D - Desiring Prosperity



Desiring Prosperity



I am currently reading books on prosperity by Catherine Ponder and every read has a new interpretation of prosperity.

Personally I think everyone of us should desire for prosperity. The key is that we should not let prosperity turn you to become more greedy and selfish , caring for yourself and disregarding others rite ?

The motivation for desiring prosperity must be correct. By being prosperous we can do so much more good than we can when poor –  making offering to your monasteries / churches, contribute to charities, helping the poor and needy etc - All these create merits in your Merit Bank. By being prosperous we are so much happier and joyful. Success comes to those with a prosperous attitude !

If we have conflicting thoughts about desiring prosperity it will be reflected in our success and daily endeavours. While we may be working very hard in our job or business to succeed;  but because of these conflicting thoughts on desiring prosperity , it will  neutralise our efforts to succeed. No matter how hard we work the success would be limited. To achieve prosperity we need to eliminate our negative belief around being wealthy. 

I believe as humans, Buddha or God would want us to be prosperous and that we live in an abundant world with overflowing of good for all of us, so that we can also help others become prosperous. As the saying goes “PROSPERITY THY NEIGHBOUR”.

And the first step we do this is to train our MINDS. We need to think about all the wonderful things we want in our life and then we need to think aout all the wonderful things we want in our life and then we need to radiate out these thoughts of prosperity, wealth, abundance,  health and happiness. Through the “Law of Attraction”  we will then attract  results into our life because “THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS”.

“The Empires of the Future are the empires of the mind” – Winston Churchill

 Are you building your Empire now ?

B - Blessing has Multiplying Powers

Blessings has multiplying Powers !

Besides food blessing, this can be applied to other things - Bless your Wallet, Bless your Money , Bless your Saving Passbook , Bless your Cheque and even Bless Your Bills etc... ( for more money coming to you to do more good cause !).

I make it a habit to bless my money whenever I spend and give out money.

From a Tibetan Buddhist perspective I usually chant silently 3 times "Om Ah Hung" mantra and blow on the notes or coins.This mantra is very powerful and contain all the essence of the Buddhas. By purifying, multiplying and transforming and making offerings to the Triple Gems (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) with a proper motivation, we accumulate merit. Otherwise if we go about our everyday using ordinary objects out of attachment or self- cherishing, we are engaging in non-virtuous actions.

For non-Buddhists, you can bless the money and wish that it be used for a great philanthropic cause.Let it be used go fulfil someone's hunger, let it be used by someone to buy Medicine to cure sickness, let it be used to relieve someone's suffering, let it be used for a good cause etc.

Why do we do this ? The logic is simple - every thought is energy; every thought is like a seed which when nurtured properly has the potential to become a tree and bear fruits, under right conditions.Every thought is a potential action , a potential chain in your thinking and your behavior. Remember : THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS !

Through the act of blessing , the seeds of prosperity are sown and is making it's way to you !

A - Affirm Your Way To Prosperity

Prosperity means different things to different people. It can be success, good fortune, good health, children or wealth. It's a word that often immediately conjures up image of money in the minds of most people. But did you know that money is only a part of what it means to be prosperous ? Prosperity should address 3 holistic dimensions - Mind, Body and Soul.

In Steven Covey's 7 Habit of highly successful people "Begin with the END in mind". So to attract prosperity , you MUST know what does "prosperity" means to you.

Affirm your way to prosperity

To affirm means to "Say something positively". It means to declare firmly and assert something to be true. Affirmations are statements where you assert that what you want to be true is true.They are short, powerful statements.

When you say them or think them or even hear them, they become the thoughts that create your reality. As the saying goes "Thoughts become Things !" So watch your thoughts carefully.

To attract prosperity, you should start discarding all negative thoughts and engage in positive affirmation. I like Catherine Ponder's affirmation that start as follows, "In an easy and relaxed manner, in a healthy an positive way, I am ...."

Examples:
1) Becoming a Money Magnet and prosperity of all kinds come to me in all directions
2) Increasing my sources of multiple income

3) Receiving all the wealth that the Universe has for me now

4) Attracting prosperity to my life etc

So create your own affirmation based on your wish-list and start your daily affirmation now. Be consistent and patient, as we must let universe do it's work.

You will be surprise to watch how prosperity start manifesting in front of you !!