02.09.2014

The Value of Silence
Silence means unplugging, disconnecting from the many
sources that absorb our energy: problems, worry,
pleasing, fear and overload. To be released quickly from
all these debilitating socket points, we need to become
introspective and quiet. This revitalizes our thoughts.
Every thought we create is energy and it produces its
own current, whether negative or positive. In quietness
I step inside and I stabilize myself in the thought of
that original peace. Then slowly, I begin to feel great.
This original current of peace releases me from burden
and fear.
The Inner Voice
We all face moral choices in life but it can be easy to
ignore the little voice which is telling you to do the
right thing. But learning to listen to your conscience
and developing a strong sense of your own values will
help you develop a feeling of well-being in your life
which will help lift your mood daily. People come under
the influence of other people and they don't even
realize what they are doing. Once I have understood what
is right nobody can influence me to do anything which is
not right. If you don't listen to your conscience what
is the point of life? It may as well be a life that is
like being dead.
Overcoming Sorrow By Regaining My Original Texture Of
Purity
Unless the soul regains its original sanskars of
purity, it cannot escape suffering and grief. Purity is
the foundation of peace and bliss. And for purity the
soul requires the removal of every trace of negativity.
Souls are burdened with the accumulated negative
sanskars of their previous births, the extent of
which varies from soul to soul. According to the law of
karma, the soul has to experience suffering as a result
of its wrongful acts. A pure soul does not suffer.
The evidence that most human beings are bearing sorrow
in some form or the other shows that nowadays souls are
carrying a load of negative sanskars resulting
from wrong actions committed in this and their past
lives.
A question can be asked, "Can a soul be relieved of all
its past negative actions through suffering for the same
in its present life?" Not really, because due to the
cyclic nature of the thought process there is a
cumulative effect of negative sanskars which
forces the soul to perform more negative actions than it
can clear through suffering. That is why the degrees of
purity of the soul decrease continuously. The downfall
becomes steeper due to the cumulative effect of vices.
Negative sanskars give rise to negative thoughts
which lead to negative actions, resulting in the
formation of still more negative sanskars. Thus,
souls are caught in a downward spiral from which they
are unable to release themselves. Meditation,
however, opens the door to God, and through rising above
all physical laws, one can set oneself free from the
effects of all wrong actions. Through connection
with the purest Supreme Soul, the sanskars of the
soul are automatically purified and it moves further
towards its original state of purity, peace and bliss.
Soul Sustenance
The Consciousness Switchover
While we have explained in many of our past messages
what body consciousness or attachment to physicality is
and how it leads to a creation of lot many different
types and shades of vices or weaknesses which tend to
creep into our sanskaras, thoughts, feelings, attitudes,
words, actions, etc. as a result of which we lose access
to our pure, positive inherent nature; another process
of subtle attachment to physicality that we get drawn
into regularly, which leads to the same result, but on a
more subtle level, is karma or action
consciousness where there is no over consciousness of
the physical body but one gets so engrossed in the role
one is playing that one becomes role conscious and
experiences bondage and burden and mental freedom is
lost. As a result our inner comfort and contentment
levels drop, others tend to become discontent with us
and we become discontent with them, our relationships
suffer, the efficiency in our actions drop, even our
physical body is affected and we don’t know the reason
for the same.
Most of us will experience body consciousness once in a
while but we experience karma consciousness every
day, something which we don’t perceive as negative but
it gives a negative result because it is a subtle form
of body consciousness, which can accumulate inside us
over a period of time and cross the boundaries of
subtlety and take a gross form. What is a simple
solution for the same? A consciousness switchover
from role or karma consciousness to soul
consciousness at different points in the day and then
returning to playing the part of karma with a
revised consciousness. The role remains the same and
is to be played, the soul cannot exist without it, but
the consciousness is changed.
In tomorrow’s message, we will mention a few very simple
methods which help us in doing that.
Message for the day
The one who sacrifices name and fame is the one who gets
recognition.
Projection:
When we make a positive contribution we usually want to
get recognition for it. We might not always say it in
words but there is always an expectation that others
should recognise our contribution.
Solution:
We need to make sure that we enjoy whatever we do. Since
the task itself becomes enjoyable for us, we don't
anymore expect recognition. The more we become free from
expectations we get the love from others and recognition
too.