The book, “The Power of your Subconsious Mind” by Joseph Murphy, was given to me as a gift two weeks ago. The same book has been sitting on my shelf for quite a while. This weekend I decided to read it once again to see what new information I can gain from it.
I thought I would share some of my insights in the last few days:
You Receive Answers To Prayer Because Of your Mental Acceptance About What You Pray
Murphy says that it is not what you belief or what your religion is that makes your prayer effective. Rather, it is based on your ability and willingness to accept and actually claim for yourself what you pray. My understanding is that whatever you can accept on a conscious level has to be accepted by your subconscious mind as well.
Something else that really gripped me was the statement: “the subconscious mind is subject to the conscious mind.” That means that you can train your subconscious mind to believe what you can accept on a conscious level, in your conscious mind.
Your Subconscious Mind Has The Answer To All Your Problems
This statement speaks about the power and the wisdom of the subconscious mind. You don’t need to look outside for the answers you seek. You can look inside yourself, and pose questions to your subconscious mind.
The answers may not come immediately, but your mind is always working on problems you submit to it even when you’re doing other things. It will eventually present to you an answer.
Faith Is The Only Universal Healing Principle Operating Through Everybody
I believe what Joseph Murphy is referring to here is that faith is created by accessing and harnessing the power of our subconscious minds. Illness, physical ailments, and even traumatic experiences can be healed by repeatedly submitting thoughts of healing to our subconscious minds.
According to Murphy, there is no other way one can be healed accept through one’s subconscious mind. Faith is the universal healing principle. Of course, I don’t think he discounts the importance of medicine and other orthodox cures. I have to guess that he is referring to instances of (miraculous) healing that have occurred in so-called “healing services”, churches, or religious gatherings.
If A Prayer Is Answered, It Is Answered Scientifically
There seems to be a formula to ensure that prayers are answered. Murphy explains that “science” means knowledge that is coordinated, arranged and systematized. It is therefore safe to assume that we can cooperate with our subconscious minds to make sure that more of our prayers answered.
If anything, the entire book sheds light on how little attention and thought we give to our subconscious minds, and what fantastic tools they are in helping us achieve ends that we desire to see in our lives.
Don’t Compel Your Subconscious Mind To Accept Your Idea By Willpower
Although Murphy does talk about presenting positive thoughts and images to our subconscious minds, he is also quick to caution us that we can’t force things. Our willpower is limited, and it continues to decrease and diminish throughout the day. Can you imagine how tiring it would be to force yourself to think the same things and visualize the same images all day long?
I think the idea is that we can plant seeds (thoughts) and nurture them. It would not help if we are constantly uncovering the soil to see how our seeds are doing. We have to keep pulling the weeds and watering the seed. All of that may require a disciplined daily investment, but it shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes. Once you have deposited a request, in the form of a prayer, to your subconscious mind, you must have faith that it would come to pass. “Checking the roots” all the time is a sign of no faith.
What goes on in your mind determines what your world look like.
Whether or not you subscribe to Murphy’s theology, I think this is something we can all agree on. What goes into your mind is hugely important. As the old adage goes: As a man thinketh, so is he!” If you choose poorly, you’ll assimilate bad attitudes, behaviors, and thoughts. Choose well, and you’ll begin to see positive changes within yourself.
What world do you want to live in? Have you thought about it? If you aren’t sure what you want to achieve in your lifetime, it makes it much harder to select input that will assist you on your journey. If you are fully in alignment with your objectives, choosing the right input becomes much easier.
In closing
I take notes with every book I read. To me, reading is not just reading but also applying what I read. I have described these ideas in my own language and from my own perspective. This is how I have understood it from my reading. The author may or may not agree with what I have said, but Joseph Murphy is no longer with us. Hopefully I have done a reasonably good job of explaining the insights that I uncovered in my reading.
If what you read here was of any interest to you, I would suggest you read the book for yourself.
You can also send me an email at at: info@heartcoretransformation.co.za if you have any questions. I’d be happy to share with you some other things I’ve learned from this book.