21 Laws of Positive
Living
By Rakesh K. Mittal, Sterling
Paperbacks, 2002
There are many scriptures in the world which have a lot of wisdom to share. Their essential message is the same, though some of us may be drawing boundaries around them. In the fast changing environment of today, this also is going to change.
There are many scriptures in the world which have a lot of wisdom to share. Their essential message is the same, though some of us may be drawing boundaries around them. In the fast changing environment of today, this also is going to change.
INSIDE THIS SUMMARY:
- The Big Idea
- Why You Need This Book
- The Law of Human Birth and Development
- The Law of Goodness
- The Law of Faith
- The Law of Fearlessness
- The Law of Purity and Honesty
- The Law of Detachment
- The Law of Compassion
- The Law of Contentment
- The Law of Sharing
- The Law of Affluence
- The Law of Gratitude
- The Law of Forgiveness
- The Law of Patience
- The Law of Acceptance
- The Law of Excellence
- The Law of Health
- The Law of Wisdom
- The Law of Courage
- The Law of Humility
- The Law of Relationships
The Big Idea
This book shares a mighty secret -
that life's challenges can be overcome by positive thinking. It's a secret all
of us need to learn.
This book will inspire you, energize you, and get you
started.
The Law of Human Birth and Development
We must make good use of life and
the gifts available to us in order to live well. For this, positive thinking
and discrimination are the basic tools. While a negative life means living
apart from what is natural and wholesome, a positive life is a part of it. The
difference lies only in the use of these tools.
The power of thinking and
discrimination can be our worst enemy, and at the same time, be our best
friend. The choice is ours and only we, as human beings, are able to exercise
this choice.
When a large number of people adopt the
positive approach, there is greater prosperity and happiness in their society.
In the process, the individual is also elevated, coming closer to the true goal
of life. Thus, life not only becomes joyful, but also serves as a gateway to
further development.
Like with external development, there are no limits to
internal development either. This is where the importance of inner development
lies, provided we understand, accept, and practice the laws of positive living.
The Law of Goodness
Today, the greatest dilemma before us is whether to follow
the path of goodness or not. Life in general has become so complicated that we
have started believing that there is no point in being good and that good
people are generally unsuccessful and unhappy. This belief is further
strengthened when we see many bad people around us prospering and seemingly
very happy.
To understand the law of goodness, first of all one should
know the meaning of goodness.
Truly speaking, the basic nature of man is such that it is
not always easy for him to discriminate between the path of goodness and the
path of evil. Everyone feels that what he is doing will lead to happiness. Few
are able to look and think beyond their immediate environment.
If the goal of life is to be achieved, there is no
alternative to the path of goodness. This is an eternal truth, which should be
understood by all who want to live a positive life.
The Law of Faith
When we have faith, we take a larger view of life. Our eyes
are then fixed on the ultimate goal of life, which is development or
emancipation to a higher state. Our goal then is to become a better human being
while thinking of the society to which we belong.
Faith is nothing but following these laws without questioning
and leaving the outcome to nature. When we do so, we carry no more burden on us
and our life is bound to be positive from every point of view.
The Law of Fearlessness
Fear is an apprehension of something
undesirable happening, or something desirable not happening. The genesis of
fear lies in two weaknesses of human beings, and they are desire and doership.
The moment a desire is entertained by us, the seed of fear is
also sown. As we proceed in the direction of fulfilling our desire, fear
becomes a constant companion and an apprehension of the desire not getting
fulfilled is always there. The problem is further compounded by the fact that a
sense of doership enhances our ego, and even if the desire is fulfilled, we
start entertaining a sort of possessiveness over the outcome of the desire.
Without working, one can never be happy. As long as we are
alive, action is a must. An idle person can never be happy.
To endeavour without any apprehension of something desirable
not happening or undesirable happening is what we call fearlessness.
The Law of Purity and Honesty
Among the greatest casualties of modern living are purity and honesty. If we contemplate these two virtues, we will come to understand the subtle difference between them.
While purity is something absolute, honesty is a state of
mind and is very much related to our belief system as well as the
circumstances.
Try at least to become open to yourself about your
dishonesty. It will help greatly in living a positive life. There should be no
effort to justify our deviation and the admission should be honest. Also, there
should be no feeling of guilt. Once such an attitude is developed, there are
good chances of coming to the absolutely right path, as the positive life would
then unfold.
The Law of Detachment
If people were to dwell upon their failure to achieve their
objectives, life would become hell for them and they would suffer immensely
despite all their efforts to the contrary. The only thing which can save them
from such suffering is their objective and detached view of the situation.
They accept the outcome as such because they feel that
perhaps nothing better could have been done. Similar should be the attitude of
good people towards the happenings around them.
Living with such a belief is living with detachment, and
living with detachment is a sure protection from suffering.
and in the process, lessen our own troubles by making life
more positive and meaningful.
Once the process sets in, we reach the goal of positive
living in due course.
The Law of Contentment
This law should not be applied to material things only, but
should also be extended to non-material things. We should feel contented with
our life as a whole, while making our best efforts to make it better in a
natural manner.
In short, we should neither leave what comes to us in the
course of natural living, nor jump onto what is not within our rational reach.
If we do so, we not only make our life positive, but also help others to lead a
positive life.
The Law of Sharing
All that we possess as human beings is
a gift of nature, but in our ignorance we develop a feeling of possessiveness
over it. We should realize that all possessions are temporary and in due course
of time, either we leave them or they leave us. If so, it is all the more
worthwhile to ponder upon our attitude towards our so-called possessions, be
they material or non-material.
Once this law is understood in the right perspective, we
should consider it a blessing to be able to share our possessions with others.
Those who do so are really more fortunate than those who do not.
The Law of Affluence
When the feeling of possessiveness is given up, we do not
have to feel impoverished - we can remain in a state of mental affluence all
the time. In the process, we all can not only enjoy our own possessions, but
those of everyone else as well.
This is what we call the law of affluence. Let us all try to
follow this law, in order to feel rich, abundant, complete and fulfilled. Life
will, then, become truly positive.
The Law of Gratitude
Gratefulness is something which all of us have a duty to
express. This should be taken into consideration with another tenet: we should
not allow our happiness to depend completely on others; if in case they fail to
fulfil their duties to us, then we will suffer for their negligence.
We must seek to do our best to be good to other people and
express gratitude if and when they are also good to us. Then, the expression of
gratitude by others will only add to our happiness.
The Law of Forgiveness
The essence of the law of forgiveness lies in one small
sentence: to err is human, to forgive is divine. As human beings, we all are
prone to committing errors, but one should not dwell unduly if a mistake is
committed.
We should be able to accept our faults, learn from them and
try our best not to repeat them. Once this attitude is adopted, the chances of
committing error keep reducing and we march towards a happier life.
One should learn to forgive oneself for the mistakes
committed - knowingly or unknowingly - provided we realize that they are
mistakes in the first place and take care not to repeat them in the future.
Thus, the habit of forgiveness is something which lightens us and gives
strength to keep our vow.
To the extent that we are able to cultivate this noble
quality in ourselves, our lives will become that much more positive. This is
another law that never fails.
The Law of Patience
While our luck or destiny may have an important bearing on
our life, they are not our masters. The truth is that we and we alone are the
masters of our destinies, and we can easily change our lives for better or
worse by what we choose to do or not do.
What is required is patience and perseverance. When these
come into play, we will always have patience and will become the masters of our
own lives.
The Law of Acceptance
Unfortunately, what most of us try to do is to change
ourselves by following the examples set by wrong persons or situations and then
justify our slips. Does it really help anyone? Not in the least.
This tendency makes our lives more and more negative. Even
the most ordinary events of life can then disturb us. The ultimate aim of us
all is to achieve mental peace and happiness, which cannot be achieved by
reacting or tolerating.
The only option that works is acceptance of the situation,
while doing our best to change it, as explained by the other Laws.
The Law of Excellence
Once on the path of excellence, life becomes a smooth
journey, giving pleasure in every moment. We don't have to run after it. The
pleasure comes to us wherever we are, irrespective of what we do and without
our asking. We then, get what we wish, with optimum effort. The only condition
is that our wish has to be need-based and not greed-based. Nature takes care
only of our need and not the greed.
True excellence in life is possible only when we live without
greed and devote our full energy towards attaining our goals.
The Law of Health
Since thoughts have a direct bearing on our health, it is
necessary to always feed ourselves with positive thoughts. Once we understand
the basic principles of life and the purpose of living, positive attitudes
become natural to us, and good health results.
Worry,
fear, anger, hatred and other such negative emotions harm the body, while
joyful living leads to good health. Therefore, developing the right attitude is
a must for one's well-being.
By doing so, the process of positive living is then
perpetuated on its own, and not only living, but death becomes graceful too.
The Law of Wisdom
Someone has rightly pointed out that half of life is if (read the middle two letters in the word) and threefourth
is lie (read life without f).
This is what happens when life is seen in fractions. On the other hand, when a
full view of life is taken, it becomes a process of learning, involving,
finding and evolving.
The law of wisdom demands that life should be understood and
lived in full, not in parts. This understanding is a must if we want to lead a
positive life.
The Law of Courage
It should always be remembered that there is a time when
courage means action and there is a
time when it means non-action. While courage is required to
take the right action at the right time, it is also required not to act when
our action may lead to disharmony.
Similarly, while it requires courage to do virtuous acts, it
requires even greater courage to not to do or indulge in evil acts. Thus, a
correct perspective of courage helps us in both ways. We must cultivate this
virtue in ample measure in order to make best use of our other virtues.
The Law of Humility
A humble person is wonderful to be with, creating happiness
wherever he goes and inspiring others to display their best.
Every creative task needs humility behind it. Any brave new
world of the future will necessarily have to be build on this edifice. Let us
contribute to this creative change, within and without, by cultivating humility
in our personality.
The Law of Change
There are winning, as well as losing, moments in life. We
tend to welcome the winning moments and ignore the losing ones. But is it fair
to do so? Can there be a life with good moments only? Good moments will lose
their significance without bad moments. They are there only because of bad
moments. Without any of them, there will be no life, or life would be
tasteless.
The Law of Relationships
Positive living, in fact, relates precisely to the expansion
of mind discussed in the last law. The more we lack this expansion, the more
pleasure in life is lost. Let us therefore have another look at our
relationships with others and rebuild them with the attitude of love, purity
and detachment.
If we do so, we shall be the number one beneficiaries and, in
the process, shall create happiness all around. Even if this dream is not
fulfilled in this lifetime, it should always remain our cherished goal.
And this is the ultimate law of positive living
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