19.01.2015

Capture the Moment
To enjoy the moment, you need to be fully
engaged in it.
When you capture that moment on camera or a
mobile phone, you inadvertently remove yourself
from that moment and, as a result, you're
missing out on enjoying the moment itself.
So, the next time you want to take a photo,
pause to consider: Do I want to engage in and
enjoy the moment or, do I want to capture and
document it?
The Spiritual Seed And The Human World Tree
Spirituality introduces God or the Supreme
Being as a seed, a point of reference, the
spiritual Pole Star, remembered by all souls all
over the world. But over a period of time, with
an experience of linking my mind and intellect
with Him, we realize that although He is a
seed, a point, He is a not a non-living seed but
a living one with a unique personality of his
own, a personality which no one can match, a
personality of spiritual truth, of beauty, of
purity, of generosity, of love, of giving, of
peace, of humility, of bliss, of power, of
sweetness etc. How is this possible? We
normally think of a seed as inactive or dormant,
despite the enormous potential that lies within
it, due to which it gives rise to a complete
tree and bears fruits and other products. God is
the seed of the human world tree. When I see
virtues around me, whether it be in all human
souls including deities, prophets, saints and
the founders of the great religions or animals
or nature, I know that ultimately this comes
from God but God is not all pervasive, i.e. he
is not present in all humans or nature or in the
divine souls, but everything that is good in
them comes from the virtues that are present in
God or basically from the personality of God
(mentioned above), because the tree is the
creation of the seed, so all that is positive in
the tree has come from the Source, the seed,
perhaps
sometime in the past. But, despite the goodness
which is visible; today, peacelessness and pain
do not seem to have reduced, and have probably
increased, if we look behind the false covering
of material success. The goodness is only in
small patches. So what is the need of our times?
To spiritually uplift myself, I, being a part of
the creation, a part of the tree, need to catch
the positive energy within God, the creator, the
seed. This energy is subtle, in that it is
non-physical, but it is also glowing like light,
and in meditation I can catch that glow, absorb
it and feel its spiritual embrace healing me and
making me complete or full. At the present
moment, recognizing this need, the Supreme Being
is shining the light of His personality through
pure thought and vibrations more brightly than
ever into the human world tree, inviting us:
'Oh sweet child, come and reclaim for
yourselves your birthright, the inheritance of
truth, by absorbing the qualities inherent in me
through meditation or a spiritual link with me
and making them your own.'
True Spiritual Strength
The more positive the thoughts flowing through
our mind, the more contented we would feel. It
is easy to feel contented when we are praised
and appreciated, but to remain contented when we
are criticized and rejected is the mark of true
spiritual strength. The way to develop this is
to learn about God's way of loving. Only when we
are in deep contemplation can we see God showing
us the kind of love we need to express so that
we ourselves never reject or criticize and
always generate good wishes for others. Then we
will be satisfied no matter what life throws at
us.
Soul Sustenance
Important Understandings on Reincarnation (Part
1)
T1. The soul has a separate identity from any of
the bodies it adopts.
2. The human soul does not take a birth/body of
any animal species, just as a lemon seed does
not grow into a mango tree. The human soul
always takes a human body e.g. if the soul of a
cow was to take the birth of a human, wouldn’t
it carry sanskars of performing all actions like
a cow into its human birth – how would it then
function through the human body.
3. The various lives or births of a soul are
like different episodes of a television serial,
all different, yet connected with each other.
4. The cycle of action and reaction is
never-ending. The soul must continue to play its
entire role until all it has received the fruits
for all its actions. This may require more than
one body.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the day
To be an instrument means to consider oneself as
the messenger of God.
Expression:
When there is the awareness of being an
instrument of God, there is naturally a desire
to do the best. Every task is marked with the
stamp of one's own specialty. There is nothing
negative visible, nor is there anything waste or
ordinary. This is because there is constantly
the aim to be the best in order to become a
worthy instrument of God.
Experience:
As I am an instrument of God - a beautiful
instrument of God - I always find myself to be
unique and special. I am the messenger of God
Himself, as each and every word and every act of
mine is marked with the quality of God. My
intellect becomes so divine that God can work
through me and bring benefit to those around me.