First
Thought
Each morning before I begin the journey of my day let me
sit still, in silence, and sow the seed of peace. Peace
is harmony and balance. Peace is freedom - freedom from
the burden of negativity and wastefulness. Let peace
find its home within me. Peace is my original strength,
my eternal tranquility of being. Let my first thought of
the day simply be peaceful.
Passing
Clouds
There are a lot of negative situations that come my way,
as I move along. During the difficult phase I tend to
experience a lot of negativity within too, either in the
form of fear, anger or pain. I then find that particular
difficult situation to be very big and it also seems to
last forever. I need to recognize the fact that whatever
difficulties I face are like passing clouds. These
clouds come at their time and fade away at their time
too. I need to develop the determination to work on my
problems with this understanding. I will then be able to
face the situation with ease.
The Game of Life (Meditation)
I relax my body... I breathe deeply and let go of all
tensions... I centre myself on this present moment... On
the screen of my mind, I visualize myself without
fears... I let go of all labels, all roles that I
play... Now I 'am'... I am a shining being of light... I
am free... I am peace... I am totally free, beyond all
limitations... I enter into another dimension, a home
full of soft golden red light, a home without any
boundaries, my original, unlimited home, the home from
where I have come... I stop thinking so much; I simply
experience my spiritual presence...
I am who I want to be... I am me... I do not need to
justify myself... I do not need to give explanations...
I connect to my inner beauty... I radiate the energy of
the beauty that there is in me... I let go of the
branches... I fly... I fly high... Beyond the body,
above this place, the people that surround me, beyond
the houses and the streets, beyond the clouds, I fly
towards the dimension of light where no physical
limitation ties me down...
I feel the unlimited peace that caresses my being... I
let myself be taken by the sensation of freedom that the
flight gives me... I see the planet Earth from above...
I recognize that everything there below is a game... I
relax: everything is a game... I am a player in the game
of life... I simply have to learn to play the game being
who I am...
Now, it is time to return... I am here, present... My
breathing calmed... I, the soul am relieved... Now I
know that, whenever I want, I can fly... Being an
observer of the game, and live it with joy and
peacefulness.
Soul Sustenance
Meditation
And Physical Health
The state of the body is a result of the state of the
soul not only because of past karmas (actions performed
in this and previous births) but because of its present
state also.
For example, when the emotion of fear passes through the
mind, the endocrine system starts pumping adrenalin
through the body to prepare it for a surge of energy. It
is easy to note the cause-effect relationship between
fear (cause) and adrenalin (effect). In the same way all
of the mental ups and downs cause resulting secretions
throughout the body. Internal rage is accompanied by
heavy breathing, fast heart-beats, red face and so on.
This relationship between body and soul is the reason
most physical diseases arise from a psychological or
mental origin. There is no doubt that any lessening of
harmful secretions by reducing the emotional causes will
bring about sound and lasting health. Health and order
in the soul (mind) bring health and order in the body.
Of course there are other factors which give rise to
health problems - pollution, unhealthy life-style, lack
of exercise, wrong diet etc. Through Raja Yoga
meditation (taught by the Brahma Kumaris) and its
connected positive lifestyle and through a pure
vegetarian diet, ill-health can be minimized. The
removal of stress and tension has to be one of the most
important advantages for a person who practices Rajyoga
meditation.
Message for the day
Habits break easily when there is flexibility.
Expression:
The more we work with a habit the more it will be
strengthened. When we hold on to our habits because of
our rigidity, we will never be able to change them but
will only be strengthening them all the more. On the
other hand if we are flexible we will be able to give up
unwanted habits very easily.
Experience:
If we are working with any habit which we want to get
rid of, we have to remind ourselves that we must not
strengthen the habit any more but have to break it. We
only need to emerge the flexibility within us and tell
ourselves that we needn't act in the same way that we
have always done, instead we can think of something new.