02.02.2015

Forgiveness Will Bring Me Closer to Others
Why is it hard to forgive others? Usually
because we believe that they are 90% to blame
for the problem, that I am not as bad as they
are. So I start to carry the load of other
people's actions. If my ego is too hurt, I will
have the sense of correction, of justice: 'I
know I am right', 'That is not fair'. But if I
start to forgive from the heart, sincerely, then
this kind of feeling and attitude begins to
dissolve. I remain humble and this forgiveness
will bring me closer to others. Then I do not
carry regrets or anger, I just let go and remain
light.
Thinking Right
Everything depends on our thinking. If I think
in the right way I will be light. If I think in
a wasteful way I'll be heavy. Waste thoughts are
dangerous. They waste my time. They allow the
past to come alive, then I forget the present
and question the future.
Living Life On The Surface
In an ideal situation, the thoughts that run in
my mind, should be exactly those that I would
like and I want. We do exert this control, that
we possess, over our thoughts, but it is not
complete and it is only sometimes. The more
we become completely engrossed in our daily
routine, the more our thoughts tend to become
reactions to what goes on outside us. That's
when they go out of control and our lives move
in an unfocused way. As a result things don't
work out as we might have desired. Then we
develop a habit of blaming other people and
circumstances, or we justify our pain by telling
ourselves we are not very worthy or powerful
enough. Often, these two inner strategies go
together. The trouble is, both are cover ups,
preventing us from going for a long-term
solution.
In this way, we tend to live our lives on a very
superficial level, without taking the time to
find the solution to what is going on wrong
inside. Deeper difficulties remain hidden
inside. I move from one scene of life to another
- eating, watching television, studying in
college, getting married, changing jobs, buying
a new car or house, etc. without ever stopping. All
these are part of living, but if I make them my
whole and sole, my foundation, it's as if I
skate across the surface of life without being
in touch with the core. As time progresses,
an inner shallowness develops. Then the feeling
keeps growing inside that 'there must be more to
life than this'. I then, find that my
relationships are not working out as I would
have hoped and they are lacking in depth.
Soul Sustenance
Understanding Attachment
Entertainment industries publicize the illusion
(false belief) that in order to be happy we must
acquire "things" and form relationships of
attachment to them; that in order to find love
we must possess or be attached to the other
person. This confusion between love and
attachment has entered into all our
relationships in a number of ways.
To our conditioned minds it appears to be a
contradiction (error), but it is a basic
spiritual truth - to be loving it is necessary
to be detached. Attachment is the root of fear
and fear and love cannot exist together just as
day and night, winter and summer cannot. The
idea and the practice of detachment are found in
almost all the paths of wisdom, over the
centuries. This is so because attachment is one
of the deepest habits that we learn to develop,
and we do not realize that anything we attach
ourselves to turns into a trap for our
consciousness, for the self, the being. We know
we are attached when we begin to think about
someone or something when they are not present
and there is no need to think about them. Our
mental energy exhausts itself and we have the
sensation that we lack control over our thoughts
and feelings.
Each time that we automatically cling (hold on)
to something, we invoke (call for or attract)
the presence of fear - whether it be of people,
position, power, money or even opinion, any form
of attachment means that we will fear harm or
loss. Fear takes on many faces (worry, anxiety,
and tension); it prevents our spiritual growth
and frightens us away from or blocks us from
love.
Message for the day
The biggest gift is the gift of virtues.
Expression:
Throughout the day, each individual is involved
in a series of activities. A simple thought to
give the gift of virtues makes even ordinary
actions special. Each act becomes special and
the fragrance of this specialty spreads around
and touches the lives of others too. Such an
individual is able to contribute to every task
with his own specialty and bring success in the
task too.
Experience:
When I am able to express and give the gift of
my virtues, I am able to attain satisfaction
with whatever I get to do. This satisfaction
brings in me the inner urge to contribute some
more. I achieve success outwardly too since I
have actually been able to experience inner
success. My relations with others are also
harmonious and whatever task I do along with the
others brings a productive result.