Stability
Amidst the earthquakes of unexpected situations, the
hurricanes of unreasonable behavior, when fortune
strikes against me, I will remain unmoved, knowing that
finally all will be well.
Positive Qualities
When we make mistakes or when we are not able to keep
pace with the challenges that come our way, we tend to
see our own negative aspects. The more we tend to remind
ourselves of these negative aspects, they further get
strengthened and so there is the tendency to use them
again and again. Instead of focusing on our negative
qualities, we need to pay more attention to our positive
qualities. The more we remind ourselves of these
positive qualities and use them in a conscious way, the
more these qualities will begin to be visible in our
life. Then there would be no space for negativity.
The Internal Voice Of Our Conscience (cont.)
An angerholic (one who gets angry repeatedly) hears the
internal voice telling him to stop creating mental
unrest, harming his body, hurting others and being
addicted to the habit and the hormones that get created
inside the body due to the habit, but then ignores the
voice or drowns it out. This only adds to the inner
disharmony (peacelessness) already present and both
self-respect and self-esteem are slowly reduced. Any
action we do which springs from forgetfulness
(body-consciousness) will trigger this inner, spiritual
discomfort. Following the action, we might feel guilty
for doing something we internally knew was wrong. Any
form of guilt except the one that is caused by another
person i.e. except the case when guilt is caused inside
you because another person is emotionally blackmailing
you, is the voice of our conscience calling to say that
we are acting against the essence, something is out of
sync. Our level of guilt acts like a thermometer (an
indicator). It shows us when and to what extent we are
not aligned to truth. If we learn to pay attention,
listen closely to this inner discomfort and the message
it conveys, we will also hear why and how to make
corrections, so that we no longer create negative karma.
Soul Sustenance
Anger Management And Prevention
How often has your anger ever made any positive
difference to situations? Probably never.
Have you ever noticed that when you get angry with
someone it seems to push them away, they go into hiding,
they go underground, and then it’s not possible to
influence them and help them to change.
Then some people think, that if you don’t get angry
about anything and with anyone you might as well lie
down and be a doormat, one on which anyone can walk
over. Well you could if you think doormat is a role you
would like to play, but it’s not compulsory. You could
be assertive (confidently aggressive in a positive sense
or self-assured) instead of angry.
You are fortunate to have an intellect that knows the
way to differentiate between right and wrong, you are
human so you have the ability to be understanding and
compassionate (merciful), and you have a unique
contribution to make to this game called life. So why
not do something to help situations become better by
applying the qualities of generosity, kindness and mercy
instead of becoming angry? If you care about the
situation so much what are you waiting for? Trouble is,
the angry person is a bit like the compulsive complainer
about situations. If you complain (get upset) about
situations it means you have an image of how you would
prefer things to be but you are not prepared to actually
do something about it.
Message for the day
The one who has the power of realization is the one who
can bring transformation.
Projection:
When something goes wrong we immediately begin to look
for excuses why that mistake happened. This finishes our
power of realization and we will not be able to
recognize our own mistake. Then we will not be able to
work at improving ourselves and we will not be able to
bring any transformation.
Solution:
Instead of looking for excuses for what happened, we
need to take the opportunity to check within ourselves
and see our own mistake. When we recognize our mistake,
however small it may be, we will be able to work on it.
Only when we are able to realize our own mistake, will
we be able to bring about transformation in ourselves.