23.04.2014

Resent Not
There are no justified
resentments. To resent someone is to fall under the
illusion that they are the cause of our suffering. No
one can die from a snake bite. It's the poison that
kills them. You may receive the poison of another’s
words, or even just in a glance, but you don’t have to
absorb it or allow it free passage through the veins of
your consciousness. The consequence of not absorbing the
poison of others is you never experience enmity towards
others. And people notice when you have absolutely no
enmity. It draws them close, it empowers them, it builds
trust, it enables harmony to break out! It is only
because the lion has no thought of killing the lamb that
the lamb feels able to come so close.
An Observer
When
difficult situations come your way, instead of becoming
disturbed or confused, observe all the situations just
as you would observe a game or watch a play.
Then instead of feeling stuck you'll be able to enjoy
the different turns that the situation takes.
Universal Concepts
About The Supreme Being or God (cont.)
The Zoroastrians worship God as fire
(Indian Zoroastrians are called Parsis).
The ancient Egyptians worshiped the sun as God.
A Buddhist sect in Japan focuses the mind on a small
oval shape. They call it Karni, the Peace-giver.
The Jews have the Menorah (a candlestick or holder for
many candles together) which when lit is a memory of the
form of God as light.
It seems therefore that human beings, without realizing,
have all been worshipping and trying to discover the
same God. There is only one God and His form is light.
If union between the soul and the Supreme Soul is to
take place, it can only be possible if there is
knowledge and experience of that form.
On the basis of our (soul and the Supreme Soul)
similarities of form and place of residence, I learn
from God of my own original sanskars of peace, purity,
love, knowledge, power and bliss. As I tune my thoughts
to Him, His influence fills these original qualities in
me. He is the perfect and infinite fountain, indeed the
ocean, of these qualities. His superiority lies in the
depth, clarity and continuity of His divine sanskars.
Whilst human souls fluctuate between peace and
peacelessness; love and hatred; knowledge and ignorance;
sorrow and joy, God is ever constant and above and
beyond these fluctuations.
Soul Sustenance
The Spiritual Concept Of Becoming A Trustee
Spirituality
introduces to us a very beautiful concept of
trusteeship. At first, I realize that as a spiritual
being or soul, I possess the treasures of my mind, my
thoughts, words, actions, virtues, powers, time,
physical wealth, etc. Even my physical body is a
treasure. While I may have many a times misused these
treasures earlier, now I learn how to use them correctly
for my spiritual upliftment or the long term benefit of
me, the soul. As per the Supreme Being’s instructions, I
use these treasures for a positive purpose of bringing
not only myself but others also, closer to a state of
truth, a state in which the soul experiences its
original virtues of peace, love, joy, purity, power,
wisdom, etc. By doing that I, in return, experience
spiritual self-growth.
Each time I deviate from this purpose, I come down
spiritually, or I do not grow spiritually. This is a
different type of existence as compared to before when I
did not even realize that these were treasures in the
first place. A treasure can be defined as something
of immense value. So, these physical and spiritual
energies or resources (mentioned above) which I own or
possess, become treasures because by the right use of
them towards myself and others, I can increase my value.
Here we refer primarily to the spiritual self’s value.
Once that is increased, the physical self’s value also
increases as a result.
(To be continued tomorrow…)
Message for the day
Faith enables one
to bring solutions to problems.
Projection:
When problems come, we tend to
overreact to it or exaggerate it to such an extent that
it becomes a trap for us. Instead of working on the
problem we fall prey to it making all our thoughts
negative. Once we are caught up in negativity we will
neither look for, nor find solutions.
Solution:
Each thought of ours is important when working on a
problem. Instead of making our thoughts negative, we
need to remind ourselves that what we are going through
is a test which we must pass with honour. When we have
this thought, all our energy will be focussed on working
to bring a solution.