The Emptiness within

Sunya from the Sanskrit language relates to zero, representing emptiness and void or blank. At the same time, sunya represents the possibility of producing all things. Everything starts at zero, including knowledge, business, reputation, wealth, and so on. Sunya does not symbolise the discontinuous, but symbolises the limitlessly latent potential of your Life Force.

More to Thinking

The human brain is comprised of roughly one hundred billion neurones, which are thereupon interconnected by trillions of connections, called synapses. Each of these associations may be relaying between one and a thousand transmissions per second, to fabricate the process which we equate to as thoughts or ideas in the physical brain.

To fully comprehend your thinking, it is necessary to appreciate that the human brain is just part of a complex system which entails the entire cognitive form.  Your thoughts become manifest, not merely as electrochemical connections of the brain, but also as electromagnetic impulses. Some cognitive scientists have started to acknowledge that thoughts are not confined to the brain, but concurrently occur in the body as well as the brain. It is this electromagnetic nature of thoughts and ideas, which enable them to spread through the brain, the body and the environment around us.

Achievable Aspects

Entering into a state of Cognition is to quieten your mind with a focused purpose of thought. This can assist you to commence the progression of awakening your Life Force energies. Cognition, when performed effectively, utilises the instruments of Ekagrata, as well as Creative Imaging to yield a purposeful and harmonious mind. Ekagrata is the ability to develop and sustain fully focused thought to accomplish any applicable task. Creative Imaging enhances your focus of thought, employing the capability to visualise or imagine the end objective. These aspects can be achieved and applied in your life, regardless of who you are.

Discover your Life Force

Discovering your Life Force enables you to enhance your health and wellbeing as you remove the limitations which bind you. With the understanding of these inner energies and their influences upon your human structure, you can develop a more complete appreciation of your whole being. Happiness and wellbeing can be realised as you recognise and comprehend the energies which circulate within and also around you.

Knowing your Mind

We know the world around us through the window of our own mind. When your mind is noisy or irritating, then you will perceive the world around you to be the same. When your mind is calm, the world around you will be seen as more serene or tranquil. Knowing and understanding your mind is one of the most important aspects in your life, and is just as important as attempting to change the world around you.

Year for Change

One thing which is certain in the world is that change is inescapable. The quicker you recognise that changes transpire as an intrinsic and healthy part of life, the more fluidly and in harmony, your life will likely unfurl. A beneficial lesson, which can be grasped on life’s journey, is that you are much better and wiser to take control of your life and circumstances.  Recognise when it is time to make favourable adjustments, and afterwards, proactively make that change take place for yourself.

Illuminating your Life with Intelligence

As humankind, we possess higher intellect, perception, imagination and intellection. The cognitive powers of your mind and your faculties of knowledge operate on multiple simultaneous levels. Through active intelligence, you have the ability and the capacity to combine all of the diverse aspects of your intellect to manifest into life. Through positive thought, you can illuminate your life in the same way as light renders colours visible in the world around us.

Product of your Thoughts

We as human beings are the product of our own thoughts. Our thoughts create the basis of our emotions, feelings and actions or responses. For every single thought or action, there is a reaction or consequence. This is quite comparable to the observations made by Newton when he detailed his third law of motion; to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When you think, your thoughts are formed of energy, and these energies can attract similar energies which can magnify your preliminary thought. Your thoughts influence not only your life, but the world around you and in effect, you become what you think.

Good Vibrations

Good vibrations pertains to more than the words encapsulated in a handful of tunes, they offer a simple route to leading a happier life. All our emotions and thoughts resonate at varying frequencies, according to their energy signature. Then those energies will induce a sympathetic resonance within you and you are affected by the emotion when you are resonating at the same frequency. It then stands to reason that negativity can only influence you if you are resonating at the same frequency or harmonic. If you start to feel down or negative, at that moment take on some good vibrations to elevate the frequency of your thinking above any negative thoughts.

Transforming Reactions

With hindsight, we commonly look back at past events in our lives noticing that we could quite possibly have acted or behaved in a different way. To assist you in the future, whenever you become aware of any type of thoughts, feelings or emotions, know that you have the opportunity to consider how to act or respond. At precisely that time, you have the opportunity to not fall into previous reactionary behaviours. So be mindful of your anger when you are upset. Be cognizant of your worry or anxiety if you come to be stressed. If you become aggravated or frustrated, be aware of your irritability. As soon as you realise you are falling into reactionary behaviours, stop, then choose to transform your thinking or respond differently.

Quelling Karma

Karma in its simplest manifestation is the principle of cause and effect, implying the consequences which emerge out of any thought or action. There is only one infallible means to quell Karma, which is to be proactive in your thoughts and actions to minimize the cycle of cause and effect. Each and every moment you should strive to be aware of the possible effects or ramifications of your thoughts, actions, or inactions at any point in time. Instead of instantly reacting to life, pause to consider your various courses of action, prior to proceeding. This judicious application of containment can help you to quell Karma and lead a more balanced life.

The Sound of Silence

Frequently people struggle with mindfulness or meditation by aspiring to eliminate all the thoughts from their mind. Realise that making this effort to clear your head is likewise a thought. Discovering the silence in between your thoughts can be a really powerful technique to assist you to calm your mind and attain aspects of meditation.

As an alternative to focusing on the thoughts which you are attempting to clear from your mind, focus on the silence in between each thought. All the while, as you keep on focusing on the silence in between the thoughts, observe the silence expanding. Continue to focus on this silence in between your thoughts to ensure that it thrusts an increasing number of your thoughts to the edges of your mind. Gradually this silence will expand to grant you some calmness of mind, from where you can move ahead with your other mindfulness or meditation activities,

Your own Spectator

Your awareness makes it possible for you to become attentive of aspects within your life. A pivotal proficiency to grasp is to be able to observe your internal thoughts and emotions as if you were a spectator. Whenever you become aware of emotions, thoughts or feelings, you have an opportunity. You can stop briefly, then decide to accept or alter your way of thinking. In doing so, your awareness can result in a more satisfied and well-balanced life.

Taming your Mind

The majority of us have noisy minds, so you are not the only one in your attempts to tame the limitless babble of your mind. A usual hurdle when embarking on mindfulness, or meditation is that people cannot make their mind go clear nor empty, regardless of just how much they try. Employing focused thought (Ekagrata) can aid you to hone in on a single thing, such as your breath, or reciting a mantra. As you progressively discover how to become the master of your mind, you intentionally pay attention to one thing at a time, as opposed to allowing numerous thoughts to overwhelm your thinking. If errant thoughts enter into your mind, you acknowledge them and move them aside, to attain that focus of mind which is Ekagrata.

In the Moment

There are often times during the course of a day when you can direct your attention to help bring facets of calmness within you. As you take a walk down the street, or by way of the park, you might focus on the sounds you take in. What is important is that you are in that present, as you can use these techniques without the rigour of a schedule – you can gain from their application any time in your life.