Happiness
It is the art of living, the purpose of our existence.
Happiness is the true index of quality of life. Without
happiness, life is dry and meaningless. With happiness,
life immediately becomes fulfilling and wonderful.
Happiness is an infectious feeling that immediately
lifts the sagging spirits of people. Happy people keep
themselves happy because they know the little ways to
appreciate themselves and to see the humor and magic in
each moment.
See Positivity
Usually negativity is very easily perceived and we tend
to react to it. At that time we are not able to see
anything positive in the situation or the person. Then,
we only come under the influence of this negativity. But
this helps neither the other person nor me in anyway. In
order to enjoy everything that life brings my way, I
need to start looking at the positive aspects in
everything. The ability to see positivity will bring out
this positivity more and more. Then I will be able to
further enjoy and experience the sweetness of life.
Meditation
Imagine you are walking along a crowded platform in a
train station. You know that where you want to go to is
the other end of the platform where your train is
waiting. You don't stop and talk to anyone on the way.
If you did you would be delayed. You would fail to
arrive at your train if you interacted with everyone on
a platform that is continuously filled with new people.
Meditation is exactly like this. Just as you cannot
empty the platform of people just because you have a
train to catch, you cannot just empty your mind of all
thoughts just because you want to get to the destination
(goal) or seat of your inner peace. Not at least until
you are able to practice meditation correctly. Remind
yourself that you are not your thoughts, you are not
your feelings, you are not your memories, you are not
any of the voices in your head. You are the creator and
they your creation, but they are not you. In fact they
represent a platform of absolute strangers.
Soul Sustenance
What is Will Power?
The expression will-power is often used to refer
to our ability to put into practice the ideas we know to
be for our well-being and to resist actions (karmas)
which are harmful. This is directly related to the
soul's intellectual strength. When we speak of weakness
or strength in the soul we are referring to the
intellect. In the case of a weak soul (one with lower
will-power) it is almost as if the intellect plays
no part in determining which thoughts arise in the mind,
but they come as if pushed by the sanskaras
(mainly in the form of habits) or are triggered by the
atmosphere around or the moods of others. On the
contrary, a powerful soul (one with higher will-power)
enjoys the experience of its own choice regardless of
external stimuli (influence). Rajyoga meditation
develops the intellect to such an extent that this
degree of control is possible. A practitioner of Rajyoga
meditation can be in the midst of a situation of intense
disturbance, yet remain so unshakably calm that the
inner strength becomes a shelter and inspiration to
others lacking in that strength. The weak soul is like a
leaf at the mercy of the storm, the strong one, a rock
in the face of a rough sea.
Message for the day
Success comes to the one who understands the importance
of time.
Projection:
When we are working at a task, success doesn't come as
much as it should because we have not been able to
recognize the importance of time. Because of this
sometimes carelessness sets in which makes us lose
valuable time and interferes in what we are doing. Then
we cannot give our best to the task.
Solution:
We need to recognize the importance of time so that we
never postpone what we can do now. We will then always
have the slogan 'now or never' in our mind. Knowing that
what we can do now, we cannot do it as well in the
future, we'll give our best to all we do right now. This
will enable us to use our time in a fruitful way and
success will come very easily to us.