
Creating a Peaceful Character
To be peaceful you have to see yourself as a peaceful being.
It means to think about being peaceful. It means that you
have to be able to describe it in words. You must be capable
of experiencing the feelings you would have if you reached
that peaceful state. Now believe in it. If you feel it, it's
real. Simply work on it and keep it uppermost in your mind.
Make it yours and it will become your natural behaviour.
Stability
When we are faced with challenges, we usually experience
that there are not sufficient resources or we are not able
to make use of our resources for best results. So instead of
experiencing progress, we experience a lot of negative
feelings. When we learn the art of being stable in the most
negative situations, we know how to use the treasures that
are hidden within us. Our mind is no longer disturbed with
waste or negative thoughts and we find it easy to face and
learn from each and every situation.
The Art Of Tolerance (cont.)
Someone who has the power of tolerance will never be afraid
or think: "Why is this happening to me too?" As they are
constantly full, they will go deeper into the knowledge and
the memory of what is essential in life. The one who is
full of fear is not capable of going deeper. That's why
there is depth in something that is full (wholeness). The
one who has expansion is empty; for this reason, something
that is empty resounds and that person devotes him or
herself to muttering (talking excessively) away. The one who
has wholeness is silent; the one who is empty speaks a lot.
Someone who lives in expansion will be constantly murmuring
saying things like: "Why this? What is this? This should not
be like that but rather in this way. It shouldn't be like
that". This person will continue talking in this way in
their thoughts and in their words, and also while
interacting with others. What happens when you chatter away,
beyond the limits? Your murmuring leaves you dry, out of
breath and you tire. Those who are tolerant are saved
from all these things and for this reason they always feel
enjoyment and bliss, they do not chatter but rather fly in
the wholeness of their inner silence.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Rajyoga Meditation for Beginners
Let us practice the steps of Rajyoga meditation:
1. I hold in my mind the words Om Shanti, ‘I am a peaceful
soul’:
Let us reflect on this statement, or mantra. A mantra is
something that frees the mind from wasteful and negative
thoughts, stress and worry. A mantra is usually repeated
over and over again in order to get the desired results.
However, in meditation it is not a matter of repeating words
over and over again without truly understanding them.
Otherwise it becomes forced concentration. Concentration of
the mind should be natural because, when it is so, the mind
can remain in a state of peace and relaxation for a very
long time. The result of this is a recharging of the battery
of the self, a renewal of energy from inside. How do we
achieve this state of natural concentration on the thought,
I am a spiritual being, I am a peaceful being.
2. I reflect on OM; the consciousness of I am.
What does I am mean? In this thought, the attention
is drawn only to the present moment. I have no need to go
into I was, I will be, I hope to be or I should be.
To go deep into the self, I need to be completely in the
present. This thought of I am takes me into the
consciousness of selfrealisation.
3. I focus and concentrate on the thought until I stop
thinking about it and experience it.
These are the primary steps of silence and must be mastered
correctly.
Message for the day
To be set on the seat of one's own position is to be free
from the opposition of situations.
Expression:
To be set on the seat of one's own position means to remain
stable and beyond fluctuation even in challenging
situations. This comes when there is an experience of the
inner qualities and strength. So during difficult times, it
is this inner strength that is revealed. So there is no
opposition from even the challenging situations that come
up.
Experience:
When I know my own inner qualities and strength and have
this awareness in a conscious way, I am able to set myself
on an elevated position. No opposition, however powerful it
may be, can shake me from my seat of self-respect. In fact,
I experience becoming firmer in my position with every
opposition that comes.