Too Many Words
In meetings or in conversations, in emails or
other written communications, we often use 100
words when 10 would suffice.
Too many words can dilute the message and result
in confusion and non-productivity.
There is a time and place for using many words,
but at other times, try getting your point
across with fewer words.
Make your communication concise, clear and to
the point.
Mastering Situations
The usual response to negative stimuli in the
environment is to react
negatively. The impact of such stimuli on the
sense organs is
negative, which brings out negative behavior
too. The one who is able
to spend a few moments in silence before
responding to situations is
to be a master who is free from negativity. When
I am a master I am
able to remain stable in all situations. I have
the practice of
calming my mind and looking at the situation in
the right perspective.
My mind grows strong in its commitment to peace
and truth in action.
I don't allow the sense organs work according to
the previous
conditioning. Instead I consciously monitor,
giving them right
direction.
Simple Exercise To Identify Your Hidden Fears
If you want to overcome and overpower fears that
exist inside you, you have to first take a look
at your feelings and hidden emotions. After
realizing your feelings and emotions, you have
to know how to manage them and finally correct
or overcome them. Given below is a simple
exercise that will help you to achieve that.
This exercise will help you identify the
conscious and sometimes sub-conscious (very
subtle) fears that lie inside you. Choose an
area of your life that you feel is negative and
needs some improvement. Now, ask yourself these
three questions: 1. What do I really want, what
is my aim and objective?
2. What obstacle/obstacles are stopping me from
achieving my objectives?
3. What prevents me from dealing with or
overcoming that obstacle?
For each fear that comes to you in response
to the question no. 3, ask yourself the
following questions: A. What is the worst
that can happen, if what I fear occurs?
B. What is the best possible result for me and
for others, if I do it even though I feel afraid
of doing it?
C. Keeping in front of you the answer to
question B and comparing it with the answer to
question A will inspire you to overcome the
fears that lie inside you.
Soul Sustenance
What Is And What Is Not Real Happiness?
Real happiness is not an external stimulation by
watching an action movie or eating out or buying
a new dress; it is not the result of acquiring
something – whether it be a new car or a
position, or of receiving some good news. True
happiness is not relief from suffering – whether
from an illness or a difficult situation, nor is
it the achievement of a goal – whether personal
or professional. All these are externally
dependent, where happiness is confused with stimulation,
excitement, achievement, acquisition or relief.
Happiness is not all of these. You also know
that happiness is not a future promise. It can
only be experienced now.
So what is spiritual happiness - perhaps a
better way to describe spiritual happiness is
contentment. This comes from a complete awareness and acceptance
of the self as we are now at an internal
level, and an acceptance of what is at an
external level. Sounds difficult? The highest
happiness is bliss which can be experienced only
when the soul/self is totally free of all
attachment and dependency. Sounds even more
difficult? But this is a spiritual
understanding and definition of happiness,
which is not difficult to accept and make a part
of our life, once there is a deep understanding and absorption of
spiritual knowledge, but spiritual knowledge
which is accurate and complete in all aspects.
Spiritual happiness is a direct result of
spiritual knowledge. Without complete knowledge
of the self, one cannot remain ever and truly
happy (happy as per the definition above).
Message for the day
The one who is loving is the one who experiences
freedom.
Expression:
The root of suffering is
attachment, because attachment makes one bound.
To be truly free means to learn to love and
appreciate while remaining independent. Others'
state of mind or task does not negatively
influence one's own responses to the outside
environment. There is the ability to be free and
express one's own specialities without being
coloured.
Experience:
If I cannot keep myself free
from attachment I am constantly experiencing
suffering. Because I am attached, I am dependent
on someone or something I have created a space
for in my mind. When that person or object is
criticized, neglected or not with me, I feel
pain in my mind and I experience a sense of
loss. Then I am not able to be loving.