Dada Vaswani Explains How to Spring Clean the Mind

We all spring clean the whole house at least twice a year. Don’t we need to ‘turn out’ our tired, negative thoughts and spring clean the mind too? Our minds are full of negative thoughts and negative ideas. With all these joy-killers inside us, how can we ever hope to be happy? That man is happy, who thinks the happiest thoughts.

If you wish to be happy, you too, must unclutter your ‘house’ — the house of your heart. You must throw out all the joy-killers, the negative thoughts of greed, ill will, jealousy, malice and envy. But throwing these out is not enough — you must also fill your mind with happy thoughts, thoughts of purity, prayer, sympathy, service and sacrifice, love and kindness, prosperity and peace, success and victory. You are a precious and unique being! Your life has a purpose and a meaning. How can you allow your life to be weighed down by joy-killers?

Become Light and Joyful

When your mind and heart are uncluttered, when they are filled with light, joy-giving thoughts, your spirit too, soars high! Science shows us that a magnetized piece of steel can lift up iron particles that weigh several times its weight; but if the same piece of steel is demagnetized, it cannot even lift so much as a feather’s weight. When you unclutter your mind and cleanse your thoughts, you are magnetizing your mind. You will find that confidence, hope and optimism fill your mind and you manifest success and happiness.

When your mind is filled with negative emotions, you become insecure and fearful. You are overcome by negative thought patterns; “I may fail,” or “I may lose my money,” or “People may laugh at me,” and so on. This kind of thinking weighs you down. You let opportunities and chances slip by; you are afraid to make bold moves; you begin to stagnate.

Nip Negativity in the Bud

When a thought of hatred enters your mind, stamp it out at once! Extinguish it – and replace it consciously with a thought of love and good-will. Fill your mind with positive thoughts! But remember, positive thoughts cannot dwell in a cluttered mind, any more than a delicate plant can thrive in a closed, dark jar in a dry and dusty corner. Therefore, begin to believe in God, in the goodness of the heart, in the beauty and the order of the vast universe. Believe in the eternal truths and values.

Deep within us, our subconscious is in touch with infinite beauty, wisdom and joy. It can bring great power, wealth and happiness, when we use it effectively. It is up to us to uncover the power of light and beauty. It can lift us from the depths of defeat and despair and allow us to experience health, happiness and harmony. It can heal our troubled mind and broken heart.

A simple way to encounter negative situations: repeat to yourself the mantra:

“This Too Shall Pass”

Allow your thoughts to turn to God, to dwell on His love and mercy. Such thoughts will help you to elevate your mind and energize your spirit. Do not dwell on the negative situation; but allow the love of God to flood your mind, to cleanse it of all negativism, to fill you with hope and faith and peace.

 Pessimism Is Self-Defeating

Pessimism degrades you and defeats you. Optimism, born out of the understanding that God’s Divine Plan is being worked out in your life, will set your mind at rest, and give you the courage and confidence to take on life’s challenges.

According to modern psychiatrists, our mind can be compared to a ‘thought factory’. It is right inside us, and we are the absolute master who controls everything about it. We are the owner, we are the supervisor, we are the worker, we are the security guard. We monitor all that goes into the factory — we produce everything that comes out of it.

What would you like to manufacture in your factory? Anxiety, worry, fear, envy, jealousy and ill- will? Or faith, love, optimism, courage and compassion? Will you pollute your inside and the environment outside with harmful effluents? Or would you produce ‘goods’ that everyone will benefit from?

The Takeaway

Spring clean the mind regularly to keep your ‘thought factory’ spick and span, in perfect production conditions! It will generate a great deal of wealth and happiness for you and everyone you come into contact with!