1. Dilution— Distance Yourself From The Thought:

Whenever a negative thought pops into the mind, remember that it is not you. Rather than adopting it, you can distance yourself from it.

2. Substitution— Replace a Negative Thought With A Positive Thought:

1. Helps us to unwind from the clamour and noise of today's busy world.
2. Stimulates the Parasympathetic System thus relaxes the muscle tension.
3. Allows our brain to relax. Helps us to calm down our overactive brains.
4. Promotes body-mind sync. It makes us feel more grounded ...

In Sanskrit, mental practice is called Chintan. It means 'deep reflective thought'.

Strategies to train your Chintan:-

1. Think Intentionally: Disregard the programmed response & instead consciously choose your thoughts.

This includes a huge variety of thought skills.

• Diffused Thinking: The conscious mind is relaxed, our subconscious gets to work. Often happens while our conscious mind is engaged in some diversion.
• Focused Thinking: The conscious mind is in dee...

— Spirituality is the essence while religion is its external form.

— Visit to a sacred place is religion. To sit down in one place and take our mind to the Divine is spirituality.

— To take a bath in the holy Ganga is religion. To bathe our mind in Divine thoughts is ...

Self Awareness

• Distinguishing our lower nature from our higher nature.
• Awareness of the purpose of our life.
• Awareness of the values we live by.

Universal Awareness

• Empathy for others.
• Awareness of the int...

Thoughts are far more than the electro-chemical reactions happening in the brain. They are subtle energy forms created by the mind, with or without the assistance of the brain. It is pertinent to mention that not all thoughts require the brain's intercession. There are varieties of thought...

1. Overgeneralization: We make a general assumption based on a single incident.

2. Fallacy of Fairness: We feel that life should be fair.

3. Expecting a Catastrophe: We expect the worst to happen.

4. Filtering Out

→ Automatic: They pop into your mind without any effort from your side.

→ Distorted: They do not connect with all the facts. They jump to conclusions.

→ Unproductive: They undermine your motivation, feed bitterness and rob your optimi...

• Attachment Thinking: Our emotions prevent us from seeing things as they are.
• Strategic Thinking: It's aim is to devise an effective blueprint for action.
• Abstract Thinking: Thinking about intangible concepts such as freedom, ...

7. Personalization: We assume personal blame for things that are outside our control.

8. Blaming: We engage in blaming others that they are responsible for our emotional pain.

9. Imperative Thinking: We