01.02.2015

Return to Innocence
Why not have: Anger, as anger finishes all
wisdom; Ego, as ego finishes regard; Worry, as
worry eats away your life; Bribery, as bribery
finishes all justice; Greed, as greed finishes
all honesty; Fear, as fear eats away a human
being.
The Spiritual Sculptor And The Piece Of Art
A sculpture is a three-dimensional artwork
created by an artisan, a sculptor, by shaping
materials which may be hard like wood or stone
or soft like clay. God or the Supreme Being also
has been remembered as the spiritual sculptor.
With that consciousness, I being like a rough
living block of wood or stone or a plain piece
of clay, place myself in his safe hands.
There are three types of faith in this
consciousness:- 1. the faith in the Sculptor, 2.
the faith in myself and 3. the faith in time.
It's my first faith, my faith in the Sculptor,
in his vision of his finished work i.e. a
perfect and complete me, which he foresees,
waiting to emerge from my present imperfect
self, that allows me place myself in his hands.
His vision of perfection is so clear that
knowing it, I feel I must regain my original
condition. Also when I come in front of God, who
is a perfect spiritual being, his love and the
knowledge he gives me makes me aware of myself
as a spiritual being similar to him. This
awareness then reminds me of my original
qualities and the spiritual beauty and
perfection hidden inside me, which helps me in
having the second faith, the faith in myself. I
am able to trust the Sculptor, knowing that the
knocks I receive will chip away at my
weaknesses, and restore my truth and beauty.
Initially, I may not know myself completely or
have full faith in myself, the second faith, but
God, the Sculptor, knows me and has full faith
in me, all the Sculptor wants me to do is to be
still and patient. Being still means having
complete faith in myself and him and being
patient means having the third faith - the faith
in time. His knowledge and power gives me the
strength and courage to be still and patient
i.e. strong in all three faiths while he
continues his work on me. I should not move or
be impatient i.e. not let any of my faiths
waiver, otherwise I will not become perfect.
There is a vast difference between how God sees
me, and how I am at the present moment. Holding
the vision that God has of me, I have to just
surrender my mind to the Spiritual Sculptor and
keep myself in his hands. When I do that, the
thoughts inside my mind get focused spiritually
on him and as a result I receive his spiritual
energy, which reshapes and transforms me.
That which is highest and most beautiful in me
begins to emerge gradually.
Soul Sustenance
Improving Your Responses By Moving From A State
Of Doing To Being
This is a meditation exercise which you can
practice anytime in the day when you are busy
interacting with someone or a group of people.
At that time, create the thoughts below, very,
very slowly in your mind. Experience the essence
of each thought I am a soul and at peace with
myself and the world around me... This scene, in
which I find myself in, is one of many scenes in
which I play a role... Now, I disconnect for a
few seconds from what is happening around me...
Mentally (not physically), I take a step back
and just watch, as an observer, what is
happening... I make no judgments - I just
observe... As I observe, I see that each soul in
the scene is playing their own unique role,
according to their capability and understanding,
because of which I accept each one completely
without any conditions... I remain patient in
allowing this scene to develop in a natural
way... I wait for an invitation to participate -
it always comes finally... I have no desires
from the situation... But, at the same time, I
am happy to contribute towards achieving the
most positive and effective result... In the
meantime I maintain my peace and share the
energy of that peace with all around me as this
is the most important contribution that I can
make... I realize that simply by observing
peacefully I am participating positively in this
scene… If you dedicate time to consciously
practice the above meditation for a few moments
in many actions during the day, you will finally
find that you move into this state of just
being (while yet doing) very, very
naturally. You are not avoiding life or the
world around you. Instead, you are learning to
take control of your awareness and involvement,
disconnect when you want, be more mentally sharp
in understanding (what is visible as well as
subtle or non-visible) all that is happening
around you and give yourself the time and the
personal space to respond accurately and
positively.
Message for the day
The one who is responsible is the one who
constantly has good wishes.
Expression:
To be responsible means to recognise the
importance of one's own role. That means there
is the understanding that others' transformation
is dependent on one's own transformation. When
there is the recognition of one's
responsibility, there is naturally alertness.
This alertness brings good wishes for even the
ones who are not being positive.
Experience:
When I am able to maintain good feelings for
all those I come into contact with me, I find my
relations gradually improving. I also find that
I am ready to take up the challenge of changing
myself before I can think of changing others.
Due to this, others continue to take inspiration
from me and bring about a change in themselves
too.
Deep Silence
When the soul goes deep into silence, easiness
emerges. The deeper I go into silence, the
greater will be my power of tolerance. It is in
very deep, extreme silence that the soul becomes
elevated. It is in deep, deep silence that God
can come in front of the soul.