22.11.2014

How to be with different people
Everyone's different. The key is to adapt
yourself to different people. This does not mean
that you have to be someone you're not.
To be able to adapt, you first need to know
yourself well enough to understand a broad range
of facets of yourself so that you can call up
the right one with right crowd.
Inner Power
We do maintain positivity to the one who is
positive to us, but it tends to get difficult to
be positive to someone who is negative towards
us. It normally seems so easy to react
negatively. But this only further worsens the
situation as neither is willing to bring about a
change. The only way we can still be positive
when someone is behaving negatively towards us
is by reminding ourselves of our own inner
power. When we are connected to what we have, we
are able to be a giver without expecting
anything. The cool water of our positivity is
the only way we can put out the fire of anger.
The
Functioning Of My Internal Processor
The body consists of physical limbs to move
around and carry out its tasks in the physical
world. So too, the soul has the subtle limbs -
the limb possessing the power to think (mind),
the limb possessing the power to reason and make
decisions (intellect) and limb of its own unique
personality. These three subtle limbs are used
to maneuver, control and carry out tasks in the
inner subtle (non-physical) world of thoughts,
feelings, emotions, decisions, mental images and
nature characteristics (or commonly called
habits). I need to understand completely how
these limbs work individually and also how they
function together in conjunction as a team. This
understanding helps me immensely in putting my
personal mental and emotional world in order.
If the processor of my computer develops a
problem, my computer comes to a standstill. I
will be able to fix it only if I know how it
works. In the same way, I have an internal
processor which has three processes going on
inside it continuously right through the day -
the processes of thinking (mind), deciding
(intellect) and becoming (sanskaras) - which
affect my complete functioning as a human being.
Only if I understand completely the functioning
of this internal processor, can I start to
correct myself and function well.
Soul Sustenance
The Five
Primary Qualities (cont.)
The soul has five primary qualities; we could
say they are the primary colours of humanity
with which we paint the picture of our lives. We
have discussed four of the qualities in the last
couple of days. The last one is:
Happiness
Happiness is the natural expression of joy in
being alive and interacting with others.
Happiness is only possible when I relate to
myself and express respectfully what I am and
allow others to share in what I am and what I
have. I relate to people and nature and
experience the fulfillment of human life through
relationships.
In the meditation taught by the Brahma Kumaris,
we absorb the rays of these five primary
qualities from the Supreme Soul by concentrating
on his point of divine light form in the
incorporeal world (paramdham or shantidham). The
absorption and the harmony of these basic
qualities (peace, purity, love, knowledge and
happiness) lead to the development of many more
virtues inside us.
As we become aware of these five primary
qualities, we gradually realize that each one of
them has many characteristics. e.g. we
understand that love does not mean just a
special feeling for one or two people. Spiritual
love is far greater; it means respect,
tolerance, forgiveness, compassion and
flexibility; there is a universal feeling of
belonging, an openness of heart, a generosity of
spirit that is all-embracing.
Message for the day
Bringing newness in dealing with life's
situations brings happiness.
Projection: When
there is the desire to find new ways of
responding to life's challenges, unhappiness
ends which in turn helps to fulfill one's
highest potential. All it needs is the
determination to adopt a fresh awareness. Thus
burdensome thoughts that drain out positive
energy are set aside. The quality of life itself
becomes better.
Solution: I
experience a lot of happiness when there is
newness brought in responding to situations. The
potential and the energy of the mind is
channelised in a positive way so there is an
experience of fulfillment and satisfaction. The
mind is not caught up with negative or waste but
is busy trying for the best solutions in all
situations.