Tibetan Art of Positive Thinking Skillful Thought for Successful Living

Chapter One:The Power of Thought Every drop of rain that falls holds a thought within it ready to be woken from its dormant state. Every leaf that falls in winter or flower that buds in spring also holds the birth of countless thoughts. The infinite power of thought is in every creature, plant, and object in the world around us. From the beating of our hearts at birth to our final breath in death, a continual stream of thought flows through us, making us, forming all our desires, and directing unconscious actions, yet always guiding us toward greater self-knowledge.The power of thought is immense. With simple effort and direction you can open your mind to an endless resource of thought energy. And having connection to this thought energy will open the way to a profound spiritual and material reality that will bring you financial, emotional, and spiritual success. True thinking changes lives, yours and others'.Yet many people have no idea that this great resource is open to them. Often they feel helpless and seek meaning in the world outside themselves, without any awareness of the wonderful potential they have within. They don't realize that most of what they imagine to be their thoughts are nothing but the echoes of instinctive reactions to their environment and other people. There is a huge difference between the ineffectual, reactive "thoughts," which can so easily occupy our minds for most of the time, and true original thought, which is filled with energy.Your life is affected by unskillful thinking. Your future can be changed by casual thoughts or powerful emotions. By seeing and understanding what streams of thought flow through you and by taking control of your thinking, you will be able to start clearing away thoughts that hold you back or keep you suffering, and start choosing thoughts that will create happiness and well-being in your body, mind, and life.Knowing how to think creates huge personal power. It brings compassion to the way you see the world and awakens you to the thought energy in everything around you. It enables you to discover the deepest meaning of your life so that you can make it the life you truly want to live.The ability to harness the power of thought was developed by the ancient Tibetan people in pre-Buddhist times. They had many of the same problems as you and I, and through the Boen culture they discovered techniques with which to create a more fruitful and fulfilling life by transforming their thinking. This is part of a system called the Way of the Shen of the Cha, and from it has developed the Tibetan art of positive thinking, a blend of practical wisdom and spiritual knowledge designed to increase happiness.This art of positive thinking is alive and well across the world today and is still as effective as it was thousands of years ago. Through a series of simple meditations and exercises, I will show you how to begin to experience and harness the great waves of thought that sweep through the world and how to use this energy for personal, material, and spiritual empowerment. Through the power of skillful thinking you will be able to remove negative thought patterns, transform your emotions, and develop effective, life-changing ways of thinking."You are what you think."My teacher's words hung in the evening air. We sat together high on Mount Pihanga, in the center of New Zealand's North Island, looking down at Lake Rotopounamu, as the winter sky turned from bronze to black around us."Thought directs all things," he said. "People pride themselves on how they think, but really it is thought that moves through people. Our thoughts create our lives, they make us sick, happy, or successful. Our thoughts can pollute our planet through the actions we take. Thoughts on their own will gather like clouds in the sky, good thoughts coming together with other good thoughts and unskillful thoughts attracting other unskillfHansard, Christopher is the author of 'Tibetan Art of Positive Thinking Skillful Thought for Successful Living', published 2005 under ISBN 9780743483261 and ISBN 074348326X.