Many philosophers and spiritual teachers have said that we - as humans - are only halfway-through beings. We are not as yet fully developed in terms of using our own minds properly.
There is hardly any user manual we can rely on in the early stages of our life - we are just thrown into life as an unwrapped package. We absorb the thoughts of others like a sponge. If the others happen to be unfriendly, negative or sad people, we turn our minds and lives on low vibes.
Here are some thoughts to read with a heightened focus whenever required - in order to inspire you on how to use your mind more correctly and efficiently. It is a free flow, and a compendium at the same time - to get things activated.
Become a Watcher
Direct your attention inwards. Get to know yourself. Get to know your thoughts. Get to know your feelings. Get to know your emotional reactions. Feel your body from within. Sense any occurrences in your body. Notice any feelings and emotions that arise. Notice where and how they arise. Notice how they fade away. Notice how you change focus. Notice your mind's reaction to the feelings and emotions. Notice your body reactions to the outside situations. Watch your every thought and emotion that arises. Watch any commentary part of your mind. Be consciously attentive to the unconscious thinking and feeling. Be more watchful and vigilant on what is going on within you. Study yourself carefully. Study yourself with curiosity. Keep a careful and loving watch over yourself. Increase your inner awareness. Increase the awareness of your mind. Increase the awareness of your environment. Walk with heightened awareness. Expand your mind. Expand your focus. Perceive your attitude. Perceive your mental and emotional state.
Notice what intentions might be behind your action. Notice what intentions are holding you back. Increase your attention to your thoughts, words and behaviour. Watch yourself and the words you speak. Commence close attention to whatever you are doing. Notice your every thought and feeling within your body. Notice the expenditure of energy in randomness. Notice how chaotic your mind can be.
Pay close attention when someone is talking to you. Listen deeply. Become silent for a moment before speaking. Practise Inner Silence in a conversation. When you are talking to someone give them your sole and undivided attention. Focus your attention upon the purpose you are talking about. Watch yourself and the person with loving attention. Centre yourself, be steady and calm. Your mind is a very valuable tool.
Become an Adept
Systematically train your mind. Operate your mind consciously. Use the self-directing power of focus. Cultivate concentrated mental states. Train your mind to be steady and direct. Fix your mind on a certain, positive, empowering thought. Construct conscious thoughts. There is a wonderful strength in your focused mind.
Increase your focus by a systematic, conscious effort. Direct the power of your attention consciously. Cultivate a purposeful attitude. Hold your mind to one thing at a time. Do not let your attention wander aimlessly or be dwindled. Center your mind, body and soul (emotions and feelings). Hold your focus on whatever you are doing. Practice thought concentration.
Avoid too much excitement. Don't get too excited or irritable. Never be in too much of a hurry, unless the situation requires it. Conserve your nerve forces. Everything in excess is a weakness. Do not let your energy explode. Get control over yourself. Count backwards to regain concentration. Practise deep breathing. Conscious breathing deepens the concentration and evokes a happy state of being. Speak slowly and deliberately.
Direct your mental power. Generate mental awareness and intention within your mind. Center your mind on a specific purpose, one plan and move on. Focus properly. Direct your attention into one channel. Train your nerves and your brain. Keep your energy to work for you not against you. Have fun in the exercises of self-control. Mold your life by having a proper attitude. Success is the result of a certain state of mind. Train your ways of thinking.
Let your thoughts be of high and strong nature. Hold a specific, positive, empowering thought. Transform any unharmonious impressions in your mind. Concentrate on doing something really worth while. Make your thoughts and attitudes of a high nature. Beware of the negative patterns in yourself and tame them into positive ones. From morning to night train the mind to be steady and refined. Don't waste your energy by satisfying your every whim. Don't say: I wish I was a great man/women. Be one. Reinforce your thoughts to a desired outcome.
Become a Master
Self-Mastery. Train yourself in self mastery. Develop a strong character. Cultivate the personality that wants to advance, not the one that wants to pull back. Use sheer determination to conquer your lower self. Live purposefully. Make positive, sensible goals. Stick to your goals. Build up a positive, strong, resilient mental attitude. The greater you are the lesser the obstacles. Obstacles are mere incidents that need to be overcome. Become the master of circumstances. Your true identity is independent of any of the external factors. Uphold the dignity of your life, all the time. Eradicate your weaknesses. Build strong character and personality. Make decisions only when you are at your best. Exercise your mental demands. Materialise those demands. Intently demand a thing and exclude all distracting thoughts.
Centralize your attention to what you want to increase in your life. Hold your mind on what should come to be. Feel that you can accomplish anything you undertake. Make your own place in the Universe. Through the focused thought and feeling power you can make yourself whatever you please. Through deep focus you become linked with omnipotence. Build up a strong assurance within you. Practice transparency and truthfulness.
See with delight the path before you. Focus your intent while saying: "I want, I can and I do." When you hold a deliberate intention - shut down everything else. Make your world neat and orderly. Stay self-poised all day. Keep your determination. Take an inventory of your actions in the evenings. Live your life as you want it to be.
Reward yourself with good outcomes. Have fun with your efforts. Never forget that what you hold within - makes your environment. Make self-discipline an enjoyable experience. Success is a result of certain states of mind. The power to rule lies within you. Learn to use your will power so it becomes a mighty and magnetic force.
Tap into the inner energy field. Create a special magnetic field around yourself. Connect to what you love. Trust your powerful, personal Intelligence. Allow the Higher Self to have control. Demand wisdom so you may act wisely. Get closer to your Higher Self in every moment of your life. Ride the Waves of Good Fortune.
