(Translated Into English)

POWER OF THOUGHTS CHAPTER 1


Life is motion, consciousness in motion; and motion effecting all matter is ‘vibration’. In the beginning, it was all consciousness. Consciousness emanated vibration called the ‘Word’ or ‘Sound’, i.e., ‘Shabad’, which projected the entire cosmic world. This’ vibration’ is the first projection of Primal Energy or Infinite Power, from which infinite types of vibrations sprouted, fructifying into numerous types and forms of matter.

Matter is this nothing but an expression of energy. In other words, existence of varied forms of matter is directly attributed to the process of combination and permutation of infinite variety of vibration. Different ranges of electricity, sound, etc.; all are modes of vibrations of the same nature in ether, though they differ in frequency and quality.

Thoughts, desires, actions, etc. are also made up of vibrations, but differ in their phenomena because of different character, frequency and intensity. Every thing in the universe, whether living or non – living, having been created by certain types of vibrations, also emits the same type of vibration in the cosmos. So also, thoughts caused by certain type of vibrations emit the same kind of vibration in the cosmos, which are recorded by the cosmic infinitude. In other words, the cosmic apparatus constantly registers and emits all types of vibrations affecting everything in the universe.

Human soul is an integral part of the ‘Prime Soul’ or the supreme consciousness, in very much the same way as a ray of light belongs to its source – ‘the Sun’. The two differ only in degree (power), but in essence (quality) they are the same.

Of all other living forms in the universe, human form is the most highly evolved being, as it has the exquisite faculty of discrimination, called ‘intellect’. For this quality, man is said to have been created by God ‘in his own image’. Thus, human form is the cream of cosmic creation.

Human mind is endowed with the discriminating power of intelligence. Mind is nothing but a subtle phenomenon of thinking. It operates through thoughts; if thoughts do not exist mind loses its identity.

Because of its multifarious assignments, such as ambition, emotion, sentiments, feeling, instinct, inclination, imagination, volition, etc., the mind has acquired its mercurial nature.

Acting in collusion with the sense organs, the mind rouses the five nerve-centres in the ‘Consciousness,’ and they in turn, propel the executing organs to activity. They are:

LUST

ANGER

GREED

ATTACHMENT

EGO,

which affects the intellect, distort its power of judgment and discrimination, and drive the man to act as a ‘slave’ to ‘mind’. It is therefore, essential for the man to tame the mind and harness the power of thoughts.

Mind can be compared to the ocean. Just as wind causes ripples on the surface of the water, so are thought-waves caused on the surface of the mind. Certain strong waves of thought dive deep into the sub-conscious mind; they are like under-currents at the sea-bed.

Mind is never calm and vacant. Rumbling waves of desires, ego, ambition, craving, anxiety of possession, attachment, etc. always disturb its equipoise. Although intellect is superior to ‘mind’ because of its power of judgment and discrimination, yet the man is easily amenable to the fascination of sensual gratification. Thus, ‘intellect’ plays a puppet in the hand of the mind.