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To think that we are the architects of our own destinies is quite a frightening prospect, especially when we are then informed that we create our own future lives by the way that we think. This is primarily a Buddhist concept, but I believe it is as true today as it was when it was first conceived hundreds of years ago. We certainly do creat most of our own problems, and it seems to me to be those with a certain attitude to life who are ultimately the most successful. 'You will worry yourself into an early grave!' My mother used to say to my father, and whether she was right or not he was only 66 when he died. And so, it makes sense that if the mind is able to put you in an early grave, then it can surely prolong your life and free you of illness. There is an ancient and very wise precept: 'Thoughts crystallise into habit, and habit solidifies into circumstances. You are always willing to change your circumstances, but very rarely willing to change yourself and the way you think.'
Isn't it true that the mind has great potential? In fact, everything takes place in our minds, and the power of our minds can set us free.
There is a Buddhist precept: 'You don't get what you want - you get who you are!' In other words, we attract to ourselves people and situations that harmonise with the way we think.
It makes sense to me, what about you? Let me know.
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