15.04.2014

Caribbean meets the
Atlantic in the Bahamas
Acceptance
Love is the ocean which
accepts all manner of rivers without questioning their
origin
Need and Greed
We do not realize that we are more
than the limits we repeatedly place on ourselves. What
is it that limits and overshadows us? The prayers and
the requests of the human race for many centuries - with
'I need', 'I want' and 'I own', people place value on
the self by relating to the material, external aspects
of their lives. However, this does not work and when
people insist on behaving in this way (that is, relating
to the outside), then addictive attachments are created.
They try to fill themselves, but exactly the opposite
happens: the self becomes more and more empty.
Unfortunately, the mechanism of need and greed functions
in this way: first, there is the illusion of gain and
secondly, when this is not realised, depletion
(emptiness), instead of enrichment (filling up), occurs.
Whatever the addiction is, no matter how camouflaged
(hidden) it may be, it quietly but surely, ruins the
person. It is a silent illness that only meditation can
cure.
Positive Thinking
What
Stops You from Being Positive?
There are many reasons that make it difficult to produce
and hold on to positivity in your mind and attitude. The
external information we receive is mainly negative, and
our thoughts and conversations are based on this
information. Other causes include:
* Other people's negativity rubbing off on you; Other
people's criticisms influencing you;
* Self-doubt;
* Lacking clear objectives in life;
* Not having recognized your true qualities, virtues and
values;
* Lacking self-confidence;
* Not believing you are a positive person;
* Keeping the past in your mind;
* Being egoistic;
* Comparing yourself with others;
* Having low self-esteem;
* Being frustrated or irritated;
* Lacking flexibility or tolerance with people or
situations, etc.
Soul Sustenance
Experiencing the Stage of Being a Detached Observer
Experience the stage of being a detached observer by
gradually creating the following thoughts:
I am aware of the present moment and of time... The
whole world is out there... I let go for a moment of
what is happening around me... It is as if the world
continues to turn, but I have stopped for a few minutes
and turned into an observer... Mentally, I take a step
back... I look around me as if I were in the inside of a
room... the room of my mind... In this place, I can be
with myself... at peace... calm... free... Here I do not
have pressures, or worries, or fears... Nothing and
nobody can influence me... I can think... see things as
they really are...
I am sitting like an observer, seeing through two
windows... These windows are my eyes... I am not my
eyes... I am aware of who is looking through these eyes,
a tiny sparkling star like energy, the soul... I am
different from everything I am seeing... I perceive that
separation between the observer and the observed... I
observe the things that surround me without judging,
without analyzing... I simply observe, remaining at
peace with myself... I see this world as a stage of a
great unlimited theatre play... each human being is an
actor, a soul playing their own role via their physical
body... I simply observe from my inner room... things
come and go... nothing is permanent... I do not need to
worry about anything or anybody... I let things be...
flow... I am at peace... calmed... I share this
vibration of peace with all that surrounds me.
Message for the day
The one who teaches
others never makes time his teacher.
Projection:
When the situation demands or forces
us to change, we can usually bring about a change. But
rarely do we find ourselves changing before time and
being ready for the situations that are to come. So, we
face a lot of difficulty during the time we are facing a
problem.
Solution:
We need to have the simple aim to keep learning from
everything that happens. With this aim we will be able
to learn and be ready even before time forces us to
change. Then we will be able to give the right direction
to others, too, at the right time.