Do you believe in the power of the mind?
By apalachee
@apalachee (490)
Australia
November 11, 2006 4:06pm CST
I was wondering how many people here believe in the power of the mind.
I believe that so much in our lives can change by what we think.
Many things we experience in our lives, such as fears, anxiety etc, can be controlled to a degree by the power of the mind. (thats my belief anyway)
what does everyone else think?
34 responses
@janey84 (523)
• Australia
14 Nov 06
I believe some ppl may have it..but not for me...as i myself, is considered weak.I tend to give up easily and I could tensed myself up over a small distraction.
There are some HIGH LEVEL of Tai Chi group that could use the power of their mind to communicate and some could control things.I dun't really to what extent of this credibility is, but there have been news about them..
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@dnatureofdtrain (5273)
• Janesville, Wisconsin
16 Nov 06
Tai Chi is good for mastering the Energy in your body, and distribution of it... Tai Chi taught me alot about controlling my energy as well a relieving stress, it helps me keep in balance... and after you master to channel and use energy it is amazing what people can do. I have master being able to rearrange energy to make a door that does not have a lock on it to lock it.. as well as to help channel to start batteries.. I am also telekinetic naturally Tai Chi just taught me how to control and balance that out better, as Chi is lifeforce energy... Take care - DNatureofDTrain
@dan2003 (147)
• Romania
13 Nov 06
The Buddhist meditation masters know how flexible and workable the mind is. If we train it, anything is possible. In fact, we are already perfectly trained by and for samsara, trained to get jealous, trained to grasp, trained to be anxious and sad and desperate and greedy, trained to react angrily to whatever provokes us. In fact, we are trained to such an extent that these negative emotions rise spontaneously, without our even trying to generate them.
So everything is a question of training and the power of habit. Devote the mind to confusion and we know only too well, if we're honest, that it will become a dark master of confusion, adept in its addictions, subtle and perversely supple in its slaveries. Devote it in meditation to the task of freeing itself from illusion, and we will find that with time, patience, discipline, and the right training, the mind will begin to unknot itself and know its essential bliss and clarity.
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@apalachee (490)
• Australia
14 Nov 06
I think that is a very good point.. i think we all have mind power, we just need to train to use it ..
thanks for your input, very interesting.. i love how you referred to buddhist meditation, alot of buddhist beliefs are based on thoughts and mind meditation..
thanks again
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@shellyrios (1212)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I believe in that very strongly. I think whatever you put your mind into you'll get the best results if it's truly what you want in your life. I think we have more control over our lives than most think, but we lack using our minds to really attain what we want.
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@caramello (4377)
• Australia
14 Nov 06
I believe in the power of the mind, but the control is not as easy as one would like, so therefore the fears and anxieties take a lot of work to achieve good results.
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@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
im not sure what you mean by that, but thanks for your input anyway :)
@shahpakistani007 (39)
• Pakistan
31 Dec 06
iT IS THE GAME OF CONCENTRATION.i HAVE CONTROLLED ANTS AND CATS MYSELF!
@shahpakistani007 (39)
• Pakistan
31 Dec 06
iT IS THE GAME OF CONCENTRATION.i HAVE CONTROLLED ANTS AND CATS MYSELF!
@syncreation (243)
• Philippines
12 Nov 06
Hi! Have you ever seen the film documentary on "THE SECRET"? It really gave me a 90degree turn on the manner of thinking..
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
No never seen it.. Whats it about. Il have to go and look it up ..
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
12 Nov 06
I know there are things beyond our control, but a lot of what you said is true. For instance, if we believe in ourselves we'll be more successful than those who don't. That definitely involves mind power. The mind is a hard thing to control sometimes, though.
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
totally true.. it is something that takes a very long time to learn and i dont think we can ever fully control the power of the mind.
thanks for the post
@SCHRIJVERKE (153)
• Belgium
12 Nov 06
I believe that such things exist. A friend told me a story about it :
http://www.wiseorb.com/articles.asp?review=526&T=TOO_MANY_WONDERS_IN_THE_WORLD_OF_MANANG_PASING%2E
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
thanks.. its so cool to see others out there that do believe in it.. i never thought id find many ..
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
Do you ever use mind power in your daily life? and if you do, how do you use it?
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
There are many ways of using your mind in your life.. some of the most basic ways of using your minds power is through positive thinking. Having no doubt that you will accomplish what you set out to accomplish ..
Another way is by visualizing certain things happening.. If you can meditate and close your eyes, visualize your life completely stress free, all your needs provided, you can take that with you all day and you will be amazed at the amount you can accomplish in one day by doing this.
Your mind also has the power to alter your emotions and the way your feeling..
Its like for example, being around really happy people is contagious, and you suddenly find yourself feeling very happy etc. You can also control that with your mind, if ever you find yourself stressed etc, a nice technique is to close your eyes take deep breaths and imagine you are at your favourite place , imagine your happy,calm, etc.. it will alter your mood and allow you to go on.
But they are just very basic things the mind can do, the mind can do so much more than that..
Il be writing an article and short course about it on my blog soon ....
other things your mind can do is control fear, control pain, control emotions and so much more.
anyway nice to see others out there believe in it.
@ashuaaaaa (783)
• Germany
13 Nov 06
i also believe in power of mind. if u have strong will u can do anything.
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
14 Nov 06
thanks for posting. i agree with you, strong will, strong thoughts .. can make you limitless..
@Journey (87)
• United States
6 Jan 07
I'm not too sure about 'my mind' for all my life, even as a young child, I was very unhappy and often thought of what it would be like to have just one friend, or after becomming an adult, what it would be like being happily married etc. Thoughts like that were and still are, ALWAYS IN MY MIND, but has yet manifested in this realm of consciousness. Its still my dreams, in the unconscious or subconscious world.
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
6 Jan 07
This is very interesting, i have come accross many people that have had the same problem as yourself.
I have been asked over and over "If your mind can change your life and create real manifestations, why am i so unhappy, i tell myself what i want every day and it never happens for me"
YES IT DOES!!!
see all your doing is telling yourself what you want with your mind, "I WANT a New car, I WANT a relationship"
So your mind and body works together to provide that for you. So it gives it to you, it gives you what you want, So now you have been given "WANT".
Now you want it even more, and each time you say it and think it, you will want it even more.and that is the way your mind and body is giving it to you.
You know how they tell you in those training sessions "I AM Beautiful, I AM powerful" not "I WANT beautiful etc"
Because the words I AM or I AM BEing ot I AM Going to be are powerful words, they are telling your mind and body that it is happening right now. It sounds stupid i know, but it can change people's lives. the power of the mind can go so way beyond this, but these are some basic principles to happy living with your mind.
So try changing the thought in your mind without changing your mind! lol sounds confusing huh?
Ok Change the thought and even say it, live it, "I AM Happily Married, or I AM FINDING My Spouse"
Now dont change your mind, by changing this back to "i want to be happily married" and choose one thing, to concentrate on, use it every day, dont change your mind and do one day i want a happy marriage, the next day i want a sports car, the day after that i want a dog etc..
Consistency, is a huge part, see for years you have been consistent, with your thoughts of what you want, so now you have to be consistent with these new thoughts to kill the previous ones.
Last but not least live it as if you already have it, this where the true manifestation begins.
If your saying your rich and powerful, yet you cant even give a dollar to the poor beggar down the street then your only lieing to your self, just tell yourself with out thinking about bills etc, "thats ok, more will come, from where this money came from"
Design who you want to be and live it. You will notice your life will change huge amounts, because now your living this, your mind will accept it as the truth, so therefore make it the truth, when it does that then it is the truth.
anyway didnt want to turn this into a long article.
if anyone wants to talk to me on the side or anything please feel free to message me.
Btw that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to mind power.
@BELMCstar (1341)
• Australia
18 Oct 07
I think that if we are happy in our minds, other things will go well.
I also think that if we are unhappy, the same thing will occur.
We need positive thoughts in order to do well, but also if we are thinking bad things, then that is not good either.
@damonlady (574)
• Romania
12 Nov 06
i belive that the mind is very powerfull.. used in a good way can take u really far... i use mind cu succed... even when i have a headache i use mind power to convince my self that i don't have it.. and it works moust of the times... (i can't take pills ..i'm alergic to them) so i have to use mind control...i even took yoga classes especialy for this..
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
I totally agree with you, i have the same problem, many medications have a bad reaction on me. so i cant take them.. so i also do the same thing.. Very cool answer.. gave you a +
@Fadydodo2004 (503)
• Egypt
12 Nov 06
Many people believe in god, but they didnt see it,
Many people believe in the power of the mind, but they didnt use it...
So, what's the benefit if you believe in something you dont realize it ?
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
thats true.. but i guess if you believe in it , then you must realize it and if you realize it, then you have a chance of using it ? right?? anyway, thats my theory
@utsadetti (4589)
• United States
1 Jan 07
yeah, i believe. i am from indonesia, so in my country such power still exists. certainly, i believe lol.
@ZAPPER (12)
• South Africa
29 Dec 06
Everything created by humans began in the mind....that's power! Something else...when you ask that question do you realize that it's your mind asking it? So your mind is asking if it believes in it's own power...gets kinda confusing isn't it? Also, if you refer to "your" mind then you must be something or someone other than your mind...if so, who are YOU...if not your mind? And if you are your mind...then is it your mind talking about itself? Phew...! I think I need a drink...
