
Compassion
A compassionate person develops an eye for
spotting the qualities that make each person
special. Even when others are at their lowest
ebb, it is possible to help them restore their
self-belief by keeping a firm, clear vision of
their goodness and specialties. Taking a gently
encouraging approach, I must never give up on
anyone.
Being Big
When we consider ourselves to be big, we usually
expect from others.
We usually want others to give respect and be
obedient to whatever we
say. But not always do we find others listening
to us or obeying us.
We are then disappointed and try to use more of
our authority in a
forceful way. To be big means not to expect to
take but to be a giver.
If we are big, we definitely also need the
understanding that we are
in a better position than the other person and
so we need to give.
This attitude will help us get others' good
wishes which will help us
progress and we continue to achieve success.
The Location And The Form Of The Soul (cont.)
Whenever I say: I feel something within me,
pointing to the heart, obviously it's not
something within the chest. The physical heart
is just an incredibly sophisticated pump for
blood. It can even be transplanted - it does not
create feelings! Within the real me, the living
and thinking being, the soul (situated inside
the brain), there is a centre of emotions, moods
and feelings. The sensations that I very
obviously feel around the body are due to the
total connection that exists between the soul
and the body in which it resides. For example,
when I am afraid of, say, a dog attacking me,
the whole system is activated. From the control
centre in the middle of the brain, the soul
sends messages out all around the body.
Adrenalin is secreted to give extra strength to
the muscles (so that one can run). The heart
starts to pump faster, the breathing becomes
shallower and the palms begin to sweat. While it
may seem that all the different organs have
their own sensing and feeling systems, the whole
operation is so split-second fast that the
coordination of sensations and responses by the
soul from its own special cockpit in the centre
of the brain passes unnoticed - it so seems that
the body is creating the sensations and
responses, but they are actually coordinated and
controlled by the soul. In this way, if I feel
something in my heart for or from something or
someone, it's really being processed by me, the
thinking being, the soul and then reflected in
my heart.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
The Key To Mental Freedom – Spiritual Knowledge
The world is full of many wonders; incredible
works of art and architecture, of science and
invention, but the greatest of them all by far
is the human mind. It is the mind's play that
brings about all activity in the human world. The
outline of everything people construct is first
formed in the mind and then filled in with
matter to assume a concrete shape. History,
science, culture, trade and commerce, in fact
all knowledge and systems of our day-to-day
world, are but the projection and fulfillment of
thoughts born in the mind. If the mind, by
concentrating itself on matter, can bring about
such wonders and attain such miraculous physical
powers as we have, what can it not attain if it
concentrates on itself and on the Supreme!
Disorder and tension on the individual level and
as a result on the social level are the result
of ignorance of the self and the world around,
such that the mind stays without rest. It runs,
jumps and churns aimlessly, lashed by waves of
feelings and emotions. Like a spider caught in
its own web, the individual becomes entangled in
nets which are the consequences (results) of
this ignorance of the self and the fundamentals
of life. When we receive spiritual knowledge
from the seed of the tree of humanity, the
Supreme Being or God at the present time, we
begin an upward journey that takes us through
deeper and deeper levels of understanding and
experience which create freedom from these nets.
This freedom, as a result helps us create a
positive future, not only for ourselves but we
also take up the responsibility of creating the
same for the complete tree of humanity, which is
primarily the purpose why God shares this
knowledge with us.
Message for the day
To have knowledge means to remain cheerful.
Expression:
The one who has the right
understanding based on accurate knowledge is the
one who is able to remain content even during
difficult situations. Since there is a clear
understanding about situations and the people
around, there is no difficulty in giving the
best under all circumstances. Such a person uses
all challenges to enrich his own capabilities.
Experience:
When I am able to use
knowledge as a weapon in a positive way, I am
able to understand everything that happens. I
understand that there is a reason for whatever
happens and there is something to learn from
every situation. So I am not upset with the
varied situations I am faced with, but am able
to remain cheerful enjoying everything that
comes my way.