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POSITIVE THINKING
Dr. Satyajit Chowdhury
- Trina Paulus
How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to
give up being a caterpillar.
One book that can change your attitude and lifestyle. Know the tricks
to condition your mind positively. Apply the do's and don'ts in any
tricky situation be it in workplace, during travel or in a relationship.
The author tries to give you the powerful tool and vision to convert
your personality and feel the happiness in positive thinking.
All the illustrations are meaningful, soul searching and will give you a
broader perspective of positivity…………………………….read on……….
PLEDGE -Any revenue earned by way of sale/royalty of this book will be donated to DR.Balabhai NanavatiHospital, Mumbai. Board of Trustee's R.B.trust.
365 DAYS AND WAYS OF
POSITIVE THINKING
Dr. Satyajit Chowdhury
365 DAYS AND WAYS OF
Dr. Satyajit Chowdhury POSITIVE THINKING
A philanthropist who has worked intensively among the artisans of
Zaveri Bazar, Mumbai. Currently serving as a medical officer in non-
invasive cardiology at Dr.BALABHAI Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai.
A medical graduate (MBBS) from Govt.Medical
College, Nagpur. A successful medical practitioner
Since last twenty five years.
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A business graduate (BMS) from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, his
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His innumerable students testify his skill in the field of art and he is
popular among them As “Shailesh SIR”.
Printed and Bound in India
Written By: DR.SATYAJIT CHOWDHURY
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Father of all quotes directly related to POSITIVE THINKING
Take up one idea, make that one idea your life, think of it, let the brain, muscle, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way great spiritual giants are produced; others are mere talking machines
- Swami Vivekananda.
Dr. Satyajit Chowdhury POSITIVE THINKING
Dr. Satyajit Chowdhury POSITIVE THINKING
Modern life is full of commitments, competitions, and
commotions. Positive thinking is the key to solve majority
of these problems. How do we achieve positive thinking?
There Are Two Major Ways. Practical Meditation and
Conditioning of one's mind.
Life style gurus will always advice meditation i.e.
relaxation of mind. Most of the meditation advisers
suggest separate venue may it be hall, ground etc, where
mass meditation takes place or even individuals meditate
in an isolated environment. But in modern life taking out
time to fulfil the above criteria is not always possible.
I believe anyone anywhere can meditate and change
his/her thinking into positive energy. It is this energy
which helps life to move on and on. Llittle stress adds
spice to one's life (Healthy Tension).
Such is the power of positive thinking that it can conquer
PREFACE
BE CALM AND FIND WAYS OUTDifferent people will react as above and will solve the situation
differently. As no person is a 100 % look alike, similarly no two
people will accept and act in similar manner to a common
problem / situation
Let me give an example of difference of outcome between
Conventional Meditation and Practical Meditation –
A person attends a session of meditation in a specially designed
hall with others by his/her side. The hall is properly lighted with
a ' SOURCE “where everyone concentrates. The same person
gets back home after the meditation camp and finds that
his/her caretaker has made a mess at home. He/She is filled
with anger and fires the caretaker.
Lesson- What is the use of a person who has lost his cool
against a person, who has conditioned his/her mind by
practical meditation, returns home and see's the caretaker has
made a mess? He/She will calmly asses the situation and would
help the caretaker himself/herself to set the house right.
AUTHOR
Dr. Satyajit Chowdhury
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diseases, enemies and even terrorism! Practical
meditation is nothing but conditioning the mind
positively to any given situation. Both go hand in hand.
Anger - Reacts Spontaneously
Accept The Situation
Change Himself
SITUATION
Be Calm and Find Ways Out
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO FRIENDSHIP
A Friend should be your blind supporter, like the majority
of the people of India support the Nehru/Gandhi family.
A Friend should stand by you when the whole world is not
on your side.
A Friend should read your mind and should accept up
your decision as final.
A Friend should always be forgiven for his faults whenever
such situation arises.
You can turn to a friend even in your dreams.
A Friend is always a positive source of energy.
By now you should understand that even the world has
dedicated the first Sunday of the month of August as
WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY.
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PERSONALITY CURVE
To understand the mechanisms of human stress
study the personality curve given below.REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
When expectations are realistic, life feels more
predictable and therefore more manageable.
REFRAMINGChange the way you look at things.
“There is more than one meaning to the same reality.”
Practical MEDICATIONS CAN BE
DEEP BREATHINGTake deep slow breath this works physiologically to help
shut off the danger alarm.
MUSCULAR RELAXATIONTensing and relaxing various muscle groups can work
wonders. Combine it with deep breathing by inhaling
while you tense your muscles, then exhale when you
relax the muscles.
GOOD STRESS DISTRESS
EXHAUSTION
ILL HEALTH
BREAK DOWN
AROUSAL STRESS
HEALTHY TENSION
PER
FOR
MA
NC
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FATIGUE
Adapted from Nixon: Practitioner 1979.
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VISUALIZATIONImagine you are lying on the beach, boating on a lake or
in a mountain cabin or any natural place of your
fascination. Imagine you are lying on snow, imagine sun
on your skin, salt tang of the ocean (For those who have
not visited PURI beach in Orissa, India, an hour bath in
the waves + sand + sunshine can de-stress you instantly)
HUMOURHumour is a wonderful stress reducer. Share jokes,
proverbs, and sahyari with like minded people ONLY.
SHARE YOUR PROBLEMSShare your problems with someone you trust and has a
positive attitude, otherwise to a third party i.e.
Counsellor or someone from net friends who cannot
access you physically or confession in the confession
box of the church.” A problem shared is a problem
halved.
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Relationship
Religion
Soul & God
Workplace
Addiction
Anger
Travel
Ego
Sleep
Dream
Disease Control
Career
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The toughest term to explain, many stalwarts, new age
gurus and religious sect leaders have tried their best to
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preach about long lasting relationship, may it be between
– Husband and Wife , Parents and Children, Brothers and
Sisters, Relatives and Friends, Professional relations at
workplace, Teacher and Students etc. But there is always
a broken relationship found in our society. No law, no
principle, no fixed rules apply for a healthy relationship.
Hence this very topic remains a subject of debate.
ONLY POSITIVE THINKING CAN HELP1) Tolerate each other.
2) Don't find faults in others.
3) Any one party has to bend down till you succeed, if you
still get depressed – end the relationship.( every good
thing has to end ).
4) Admitting one's mistake and saying “sorry” will always
help.
5) Expressing your trust, caring nature and love will
always patch up the most difficult situation.
6) Always act by what your mind tells and not your heart.
7) Don't fall prey to someone misguiding you, always
think by yourself and take the final decision.
“RELATIONSHIP CHANGES WITH”
AGEAs one grows older and older the bonds of relationship
weakens. The sentiments are lower and lower, this is a
natural degenerative process of aging and nothing much
can be done about it.
SOCIAL STATUSRelationship changes with rise of social status and in few
exceptional cases one maintains the same relation as
earlier.
FINANCIAL STATUS This is obvious as once the financial status gap widens
there is fissure in the relationship.
MARITAL STATUSBeing single and married changes the structure of
relationships.
RELIGIONGood relationship is often broken on the basis of religion,
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Darkness can not drive out darknessOnly light can do that. Hate cannot drive
out hate Only love can do that.
- Dr Martin Luther King.
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caste and creed and in majority of the cases patch up does
not take place, in fact violence and honour killings are end
of the story.
TIMERelationship changes with time, relationship may be good
but it is time bound i.e. you are needed only during happy
moments or during bad days/sorrowful moments etc.
Sometimes relationships are broken and made up with
fluctuating time.
As described in the introduction – relationship is a
bonding above all, so sometimes in between the relation
(may it be property related, inheritance of business,
political platform, guardianship of minor or love affairs) if
one has to clear his/her stand, don't hesitate to say it clear
and loudly even if you know that it may be a new
beginning or an end of the relationship.
Never regret by not expressing yourself,
better regret after you make your stand clear
Practical Meditation in Relationship - frankly speaking
practical meditation is not known to improve
relationships. But yes, positive prayers do help - Pray for
someone's happiness who you feel is worthy enough to
be your friend, pray for his/her welfare, repeated prayers
are always answered. Don't pray for his/her negativity.
Tips for keeping a healthy relationship- 'Share all
occasions together”
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Religion can be traced since the Stone Age. It all started
with “ I ”. I follow this. You follow this. “This” is “Mine”.
“This” is 'Yours” Demarcating territories, owning
properties and separating human beings on the basis of
religion is man’s right from stone age. Even our Epics are
based on religion. There has been constant fight to
demarcate and preserve one's own religion/ territory.
Nevertheless religious leaders/ religious politicians are
born and take taking full advantage of the situation on the
basis of caste and creed.
History has repeated this in every era and now world
politics is based on religion. As a result “Terrorism” was
born to avenge and fight to preserve religion and extend
the boundaries of religious territory.
On the other hand history has witnessed good and kind
hearted religious leaders who have laid their lives for the
welfare of humanity.
In religious war the principle is always
“One man's food is other man's poison”History saw religious followers of two types
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st1 Simple nature following religion faithfully and
self-satisfied.
nd2 Hard core religious fanatics - aggressive ready to lay
down their lives for the sake of religion.
History repeatedly saw intra-religious division and
forming of sects and sub sects, small group of religious
gurus having small sects, few followers etc.
Some religious leaders have changed the lives of these
followers dramatically and have made them recognizable
with due honour in the society (in terms of social and
financial status) history saw that repeated religious
crimes mostly went unpunished when taken on the basis
of mass movement.
Tips to all for a harmonious religious equation
st1 TOLERANCE (POSITIVE THINKING)Tolerance towards each others’ religion is the answer
sttoday for global peace. In the 21 century where man has
conquered the moon we still divide ourselves on the basis
of religion, it is ridiculous. One and all should inculcate the
habit of tolerating other religion, only then global peace
and harmony is possible. Remember the two truths of life
- birth and death. No religion disobeys this truth, hence
the base of all religions is based on this truth. Then why
fight with each other, just because we belong to different
religion? Think very positively and one shall get the
answer from his/her heart and inner voice.
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Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.
In death unknown will appear as ever known to me and because I love this life I know I will
love death as well.
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nd2 CELEBRATE (POSITIVE THINKING)One should celebrate his/her own religious festival and
should try to invite and participate in other's religious
festivals. Remember that all religious festivals are made
keeping some faith and tradition which are the basic of all
religions. Make it a habit to make good friends and
exchange religious festival gifts/traditions you will enjoy
variety and that will add spice to your life. Even in movies,
print media and electronic media we see so many
different types of religious festivals, with an invasion of
electronic media we can even see live telecast of
important religious festivals from across the world.
Teach your children to respect and celebrate each other's
festivals, this seed (faith) which you will sow, will
definitely grow into a tree in future where there will be
religious harmony.
Your pain may give laugh to somebody, but
your laugh should not give pain to anybody
- Charlie Chaplin.
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SOUL & GOD
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Always remember that you are a pure soul created by
God. Your body is the medium by which you perform
different roles in the society. Role of son, parent, relative,
friend, your professional role in service, business, politics,
sportsman, etc. Soul is immortal. Try to do good work for
the society and try to maintain good relationship with
each and everyone.
From Womb to Tomb one's soul is always pure, so try to
make use of your body in such a way that your soul always
remains pure.
SOUL & GOD
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There is negative influence all over trying to distract you.
Always take the positive qualities and good habits from
the surrounding souls and reject the bad qualities and
negative attitudes.
GODWho Is He?
– SOME SUPERNATURAL POWER GOVERNING THE
UNIVERSE.
e.g. The head of the family has to see that everything is in
order, from needle to worship chores. Planning and
finance need to be sorted out, all responsibilities and
everyone's personal needs have to be looked after. One
should be very practical, otherwise everything would be
in a mess.
Now imagine who runs the universe?
There are so many things that have to be in order so that
the Universe runs smoothly. Till date there is no answer to
nature's fury. Suddenly nature turns violent and there is
destruction of human life and property. Have you thought
deeply who governs this nature? Nature's law and it's
implication on Universe is a MIRACLE! You have to believe
this, and only then will you understand the superpower
governing us.
God is named differently by different sect and his
followers are classified into different religions. God has
always taught and it is also universally acclaimed that no
one should harm another – mentally or physically. When
this equation is disturbed (mostly by political leaders
attached to a political outfit)- all of us know the end result
– RIOTS.
These political leaders are fanatics no less than their
counterpart i.e. head of terror group. Deep meditation
techniques can change these leaders, and their terror
group head.
Now look at the positive side of this – good political
religious leaders have a good hold on their sect of
followers and they live their life guided by their respective
leaders and the outcome is – good social equation in
making of a good society which is acceptable to all.
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GOD HAS ALWAYS TAUGHT1) Not to harm each other.
2) Tolerate each other.
3) Accept other's views.
4) Change your views.
5) Forgive each other.
GOD HAS NEVER TAUGHT1) To kill each other.
2) Terrorism.
3) To be a Traitor.
4) Snatch whatever is not yours.
5) Disrespect your seniors.
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WORKPLACE
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Someone has rightly described a workplace as a
masterpiece painting.
In one's life one cannot avoid workplace. Blessed are
those who enjoy the sweet fruits of their workplace.
Workplace may be of your employer or your own setup.
Cordial relation with your boss or staff is very very
important; you will enjoy life if the working atmosphere is
vibrant (POSITIVE).
WORKPLACE
YOU ARE THE CREATOR and THE CANVAS IS YOUR LIFE
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One should get positive vibration as soon as he/she enters
the workplace, it can be a factory, office, hospital, call
centre, mall, and trading zones.
PRACTICAL MEDITATION IN WORKPLACE
5 minutes; Start with cleaning your table, cabin etc then a
brief prayer before starting your day.
5 minutes; Take interest in your work. Work is Worship.
Love your work.
5 minutes; Try to think of each and every staff , even your
seniors. Their interactions with you and ways of
improving your relation with them in the days to come.
Finally start your work.
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY WORKPLACE1) Keep your workplace neat and clean.
2) Well illuminated.
3) Simple and smoothing decor.
4) What is allowed and what is not allowed in your
workplace – frame your own rules and regulations.
Dictum of extracting best work from your
colleagues if you want something done right, you have to do it
yourself and set an example. (This works wonder)
There is a great value in disaster, you
get to start over again. - Thomas Edison.
Do not lower your goals to the level of
your abilities; instead raise your abilities
to the height of your goals. - Swami Vivekananda.
Don't look back while you are moving to success
And don't forget to see back after you achieve success
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Can be defined as a state where one cannot live without
involving himself/herself into it. It can be
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b) Tremors of hands.
c) More consumption of alcohol.
Blood alcohol concentration should not be > 0.04 %.
i.e. = 2 Units in one hour.
Alcohol may provoke the desire,
but takes away the performance- William Shakespeare.
MANAGEMENT- de-addiction and medical treatment.
SPECIAL RULES FOR AIRLINES AND SHIPPING CREWS.
1) Alcohol and drugs abuse policy exists.
2) Random checking of belongings while on duty.
3) Check past records and keep tab.
4) Check crew baggage.
5) Educating and counselling the crew about ill
effects of alcohol.
6) Implementation of steps- actually will reduce
accidents.
7) Inter Govt. co-operation for tighter controls.
8) Take help from NGO's.
World's largest consumption product of addiction is
alcohol. Not that all alcoholics abuse it. This is exactly the
1) Alcohol.
2) Online Chatting.
3) Gambling
4) Drugs etc.
Little addiction is good for mental health i.e. addiction to
shopping and gossiping for a while can keep your stress
level low.
In this book only alcoholism will be dealt in detail. One can
tackle other forms of addiction based on Do's and Don'ts
of “Alcohol Addiction”
ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALCOHOL - Ethyl or Methyl.
ABUSE - Misuse/ Problem drinking.
Indefinite Abuse - Score > = 2/4.
1) Blackouts
2) Early morning peg.
3) Binge drinking = > = 5 pegs / day / 10 Days x 3 months.
4) Withdrawal symptoms.
a) Less sleep
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point to be considered. Only few abuse it. Try to avoid
company of people whose only aim in life is – ALCOHOL.
Such people can be easily recognized, they will offer you
drink on each and every meeting irrespective of time and
place. Not only avoid such personalities, but also try to
take them to de-addiction centre.
POSITIVE THINKING1) Social drinking is fine, light alcoholic drinks are
welcome in social gatherings and sometimes it is a
custom in social ceremonies to have a toast of wine.
2) Don't drink when you are alone.
3) Don't loose your control and become an addict. On
the contrary one should have full control on alcohol.
4) Never ever argue with someone who is drunk.
5) Never take seriously all the words of a drunkard.
6) Lastly a well conditioned mind knows better when to
touch and when not to touch alcohol.
Life is like playing chess with God.
After your every move, He makes the next move.
Your moves are called CHOICES and
His moves are called CHALLENGES
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ANGER
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What is Anger?Outburst of emotions is anger.
Anger plays a vital role in positive thinking. If one can
control his/her anger, he/she has conditioned their mind
A person who is most of the time angry
- TYPE I personality.
A person having cool attitude
- TYPE II personality.
In day to day life little anger is good, one should react to a
certain situation, one who is practical turns the situation
in his/her favour, thus conquering anger. Anger is the root
cause of destruction, nowhere in the history of world
anger has been constructive.
CAUSES OF ANGER1) Ego.
2) To maintain honor.
3) Religious difference.
4) Any kind of dispute.
5) Dislike for someone.
How to control your anger?
ANGER
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Conditioning of one's mind is the key e.g. a quarrel was
going on for few rupees between two gentleman in a
market place , a trader who knew both of them paid the
money from his pocket and settled the matter on the
spot. Timely decision by the trader has averted a disaster.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ANGRY PERSONALITY
1) Sleeplessness.
2) Rise in blood pressure.
3) Irritable nature in workplace.
4) Shouting.
“Positive Thinking” – conquer anger by
1) Self realization.
2) Practical meditation.
3) Conditioning of mind.
4) Discuss the situation wherever possible with close
friends/counsellor etc.
5) Confession.
A balance of anger and calmness
makes one a responsible citizen
Those who are content with their life and feel
happy in others happiness, great people are
those who feel happy when others are happy.
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TRAVEL
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Travel is an integral part of our life. Until one's health
permits one travels. One may travel more, one may travel
less but one cannot avoid travelling.
MODES OF TRAVEL
AIR - short/long distance, domestic/international.
ROAD - walking, cycling, by vehicle motor/animal driven.
TRAIN - local trains to workplace, rapid mass transport,
long distance super fast etc.
WATER - boats, steamers.ships etc.
AIR TRAVEL - Involves expensive ticketing not that
everyone can afford.
Sometimes one has to wait for a long time in an airport
lounge, due to delays, bad weather, heavy fog etc.In such
situation one becomes impatient.
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IN FLIGHT ONE SHOULD DO1) Deep respiration exercise.
2) Muscle contraction and relaxation exercises, mainly
calf muscles, this will prevent deep vein thrombosis.
START PRACTICAL MEDITATION2 MINUTES
1) Imagine you are the privileged one to get this
opportunity of air travel.
2) Just observe the surroundings.
3) Try to make friends and share their experiences of
delay or any interesting air travel events.
4) If the outside weather is bad – foggy, rains, snowfall etc
feel fortunate that you are safe inside, wait inside till
everything is back to normal.
5) End your meditation by a prayer.
CITY TRAVELMany cities are facing traffic jams and travelling during
peak hours can at times become frustrating.
Travelling by A/C vehicles is comfortable.
“Practical Meditation”
1) Breathing exercises.
2) Visualization.
3) Music.
4) Books/newspaper.
5) Laptops.
Item 1 to 5 can be followed if your vehicle is chauffer
driven.
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2) Pursuing another car because of a provocation or
insult.
3) Getting out of the car and engaging in a verbal dual on
a street or parking lot.
Road rage can turn Deadly(Severe impairment)
1) Getting out of the car and using a weapon (Iron bars,
bat, knives, guns etc)
2) Deliberately bumping or ramming another car in
anger.
3) Trying to run over another car, pedestrian or bicycle
off the road.
IF SELF DRIVEN
Be alert
1) No smoking
2) No alcohol
3) No cell phone
4) No horn honking.
Practice practical meditation
a) Singing softly to oneself or listening to light music.
b) If you are a sports lover – visualize the final deciding
moment.
Road rages can be hostile (Mild impairment)
1) Glaring at another driver to show your disapproval.
2) Speeding past the transgressing car or revving up the
engine as show of protest.
3) Honking or yelling or making visible obscene gesture
at another driver.
Road rage can be Violent (Moderate impairment)
1) Using your car to retaliate by making sudden
threatening manoeures.
ALWAYS AVOID ROAD RAGE
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CYCLING
Cycling once in a week through green zones, commonly
called green lungs in London is really relaxing. Individually
or if you have a partner or kids cycling with you, then
nothing can be so enjoyable.
Positive ThinkingOne should know to enjoy nature while travelling, capture
different moods of nature. Nature's creation should be
appreciated, and remember the creator who has created
such beautiful world. This by itself is soul searching and
practical meditation.
The fall (spring) of Michigan is
like an artist's impression.- Dr.Mona Kiran.
Intercity travel to workplace is common in metropolis all
over the world, during peak hours where trains are
packed to it's capacity mainly in South Asian countries
TRAIN TRAVEL
Positive Thinking1) Never get impatient.
2) A good driver should never drive in a sprit of
competition or retaliation.
3) One should always enjoy driving
WALKING
Early in the morning or in the evening, walk individually or
in a group. It is not only relaxing but induces muscles to
contract and relax. Listen to slow music while walking.
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is left behind, feel positive in whatever you did to avoid a
major confrontation.
LONG DISTANCE TRAIN TRAVEL
It is this travel in which you feel relaxed. Your
co-passengers are also in a relaxing mood. Make friends,
share opinions, jokes, books, newspaper, hot/cold drinks,
play cards etc. One feels oneself to be in a totally different
world. Most of the time co-passengers forget each other
after the journey but there are always exceptions.
SEAFARERS
Seafarers experience on board 'a water to body and body
to water refraction'. This science is under research in
physics. Life of a seafarer on board is tough, but due to
proper off board training they are ready to face any
situation. On board they have responsibilities of proper
sailing as well as maintaining water pollution laws and
other rules and regulations as laid down by IMO.
Bad weather, minor mishaps, siege by pirates all these
adds up to their stress levels and the captain is the one
held responsible. Even when the sailing is smooth it
WATER TRAVEL
where one can just do nothing. In such a situation use
visualization technique for relaxation, muscle stretching
and breathing.
During non-peak hours when crowd is less, one comes
across characters of different nature. e.g. Chewing
tobacco, putting bare feet across front seat, facing
sole/footwear towards one's face, playing loud music on
speaker mode of cell phone etc.
“Tolerance” is the key in such situations; if sometimes
situation heats up never hesitate to say sorry, after all
once you get down at your destination that negative force
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causes stress as seafarers are cut off from land by water.
“On board try practical meditation”
1) Daily yoga for 15 minutes.
2) Visualization
3) Read books extensively – reading not only relaxes
oneself, you learn so much you gain so much
knowledge and on board this is the best way to utilize
spare time.
4) If you are a food lover write down recipes which you
can make back home and enjoy with friends and
relatives. Do you know that simple egg omelettes can
be prepared in 300 odd ways?
5) Indoor games can be relaxing
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The term ego is often used to mean personal pride and
self-absorption.
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DON'T1) Don't fall prey to your high egoistic personality in
carrying out a group activity.
2) Don't argue with someone who is egoistic, it will
never help in such situations. The best option is –
SILENCE.
3) Don't mix up ego with anger – it may give destructive
ideas (Negative Thinking).
MORALE
Leave behind ' I ' and see the
DIFFERENCE.
A little bit of ego is essential part of life so as to maintain
his/her own identity in the society. But too much of ego is
always harmful.
Ego can come in the way of our positive creation. One's
high egoistic nature can destroy the work culture in any
institution/workplace.
EGO AND POSITIVE THINKINGEgo has a great role in positive thinking. A person who can
bring down the level of his/her ego can think positively
and achieve wonders in his/her field.
Again conditioning of one's mind can make
himself/herself to control his/her ego to a great extent.
DO'S1) Do accept other's views on the subject of discussion.
2) Do give chances to others to carry out a task in his/her
style of functioning and see the end result.
3) Do bring down your ego in a tricky situation.
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SLEEP
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Sleep is an integral part of life. No individual can
dissociate sleep from his/her life.
SLEEP
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LIGHT MUSICSoothens your mind and muscles and give you a relaxed
sleep.
SHOWER Taking a shower after you call it a day, helps you achieve a
smooth sleep.
READING
Reading interesting novels, books on knowledge, books
based on hobby, before you retire is a good habit.
WATCHING T.V. Watching comic movies, plays, comic shows on TV, relax
you and helps in good sleep.
A prayer before you sleep is a must.
When one awakens from a sound sleep one gets all the
positive energies to start a balanced day ahead.
As one cannot dissociate sleep from one's life, similarly
one cannot dissociate DREAM from sleep.
Sleep plays a very important role in POSITIVE THINKING.
To lead a normal life one should sleep for at least 7 to 8
hours.
An uninterrupted sleep makes one healthy and
productive to the society. If you don't know the values of
good sleep go and ask someone suffering from insomnia.
There are many tips for a good sound sleep but the most
important is one should keep his/her mind occupied in
his/her routine work. Idle mind is devil's workshop. Those
who are into constructive activities i.e. they are involved
in creation (and creation is always beneficial to our
society) usually have sound sleep.
FOOD Your food habit plays a positive role in your sleep pattern.
Breakfast should be heavy. Lunch should be filling. Dinner
should be light. Avoid oily and spicy food. Consume lot of
water and liquids. An early and light dinner gives you a
good sleep.
EXERCISES Daily routine exercises be it walking, cycling, swimming
etc. gives you a good sleep.
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Dreams are no one's monopoly - Mr.Dhirubhai Ambani.
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Good dreams will always keep oneself happy and in high
mood. Bad dreams are unwelcome but we have no
control over them. If we get bad dreams, momentarily we
are depressed. Don't think over and over again of
a bad dream.
Only dreams and no work will not bring out results.
Dream and work hard on your dream, so that you achieve
your aim (goal).
Good or bad don't take any dream seriously. You can
discuss your dream with others, so that you feel light.
Keep your house/workplace/surroundings bright and
lighted. In this way your mind is alert and chances are you
would end up in a positive and good dream.
Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions and
sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during
certain stages of sleep.
The scientific study of dreams is known as ONEIROLOGY.
DREAM AND POSITIVE THINKING.
Dream can be soothing with a happy ending or can be
scary or a sad ending. One cannot decide which dream to
select tonight, it is random- a random reflection of a
person's thought.
No rules apply to the sequence of one's dream, but if one
thinks positively and can feel the efforts to make the
happenings positive- chances are that he/she will have a
POSITIVE DREAM.
As long as human brain is active, we all have dreams. It is a
part of life. Set your goals, plan them and try to execute
them. In this process definitely one will get a dream
related to the goal.
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DISEASE CONTROL
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DISEASE CONTROL
Positive mind conditioning has always controlled dreaded
diseases like cancer; heart attack etc. Negative thoughts
are always harmful to health.
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2) Counselling.
3) Rehabilitation of cancer patients.
One should develop the knack to work for others.
Everyone lives for themselves try to live for others; it gives
a lot of positive feeling!
HEART ATTACK
This article is for general public hence terms used may not
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To lead a healthy life one should always
1) Think positively.
2) Eat healthy foods.
3) Keep a family physician handy, it helps in more than
many ways.
It is said STRESS is the creator of many diseases like
1) Hyperacidity and gastric ulcers.
2) High B.P.
3) Heart problems.
4) Insomnia.
5) Depression.
6) Behavioural changes etc.
To manage STRESS practical meditation is very useful and
vice-versa. Disease like 'CANCER' where the origin is still
not known, where absolute cure is not known- people
suffering, have to face financial and social problem. Only a
POSITIVE THINKING and the urge to live life and helping
others is the key to survive in diseases like cancer.
SOCIAL SERVICEThere is no depth of social services in our society, if one
wishes one can volunteer himself/herself towards the
1) Treatment.
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clot formation in the coronaries.
VERY IMPORTANT
1) Behavioural changes from Type A personality to Type
B personality i.e. anger to cool nature.
2) Meditation / practical meditation.
3) Positive approach to life.
All the above can actually reverse the progression of
atherosclerosis. Medications should be taken whenever
necessary under supervision of doctor.
Heart attack cases are increasing at alarming rate, unless
preventive lifestyle measures are not implemented the
situation may go from bad to worse especially in
Southeast Asia region where the food habits and by
nature narrow coronaries are predominant.
EXERCISE FOR A HEALTHY HEART.1) Walking.
2) Cycling.
3) Swimming.
Walking increases heart rate slowly as you start, as you
walk briskly the heart rate increases, then walking
upslope will again increase your heart rate. The focal issue
Heart Attack is a disease caused due to deposition of
fat/fibrin plaques in the coronary arteries i.e. the blood
vessels supplying the muscle tissue of heart. This disease
is known as Atherosclerosis – in which highly saturated
fats (Cholesterol) gets deposited in the inner walls of the
coronaries which goes on increasing if not detected and
controlled on time.
Within a time frame this deposition (Plaque) bursts and
100% thrombus is formed which blocks the coronaries
causing total blood supply blockage to the distributing
area – This term is 'HEART ATTACK”
Modern line of treatment is
1) Angioplasty or
2) By-pass surgery.
PREVENTIONIt is the best way to lead a healthy heart lifestyle.
1) Detection of dyslipedemia i.e. high levels of
cholesterol in blood.
2) Control of diet – strictly low fat diet.
3) Regular exercises.
All these plus medications can reverse the progression of
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sleeping pills. The pain that was excruciating was
reducing. He was now less dependent on pain killers.
Once he became well, he wrote his experience in the
British Medical Journal.
Art Mathias, following an accident damaged three
cervical inter vertebral discs; developed small fibre
neuropathy and was allergic to hundreds of food items
including fibre. He could wear only cotton clothing.
The prognosis was bad and the doctors had to reluctantly
give up on him. One day, he listened to a teaching on
forgiveness and simply decided to forgive those who hurt
him. He suddenly realized from that day he could eat food
items to which he was previously allergic to. Even his skin
rashes decreased. Behind this phenomenal healing was
the major shift that he had made in his thinking
(attitude)”.
is that the heart muscles contract and relax leading to a
good toning and a healthy heart.
For athletes and persons doing cardio in gymnasium it is
always advisable to get a
1) 2 – D echo: to know the functioning.
2) Stress test: to know the tolerance level.
done before doing extensive workload so that you know
your 'Capacity'.
CYCLING is best for heart and overall muscle toning.
SWIMMING is best for heart and overall muscle toning
(rule out convulsive disorders before swimming).
I would like to Quote Dr Ajoy Saha, Editor, Bulletin of
Indian Medical Association. “When American journalist,
Norman Cousins became very ill, his doctors, finding the
prognosis poor, had given him up. In this state of illness,
Cousins was convinced that negative emotions have
negative consequences.
He believed that positive emotions will have a positive
impact on his body. So he got hold of Marx Brothers very
humorous movies and began watching them regularly. He
noticed that he was able to sleep more without the aid of
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Career is an integral part of life, everyone dreams of a
career in a magnified form. A lot can be discussed about
CAREER
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One should be aware of this fact and one should know
one's own limitations otherwise one may get depressed –
in such a situation one should be guided about the
parallel opportunities available.
InterestRight from childhood one should motivate one's interest.
The field in which one is genuinely interested in should be
pursued so that one can excel in his / her career.
Sometimes interest develops after actually visualizing /
visiting the faculty. Nowadays internet is available to
create a stimulating effect in the desired field. Someone
may be interested in becoming a global player – in such a
case detailed knowledge of every country / city is
available on the net.
CultureThe family culture is the way one is brought up. The
friends and relatives inter – acting with the family play a
very important role in moulding a child personality.
The child learns from his / her surrounding. Therefore
more positive is the thinking of his / her family members
and peer group, the more are the chances of developing
how to build up one's own career but in this book we will
limit our discussion on positive thinking and achieving
your goals in life.
AimThe foremost aspect of life is aim, then starts the positive
thinking. One should be very much aggressive about the
target in life. He / She will only focus on the target – like
Arjun focused his aim at the eye of the fish during his
“Swayamvar”.
Cut Throat Competition In today's world global completion has created an
atmosphere of cut-throat competition in career making.
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about choosing the field and alternate financing.
Bonding
In office or workplace bonding with boss, fellow
colleagues, superiors or juniors is very important.
Developing good rapport with everyone is an art and
bonding plays a vital role.
ReactionIn one's workplace one has to be a balanced individual
and your reaction to a situation is very important.
Overreaction never helps – reacting properly to each and
every situation again is an art.
the positive values in the child, a child learns about his /
her religion, the rituals, chores and the customs. As a
parent one should actively participate with the child in
inculcatating the values of the rituals. This helps the child
to develop a positive attitude towards life and career.
Time – Sharing As a child – parent's involvement and giving more time is
important. As an adolescent – it is the peer group and
friends who plays the most important part in overall
development. As an adult student if one is in hostel or out
of town or out of own country – it is the attachment with
the root, which plays an important role in career making.
ResourceThis is the core of education. In every level of education –
school / college / post graduate training programmes
finance is needed. Scholarships are available for the
desiring students.
Banks are now providing education loans. In higher
studies part time job's along with studies is an option
whenever available.
Lastly career counsellors are always available to guide
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In conclusion, attitude change, personality development,
interactions with fellow human being and to make the
right decision at the right time will make oneself a near
perfect person.
DECISION MAKINGTime bound decision making is very important in life.
One should follow his/her own religion, all the religious
customs timely so that one can lead a POSITIVE life.
Some very important decisions like marriage, buying
property, starting your professional/business/job career
timely make one perfect.
In any decision making, if one is confused there is no harm
in taking services of a counsellor, group of friends or an
elderly person. But remember like a king take the last step
yourself, knowing that the consequences may be or may
not be in your favour.
CONCLUSION
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TO CAPT.KAUSHALENDRA GUPTA MY SOURCE OF
INSPIRATION, he is vicepresident, dean (management studies)
SCI, under his guidance i completed TOTA (TRAINING FOR
TRAINERS) COURSE lasting for 15 days, but that 15 days
changed my outlook and his encouragement helped
me to start writing.
Mr.Anirudh Roy Chowdhury who saw the completed book
material and advised me to shape it in artistic form. To Moitri
Chowdhury my other half for her editing. Dr.Nikhil Patel and
Mr.Pradip Dey dynamic convenor of R.B.Trust. To all my friends
and family members. lastly to Ms.Jalpa Shah and Mr.Sailesh
Patel without whom this dream would not have been fulfilled.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Benefits of Positive Thinking
1) Decreases stress.
2) Helps you cope better in stressful situations.
3) Strengthens your immune system and reduces the risk
of certain diseases.
4) Improves your self esteem and confidence.
5) Brings inner peace, happiness and a sense of well
being.
6) Motivates you to accomplish your goals.
7) Helps you to have greater inner strength and energy.
8) Helps you live longer.
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