be Aatm conscious. I CHOOSE TO BE A GIVING SOUL,

So back to connection between thoughts and destiny: We have already established that when my day proceeds according to Information I absorb, Past Experiences and Beliefs , all three that create Thoughts. Thoughts create habits and as are my habits, so will I behave with others and respond to accordingly, which in turn creates my Destiny. Each one creates his own destiny. Millions of people yet each one with different finger print similarly Each one’s Destiny is completely different according to one’s KARM,so there never was nor can ever be any competition with anyone. C@Rg

When I create a pure, positive thought, first its purity fills me ,then it has a pure and positive effect on every cell of my body, thus healing my body,then it radiates outside to others, touches them and fills them with purity and positivity, THEN IT AGAIN COMES BACK TO ME AS MY DESTINY . I experience the positivity and purity the most number of times, so I benefit the most. So from now on, I will change my thoughts to only pure and positive thoughts for one and all. I WILL DO IT FOR MYSELF BECAUSE I WANT TO CHANGE TO BEING AATM CONSCIOUS AGAIN and when I change my world changes.

I have to remember at all times that I am very fortunate to have received this knowledge and I can choose for myself to focus only on my journey but others will be as they choose to be, so realizing it will be difficult to think pure and positive about those who are rude /offensive / misbehave, but now I have understood that one alone has to face the consequences of the choice that one makes, So its their life, their choice, their karm. So their rude /offensive actions from now on, will not be able to provoke a similar reaction from me as I choose to remain calm and smile in response as its my life ,my choice, my karm which decides my Destiny. I will not think about who said what or why because I have to silence my mind from creating waste thoughts, to stop depletion of energy, because to change over to being Aatm conscious again, I need to be energized and empowered.C@Rg

While I am almost through writing this article, there is Mahabharat being aired right now (Episode April 24th) which shows the powers of a silent mind which means it is Energy stored to its full. Kalayvan an invader with a boon that he could neither be defeated nor killed by any weapon was eventually killed simply by”Maharishi Muchukand’s” gaze (king turned tapsavi) ,burnt down by the rishi’s yogic agni because of his tapasaya of a hundred years. (this does not mean, that we all have to do that level of tapasya but just an indication of the power of a silent and calm mind. We simply need to create a good destiny)

Change is not magical, it does not happen in a day or few weeks.Today I am aware and Science Reaffirms that major physical illness today are due to EMOTIONAL ILLNESS-caused by emotional blockages. How much effort ,time and money are spent to heal the body, again we were trying to heal from the outside whereas now we have the understanding that we have to heal from inside and this clarity will make it easier for me to change.

REVISION TEST : Since it is difficult to monitor and control thoughts and hence I do not even come to know what thoughts I am creating, (there is a small test we can all do from time to time.) Its only at the second level, when the thoughts create emotions inside me ,that is how I am FEELING, -is when I can do the correction: Check- if I am feeling heavy, irritated ,angry ,unhappy and uncomfortable , it means I’m creating negative thoughts, my mind and body will not function properly. Whereas If I am feeling light,happy ,powerful, energetic and ready to take on any challenge then I am creating pure and positive thoughts. C@Rg

ITS EASY TO CHANGE THOUGHTS BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPERMANENT NATURE SO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE HEAVY, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS TO LIGHT,PURE AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS.

Self control is a mastery of one’s thoughts,if you can not control what you think,then you can not control what you you do.Simply change negative thoughts for all others to positive thoughts for all and you start getting positive results for yourself automatically.C@Rg

I am happy yours and mine, journey to being Aatm conscious again has begun,you and I choose to be attuned to the highest frequency of Love.

EACH THOUGHT, WORD and ACT IS KARM AND EACH KARM WILL CREATE DESTINY.

Om Namah 🙏

Next chapter 4 will be on KARM.

Author: Rekha Gupta