Who Rules In Your Life? Reflections on Personal Power

by Subirana, Miriam

• ISBN13: 9781846941177
• ISBN10: 1846941172
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-30
• Publisher: O Books

Summary

You can live every moment of your life knowing how to choose good and beneficial thoughts, and protect yourself from negative influences. You can do it by becoming aware of the way you think. Learning this process (and it's not hard) will enable you to lay the foundations of a true, positive change in your life.

Author Biography

Miriam Subirana is an international speaker who combines leadership skills with the use of art and creative meditation techniques. She is the national President in Spain of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Advantages of Positive Thinking	p. 5
How do you know if a thought is positive?
What stops you from being positive?
The benefits of positive thinking on the mind, body and relationships
The power of choosing
Positivity in action
Learn to create healthy habits for maintaining a healthy attitude towards life
Constructive attitude
The Power and Effect of Thoughts	p. 10
The energy that motivates us
The creative power of thought and its effects
The impact of worrying
Understanding the Different Thoughts That the Mind Creates	p. 17
Necessary thoughts
Unnecessary thoughts
Negative thoughts
Positive thoughts
Make Your Mind Your Best Friend	p. 24
The mind
How does the midn work?
Where are thoughts produced?
Perception
The functioning of the conscience of the self: mind, intellect and subconscious
The intellect
The subconscious: habits and tendencies
Liberation and Change	p. 38
Freeing yourself of negative influences and habits
Freeing yourself of influences that create obstacles or restrict our freedom
Freedom: exercising the power of choice
Habits
The origin of addictions: how to overcome them
Creating positive habits
Motivation for change
Some practical ways of changing old habits or beliefs
Rediscovering Your True Self	p. 51
Being aware of your true self
Who am I?
What is the connection between your values and the different labels on which you base your identity? Learning the art of letting go and not identifying with the role
Rediscovering your true self
Qualities, Values and Virtues	p. 58
The balance between masculine and feminine qualities
Learning to know yourself
Strengthening and expressing our virtues
Creating Our Own Reality The Eight Mental Laws	p. 64
The cause-effect law
The law of attention
The law of self-control
The law of belief
The law of correspondence
The law of expectation
The law of attraction
The law of surrender
Meditation: The Power of Concentrated Thought	p. 71
Learning to meditate
Seven ways of using meditation for personal growth and development
The value of practice
We begin meditating
Meditation Commentaries	p. 79
Bibliography	p. 88
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University	p. 89
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