Towards a Better World

Towards a Better World #32

Sunday 11 April 2021

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POSITIVE THOUGHTS

Thought, let us remember, is creative: it is better to favour positive thoughts which, without denying difficulties, help us face them. They go hand in hand with benevolent, fraternal thoughts of solidarity, to contribute to the moral and spiritual uplifting of the planet. [1]
For anyone who wants to improve their existence, “optimism is the transmuting agent of the negative tendencies of the being”: sadness, doubt, fear, anguish and hostile feelings.

“To be optimistic is to welcome events with the best hope;
it is to be ready to make good use of the most unfavourable situations;
it is to cultivate that positive mental attitude which helps one to see the good, the fine and the great,
without however falling into the blissful optimism of someone who has lost touch with reality…”
(Le Yoga de la vie pratique, p. 160)

In practice, to reach a goal, we can accompany our efforts with chosen affirmations which, counterbalancing the fear of failure, open the way to success. This can be a maxim or an affirmation such as “Benevolence grows within me”, “I am divinely inspired, enlightened, guided”, etc. Repeated, displayed and combined with breathing, they impregnate our mind. [2] (Techniques explained in Le Yoga de la vie pratique, ch. VI and VII.)
To find more strength, we can foster the growth of our feeling of unity with “the Source of all Good” by affirming, for example:

“I am the Supreme Self in Unity with the Divine Consciousness”

or “I am more and more in Unity with the Ideal of the Golden Age.” [3]

[1] See post no. 27, “Choosing one’s thoughts”.
[2] See post no. 2, “Cultivating calm”.
[3] See post no. 15, “Towards a Better World”.

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