Is a Positive Attitude Always Good?
Life — By RNS Online on November 30, 2010 at 2:06 am
Question to Radhanath Swami: What is better? Looking at an object as it is, or looking at an object with positive attitude? I was thinking about Gautam Buddha; if he had a positive attitude, he wouldn’t become Buddha.
Radhanath Swami: Actually, Buddha had very positive attitude. That’s how he became Buddha. He saw the realistic problems of birth, old age, disease and death. But he had faith that he could overcome those miseries and that he could teach the world to overcome those miseries; he had a positive outlook. Otherwise, what kept him going? What kept him from going into depression or committing suicide? Buddha was under that Pipal tree called the Bodi tree at Bodhgaya and he vowed, “I am not going to get up until I attain that state of enlightenment, where I can teach the world how to be free from miseries.” That’s positive outlook. He did not give up.
So, having a positive outlook does not mean being unrealistic or not being objective. In spiritual consciousness, positive outlook really means to see the grace of God, to see the opportunity to serve, to see the opportunity to learn, and to see the opportunity to help others in all situations. And such an opportunity is there in every possible situation if we look for it. Our consciousness can transform tragedy into something beautiful, though the situation may still be tragic on one level.
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One who is situated in spiritual consciousness is always positive. He is not pessimistic to address the real problems of life birth, death, etc but rather he is realistic and positively seeks God’s help to resolve them once for all.
Truly this article gives me hope in tragic situations!!
Radhanath Swami teaches how to be positive in every situation even though the situation may look externally negative.
Brilliant insight
One who understands The problems of life i.e. Birth, Old age, Disease and Death is positive infact realistic not pessimistic and is a realised soul, who looks for permanant solution to come out from the problems of life.
Spiritual positive attitude….
Great thought.
This article talks of positive attitude, but there is so much to take away from this. It practically tells us how we can handle a multitude of situations, happy or sad. It actually tells us how to make use of all the opportunities we are presented. I think this is such a beautiful article.
Very true, our consciousness our mind clearly can change the same situation from being miserable to one of happiness or vice versa. It all depends on how we look at it, from the bodily level or the spiritual level.
It is our consciousness which can transform any situation from a tragedy to an opportunity for improvement, as Radhanath Swami has said.
Nice!
Very inspiring answer.
Very important message Radhanath Swami has given here. We need to always think with positive attitude accepting that any misery which we are facing at any time, is a boon from the Lord and is for our upliftment in the spiritual path.
Thanks Swami for your encouraging answer…..
Beautiful answer by Radhanath Swami.He nicely elaborates what actually positive attitude means.
Positive attitude doesnt mean calling a problem the solution, but identifying the problem and courageously implementing its solution. Great answer by Radhanath Swami.
Very nicely explained by Radhanath swami the real positive attitude
Radhanath Swami can teach how to develop a positive attitude because if learn about his life we will only find his positive attitude in all situations- simple or tuff.
Super Explanation…thank you radhanath swami
nicely said. Haribol!
Brilliant explanation for positive attitude !
Radhanath Swami has given such a wonderful understanding of this incident ! Thank you.
The questions asked and answered on this site are highly intelligent and relevant. Radhanath Swami has logical, simple, and convincing answers for all questions. Just shows his depth of spiritual realization.
Very nicely explained that with positive attitude we can achieve all good things which we wanted to attend.
Radhanath Swami gives such a clear understanding of what it means to have positive outlook in life.
Real positivity means to add GOD into everything.
I liked this statement “Our consciousness can transform tragedy into something beautiful, though the situation may still be tragic on one level.”
wonderful reply.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for instructing us on the true nature of positive attitude.
Seeing Krishna everywhere and in everyone makes us see everything in a positive way. That makes perfect sense.
His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj has wonderfully said about how we can look upon every situation in our life in a positive manner being on a spiritual platform.
Very wonderful answer.
Beautiful explanation by Radhanath Maharaj.
Thanks to Radhanath swami for such a beautiful article.
Beautiful reply
In spiritual consciousness, positive outlook really means
-to see the Grace of God,
-to see the opportunity to Serve,
-to see the opportunity to Learn, and
-to see the opportunity to Help Others in all situations.
G-S-L-H.
I will try to imbibe it in me.
Thank you Maharaj.
Our consciousness can transform tragedy into something beautiful, though the situation may still be tragic on one level.Amazing!
Such a clear understanding by Radhanath Swami on what it means to have positive attitude.
Wonderful presentation on positive attitude especially in spiritual realm, thank you very much Radhanath Swami
such a clear understanding on what it means to have positive attitude. Thank you maharaj
Very well said by Radhanath Swami. We need guidance even to understand what is really positive !!
Positive outlook on life…a very testing task.
Thank you for giving us the message to always have right conciousness.
We have to have a positive outlook on the path of spirituality.
thank you very much for wonderful article.
Great truths explained so simply by Radhanath Swami. Thank you Maharaj.
Positive attitude can change our outlook towards the way we are living. Wonderful example of Gautam Buddha to explain what is positive attitude. Thank you so much.