Dispel the darkness of negativity and vices

A very important aspect of our daily life is erasing or removing the negative personality characteristics that exist inside us. We also need to ensure that they do not come to the surface and do not cause a hindrance or obstacle in our everyday dealings.

In this particular sphere of self-change, there are some people, who are more attentive to their weaknesses. They are always keen to transform or remove them completely while some are less attentive and are unable to realise or check their weaknesses and change them.

Spiritual power is needed for self-transformation, but the first and foremost power is the power to realise that a particular weakness exists inside me. If we don't realise, we will not make the effort to increase that power within us.

Also, once the realisation is there, we need to think about possible thought patterns and efforts at the level of words and actions, which will lead us to become a perfect personality to reap success.

We need to remove the flaws or weaknesses that give us unhappiness and make others also discontent. Self-transformation begins when we connect to God, the highest spiritual source and use His power and love to bring the change within.

His power works at the level of our consciousness. As is the consciousness, so are our thoughts. Once the thoughts begin to change, our feelings, attitudes, vision, words and actions also move towards a positive direction.

Self-effort is not so difficult, but it can seem difficult if spiritual power is lacking.

So, Rajyoga meditation is the foundation of any self-change. Rajyoga meditation is a connection between two minds – our own individual mind and God's universal mind, the supreme source of all spiritual powers, qualities, values and virtues.

He is invisible to the physical eyes but visible to the eye of spiritual wisdom or what we call 'the third eye'.

This connection causes spiritual energy in its purest form to be absorbed from God. It flows into one's sanskaras and changes the sanskaras of thinking negatively.

There are a lot of negative characteristics, which continue to work in one's lives, thereby colouring one's words, actions and behaviours.

Such negativity cannot be removed by reminding oneself of it again and again. It is only when a ray of light comes, the darkness begins to disappear.

God's energy works as the spiritual light to dispel the darkness of negativity and vices. Whatever thoughts are concentrated upon, those thoughts become powerful.

It is like the growth of a seed. When a thought, a positive thought, is planted in the mind and it is concentrated upon, it becomes like sunlight adding energy. The more the concentration on them, these thoughts begin to grow.

In meditation, we focus on our qualities and on the supreme being - 'I am a peaceful child, the child of the Almighty, the ocean of peace.'

When we create such positive thoughts each morning and water it with attention throughout the day, we find ourselves becoming more and more powerful.

Negative circumstances or people with negativity do not influence us but we become a powerful source for finishing that negativity.

We are able to maintain this positive thought under all circumstances. So, there is a total experience of positivity, whatever the situation may be.