05.05.2014

An upside down house situated in the
tiny village of Szymbark in northern Poland
Faith
Have the faith that,
despite appearances, people are doing the best they can.
Check & Change
True knowledge enables
us to check ourselves in the right way, so that we can
bring about a change in our behavior and interactions.
We get to know to what extent we have brought about a
positive change and what we need to do. It is essential
to read something good every day. So let us make the
practice of reading something new each day. Even a few
lines enable us to check ourselves and know what aspect
we need to change.
The Triangle Of
Spiritual Energy
Today,
when human beings seek love, meaning and purpose, they
first connect horizontally (with others) rather than
vertically (with the Supreme Source). This leads to a
greater loss of energy and eventually dissatisfaction
and emptiness. The vertical connection liberates the
self from becoming dependent on someone else and from
having too many expectations. After the vertical
connection, there can then be the horizontal connection
with others, that is, with the outside or external. The
horizontal movement can be called 'reconnection'. When
we have taken the first two steps (first inwards i.e.
connection with the self and then upwards i.e.
connection with the Supreme), we reconnect with others
on the basis of openness and sharing, rather than
selfishness and need. At this
point, there are real relationships that are respectful
and balanced, rather than a relationship of wanting,
taking, or exploiting. We have come to understand that
when we are well with ourselves, we will be well with
others.
(To be continued
tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Discovering Inner Compassion (Kindness) - Part 1
Competence and
compassion are the two most important aspects of our
professional life. We would contend that compassion
needs to be valued at least as much as competence in our
work and in education. There are many reasons why we
find it difficult to be compassionate in our job; often
there is not enough time to respond to competing
demands, we have to concentrate on our tasks, we feel
too exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally to
give any more. Then there are the negative feelings that
block out compassion. Being clear about what we mean by
compassion can help us to understand how it can be an
integral part of our work. This will help us to be
caring in our work, without suffering ‘compassion
fatigue’ and ‘emotional burnout’. Our own negative
feelings, such as anger, hatred and jealousy, can
prevent us showing our compassion. By understanding
those feelings and how they affect us, we can release
them and allow ourselves to be more compassionate.
Compassion can be compared to the sun; it is always
there but sometimes it cannot shine through because of
the clouds. The clouds are the negativity that hides our
true nature of compassion.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the day
The one with pure
thoughts experience safety in all situations.
Expression:
When there are negative situations,
we usually get negative thoughts very easily. Such
negative thoughts take us further into negativity. We
get caught in this circle of negativity and we then
can't make our thoughts positive.
Experience:
We need to take care that we don't blame anyone when we
are going through any negative situation. We need to see
whatever positivity we can in the situation, and we will
find our mind changing to positive too. It is this
positivity that acts as a means of safety for us.