
Like an Incense Stick
Although your thoughts, attitudes, intentions
and feelings are not visible, they do have an
effect. They permeate the atmosphere and
influence the mood in a room, like the aroma
from an incense stick, curling through the air
...
Negative thoughts and intentions or a less than
generous attitude release a heavy pungent odour.
Kind thoughts, beneficial intentions, or an
understanding attitude create a fragrant aroma,
uplifting the atmosphere.
What atmosphere are you creating ?
Bring Benefit
Everyone naturally works for the benefit of the
self and others. But
sometimes we find that others are not able to
appreciate our
contribution. This is because we are not able to
recognize the needs of
the other person. So there is a tendency to
ignore the needs of the
other person. The one who discriminates well is
able to understand the
other person's need and give accordingly. So
whatever is done naturally
brings benefit for others. When we are able to
bring benefit for the
right person at the right time with the right
thing, we are able to win
the trust of the other person. We expect nothing
in return, but have
the satisfaction of helping at the right time.
Understanding What Is An Angel
When I have the consciousness that I am a soul,
a non-physical being of light, acting through
the physical body, even others begin to notice.
This is what the angelic stage is. By
remaining in this angelic, soul-conscious stage,
others will also feel a sense of lightness and
upliftment in my company. Angels are thought
to be mythical creatures who have a human form
with wings, who are always in the company of God
and help Him in guarding and protecting other
souls. Actually, angels are human beings with
divine qualities.
Angels are always shown with wings. One of
the wings of the angel is symbolic of spiritual
knowledge, which it has received from God; the
other is symbolic of spiritual qualities and
powers, which it has inculcated, through the
power of meditation or a spiritual connection
with God. The wings of an angel also
symbolize the lightness and freedom of such
souls. With such wings the angel flies
constantly in the company of God. Its lightness
and freedom is because it has no bondages or
attachments in the physical world; all the
chains have been broken. Because angels has the
absolute and constant support of the Supreme
Being they can be the support and protectors of
many others, by sharing with them, spiritual
knowledge, qualities and powers, which they
possesses.
An angel is the 'right hand' of God in the task
of world transformation (change). The language
which it uses to bring about this transformation
is spiritual silence; positive, powerful and
pure thoughts along with sweet words full of
spiritual knowledge, all of which have the
effect of uplifting others.
(To be continued tomorrow...)
Soul Sustenance
The Location And The Form Of The Soul (Part 2)
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 …)
Message
for the day
To find reasons to be happy is to increase
happiness.
Expression:
When the mind searches for
reasons to be sad and sorrowful, even situations
with no great significance are seen with a
vision of negativity. So there is constantly an
expression of words and actions that reflect the
need for sympathy and reassurance. On the other
hand, when there is the search for happiness,
then everything is positive giving happiness..
Experience:
When I am happy, I start
perceiving everything with that vision. It is
like wearing coloured glasses. Whatever colour
my glasses are, the whole world is coloured with
it. Then, I am no longer able to perceive and
recognize negativity and I am able to remain
happy with everything.