15.12.2014

Creating a Peaceful Character
To be peaceful you have to see yourself as a
peaceful being. It means to think about being
peaceful. It means that you have to be able to
describe it in words. You must be capable of
experiencing the feelings you would have if you
reached that peaceful state. Now believe in it.
If you feel it, it's real. Simply work on it and
keep it uppermost in your mind. Make it yours
and it will become your natural behaviour.
Stability
When we are faced with challenges, we usually
experience that there are not sufficient
resources or we are not able to make use of our
resources for best results. So instead of
experiencing progress, we experience a lot of
negative feelings. When we learn the art of
being stable in the most negative situations, we
know how to use the treasures that are hidden
within us. Our mind is no longer disturbed with
waste or negative thoughts and we find it easy
to face and learn from each and every situation.
The Art Of Tolerance (cont.)
Someone who has the power of tolerance will
never be afraid or think: "Why is this happening
to me too?" As they are constantly full, they
will go deeper into the knowledge and the memory
of what is essential in life. The one who is
full of fear is not capable of going deeper.
That's why there is depth in something that is
full (wholeness). The one who has expansion is
empty; for this reason, something that is empty
resounds and that person devotes him or herself
to muttering (talking excessively) away. The one
who has wholeness is silent; the one who is
empty speaks a lot. Someone who lives in
expansion will be constantly murmuring saying
things like: "Why this? What is this? This
should not be like that but rather in this way.
It shouldn't be like that". This person will
continue talking in this way in their thoughts
and in their words, and also while interacting
with others. What happens when you chatter away,
beyond the limits? Your murmuring leaves you
dry, out of breath and you tire. Those who
are tolerant are saved from all these things and
for this reason they always feel enjoyment and
bliss, they do not chatter but rather fly in the
wholeness of their inner silence.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Rajyoga Meditation for Beginners
Let us practice the steps of Rajyoga meditation:
1. I hold in my mind the words Om Shanti, ‘I am
a peaceful soul’:
Let us reflect on this statement, or mantra. A
mantra is something that frees the mind from
wasteful and negative thoughts, stress and
worry. A mantra is usually repeated over and
over again in order to get the desired results.
However, in meditation it is not a matter of
repeating words over and over again without
truly understanding them. Otherwise it becomes
forced concentration. Concentration of the mind
should be natural because, when it is so, the
mind can remain in a state of peace and
relaxation for a very long time. The result of
this is a recharging of the battery of the self,
a renewal of energy from inside. How do we
achieve this state of natural concentration on
the thought, I am a spiritual being, I am
a peaceful being.
2. I reflect on OM; the consciousness of
I am.
What does I am mean? In this thought, the
attention is drawn only to the present moment. I
have no need to go into I was, I will be, I
hope to be or I should be. To go deep into
the self, I need to be completely in the
present. This thought of I am takes
me into the consciousness of selfrealisation.
3. I focus and concentrate on the thought until
I stop thinking about it and experience it.
These are the primary steps of silence and must
be mastered correctly.
Message for the day
To be set on the seat of one's own position is
to be free from the opposition of situations.
Expression:
To be set on the seat of one's own position
means to remain stable and beyond fluctuation
even in challenging situations. This comes when
there is an experience of the inner qualities
and strength. So during difficult times, it is
this inner strength that is revealed. So there
is no opposition from even the challenging
situations that come up.
Experience:
When I know my own inner qualities and strength
and have this awareness in a conscious way, I am
able to set myself on an elevated position. No
opposition, however powerful it may be, can
shake me from my seat of self-respect. In fact,
I experience becoming firmer in my position with
every opposition that comes.