As a Man Thinketh is a mind and attention arresting book. This is a very small book contains about 70-80 pages which one can read in one go within an hour or two. The writer took the title from a Bible Verse 23:7 “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he “. As You read the book , it will electrify your mind and thought process.
So here are the 7 most Powerful Life Lessons that you must learn from ‘As a Man Thinketh’.
1- Thought And Character
The book begins with this line, “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he”, means one creates his/her personality by only thinking. If you plant a mango tree, you will get only mangoes, not pineapples. A gigantic oak tree is hidden only in its small seed , similarly a human being’s potential is hidden in his thoughts only. This is natural law, there is nothing extraordinary in it.
As the Man is the master of his thoughts- he can gain power, intelligence, love, health and bliss, only by thinking or by the power of his thoughts.As a man thinks it vibrates the whole body and mind. It can make one happy or unhappy within a second.
Man can gain knowledge, wisdom, understanding and power of caring and sharing due to his thoughts only. It has nothing to do with any external force. A man can build his own character by his own thoughts only.
2- Effect Of Thought On Circumstances
A man can not only be a gardener of his mind but also can be a master gardener of his soul,the director of his fate. As Shakespeare says, ” We all are actors and the world is a stage.” The world is a stage there is no doubt, but a man is not a mere an actor but the director of his life. He can mould it by connecting his mind with his soul. There must be a proper harmony between one’s mind and soul,when one has a healthy tree in one’s mind, with healthy leaves, branches and roots. The roots must be provided with healthy thoughts and inner peace.
Man should not believe that he has become a victim of outside circumstances.When he realizes his creative power, he would not be a victim but the master of his own life. It is possible only by noticing ones thought silently and carefully and altereing from negative to positive.
No condition can turn a person into a criminal overnight.It is the secret thought planted long ago can surface, when inner thoughts are not controlled. Like an honest farmer, who is very careful about his crop, one must be always watchful towards his inner thoughts. All are worried about how to improve their circumstances but they don not want to improve themselves. For example, a fat person wants to be thin, but he doesn’t want to eat less and exercise regularly. Then how can he be thin? The same is the case of other things also.
Selfish thoughts should not occur in mind, one must harbour, beautiful and kind thoughts towards others. One should be patiently wait for the results to happen. Definitely it will happen.
3- Effect Of Thought On Health And Body
Good health and beautiful physique do not depend only on good diet and regular exercise. They depend on the thought process of human beings. Thoughts of fear can kill a person, the way a bullet kills a Man. So happy thought brings happiness, joy, loyalty, vigor and grace in ones life. If nice,lovely, graceful thoughts are cultivated and watched thoroughly, definitely the outcome would be marvellous and satisfactory.
If one is happy and smiling, harbouring only beautiful thoughts then earthly age could not be able to leave its footprint on ones face and body. For example a ninety year old can have a face of a sweet sixteen year old and a middle aged man can have a ninety year old man’s face if he/she doesn’t cultivate lovely and positive thoughts in his/her mind..
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