Count Your Blessings

[Astroboy]

While reading a chapter from Joseph Murphy's "Power of the sub-conscious mind", I came across interesting passages which I will refer excerpts from.
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Chapter 8 - How to get the results you want

Excerpts -

Not all prayers are answered. Everyone knows that. Skeptics see this as evidence that prayer does not work. What they overlook is that for prayer to work, it must be used effectively with a clear understanding of its scientific basis.

What if you find your prayer are not answered as you would like? What then? You must understand the principal reasons for such a failure. These are: lack of confidence and too much effort. Many people block answers to prayers by failing to fully comprehend the workings of their subconscious mind. When you know how your mind works, you gain the measure of confidence.

You must remember that whenever your subconscious mind accepts an idea, it immediately begins to execute it. It uses all its mighty resources to that end. It mobilizes all the mental and spiritual laws of your deeper mind. This law is true for good ideas, but it holds true for bad ideas as well.

Consequently, if you use your subconscious mind negatively, it brings trouble, failure and confusion. When you use it constructively, it brings guidance, freedom, and peace of mind.

Successful prayer requires three basic steps:

1. Acknowledge or admit the problem.
2. Turn the problem over to the subconscious mind, which alone knows the most effective solutions or way out.
3. Rest with a sense of deep conviction that it is done.

Doubts and hesitation only weaken your prayer.

 

[Astroboy]

There are many shabads from SGGS about constructive prayer and the benefits they bring.
Please bring forth as many shabads as well as passages from other scriptures of the world.
Thank you.

 

[Astroboy]

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
गउड़ी महला ५ ॥
Ga▫oṛī mėhlā 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਸਾਂਤਿ ਭਈ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਬਿਦਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
सांति भई गुर गोबिदि पाई ॥
Sāʼnṯ bẖa▫ī gur gobiḏ pā▫ī.
Peace and tranquility have come; the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has brought it.

ਤਾਪ ਪਾਪ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ताप पाप बिनसे मेरे भाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Ŧāp pāp binse mere bẖā▫ī. ||1|| rahā▫o.
The burning sins have departed, O my Siblings of Destiny. ||1||Pause||

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਤ ਰਸਨ ਬਖਾਨ ॥
राम नामु नित रसन बखान ॥
Rām nām niṯ rasan bakẖān.
With your tongue, continually chant the Lord's Name.

ਬਿਨਸੇ ਰੋਗ ਭਏ ਕਲਿਆਨ ॥੧॥
बिनसे रोग भए कलिआन ॥१॥
Binse rog bẖa▫e kali▫ān. ||1||
Disease shall depart, and you shall be saved. ||1||

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗੁਣ ਅਗਮ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥
पारब्रहम गुण अगम बीचार ॥
Pārbarahm guṇ agam bīcẖār.
Contemplate the Glorious Virtues of the Unfathomable Supreme Lord God.

ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਮਿ ਹੈ ਨਿਸਤਾਰ ॥੨॥
साधू संगमि है निसतार ॥२॥
Sāḏẖū sangam hai nisṯār. ||2||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be emancipated. ||2||

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਨਿਤ ਨੀਤ ॥
निरमल गुण गावहु नित नीत ॥
Nirmal guṇ gāvhu niṯ nīṯ.
Sing the Glories of God each and every day;

ਗਈ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਨ ਮੀਤ ॥੩॥
गई बिआधि उबरे जन मीत ॥३॥
Ga▫ī bi▫āḏẖ ubre jan mīṯ. ||3||
your afflictions shall be dispelled, and you shall be saved, my humble friend. ||3||

ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਧਿਆਈ ॥
मन बच क्रम प्रभु अपना धिआई ॥
Man bacẖ karam parabẖ apnā ḏẖi▫ā▫ī.
In thought, word and deed, I meditate on my God.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥੧੦੨॥੧੭੧॥
नानक दास तेरी सरणाई ॥४॥१०२॥१७१॥
Nānak ḏās ṯerī sarṇā▫ī. ||4||102||171||
Slave Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary. ||4||102||171||

 

[Astroboy]

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
गउड़ी महला ५ ॥
Ga▫oṛī mėhlā 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
गुर का सबदु राखु मन माहि ॥
Gur kā sabaḏ rākẖ man māhi.
Keep the Word of the Guru's Shabad in your mind.

ਨਾਮੁ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਸਭ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
नामु सिमरि चिंता सभ जाहि ॥१॥
Nām simar cẖinṯā sabẖ jāhi. ||1||
Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all anxiety is removed. ||1||

ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
बिनु भगवंत नाही अन कोइ ॥
Bin bẖagvanṯ nāhī an ko▫e.
Without the Lord God, there is no one else at all.

ਮਾਰੈ ਰਾਖੈ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
मारै राखै एको सोइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Mārai rākẖai eko so▫e. ||1|| rahā▫o.
He alone preserves and destroys. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਰਿਦੈ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
गुर के चरण रिदै उरि धारि ॥
Gur ke cẖaraṇ riḏai ur ḏẖār.
Enshrine the Guru's Feet in your heart.

ਅਗਨਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਜਪਿ ਉਤਰਹਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
अगनि सागरु जपि उतरहि पारि ॥२॥
Agan sāgar jap uṯrėh pār. ||2||
Meditate on Him and cross over the ocean of fire. ||2||

ਗੁਰ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਇ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
गुर मूरति सिउ लाइ धिआनु ॥
Gur mūraṯ si▫o lā▫e ḏẖi▫ān.
Focus your meditation on the Guru's Sublime Form.

ਈਹਾ ਊਹਾ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
ईहा ऊहा पावहि मानु ॥३॥
Īhā ūhā pāvahi mān. ||3||
Here and hereafter, you shall be honored. ||3||

ਸਗਲ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣੀ ਆਇਆ ॥
सगल तिआगि गुर सरणी आइआ ॥
Sagal ṯi▫āg gur sarṇī ā▫i▫ā.
Renouncing everything, I have come to the Guru's Sanctuary.

ਮਿਟੇ ਅੰਦੇਸੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੬੧॥੧੩੦॥
मिटे अंदेसे नानक सुखु पाइआ ॥४॥६१॥१३०॥
Mite anḏese Nānak sukẖ pā▫i▫ā. ||4||61||130||
My anxieties are over - O Nanak, I have found peace. ||4||61||130||

 

[Astroboy]

ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
गउड़ी गुआरेरी महला ५ ॥
Ga▫oṛī gu▫ārerī mėhlā 5.
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਖਾਨ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ॥
जा कै वसि खान सुलतान ॥
Jā kai vas kẖān sulṯān.
Kings and emperors are under His Power.

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਹਾਨ ॥
जा कै वसि है सगल जहान ॥
Jā kai vas hai sagal jahān.
The whole world is under His Power.

ਜਾ ਕਾ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
जा का कीआ सभु किछु होइ ॥
Jā kā kī▫ā sabẖ kicẖẖ ho▫e.
Everything is done by His doing;

ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
तिस ते बाहरि नाही कोइ ॥१॥
Ŧis ṯe bāhar nāhī ko▫e. ||1||
other than Him, there is nothing at all. ||1||

ਕਹੁ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
कहु बेनंती अपुने सतिगुर पाहि ॥
Kaho benanṯī apune saṯgur pāhi.
Offer your prayers to your True Guru;

ਕਾਜ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ ਦੇਇ ਨਿਬਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
काज तुमारे देइ निबाहि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Kāj ṯumāre ḏe▫e nibāhi. ||1|| rahā▫o.
He will resolve your affairs. ||1||Pause||

ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ॥
सभ ते ऊच जा का दरबारु ॥
Sabẖ ṯe ūcẖ jā kā ḏarbār.
The Darbaar of His Court is the most exalted of all.

ਸਗਲ ਭਗਤ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
सगल भगत जा का नामु अधारु ॥
Sagal bẖagaṯ jā kā nām aḏẖār.
His Name is the Support of all His devotees.

ਸਰਬ ਬਿਆਪਿਤ ਪੂਰਨ ਧਨੀ ॥
सरब बिआपित पूरन धनी ॥
Sarab bi▫āpaṯ pūran ḏẖanī.
The Perfect Master is pervading everywhere.

ਜਾ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਬਨੀ ॥੨॥
जा की सोभा घटि घटि बनी ॥२॥
Jā kī sobẖā gẖat gẖat banī. ||2||
His Glory is manifest in each and every heart. ||2||

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਦੁਖ ਡੇਰਾ ਢਹੈ ॥
जिसु सिमरत दुख डेरा ढहै ॥
Jis simraṯ ḏukẖ derā dẖahai.
Remembering Him in meditation, the home of sorrow is abolished.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਜਮੁ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਕਹੈ ॥
जिसु सिमरत जमु किछू न कहै ॥
Jis simraṯ jam kicẖẖū na kahai.
Remembering Him in meditation, the Messenger of Death shall not touch you.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਹੋਤ ਸੂਕੇ ਹਰੇ ॥
जिसु सिमरत होत सूके हरे ॥
Jis simraṯ hoṯ sūke hare.
Remembering Him in meditation, the dry branches become green again.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਡੂਬਤ ਪਾਹਨ ਤਰੇ ॥੩॥
जिसु सिमरत डूबत पाहन तरे ॥३॥
Jis simraṯ dūbaṯ pāhan ṯare. ||3||
Remembering Him in meditation, sinking stones are made to float. ||3||

ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ॥
संत सभा कउ सदा जैकारु ॥
Sanṯ sabẖā ka▫o saḏā jaikār.
I salute and applaud the Society of the Saints.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
हरि हरि नामु जन प्रान अधारु ॥
Har har nām jan parān aḏẖār.
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the Support of the breath of life of His servant.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਰੀ ਸੁਣੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥
कहु नानक मेरी सुणी अरदासि ॥
Kaho Nānak merī suṇī arḏās.
Says Nanak, the Lord has heard my prayer;

ਸੰਤ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਵਾਸਿ ॥੪॥੨੧॥੯੦॥
संत प्रसादि मो कउ नाम निवासि ॥४॥२१॥९०॥
Sanṯ parsāḏ mo ka▫o nām nivās. ||4||21||90||
by the Grace of the Saints, I dwell in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||21||90||

 

[Astroboy]

Excerpts from the chapter - How your mind works

Your subconscious mind is all-wise. It knows the answers to all questions. However, it does not know that it knows. It does not argue with you or talk back to you. It does not say, "You must not impress me with suggestions of that sort."

When you say, "I can't do this,"
"I am too old now,"
"I can't meet this obligation,"
"I was born on the wrong side of the tracks,"
"I don't know the right politician,"
you are impregnating your subconscious with these negative thoughts. It responds accordingly. You are actually blocking your own good. You are bringing lack, limitation, and frustration into your life.
.....................................................

Gurbani removes frustration from our lives, the rythm and rhyming of poetry and the subliminal messages get ingrained in our subconscious level. Reading the verses quietly, easily and feelingly bring forth the desired results. Think good and good follows. You are what you think all day. We have the power to choose and Gurbani sets the right vibrations to choose only the highest, best and most beneficial thought forms.

 

[BhagatSingh]

Here is a simple reason why we should count our blessings/ what we have:
Because what we don't have CANNOT be counted! Its infinite!

 

[Astroboy]

Bhagat Singh Ji,

I would like to share this PPT with you and others.

[PPT] You have two choices

 

[Archived_Member4]

Bhagat Singh Ji,

I would like to share this PPT with you and others.

[PPT] You have two choices

Namjap ji that is a wonderful post thanks so much. I picked choice 2:happy:

 

[Astroboy]

Singh Ji,

Thank you for your nomination. I choose to be in a good mood, at all times.:yes:

 

[Astroboy]

Wonders happen when you pray effectively

The law of life is the law of belief. Belief can be summed up briefly as a thought in your mind. As a person thinks, feels and believes, so is the condition of his or her mind, body and circumstances. In spite of the various differences and various rituals used by different religions and sects, all may get answers to their prayers solely because of belief, mental acceptance and receptivity about that for which they pray.

Just like Bhagat Dhanna (bani in Aarti) asks for various necessities in life (see shabad below), so can we, according to our needs, write down our goals and achieve them via effective prayer.

ਧੰਨਾ ॥
धंना ॥
Ḏẖannā.
Dhannaa:

ਗੋਪਾਲ ਤੇਰਾ ਆਰਤਾ ॥
गोपाल तेरा आरता ॥
Gopāl ṯerā ārṯā.
O Lord of the world, this is Your lamp-lit worship service.

ਜੋ ਜਨ ਤੁਮਰੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੰਤੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਕਾਜ ਸਵਾਰਤਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
जो जन तुमरी भगति करंते तिन के काज सवारता ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Jo jan ṯumrī bẖagaṯ karanṯe ṯin ke kāj savāraṯā. ||1|| rahā▫o.
You are the Arranger of the affairs of those humble beings who perform Your devotional worship service. ||1||Pause||

ਦਾਲਿ ਸੀਧਾ ਮਾਗਉ ਘੀਉ ॥
दालि सीधा मागउ घीउ ॥
Ḏāl sīḏẖā māga▫o gẖī▫o.
Lentils, flour and ghee - these things, I beg of You.

ਹਮਰਾ ਖੁਸੀ ਕਰੈ ਨਿਤ ਜੀਉ ॥
हमरा खुसी करै नित जीउ ॥
Hamrā kẖusī karai niṯ jī▫o.
My mind shall ever be pleased.

ਪਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀਆ ਛਾਦਨੁ ਨੀਕਾ ॥
पन्हीआ छादनु नीका ॥
Panĥī▫ā cẖẖāḏan nīkā.
Shoes, fine clothes,

ਅਨਾਜੁ ਮਗਉ ਸਤ ਸੀ ਕਾ ॥੧॥
अनाजु मगउ सत सी का ॥१॥
Anāj maga▫o saṯ sī kā. ||1||
and grain of seven kinds - I beg of You. ||1||

ਗਊ ਭੈਸ ਮਗਉ ਲਾਵੇਰੀ ॥
गऊ भैस मगउ लावेरी ॥
Ga▫ū bẖais maga▫o lāverī.
A milk cow, and a water buffalo, I beg of You,

ਇਕ ਤਾਜਨਿ ਤੁਰੀ ਚੰਗੇਰੀ ॥
इक ताजनि तुरी चंगेरी ॥
Ik ṯājan ṯurī cẖangerī.
and a fine Turkestani horse.

ਘਰ ਕੀ ਗੀਹਨਿ ਚੰਗੀ ॥
घर की गीहनि चंगी ॥
Gẖar kī gīhan cẖangī.
A good wife to care for my home -

ਜਨੁ ਧੰਨਾ ਲੇਵੈ ਮੰਗੀ ॥੨॥੪॥
जनु धंना लेवै मंगी ॥२॥४॥
Jan ḏẖannā levai mangī. ||2||4||
Your humble servant Dhanna begs for these things, Lord. ||2||4||

 

[BhagatSingh]

Bhagat Singh Ji,

I would like to share this PPT with you and others.

[PPT] You have two choices

OMG! I can relate to this Jerry character!!!!
...cept noone follows me around because I dont let them tell me their tale of sorrows!

 

[Astroboy]

Bhagat Singh Ji,

The following caught my attention :
Examples of Daily Affirmation Statements

I am perfectly healthy in body, mind and spirit.
I forgive and I am forgiven
All the cells of my body are daily bathed in the perfection of my divine being.
I am healthy, happy and radiant.
I radiate good health.
My body is a safe and pleasurable place for me to be.
I easily forgive all those that need forgiving and I forgive myself
I am a radiant being filled with light and love.
I love and accept myself exactly as I am.
I now express love to all those I meet.
The more resentment I release the more love I have to express
I release the need to be right all the time and to judge others and
I am free I am well, I am whole, and I am strong and healthy.
I am healthy, and full of energy and vitality
I choose to be in touch with my own needs and desires,
I release the need to please others and know that
I have a right to all my feelings and emotions
I am a radiating center of divine love.
Divine love is working through me now.
Forgiveness is a gift I now give to myself and those around me
My sleep is relaxed and refreshing.
My body is healed, restored and filled with energy. The past has no power over me
I attract loving, beautiful people into my life.
I release all dis-ease from my body and welcome health, love and happiness into my life
I release old hurt, anger and resentment easily
I choose to live my life the way that makes me happy and I am free
I easily forgive all those that need forgiving and
I forgive myself I am a radiant being filled with light and love.
I love and accept myself exactly as I am.
I now express love to all those I meet.
The more resentment I release the more love I have to express
I release the need to be right all the time and to judge others and
I am free I am well, I am whole, and I am strong and healthy.
I am healthy, and full of energy and vitality
I choose to be in touch with my own needs and desires,
I release the need to please others and know that
I have a right to all my feelings and emotions
I am a radiating center of divine love.
Divine love is working through me now.
Forgiveness is a gift I now give to myself and those around me
My sleep is relaxed and refreshing.
My body is healed, restored and filled with energy. The past has no power over me
I attract loving, beautiful people into my life.
I release all dis-ease from my body and welcome health, love and happiness into my life
I release old hurt, anger and resentment easily
I choose to live my life the way that makes me happy and I am free



http://www.law-of-attraction-guide.com/daily-affirmation.html

 

[Astroboy]

YouTube - Positive Affirmations - Everything Is A Choice

 

[Astroboy]

YouTube - Beautiful Life Affirmations

 

[BhagatSingh]

Bhagat Singh Ji,

The following caught my attention :
Examples of Daily Affirmation Statements

I love and accept myself exactly as I am.

Daily Affirmation to feel as though all your needs have been met

I don't agree with that. IF you are satisfied with who you are you won't have a drive to change and be better.

 

[Astroboy]

Bhagat Singh Ji,

You put forward a challenging question.
Life is full of choices. For example you can choose the type of words to suit your every need. Alongside this it is important to visualize (play the mental film) of the desired results.

Joseph Murphy explains this in his book by citing case examples.

 

[Astroboy]

Some men seem to attract success, power and wealth with very little conscious effort; others with great difficulty and some fail altogether to reach their ambitions, desires and ideals. Why?
Why should some people realize their ambitions easily, others with difficulty, and still others not at all? The cause cannot be physical, otherwise the most perfect person, physically, would be the most successful.
The difference, therefore, must be mental - must be in the mind; therefore mind must be the creative force, must constitute the only difference between men. It is therefore the mind that overcomes the every obstacle in the path of man.
When the creative power of thought is fully understood, its effect will be seen to be marvellous. But such results cannot be secured without proper application, diligence, and concentration.
The laws governing the mental and spiritual world are as fixed and infallible as in the material world. To secure the desired results it is necessary to know the law and to comply with it.
Of course, mind creates negative conditions just as readily as favourable conditions, and when we consciously or unconsciously visualize every kind of lack, limitation and discord, we create these conditions; this is what many are unconsciously doing all the time.
This law as well as every other law has no respect for individuals, but is in constant operation and is relentlessly bringing to each individual exactly what he has created; in other words, "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap."
Abundance, therefore, depends upon recognition of the laws of Abundance, and the fact that Mind is not only the creator, but the only creator of all there is.
Nothing can be created, before we know that it can be created and then make the proper effort. There is no more Electricity in the world today than there was fifty years ago, but until someone recognized the law by which it could be made of service, we received no benefit; now that the law is understood, practically the whole world is lit by it. so with the law of Abundance; it is only those who recognize the law and place themselves in harmony with it, who share in its benefits.

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ਵਿਚਿ ਮਨ ਕੋਟਵਰੀਆ ॥
विचि मन कोटवरीआ ॥
vicẖ man kotvarī▫ā.
Within them, the mind is the policeman;

ਨਿਜ ਮੰਦਰਿ ਪਿਰੀਆ ॥
निज मंदरि पिरीआ ॥
Nij manḏar pirī▫ā.
my Beloved lives in the temple of my inner self.
(Ang 746)

 

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