Comments on: Trying to Think Positive https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/ Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Marina https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6841 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:54:36 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6841 What i found very helpfull was forgiving myself for negative thugths, and even finding them a valuable lesson wich can teach me how to master myself. I now aknowelege these thoughts each time and try to see what lesson it teaches me, and how i can improve.

]]> By: veda https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6840 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:01:12 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6840 try creating the negative thoughts purposefully for five minutes a day.
Your mind will get bored and it will not do it any more.
write in a paper as a fiction and giggle at it as if you are talking to the papers; you are mere thoughts. ghost created by the neurons.

]]> By: Elaine https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6839 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:56:52 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6839 Try mindful meditation, stay in the present moment by being aware. Awareness seems to be the key. Letting go of many types of negatives and staying in the present helps me to enjoy life. Oh, I love anything to do with India and I am from a Lithuanian background. Also, there is a 21 day meditation series coming up on Chopra Center website – join in. Also, may I suggest Dr. Chopra’s Healing Affirmations – just beautiful and truly healing in a most loving way…namaste

]]> By: Vaishali https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6838 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:57:07 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6838 I am also from India, however i have diffrerent experience altogether. My family always supported me in whaterever i wanted to acheive and when I support them they are happy twofold. I think it is individual experience and not good to generalize, as India is a very diverse cultural country.
Infact we are spreading this negative thoughts of India to other places rapidly. My cousins live in USA and its the same there too. They only see negative points about India. All cultures and counties have thier own positives and negatives, wise are the ones those who make use of positives everywhere they go.

]]> By: Jeniffer https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6837 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:12:37 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6837 i think if you know who you are you know that you are not a negative person, so when negative thoughts come you don’t own them, you don’t try and justify them, you don’t dwell on them you release them from you and and own the you that you know.Before long you will not even notice that you heven think negatively at times, why, because your focus is on all the good and positive thoughts. So rather than beating yourself up for thinking negatively each time you do that just shake it off and don’t become like a watchdog for negative thoughts rather celebrate each time you find yourself thinking positively, that way you shift your consciousness to that which you are becoming and you focus less on that which you are not.
Enjoy yourself life is a journey and not a destination that you arrive at.

]]> By: maria martins https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6836 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:27:35 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6836 Quando os pensamentos negativos aparecerem:mentalize;AMOR LUZ PERDAO E GRATIDAO.essas 4 palavras tem me ajudado muito…te dezejo muito amor e luz no seu caminho.

]]> By: gauri https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6835 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:14:00 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6835 Thanks Lone. I don’t have some traumatizing experience but it is a constant depressive feeling for not able to support my own family in spite of me being on a high profile job. This is because in India, girls are not supposed to support and my husband and his family follow this mentality. My own mother has not visited my for ten years after my marriage…its makes me panic….but then I console my self as being born in India

]]> By: G https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6834 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:18:56 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6834 What is there to think about?
Harmony is omnipresent

]]> By: Lone https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6833 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:43:31 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6833 Dear Gauri, if you have not already tried it, I can recommend a session of Somatic Experiencing as a way to come even further if you have had really traumatizing experiences in the past. Love & Peace.

]]> By: gauri https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6832 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:17:19 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6832 I also have the same problem of having negative thought all day for the people who tortured me. But I always target to do something big. so when ever I start my project of the day, my attention drift from negative thoughts to accomplish my current work. Sometimes even doing the current work, it goes back to negative thoughts but then fear of not completing the present task neglects all the negative thought at that moment.

]]> By: David https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6831 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:41:46 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6831 I think Deepak is suggesting that if one knows their true self, they would not be worried about negative thoughts and asking this question.

Not too worry though, this just means you need to take a step back and continue to find out more about yourself. Meditation is the best method to experience the true self on a daily basis so I would start there.

]]> By: Vaishali https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6830 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:52:55 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6830 Jeff,

He mentioned, the negative thoughts fade away out of neglect ( if you have really found ur true self) so there is nothing really you have to do to get rid of them.

]]> By: jeff https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-to-think-positive/#comment-6829 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:41:58 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=29883#comment-6829 I think this is an important question and that perhaps Deepak could expand his answer to describe the method(s) for releasing attachment to thoughts, especially negative ones.

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