To overcome a negative habit, we have to ensure that the intellect is strong & stable enough to lead the mind with knowledge & comprehension. In this way, transformation is more deep & lasting, creates satisfaction & fullness, and greatly improves our self-esteem. Our mind, which is under the influence of an old program, must be left in no doubt that "I", the original personality, no longer wants to go down that old road. We must have the strong determination to create a new thought pattern; this will also be recorded on our memory bank. This new register will help us to avoid taking up the old habits the next time something similar happens. For a period of time the 2 thought patterns, the old & the new, will exist alongside each other. To achieve a long-lasting transformation, we should not suppress our mind & immediately eliminate all the habits or tendencies to which the mind has become accustomed to. If we do this, the mind will begin to cry & make a fuss, & finally, the moment we lower our guard & stop paying attention, the old habits will emerge again & drag our mind towards automatic thoughts & actions so that, almost without us realising, we are once again immersed in our old way of thinking & doing. 

We have an alternative: creating thoughts of a greater quality that emerge from a new conscience. In this way, thanks to these positive thoughts, full of love, harmony & creativity, the mind will start to cleanse itself, replacing the old habits & negative tendencies in a totally natural way. The positive thought that preceded the positive action is still conscious, but the more we repeat the positive action the less conscious we are of the thought that created it. The time comes when we don't know why we are doing whatever we are doing: it has become a positive habit.