
The Happiness You Give
The happiness you give makes you more happy than
the happiness you receive.
Flexibility
When we plan
perfectly for the day ahead, we sometimes find
that we are not able to implement all that we
had planned for. Things seem to be coming up
unexpectedly spoiling everything for us. We are
then not able to be happy with what is
happening, we were thrown off-balance and find
it difficult to do our best or what is required
to be done. It is as important to be flexible in
our thoughts as it is to be particular about our
daily schedule. Flexibility allows us to
accommodate the unforeseen situations that come
up our way and enables us to make the best use
of everything. And so we enjoy everything that
comes our way.
Experiencing
Self-Rule Through Meditation
Practicing
meditation helps us to reach our goals of self
change, because during meditation we link our
soul self with the Supreme Energy (God), who
fills us with power. The more mentally powerful
we become through meditation, the more confident
we are with the ability to respect our self
more. We become more stable in our own self, we
are able to control our reactions a bit better
and we wait. We don't suppress the self. Rather,
we wait, observe, clarify and then control our
reactions (including, of course, our tongue!).
We don't want to be ruled by our negative
emotions. We still meet them, acknowledge them,
try to understand them and dissolve them. We
cannot pretend that they are not there, but we
are no longer a slave to them. As we follow our
spiritual path more closely, we learn that we
don't want to damage ourself, nor do we want to
damage others. We become a little more careful.
Sometimes we know what is the right thing to do,
but still we are not able to control our
reactions, or act correctly. We know,
understand, agree but still can't do the right
thing. Then we are filled with guilt and regret,
having done the wrong thing. We lose our
self-respect. What can we do then? Where do we
find the strength to change? Spiritual knowledge
shows us the way as to what is right and what is
wrong and in silence through meditative
practice, we are able to find the strength to be
able to put this knowledge and our basic values
as well as our conscience (inner voice) into
practical karma and thus bring about
change.
Soul Sustenance
Self Empowerment
Meditation, in
practice, means to enter, and re-enter, the
reservoir of peace inside us whenever we need to
during the course of the day. This exercise
increases self-control and prevents the
explosions and reactions of anger that drain our
strength. The easy method is not to expect
but to accept: then tolerance and respect
make our life far more comfortable.
There may be many shadows and pollutants inside
us, but usually our pain is centered around
these: I own, I need, I want, mine and
I expect. If we learn to recognize the
characteristics of such a consciousness, we are
in a position to overcome difficult situations
and thoughts before they overwhelm us. We simply
have to remain awake, and that state of
alertness stops these shadows from overpowering
us and making us unconscious.
Our needs and wants are truly fulfilled in a
healthy way by tuning in to the original
resources of the soul, because their fulfillment
is not dependent on anyone, or anything from
outside. When we sustain ourselves from the
inside, then our well-being is secure and
progressive. As a result, when we express and
show our original qualities of the self to
others, whether it is peace, happiness or love,
they naturally increase inside. The more we give
unconditionally, the more we have. This miracle
of 'quality being' is the result of natural
purity, the original state of selflessness,
which God always has and good meditators aspire
to return to.
Message
for the day
Real
contentment spreads happiness to others too.
Expression:
When one feels contentment but the others are
not able to perceive that contentment, it means
that it is not true contentment. Real
contentment is visible in such a way that others
too are able to feel the happiness that is
created. When there is real contentment, all
thoughts, words and actions are filled with
quality.
Experience:
When I am content,
others automatically recognise the contentment
within me. They are able to take benefit from my
state. Even in the most hopeless state, I find
that I become a source of support for those
around me. I am able to give hope to the
hopeless and help them get back to a state of
happiness.