R.HARSHINI
II ECE 1
“If you want to find the truth look for simplicity,” says Joseph Nguyen in his famous book ‘Don’t Believe Everything You Think.’ Many people, including myself, may not fully understand the complexities of thinking and thoughts. So, this article aims to take you on a soulful journey – a journey within ourselves to uncover the truth that lies buried deep inside and to find everything that we have been looking for.
Thinking is essential for handling real-life situations; it’s about engaging with genuine experiences rather than merely simulating them. Positive thoughts aren’t produced by thinking alone; they arise from a natural state of peace, love, and joy in our lives. These feelings are a by-product of our overall state of being, not
just our cognitive processes. True contentment and fulfillment come from this deeper state of being, which influences our thoughts and experiences in a meaningful way. Understanding this distinction can help us approach life with greater clarity and satisfaction.
Terrible and unfortunate events happen every day, but it’s not just the events themselves that matter—it’s how we interpret them that affects our feelings. As Joseph Nguyen notes in “Don’t Believe Everything You Think,” our thoughts about these events can be more impactful than the events themselves. These situations can cause pain, which is unavoidable, but we can avoid prolonged suffering by staying grounded in reality.
It’s not external factors that affect us but our own thinking. We only ever feel what we are thinking. Thinking is the process of actively interacting with the ideas and thoughts in your mind. Our mind continuously works to keep these thoughts vivid and active, using past experiences to create hypothetical scenarios and predict potential future dangers based on our memories.
Separating thinking from thoughts makes understanding situations much easier and less complicated. It’s straightforward: handling real-time situations becomes effortless when we simplify our approach. In essence, the less we overthink, the stronger and more positive our emotions in the present moment. Thoughts are the content of our mind, while thinking is the active process of engaging with those thoughts. By distinguishing between the two, we can more clearly see that our feelings are shaped by how we interpret and interact with our thoughts, rather than by the thoughts themselves.
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