Trust
When we think we can do things without other
people's help, it means we have become arrogant
or are unable to trust others. This lack of
trust means we miss the chance to use others'
potential for the benefit of the task in hand.
We are deprived of a useful resource and will
not achieve as much as we could by working
together.
Interacting
Although we want to fulfill our responsibilities
well, we sometimes find ourselves alone. This is
so because we usually feel it is much easier not
to involve many. We normally do this in order to
avoid the different kinds of personalities that
we have to deal with. This attitude deprives us
of others' support and cooperation. When
involved in a big task, we need to see to it
that we involve many. When we involve many and
make sure we make use of their specialties, even
the most difficult task will be made easy.
Secondly, the good wishes of all involved will
be for the task, which will add to its success.
Understanding The Process Of Birth And Death
When the body has become unserviceable due to
age or disease, or it suffers a fatal injury,
the soul leaves the body. At the moment of
death, the soul withdraws its energy from the
organs of the body and vacates its seat in the
middle of the forehead. Like a bird, it leaves
the cage made of skin and bones, and taking its
sanskaras, it enters into another, a new
body, in the womb of the new mother. From the
very birth, the sanskaras of a soul are
apparent (visible); whether the "new-born" baby
is happy, unbothered, sad, shy, mischievous,
quiet, violent or agitated. Death occurs at the
precise moment when the account of giving and
taking with other souls through a particular
body is finished. The new birth is determined by
the soul's account of karmas with another
set of souls. One may be born into a cultured,
wealthy family, another as a beggar, one may be
born deaf, dumb, blind or crippled, another with
a strong supple body. The type of body and the
conditions of birth are determined by the
thoughts and actions performed in the previous
births.
Soul Sustenance
Experiencing Perfection and Success in Role
Playing (cont.)
While playing my different roles, another
important ability (a few abilities were
mentioned in yesterday’s message) that I need to
possess is to become victorious over the
different scenes that I play. What does that
mean? I need to remember that every scene,
every act, whether positive or negative, in
every role, shall pass. No scene or act is
permanent. What happens is that, in a bodily
consciousness, each time I am part of a positive
scene in my life; I tend to become attached to
it and want to hold on it and keep it with me
permanently, which is not possible. And each
time I am part of a negative scene, I tend to
become impatient and want it to get over as soon
as possible, which again is not possible all the
time. As if a few minutes or few days of the
scene or act are difficult for me to pass or
bear. Positive scenes bring me into a strong,
temporary wave of happiness or excitement and
negative scenes into a wave of deep sorrow, both
of which are incorrect emotions. To make sure
that I don’t get taken in by both these waves,
which is becoming victorious over scenes, I need
to remain detached while playing different roles
in different scenes. I will be able to become a
master at this detachment, again when I am
established completely as my spiritual self.
Separating role and actor increases
opportunities for seeing what my role actually
demands, and reduces the chances of being unduly
influenced by others. Stepping away from the
stage, even for a moment, I'll see more clearly
how the other actors in that particular scene
are behaving, and what is required of me.
So, in this regard, it’s a good practice that at
different times of the day, I step back for a
few seconds and detach myself from the role that
I am playing and remind myself that I am a pure
being of consciousness, a sparkling star like
energy full of peace, love and happiness and
nothing else. This is my spiritual identity.
Message for the day
The one who has self-respect is the one who is
free from aggression.
Projection:
When the situation seems out of control, there
is naturally a feeling of helplessness. This
helplessness further creates tension, which gets
expressed in the form of aggression. Such a kind
of aggression cannot be suppressed or
controlled. To be in the state of one's own
self-respect is to be confident and the one who
is confident will be assertive but can never be
aggressive.
Solution:
I am able to keep my mind cool, when I am in my
state of self-respect. So I never react to
situations negatively but I am able to
understand the situation and respond in the
right way. I take decisions in a calm and
composed state of mind, so I find myself relaxed
and easy even in the most difficult situations.