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.Itcannot come by a practice in a day or two, in a week or a month.It is a life-long endeavour andstruggle.53THOUGHT POWERThe last thought determines the next birth.The last prominent thought of one s lifeoccupies the mind at the time of death.The predominant idea at the time of death is what innormal life has occupied his attention most.The last thought determines the nature of characterof the body to be attained next.As a man thinketh, so shall he become.The Background of Sattvic ThoughtThe vast majority of people will always want something concrete to hold on, somethingaround which, as it were, to place their ideas, sometimes which will be the centre of all thought-forms in their minds.That is mind s very nature.A background of thought is needed for fixingthe mind.Have a Sattvic background of thought of mental image.The mind assumes the shape ofany object it intensely thinks upon.If it thinks of an orange, it assumes the shape of an orange.Ifit thinks of Lord Krishna with flute in hand, it assumes the shape of Lord Krishna.You musttrain the mind properly and give it proper Sattvic food for assimilation.You must have Sattvic background of thought to take you to the goal (salvation).If youare a devotee of Lord Krishna, have a background of thought of His picture and the repetition ofHis famous Mantra  Om Namo Bhagavate Vaasudevaya and His qualities (Form-formless-qualities).A Nirguna Upasaka (Vedanti) should have a background of thought of  OM and itsmeaning (Infinite Ocean of Light, Satchidananda, Vyapaka, Paripurna-Atman).Work in theworld and, the moment the mind is free, begin to think of the background of thought eitherSaguna or Nirguna background according to taste, temperament and capacity for Sadhana.Byconstant thinking, a habit in the mind will be formed and, without effort, the mind will runtowards the background of thought.It is a pity that the vast majority of persons have no ideal, no programme of life at all andno Sattvic background of thought.They are doomed to failure.The background of thought of ayoung married lady is usually lustful.The background of thought of an old mother is theaffection towards her sons and grandsons.The background of thought of the vast majority ofpersons is hatred and jealousy.Even the so-called educated persons with many universityqualifications and academic knowledge which is only husk when compared with spiritualknowledge, have no ideal, no programme of life and no background of thought.A deputycollector, after getting pension, marries a third wife and goes on as a Dewan of a State.A worldly minded person is a prey to sexual thoughts and thoughts of hatred, anger andrevenge.These two types of thoughts actually take possession of his mind.He is a slave to thesetwo sets of thoughts.He does not know how to divert his mind and fix it on some other good,noble thought.He does not know the laws of thought.He is quite unaware of the nature andsuitable workings of the mind.His position is extremely deplorable despite his earthlypossessions and bookish knowledge obtained in universities.Viveka has not awakened in him.He has no Sraddha in saints, Sastras and God.He is unable to resist an evil desire, craving ortemptation on account of his weak will.The only potent remedy to remove his world-54THOUGHT POWERintoxication, world-charm, world-delusion is constant Satsanga or association with Sadhus,Sannyasins and Mahatmas.After retirement, everybody should have a background of thought and should spend histime in philosophical studies and divine contemplation.Old habits of loose thinking must bereplaced by cultivating fresh habits of good thoughts.At first, a tendency to think of goodthoughts will be formed.By continued practice, a positive, definite habit of thinking of virtuous,helping thoughts will be developed.You will have to struggle very hard.The old habits will try to recur again and again.Till you are firmly established in the habitof thinking of good thoughts only, you will have to fill the mind again and again with Sattvicthoughts, divine thoughts, thoughts of the Gita, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Upanishads, etc.Newgrooves and avenues will be formed now.Just as a gramophone-needle cuts a small groove in theplate, Sattvic thinking will cut new healthy grooves in the mind and brain.New Samskaras willbe formed [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]