6. How to influence your mind to attract your desires and a glorious afterlife
As the years have been passing by, I’ve been acquiring most of the things I ever desired. By taking a look at the past, it’s obvious that positive thinking has helped to influence my mind and attract the things I desire; today, it still influences my mind to attract the things I desire.
From personal experience, I can boldly say that the human mind operates in a way that follows a sensible pattern that is void of any form of mystery. There is nothing mystical about the powerful influence our minds have on other people and the environment around us. Read ahead in order to see things from this angle: the ability of the human mind to influence and attract or dispel the thing(s) it desires.
Although I admit that our experiences are different, much value will be found in this chapter, and it will enable you to tweak your mind in order to achieve better results in terms of attracting what you want.
Have a good intention to acquire what you desire
The quest for material things should go hand in hand with a desire to weigh the spiritual value inherent in acquiring them. In this regard, I advise people to acquire material things based on spiritual values which are capable of outlasting all the material thing(s) they wish to acquire.
It’s not a bad idea to become excessively rich, but it would be a delusion to become rich and lose spiritual or immaterial values like love, peace, soundness of mind, humility, etc. It has to be noted that our stay on Earth is temporary; therefore, strive for spiritual values by showing kindness, consideration, and understanding for others, instead of becoming a thief or murderer; a slanderer or a blackmailer; a liar or a rapist; etc.
When you look for spiritual values while pursuing material things, the universe and Mother Nature will always support you, even when surrounding conditions are unfavorable. From experience and observation, there are some important steps we should follow:
1. Decide what you want
You must decide exactly what you want; you must visualize or conceive it in your mind. What is it that you really want? It might not be enough for you to say you want a lot of money, a lot of cars, a lot of houses, etc. You will get far better results if you describe “in detail” what you want.
For example, if you want a new car, then you must state other things about the car: the model of the car, the engine type (automatic or manual), the color of the car, etc. The point is this: you must state extra things that will give your mind a firm image and “strong” impression that can influence it to attract what you desire during the time you are waiting for/expecting your desire to materialize.
After creating a clear thought about what you want, frequently picture it in your mind, and always hold that picture firmly.
2. Give unto others so that it will be easier for you to receive
After deciding what you want, go to the next stage: give so that you can receive. If you make up your mind to give, then how much are you willing to give? If you desire to acquire a particular amount of money, are you prepared to help other people with a tithe, which is the same thing as a tenth of that money? Do you have the heart to assist other people who are not as lucky or fortunate as you are?
It might sound vain to say that you will give a tithe after you get money. Make it a habit to give out money, services, or any form of assistance to those who are in need. In so doing, you will be placing yourself in a favorable position, and influencing your mind to cooperate with the universal laws of giving and receiving in a way that will help you attract your desire(s).
3. Make it a habit to always practice visualizing what you want
After you have decided what you want—to get a promotion, to get a million dollars, to win a lottery, or whatever it is—then consistently visualize what you want. Let’s say you’ve decided you want a new car, then decide the type of car you want: the brand of the car, the color of the car, the passenger-carrying capacity of the car, etc.
Next, use a few minutes each day to relax both mind and body; immediately thereafter, use some extra minutes (ten or twenty) to visualize yourself in the car as if you already have it—there and then. Do not think of the car as something you might have, or could have, even though you know you don’t have it at the moment. Visualize yourself having the car.
As you visualize and always create a mental picture of it, it will become a blueprint that will be influential in attracting your desire(s). Create a thought that you can continuously pour energy into, in order to strengthen it until it becomes a physical reality.
If leadership skills, power, courage, and influence are the things you desire, then add them to the picture. After frequently visualizing your desires in your mind, you will observe that you won’t have any doubt(s) that you are going to acquire your desires.
It must be noted that visualization can be difficult if it’s new to you! Difficulties can arise because your mind hasn’t gotten used to producing sharp pictures of the things you desire. Don’t bother about this.
The pictures you conceive do not have to be perfect in terms of having all the traits (qualities) of the things you desire. If you discipline your mind and make it a habit to regularly visualize what you want, your mind will eventually start to believe in the visualizations and produce amazing mental pictures for you to easily choose from.
Results will be obvious if you always live the thoughts of your desires in your mind, again and again, and again, for a long period—say weeks, months, or even years. Whenever doubts arise, do not be discouraged; just continue to repeat your visualizations and positive elements will naturally color the whole process until you physically acquire your desire(s).
Keep on repeating your visualizations and everything will quite naturally look after itself. Don’t bother too much about what will happen; just have faith in the process of visualization and the right things will happen at the right time. As you visualize, FEEL that the money, car, or whatever you desire, is coming to you; the more positive you are about it, the faster the reaction will be.
If you follow these steps, the thoughts of your desires will be driven into the subconscious part of your mind, which is ninety percent of it, and nine times more powerful than your conscious mind which you use much more consciously and frequently every day. After a considerable period of time, your subconscious mind—which is the platform for signs and wonders—will miraculously materialize your desires.
Words of Advice
Some things are much more valuable than money, cars, skyscrapers, and all types of wonderful material things. If you are wise, instead of using all your effort to strive and acquire an excessive number of material things, go the other way: rather strive to acquire spiritual values like Jesus, Buddha, Martin Luther, and other great people or leaders whose auras positively influenced the eternal destinies of millions and millions of people.
Desire to acquire abilities and virtues that will outlast your short earthly life and be of profitable use to you when you leave this world. Hammer this thought into your mind: no one has ever succeeded in taking a single penny or dollar into the next world; the more material things you strive to acquire, the more material things you will leave behind.
On the other hand, the more you help other people by doing good, the more blessings and spirituality you will carry along with you into the next life after you leave this world. It is quite unfortunate that in the present age many people think that the most important thing in life is to acquire excessive amounts of money and other types of material things.
It is not possible to help others too much; and when you help others, you indirectly attract physical and spiritual blessings to yourself. A lot of people in the world are in desperate need of help; choose to visualize and acquire material things to serve your fellow human beings.
After this short earthly life, there is an everlasting spiritual life in which goodness and spirituality are the currencies in use, while the present-day money and material things are like the dust of this Earth. The choice is yours to make!