Amrit Chintan: The Healing Power of Gratitude

Gratitude is an extremely powerful force that can be used to expand happiness, create loving relationships, and even improve health.

Robert Emmons, world's leading scientific expert on gratitude, opines that gratitude has two key components, which he describes in an essay, "Why Gratitude is Good": "First — It's an affirmation of goodness. We affirm that there are good things in the world, gifts and benefits we've received." And "Second — We recognize that the sources of this goodness are outside of ourselves. We acknowledge that other people — or even higher powers, if you're of a spiritual mindset — gave us many gifts, big and small, to help us achieve goodness in our lives."

Many scientific studies, including research by Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough, have found that people who consciously cultivate the virtue of gratitude experience greater emotional wellbeing and physical health than those who don't. Therefore, cultivate the healing power of gratitude.

[Considering the significance of gratitude in making life happy and healthy, we have given the quotes about gratitude on all the text pages of this issue.]

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Akhand Jyoti – The Light Divine Team wishes its readers a Happy, Healthy and Harmonious New Samvatsar.

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"Work filled with inspiration is worship. A heart filled with courage is unbreakable. A life filled with gratitude is fulfilled." — G.G. Renee Hill

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." — Marcel Proust