Will Change in Attitude Bring Happiness?

Will Change in Attitude Bring Happiness?

Attitude is a very important aspect of the human personality.

A Zen master once performed an experiment on water. First, the composition of water was observed under a powerful microscope; he then invoked the attitude of love in the water and the composition of the particles changed! He then invoked the attitude of compassion and again the composition of the water changed. Our body is made up of 80 percent water; we can thus influence our own body. The power of attitude, the power of intention and our philosophy, are all very important.

Attitude Is The Key Of Success

How do I view myself, how do I view God, and how do I view the world? How I respond to myself, God and the world depends on this view and this attitude. Our intention and feelings all influence the world around us. We cannot observe an object without influencing it. If I have a feeling of guilt then I respond by blaming myself, God and the world. Some of us have an attitude of anger and respond to the world with anger. I may have an attitude of want…I am incomplete…I do not have enough. Or there may be an attitude of pride…I have so much money, education, fame. In both these attitudes, I am judging myself on what I have, not what I am.

The most important is the attitude of acceptance. If I accept myself, God and the world, then I respond well. Non-acceptance creates a division within me. So let me honestly ask myself how do I respond to other’s success? How do I respond to other’s happiness?

Grow Up A Positive Attitude In Yourself

Higher than the attitude of acceptance is the attitude of wisdom; if I have a sound understanding of life in totality…of karma…of right and wrong, then can I re-contextualize my life and change my perspective. Higher than wisdom, is the attitude of love. The higher divine qualities of love and compassion have no opposite. Hate is the opposite of attachment not pure love.  There is no opposite of God.

Do not fight with your negativeness, just remove them. Bring in the positive. Only when a person learns to love is there happiness – otherwise we experience pleasure – only love gives us joy, but subtler than love is peace. When I come to recognize the oneness of the world, I find peace. The world we see is the world of effects, separate from the cause. Get established in the cause, in the oneness and peace will spread. We see this in the lives of the rishis, who are established, in ahimsa, peace; even wild animals give up violence in their presence.

How do we bring about change in our attitude?

1. Be in the company of those with a higher attitude.
2. Recognise and assert those higher attitudes - that love within.
3. Read about the lives of those who lived with a higher attitude.
4. Use the power of will – A powerful prayer is “May I become good, may my negativeness go away”.

Attitude alone can help to transform our life and life around us.

Importance Of Education

Importance of Education:-

Education is very important for our lives. Without education people wouldn't have their high-developed machine and would believe that the Earth is a planet around that all another planets are moving. Why people want to have their high education? As for me I have my reasons why I want to get high education. 

First reason I want to get high education is for career purpose. From the early age parents very often tell to their children that education is very important to find a good job. And this is true because if you want to be a doctor or a lower, or an engineer you must have an education. Among my friends in Russia when I was asking them why they wanted to get their high education very often they were telling me that it is necessary to get a good job and to make a good career. I agree with them because I think that it is easier to begin my career not from nothing, but with the experience and all education that I would gain in the University. 

Importance Of Education

Another reason why I want to get high education is because all members in my family have already received their high education. My father has finished the Institute of Technology, and my mother has finished Medical Institute. All my life I was listening from them that it is very important to get high education. When I was trying to pass my exams for the University in Russia my family was very nervous. It looked like that it wasn't me who wanted to get to the university, but the whole family were trying with me to pass all exams. I think that family’s support in getting education is very important. At least it was so for me.

Also I want to get my high education because I enjoy studying. All my life I thought that it is very important to be independent and I was trying to be independent since I was a child. I didn't like to ask my parents to help me with my homework and I was sitting with my homework sometimes till late night but I did myself understand that all must be dependent from yourself and not from someone else. I loved to study and in a high school was an excellent student.

Is It Okay For Students To Listen The music while studying?

Music is said to have positive effect on the mind, and listening to the right kind of music can also improve studying and learning. Listening to music can give a better frame of mind to learn. Music has a profound effect on us, it can alter everything from mood to heart rate. Music can energize us or even depress us. Moderate or medium levels of awakening is apt for studying. Music can be an effective tool that leads students to levels concentration which is neither too agitated nor too relaxed.

Students Should Not Listen The music while studying

According to research, multitasking tends to result in a slight drop of IQ. This would seem that listening to music while studying is a bad idea. Although, it does not necessarily be the same always, there are a few factors which it depends on.

1. Listening to calming music while you are agitated will absolutely have positive effects.
2. Music has the ability to bring-in a better mood which in turn increases the IQ.
3. If music helps to sustain your attention, it is better not to deprive yourself of it, but choose your music carefully.
4. Choosing music that you like and are familiar with is best, it will be less distracting.
5. Too loud music can be distracting and pull your attention away.
6. Music makes a perfect antidote for those who feel studying is a painful chore. Generally, instrumental music is always the best way to go.

There has also been contradicting results, where music was found to be distracting for some students. Research also says that background music affects students' ability to remember items in a specific order. Everything depends on the individual, some students can study effectively with music while others are distracted to any external stimulus. It also depends on the type of music played. Research also tells that listening to classical music provides short-term enhancement of mental tasks which includes memorization. So is it okay to listen to music while you study or do homework? It depends! Those who excel in multitasking can by all means continue to study while there is music playing. Otherwise, a quiet place with no distraction is best chosen.