I encourage you to read this beautiful post on Tearing Thoughts by Om Swami. It is a post about how to deal with those negative thoughts appearing out of blue and “running amok in our mind like an elephant gone wild razing our peace and calm in practically no time“.
The good news is “Dropping a thought is a practice in meditation that can be learned and cultivated. Once you master it, all you have to is to hold a mini self-dialog and gently shift your attention on something positive.”
But further from practicing with dealing with such negative thoughts (which we can’t stop appearing, such is the workings of the mind), the key lesson here is also that “When we accept the cyclical nature of our life and thoughts, we ease up a bit. We start to realize that not everything in life can happen the way I want. Not all my dreams will come true. That universe has its own plans too. Once we get a handle on it, the rest is as easy as rocket science“. An Om Swami gives his personal recipe (refer to the image) to help keep tearing thoughts away. A great recipe for sure!
