18.04.2014

Believe Nothing
It is much easier to
believe that it's snowing, than to experience the snow.
If you just believe, you can stay inside, stay warm and
avoid the cold. That's why people are led up the garden
path by others beliefs. It's easier and warmer. In the
context of your spiritual or personal growth, believe
nothing, experiment and test everything in the
laboratory of your own experience. Only then will you be
able to separate truth from falsehood, reality from
illusion, and lead others with integrity.
A Wise Charioteer
The charioteer has been shown on the
chariot, holding the reins of the 5 horses. The horses
are mischievous and adventurous they will lead the
chariot and the charioteer astray if left to their own
devices.
They are the greatest companions for the charioteer and
allow him to move forward at great speed. However, if
these same companions are distracted and influenced by
enemy tactics, then the charioteer is at risk of also
being deluded into making the wrong move and becoming
trapped.
I the soul am the charioteer sitting in this body. The
five horses represent the 5 senses: to hear, to see, to
taste, to smell and to touch. These are my great
companions. They are a part of the body, the chariot;
they are separate from the charioteer, the soul. However
the senses can be pulled and influenced in all
directions. The job of the charioteer is to direct them
and not be influenced himself. To use them but not to
become enslaved to them and the information they supply.
With these under full control the charioteer is able to
withstand all challenges that come in his path and move
with great wisdom. Be a wise charioteer.
The Mental Kaleidoscope (cont.)
We are so used to controlling people and situations to
obtain a particular result that we have forgotten how to
use the power of faith.
The Law of Faith says - 'Plant the right seeds, make the
right effort, but also let things be.' Faith does not
mean to be passive (inactive) but rather to have acted
and thought about something and then have the patience
and trust that the Drama of Life is also taking care of
it; the outcome of any action is not just up to me.
In Raja Yoga meditation taught by the Brahma Kumaris, we
often hear the term - a consciousness full of faith is
victorious. As the Drama of Life turns, such an
intellect works like a kaleidoscope and can perceive and
see the often hidden, beautiful patterns in life's
situations that, in time, become visible and benevolent.
Success, or victory, depends as much on doing the task
with the right intention, as it does on allowing things
to take their own course. Wisdom is an awareness of this
balance.
Soul Sustenance
Becoming Responsible For My Destiny
These are examples of
some of the inner questions that emerge in our minds
from time to time:
* Why is she rich and successful and I am not?
* Why did he behave in that way with me; I've always
behaved well with him.
* Why does that one have easy success in life and the
other, however hard he tries, fails at every step?
* Why is he nice natured but is born blind and the other
ill natured but has no health problems at all? * Why
does she suffer so much?
* She is so sweet, but yet everyone disrespects her.
* Why did that child die at such a young age? She was so
innocent.
* Why did I get married to such a person?
* Why am I here?
* How is that student in my class so intelligent?
There are lot more questions like these that trouble us.
In the case of sorrows, it is seen more than the
sorrow, it is the question - why this sorrow exists in
my life that troubles us. Why? What? How? When? Even so,
they all have only one answer: karma.
I don't need to go into minute details of each
situation. If I see that nothing can happen without
having had a justified cause in my past or in that of
others, life becomes much easier to face, with
responsibility and the power of courage.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the day
Real progress can
be experienced when we are faced with obstacles.
Projection:
When faced with obstacles in our
path, we usually tend to have negative feelings. We
either experience fear or irritation and we don't enjoy
the work anymore, our total focus being on the result.
We only wait for the outcome not really bothered about
enjoying the effort that we need
to put in.
Solution:
When we are encountered with a difficult situation,
instead of seeing it as an obstacle, we need to see it
as an opportunity to evaluate ourselves and see where we
stand. We can then use this understanding to bring
improvement in ourselves. When we constantly work on
ourselves in this way, we will never stop when faced
with obstacles, but will experience constant progress in
our life.