Thoughts Have Density

If we are interdependent with everything and everyone, even our smallest, least significant thought, word, and action have real consequences throughout the universe.

Throw a pebble into a pond. It sends a shiver across the surface of the water. Ripples merge into one another and create new ones. Everything is inextricably interrelated. We come to realize that we are responsible for everything we do, say, think, responsible in fact for ourselves, everyone and everything else, and the entire universe.

Glimpse After Glimpse

Sogyal Rinpoche

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I once had a friend that often said, “Be careful what you think, thoughts have density.” It seems a heavy burden of responsibility once I accept this proposition. However, I have found that I can change my thinking by not taking action on negative impulses and simply trying to change how I act and react to fear. Fear is at the root… the boogieman… behind and underneath motivations based on hatred, greed… lies and deception project a false image of my self and the confusion this causes multiplies exponentially. But, I have come to understand that the opposite is also true and that positive energy is more productive and powerful. Even the slightest positive gesture can turn around a mountain of despair. The ripple effect is seen everywhere… time and time again… a handful of people have opened minds to whole new paradigms. It can be seen in the evolution of societies in the grand scale but all these changes came about with a simple insight that was acted upon (from Jesus Christ to Mahatma Gandhi to Martin Luther King). All the evil in the world is counterbalanced by simple gestures of kindness displayed by each and every one of us… from the love of a mother for her child to a hand reaching out to help another, we are connected.

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