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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chamarairesh" data-source="post: 3204340" data-attributes="member: 3592">[B]Question:Modern social psychologists speak of positive thinking.How does one understand positive thinking?[/B]The phrases ‘positive thinking and ‘proactive thinking’ usuallyconjure up ideas about economic and financial activity. They are,however, prone to misunderstanding. From a perspective of theBuddha’s Doctrine positive and proactive thinking may beunderstood as the status of being free from thoughts such as: “Icannot do this”, “This is difficult for me”, “I do not have theability”, “I do not possess sufficient accumulated merit”, “I am tooweak,” and such thoughts that freeze motivation which helps oneachieve realization of the Dhamma.MBhikkhu Gnanananda Dhamma Articles<a href="http://www.BuddhaVision.com" target="_blank">www.BuddhaVision.com</a> 3 | P a g eIn other words, proactive and positive thinking would bringforth the will and determination: “I can do this”, “I understandthat”, “I have the ability”, “I have the motivation”, “I willsucceed.” They drive one’s mental and physical strength towardssuccess.Positive thinking is mentioned today in connection with everyendeavour. The Buddha, however, explained its meaning andpower in His discourses. On a certain occasion, He said:“Meritorious Bhikkus, if you develop the mind well, its power caneven split the great Himalayan Mountains. So, is it a difficult taskto van-quish ignorance (avijja)? Aim at such development of yourmind and van-quish ignorance.”Now, that is an example of positive and proactive thinking atits best. We need to cultivate that. We would perhaps find itconvenient and effort-free to avoid enterprising activity and yieldto a negative mentality. That would propel us through an indeterminatejourney in samsara, the state of perpetual wandering ina series of rebirths. From a perspective of the Dhamma, positivethinking is the utter confidence we build to achieve a meritoriousgoal.</blockquote>

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