| "Eternal peace is your real existence. It is not a state | | | | many continue to still hang on to some uninspected |
| or truth to be attained - but to be consciously realized" | | | | beliefs. |
| - OSHO (Bhagwan Rajanish) | | | | In daily life, we go through a number of emotions - |
| We all live in an organized natural system called | | | | anger, fear, jealousy, guilt, greed, lust, love, joy, remorse, |
| cosmos. The very name 'cosmos' implies harmony. | | | | desperation etc. Except for love and joy, all the rest |
| Everything in this universe is interrelated through a set | | | | are negative emotions. These negative emotions tend |
| of unshakable cosmic laws. Like in the solar system, | | | | to erode our inner energy. Wherever our mind rules |
| the planets revolve around the sun in a specific | | | | over our intellect, such negative feelings crop up. So, it |
| manner. The members of this system are held | | | | goes without saying that we should be cautious |
| together by gravitational force. How this gravitational | | | | enough to keep the head ruling over the heart and not |
| force came about is something beyond our normal | | | | vice versa. |
| comprehension. And there are millions of such solar | | | | That is easier said than done! Because, the mind is like |
| systems in our galaxy, and they in turn move about in | | | | a monkey. That too not an ordinary one, but inebriated, |
| relation to each other guided by specific laws. And | | | | and to make matters worse, bitten by a black |
| there are millions of such galaxies! We can not even | | | | scorpion. This is how Swami Vivekananda describes |
| comprehend where the universe begins and ends! If | | | | the state of the mind of ordinary mortals. Our mind |
| there were not an organized system amongst the | | | | works in multifarious planes. Like, when I am writing this |
| objects of the universe, there would be utter chaos | | | | piece, one part of my mind plans what should come |
| instead of cosmos. | | | | next. Another part visualises the state of the poor |
| However, the fact remains that the cosmos has | | | | monkey. A third part of my mind may be thinking about |
| existed, is existing and will continue to persist, by some | | | | a family work. Yet another part thinks about some |
| primordial energy. Man is not even a speck in the | | | | pending work at the office. All these thoughts flash |
| whole universe. Our achievements are miniscule | | | | across within a matter of a fraction of a second and |
| compared to what nature can do. Even those | | | | repeat again and again in jumbled fashion. And the |
| achievements are again, recognition of natural laws, | | | | associated emotions are also felt. Sometimes one |
| which have been in existence since the birth of this | | | | wonders whether we are just one single person or |
| universe. Apples have been falling since time | | | | many. This happens because of our tendency to go |
| immemorial. But it was left to a Newton to inquire and | | | | along with our thoughts, rather than taking the thoughts |
| recognise the law of gravitation. At the other end of | | | | along with us. This leads to the increased frequency of |
| the spectrum, we have atoms, the smallest indivisible | | | | our mental vibrations. Our thoughts tend to move |
| constituents of matter. Debate is continuing as to the | | | | about at a feverish pitch, rooting us in the Beta-state. |
| nature of atoms, whether they are matter or certain | | | | At this state we can hardly hope to make contact |
| quanta of energy. Both seem to be applicable | | | | with the universal wisdom. This is a state where only |
| depending on the context in question. | | | | our left-brain is active. We are so much rooted to our |
| So, we neither have a full vision of the universe nor the | | | | physical existence, its pains and pleasures that we |
| perfect grasp of the structure of an atom. This is | | | | forget to live creatively. If we activate our right brain |
| bound to be so, since all our research is based on | | | | and come up with imaginative alternatives, our left-brain |
| external observations, logic as understood by the | | | | is unable to accept them for lack of logical proof. So, |
| left-brain. We are unable to accept that there are | | | | what do we do? |
| many things that do happen, which can not be | | | | Try this. At this very moment take time off for ten |
| explained by rational reasoning. Yet, there are a | | | | minutes. Ensure that you won't be disturbed during that |
| number of phenomena, which elude our understanding. | | | | time. Sit back in your chair. Better still, if you can lie |
| The first thing we have to do is to accept the fact | | | | down flat without a pillow, on a soft cloth spread. Let |
| that each one of us has a specific place in this vast | | | | your limbs hang loosely on the sides. Imagine as if your |
| universe like any other object, say a planet. We have | | | | body is lifeless. For this, first concentrate on every part |
| to understand that laws of nature control every one of | | | | of the body, starting with your toes, and relax them |
| us, and that what is outside of us, is firmly linked to our | | | | totally. Feel it happening. Concentrate from toes |
| inner selves. The more we get to understand our own | | | | upwards and move till you reach your head. Imagine all |
| inner nature, the better our perception will be of how | | | | your tensions evaporating through the skull into the |
| things work around us. Then we become conscious of | | | | environs. Imagine a pure white light above your head |
| the options available to us to make our decisions. | | | | spreading a soothing feeling all through your body from |
| This is the starting point of MBC (Management by | | | | skull to feet. At this point, imagine that you are getting |
| Consciousness) - a holistic approach to | | | | out of your body. You are taking a good look at your |
| decision-making. Being aware that you are part of a | | | | inert body, and with a smile on your face, you are |
| whole - and that you are a cog in a big wheel, which | | | | flying through space, to a favourite haunt of yours, |
| moves to a certain pattern. Understanding this is an | | | | amidst dark blue hills, with a gentle cool breeze on your |
| internal process. In chemistry or physics, we can | | | | face. There is a beautiful lake with crystal clear water, |
| understand the laws by conducting experiments in the | | | | reflecting the majestic hills. You rest under a big tree |
| respective laboratories. To understand your nature, | | | | on the shores of the lake. You are sitting here, allowing |
| your consciousness is the laboratory. And the tools | | | | the surrounding tranquility to permeate through your |
| are your body, mind and intellect. | | | | entire system. An inexplicable serenity engulfs you. |
| The next important step is to tune up the tools of our | | | | You look up to the clear blue sky and thank Nature (or |
| laboratory. To bring our body, mind and intellect to a | | | | any favourite form of yours) for giving you such an |
| level such that they are in the best state for the | | | | experience. With such calm deeply etched in your |
| experiments we are planning to conduct. Before going | | | | consciousness, you slowly start your journey back |
| into this, we must understand two basic principles of | | | | with a feeling of total contentedness and reinforced |
| MBC. | | | | confidence to face the physical world. Enter your inert |
| The first principle is based on Einstein's proposition that | | | | body and feel the breath entering through the nostrils, |
| energy and matter are transmutable. The sum total of | | | | travelling through the windpipe and filling up every |
| energy and matter in this universe is constant. | | | | crevice of your lungs. Slowly exhale, feeling the |
| Everything in this universe is a combination of energy | | | | movement intensely. Feel as if you are waking up |
| and matter in varying degrees. A stone has more | | | | from a deep slumber, with love for everything the |
| matter. Its energy is potential depending on where it | | | | world has to offer you. Now open your eyes slowly. |
| sits. A monkey would be a totally different combination | | | | So, how was this experience? Was it great? I am |
| of energy and matter. Likewise, each one of us is a | | | | sure some of you would not have been able to go |
| specific combination of energy and matter, the actual | | | | through the entire experience within ten minutes. When |
| mix being unique to each person. | | | | you start imagining such things, part of your mind |
| Now, the energy present in each matter emits | | | | struggles against it. This is one such mental block as |
| vibrations, electromagnetic or otherwise. So, all of us | | | | one faces in real life situations, preventing us from |
| tend to send out vibrations. The frequencies of these | | | | taking bold creative decisions. It could be due to the |
| vibrations are unique to each individual. Here, we | | | | fear of the unknown, or a fear of failure, or refusal to |
| humans have a special advantage, which no other | | | | change deep-rooted practices, or even a feeling of |
| species of nature has. The vibrations emitted by a | | | | guilt that you have more important things than this to |
| football, do not change throughout its existence. | | | | spend time on. All these feelings are the workings of |
| Whereas, we humans, have been gifted with the | | | | the left-brain, which refuses to behave in unfamiliar |
| facility of thinking and discrimination. This gives us the | | | | situations. However, if you belonged to the small group, |
| tremendous edge to control our vibrations to varying | | | | who could feel thoroughly refreshed after this |
| degrees. | | | | experience, congratulations! You have just entered the |
| When two people meet, they may behave amicably | | | | world of Management by Consciousness. |
| or antagonistically, depending upon whether they are in | | | | Well it is not so bad for others either. What stops you |
| the same wavelength or not. Again, the very same | | | | from going the full distance with this experiment is the |
| group of people who fight amongst themselves at a | | | | nagging feeling that asks "what is the purpose of all |
| point of time, might at some other time, become great | | | | this". Simply stated, the purpose is to quieten the mind |
| friends. Like married couples! This only proves that we | | | | first. This is done, by getting your mind to concentrate |
| operate from varying degrees of vibrations. Only, most | | | | on the current moment only. You are to shut out any |
| of us are not fully aware of these changes taking | | | | disturbing thought totally for the moment. It is not an |
| place within us. Still few understand that we can have | | | | easy task. That is why we introduce the element of |
| perfect control over these vibrations with a little | | | | imagination. We all like to indulge in a bit of |
| practice and discipline. | | | | daydreaming. Here we ask you to do it without any |
| The second principle is that each individual energy field | | | | guilt feeling. Try it once or twice, giving a free rein to |
| is linked to the universal energy. By tuning one's own | | | | your imagination. I promise you that you will be a gainer. |
| energy vibrations, a person can get access to another | | | | Once we quieten our mind, the brain frequency gets |
| energy field, irrespective of the time or distance, and | | | | lowered. The quieter your mind gets, the lower your |
| acquire information or make contact with another | | | | brain frequency. This enables you to transform your |
| person without visual or verbal communication. To | | | | consciousness level from the bustle of Beta, to a calm |
| some of you this may sound like a hoax. But, the fact | | | | Alpha or even calmer Theta level. As mentioned in |
| is that it is absolutely true. Proof of this can be got only | | | | MBC Overview, when you are in Alpha and lower |
| by practice. How many times do we stumble upon | | | | Theta levels, you automatically leave behind, your |
| people, of whom we had just been thinking? Or, the | | | | inhibitions, your worries and tensions. Because, your |
| nagging feeling that some specific thing is going to | | | | mind starts to function with total difference. It is not |
| happen (may be quite far away), and you find that it | | | | bothered about the influences of the external world, |
| has actually happened at the very same moment the | | | | the world of five senses. At this state, you are in the |
| thought came to you. You must have heard of Uri | | | | best position to get the most appropriate solutions to |
| Geller who could draw the same picture that | | | | your problems. Proof of this can be had only through |
| somebody was sketching, sitting in a different room. | | | | practice. |
| A corollary of this principle of universal energy field is | | | | Coming back to the experiment, the exercise is called |
| that our thoughts are forces that emanate from | | | | creative visualization. I just gave one sample. But there |
| individual energy fields. Which means, our thoughts | | | | are any number of such exercises available, and after |
| travel through the universal energy field all the time. | | | | some time you can device your own patterns. Yoga |
| One can pick up the thoughts of another person by | | | | Meditation is one such. But the goal of such |
| proper tuning. Like tuning on to an FM radio station! | | | | meditations is of a theosophical nature. What we do in |
| Telepathy falls into this category. Ancient Indian | | | | MBC is to use this relaxed state to solve our problems |
| wisdom does not consider this as something | | | | of the physical world. That means, even at Alpha or |
| extraordinary. Again, these thought forces are very | | | | Theta levels we still keep in touch with the physical |
| subtle, but powerful. You can make inanimate things | | | | world, without the associated pressures, but keeping |
| move, if you know how to apply these forces! Does | | | | the mind totally at rest. Maybe you could call it as |
| this sound like some gibberish? Take the example of | | | | dynamic meditation. Many courses are being |
| Uri Geller again. He could bend a spoon just by looking | | | | conducted by renowned people on what is called |
| at it. Rasputin, the Russian Queen's lover, is another | | | | Alpha Dynamics, which is the same as what we are |
| example who displayed such powers. However, | | | | talking about. So, visualisation is the first step in bringing |
| neither of these two happen to have acquired these | | | | down (or taking up) your consciousness level from |
| powers by disciplined practice. They can be | | | | Beta to Alpha and on to Theta. But, it is easier said |
| considered as Nature's freaks. But, rest assured that | | | | than done. Many procedures are available these days. |
| such powers are well within the reach of every one of | | | | Like Jose Silva's "Mind Control Method", which is one |
| us. (In fact, Yuri Geller spent a lot of time introspecting | | | | of the best practical methods. Now, for your practice |
| and subjecting himself to many experiments, to | | | | to be successful, there are a few basic requirements. |
| understand his special powers. One of his interesting | | | | At this stage we enter the most important step of |
| books "Mind Power Kit" throws a lot of light on our | | | | MBC - namely, tuning your intellect. This is when you |
| current discussions. Very few people know that he | | | | have to consciously make the head rule over the mind. |
| helped CIA & FBI extensively in solving serial | | | | First, you must develop a sincere desire to acquire this |
| crimes, breaking Russian computer codes and so on | | | | skill to solve your problems. (Later on, you will be |
| using his mental powers.) | | | | required to concentrate on a specific problem, once |
| The sum total of these two principles is that our | | | | you are able to have considerable success with your |
| consciousness is an energy field, and that all the | | | | generic problems). If you don't have a keen desire to |
| thoughts and wisdom ever generated by every | | | | succeed, then you are up against a wall. Secondly, you |
| species, are all floating around in the great universal | | | | must honestly believe that you can solve the problems. |
| energy cauldron. In MBC we try to tune our own | | | | At first your mind may revolt against this idea. Maybe, |
| energy field, to the universal energy field. By doing that, | | | | out of arrogance or timidity, but, simply follow the rule. |
| all the wisdom available in the universe comes to you | | | | A couple of original experiences will strengthen your |
| at your beck and call. The level of success depends | | | | belief further. Finally you must trust that there is a |
| upon the degree to which you focus your | | | | beautiful solution, and that it will be revealed to you at |
| consciousness. So it is absolutely necessary to have | | | | the appropriate time positively. Revealed by whom, |
| total control over your body, mind and intellect. | | | | you may ask. Call it your 'other side', as Mr. Silva puts it. |
| This brings us back to where we left off, namely, | | | | It is the other side of your consciousness, that part of |
| tuning up the tools of our laboratory. We start with | | | | which you are unaware of, during your existence in the |
| tuning up of our gross form, that is, our body. After all, | | | | physical world. We may call it as the superconscious |
| our body is the abode of our mind, intellect and soul. | | | | state. A state in which your energy vibrations freely |
| The seat of our mind and intellect is in our physical | | | | travel through the universe, in search of a matching |
| brain. So, only if our body enjoys better health, we can | | | | answer to your problems. |
| hope to tune up our mind. For this, the body should be | | | | So, the sum total of Management by Consciousness is |
| at ease all the time. If we have any health problem, it | | | | the fine-tuning of our thought process to be at |
| gets into a state of dis-ease, leading to some affliction. | | | | absolute ease, to solve our problems of the physical |
| Disease is caused by accumulation of toxins in our | | | | world. To be at ease, at every instant of our |
| body, which have not been removed by natural | | | | existence, is our natural state. But our mind is diseased |
| evacuation processes. The build-up of such toxins is | | | | most of the time, due to the pressures of the physical |
| due to our own food habits. There are countless | | | | world. This makes us forget our natural state and the |
| number of books on this subject. One book brought | | | | great potential we are born with. In this article, we have |
| out by the Association of Scientists, Engineers and | | | | discussed, in a very generic way, the various steps |
| Technologists, Bangalore, titled "Be Healthy" gives a | | | | involved in regaining our natural state. To sum up: - |
| crisp account of how to maintain our health through | | | | - Step 1. Be aware that you are part of a great design, |
| proper selection of foods. Suffice it to say that we | | | | that is, Nature. All the answers you need are there |
| should have total control on the functioning of our | | | | already, in this vast universe. |
| body. It is quite simple if one has the will. We have to | | | | - Step 2. Your body is a most important tool to start |
| just remember that any disturbance caused in our | | | | with. Listen to its warnings and keep it healthy. |
| body system disturbs the mental process also. | | | | - Step 3. Question your thoughts whenever negative |
| The next step involves tuning up our emotions. | | | | emotions surface. Try to achieve equanimity and |
| Emotions are a mental process wherein our intellect | | | | develop a positive attitude. Think of the current |
| takes a back seat. They are a result of our upbringing | | | | moment only, and practice creative visualisation daily at |
| and social exposure. The way we are brought up right | | | | specific times. |
| from our childhood puts into us a lot of inhibitions and | | | | - Step 4. Develop a keen sincere desire to solve your |
| rigid codes of conduct. Most people seldom question | | | | problems. Acquire a solid belief that you CAN solve |
| the veracity of such notions as, "Don't walk under a | | | | your problems. Top these with the unflinching trust that |
| ladder", or "Guys don't make passes at gals wearing | | | | Nature will present you with the right solution at the |
| glasses" etc. There are worse ones like "the Chinese | | | | appropriate time. |
| are a cunning race", or "Smiling in front of your | | | | - Step 5. Consolidate your initial successes with |
| subordinates, makes you weak" etc. As we grow up | | | | steadfast practice. NEVER GIVE UP. |
| we shed quite a number of such narrow beliefs. But | | | | |