Thursday 30 May 2013
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The Secret of Self-Transformation:
The Secret of
Self-Transformation:
How to Change your Behavior One Step at a Time
Have you ever tried to change a behavior or habbit only to find yourself disappointed and
dissatisfied when you weren't successful? Do not worry, you are not alone. I
was one of you. I had undisciplined eating habits. Fortunately, I was able to
change these habits when I learned the secrets to making positive change. I
want to share these secrets with you, so you can apply these transformation
techniques to some of your habits you might want to change, such as smoking,
dieting, even negative thought patterns
and any other undesirable behaviors. Most of the time changing a habit
(self-transformation) is not a quick fix. It requires reprogramming of the
mind,which takes place at the subconscious part of the mind. Therefore, it is important to understand the
function and process of the mind, especially the subconscious mind.
Human mind has three parts: conscious mind, subconscious mind and
Super Conscious mind.
Have you ever tried to change a behavior or habit, only
The conscious mindis
responsible for logic, reasoning and all the voluntary action with awareness
such as reading, listening, writing, speaking etc. Anything
we learn forthe first time is also an action of the conscious mind.
The
information we receive from reading, listening and learning will be recorded in
our subconscious mind, the second part of the mind.
Therefore,
you must be very careful about your actions, which will program your
subconscious mind and also determine your attitude and the quality of your
life. It is like a chain reaction or domino effect. If you always think
negative things will happen, this will cloud your judgment, and everything that
happens will seem negative. People get into the habit of thinking: “Why does
this always happen to me? Why do I deserve this?” However, it is the way your
conscious mind perceives the situation that creates the negativity, and it
keeps you in a cycle of negative thinking and missed opportunities.
Conscious mind is the gateway to subconscious mind.
The sub-conscious mind is
the mind of the imagination. It is a storehouse of our learned behavior,
beliefs, feelings and memories. It is like a disc with our old
data/information-Sanskaras. It is responsible for all of our involuntary actions, heartbeat,
breathing rate, etc. Based upon the information saved by previous actions, we
automatically respond and do things without thinking about them (auto
responses).
For example, when we first learned to drive a car, we had to
consciously think where to put each foot and how to use each new control. As we
develop our driving skills our subconscious mind takes over and we become so
proficient that we can drive, navigate, listen to music and also talk on the phone at
the same time!
The
language of the subconscious mind is feelings (pain, pleasure, hot, cold),
emotions (anger, frustration, happiness, sorrow) and images. Our subconscious
mind cannot distinguish between thoughts that are created by physical events or
imaginary events. It doesn't have the power to reason and analyze. It
interprets our thoughtsliterally.
"Subconscious
mind is the gateway to Super Conscious mind."
Super-ConsciousMind is the third part of the mind. It is the spiritual part of the
mind. It is also called Supreme Power/Energy, God, Almighty, Higher Mind, Higher
Self, Higher Intelligence, Universal Intelligence, Universal Mind, Universal
Consciousness, Supreme Consciousness, Brahman and more... The scientific
community refers to it as "The Unified Field" or "Infinite Field
of potential within."
It does not matter what label it is given. What really matters is that
this is the only force that both science and spirituality have acknowledged as
the mastermind for all the creations in the universe.
It holds the power to create any conceivable outcome.
It has no boundaries or limitations in its power to create, from
the infinitely large to the infinitely small, from the microscopic to the
greatest of the universe. It is described following way:
• It consists of all things in the past, present and future.
• It is omniscient and omnipresent.
• It encompasses all things, both the seen as well as the unseen.
• From the emotional perspective, the super conscious mind contains all feeing and emotion such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control as well as fear, sadness, turmoil, anger, greed and resentment. It consists of all individual consciousness.
• It is omniscient and omnipresent.
• It encompasses all things, both the seen as well as the unseen.
• From the emotional perspective, the super conscious mind contains all feeing and emotion such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control as well as fear, sadness, turmoil, anger, greed and resentment. It consists of all individual consciousness.
Both parts of the mind conscious and subconscious work together to
establish the connection with the super conscious mind, which is the ultimate
source of unlimited power.
When
conscious and subconscious mind have any conflict, then the Super Conscious
mind resolves the conflict, brings the harmony and takes care of all good
things in our life that we aim for.
Once we understand the function of the subconscious mind, we can also understand why we behave differently. We cannot change because we are stuck in old ways, and our subconscious mind doesn't know how to change.
Once we understand the function of the subconscious mind, we can also understand why we behave differently. We cannot change because we are stuck in old ways, and our subconscious mind doesn't know how to change.
Process of change:
The process
requires all the three parts of the mind. Therefore,
·
Take
action with awareness and conscious efforts. This is the function of conscious mind.
·
Take
action at subconscious mind with
positive feelings: The change has to take place at the subconscious level with
respect to one’sbehavior or habits, unwanted emotions or feelings. It can be
changed only through subconscious programming,through meditation, sending auto-suggestions and
creative
visualizationto the subconscious
mind. This must be done in a very
relaxed state of mind.
7-Steps to make a change:
1. Know the change you want to make
or habit you want to change (ask yourself what behavior, emotions and feelings
I want to change or what I wish to do differently-Make a list). Make the
commitment to change. For example, I became aware of my unhealthy eating habits
and made the conscious decision to change them.
2. Put conscious efforts to change
and support it with action and practice it during the day. Replace a negative
activity or thought with a positive one. This will also change your
“auto-response.” When I decided to change my eating habits, I made a conscious
effort to change by creating a meal schedule and list of the foods that I could
eat each day.
3. Relax your body (Yoga,
Pranayama-Breathing exercises).
4. Relax your mind and Meditate.
Meditate when you don't know what else to do. I used meditation techniques when
I had a craving for certain foods.
5. Give messages or affirmations to
your subconscious mind for the change you want to make within yourself.
Affirmations must be in positive terms rather than negative. For example: I
will eat healthy food vs. I will not eat junk food; I will get up early in the
morning vs. I will not sleep late; I will do yoga and meditation every morning,
etc.
6.
Pray to Supreme Power and thank Him for His guidance and help, and let
go…
7.
Self-introspection, self-evaluation and practice
Continue to practice until you
have accomplished the change you want to make (A 30 days daily spiritual
planner to help you with this process and keep you on track is available to
down load from www.pathtoanandam.org).
Performing actions with awareness
at a conscious level will bring some but slow and temporary change, however,
combined with relaxation, meditation and affirmation (positive and motivational
messages), and prayers will bring faster and everlasting change.
Here both parts of the mind,
conscious and subconscious are the part of the body (science-matter) and
Super-Consciousness is Supreme Energy (Spiritual Mind).
Change
starts at Conscious mind→ Subconscious mind → Super Conscious mind (Spiritual
mind)
Finally, have patience because transformation of habit is not a quick
fix but a slow, steady and gradual process. As Lord Krishna says in the
Bhagavad Gita, “One attains peace and tranquility of mind little by little
through practice.” (Gita.6.25)
Satya kalra is a self- empowerment, self-transformational and happiness coach, spiritual guide,
international speaker and bestseller author. She has published six spiritual
books such as My Questions and God's Answers-Bhagavad Gita, 108 Mantra
to Awaken Your Soul and four of Path to Anandam book series.
Following a divine call,
Satya left the helm as a CEO in the biotech industry after serving for 35 years
and founded a Non-Profitorganization-Path to Anandam. She ispopularly known for Anandam
Lifestyle (Blissful Living).
Satya
has been practicing and propagating blissful living and helping others to become more
self-dependent and self-reliant through applications of spirituality
in daily life, family, business and community matters over 35 years.
She teaches how
to be happy, how to heal yourself, how to Self-Transformational
and live their lives to the fullest, through-7-Steps. These
easy, simple and effective techniques/practices
have benefited 1000s of people.
MS. Satya Kalra
Danville, CA. 94506
satya@pathtoanandam.org
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