Wisdom
You are a wise soul who unlocks the mysteries of life by
beginning with the self.
The Practice Of Meditation - cont.
As explained yesterday, we regularly and quite easily
slip into four main negative habits. So meditation
is not only sitting in a quiet corner, and connecting
with the self and the Supreme, at a couple of fixed
times during the day, but it is also the way to
gently remember and remind ourselves, many times in a
day, that we as well as others, are souls or spiritual
beings not physical beings, by detaching ourselves
from actions and also while being involved in actions.
These reminders given to the self over a period of time
become natural and prevent us from succumbing to these
four habits. Given below is a basic meditation, which
you could use to remind yourself regularly during the
day:
I have a body but this body is not me...
I have thoughts but these thoughts are not me ...
I have feelings but these feelings are not me ...
I have attitudes but these attitudes are not me ...
I have emotions but these emotions are not me ...
I have beliefs but these beliefs are not me ...
I perform many actions through my sense organs, but
these sense organs are not me...
I play many roles but I am not my roles...
I experience joy or sorrow through my sense organs, but
these experiences are not me ...
I am a soul - a being of energy, which is neither
created nor can be destroyed, and my original and true
nature is one of peace, love, joy and power...
Soul Sustenance
Spiritual Roses of the Supreme Gardener
The main features of physical flowers are their colour,
form and fragrance, by which we judge their beauty. All
these characteristics have their own unique importance.
Introducing oneself to spirituality is like giving
oneself into the hands of the Supreme Spiritual Gardener
or the Supreme Being (God). Like a physical gardener who
possesses qualities of patience, tirelessness, love,
far-sightedness, faith etc. on a limited level, the
Supreme Gardener possesses these qualities on an
unlimited level, which he uses to bring us up. As we
remain under his sustenance and care, over a period of
time, we blossom and are transformed into beautiful
spiritual flowers, and our thorns fall away. When we
look at ourselves as spiritual flowers, our colour
symbolizes spiritual knowledge. Depending on how we
imbibe the wisdom shared by the Spiritual Gardener and
bring it in our day-to-day functioning; in our thoughts,
words, actions and relationships; the more beautiful a
colour we take. Our form is shaped depending on the
quality of our connection with the Supreme Being, the
Gardener. The deeper and stronger the connection, the
more beautiful the form. Lastly, our fragrance refers to
divine qualities like sweetness, humility, tolerance,
carefreeness, purity and many more, which we develop.
Physical flowers with a good colour, form and fragrance,
attract everyone around them. Seeing and coming close to
them, gives one an experience of joy. The same holds
true for spiritual flowers.
Roses are considered the king of all flowers, with the
best possible colour, form and fragrance. Spiritual
roses are those souls which continuously remain in a
spiritual consciousness and spread the fragrance of that
consciousness to others. Their thoughts, words and
actions get shaped according to this consciousness. They
have a deep relationship with the Spiritual Gardener and
are always eager to ensure that others also experience
that relationship and become spiritual roses, which is a
deep wish of the Supreme Gardener, for every spiritual
being. They help him in fulfilling that wish.
Message for the day
The one who is aware of the attainments is the one who
is content.
Projection:
Sometimes, there is a tendency to compare ourselves with
others and find ourselevs lacking in some way. This
creates unhappiness in us and we are not able to remain
content. Comparing ourselves with others or having
expectations makes us miss out on perceiving the
attainments we have in our life. And we are not able to
experience contentment.
Solution:
Instead of looking at what we don't have, which is
usually the practice, we need to make effort to see what
we have attained or what we are attaining. Once we make
this practice, we will be able to look at the positive
aspect in our life, which will enable us to remain
content under all circumstances, i.e., in both positive
and negative situations.
Accept Challenges
In many situations that life brings our way we have two
choices - either we meet them bravely and take up
responsibility for our own lives and the choices we
make, or, we just try to escape. Many times we find
ourselves taking the second way, which brings neither
external success nor internal satisfaction. Internal
satisfaction lies more in accepting challenges than in
trying to escape them. I need to remain on the field in
the game of life instead of just being a spectator. The
more I play the more expertise I gain. This thought
enables me to accept the different challenges that life
brings.