22.04.2014

Give & Take
Whatever you give comes
back to you. Whatever you take will not stay with you.
Universal Concepts About The Supreme Being or God
(cont.)
Just as a candle flame emerges from
a point source and assumes an oval form, mystics and
saints throughout the passage of time have had visions
of God as a point of self-luminous light with an oval
aura.
Most religions have images, idols or memorials, having
one name or the other to represent God as light or as an
oval shape. Throughout India there are statues of an
oval-shaped image. They are called Shivalingas, and are
thought to represent the Creator Himself.
The names of the temples of Shiva confirm this: Somnath,
the Lord of Nectar; Vishwanath, The Lord of the
Universe; Mukteshwara, the Lord of Liberation, etc..
In the Old Testament of the Bible, it is mentioned that
Moses had a vision of light as a "burning" bush in the
desert. Jesus also referred to God as light. In some
Christian ceremonies, during the ceremonies, an
ostensorio is held up. The ostensorio is a golden ball
with many rays radiating from it. Perhaps this is a
symbolic representation of God.
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism called Him Ek Omkar,
Nirakar, the one non-physical (bodiless) being or soul.
According to Islamic legend, when Adam left paradise he
came to a low
hill upon which he saw a shining white oval stone.
Around this stone he circled seven times praising God.
He then built the Kaaba. By the time of Abraham it
needed to be rebuilt as a temple to honour the one God.
The town of Mecca grew around this spot. This oval
stone, later called Sang-e-aswad and now blackened by
the kisses of millions of sinners, so they say, is the
only object of worship in the whole of Islam.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
The Significance Of The Power Of Thought In Meditation
Meditation is not a
process of emptying the mind of thought. In
meditation I use the natural power of the soul – the
power to create thoughts, as a take-off point (or as a
spring-board) to finally experience the consciousness of
the true self. In meditation, I climb a ladder of
well-prepared, positive and spiritual thoughts and
eventually climb beyond the ladder into the pure
experience of what I really am. Pondering over these
pure and real thoughts can occupy the soul for long
periods of time.
In the most basic stage of Rajyoga meditation, first
comes the realization: I am a soul, the energy of
consciousness made up of a mind, an intellect and a
collection of sanskars. My eyes, ears, nose, mouth are
just the organs, which when used correctly, help me, the
soul, enjoy life. I now possess the knowledge that will
free me from my cage. I have the key, spiritual
knowledge is the key - I am a soul, a being of light, ‘a
bird’ which has the power to fly freely. Knowing this, I
am not bound by physical laws. I can detach and fly at
the speed of a thought, to the soul world, where I can
easily experience my original state. I must realize that
it is impossible to have ‘peace of mind’ if I cannot
detach from the body. I must look upon all my family
members, friends, colleagues, also as souls which have
come from the soul world. We are all fellow souls.
Message for the day
To have hope means
to have a chance for success.
Projection:
When we encounter failures, we
sometimes get so disheartened that we lose hope in both
the situations and in ourselves. Instead of seeing the
obstacle that comes our way as a turn, we see it as an
end and give up trying. So we lose out on our chance for
success.
Solution:
Even when things don't seem to be working out right, we
must never leave hope. To leave hope means to rule out
our chance for success. When we have hope we will keep
thinking of new ways for success. We will then surely
get cooperation from somewhere or the other and we will
be successful.
Co-operation
When each one is working towards a common task,
cooperation becomes easy.
To get others' cooperation you need to share the task
and the information regarding the task with others. When
you communicate your motives using easy and simple
language, everyone can understand and feel a part of the
whole and they would naturally contribute their best.
Any new task that you take up make sure you inform all
the details to everyone related to the task. Even the
minutest etails when communicated to others, helps in
creating a priority in them to give their best to the
task.