Get Busy
Instead of losing sleep over whatever I have done wrong,
let me get busy doing something right.
Lightness
When we are faced with any difficulty, we usually tend
to carry the entire burden of it. Although we know that
we can do nothing about it by worrying, we are not able
to let go of the feeling of worry, tension or anxiety.
So we tend to retain this burden with ourselves and feel
heavy about it. The way to feel light even during
difficult times is to pass on my burdens to God. When
with faith I give the burden to Him, I begin to
experience lightness and this will enable me to search
for the right solutions (that are already within me).
When the mind is busy looking for solutions, it is
further able to experience lightness.
Understanding What Is Real Happiness
Real happiness is not an external stimulation by
watching an action movie or eating out or buying a new
dress; it is not the result of acquiring something -
whether it be a new car or a position, or of receiving
some good news. True happiness is not relief from
suffering - whether from an illness or a difficult
situation, nor is it the achievement of a goal - whether
personal or professional. All these are externally
dependent, where happiness is confused with stimulation,
excitement, achievement, acquisition or relief.
Happiness is not all of these. You also know that
happiness is not a future promise. It can only be
experienced now.
So what is spiritual happiness - perhaps a better way to
describe spiritual happiness is contentment. This comes
from a complete awareness and acceptance of the self as
we are now at an internal level, and an acceptance of
'what is' at an external level. Sounds difficult? The
highest happiness is bliss which can be experienced only
when the soul/self is totally free of all attachment and
dependency. Sounds even more difficult? But this is a
spiritual understanding and definition of happiness,
which is not difficult to accept and make a part of our
life, once there is a deep understanding and absorption
of spiritual knowledge, but spiritual knowledge which is
accurate and complete in all aspects. Spiritual
happiness is a direct result of spiritual knowledge.
Without complete knowledge of the self, one cannot
remain ever and truly happy (happy as per the definition
above).
Soul Sustenance
Adding A Spiritual Vibration To My Actions
My quality of yoga or meditation is reflected through
the karmas or actions that I perform. If I add
meditation in my daily routine, whatever actions I
perform, start carrying a different quality or vibration
to them.
Work itself (whether at home or in the office), far from
being a routine affair and just a medium of survival,
becomes the basis of real transformation or change.
After all, it was through actions that the soul came
down from its original, pure, positive state. It is
through actions that it can return back to the same
state.
It's not just action for the self but action or karma
becomes the means through which I can share the
experience I have in meditation, with others – be it
family members, my colleagues in the office, at the city
mall, in the vegetable market, on the street etc. - just
about anywhere and everywhere.
My meditation isn't an incognito (invisible) process but
a very visible one. I can see the results of yoga
through my karmas. If my actions are filled with
irritation and anger, or are motivated by emotions such
as ego, greed, attachment, jealousy, hatred, etc, or if
I do not experience constant happiness or my mind still
has a high percentage of waste thoughts, these are
indicators that my meditation is inaccurate or
insufficient. If there is the experience of a link
with the Supreme, his peace, purity, love, joy and power
will manifest themselves and be visible to others
through my actions.
Message for the day
Success comes to the one who understands the importance
of time.
Projection:
When we are working at a task, success doesn't come as
much as it should because we have not been able to
recognize the importance of time. Because of this
sometimes carelessness sets in which makes us lose
valuable time and interferes in what we are doing. Then,
we cannot give our best to the task.
Solution:
We need to recognize the importance of time so that we
never postpone what we can do now. We will then always
have the slogan 'now or never' in our mind. Knowing that
what we can do now, we cannot do it as well in the
future, we'll give our best to all we do right now. This
will enable us to use our time in a fruitful way and
success will come very easily to us.