An ancient Indian
prayer says: ‘Let all beings be happy.’ Not just friends and family, but all
men, not just men but the wider world of all beings. When the great musician
Tansen sang, it is said that deer wandered into the palace to listen. Decades
ago, the great scientist J C Bose wrote about the response of plants to
kindness.
Learning to create a
positive field is an important part of the climate of wellbeing. The positive
field is created by tools and behaviours that may be verbal, tonal and non-verbal.
Ø A common prayer or
mantra.
Ø A mental process
which draws a magic circle around all those who are participating.
Ø A common exercise,
a common company song, common goals.
Ø A handshake, a
friendly look, an encouraging word.
Ø Thinking, believing
and acting in a positive manner.
Ø Laughter, commonly
shared jokes.
Ø Meditation,
practiced regularly, helps develop the capacity to be analytical, positive and
disciplined, and eliminate negative fields.
Ø Affirmations, the
most important constituent of the positive field. It is a verbal, tonal or
non-verbal act of appreciation. A compliment can be a verbal hug. A verbal hug
can replace a thousand words. There is a Sanskrit verse which roughly
translated means: ‘Don’t say harsh or hurting words. If you have to say
something unpleasant, do it as kindly as possible, while genuinely appreciating
the good qualities of the person and the relationship.’ The great Tamil Poet,
Thiruvalluvar has expressed it succinctly, when he says, ‘Why say harsh words,
when kind words are available. Who would eat bitter, unripe fruit when sweet
ripe fruits are at hand?’
However, the energy
field around a person is most affected by positive, soul-level motives or
‘sankalpa’. If the gut-level motives are positive, the mere lack of skill in
verbal, tonal and non–verbal transmissions can be overcome.
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