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dualistic thinking? How upliing to think, “I have unlimited potential to rise above all obstacles including depression and anxiety. My true nature is all-knowing power and pure divine love. I am birthless, deathless, eternal peace, and bliss.”
Correct thinking, according to Swami, is done by a mind immersed in God. A mind immersed in the world of duality is bound to suffer. “A dual mind is half blind,” he says. Thus, part of the therapy is imparting the understanding that all is well, that God is now here. Swami says that our age is one of doubting, in which the negative thought that “God is nowhere” prevails. If we put a space aer the “w” and make the word “now,” then the correct positive thinking is that “God is now here.”
Right Speaking
Words, to be effective, must reflect the underlying thoughts and feelings. If there is not unity in thought, word, and deed, then communication becomes confusing. For instance, if I feel worried even though I speak supportive words, my wife believes the worry and not the concept. Swami makes a big point that the sign of an evolved human being is unity of thought, word, and deed, and that words should be so, sweet, and full of love. This soness and sweetness is the very form of God. Even without talking about God in concepts, His presence can be evoked by our comforting words. This loving communication brings God’s love into our relationship. So, sweet words are, indeed, a way of bringing love and peace into our own lives.
So sweet speech is the genuine expression of love. Hatred screeches, fear squeals, conceit trumpets,
But love sings lullabies. It soothes; it applies balm. (SSB)
Don’t Be a Parrot
Swami tells a humorous story about the importance of right speaking. A milkman came to a home when the occupants were away. Inside the house was a talkative parrot. The milkman
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