| There is a book that has been widely popular among yoga practitioners in the United States for some time. Titled the Fountain of Youth it details five yoga exercises that have been practiced amongst a society of Tibetan monks for thousands of years that promise extraordinary longevity. There is one chapter, however, that has troubled me for some time. Titled Mantram Magic, the chapter describes a procedure for attaining one's desires by calling upon one's "superconscious mind." The procedure is very simple. One simply recites in his mind: "I demand power right now " if what that person desires is power. The superconscious mind is then activated and goes to work through its own energy and genius to bring you power.
Now, what is disconcerting is that being vested with this magic-like power to manipulate one's world in positive ways also allows one to manipulate his or her world in neutral or negative ways as well. How easy it is for someone to inadvertently demand something harmful or negative for himself or another person. Suppose someone simply thought: "I demand (something) right now" where that something was a car crash or illness for instance. One might then try to suppress these thoughts or avoid them but that often tends to only inflame them. I have been experiencing this with anxiety for a while and would like to know if these thoughts should trouble me and if I should worry about them at all. |
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