The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.
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Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.
Thought is constantly creating problems that way and then trying to solve them. But as it tries to solve them it makes it worse because it doesn't notice that it's creating them, and the more it thinks, the more problems it creates.
If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.
Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why it's happening, to notice how it's affecting us and others.
It is important to remember that a thought is harmless unless we believe them and act on them. As the subject, since thoughts are an object of your awareness, you have the power to challenge every thought. You can decide if you want to make that thought real.
The mind is the effect, not the cause.
The brain does not manufacture thoughts unless we stimulate it with habitual verbalizing. When we train ourselves by constant practice to stop verbalizing, the brain can experience things as they are.
Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.
Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.
Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
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