Dear All,
I am an ardent follower of Creative Visualization & it has done wonders to me….am not sure how many of you’ll have heard of it. It is one of the most powerful tools to achieve whatever you want in life – whether it is success at work, money, balance between home & work life or just plain and simple happiness. You can also make you worst enemy your best friend, get that promotion you always wanted & most importantly have peace of mind at all times.
A lot of trainers today are using Creative Visualization as an integral part of all their training programmes whether it is at the entry level or at the top management level. This technique has been subjected to a lot of skepticism because of its simplicity & hence has faced a lot of resistance in the management circles….but then again, anything that is new or different has faced the same trials.
I am attaching a document for those who are interested & want to know more about this age old technique bottled in a contemporary style for your perusal. The article explains what creative visualization is all about & has one exercise that is guaranteed to make you successful in whatever you do.
Important Pointers while practicing creative visualization:• Approach it with the intention to learn, grow & improve rather than with skepticism.
• Creative visualization cannot be used to cause harm to others – it is based on the premise that “If you change one’s self, then others or your surroundings automatically change”. It does not work the other way round.
• It takes 5-10 minutes everyday that’s about it.
• Ideal time for practicing would be early in the morning & just before you sleep.
• To start of choose a small problem, once you see that it works go on to more complex ones.
• Set a realistic time line by when you want to resolve the problem & focus on the creative visualization techniques everyday.
ALL THE BEST !
Noor Fathima
From India, Bangalore
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I am an ardent follower of Creative Visualization & it has done wonders to me….am not sure how many of you’ll have heard of it. It is one of the most powerful tools to achieve whatever you want in life – whether it is success at work, money, balance between home & work life or just plain and simple happiness. You can also make you worst enemy your best friend, get that promotion you always wanted & most importantly have peace of mind at all times.
A lot of trainers today are using Creative Visualization as an integral part of all their training programmes whether it is at the entry level or at the top management level. This technique has been subjected to a lot of skepticism because of its simplicity & hence has faced a lot of resistance in the management circles….but then again, anything that is new or different has faced the same trials.
I am attaching a document for those who are interested & want to know more about this age old technique bottled in a contemporary style for your perusal. The article explains what creative visualization is all about & has one exercise that is guaranteed to make you successful in whatever you do.
Important Pointers while practicing creative visualization:• Approach it with the intention to learn, grow & improve rather than with skepticism.
• Creative visualization cannot be used to cause harm to others – it is based on the premise that “If you change one’s self, then others or your surroundings automatically change”. It does not work the other way round.
• It takes 5-10 minutes everyday that’s about it.
• Ideal time for practicing would be early in the morning & just before you sleep.
• To start of choose a small problem, once you see that it works go on to more complex ones.
• Set a realistic time line by when you want to resolve the problem & focus on the creative visualization techniques everyday.
ALL THE BEST !
Noor Fathima
From India, Bangalore
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To check out more on creative visualisations check out this site: Noor
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Namaskar Noor ji. I am happy that you have brought this topic for discussion. This a vital practice in self management and development. Wish, it receives wide response. regards
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Hi Noor,
I couldn't open the attachment either. I suppose it's because it's in PDF format. Could you please convert it to a Word document and repost it? I am very interested in reading it.
Thanks.
Sree
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I couldn't open the attachment either. I suppose it's because it's in PDF format. Could you please convert it to a Word document and repost it? I am very interested in reading it.
Thanks.
Sree
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Hi Noor,
That's a great one. Creative Visualization is one of the best techniques in lateral thinking. It utilizes the subconscious mind to help one leverage the ability to think beyond the obvious. It empowers the mind as well.
Great! Keep it up.
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Rajat
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That's a great one. Creative Visualization is one of the best techniques in lateral thinking. It utilizes the subconscious mind to help one leverage the ability to think beyond the obvious. It empowers the mind as well.
Great! Keep it up.
Cheers,
Rajat
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Hi Noor,
I just went through a couple of websites which explain about creative visualization. It's amazing. So much power within a human! Has someone experienced this before? If you could, can you please share it? It would be very inspirational.
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Sree
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I just went through a couple of websites which explain about creative visualization. It's amazing. So much power within a human! Has someone experienced this before? If you could, can you please share it? It would be very inspirational.
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Sree
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Hi everyone,
I could open the attachment, I read it, and it is really true! I did not know that it is called "creative visualization," but I have been trying this for quite some time. My success rate is not 100%, but it is really helpful. At least for myself, I can say it gets my mind focused and gives me something to hold on to.
Cheers,
Pallavi
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I could open the attachment, I read it, and it is really true! I did not know that it is called "creative visualization," but I have been trying this for quite some time. My success rate is not 100%, but it is really helpful. At least for myself, I can say it gets my mind focused and gives me something to hold on to.
Cheers,
Pallavi
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Thnx everyone for showing so much interest in creative visualization.
For all those who cud not download the article…I am attaching it once more in word format. Also here is the link where u can learn more about creative visualization and affirmations- <link no longer exists - removed>
Many thnx to Dr. Ji & Rajat for the encouraging words.
Pallavi while using creative visualization techniques do not force yourself into doing it. It has to be a natural process. It could last for a few seconds to minutes. You’ll see that you hit rate will automatically increase once you use it on a regular basis.
Sree – many people use this technique to improve the quality of their lives. Rajat just mentioned how it enhances lateral thinking. Taking my example, I have got whatever I wanted just by focusing on the energy within myself & around me. Try it out & see for yourself.
Requesting others to provide examples & other techniques related to creative visualization.
Cheers to bringing out hidden potentials within us & others…
Noor
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For all those who cud not download the article…I am attaching it once more in word format. Also here is the link where u can learn more about creative visualization and affirmations- <link no longer exists - removed>
Many thnx to Dr. Ji & Rajat for the encouraging words.
Pallavi while using creative visualization techniques do not force yourself into doing it. It has to be a natural process. It could last for a few seconds to minutes. You’ll see that you hit rate will automatically increase once you use it on a regular basis.
Sree – many people use this technique to improve the quality of their lives. Rajat just mentioned how it enhances lateral thinking. Taking my example, I have got whatever I wanted just by focusing on the energy within myself & around me. Try it out & see for yourself.
Requesting others to provide examples & other techniques related to creative visualization.
Cheers to bringing out hidden potentials within us & others…
Noor
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Namaskar friends.
For the time being, I am not responding to Bala ji's as well as Noor's request in her last but one para. I am responding to Noor's reflection on resistance in the Indian context. Creative visualization is doing wonders in the West, but why is it not yet popular in India? In my observation, here are the reasons:
1. Creative visualization needs divergence of thinking. Indians are obsessed with concentration. They think that by achieving concentration power, i.e., one-pointedness, they can attain all powers.
2. India is a land of gurus. One feels most satisfied if he/she finds himself/herself in a position of a guru with whatever knowledge/ignorance he/she has.
3. The Indian mind is complacent and averse to experimentation and new experiences. They believe that everything is settled in our scriptures. So, rightly or wrongly, whatever they have learned is deemed sufficient.
4. The Indian mind is noisy and argumentative. When you explain the steps of a mental exercise and encourage them to experience it, they will predict in advance what will happen and continue justifying.
5. The Indian mind is lethargic. If you instruct them to practice regularly for 45 minutes a day, they will barely do it for five minutes, then intermittently, and eventually not at all, only to claim that nothing happened.
Of course, everyone is not alike, but by and large, these are hurdles to advancing a visualization program. Since this is a highly beneficial topic for each one of us, regardless of whether we are gurus or chelas, I suggest we be alert about these hurdles first.
For further reading, please refer to Shakti Gawain's books on Creative Visualization as well.
Regards
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For the time being, I am not responding to Bala ji's as well as Noor's request in her last but one para. I am responding to Noor's reflection on resistance in the Indian context. Creative visualization is doing wonders in the West, but why is it not yet popular in India? In my observation, here are the reasons:
1. Creative visualization needs divergence of thinking. Indians are obsessed with concentration. They think that by achieving concentration power, i.e., one-pointedness, they can attain all powers.
2. India is a land of gurus. One feels most satisfied if he/she finds himself/herself in a position of a guru with whatever knowledge/ignorance he/she has.
3. The Indian mind is complacent and averse to experimentation and new experiences. They believe that everything is settled in our scriptures. So, rightly or wrongly, whatever they have learned is deemed sufficient.
4. The Indian mind is noisy and argumentative. When you explain the steps of a mental exercise and encourage them to experience it, they will predict in advance what will happen and continue justifying.
5. The Indian mind is lethargic. If you instruct them to practice regularly for 45 minutes a day, they will barely do it for five minutes, then intermittently, and eventually not at all, only to claim that nothing happened.
Of course, everyone is not alike, but by and large, these are hurdles to advancing a visualization program. Since this is a highly beneficial topic for each one of us, regardless of whether we are gurus or chelas, I suggest we be alert about these hurdles first.
For further reading, please refer to Shakti Gawain's books on Creative Visualization as well.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Namaskar and thank you Bala ji. I think by this time many might have tried. The creative visualization exercises are doing wonders in the West. However, there are minor variations depending upon authors. I am giving here the exercise which I impart.
Antecedents:
1. Patanjali's Yoga Sutra - yathabhimatoddhyanad va.
2. Sigmund Freud - Free association.
3. Behavior therapy - Implosive therapy.
4. Maharshi Mahesh Yogi - Transcendental Meditation.
Purpose:
1. To activate all brain cells and consequently body cells, particularly unused ones.
2. To generate beta/gamma brain waves which are creativity-linked brain waves. Details about the brain waves are given in "empowerment" and "the heaven of kranti" thread. (For alpha, theta, and delta, I have separate exercises.)
3. To open intuition channel.
4. To extinguish destructive creative ideas.
THE EXERCISE:
1. Learn this mantra before practice - LET US ATTAIN PERFECTION AND PLEASURES IN THE CONSTANT FLOW OF CLEAR, VIVID, AND CORRECT FEELINGS AND IDEAS AND NOT ANY WRONG FEELING AND IDEA INSTANTLY, PERFECTLY, PERMANENTLY, AND SPONTANEOUSLY.
2. Sit down in a comfortable position where you can continue for about 45 minutes.
3. Close your eyes.
4. Feel relaxed.
5. Allow your attention to go wherever it may automatically. Neither stop nor force. Intermittently reverberate the above mantra.
6. Continue for about 45 minutes.
7. Preferably do it in the morning hours every day.
Let me know your experience if you are in the right track and to answer questions, if any.
Do you like to know my own experience?
Regards
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Antecedents:
1. Patanjali's Yoga Sutra - yathabhimatoddhyanad va.
2. Sigmund Freud - Free association.
3. Behavior therapy - Implosive therapy.
4. Maharshi Mahesh Yogi - Transcendental Meditation.
Purpose:
1. To activate all brain cells and consequently body cells, particularly unused ones.
2. To generate beta/gamma brain waves which are creativity-linked brain waves. Details about the brain waves are given in "empowerment" and "the heaven of kranti" thread. (For alpha, theta, and delta, I have separate exercises.)
3. To open intuition channel.
4. To extinguish destructive creative ideas.
THE EXERCISE:
1. Learn this mantra before practice - LET US ATTAIN PERFECTION AND PLEASURES IN THE CONSTANT FLOW OF CLEAR, VIVID, AND CORRECT FEELINGS AND IDEAS AND NOT ANY WRONG FEELING AND IDEA INSTANTLY, PERFECTLY, PERMANENTLY, AND SPONTANEOUSLY.
2. Sit down in a comfortable position where you can continue for about 45 minutes.
3. Close your eyes.
4. Feel relaxed.
5. Allow your attention to go wherever it may automatically. Neither stop nor force. Intermittently reverberate the above mantra.
6. Continue for about 45 minutes.
7. Preferably do it in the morning hours every day.
Let me know your experience if you are in the right track and to answer questions, if any.
Do you like to know my own experience?
Regards
From India, Delhi
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I totally agree with Dr. Ji regarding the causes for the lack of popularity of creative visualization in India. What is really shocking is that if we trace the origin of creative visualization, it can be seen that it originated very much in India, and thus, it is even more surprising that very few Indians know about it. It is people from the West who have come here, learned it from us, and have gone abroad and popularized it.
Why is it that most of the time we get to hear things about our culture from the West? Other people see more value in what we have rather than us. The West seems to be learning a lot from us while what we do is just ape the West... it's very ironic! Please share your view on this idiosyncratic view of life that we seem to have acquired somewhere along the way... things are changing but at a very slow pace.
Regards,
Noor
P.S. Dr. Ji Shakti Gwain's book that you recommended is fabulous.
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Why is it that most of the time we get to hear things about our culture from the West? Other people see more value in what we have rather than us. The West seems to be learning a lot from us while what we do is just ape the West... it's very ironic! Please share your view on this idiosyncratic view of life that we seem to have acquired somewhere along the way... things are changing but at a very slow pace.
Regards,
Noor
P.S. Dr. Ji Shakti Gwain's book that you recommended is fabulous.
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Dear Jogeshwar,
I found your writing to be really interesting. Thank you for the information. Could you please provide more details, attachments, etc. on the topic to my email: abhijit.sharangpani@bajajallianz.co.in or abhijit108@rediffmail.com?
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Abhijit
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I found your writing to be really interesting. Thank you for the information. Could you please provide more details, attachments, etc. on the topic to my email: abhijit.sharangpani@bajajallianz.co.in or abhijit108@rediffmail.com?
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Abhijit
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Namaskar Noor ji,
Your agony, as reflected in your above note, is exactly that of mine. I did not imagine that we would converge so much. Soon you will find that the west is easternized and the east is westernized. What is great about India is that it thinks of the welfare of mankind indiscriminately with the belief: "Sarve bhavantu sukhinah, Sarve santu niramayah, Sarve bhadrani pashyantu, Ma kaschit duhkhabhag bhavet." Translation: Let all be happy, Let all be ailment free, Let all see beauty, and Let none suffer.
Western thoughts received three significant influences from the east. First, in 1893 by Swami Vivekananda, second, by Maharshi Mahesh Yogi in the late 1960s, and the third by the Dalai Lama in 2005. Unfortunately, it was a great loss to mankind when Swami Vivekananda left this world at just 39. Fortunately, the latter two are still with us, born on October 18, 1911, and July 6, 1935, to guide the human sciences (yes, human sciences).
Noor ji, there you and I have our own roles to play. Let us do that.
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From India, Delhi
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Your agony, as reflected in your above note, is exactly that of mine. I did not imagine that we would converge so much. Soon you will find that the west is easternized and the east is westernized. What is great about India is that it thinks of the welfare of mankind indiscriminately with the belief: "Sarve bhavantu sukhinah, Sarve santu niramayah, Sarve bhadrani pashyantu, Ma kaschit duhkhabhag bhavet." Translation: Let all be happy, Let all be ailment free, Let all see beauty, and Let none suffer.
Western thoughts received three significant influences from the east. First, in 1893 by Swami Vivekananda, second, by Maharshi Mahesh Yogi in the late 1960s, and the third by the Dalai Lama in 2005. Unfortunately, it was a great loss to mankind when Swami Vivekananda left this world at just 39. Fortunately, the latter two are still with us, born on October 18, 1911, and July 6, 1935, to guide the human sciences (yes, human sciences).
Noor ji, there you and I have our own roles to play. Let us do that.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Dear Jogeshwar,
Really interesting what you have written. Thanks for the information.
Can you provide some more details, attachments, etc. on the topic to my email:
OR
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Abhijit
Namaskar Abhijit ji,
Thank you for your interest. In this context, let me tell you about one of our Zero Pathology Ganga participants. We have known each other for about the last 23 years. He is very nice and helpful, consulting and accepting my views. However, he is too ambitious and seeks to acquire great knowledge. He enrolled in a highly reputed organization to learn Yoga. He had to travel about 10 KM in the morning, return, and then hastily prepare for the office. Suddenly, his blood pressure spiked, he took several days off, and then decided to leave that organization. His blood pressure used to intermittently rise.
I suggested that he convert the knowledge he has into wisdom first. Meanwhile, he will continue to acquire new knowledge. He agreed, and now he regularly attends our Zero Pathology Ganga sessions.
He has also taken similar steps for his younger brother, who is currently admitted to a detoxification center. Three months have passed, and he will stay there for another three months. However, the center reports that the relapse rate worldwide is 96%. Consequently, he has decided to place his brother with us.
Therefore, my request to you is to first convert your existing knowledge into wisdom. Along the way, you will continue to acquire new knowledge. If you have any specific questions on creative visualization, feel free to ask.
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Really interesting what you have written. Thanks for the information.
Can you provide some more details, attachments, etc. on the topic to my email:
Regards,
Abhijit
Namaskar Abhijit ji,
Thank you for your interest. In this context, let me tell you about one of our Zero Pathology Ganga participants. We have known each other for about the last 23 years. He is very nice and helpful, consulting and accepting my views. However, he is too ambitious and seeks to acquire great knowledge. He enrolled in a highly reputed organization to learn Yoga. He had to travel about 10 KM in the morning, return, and then hastily prepare for the office. Suddenly, his blood pressure spiked, he took several days off, and then decided to leave that organization. His blood pressure used to intermittently rise.
I suggested that he convert the knowledge he has into wisdom first. Meanwhile, he will continue to acquire new knowledge. He agreed, and now he regularly attends our Zero Pathology Ganga sessions.
He has also taken similar steps for his younger brother, who is currently admitted to a detoxification center. Three months have passed, and he will stay there for another three months. However, the center reports that the relapse rate worldwide is 96%. Consequently, he has decided to place his brother with us.
Therefore, my request to you is to first convert your existing knowledge into wisdom. Along the way, you will continue to acquire new knowledge. If you have any specific questions on creative visualization, feel free to ask.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Dear friends,
Namaskar.
This thread was responded to with great excitement. It is true that creative visualization can change life in a desirable direction. But change occurs if some time is spent on it. We have posted exercises. Has anybody tried them? What are the experiences? What are the problems, if any? For those who could not try - what is the issue in trying and continuing?
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From India, Delhi
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Namaskar.
This thread was responded to with great excitement. It is true that creative visualization can change life in a desirable direction. But change occurs if some time is spent on it. We have posted exercises. Has anybody tried them? What are the experiences? What are the problems, if any? For those who could not try - what is the issue in trying and continuing?
Regards,
From India, Delhi
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Do you like to read Shakti Gawain's books?
1. Creative Visualization - Rs. 175/-
2. Reflections in the Light - Rs. 200/-
3. The Creative Visualization Workbook - Rs. 200/-
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1. Creative Visualization - Rs. 175/-
2. Reflections in the Light - Rs. 200/-
3. The Creative Visualization Workbook - Rs. 200/-
Publisher:
Full Circle
J-40, Jorbagh Lane
New Delhi-110003
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Dear Dr. Mahanta and Noor Fatima,
I am visiting the site after a gap of six days, and this discussion board has really been enriched by your inputs!
I would like to thank Dr. Mahanta for his terrific insight and views; undoubtedly, they have added value to the thread of discussions.
"This thread was responded to with great excitement. It is true that creative visualization can change life in a desirable direction. But change occurs if some time is spent on it. We have posted exercises. Has anybody tried them? What are the experiences? What are the problems, if any? For those who could not try, what is the problem in trying and continuing?"
Allow me to share my views on this:
I have known a boy for many years. His remarkable change and adaptation to the changing world simply amaze me. He is born with slight deafness, yet he has managed to cope with the handicap with aplomb and has emerged a winner in his own ways. Since I know the family well, the boy's father had taught him creative visualization – to dream and see it being achieved. It is based on a simple philosophy; as whatever great achievements the world has seen till date have been visualized by someone before materializing the same.
Secondly, creative visualization sends strong messages to the brain, which in turn sensitizes the body. Now, you may recall that in the olden days, the sages/rishis used to wear bare minimum clothes while traversing through snow-clad places. Take the example of Armstrong, the Bicycle Marathon champion, who at one point couldn't walk, or Sergei Bubka, who surpassed the high jump records – his own records. He used to visualize himself breaking the record.
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Rajat
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I am visiting the site after a gap of six days, and this discussion board has really been enriched by your inputs!
I would like to thank Dr. Mahanta for his terrific insight and views; undoubtedly, they have added value to the thread of discussions.
"This thread was responded to with great excitement. It is true that creative visualization can change life in a desirable direction. But change occurs if some time is spent on it. We have posted exercises. Has anybody tried them? What are the experiences? What are the problems, if any? For those who could not try, what is the problem in trying and continuing?"
Allow me to share my views on this:
I have known a boy for many years. His remarkable change and adaptation to the changing world simply amaze me. He is born with slight deafness, yet he has managed to cope with the handicap with aplomb and has emerged a winner in his own ways. Since I know the family well, the boy's father had taught him creative visualization – to dream and see it being achieved. It is based on a simple philosophy; as whatever great achievements the world has seen till date have been visualized by someone before materializing the same.
Secondly, creative visualization sends strong messages to the brain, which in turn sensitizes the body. Now, you may recall that in the olden days, the sages/rishis used to wear bare minimum clothes while traversing through snow-clad places. Take the example of Armstrong, the Bicycle Marathon champion, who at one point couldn't walk, or Sergei Bubka, who surpassed the high jump records – his own records. He used to visualize himself breaking the record.
Regards,
Rajat
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I am absolutely overwhelmed with the response to this article and the interest that everyone has shown. Dr. Ji, many thanks for all your inputs. It's amazing how much you know; I am truly at a loss for words. I would love to read about what others think about this and urge all those who haven't tried the exercises to give it a shot. It could make a world of difference in your lives.
Cheers to enriching our lives,
Noor
PS: Rajat, looking forward to hearing a lot more from you :)
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Cheers to enriching our lives,
Noor
PS: Rajat, looking forward to hearing a lot more from you :)
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Namaskar Rajat Ji,
Thank you for your appreciation and illustration. Now I am adding the development of brain science from an article (2004) by Dr. Irina Polland from Australia:
"2. Western Dogma: Historical Perspective
Until fairly recently, the prevailing dogma in neuroscience was that the brain contained all of its neurons at birth and their number remained unchanged by life's experiences. It was believed that the only changes that did occur over the course of one's life were alterations in synaptic (interneuronal) connections and accelerating cell death with aging. However, in the early 1990s, prominent neuroscientists began to discover that new neurons are being generated throughout one's entire lifespan (Eriksson et al, 1998; Van Praag et al, 1999) and, contrary to popular dogma, these newly differentiated neurons are associated with new learning and memory. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies have confirmed that, for example, the brain region which controls finger movement in the hand increases in size in string players engaged in specific 'fingering' exercises. Furthermore, those who start their training earlier in life and practice longer show more pronounced changes in the brain (Elbert et al, 1995). The term which describes this important discovery is 'neuroplasticity' and expresses the reality that the brain continually changes as a result of our experiences, whether through fresh interneuronal connections or through the generation of new neurons.
Thus, modern neuroscience is establishing what already seems intuitive; that the environment constantly impacts brain development and that the brain remains functionally plastic throughout life, adjusting its neurophysiological/psychological development to the prevailing conditions. As a rule, western medicine has considered the child's social development and cognitive development to be separate, but we now know that there is an inseparable interconnectedness to these processes. To optimize adaptive neurophysiological growth and maturation prenatally and during infancy, the brain develops chronologically much earlier and faster than any other part of the body (Bogin, 1999). Despite the brain's rapid overall development, it is also the last organ to mature anatomically, allowing the prefrontal area to continuously reflect the progressive mental and social landmarks of a child's life. For example, children raised in nurturing environments develop physiological responses important in the regulation of emotions, and vice versa. Since the prefrontal area remains very plastic, shaping its circuitry to match the experiences and learning children undergo, the early years of life are windows of opportunity for mastering helpful planning skills and emotional awareness for adaptive living. Children equipped with good planning skills by the time they enter school at the age of five or six are much less likely to suffer from developing aggression and anxiety disorders (Spring, 2000). Various lines of thought and research agree that insufficient emotional stimulation and/or an excess of negative stimulation in the early stages of life are likely to result in a higher risk of mental health troubles. Exposing children to an atmosphere of genuine love and compassion within family and school environments significantly increases overall health and wellbeing - essential if we are to look forward to a more humane and peaceful future. However, there is also hope for those not raised under ideal conditions because, as this review reveals, the human brain has the ability to be rewired in the regulation of common emotions such as happiness, anxiety, fear, sadness, depression, and, therefore, spiritual wellbeing."
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Thank you for your appreciation and illustration. Now I am adding the development of brain science from an article (2004) by Dr. Irina Polland from Australia:
"2. Western Dogma: Historical Perspective
Until fairly recently, the prevailing dogma in neuroscience was that the brain contained all of its neurons at birth and their number remained unchanged by life's experiences. It was believed that the only changes that did occur over the course of one's life were alterations in synaptic (interneuronal) connections and accelerating cell death with aging. However, in the early 1990s, prominent neuroscientists began to discover that new neurons are being generated throughout one's entire lifespan (Eriksson et al, 1998; Van Praag et al, 1999) and, contrary to popular dogma, these newly differentiated neurons are associated with new learning and memory. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies have confirmed that, for example, the brain region which controls finger movement in the hand increases in size in string players engaged in specific 'fingering' exercises. Furthermore, those who start their training earlier in life and practice longer show more pronounced changes in the brain (Elbert et al, 1995). The term which describes this important discovery is 'neuroplasticity' and expresses the reality that the brain continually changes as a result of our experiences, whether through fresh interneuronal connections or through the generation of new neurons.
Thus, modern neuroscience is establishing what already seems intuitive; that the environment constantly impacts brain development and that the brain remains functionally plastic throughout life, adjusting its neurophysiological/psychological development to the prevailing conditions. As a rule, western medicine has considered the child's social development and cognitive development to be separate, but we now know that there is an inseparable interconnectedness to these processes. To optimize adaptive neurophysiological growth and maturation prenatally and during infancy, the brain develops chronologically much earlier and faster than any other part of the body (Bogin, 1999). Despite the brain's rapid overall development, it is also the last organ to mature anatomically, allowing the prefrontal area to continuously reflect the progressive mental and social landmarks of a child's life. For example, children raised in nurturing environments develop physiological responses important in the regulation of emotions, and vice versa. Since the prefrontal area remains very plastic, shaping its circuitry to match the experiences and learning children undergo, the early years of life are windows of opportunity for mastering helpful planning skills and emotional awareness for adaptive living. Children equipped with good planning skills by the time they enter school at the age of five or six are much less likely to suffer from developing aggression and anxiety disorders (Spring, 2000). Various lines of thought and research agree that insufficient emotional stimulation and/or an excess of negative stimulation in the early stages of life are likely to result in a higher risk of mental health troubles. Exposing children to an atmosphere of genuine love and compassion within family and school environments significantly increases overall health and wellbeing - essential if we are to look forward to a more humane and peaceful future. However, there is also hope for those not raised under ideal conditions because, as this review reveals, the human brain has the ability to be rewired in the regulation of common emotions such as happiness, anxiety, fear, sadness, depression, and, therefore, spiritual wellbeing."
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Thank you, Noor Ji, for your appreciation. But we are treading through a very, very difficult terrain. Earlier I had told you that the east is going westernised and the west is going easternised. You can ascertain the veracity of my observation from the following two events:
1. On November 12, 2005, Dalai Lama addressed a gathering in America of some 14,000 brain scientists of the Society for Neuroscience. The birth of a new discipline called "Neuroplasticity" was reaffirmed.
2. On November 5, 2006, Dalai Lama will address an international conference on science and spirituality in Delhi.
The difference in these two events in terms of attendance and media coverage will tell you what I mean.
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1. On November 12, 2005, Dalai Lama addressed a gathering in America of some 14,000 brain scientists of the Society for Neuroscience. The birth of a new discipline called "Neuroplasticity" was reaffirmed.
2. On November 5, 2006, Dalai Lama will address an international conference on science and spirituality in Delhi.
The difference in these two events in terms of attendance and media coverage will tell you what I mean.
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2. On November 5, 2006 Dalai Lama will address to an international conference on science and spiritualty in Delhi. Please read the above as January 5,2006.
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Hi Noor,
Sure would defintely contribute to this forum..just that last one week has been very hectic for me..
Dear Dr Mahanta,
You simply amaze us with your inputs..especially the input on the development of brain science from an article(2004) by Dr Irina Polland from Australia.
Thereby aptly proves that as you sow one reap...neuroplasticity is indeed a great relevation which is now proved with the aid of technology but was estimated & guessed by experts much earlier..
Mind-body connections are now proved beyond doubt..some people like Deepak Chopra have made millions by preaching this!!
As i have mentioned in Lateral thinking forum under OD forum that the Brain is very powerful tool..as proved by Nobel Prize winner Dr Roger Sperry's work on right & left brain...
Allow me to share some inputs on Brain & Visual Creativity
Visual Creativity & Brain Lateralization Bibliography
Compiled by Amy Andres. E-mail:
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In 1836, a country doctor by the name of Marc Dax presented a paper at a medical meeting in Montpellier, France. Dax had treated many patients who suffered loss of speech after sustaining some trauma to the brain. While this observation was not new to the medical world, Dax did note in his paper that there seemed to be a correlation between the loss of speech and the side of the brain where the trauma had been inflicted. He summarized that the separate halves of the brain control different functions. While the paper did not receive much positive attention, it did predicate the rush of scientific activity dedicated to right-brain/left-brain functions in the latter half of the twentieth century (Springer & Deutsch, 1989, pp. 1-2).
Scientific evidence now confirms that the left and right hemispheres of the brain play distinct roles in thinking, perception, feeling, and memory. In the mid-twentieth century, it was understood that the left hemisphere was directly related to functions of language; while the right hemisphere played a more important role in spatial tasks and making sensory discriminations such as the recognition of faces or the detection of unfamiliar tactile patterns (Gardner, 1982, p.283). Further investigations into brain lateralization began to reveal a greater understanding of how an individual brain develops and implements visual creativity. Researchers discovered that the brains’ cerebral hemispheres dictate how an individual perceives color, pattern, perspective, shape, texture, and the relationship between light and shadow. Visual creativity, however, has not yet been conclusively localized in the brain (Gardner, 1982, p. 284).
Evidence suggests that both hemispheres contribute to visual creativity but each in its own way. For example, to draw a realistic depiction of an object, one needs the right hemisphere for contour but the left hemisphere for details. Neuroscientists have continued their research in earnest, arguing and reconciling their findings about the functions of each hemisphere and their contribution to visual creativity.
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Rajat
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Sure would defintely contribute to this forum..just that last one week has been very hectic for me..
Dear Dr Mahanta,
You simply amaze us with your inputs..especially the input on the development of brain science from an article(2004) by Dr Irina Polland from Australia.
Thereby aptly proves that as you sow one reap...neuroplasticity is indeed a great relevation which is now proved with the aid of technology but was estimated & guessed by experts much earlier..
Mind-body connections are now proved beyond doubt..some people like Deepak Chopra have made millions by preaching this!!
As i have mentioned in Lateral thinking forum under OD forum that the Brain is very powerful tool..as proved by Nobel Prize winner Dr Roger Sperry's work on right & left brain...
Allow me to share some inputs on Brain & Visual Creativity
Visual Creativity & Brain Lateralization Bibliography
Compiled by Amy Andres. E-mail:
In 1836, a country doctor by the name of Marc Dax presented a paper at a medical meeting in Montpellier, France. Dax had treated many patients who suffered loss of speech after sustaining some trauma to the brain. While this observation was not new to the medical world, Dax did note in his paper that there seemed to be a correlation between the loss of speech and the side of the brain where the trauma had been inflicted. He summarized that the separate halves of the brain control different functions. While the paper did not receive much positive attention, it did predicate the rush of scientific activity dedicated to right-brain/left-brain functions in the latter half of the twentieth century (Springer & Deutsch, 1989, pp. 1-2).
Scientific evidence now confirms that the left and right hemispheres of the brain play distinct roles in thinking, perception, feeling, and memory. In the mid-twentieth century, it was understood that the left hemisphere was directly related to functions of language; while the right hemisphere played a more important role in spatial tasks and making sensory discriminations such as the recognition of faces or the detection of unfamiliar tactile patterns (Gardner, 1982, p.283). Further investigations into brain lateralization began to reveal a greater understanding of how an individual brain develops and implements visual creativity. Researchers discovered that the brains’ cerebral hemispheres dictate how an individual perceives color, pattern, perspective, shape, texture, and the relationship between light and shadow. Visual creativity, however, has not yet been conclusively localized in the brain (Gardner, 1982, p. 284).
Evidence suggests that both hemispheres contribute to visual creativity but each in its own way. For example, to draw a realistic depiction of an object, one needs the right hemisphere for contour but the left hemisphere for details. Neuroscientists have continued their research in earnest, arguing and reconciling their findings about the functions of each hemisphere and their contribution to visual creativity.
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Rajat
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Namaskar Rajat ji.
Thanks for your appreciation and fresh input. In 1836, it was believed that the brain acts as a whole, which is known as mass action theory, though Gall (phenomenologist) and Florens had theorized about localization of functions. Perhaps for the first time, Broca (1871) discovered the speech center behind the motor cortex. Since then, various functional areas have been discovered, but the brain also acts in coordination as a whole. In creative visualization, we not only activate brain cells but every cell in the body. So, we transform the entire system to act differently. For example, if one feels sluggish in doing a function, he/she will feel that their reaction time has become faster with the progress of creative visualization.
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Thanks for your appreciation and fresh input. In 1836, it was believed that the brain acts as a whole, which is known as mass action theory, though Gall (phenomenologist) and Florens had theorized about localization of functions. Perhaps for the first time, Broca (1871) discovered the speech center behind the motor cortex. Since then, various functional areas have been discovered, but the brain also acts in coordination as a whole. In creative visualization, we not only activate brain cells but every cell in the body. So, we transform the entire system to act differently. For example, if one feels sluggish in doing a function, he/she will feel that their reaction time has become faster with the progress of creative visualization.
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Hi Noor Fatima,
I saw that you are a Psychologist, Psychometrician, and Soft Skills trainer. I was looking for a soft skills trainer, and I am also from Bangalore. Could you please email me your contact details to my personal ID so that we can have a conversation?
Response awaited!!!
Richa
Email: rich_3@rediffmail.com
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I saw that you are a Psychologist, Psychometrician, and Soft Skills trainer. I was looking for a soft skills trainer, and I am also from Bangalore. Could you please email me your contact details to my personal ID so that we can have a conversation?
Response awaited!!!
Richa
Email: rich_3@rediffmail.com
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Hi Richa...i have ailed you all the info you requested...pls check your mail. Have a fab day, Noor
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Namaskar Rajat ji.
I had forgot to supplement my experience of visual creativity.
It may be late 1974 or early 1975. I had to appear before a medical board as routine matter to enter into service. I was having diplopia and it could be dtetected.
I asked the specialist in the board- Is there any medicine?
He replied-You have no option but to surrender to glass.
My inner voice said-I will not surrender to glass.
By that time I had only knowledge of structure and function of eyes and pathways to occipital cortex and its role. Till date I have not read any text on visual pathology or medicine, even a page. But I have corrected my diplopia and have not surrendered to glass. I feel inflated in the conferences when I see the participants even being less than me in chronological age wearing glasses.
This partly answers to curiosity of Bala ji also.
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I had forgot to supplement my experience of visual creativity.
It may be late 1974 or early 1975. I had to appear before a medical board as routine matter to enter into service. I was having diplopia and it could be dtetected.
I asked the specialist in the board- Is there any medicine?
He replied-You have no option but to surrender to glass.
My inner voice said-I will not surrender to glass.
By that time I had only knowledge of structure and function of eyes and pathways to occipital cortex and its role. Till date I have not read any text on visual pathology or medicine, even a page. But I have corrected my diplopia and have not surrendered to glass. I feel inflated in the conferences when I see the participants even being less than me in chronological age wearing glasses.
This partly answers to curiosity of Bala ji also.
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Hi Noor and Everybody in this thread,
I am an ardent fan of CiteHR and have benefited a lot after joining. Creative visualization has been my favorite topic too. I was really glad to see so many interested in these posts. While surfing the net, I came across this free ebook on the same topic; the book is from none other than Shakti Gawain, who has popularized this concept. This is my small contribution for a good cause. The link is as given below - [link removed]
Do give me your feedback on how you find this book.
Bela
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I am an ardent fan of CiteHR and have benefited a lot after joining. Creative visualization has been my favorite topic too. I was really glad to see so many interested in these posts. While surfing the net, I came across this free ebook on the same topic; the book is from none other than Shakti Gawain, who has popularized this concept. This is my small contribution for a good cause. The link is as given below - [link removed]
Do give me your feedback on how you find this book.
Bela
From India, Mumbai
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