16.10.2014

Stop, Listen and Decide
When making decisions it's important to listen
to your heart, your conscience, your intuition.
It's also useful to look to others for
inspiration. Keep an open mind when listening to
the advice of others but follow your heart.
Others may have an interesting perspective, but
it's your life. At the end of the day, you and
only you are responsible for all your decisions.
Soul Power
Many of us don't like to be 'superstitious' but
in some way or the other we all tend to believe
in the influence of objects, omens, places or
destiny... An intellectual mind usually discards
such notions saying nothing external can really
influence the human spirit. However,
spirituality shows us a balanced approach:
although nature and physical objects/places are
inanimate, the thoughts and feelings experienced
by human souls permeate the environment and
remain. Since the relationship between soul and
body is intimate and powerful, anything the body
experiences (be it intake of food or contact
with physical world) will affect the soul. If
the environment I live in is physically and
spiritually pure, it is easier for me to
increase my soul power.
A Parallel Between Physical And Spiritual Energy
Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but
transformed into other energy forms. Energy
follows a direction in its constant movement. In
a spontaneous way, it tends to go from a
concentrated state into a state of expansion.
For example, after a while a full glass of hot
water goes cold. This is a law of physics
according to which all things tend to go from a
highenergy state to a low-energy state. Applying
these principles to the area of our conscience,
our thoughts and feelings, we can discover
similarities to these laws. When our thoughts
(which are metaphysical (non physical) energy
are focused on the outermost layers of our
conscience, towards the external world (objects,
possessions, people and so on), our creative
capacity decreases, weakening us on entering
into this expansion and not having sufficient
power (concentrated energy) to take on negative
situations and circumstances that we are faced
with.
On the other hand, if we focus on our intrinsic,
original and genuine qualities (peace, love,
power) we accumulate more energy and our inner
strength can grow. This means that we are
capable of creating, of having more willpower
and, therefore, strengthening our self-esteem.
Positive thoughts are a high-frequency vibration
that transports a great deal of concentrated
energy, capable of influencing the atmosphere
and the consciences of other people in a subtle
way, transforming any negative vibrations.
Negative thoughts are a low-frequency vibration
that causes the energy to become dissipated.
They weaken and block communication. They
destroy harmony (peace).
Soul Sustenance
Reaping The Benefits Of Meditation
Rajayoga meditation gives the intellect the
power to select those positive sanskaras
which lead to the higher emotions, calm and
clear thoughts, and the pure desire to enjoy
life in such a way that no sorrow is experienced
for the self and no sorrow is given to others.
The practitioner of meditation calms the mind
and experiences sanskaras which in most
people surface only occasionally as they are
deeper than the superficial (shallow) memories
of worldly experiences. These are the pure and
powerful sanskaras relating to the
original nature of the soul - peace, purity,
power and contentment. Consciousness (the soul)
has the same property as light; a powerful force
with distinct qualities yet having no
gravitational mass. In fact, the only pull
or burden on the soul is the result
of its own impure thoughts and negative actions.
When the above mentioned original sanskaras
are experienced then love and happiness are
also experienced automatically. After some
regular practice, the practitioner has the
intellectual power to consciously emerge these
sanskaras into daily life at any time. In
a situation which would lead most people to
experience negative moods or emotions such as
fear, depression, anxiety, boredom, fatigue,
hatred or aggression, the practitioner becomes
detached and emerges the inner powers of
contentment and tranquility (peacefulness). This
of course is beneficial not only for the self
but also to others.
Message for the day
To have the balance of being a master and a
child is to experience constant success.
Projection:
To have the right balance means to know when to
be a master and when to be a child. When one
gives an idea or makes a contribution, it is as
a master - with total authority. But while the
idea is heard by others and is being criticised
I become a child. There is no attachment to the
idea, but the mind is open to receive new
thoughts in order to enrich what is already
there.
Solution:
When I am able to maintain a balance between
being master and a child, I am able to
experience constant happiness I am able to put
forth my creative ideas with confidence. Yet I
am not upset when someone criticizes my ideas.
On the contrary, I am constantly learning and
moving forward. So I constantly experience
success.