THOUGHT POWER - Chapter 3 - VALUE AND USES OF THOUGHT POWER
THOUGHT POWER
By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
Serve Others by Thought-vibrations
A true monk or Sannyasin can do everything through his thought-vibrations. A Sannyasin
or Yogi need not become the President of an Association or the leader of a social or political
movement. It is a foolish and puerile idea.
Indians have now imbibed the missionary spirit of the West and cry out that Sannyasins
should come out and take part in social and political activities. It is a sad mistake.
It is not necessary that a Sannyasin, a saint should appear on the platform to help the
world, to preach and elevate the minds of people.
Some saints preach by example. Their very lives are an embodiment of teaching. Their
very sight elevates the minds of thousands.
A saint is a living assurance for others for God-realization. Many draw inspiration from
the sight of holy saints.
No one can check the thought-vibrations from the saints. Their pure, strong thoughtvibrations
travel a very long distance, purify the world and enter the minds of many thousands of
persons. There is no doubt in this.
Doctors Can Heal by Suggestion
Doctors should have a thorough knowledge of the science of suggestion. Sincere,
sympathetic doctors are very rare. Doctors who have no knowledge of suggestion do more harm
than good. They kill patients sometimes by unnecessarily frightening them.
If there is a little cough of an ordinary nature, the doctor says: “Now, my friend, you have
got T.B. You must go to Bhowali or Switzerland or Vienna. You must go in for a course of
tuberculin injection.” Poor patient is frightened. There is not at all any sign of consumption. The
case is an ordinary one. It is simple catarrh of the chest from exposure to chills. The patient
actually develops phothisis by fright and worry owing to the wrong destructive suggestion of the
doctor.
The doctor ought to have told him: “Oh, it is nothing. It is simple cold. You will be all
right by tomorrow. Take a purgative and inhale a little oil of eucalyptus. Adjust your diet. It is
better you fast today.” Such doctor is God Himself. He must be adored.
A doctor may say now: “Well, sir, if I say so, I will lose my practice. I cannot pull on in
this world.” This is a mistake. Truth always gains victory. People will run to you as you are
sympathetic and kind. You will have a roaring practice.
There is healing by suggestion. This is a drugless treatment. This is suggestive
therapeutics. By good and powerful suggestion, you can cure any disease. You will have to learn
this science and practice it. All doctors of Homeopathic, Allopathic, Ayurvedic and Unani
systems should know this science. They can combine this system along with their own systems.
They will have a roaring practice by this happy combination.
Yogins Preach by Thought-transference
Through their spiritual vibrations and magnetic aura the unknown real Yogins help the
world more than the ‘Yogins’ of the platform. Preaching from the pulpits and platforms belongs
to men of second grade spirituality, who have no knowledge and never put to use the
supernormal faculties and powers latent in them.
Great adepts and Mahatmas transmit their message through telepathy to deserving
aspirants in different corners of the world. Means of communication that are supernormal to us
are quite normal to a Yogi.
Influence Others by Thought
You can influence another man without any audible language. What is wanted is
concentration of thought that is directed by the will. This is telepathy.
Here is an exercise for your practice in telepathy. Think of your friend or cousin who is
living in a distant land. Bring a clear-cut image of his face to your mind. If you have his photo,
look at it and speak to it audibly. When you retire to bed think of the picture with intense
concentration. He will write to you the desired letter the following day or so. Try this yourself.
Do not doubt. You will be quite surprised.
You will get success and firm conviction in the science of telepathy. Sometimes, when
you are writing something or reading a newspaper, suddenly you get a message from some one
near and dear to you. You think of him suddenly. He has sent a message to you. He has thought
of you seriously.
Thought-vibrations travel faster than light or electricity. In such instances, the
subconscious mind receives the messages or impressions and transmits the same to the conscious
mind.
Varied Utility of Thought Power
The science of thought power is very interesting and subtle. This thought-world is more
real relatively than this physical universe.
The power of thought is very great. Every thought of yours has a literal value to you in
every possible way. The strength of your body, the strength of your mind, your success in life and
the pleasures you give to others by your company—all depend on the nature and quality of your
thoughts. You must know thought-culture, and develop thought power.
Powers of Thought—Their Value
If you have a comprehensive understanding of the workings of the thought-vibrations, if
you know the technique of controlling the thoughts, if you know the method of transmitting
beneficial thoughts to others at a distance by forming clear-cut well-defined powerful thought-waves,
you can use this thought power a thousandfold more effectively. Thought works wonders.
A wrong thought binds. A right thought liberates. Therefore, think rightly and attain
freedom. Unfold the occult powers hidden within you by understanding and realizing the powers
of the mind. Close your eyes. Slowly concentrate. You can see distant objects, hear distant
sounds, send messages to any part not only of this world, but of the other planets as well, heal
persons thousands of miles off from you and move about to distant places in no time.
Believe in the powers of the mind. Interest, attention, will, faith and concentration will
bring the desired fruit. Remember that mind is born of the Atman through His Maya or Illusory
Power.
Thoughts Accomplish Many a Mission
You can aid a friend in trouble by transmitting to him thoughts of comfort, right from the
place where you are. You can help a friend in search of Truth by thoughts, clear and definite of
the truths you know.
You can send into the mental atmosphere thoughts which will raise, purify and inspire all
who are sensible to them.
If you send out a loving, helpful thought to another man, it leaves your brain, goes
directly to that man, raises a similar thought of love in his mind and returns back to you with
redoubled force.
If you send out a thought of hatred to another man, it hurts that man and hurts you also by
turning back to you with redoubled force.
Therefore, understand the laws of thought, raise only thoughts of mercy, love and
kindness from your mind and be happy always.
When you send out a useful thought to help others, it must have a definite, positive
purpose and aim. Then only it will bring out the desired effect. Then only that thought will
accomplish a definite work.
Power of Thoughts That Prompt
Gain a clear understanding of suggestions and their effects upon the mind. You should be
careful in the use of suggestions. Never give wrong suggestion which will have destructive
results to anybody. You will be doing a great harm and a disservice to him. Think well before
you speak.
Teachers and professors should have a thorough knowledge of the science of suggestion
and auto-suggestion. They can educate and elevate students in an efficient manner.
In Southern India, when children cry out in houses parents frighten them by saying:
“Look here, Balu! Irendukannan (the two-eyed man) has come. Keep quiet, or I will hand you
over to this man.” “Puchandi (or ghost) has come,” and suggestions of this sort are very
destructive. The child becomes timid.
The minds of children are elastic, tender and pliable. Samskaras are indelibly impressed
at this age. Changing or obliterating the Samskaras becomes impossible when they grow. When
the child grows into a man, he manifests timidity.
Parents should infuse courage into the minds of their children. They should say: “Here is
a lion. See the lion in this picture. Roar like a lion. Be courageous. See the picture of Shivaji,
Arjuna or Clive. Become chivalrous.”
In the West, teachers show the pictures of battlefields to children and say: “Look here,
James! See this picture of Napoleon. Look at his chivalry. Won’t you like to become a
Commander-in-chief of the army or a Brigadier-General?” They infuse courage into the minds of
children from their very childhood. When they grow, these Samskaras get strengthened by
additional external stimuli.
Practice Thought-transference
Practice telepathy in the beginning from a short distance. It is better to practice at night, to
start with.
Ask your friend to have the receptive attitude and concentration at ten o’clock. Ask him
to sit on Vajrasana or Padmasana with closed eyes in a dark room.
Try to send your message exactly at the appointed time. Concentrate on the thoughts that
you want to send. Will strongly now. The thoughts will leave your brain and enter the brain of
your friend.
There may be some mistakes in the beginning here and there. When you advance in
practice and know the technique well, you will always be correct in sending and receiving
messages.
Later on, you will be able to forward messages to different corners of the world. Thoughtwaves
vary in intensity and force. The sender and receiver should practice great and intense
concentration. Then there will be force in sending the messages, clarity and accuracy in receiving
the messages. Practice in the beginning telepathy from one room to the next room in the same
house.
This science is very pleasant and interesting. It needs patient practice. Brahmacharya is
very essential.
Parapsychology and Subconscious Thoughts
Even as the sacred Ganga takes its origin in Gangotri, Himalayas, and runs perennially
towards Ganga Sagar, the thought-currents take their origin from the bed of Samskaras
(impressions) in the inner layers of the mind, wherein are embedded the Vasanas or latent subtle
desires, and flow incessantly towards the objects both in waking state and in dreaming state.
Even a railway engine, is sent to the engine-shed for rest, when its wheels become overhot; but
this mysterious engine of mind goes on thinking without a moment’s rest.
Practice of telepathy, thought-reading, hypnotism, mesmerism and psychic healing clearly
proves that the mind exists and that a higher mind can influence and subjugate the lower mind.
From the automatic writing and the experiences of a hypnotized person, we can clearly infer the
existence of the subconscious mind which operates throughout the twenty-four hours. Through
spiritual Sadhana change the subconscious thoughts and mind and become a new being.
Power of Vigorous, Divine Thoughts
Thought is life. What you think, that you are. Your thought creates your environment.
Your thoughts constitute your world.
If you entertain healthy thoughts, you can keep good health. If you hold on to sickly
thoughts in the mind, thoughts of diseased tissues, thoughts of weak nerves, thoughts of improper
functioning of organs, of viscera, you can never expect good health, beauty and harmony.
Remember that body is a product of the mind and is under the control of mind.
If you hold on to vigorous thoughts, your body, too, will be vigorous. Thoughts of love,
peace, contentment, purity, perfection, Divinity, will make you, and also others around you,
perfect and Divine. Cultivate divine thoughts.
NAMASTE'
~ SOPHIA ~
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- THOUGHT POWER - Chapter 1 - ITS PHYSICS AND ITS PHILOSOPHY
- THOUGHT POWER - Chapter 2 - ITS LAWS AND ITS DYNAMICS