March/April 2001
Articles on the theme "Controlling the Mind"
Good Servant, Bad Master
by Patrick Plaskett
Recognizing how little we control the
mind. How to gain control.
Choosing Love
by Edward Abel
Releasing ourselves from fear and other
negative energies.
The Greatest Discovery
by Betty Perry
The Silva Method approach to controlling
the mind.
Past Life Alert
by June G. Bletzer
How productively to use our mental
and physical links with past-lives.
Calming the Unruly Mind
by George J. Felos
A lawyer's account of how meditation
can help control the mind.
Moving Into Mindfulness
by Jeanne Fortunato
Of creative visualization, yoga and
meditation.
Thoughtful Use of Reason
by Dolores T. Puterbaugh
Impulse; the traps of the Ostrich,
the Foolish Optimist and the Hopeful Christian; reason and principal.
Your Mind... A Control Issue
by Ernesto J. Fernandez
What is the mind? Is it ours? How can
we control it?
Battle For The Mind
by Charles Larsen
External vs. internal mind control.
Hypnosis and psychotherapy.
Human Vs. Divine Mind
by Rev. Pat Cross
Choosing to use the mind consciously
rather than trying to control the mind. Becoming at-one with the Divine
Mind.
A Wild Horse
by Steve Shealy, PhD
Taming the mind to experience mindfulness.
Informal and formal meditation.
Other Feature Articles
Natural Health Q & A
by Maria Moraca
Of blood sugar levels and chelation
therapy.
What is... Natural Progesterone?
by Vanessa Lee Hurst
The differences between natural and
synthetic progesterone. The relationship to estrogen. How natural progesterone
can help both women and men.
PeopleTalk
Readers' Open Forum
Minerals from Mother Earth
by Judy Power
Features stones for March & April.
Agate and Elestial.
NEW SECTION!
COMMON-SENSE SOLUTIONS
David Findlay
The Greatest Discovery
Betty Perry
The greatest discovery you will ever make is the potential of your
own mind.
Jose Silva
Jose Silva was a pioneer in the power and use of the mind. He spent more than thirty years doing research into how the mind works and how to tap into this powerful part of us.
In order to make use of the mind it is important to begin to understand just what it is. The truth is we do not know. It is not an organ like the brain that we can see and touch. We are not able to say the mind is in a certain part of you and every other human on this planet. It is not a part of the brain, although by using the mind we activate the brain.
The concept that makes the most sense to me is that the mind is an energy in every cell of our body. The mind is what makes humans, human. It is using the process known as mind that we, humans, are different from other mammals. Physiologically we have the same organs (heart, lungs, liver, kidneys etc.) as horses, cows and sheep. What makes us truly different is our mind.
We have the ability to use that power to alter our environment. We have developed buildings, heating, air conditioning, vehicles and many other things we take for granted. This was done by people using their minds. Other mammals have to adapt to the environment. Humans have adapted the environment to suit our needs.
To unleash the power of the mind there are a few simple facts that help us understand how to cause this to happen. The first - and this may be the great secret of the Universe - "The mind does not know the difference between the real or imagined situation."
Another thing about the mind is that it has no sense of humor. The mind accepts everything you say or think as truth. You may say things about yourself and consider it a joke. Your mind does not. It accepts everything you say as truth and sets about to bring it to you.
As you begin to understand the four-step process that goes on constantly between you and your mind you will monitor your thoughts. Here are the steps:
Thoughts create feelings.
Feelings create beliefs.
Beliefs create actions.
Actions create our life.
Your mind is truly the computer programmer, your brain the computer and your life is the printout. If you do not like the printout, change the program. Know what you would like to have in place of what you have. It is usually easier to know what we do not want than it is to decide what the replacement will be. Until you decide what you would like to have, you will continue to have what is already there. If you go along thinking that this is all that you can have, that is all that you will get.
Your mind needs an image of your choices if they are to happen in your life. The mind works with images. It needs to have a map of some type to proceed. The language of the mind is visualization and imagery. When someone says the word "truck" an image of some kind of truck comes to mind. As you learn to create the images of the life you would prefer, your mind sets out to bring that life to you.
The energy of the mind is magnetic. It draws to you what you think about. Just as a magnet attracts pieces of metal, your mind draws to it whatever you think about. That is why it is so important to begin to focus your mental energies on the situations, feelings and objects you would choose for your life.
Yes, I said feelings. You very definitely can be in control of your feelings, to have a life filled with joy and contentment. You were probably never told you could have control over your feelings. You certainly can and your powerful mind can start the process.
The first step in tapping into the power of your mind is to still the "chatter" that goes on constantly. It is probably the same chatter that has gone on for many months, if not years. One way is to meditate. In dynamic meditation you slow down the brain waves to alpha and tap into that very powerful level of energy and focus it to bring about changes in your life.
Once in that state of mental quiet you begin to develop the images of the life you want, complete with the feelings that would come with that life. In the book, You Can Have It All, Arnold Patent states, "Think about how you want to feel and you will bring into your life the people and things necessary to help you feel that way."
The concept is very simple. However it is not as easy as it sounds. We have had many years of undisciplined thought. It takes close attention on our part to change those old patterns. Believe me, it is definitely worth the time and concentration to cause those changes to take place. All it takes is a firm commitment on your part to want it in your life.
Remember, your thoughts create your feelings, your feelings create your beliefs, your beliefs create your actions. You have that wonderful tool, your mind. You can be the one in charge of your life - just be mindful of your every thought.
Betty Perry, originally a RN, is an award-winning trainer
for the Silva Method of Mind Control personally trained by Jose Silva. She
is the owner of Dynamics of Living and Director of the Silva Method in the
Tampa Bay area, FL. (727) 360-1954. www.silvacourse.com.
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