Mind Your Mind

Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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FOREWORD
Nobody can make an iron nail from a gold coin.
Similarly, nobody can make a gold ring from an iron bar.
There can be a difference in the shape of the raw material and the finished product, but there can never be a difference in the basic substance.
A given circumstance is a raw material. Normally, a state of mind arising from that circumstances is the finished product. However, the human mind is an amazing machine. It can manufacture a desired product from any kind of material. If the mind so desires, it can create from the iron slab of adverse circumstance, a gold coin of positive mental condition. If the mind so desires, it can create from the sparkling gold of prosperous circumstance, a pointed nail of unfortunate mental condition. We all are endowed with such a powerful mind. Hence it is very essential to decide the direction in which we should let this mind work. We need to be understanding and cautious in this matter. "Best out of Waste" is becoming the new trend of tomorrow's manufacturing practices. We can create BEST like happiness out of WASTE like instances and circumstances.
What determines our happiness or unhappiness is not the external circumstances or conditions but our mental attitude or reaction towards those circumstances. Mental Attitude is everything in life. Two persons can react very differently in the same situation. While one can become highly tense and anxious, other can still maintain a state of calmness and happiness while dealing with the situation.