Good and bad luck are first and always a state of mind. By knowing the art and science of controlling one’s mind, a person can change their luck for the better and thus enjoy the benefits of good fortune. In an instant, with the right attitude, one can become fortunate; similarly, a fortunate person, influenced by either a challenging situation or the opinion or words of negative and fearful people, can become instantly unfortunate. We live in the mind and, although, we are not a mind each of us has one. The mind can be our best friend or worst enemy. Our job is to make the mind work for us so that we can be happy, healthy, and prosperous, instead of allowing the mind to cast us into misery, lack, and limitation.
One day, I mentioned to my friend that I was surprised how dark and gloomy the day was. She laughed and pointed out that it was a very sunny day, but I was wearing dark glasses. Taking off the glasses, I realized she was right. The change from gloomy to bright was instant. I removed the filter that had been in front of my eyes, and my world changed. This was such a good lesson in the power of perception.
Perception determines what we think, desire, say, feel, and do, as it works like a filter through which we view life and thus make our decisions. Every decision we act upon sets our destiny in motion. Because we are all equal in quality being equal parts of God, no one is more or less than another. However, what we do with what we have is what makes the difference, and by observing the people of the world there are enormous differences. Any person who has ever been, is now, or will be is a person just like you and me in quality, a spark of God; therefore Godlike in nature. According to Vedic knowledge, we are made of sat chit ananda or eternal consciousness, and bliss. Not bad considering this gives us everything we could possibly desire. How do we access this infinite and unlimited Divine potential that we are?
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