Rise above the clouds

When you sense that certain negative thoughts are beginning to cloud your sky, weaken your faith and love, and dull your perception of the splendour of God or the beauty of the teaching, then it is time to concentrate and project rays of the utmost purity in the direction of these mists, and it will not be long before you see things becoming cleaner, purer, and brighter. It is by means of thought that one rises above the clouds. Thought is like a rocket or a beam of light. You can aim or focus it on a given point: the source of life, the eternal sun, your inner centre, or the Lord himself, and within a few minutes it will pierce the clouds, however thick they may be, and you will find yourself up above, bathed in crystal-clear light.