Once there was a temple in a town called Vishnupuri. It was the custom for each of the trustees of the temple to put a gold coin in the donation box every month. As one of the trustees watched this go on month after month, his mind became a little twisted. He kept thinking "Just once, I'll put a copper coin in the box." At the end of the month, when the trustees opened the box, they discovered that there were no gold coins inside--only copper ones ! Every one else put in copper coins too.

Thought has immense power. One person who always thinks good thoughts can make a hundred people think good thoughts. However, one person who always thinks bad thoughts, can make a thousand people think just like him. This is the power of the mind.