Affirmations

Hi folks !


How have you been ?



I did a 10 day course of Vipassana from the 15th to 26th at Igatpuri , the World Centre which is located 3 hours from Mumbai.


Igatpuri gets the 2nd highest rainfall in the country and it had seriously set out to prove it !


The rains were constant and extremely heavy and every day, we lived in clouds from evening to almost mid-morning!


There's a 3000' high and about a mile long range of hills on one side and there were millions of waterfalls to be seen when the clouds allowed us a peep.


Now, I'm back - completely refreshed and happy and joyous, from deep within!




Thank you for your responses of the earlier post !


Many chose to send by mail.


It is a bit daunting, isn't it?


Bina - travelling light is actually the only way to travel, either here or there!


Shouldn't carry baggage in our mind - that's not what the mind is meant for!


I will write about Metta in my next post- it's a beautiful, if slightly unsettling concept (atleast to begin with! - was to me!).


Akky's response is so gentlemanly! Thank you - and you are invited for a Past Life Regression session !



Since that session with Tanisha, I've taken 2 others to meet their loved ones.


One gentleman had lost his 5 yr old daughter 6 months ago and a lady met her father who'd died a few years ago.


Both gave clues and infomation which could be validated and a lot of advice to solve current issues.


Having got the bigger picture, they're now working on their own mindsets and habit-patterns to learn their lessons. They're much more at peace now.



Now for this wonderful topic - Affirmations.


The mere word oozes positivity, doesn't it ?!




Every sound has a vibration.


Every thought generates vibration too.


Remember how silence can be oppressive or pregnant or serene?


Every action begins with its seed of thought in the mind and a seed has all the qualities of the full-blown tree in it.


As we 'think things over', energy is generated and the thought starts to manifest in our universe, our mental canvas.


From there, the bigger canvas of the outside world is a mere formality.


While thinking things over from many angles, many times, the doubts, suspicions, obstacles and problems overwhelm the tiny sapling and it gets a huge dose of it right from its birth.


We do really need to have more faith in ourselves, our projects and thoughts and also in the power of thoughts.



An affirmation is keeping and sustaining faith in oneself.


When someone says 'Oh whatever's best will happen' or 'whatever's to happen will happen anyway', they do no good to their sapling of desire ,this is just a huge dose of indifference.


Affirmations create powerful positive vibrations which nurture the thoughts and actions in all their layers, in all the dimensions.

Have you heard of Dr. Masaru Emoto, the Japenese scientist who experimented on water, subjecting it to various emotions from love to hatred, and just see the crystals formed when this water was frozen in droplets !


(Google Masaru Emoto and you will get the sites).


Similarly, Louise L. Hay has written some interesting books on Affirmations after researching on thoughts and their effect on our body and the enviroment.

Afirmations work better if there's some faith involved.

Each Chakra too has its own affirmation and you can access them from the Chakra sites.

There's a beautiful book - 'Being Happy' by Andrew Matthews and then there's 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrns - they stress on the importance of self-belief and a positive attitude.

Affirmations help you sweep away the cobwebs which keep you bound to the old negative habit-patterns and release you to soar.



Make up your own affirmations as per your own thoughts and needs.

Keep them simple. Dont let there be any doubt or negativity in a round-about way. It happens unconsciously, like you may fervently say 'I dont want to fall ill during the vacations' and you certainly will !

The U niverse does not understand anything negative, so that part gets deleted and whats left is what you dont want !
So go ahead and write a few drafts. Keep them short. Revise.
They will work faster and better if you include others in it too.
Believe in them, the universe and in yourself.
Be happy!