15.10.2014

Be Like a Cloud
Before you can give to others, you need to give
your mind some space to rest and re-energize.
Let your mind relax and become light and easy.
Like a cloud, just float in the sky.
When you feel relaxed, let your mind open up to
the sun and reenergize. Then fill yourself up
with positivity. Like a cloud, gather water from
the ocean. When you become full, share your
positive energy with the world. Like a rain
cloud, shower droplets of rain onto the earth.
The Journey Of Purpose
All of us, at some point of time, in fact almost
right through our life, keep different types of
long term or short term goals - personal goals,
professional, financial, social, relationship
goals; goals related to physical well being and
health, spiritual goals etc. Sometimes we are
not even aware ourselves, but we are passing
through the journey of life with some purpose or
the other at all times, the purpose may be a
higher purpose or something connected to our
day-to-day living.
Whatever actions we perform then, our aimed at
fulfilling this purpose. Also these actions are
full of lots of expectations, the expectations
of achieving some results. These results which
we desire or expect arrive at times and
sometimes they don't. If they don't, which is a
very common aspect of any such journey of
purpose; they generate emotions of worry inside
us. Even if the results are achieved, the nature
of journey, prior to those results is stressful
as compared to a journey which is purpose filled
but expectation free, which some might argue is
not possible. Worry and stress not only harm the
spiritual and emotional self but even our
physical body and relationships, making the
journey difficult and tiring. It is not
incorrect to be action oriented and having some
clear objectives in progressing towards our
purpose, but we need to be capable of aiming
ourselves at our dreams without becoming date
conscious and the expectation of them being
fulfilled now, or on a specific date, in a
particular way or form. If not, we live in a
tomorrow consciousness and tend to get
upset or discouraged easily and we don't enjoy
today. It is not incorrect to be happy when we
achieve something, but if our happiness is
dependent on our achievements, we will always
delay it. Happiness is not later, it is always
now. It is commonly said - * Happiness is a
journey, not a destination. Here we say - *
Happiness is not only in reaching your purpose,
your destination, but also in the journey of
purpose. Also, it's important to note that
a carefree and detached intellect will always
attract positive circumstances which serve as
bridges in reaching one's purpose, much more, as
compared to a worried intellect.
Think before you think
Imagine owning the finest instrument in the
world and not knowing how to maintain or operate
it at its optimum? This is the irony we face
with nature's most valuable gift: the mind. It
is a fertile piece of land, which does not
discriminate between good and bad seeds, or
thoughts. Whatever I the soul sow (or think),
the field of my mind will automatically nurture
and reap fruit accordingly. Just as choosing a
career is not taken lightly, when I value my
thoughts and 'think' before I think I can save
myself a lot of energy and time.
Soul Sustenance
The Origin of Addictions: How to Overcome Them
(cont.)
In order to change an addiction, we need to work
out what need lies behind this addiction. What
is the spiritual desire that we are trying to
satisfy?
If we smoke for relaxation (by smoking we
breathe deeply and this relaxes us), perhaps
what we really need is peace of mind. Any doctor
will tell you that mental peace cannot be found
in a cigarette. On the contrary, instead of
calming your stress, it makes you more irritable
and nervous, especially when going through
withdrawal symptoms. We can learn to find
relaxation and peace through meditation and will
not have the need to smoke.
The same applies to all the other qualities that
we need to experience in our lives so that we
feel satisfied and happy: it is in our inner
self where we can turn to discover what we need.
Although our mind often asks for visible and
material things, its needs are deeper and
nothing superficial can satisfy it. Meditation
leads us to what is genuine and eternal.
Message for the day
Simplicity enables one to become an example.
Projection:
Simplicity is free from the complications of
waste questions, doubts and expectations. The
one who is simple is naturally accurate and
inspiring in his actions. He is able to
understand the demands of the environment and
mould himself accordingly, so he himself has no
demands. And he is able to move forward to his
satisfaction.
Solution:
When I am simple in my thoughts, I am also able
to be simple in my responses to the outer
environment i.e., to both situations and people.
So internally I am able to remain content. This
contentment further brings newness and
creativity in the way I respond to situations,
and I naturally experience further progress.