
Prajapita Brahma
True Benevolence
There is no greater teacher than one's own
practical example. To be really benevolent
therefore means that I must first change, then I
have the power, the knowledge and the experience
of thinking and doing for the ultimate benefit
of all.
Inner Happiness
Protecting our sense of optimism is the best way
to remain cheerful. We
can do this by starting the day with meditation
to pour light and love
into the scenes we are likely to find ahead of
us that day. And then if
we keep touching base with God's mind and His
benevolent way of
seeing things, the inner happiness we experience
will help us pass
through any situation without feeling weary.
Different Shades Of Attachment To Opinions And
Ideas (cont.)
The attachment or detachment to one's ideas not
only comes into play while giving an idea or
opinion, but even when accepting or receiving or
listening to an idea from another person from
the group. The more the attachment to one's
own ideas, the more will be the tendency to
resist or reject the other's idea. A
particular person, with the objective or
resisting or rejecting the idea:
* might try to do the same through different
means like putting up a seemingly valid or even
an invalid objection to the idea in front of the
whole group which may seem very reasonable
to the group and may be taken or accepted by the
group or the person objecting may try to ensure
that happens or
* he/she may quietly disassociate from the
group if the group begins showing interest
in the idea (sometimes the influence of the
position of the person is such that this kind of
disassociation very easily manages to reduce the
energy of interest of the group in the new idea)
or also
* might present a new idea to the group,
which manages to divert the attention of the
group, etc.
Sometimes the person rejecting the idea is aware
of the fact that he/she is rejecting the idea
because of the inner attachment to his ideas,
but will not admit it in front of others and
sometimes he/she might not even be slightly
aware of the fact; the attachment is too subtle
to realize. Others might realize their
attachment, but they might not themselves. And
if someone to point out their inner attachment,
they might even react, because where there is
attachment, there is fear that the other's idea
will be accepted and yours will not. Attachment
to one's ideas fills the energy of 'I am right'
in any situation. Overcoming all sorts of
attachment to ones ideas is one of the foremost
steps that we can take to bring about harmony in
all types of relationships.
Soul Sustenance
Playing My Part As A Hero Actor (Part 3)
In yesterday’s message we had discussed how some
of us believe that our life script has been
written by God and we do not play any role in
the same. In this regard, it is very important
to state that respecting, thanking and
remembering God in good as well as bad times is
obviously very very good and the right karma but
submitting ourselves blindly to God’s will is an
inactive response which prevents each of us from
using our free will to make any choice at any
moment and shape our future. While there is
a master plan which is being played out on the
stage of the world, a part of the plan is that
we each have free will and an opportunity to
decide our actions and responses. We need to
realize that each one of us possesses an
intellect, which absorbs the capacity to
discriminate right from wrong, good from bad,
from God and decides how to act on the world
stage.
In this regard, there are two aspects. The
first aspect is – God writes my life script
completely for me without me playing any role in
the same. The other aspect is - I perform
actions and create my responses, based on God’s
knowledge of good and bad karmas which he
has given me, so as to shape my destiny and
write my life script accordingly. There is a
fine difference between these two aspects, the
second aspect being the correct one. This
knowledge given to me by God is stored in my
intellect; I am the master of it and can decide
how to use it to play my part.
Message for the day
The method to finish negativity is to fill with
the power of positivity.
Expression:
There are a lot of negative
characteristics, which continue to work in one's
lives colouring words, actions and behaviour.
Such negativity cannot be removed by reminding
oneself of it again and again. Instead, a
reminder and an excuse to use positivity, helps
finish this negativity very naturally. It is
when even the tiniest ray of light comes that
the darkness begins to disappear.
Experience:
When I start discovering and
working with my inner positivity, I am able to
easily win over my seemingly strong weaknesses.
The lesser attention I give my weaknesses and
the more attention I give my strengths, I am
able to have an influence over my weaknesses and
convert them into strengths. So there is a total
experience of positivity, whatever the situation
may be.