Patience
Patience teaches you not to push, but rather to wait and
appreciate the game of life, knowing that nothing
remains the same and everything will change at some
point.
The Art Of Detached Involvement
In Relationships
Perfecting the art of
'detachment involvement' is a necessity if we are to
meditate successfully. But a newcomer to meditation
might wonder how can we become detached? Don't we have
to run our homes and offices and interact with people
even if we are practicing meditation? Then does
detachment not mean that we are withdrawing from our
relationships and becoming cold?
In almost all spiritual paths right through the passage
of time a lot of significance has been given to the
practice of detachment. This is simply because one of
the deepest habits all souls have developed in the cycle
of birth and rebirth is attachment and we don't realize
that whatever we become attached to becomes a trap for
our consciousness, for the self, which causes the
creation of fear inside us.
So then how do we know that we are attached to someone
or something? We know that we are attached when we
start thinking about someone or something when they are
not present with us and when there is no need to think
about them. Sometimes realizing and sometimes
without us realizing consciously at that time, our
mental energy is being drained and we do not have
control over our thoughts and feelings.
Whenever we become attached to anything, we
automatically invite fear to be present, whether it is
to people, objects, position, power, money or even an
opinion. Any form of attachment means there will be a
fear of damage or loss. Fear then takes many forms like
worry, anxiety and stress as it hinders our spiritual
growth. Where there is fear, love cannot exist.
Detachment is the foundation if we are to remain
positive, fearless and loving towards others while
interacting with them. This is known as 'detached
involvement'.
Soul Sustenance
Soul Power over Role
Power (Part 1)
Every act that we are involved in throughout the day is
made possible or real by two entities - role and soul
working in conjunction with each other. Although, it is
a spiritual fact that the soul is the master and makes
the role function, without the soul the role cannot
function; while playing any role in our day-to-day life
we tend to forget this fact and our entire focus falls
on the role that is to be played, forgetting that by
doing that, we bring down the probability of success of
that role in our personal or professional life.
Focusing positively on the soul and its components while
playing the role fills the role with soul power and
focusing on the role and its components while playing
the role fills the role with something you could call
role power. We need to create a balance between the
role and the soul and a balance in using both role and
soul power to bring about the success of the role, the
role could be of any type.
Even a project that you have to work on in the office
which is going to last for a month is an example of a
temporary role you have to play. There are many other
examples of roles - getting your child’s homework done,
preparing food for the entire family, doing charity work
at the club together, taking part in an extracurricular
activity in school or college, etc.
Any such or other role will consist of some or all of
these components - various tasks, interaction with
people or relationships, mediums like wealth and other
objects, time, knowledge of everything connected with
the role including the components that make up the role,
etc. All these components are physical in nature and
make up the role. The power that these components
possess makes up what we call role power. Now, what
happens is that as soon as we step into the role each
day or on a particular day, obviously our aim is to
bring about success of the role, but to achieve that,
our entire focus falls on using the power of the role,
neglecting the immense potential that soul power
possesses. We spend our day and night in
streamlining the role components for the well being of
the role, not realizing that this purpose could be more
easily achieved, if the focus is more on using soul
power, obviously without neglecting role power (without
which the purpose cannot be achieved).
In tomorrow’s message, we shall explain the
various components that make up soul power.
Message for the day
To spread the light of happiness is to become a
spiritual lighthouse.
Expression:
When we are in situations where there is negativity
around or there seems to be no source of happiness, we
too naturally tend to feel low and negative. We are
totally under the influence of the situation and we
can't seem to overcome the feeling at that time. Nothing
actually inspires us to make effort to come out of such
a feeling.
Experience:
We need to remind ourselves that we are a lighthouse, a
source of light to all those around us. This thought
will give us the inspiration to remain stable and strong
even when we are amidst chaos or difficult situations.
We will be able to spread our light across and show
everyone the right direction by becoming an inspiration
to those around us.
Find Solutions
Usually a lot of energy and time is wasted to find the
cause of something that goes wrong. But thinking about
that only wastes the resources that could be used for
finding solutions. So it is not necessary to understand
the causes but to find solutions. So the one who
understands this fact is able to make the best use of
the available resources to correct the situation. By
being focused on the solution rather than on the
problem, I am able to use all my inner resources in the
right way. I am free from complaints and am able to put
in effort to do the best in the given situation. I am
constantly happy and content because I know that there
is a solution for every problem.