13.01.2015

Artist-Elena Salnikova
Be Like Little Children
When little children stumble and fall, they may
cry for a bit, but then they stand up and carry
on. In the same way, we too have to be
persistent like little children. Get over
your embarrassment and self consciousness.
Self-respect
A majority of people build their identity around
physical achievements, position in life,
relationships, and other's opinions, which is
like grasping a mirage in the desert - there is
no substance or permanence. Rajyoga teaches us
how to understand our original personality as
'souls' and re-emerge our divinity through the
remembrance of One Supreme. No matter how much
others or even God may try to convince me that I
am a worthy individual, until I visualize my own
goodness and nurture my self-respect, I cannot
do anything with my life. God loves me no matter
what I may be like and makes me realize my
'self' by loving me unconditionally.
Limiting Influences On Your Decision Making
Ability (cont.)
With whom does the choice to make your decisions
lie? Are you going to be dominated by your fears
and others' negatively powerful influences,
which paralyze your judgment power and confuse
you sometimes or are you going to exercise your
choice? When someone dominates you, they
control you and make you feel irritated,
frustrated and weak; they satisfy their own ego
like that by controlling you and bringing you
under their influence. You need to decide if
you are comfortable being a victim of the other
by being the one who satisfies the egos of
others. It is not a very healthy attitude, on
their part, but it happens in many relationships
and we fall prey to that, because of a lack of
spiritual power. Get back your personal ruling
and controlling power and do not be afraid to be
free and responsible for your choices. From
today on, promise yourself that you will not
allow your husband or wife, or children, or your
friend, or mother-in-law, or your office
colleague, anybody for that matter, influence
the power of choice, the power to decide, that
you possess. In the end, that way they will be
happier; perhaps not at first, because a power
game is created. Your personal freedom will lead
to a healthier relationship, in the long run. Its
fine to take an opinion or a viewpoint or
support from someone, but there is a fine line
between that and being controlled by someone,
which we, many a times cross, and become a
victim.
You are free when you take responsibility for
what you are and how you feel. In meditation you
can realize everything that has influenced you
and know how to clear it, so that only the
highest, the most positive influence you. This
depends on each one of us. In our present
society, there are many influencing factors,
from the most negative, violent, corrupt and
mediocre, to the purest, highest and most
spiritual. It depends on each one what you want
to consume and allow to be influenced by.
Soul Sustenance
To Complement And Not To Compete (Part 2)
We all have a place within this beautiful
embroidery of life; let us know it, enjoy it,
express it as our right, but never overdo it
because we feel our role or position is more
advanced or better than others. Sometimes,
when there is a sense of personal or collective
emptiness, there is the need to be recognized,
which creates attachment to your own talents,
role or virtues.
We have to learn to complement rather
than compete. Nature works on the principle
of complementarity. This can be seen with
the seasons, day and night, the continual
cyclical process of birth, growth, maturity,
decay, death and rebirth. Even our bodies work
on this principle. Look at the face! Each face
has two eyes, one nose, one mouth, two ears, all
in the right position and functioning in an
appropriate way. Which of these is more
important? Would you say the eyes are more
important, so you would prefer to have three
eyes and no nose? Or would you say the nose is
more important, so you would prefer to have
three noses and no ears? We cannot think like
this because it is absurd and illogical. Each
feature has equal value and when we recognize
the equal value of all things, then we stop
being illogical - comparing, competing, feeling
superior or inferior, or striving to be what we
are not. In a society that functions, can
everyone be a doctor, an engineer or a farmer?
Everyone has different talents and positions
because different tasks have to be fulfilled if
the whole society is to run well. If we examine
life carefully, we realize that the recognition
of this principle of complementarity is the
basis of creating a peaceful and happy
coexistence, because the vision of equality
respects and honors the differences.
Message for the day
Honesty to the self brings progress at a quick
speed.
Expression:
To be honest with one self is to be truly
honest. When there is honesty with the self,
there is the ability to see things clearly. So
one is able to take responsibility for the
mistakes committed and have the enthusiasm to
learn from them. So there is constant change and
progress visible in such a person. At all times
there is the ability to bring about change.
Experience:
When I am honest with myself, I am able to find
the joy of learning from my mistakes. Mistakes
don't make me heavy because I know I have
something to learn from them. There is
constantly enthusiasm to bring about a change
and move forward. So I find that I am constantly
progressing and also becoming an inspiration for
many to bring about change. My honesty,
therefore, makes me a true leader.