26.08.2014

Crop Circle at Stanton St Bernard, near
Alton Barnes, Wiltshire UK Reported 29th June 2012
A crop circle is a sizable pattern created by the
flattening of a crop such as wheat, barley, rye, maize,
or rapeseed. Crop circles are also referred to as crop
formations because they are not always circular in
shape. The scientific consensus is that most or all crop
circles are man-made, with a few possible exceptions due
to meteorological or other natural phenomena.
Think First
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Whatever I do, when all is said and done, I do for or to
myself. Perhaps I should think before I perform actions
because after the seed of action is sown I have to reap
the fruit. Moreover, I do not receive only one fruit for
every seed sown, I often get a whole crop, good or bad
according to the action or seed.
A Kinder Gentler Approach
Trying to change or influence other people can be a
thankless, exhausting task - after all, few of us like
to be told by others what we should do. With a sense of
humility and an open heart, however, we can find the
best way to connect with others. So, if you would like
others to adopt a kinder, gentler approach towards you -
in the hope that this will take some of the stress out
of your life - adopt a kinder, gentler approach to
others. If you are just talking about things they fall
apart. The best way for people to learn is through
example.
The Negative Shade Of Respect In Relationships
Many a times in offices, we find the dominating boss who
wants everyone in the office to fear him or her. The
boss may not necessarily be a person with a negative
personality, but this desire exists inside the boss
because he or she holds a negative belief that people
fearing him is the same as respecting him and
respect is something that any boss would naturally yearn
for. This can happen in homes also, with a dominating
father or a dominating mother doing the same with the
other members of the family.
The main reason why this happens is because the boss or
the father or the mother is normally lacking in
self-respect, although he or she is unaware of it.
Due to this, he or she, without realizing again, is
looking for it from others and in fact over a period of
time, as the need builds up or increases, he or she will
start demanding the same from others, which takes a form
of the negative energy of fear in the relationship.
The boss or the father or the mother starts feeling that
the sign that he or she is successful in achieving in
getting the respect he or she wants, would be the other
fearing him or her. Simply getting someone's attention
or the other being in awe of him or her or the other
being under his or her negative influence which are all
subtle forms of fear is then mistaken for being
respected, and if he or she does not receive respect in
this incorrect manner, he or she will even try and bring
about the creation of respect in the other and try and
pull it from the other using various methods which are
violent in a subtle way, harming the relationship in a
big way.
In tomorrow's message, we shall look at this type of
relationship from the other's i.e. the employee's
perspective or the perspective of the other people in
the family in the case of the father or mother.
Soul Sustenance
Self Responsibility
There are certain laws which are involved in our actions
and interactions. They are not human laws requiring
lawyers to interpret or the police to put into action.
They are natural laws which are constantly operating in
every relationship. They are often called the Laws of
Karma (action): briefly described by the saying -
As you sow, so you shall reap, described by Isaac
Newton as the Third Law of Motion i.e. for every
action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The
Laws of Karma remind us that whatever quality of
energy we give out, we get back. This might not be
exactly tit for tat, but if we give happiness to
someone, it will come back to us; if we give pain or
sorrow, it will come back, perhaps not today or
tomorrow, but at some time in the future.
Most of us are conditioned by the idea that we are
responsible for some of our actions, but not all of
them. For example, we would consider ourselves
responsible for the actions which improved our company’s
business but would not consider ourselves responsible
for not being on good terms with our spouse. If, as
parents, we worked hard in educating our children and
they grew up to become well placed and successful
individuals in their lives, we would consider ourselves
responsible. If on the other hand they don’t make it to
the top and are not so successful, we will blame our
children for not putting enough effort or maybe the
education system for the same. So we are selective in
taking responsibility for our actions.
Through spirituality, we are reminded of the
unchangeable laws of cause and effect, which awakens our
awareness of our true responsibility for each and every
action that we perform.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the day
True progress brings progress in others as much as for
the self.
Projection:
It is usually believed that self-progress and progress
of others are totally separate. It is believed that
where there is thought for the progress of the self,
there is selfishness and there is no benefit for those
around. In fact, selfishness in an extreme form can also
have a negative influence on those around.
Solution:
In whatever we do we have to check and see if there is
any benefit for others along with whatever benefit we
are getting. If there isn't we can check to see if there
is a better way of doing what we are doing which could
have a positive influence on at least one person. Then
we will find ourselves benefitting doubly. We will get
the blessings from others along with the personal
benefit we get.