Your mind is the most powerful tool you have for the creation of good in your life, but if not used correctly, can also be the most destructive force in your life. Your mind, more specifically, your thoughts, affect your perception and therefore, your interpretation of reality. (And here’s Why Your Perception Is Your Reality.) I have heard that the average person thinks around 70,000 thoughts a day. That’s a lot, especially if
Psychology
May 31, 2023
The Science, Psychology, and Metaphysics of Prayer
Some weeks ago, the students of Paramahansa Yogananda — the teacher widely credited with bringing Yoga and Yoga Science to the West – approached me to write an article on prayer, coincident with their upcoming annual week-long Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation. An exploration into the subject reveals prayer to be a considerably more complex subject than the stereotypic image we tend to have of the ardent believer, fervorently casting forth pleas
May 13, 2023
The Mindset Advantage (How Your Mental Frame Affects Your Behavior and Performance)
Mindset. Is. Everything. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t — you’re right,” said Henry Ford. Mindset, coupled with consistent action is the key to achieving and sustaining success. The mind steers almost everything. Mahatma Gandhi once observed, “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”