
Motivate Yourself
It's a tough life.
Some days it’s hard to get out of bed and get
going. Why ? How come our levels of enthusiasm
seem to fall so easily? Why can't we get
ourselves motivated? Simple, really. We try to
reverse the energy flow in a universe where all
energy is radiating outwards. We try to break
one of the spiritual laws. We are taught that
winning and achieving is about getting and
keeping, when the truth is that it is about
giving. Winners are go givers not go-getters,
and their definition of winning is not getting
one over on the other guy, but overcoming their
inertia and giving something of themselves to
someone or something other than themselves. This
reverses the flow of energy from outside in, to
inside out, and as we all know, the deepest
satisfaction in life comes from giving. While it
is hard to fathom living a life of giving, when
everyone else is on the take, there is an
ancient law which ensures that if we did, we
would never go without. I think you know what
that law is. It allows you to be motivated in a
completely different way. No need for any
magical formulas or rigid belief systems ... try
it today!! What you give is what you...
Fortune
Fortune is usually
perceived as having a chance to be in a special
place or to have the chance to do special
things. Life reveals that we
cannot always be in such a position nor do we
get a chance to do such
special things. At such times we tend to
consider ourselves less
fortunate. All we need to do is to make a value
addition to every task
we do. We can do this when we are stabilized in
our state of self-respect and we are aware of our specialties.
When we are connected to
our specialties in all we do, we can make even
our most ordinary act
special. This is to be really fortunate.
Experiencing
Perfection And Success In Role Playing (cont.)
While playing my different roles, another
important ability (a few abilities were
mentioned in yesterday's message) that I need to
possess is to become victorious over the
different scenes that I play. What does that
mean? I need to remember that every scene,
every act, whether positive or negative, in
every role, shall pass. No scene or act is
permanent. What happens is that, in a bodily
consciousness, each time I am part of a positive
scene in my life; I tend to become attached to
it and want to hold on it and keep it with me
permanently, which is not possible. And each
time I am part of a negative scene, I tend to
become impatient and want it to get over as soon
as possible, which again is not possible all the
time. As if a few minutes or few days of the
scene or act are difficult for me to pass or
bear. Positive scenes bring me into a strong,
temporary wave of happiness or excitement and
negative scenes into a wave of deep sorrow, both
of which are incorrect emotions. To make sure
that I don't get taken in by both these waves,
which is becoming victorious over scenes, I need
to remain detached while playing different roles
in different scenes. I will be able to become a
master at this detachment, again when I am
established completely as my spiritual self.
Separating role and actor increases
opportunities for seeing what my role actually
demands, and reduces the chances of being unduly
influenced by others. Stepping away from the
stage, even for a moment, I'll see more clearly
how the other actors in that particular scene
are behaving, and what is required of me.
So, in this regard, it's a good practice that at
different times of the day, I step back for a
few seconds and detach myself from the role that
I am playing and remind myself that I am a pure
being of consciousness, a sparkling star like
energy full of peace, love and happiness and
nothing else. This is my spiritual identity.
Soul Sustenance
Your
Identity is Your Destiny
There is a direct connection between identity
and destiny. It's a simple process to see and
understand, even on a daily basis. If you wake
up irritated (in a bad mood) it means you are
seeing yourself as an irritated being (soul).
Perhaps you even think and sometimes say to your
self, “I’m irritated today.”
It means your self-identity is negative. So you
filter the world through your negative filter
and the world actually looks like an irritable
place. As a result, you think negative thoughts,
generate a negative attitude and give negative
energy to others. They in turn will likely
return the same negative energy, which you are
sending to them and perhaps avoid you
altogether. So your destiny of the day becomes
…. Not so positive! Now see the same principle
and process in life on larger scale. Look around
outside you now, and you will see a reflection
of how you see your self inside. Your
circumstances, your relationships and even the
events of the day reflect back to you how you
see yourself.
Message for the
day
The one who is
able to discriminate well is able to bring about
real benefit.
Expression:
Everyone naturally works for
the benefit of the self and others. But 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 and also for the self.
Experience:
When I am able to bring benefit for the right
person at the right time with the right thing, I
am able to win the trust of the other person. I
expect nothing in return, but have the
satisfaction of helping at the right time.