Water always flows downwards. This is an inherent nature of water. If you want to ascend water to some height, you have to put effort. On the other side, fire always goes up. This is an inherent nature of fire. Water and fire have opposite qualities. Former always goes down and later always goes up. One quenches the thirst, and another increases the thirst. One burns, another extinguishes. Despite the diagonal differences, one thing is common in them that is - Oxygen. Water is made of two atoms of Hydrogen and one atom of Oxygen- that is – H2O. Fire cannot burn without the presence of Oxygen.
Both the elements are equally important for the sustainability of nature and creature on this planet. Their contradicting qualities create the balance in nature which helps in building a suitable environment for the living beings. They appear opposite however they work continuously together for maintaining a viable environment on this planet. The lives are not possible on other planets because of the imbalance ratio of water and fire. An appropriate combination of water and fire make a great environment for living.
Good to know this. But what is its connection to the negativity of mind…?
Our brain is made of a jelly-like substance which contains more than 80% water. The quality of water is prominent in our brain. By default, it goes down - it thinks negative. Suppose, you are sitting in a room and suddenly a rope, by any means, falls on you, first thing, your mind would perceive it is a snake, and instruct your body to react accordingly. How not, it perceives it as a rope or any other rope-like material, not a snake.
Because, in the instantaneous condition, our mind executes its inherent nature, and its inherent nature is negative, not positive. The first thing comes in our mind is negativity, not positivity. It is like in the churning of the ocean, the first thing emerges is Halahal, the poison, not nectar. Nectar comes last after long churning.
For making our mind positive we have to train our mind. We have to put our diligent effort. We have to execute determination and discipline. We have to do Tapasya, the penance. Tap is fire. We have to do Tapasya to ignite the fire within to provide the direction of our thought process the way we want.
Naturally, the water goes down, but when we boil the same water, it evaporates and goes up. Similarly, our mind is prone to negativity, but when we boil it with the fire of determination, discipline, hard work and commitment, it goes up and touches the horizon of success and prestige for us.
Water does not have any shape of its own. It takes the shape of the container in which it is kept. If we keep it in a glass, it will take the shape of a glass, if we keep it in a bucket it will take the shape of a bucket, if we keep it in a pond, it will take the shape of the pond, if we keep it in an ocean, it will take the shape of an ocean. Similarly, our brain takes a different shape at different thought process. The shape of our brain does remain the same throughout of our life, it keeps changing according to the thought we generate. Changing of the shape of the brain is a scientific fact.
Unmanaged and undirected water brings flood and becomes the cause of the destruction. The same water if it is well-channelized quenches the thirst and nurtures the world and brings happiness and prosperity. Similarly, a well shaped and directed mind brings happiness and prosperity in our existence, if not, it is pernicious.
You cannot create a positive, happy and prosperous life with a negative mind. Without any alternative, you have to convert your negative mind to positive mind for a positive and joyous life.
