Positive Thinking,
Healthy Life
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Spoken by Supreme
Master Ching Hai, Singapore, September 28, 1994
(Originally in English) Videotape #446
Nowadays many sicknesses still kill
millions of people. About 18 million a year die from different diseases
because some of us do not take precautions to guard our precious body,
which is given by God to do some mission on earth for some purpose
and also to realize our almighty power. For example, we smoke too
much, we drink too much, we eat too much flesh and invite all these
bacteria from the flesh into our systems, etc. All these killing factors
make our lives a miserable time. Actually, we could live a better
life if we organize more, if we appreciate our body more. And if we
eat just nutritious food for our body, and not eat because of the
taste, and eat just a reasonable amount, then of course, our health
will not be so much endangered. Most of the vegetarian people become
healthier. Many of you became healthier after taking initiation and
switching to a vegetarian diet. Is that not so? (Audience: Yes!) Actually,
the hospital is full of meat-eating people. No problem. We can see
the proof there. Not only because the vegetarian diet is healthy in
itself, but also because the vibrations are very harmonious to our
body whereas the vibrations of the animals are not that harmonious,
not so peaceful.
Actually it is very easy to live
a simple and healthy life. There is no need for so much medicine,
no need for so many injections. Many of us harm ourselves because
we bring poisonous substances into our body. If we know how to live
a simple, nutritious, healthy life, we really don’t need doctors
so much. The doctor can have more holidays and both stay healthy.
The More Energy We
Use,
the More We Receive from the Universal Power
Don’t worry about hard
work; you should work and spend your energy because in our bodies,
there are about seven chakras which can draw in the energy from the
universe. They are just like a battery automatically charged by Universal
Power. That’s why we can run our machine all the time. And when
we meditate, this power is even in more abundance. The more we give,
the more it comes in; it will never stop, so we don’t worry.
Don’t worry about karma; helping
people and taking the karma and all that. If people need help, you
help. It’s only when we try to interfere with the people’s
minds, like trying to control them, or trying to tell them to do what
we want them to do for a selfish purpose, then we will create karma.
Otherwise, if we love people and we want to help them in their time
of need, even if we truly get karma from them, it doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter at all because we should sacrifice for each
other. We should live with each other in love and don’t mind
the karma.
We must always keep positive energy
because even if you think positive, even just thinking positive, if
you can see your body, you will see each positive thought will change
the pattern of the aura, change your outlook, and change your energy
inside. It becomes more over-flowing and healthy. But if you think
negative, just think anything negative, bad or miserable, and then
your pattern changes immediately. Any psychic person can see this.
That’s why some people can read your mind, because when you
come in, they can see your aura. They can see the pattern change in
the energy counterpart of your body. The energy counterpart is the
shape of energy which looks like the shape of your real organ. For
example, your heart is like this. Suppose someone took your heart
away and that heart-place is empty, but still, it has the shape of
your heart in it - something is there. That is the energy counterpart
of the heart. Sometimes this energy counterpart has problems, not
the real heart, and so they have to fix it. You are the best doctor
for yourself if you think positive, live a healthy and simple life
-- simple living and high thinking. Always think positive. Even just
thinking changes your pattern of living, changes your day and changes
your fortune. So always try to keep being positive. Then a lot of
accidents, a lot of illnesses can be avoided.
God is always around you. Masters
from the ten directions are always protecting you. It is true that
we are not left alone in this world to do all things ourselves. We
are always protected by angels, everyone of us. And we are always
guarded by the Master’s spirit even though we don’t see
it. Even if you don’t believe in angels and spirit, you must
believe there is a God who exists. Otherwise, we don’t exist.
Most of the problems are our own
making because we think negative, we act negative and we let the negative
influence from the people affect us. Sometimes, if you go to see the
doctor, they will tell you that some of the diseases are self-made.
Not because you want the disease only but you are run down in resistance.
For example, like an allergy. Sometimes you never get it, but every
time you get run down, you are depressed, you are overworked, you
are exhausted, then the allergy will come. You eat the same food every
day and have no allergy. But one day, you have it. It’s because,
at that time, probably your resistance is very low. Your defense system
temporarily broke down or something like that; whereas if you think
positively, the disease will also go quickly.
Sometimes the defense system is so
run down, it’s like broke down, and it’s very difficult
to fix it. At that time, then it’s too bad; either we live or
we die. So try to take care of your system and don’t let it
break down. Try to take care of your system by acting positive, thinking
positive, talking positive. That is very simple. Even just thinking
positive is already a tremendous help to you. Actually, when you practice
very hard, sometimes you don’t feel the body. Is that not so?
You have this experience? (Yes.) You feel very light, right? Like
you are driving but it is not you who drives; it is someone else.
No effort. That’s how we achieve effortlessness in the physical
dimension. And then we can do many things in a lighter way and we
don’t feel so exhausted any more. The more we meditate, the
better we feel, and the faster we work, and no problem.
You must also try to pass on the
news for our fellow beings to rescue them from their misery. Try to
comfort them and bring them the good news that they could be lighter,
greater, happier in their lives if they practice the age-old wisdom,
getting in contact with the kingdom of God within themselves, with
the Buddha-nature within themselves. Then they don’t feel so
miserable, worn-out or blocked, and lonely in this world. That’s
the only cure for mankind. Actually it looks like so many disasters
are coming to the world, but I don’t feel like the world is
going to end so quickly. Maybe it will end in some parts; maybe there
will be a great destruction for different people, but the virtuous
people, the blameless persons, will be preserved for the next generation.
And with the help of the positive energy from you during your meditation,
during the group gathering, during your silent prayers time, our world
is preserved in a greater degree than we might have hoped for. And
that’s why I hope that you spread more good news to people.
Go Back to the Righteous
Way of Life
One person makes a lot of difference.
If you truly believe in your goodness, in what you are doing, you
will influence other people. But if you don’t believe, they
will influence you. Then try to make a strong person out of your personality.
Whatever you believe is good, stick to it and don’t let other
people make you waver because a good example in this world is rare.
So make yourself a good example. Try your best in everything so that
people will know that, because you practice, you have become better.
And you really are being useful for society. That’s how you
improve. That’s how you help other people. That’s how
we rescue the world from the great destruction that may be coming
because of a lot of self-destructive drugs and weapons, the way we
live our life and the way we infect each other. It could be the end
of the world. There is no doubt about it. No need to see the moon,
the sun or anything. If we love this planet— we think it’s
a beautiful place, which it is—it takes billions, trillions
of years to make one until it is beautiful like today, so beautiful
like this. So we have to also make a contribution. If we can, we fix
it. Of course after all, if we try our best and still the end of the
world comes, then let it be. But if we can fix it, we do it. So spread
the good news and let the people go back to the natural way of life,
the righteous way of life; that is, being vegetarian, being virtuous,
keeping precepts, living a simple life and positive thinking. Then
our world will be no problem. And we will probably live a few more
thousand years in a better condition. There are two choices now: one
is total destruction; another is to go ahead with progress in all
ways of life, including spiritual. And the future is in our hands,
really. There are no aliens who can do anything about it. There is
no God who punishes us. There is no Buddha who blesses us. It’s
only ourselves. We have to make a choice. That’s how we grow:
by making good choices.
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