Letting Go of Sorrow
If I allow bitterness and resentment to fester inside,
it will make my relationships guarded and unsatisfying.
The more I close down to others, the more I become a
stranger to myself. By letting go of sorrow and
negativity, I can keep my nature open and loving.
Remaining open to life, with its constant adventures and
opportunities to grow, is the only way to reach my full
potential.
Free from Waste
In order to be the best, it is important to be free from
waste. Even a drop of something negative spoils the
taste and utility of something positive. In the same
way, if I want to make my thoughts and life beautiful, I
need to keep myself free from waste and negative. To be
the best, I need to free myself of waste. Today I will
check if I am free from waste. Whenever I catch myself
spending time and energy with anything waste, I will
stop, check and change. This will keep me positive
throughout the day.
A Simple Definition Of Contentment
If one was asked to define contentment, how would one do
the same? A very simple and easy to understand,
definition of contentment, is:
"At the present moment:
* wherever you are is wherever you are meant to be,
* whatever you are doing is whatever you are meant to be
doing and
* whatever everyone else is doing is what they are meant
to be doing."
To experience constant contentment, we need to become
aware of all the things that make us discontent
(dissatisfied) and free ourselves from those things
(ideas, opinions, objects, people). We don't have to
reject them or distance ourselves from them, but a
detachment from them, a detachment at the level of the
consciousness that will bring back our inner freedom.
Detachment is then accompanied by the experience of a
deep, inner awareness of satisfaction and stillness,
because you stop being dependent on anything or anyone
outside ourselves.
It is highly unlikely that we will arrive at this deep
state of fulfillment very soon - though we may touch it
and experience it temporarily. It is only by
understanding and accepting completely that everything
is the way it is meant to be at every moment, both
outside our minds and inside our minds that we move
closer to being content.
Soul Sustenance
A Parallel Between
Physical And Spiritual Energy
Energy is neither
created nor destroyed, but transformed into other energy
forms. Energy follows a direction in its constant
movement. In a spontaneous way, it tends to go from a
concentrated state into a state of expansion. For
example, after a while a full glass of hot water goes
cold. This is a law of physics according to which all
things tend to go from a high-energy state to a
low-energy state. Applying these principles to the area
of our conscience, our thoughts and feelings, we can
discover similarities to these laws. When our thoughts
(which are metaphysical (non physical) energy are
focused on the outermost layers of our conscience,
towards the external world (objects, possessions, people
and so on), our creative capacity decreases, weakening
us on entering into this expansion and not having
sufficient power (concentrated energy) to take on
negative situations and circumstances that we are faced
with.
On the other hand, if we focus on our intrinsic,
original and genuine qualities (peace, love, power) we
accumulate more energy and our inner strength can grow.
This means that we are capable of creating, of having
more willpower and, therefore, strengthening our
self-esteem. Positive thoughts are a high-frequency
vibration that transports a great deal of concentrated
energy, capable of influencing the atmosphere and the
consciences of other people in a subtle way,
transforming any negative vibrations. Negative thoughts
are a low-frequency vibration that causes the energy to
become dissipated. They weaken and block communication.
They destroy harmony (peace).
Message for the day
To be prepared for obstacles is to remain cheerful under
all circumstances.
Projection:
Generally there is always a wish not to have to face any
obstacles. When we begin something new we usually have a
thought to have things going perfectly well. So when
obstacles do come we are not prepared and we experience
dissatisfaction and sorrow.
Solution:
Whenever we start something new we need to prepare our
mind that we are sure to be faced with obstacles. Along
with it we also need to understand that these obstacles
actually teach us something new and it is only with such
situations we can learn and progress. When we have such
thoughts we will be able to remain cheerful under all
circumstances.