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Art & Science of Meditation
Mind
We can train, cultivate or control our mind with willpower or consciously by awareness through meditation. Our soul has tremendous energy and capacity to control our mind, hence mind can be cultivated through meditation and gradually by awareness. We can change our self to ensure a better purpose in life. Mind should be always open, free and independent, so that we can receive and accept the new truths, new experiences and new scientific facts at any time. Mind can be trained negatively or positively. Negative thoughts, negative perceptions and negative actions are very harmful to our self. Similarly positive thinking, positive mood, positive perceptions and positive actions can be very helpful to our body, mind and soul, hence we should use our mind always positively.
Positive mind can be constructive, creative, or innovative and can be helpful to us and others. Similarly negative mind can be destructive and can be harmful to us and others.
It means mind is a double-edged weapon or organ, which can be used negatively or positively. Negative mind means negative thoughts, negative behaviour which gives negative results, as we know that every action has reaction, so negative actions will have negative reactions and they are recorded in the limbic system of the brain, which is in the
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