The secret of self-transformation: how to change our behavior step by step.
Have you ever tried to change a behavior or habit, only to feel disappointed and dissatisfied when it was unsuccessful?
Don’t worry, you are not alone, I was one of you; He had unruly eating habits. Fortunately, I was able to change these habits when I learned the secrets to making positive changes.
I want to share these secrets with you, so that you can apply these transformation techniques to some of the habits that you may want to change, such as smoking, dieting, even negative thought patterns and any other undesirable behavior.
Most of the time, changing a habit (self-transformation) is not a quick fix. It requires reprogramming of the mind, which takes place in the subconscious part of the mind.
Therefore, it is important to understand the function and process of the mind, especially the subconscious mind.
The human mind has three parts: the conscious mind, the subconscious mind, and the superconscious mind.
The conscious mind is responsible for logic, reasoning, and all conscious voluntary action such as reading, listening, writing, speaking, etc.
Everything we learn for the first time is also an action of the conscious mind.
The information we receive by reading, listening and learning will be recorded in our subconscious mind, the second part of the mind.
Therefore, we must be very careful with our actions, which will program our subconscious and also determine our attitude and the quality of our life. It’s like a chain reaction or domino effect. If we always think negative things will happen, this will cloud our judgment and everything that happens will appear negative. People get into the habit of thinking, “Why does this always happen to me? Why do I deserve it?” However, it is the way our conscious mind perceives the situation that creates negativity and keeps us in a cycle of negative thinking and missed opportunities.
The conscious mind is the gateway to the subconscious mind.
The subconscious mind is the mind of the imagination. It is a storehouse of our learned behavior, beliefs, feelings, and memories.
It’s like a disk with our old data / information sanskaras. It is responsible for all our involuntary actions, heartbeat, respiratory rate, etc.
Based on the information saved by previous actions, we automatically respond and do things without thinking about them (automatic responses).
For example, when we first learned to drive a car, we had to consciously think about where to put each foot and how to use each new control. As we develop our driving skills, our subconscious mind takes over and we become so competent that we can drive, navigate, listen to music, and also talk on the phone at the same time.
The language of the subconscious mind is feelings (pain, pleasure, heat, cold), emotions (anger, frustration, happiness, sadness) and images.
Our subconscious mind cannot distinguish between thoughts created by physical events or imaginary events. It does not have the power to reason and analyze. Take our thoughts literally.
The subconscious mind is the gateway to the superconscious mind.
The superconscious mind is the third part of the mind.
It is the spiritual part of the mind. He is also called Supreme Power / Energy, God, Almighty, Higher Mind, Higher Self, Higher Intelligence, Universal Intelligence, Universal Mind, Universal Consciousness, Supreme Consciousness, Brahman and more … The scientific community refers to him as “The Unified Field “or” Infinite Field of Inner Potential “.
It doesn’t matter what label you give it; what really matters is that this is the only force that both science and spirituality have recognized as the mastermind of all creations in the universe.
It has the power to create any conceivable result.
It has no boundaries or limitations in its power to create, from the infinitely large to the infinitely small, from the microscopic to the largest in the universe. It is described as follows:
• It consists of all things of the past, present and future.
• It is omniscient and omnipresent.
• Covers all things, both visible and invisible.
• From the emotional perspective, the superconscious mind contains all the feelings and emotions such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, as well as fear, sadness , confusion, anger, greed and resentment. . It consists of the entire individual consciousness.
Both parts of the mind, conscious and subconscious, work together to establish the connection with the superconscious mind, which is the ultimate source of unlimited power.
When the conscious and subconscious mind have some conflict, then the superconscious mind resolves the conflict, brings harmony and takes care of all the good things in our life that we love.
Once we understand the function of the subconscious mind, we can also understand why we behave differently. We cannot change because we are stuck in the old ways and our subconscious mind does not know how to change.
Change process:
The process requires all three parts of the mind. Therefore,
• Act with awareness and conscious effort. This is the function of the conscious mind.
• Act on the subconscious mind with positive feelings: the change must take place at the subconscious level with respect to behavior or habits, emotions or unwanted feelings. It can only be changed through subconscious programming, through meditation, sending automatic suggestions, and creative visualization to the subconscious mind. This should be done in a very relaxed state of mind.
Seven steps to make a change:
1. Know the change you want to make or the habit you want to change (ask yourself what behavior, emotions and feelings I want to change or what I want to do differently – make a list). Commit to change. For example, I became aware of my unhealthy eating habits and made a conscious decision to change them.
2. Make conscious efforts to change it and support it with action and practice it throughout the day. Replace a negative thought or activity with a positive one. This will also change your “automatic reply”. When I decided to change my eating habits, I made a conscious effort to change by creating a meal schedule and a list of the foods I could eat each day.
3. Relax your body (Yoga, Pranayama-Breathing exercises).
4. Relax your mind and meditate. Meditate when you don’t know what else to do. I used meditation techniques when I had a craving for certain foods.
5. Give messages or affirmations to your subconscious mind for the change you want to make within yourself. Affirmations should be in positive terms rather than negative. For example: I will eat healthy foods vs. I will not eat junk food; I’ll get up early in the morning vs. I won’t sleep late; I will do yoga and meditation every morning, etc.
6. Pray to the Higher Power and thank Him for His guidance and help, and let go …
7. Self-Introspection, Self-Assessment, and Practice
Keep practicing until you’ve made the change you want to make (a 30-day daily spiritual planner to help you with this process and keep you on track is available for download.
Performing actions with awareness at a conscious level will bring a slow and temporary change, however, combined with relaxation, meditation, affirmation (positive and motivational messages) and prayers will bring a faster and more eternal change.
Here both parts of the mind, conscious and subconscious, are the part of the body (science-matter) and the Superconscious is the Supreme Energy (Spiritual Mind).
The change begins in Conscious Mind → Subconscious Mind → Superconscious Mind (Spiritual Mind)
Lastly, be patient because habit transformation is not a quick fix, but a slow, steady, and gradual process.
As Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita,
“One achieves peace and tranquility little by little through practice.”
