THE POWER OF OUR THOUGHTS (PART 1)

Are we tired of the evil, filth and wickedness all around us? Are we thirsting for a real change for the better in our lives, family and society? Are we willing to leave our agelong indolence and stubbornness and become pleasing to God? If we have answered “yes” to these questions, then we need to consider what role thoughts can play in our quest for the good, and the upbuilding of a new humanity that is pleasing to God.

I just checked, and I can inform you that worldwide, there are about 200 well known terrorist groups including Al Qaeda, Boko Haram and Hezbollah. We hear of mind-boggling corruption worldwide. We have also seen the extent to which morbid sexuality has led mankind. Same goes for all kinds of addiction including phone/social media addiction. How about the fake religious leaders? Daily Mail on January 10, 2014 published the story of a South African preacher who made his congregation eat grass to 'be closer to God' before stamping/marching on them. According to the BBC a church commissioned a report in 2004 which said that more than 4,000 of its US priests had faced sexual abuse allegations in the last 50 years, in cases involving more than 10,000 children - mostly boys.

All these acts are preceded by thoughts! But then, thoughts can also be the basis of spiritual upward movement and a healthy earthly progress. It is also important to know that many are implicated in the deeds mentioned earlier just because they have contributed to those actions through harbouring thoughts of a similar nature even if they have not carried out the acts themselves. While the earthly justice system can deal only with those who carry out visible deeds, many others who have contributed in thoughts remain behind the scenes but are liable before the laws of creation. With this knowledge, we need to keep our thoughts pure so that we do not become implicated in the many crimes and sinful acts that are perpetrated on earth today and which we might even detest in our innermost being.

We will contemplate our topic by means of the following 4 sub-topics:


1. The power of thoughts;


2. How thoughts operate;


3. What to avoid and

4. Let us keep our thoughts pure!

These 4 sub-topics will be treated in the coming essays.