Thought Attacks May Lead to Heart Attacks
By Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari
We are all bound by our individuality and its own conditions and preconceived notions, like a computer with a default system. Everything runs by default. Our mind also runs by default. When our minds run on default we are not spiritually conscious, we are not always aware of the harm that is done by thoughts that are constantly running through our minds.
Thousands of thoughts pass over the screen of our mind every day and most of them are repetitive in nature. They keep moving in the same rut again and again and again, clouding the mind and obscuring its vision. If we are caught in a negative repetitive pattern then these thoughts sink into the unconscious levels of the mind and become a part of the subconscious mind, which drives our behavioral patterns.
What then are “thought attacks”? We are very familiar with the words “heart attack,” but not so familiar with the words “thought attack”! Every day millions of people all over the world die of heart attacks, but when you search deep in your heart you’ll find that one of the root causes of this phenomenon is the un-conscious mind. In the un-conscious mind thoughts overlap each other and very often attack each other, in a pattern of thought attacks.
In a world where the environment is saturated with negative vibrations, our interactions with members of the family or in the workplace always bring bundles of negative vibrations. These vibrations gradually create a space for themselves in the mind, digging deep, negative ruts. As we start to chew on the negativity, this space in our minds turns into a battlefield. The mind is divided; it becomes reactive; negative thoughts feed on each other and thought attacks ensue, causing spiritual, physical, as well as mental distress.
What are some examples of thought attacks? If somebody says something to you that you don’t like, but you are afraid to tell that person you don’t like what they said because you fear a negative reaction or “war” with them, instead you take the war inside of you. So the war rages inside of you and you are basically fighting with yourself, your own worst enemy.
Perhaps one part of your mind says something and then the other part immediately contradicts it. Sometimes the war is initiated not only internally, but consciously. The dialogue goes something like this: “You shouldn’t have eaten that! Yeah, but it was so good! Yes, but you know better!” Or “You shouldn’t be angry with so-and-so.” “Yes, but I am!” When we have such thoughts, we create all negative vibrations inside of us and then suffer with a silent war internally, whether or not anybody else perceives this self-destructive pattern. That is a typical thought attack. When several negative thoughts attack our mind, then we can say that we are under a thought attack
