Continuing from my last post about self acceptance …… I have observed that many a times”WE All” surrender to the negativity in weaker moments of life and then allow the nihilistic attitude to overtake our body, mind and all faculties . The shadow of doubt arises from the fact that we do not want to face our own self in these weaker moments thus losing control and surrendering with humble submission . We do not try to resurrect the position by reviving the natural powers that the nature has bestowed us with . These powers are the :
- power of mind
- power of brain
- power of determination ( resolution )
- power of karma
- power of positivity.
In my article Accept Yourself…….. all we are doing is to enhance the self image and self esteem and convert the negativity of life to living our life in positive emotions through daily self acceptance practices . By way of writing and stating the obvious power we all possess we shall be increasing our own acceptance from the inner strengths before we move to the external world.
Just remember that we are weakling physically as compared to even a small ant that can carry a load of 12 times its own weight while moving . obviously we cannot do that . Same way we can not bear and tolerate the stringent weather and vagaries of nature like a small plant or a tree can do . The small plant outside our window or a tree in the courtyard cam stand through the storm, heat, sunshine, rain, or the cold and still give its best back to the nature. We can however win in all situation because we have the power of the mind ( the desire ) that made us look for the ways to control the nature . This strong mind enables us to find our way in the mountainous region by making tunnels, ropeways, circular roads and by even destroying the mountain if it stood in the way. We by our power of mind have controlled all elements of nature eg. the sun, the wind, the sea and below the surface element by making them useful to the mankind. our mind desired and the brain got busy working full time to meet and fulfill the desires of the mind. Hence in the previous post I had asked you to begin accepting yourself by recognising and recalling the power of your own mind.
Let us once again do the same exercise once again in the manner we had done last week : take a pen and paper and start writing the following powerful positive statement about yourself :
I am a powerful person I have the power of mind .
Continue writing a full page . Having completed writing please place aside the pen and the paper.
We will now meditate on this .
- please sit in a comfortable position wherever you are , keeping your back straight but comfortable.
- Place your right hand on your heart and the left hand four fingers below your navel in the middle of the stomach.
- be at your ease.
- close your eyes softly
- and start breathing.
- let your mind travel from the lower left hand to the top of your forehead while inhaling and let the mind travel back to the bottom of the left hand on the stomach while exhaling . continue the process for five minutes.
- after five minutes are over just relax for a while.
- open your eyes.
- pick up the page on which we had done the writing today.
- Start reading loudly the words and sentences written by you on the page like you are memorising every word written there. Do not let your eyes and mind wander from the written words even for a wink of a second . let the words be imprinted on your mind completely .
- having finished , close the eyes again and reflect on the words spoken by you.
Get up after a while………, you will gradually start feeling good , about yourself after a few days exercise ?
We regularly conduct Preksha Meditation classes at Alka Mansik Pramarsh Foundation and our experiences reveals that the meditation of self-acceptance makes people gain positivity and happy state of mind which can not be compared to others because in this there is no , “other”. The learning of the self can definitely be compared to the learning of the new things and being part of something bigger, some sacred and celestial happiness and satisfaction.Come and learn with us the daily self acceptance practices that result into psychological and emotional healing.
Ramneek kapoor,Clinical Psychologist and family Therapist,Science of living ,Preksha Meditation expert.
Alka Mansik Pramarsh Foundation Clinical Psychologists-Family therapists Indore 0731-4263087,9179383554 