At Pengkalan Gubir, Muda Dam, Sik, Kedah.

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Nasi Kandar, Affirmations, and the Secret of Surrender

This Sunday morning began in the most Malaysian of ways — nasi kandar for brunch.

“Nasi kandak for brunch!” I laughed to myself as I shared with my children. We planned our order: kuah banjir campur, kari kambing, ayam goreng rempah, telur, sayur.

“Lupa telur masin!” I caught myself later. The little details matter.

We brought the food home — three packets, lauk asing — and ate together in the comfort of our own space. As always, after a heavy nasi kandar, I drank plenty of lemon water, sometimes with a touch of honey. Over the years, this has become a ritual of balance: indulge, then purify. Satisfy the body, then soothe it.

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Later in the day, my mind turned back to something deeper.

“I was listening to Neville Goddard’s Affirmations video for three hours last night,” I reflected. “I kept repeating it to myself but was too tired to keep up. Do you think it is worth it?”

The answer came within me: yes, affirmations are powerful, but not when they drain you. Neville himself taught that it is feeling, not sheer repetition, that impresses the subconscious. A short, heartfelt session before sleep or upon waking can do more than hours of exhausted repetition.

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Then I remembered my own affirmation, carried with me for fifty years. I found it in Frank Harnell’s The Master Key when I was 25 and brought it with me to the United States:

I am Whole, Complete and Perfect, Strong and Powerful, Loving and Compassionate, Harmonious and Happy. I can do what I will, to do, InshaAllah.

Over the years, I have added my own safeguard: InshaAllah — if Allah wills. And sometimes Wallahu A‘lam — and Allah knows best.

“InshaAllah steers me away from arrogance and pride, same with Wallahu A‘lam.”

These small phrases keep me grounded, reminding me that while I may affirm my wholeness, it is only through Allah that all things come to pass.

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What I realized is this: my affirmation already carries Neville’s principle. It is an assumption of being whole, not a request. It is a declaration of identity. The only refinement is to let it be felt, lived, and surrendered into the Divine.

Here is the practice I now carry into the night:

1. Relax into stillness — Breathe, let the body rest.

2. Affirm with humility — Repeat softly: “I am Whole, Complete and Perfect, Strong and Powerful, Loving and Compassionate, Harmonious and Happy. I can do what I will to do — InshaAllah, Wallahu A‘lam.”

3. Enter the scene — Imagine a trusted friend saying to me, “You are radiant, at peace.” I smile and whisper, Alhamdulillah.

4. Feel the truth — Rest in the feeling of completion, not striving.

5. Surrender into sleep — Whisper: “Ya Allah, if this is good for me, let it be. InshaAllah, Wallahu A‘lam.”

This way, affirmation becomes more than self-suggestion. It becomes a form of dhikr — remembrance. It shapes the subconscious and the soul, while leaving the outcome in the hands of the One who knows best.

And so, between nasi kandar with my children and Neville’s affirmations late into the night, I am reminded of the middle path: to enjoy, to affirm, to create — but always with balance, always with surrender.

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🌿 Dhikr-Style Affirmation (short form)

“Alhamdulillah, I am whole and at peace — InshaAllah, Wallahu A‘lam.”

Dua

Ya Allah, make me whole in body, mind, and soul. Protect me from arrogance and guide me toward compassion. Let my affirmations be a remembrance of You, and let my surrender be a doorway to peace. Ameen.

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