Seeds
Thoughts are like seeds. When they are strong and
healthy, words and actions are likewise.
Seeing Positivity
When there is regard for
each and everyone, others' specialties are easily
visible. There is appreciation o f each one's
specialties. This appreciation creates a good feeling in
the other person. And with every interaction the other
person continues to bring transformation. I am able to
recognize specialties in others when I have regard for
them. I am able to see the positivity even when their
negativity is being expressed. This naturally brings
transformation in others and of course I find my
intellect too changing to the positive, because of a
long time of practice of seeing positivity
Self Empowerment
To strengthen the self
we need to realize and review our weaknesses or those
aspects of life that are holding us back in some way
and/or are causing us some sorrow or discomfort. The
next step is to use techniques of meditation to remove
these weaknesses.
To know your weaknesses, perform the following
exercise:
A. Remember the negative times in your life, when you
experienced failure. What was the common weakness
present in your behavior at those times?
B. What are the negative or destructive trends in your
behavior because of which you or others experience pain
or sorrow?
C. Sometimes certain traits or behavior of others can
arouse a negative response in us. What is that negative
response?
D. What are you most frightened of?
E. Now review your answers and summarize. What are your
three main weaknesses?
Soul Sustenance
Concentration
The understanding of the self as a soul is the
foundation of all spiritual experience. If you have
practiced some form of meditation before, it is likely
that you were asked to concentrate on a flower, a dot on
the wall, the picture of some great saint, a candle
flame or maybe even to endlessly repeat some words,
which sometimes, are little understood. To concentrate,
I must have a focus that is certain and easy to
visualize. In Rajyoga meditation, as taught by the
Brahma Kumaris, very simply and naturally, I, the soul,
on the wings of my thoughts fly to my eternal and
highest home – paramdham, shantidham and experience my
original virtues.
As I begin to practice soul-consciousness, I learn to
detach myself from the diverse and difficult situations
around me and turn naturally to my home and concentrate
on the Father of all souls who resides there. The mind
becomes automatically controlled by this flow of peace.
With the fundamental understanding of the differences
between soul and body, the spiritual and the physical, I
begin to meditate.
Message for the day
To have hope means to have a chance for success.
Expression:
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.
Experience:
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.