Conscious and subconscious are merely two spheres of activity within one’s mind. The conscious mind is the reasoning sphere that chooses and makes all your decisions. On the other hand, involuntary functions like breathing and functioning of the heart are carried out by the subconscious mind.
So, how exactly does our subconscious mind work?
We are like a captain navigating a ship. The captain should give the right orders or, the ship would wreck. Similarly, we must right orders to our subconscious mind which governs and controls all our experiences. It is a universal truth that the subconscious mind accepts what is impressed upon it or what we consciously believe. It does not reason things as our conscious mind does. It is like a bed of soil that accepts any kind of seed be it good or bad.
Esdaile was a Scottish surgeon who practiced in Bengal during the 1840s. This was before ether or other modern methods of anaesthesia began to be used. Between 1843 and 1846, he performed some 400 surgical operations under mental anaesthesia only. Patients said they felt very little pain and none of them died during the surgery.
Our thoughts become our experiences.
Never use expressions such as “I can’t”. Affirm “I can do all things through the power of my subconscious mind”. Remember the subconscious mind cannot understand jokes. Be sure to speak to your subconscious mind with authority and conviction. It will respond by carrying out your demand. Imagine the happy ending or solution to your problem; feel the thrill of accomplishment and what you imagine will be accepted by your subconscious mind, which it will bring to pass. Apply the power of prayer therapy in your life. Your desire is your prayer. Make a mental picture and experience the reality and we will experience the joy of the answered prayer. Get into a sleepy, drowsy state and lull yourself to sleep feeling and knowing that your prayer is answered. Apply all these methods and choose good health, wealth, happiness and joy in life.
Many a times we get the opposite of what we pray for. We must realize the error which is trying too hard. Too much effort shows anxiety and fears that block your answer. Never try to force the subconscious mind to accept your idea by exercising willpower. Instead, use imagination.
Know that there is always an answer and a solution to every problem. We have to admit that the human brain is extremely complicated yet marvellous. Now the choice is yours. Change your thoughts and you change your destiny.
Madhura Tikka
Class XI (Commerce Stream)