man is of course the supreme being in the physical realm, and has been endowed with the power of thought. however, just having this ability isn't enough. we must first use it, and after we have done our thinking, it must be converted into actions. I'd like to quote a passage from 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Paris Talks:
THE POWER AND VALUE OF TRUE THOUGHT DEPEND UPON ITS MANIFESTATION IN ACTION
October 18th
The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although man is part of the animal creation, he possesses a power of thought superior to all other created beings.
If a man's thought is constantly aspiring towards heavenly subjects then does he become saintly; if on 18 the other hand his thought does not soar, but is directed downwards to centre itself upon the things of this world, he grows more and more material until he arrives at a state little better than that of a mere animal.
Thoughts may be divided into two classes:
Some men and women glory in their exalted thoughts, but if these thoughts never reach the plane of action they remain useless: the power of thought is dependent on its manifestation in deeds....
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I have a very practical example of this, tjuvlyssnat.se, whose start and rise to fame I got to experience quite close-by. it is the swedish version of overheard in new york, and many people must've thought about doing their local version of it (which there are a few of). there was even a swedish one that had registered a site at blogspot and worked on a logo, but they never got far enough.
but the founders of tjuvlyssnat really put their heart and mind to it, and went from the stage of thought ("we should do something like this in swedish") to action. and now almost a year after, they've been on tv, on the radio, in numerous articles in all the major and minor papers in sweden (and one or two abroad, I think), and even released their own book:
I think this is a very practical example of what the conversion of thoughts into action can achieve. an idea, a plan, and the execution of it. it's not enough to just have a lot of thoughts, because no matter how great they are, if you never put them into action they are practically worthless. keep than in mind!
THE POWER AND VALUE OF TRUE THOUGHT DEPEND UPON ITS MANIFESTATION IN ACTION
October 18th
The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although man is part of the animal creation, he possesses a power of thought superior to all other created beings.
If a man's thought is constantly aspiring towards heavenly subjects then does he become saintly; if on 18 the other hand his thought does not soar, but is directed downwards to centre itself upon the things of this world, he grows more and more material until he arrives at a state little better than that of a mere animal.
Thoughts may be divided into two classes:
- Thought that belongs to the world of thought alone.
- Thought that expresses itself in action.
Some men and women glory in their exalted thoughts, but if these thoughts never reach the plane of action they remain useless: the power of thought is dependent on its manifestation in deeds....
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I have a very practical example of this, tjuvlyssnat.se, whose start and rise to fame I got to experience quite close-by. it is the swedish version of overheard in new york, and many people must've thought about doing their local version of it (which there are a few of). there was even a swedish one that had registered a site at blogspot and worked on a logo, but they never got far enough.
but the founders of tjuvlyssnat really put their heart and mind to it, and went from the stage of thought ("we should do something like this in swedish") to action. and now almost a year after, they've been on tv, on the radio, in numerous articles in all the major and minor papers in sweden (and one or two abroad, I think), and even released their own book:
I think this is a very practical example of what the conversion of thoughts into action can achieve. an idea, a plan, and the execution of it. it's not enough to just have a lot of thoughts, because no matter how great they are, if you never put them into action they are practically worthless. keep than in mind!
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