What do you feed your mind ?

There is a saying that goes "You become what you eat". This means that what we eat basically determines our nature. Its further said by one Naturopathic "You become what you retain in your body and don't excrete". So, what remains after digestion determines what we become. If these are to be believed , we get an understanding that what goes into our body constitutes ( at least to a major extent ) on what we become. The more healthy food we give , the more healthy is our body. Similarly, a body feeding on only tamasic food, deteriorates.

Extending this to more subtler aspects, what is important to the development of a good mind ? It can be said that "You become what you think". What thoughts goes on in your mind ? What do you feed your mind ? As its important to feed good and nourishing food for the development of the body , its equally important to feed good and positive thoughts to our mind.

Now , let us look at how this works.

We can imagine our mind to have two extremely powerful "Thought Channels". One of these Channels is tuned to the frequency called "Negative Thoughts" ( Channel N ) and other Channel is tuned to "Positive Thoughts" ( Channel P). Just as we tune our radio sets to a particular frequency , our mind has a Searcher which tunes to either of these two thought channels. Our mind also has a transmitter which can transmit thoughts on many channels including these two channels - N and P. Now , its important to remember that more we tune to any of these channels , the more strong they become over time.

A mind which worries constantly has fallen into the worry habit, because it has strengthened the Channel-N. Initially , it might have started as a small problem and we spent some time worrying on that problem. In the process , we tuned to Channel-N and fed it lump some amount of worry as mind-food. It became strong , ultimately making "worrying" a habit - a natural way of life.

On the contrary , think of the time when you accomplished something or achieved something close to your heart. You certainly achieved that by thinking positive about it. It maybe you might not have noticed the positivity but it surely was there. A simple , single thought like "Yes. I can do it" will trigger Channel-P. Once Channel-P is active , it gets more positive thoughts and within a short span of time , you are all charged up.

Easier said than done , some of you might feel. How do we feed our mind , only positive and reinforcing thoughts ? While I agree that we cannot have full control on our thougts , it is also true that we can develop a positive thought process.

Firstly , It is important to start the day with the Channel-P. Once we start the day with P, then you can notice many positive things around. A traffic congestion on the way to office was usually spent N-Channel earlier. But with awareness of the Channel-P , it becomes easy to accept the situation as an inevitable part of the commute and Channel-P will start looking for ways to overcome or better utilizing this. You may take an alternate route , you may start listening to good audio-books on the travel or simply relax listening to music. So , we have moved away from cursing the traffic to something more positive each day. Doing this for a month , will make your P-Channel stronger and over time you will start laughing at these little problems which seem no longer relevant. Your day is much better thanks to the P-Channel.


How do we start our day with Channel-P ? Just try out these assertions daily morning -

1) Today is going to be a wonderful day.
2) Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I will make the best of today.
3) Today , I will give 100% of myself to my work/hobby/passion/etc
4) I have planned to spend the evening with my wife/husband. I will not let anything upset this plan
5) Whatever happens today , I will stay on a positive attitude and will not carry over my worries.

With that , my friends , I will leave you to tune to your respective Channel-P !! Wish you all the best !!