Deal With Fear Through Positive Affirmations
We'verecently had several conversations with friends who mentioned that fear is so uch in evidence today in the general onsciousness. "Fear of what?" we sked."Everything,"they said. "Losing bs, going broke, violence, elationships.You name it. People are istfilled with fear these days." Fear is a pernicious problem that nuts down our life force. Like epression or any other problem that hibits the flow of positive energy, fear arts a negative cycle that becomes lf-reinforcing. Decreased energy uses decrease in will which, in turn, duces our energy even further. But ere are ways to reverse this cycle. Here e some tools from our spiritual path. aw of opposites: In theory at least, it easy to overcome any problem. Simply it out equal or greater energy in the mositedirection The begtwayto cancel a negative tendency is to develop its positive counterpart. To overcome fear, develop faith or non-attachment. Start with small steps. Concentrate first on simply increasing the flow of physical energy Exercise daily, do some deep breathing. Practise the energisation exercises that Paramhansa Yogananda taught. Then apply your increased energy to overcoming fear. Think of fear like a wildfire in the brain. Stomp out the small sparks right away before they have time to start a conflagration. Non-attachment: Most fear centres around losing something you value. The more you develop non-attachment, the less vulnerable you will be. Every night, before you sleep, give all your possessions and all your desires back to God. Make Him responsible for Try especially to give Him negative desires, the ones that contract your consciousness and cause you to emphasise your ego or little self. They are the main source of our fears and anxiety. Affirmation: Replace fear thoughts through the use of affirmation. Swami Kriyananda suggests to repeat this: "I live protected by God's infinite light. So long as I remain in the heart of it, nothing and no one can harm me."It is followed by this prayer: "I look to The for my strength, Lord. Hold me closely in Thy arms of love. Then, whatever happens in my life, I shall accept with joy. This affirmation will become a powerful ally to help you drive out fear. Visualisation: Fearoriginates in parts of the primitive brain that are pre-verbal. Visualisation helps reprogrammereactive processes in these areas. Imagine yourself bathed in a golden light Giving love and security To change thought habits, give to others that wh you want for yourself. In this case, glove and security to others. Look for aleasttwoopportunities each day to heallay fear in someone else. One of the opportunities should bea friend or loved one. But the other, if possible, should be for a stranger. This practice unleashes the infinite power the law of karma and the Golden Rule,which advises us to give unto others twitch we would like to receive ourselvRemember, that God's infinite love and protection already surrounds you Your job is simply to recognise its presence and let it work its magic.
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Deal With Fear Through Positive Affirmations
We'verecently had several conversations with friends who mentioned that fear is so uch in evidence today in the general onsciousness. "Fear of what?" we sked."Everything,"they said. "Losing bs, going broke, violence, elationships.You name it. People are istfilled with fear these days." Fear is a pernicious problem that nuts down our life force. Like epression or any other problem that hibits the flow of positive energy, fear arts a negative cycle that becomes lf-reinforcing. Decreased energy uses decrease in will which, in turn, duces our energy even further. But ere are ways to reverse this cycle. Here e some tools from our spiritual path. aw of opposites: In theory at least, it easy to overcome any problem. Simply it out equal or greater energy in the mositedirection The begtwayto cancel a negative tendency is to develop its positive counterpart. To overcome fear, develop faith or non-attachment. Start with small steps. Concentrate first on simply increasing the flow of physical energy Exercise daily, do some deep breathing. Practise the energisation exercises that Paramhansa Yogananda taught. Then apply your increased energy to overcoming fear. Think of fear like a wildfire in the brain. Stomp out the small sparks right away before they have time to start a conflagration. Non-attachment: Most fear centres around losing something you value. The more you develop non-attachment, the less vulnerable you will be. Every night, before you sleep, give all your possessions and all your desires back to God. Make Him responsible for Try especially to give Him negative desires, the ones that contract your consciousness and cause you to emphasise your ego or little self. They are the main source of our fears and anxiety. Affirmation: Replace fear thoughts through the use of affirmation. Swami Kriyananda suggests to repeat this: "I live protected by God's infinite light. So long as I remain in the heart of it, nothing and no one can harm me."It is followed by this prayer: "I look to The for my strength, Lord. Hold me closely in Thy arms of love. Then, whatever happens in my life, I shall accept with joy. This affirmation will become a powerful ally to help you drive out fear. Visualisation: Fearoriginates in parts of the primitive brain that are pre-verbal. Visualisation helps reprogrammereactive processes in these areas. Imagine yourself bathed in a golden light Giving love and security To change thought habits, give to others that wh you want for yourself. In this case, glove and security to others. Look for aleasttwoopportunities each day to heallay fear in someone else. One of the opportunities should bea friend or loved one. But the other, if possible, should be for a stranger. This practice unleashes the infinite power the law of karma and the Golden Rule,which advises us to give unto others twitch we would like to receive ourselvRemember, that God's infinite love and protection already surrounds you Your job is simply to recognise its presence and let it work its magic.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi Speaking Tree,Times of India