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way. Did you ever imagine that Rage and Gluttony and many such negative behaviour can be rituals and routines? This may be considered as the basis of repetitive compulsion in our behaviour. It is absolutely essential that healthy and universal thought forms like love, kindness, sympathy, non- jealousy, friendliness, fraternity are developed by us assiduously. Eliminating the negative qualities like hatred, envy, jealousy, greed, possessiveness would automatically follow by the positive thought forms which we create and cultivate. We should never attempt to eliminate these negative thought forms by working on them directly. In such an event they grow stronger and more recalcitrant. The path of the Master shown in the Ten Commandments of our system is of great assistance to us.
Thought forms as we have observed on earlier occasions have great power, when used together with intent, and this is how the power of affirmations, speaking them, writing them, thinking them, effectively and over time will bring about positive change. So for example, affirming "I love and approve the world‖ will help heal a negative
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