Power of Thoughts and Words

    I recently read "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. I like all his books. The way in which he captivates the reader is amazing. In this particular book, the concept was about the power of thoughts. One of the lead characters in the book is a scientist doing research on the capability of human brain. More specifically, the power of our thoughts. The book describes that with concentration and focus, we can achieve almost anything just by the constant cajoling of our brains. For instance, by concentrating and focusing we can make something move, without touching it, just by the power of our thoughts. This is something that has been in existence all throughout. Meditation, yoga, group prayers, music therapy, hypnotism are all living examples of the power of human minds and their potential to do almost anything. All it takes is the willingness to do something and the right attitude and some effort.There is indeed a science that deals with this - Noetic Science. This is something described in the book and forms the basis of the plot. I was truly fascinated with some instances quoted in the book. If you are some one who loves to read, I think you will be fascinated too.

    I was always fascinated by the human mind and wanted to become a psychologist. I was not that driven to pursue the science, but the interest remains till date. Recently I came upon this article in my office magazine, that talked about a Japanese scientist proving the very fact. He apparently had two containers of boiled rice, one labelled as "I Love You" and the other as "I Hate you". He spoke to the two bottles daily. Pleasing and loving words to one bottle and words of hatred to the other. After 30 days, the bottle that heard words of hatred was spoiled and turned black in color, while the one which was spoken to lovingly remained nice and white. Such is the power of words. This was also experimentally proven by many botanists who proved that talking lovingly to plants will make them healthy and grow faster. One of my colleagues practices this in his garden and has seen results.

    My mom came across this music CD by a doctor, who has proven that certain music is good for the baby living in the mother's womb. There are loads of other such music therapy available for various other ailments. If we can coax the mind of a baby in the womb, imagine what can be done with the thoughts of million living souls on earth. Even the Indian mythology talks about preaching to the baby in the womb. There is this instance in the epic Mahabharata where "Abhimanyu", son of "Arjuna" will be taught to enter the "Chakra Vyugam" by Lord Krishna. He was only taught to enter the "vyugam" and not exit it, because of which he loses his life. Capitivating mind by words was something that has been in existence since the existence of human life. Whether the epic Mahabharata really happened or its just a story is something very trivial here. What is more important is the fact that our ancestors were aware of the power of words and thoughts and this is evident from this instance. There are many such instances throughout our history. Such is the power of our mind and words. In many instances in my life I have learned that negativity only pulls us down. No matter what or who is the wrong doer, if even a tiny bit of negativity creeps into our mind, the day is gone. No one but us are at loss. This I have learnt by experience and am still learning.

    I am not a religious person. I am not an atheist either. I don't make an effort to pray or visit a temple to be reminded of god. I believe in the existence of a super power without which our existence is out of question. I always am in a constant battle of whether it is the Darwin's theory of evolution or Adam and Eve or Lord Brahma's power of creation that had created the universe. That probably might be a never ending battle within me. But of late, I have been practicing meditation for a minute before I leave home and it has proven to be effective. The day has been positive for me and I myself have certain positive feeling in me. This can be called anything, but the bottom line is this, channelize the thoughts and words in a more constructive and positive way and you can definitely feel the difference. I have been hearing and reading about this very concept again and again in various means of late, that I decided to write this post and share it with you all.

    There is so much in this world that are beyond our grasp. But then there are these things that can not only be grasped, but also be molded the way we want to. What a weird creature man is! And even more weirder is his mind. An amazing and ingenious creation of a master inventor. We all have our own identity of the creator, but what is created is beyond anyone's imagination and grasp. What we can do though, is put it to use in the right way and do a little something and help a little someone.