He who thinks against his own desire is his own enemy.
Bowl of Saki, January 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
When one considers the psychology of failure and success, failure follows
failure. And why is it? Because the consciousness reflecting success is full of
success, and the activity which goes out from that consciousness is creating
productive activity; so if the consciousness has success before its view, then
the same reflection will work and bring success. Whereas if the consciousness is
impressed with failure, then failure will work constantly, bringing failure
after failure.
Very often pessimistic people speak against their own desire. They want to
undertake some work, and they say, 'I will do this, but I don't think I shall
succeed in it.' Thus they hinder themselves in their path. Man does not know
that every thought makes an impression on the consciousness and on the rhythm
with which the consciousness is working. According to that rhythm that
reflection will come true and happen; and a man proves to be his own enemy by
his ignorance of these things.
Man's attitude is the secret of life, for it is upon man's attitude that success
and failure depend. Both man's rise and fall depend upon his attitude. By
attitude I mean that impulse which is like a battery behind the mechanism of
thought. ... There is hidden in our heart a wonderful power. It is a divine
power, a sacred power, and it can be developed and cherished by keeping our
attitude right.
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