10.07.2015

Thoughts
When you sow a
thought you reap an action, when you sow an
action you reap a habit, when you sow a habit
you reap a character and when you sow a
character you reap a destiny. Thoughts are like
seeds. You cannot sow the seed of one plant and
get another: thistles will never produce
daffodils! When your thoughts are positive,
powerful and constructive, your life will
reflect this.
'Getting away from
it all' is something we all love to do.
Why wait for the holidays ! Whenever you need it,
make time over the weekend for your very own
retreat at home.
Create a sanctuary. Drop the distractions.
Take the phone off the hook. Listen to soothing
music. Simply enjoy the solitude and some
unstructured time.
You can even use this time to review recent
events, create new dreams or retreat into your
inner space to renovate the soul.
Resolving The Inner
Identity Crisis (cont.)
In yesterday's message we had explained how the
confusions, complications and problems that
exist in our world today and the state of human
relationships all over the world, are simply a
reflection of our lack of inner clarity about
who we are, what we are and where we are heading
i.e. a lack of true self-identity. So how do we
resolve this internal and external turmoil?
There is an original, beautiful self, with
characteristics of peace, love and happiness
that exists within each one of us, the self
from which we have been distanced since a very
long time. This is a centre full of the
spiritual resources of all virtues and powers.
Reaching it is a journey of only one second and
no distance. By identifying with this inner
centre, a centre which is imperishable,
unchangeable, constant and even eternal, my self
identity becomes strong and stable, as
compared to many false identities based on
external realities like position, wealth and
material possessions which are all perishable
and subject to various ups and downs even in one
single day, and if we over identify with them,
we are bound to experience constant pain and
discontentment.
This process of true self-identification is not
a renunciation or avoidance of the way the outer
world is but it is a healing process for your
inner world. It is an internal correction
process of identification, whereby you
rediscover your true self as a complete being
full of positive emotions that you always were
and you start identifying with it, doing which
very easily helps you let go of the wrong
identifications. This process is commonly called
meditation, the foundation of which is spiritual
wisdom. Once this inner work is done, the outer
world starts taking the shape of a reflection of
that. Resolving the identity crisis first
changes the way our internal and external world
looks to us, as a result changing the way it
works.
Soul Sustenance
Injustices And
Suffering In The World – Applying The Law of
Karma (Part 2)
An understanding of the laws of action
reminds us that whatever we give we get, and
whatever we get is the result of what we have
given. When we apply this understanding into
our awareness while we watch apparent injustices
in the world, it reduces our outrage, lessening
our pain. It's not that we sit passively and
allow people to bring about suffering upon
others, but it helps us to see that the
greatest or highest contribution that we can
make, to both the victim and the sinner, is to
help them remember who they are and help them
rise above their anger and fear towards each
other. Only in this way can we help them to
liberate themselves from an exchange of energy
that has perhaps been going on for centuries.
But before we can effectively do this for
others, it is necessary to try and do it for
ourselves. Instead of taking the law into our
own hands (the desire for revenge and justice),
we can benefit everyone around us by first
understanding and living ourselves according to
the invisible laws of cause and effect which
define all human relationships. Sometimes
this is referred to as 'practice what you
preach', and it often requires moments of
reflection before action in order to judge the
consequences of any path of action. This
capacity to stop, reflect and consider, in a
state of mental calm and with clear intellect,
is an essential characteristic of all effective
leaders. It is also what makes us all potential
leaders in life, every day, who can bring about
world transformation through self
transformation.
Message for the
day
The one who
listens is the one who is listened to.
Projection:
When I say something I
usually expect people to follow my suggestions.
Yet I sometimes find that my words are not so
effective. I either find that I need to use lot
more words than necessary or others don't listen
to me at all.
Solution:
I need to be able to listen to
others as much as or even more than what I tell
them. When I listen I am able to take in new
ideas and learn. Also, only when I am able to
have the openness to learn will others learn
from whatever I say.