01.11.2014

The Great Enemy
The great enemy of peace is ego. Ego makes you
judge others and think about them in an unkind
way. It makes you force others to do what you
want. In this way you forget you are a student
and that you are here to learn.
Letting Go Of The Branches Of The Life Tree
A very common habit that has become deeply
embedded inside us is the habit of possessing,
to which we succumb repeatedly. We come in
contact with different people, material
comforts, roles, positions, experiences,
achievements and of course our own physical body
etc. on an external level and our own thoughts,
viewpoints, beliefs, memories, etc. on an
internal level etc. throughout our life. All of
these are like branches that make up our life
tree. Possession is like clinging on to one
or the other of these different branches from
time to time, as we fly from one branch to
another, while covering our life journey.
The spiritual point of view on this habit is
clear and very straight forward. It is not
possible to possess anything. If we do try to do
so, we lose our freedom. To experience the
freedom, we need to dare to let go of the
branches, which does not mean to lose or leave
them because the branches are always going to be
there. We can return to any of them to rest or
pause whenever we want. But, it is about being
aware and alert, because the moment a pause on a
branch turns into a stop, the stop turns into a
brake and, after that, the brake turns into a
blockage. As a result, like the bird whose
flying agility degrades on a physical level if
it does the same; our intellectual and emotional
agility starts to degrade.
When we learn to let go of one branch at a time,
we are always welcoming new positive and
empowering experiences in our life, one at a
time. Like the birds, by letting go of one
branch, we are then able to spend the rest of
your lives trying and discovering many other
branches, one branch at a time, and so we can
enjoy the view from each new vantage point.
We can choose between a life of flying and
soaring or be stuck on one or the other branch,
seeing others as they fly past and enjoy a life
of freedom where they do visit their life tree
from time to time and their life does revolve
around the tree but they don't try and possess
it or any of its branches.
Soul Sustenance
Returning To The Inner Seat Of Mental Comfort
And Peace
At
the end of a busy and hurry filled and many a
times even peaceless day at office, everyone
goes home, to do what? Even a housewife, who has
had a busy day in the kitchen and with the
children, will yearn to do want at the end of
the day? Sit, lie down, relax and experience
peace. Just as each one of us returns home or
to the comfort of the bedroom at the end of each
day; each time we experience any of the various
forms of anger in our words or actions or even
in our thoughts, sooner or later, we will try to
return to what we instinctively and intuitively
know is the truth, what is right and good, to
the inner seat of our own mental comfort and
peace, which is our original and basic sanskara,
peacelessness being an acquired one. It's as
if we know when we are set on this seat that we
have access to our inner power. It's as if we
know that we can only be comfortable, powerful,
blissful and content when we are first peaceful.
Sitting on this seat also provides us with the
ability and the power to influence others. A
proof of the fact is that all of us have,
sometime or the other, known someone who lived
their life peacefully but assertively (not
weakly or timidly). They expressed themselves
peacefully and interacted with others free of
any traces of anger in their personality, and
they stayed, more or less, positively peaceful
and peacefully positive. We remember that person
for much longer than the one who is always
finding an excuse to use the weapon of anger
when things or people do not go his way or get
things or people to be as he would want. The
peaceful nature of another makes a deeper and
more lasting impression on our hearts than the
angry nature of another. And when we are in
the presence of such a peaceful person, we
always allow them into our lives much more and
for longer periods of time. In the same way,
when we function from our inner seat of mental
peace, we are able to influence others and make
a lasting impression on others much more.
Message for the day
The one who is open to learning always finds an
opportunity to learn and change.
Projection:
Life has plenty of opportunities for the one who
wants to learn. Each situation and person that
comes one's way is an instrument for a new
learning. Constant learning brings about a deep
internal change and progress in one's life.
Solution:
When I am able to learn from all that happens, I
am able to be content for both what I have
learnt and the change that I have been able to
bring about. This contentment also keeps me
enthusiastic and my mind open for further
learning. I naturally become an embodiment of
what I have
learnt.
Tiredness
Tiredness spells trouble with a capital 'T'. We
become tired and we fall asleep when we should
be awake and the end result is Trouble. Or if we
do not fall asleep, our standards drop and we
become careless. People who have knowledge of
the body can avoid physical tiredness. But what
about the tiredness of the mind? The tiredness
leaves you without a will, without spiritual
power, which makes you want to give up not only
on others but also on yourself. If we do not
have an aim we are not using our time wisely and
become tired because we are going nowhere fast.
In today's world we do not always reap what we
sow, but in the subtle laws every action is
recorded and not effort goes unrewarded. When we
forget that, we start feeling we are traveling
in the night and get tired. The reason for this
is because we forget who our True Guide is and
do not follow his instructions.