Peace
and Stability
Every moment is precious. Let me fill myself with so
much peace and stability that whoever comes in front of
me at any time is at ease and uplifted.
Self-Respect
To have self-respect means
to be free from the external influences. The mind does
not need any inputs to feel good about itself. To have
respect for the self means to constantly express the
positivity that is within. It means to have the right
state of mind and the right way of working with the self
especially when things are not going well. The basis of
my constant experience of progress is the ability to
give respect to myself under all circumstances, i.e.,
whether others give me respect or not. Also when I am
not able to achieve the desired results or when I am not
able to be successful, at that time I need to be good to
myself. Then I will be able to be the best and do the
best with what I have.
Turning Qualities Into Powers (cont.)
There are interesting spiritual parallels to the way the
physical sciences differentiate energy and power. In
physical terms, energy is defined as the capacity of
doing work. Power is defined as the rate of doing work.
Similarly, we can look upon spiritual energy as our
capacity for experiencing the original qualities of the
soul. We all have this capacity, but to different
degrees. Spiritual power is then seen as the extent to
which we put these qualities to work in difficult
situations and in our relationships. Spiritual power
helps us remain in a state of truth, in the face of the
various tests that come. Also, our actions and
relationships give us an opportunity to utilize the
power we have accumulated.
The qualities of God experienced in meditation are also
the original qualities of the soul, but the link with
God is essential for us to enhance these qualities
inside us. In fact God, too, needs the connection with
us, despite having these qualities to the highest
degree, in order to exercise his
power to restore truth to the world.
There are eight key spiritual powers - power to
tolerate, power to adjust, power to face, power to pack
up, power to withdraw, power to co-operate, power to
discriminate and power to judge and in terms of their
application in everyday life - all of which we have
discussed and shared with our readers in earlier
messages.
Soul Sustenance
Self Empowerment
We do not realize that we are more than the limits we
repeatedly place on ourselves.
What is it that limits and overshadows us? The prayers
and the requests of the human race for many centuries -
with I need, I want and I own, people place value on the
self by relating to the material, external aspects of
their lives. However, this does not work and when people
insist on behaving in this way (that is, relating to the
outside), then addictive attachments are created. They
try to fill themselves, but exactly the opposite
happens: the self becomes more and more empty.
Unfortunately, the mechanism of need and greed functions
in this way: first, there is the illusion of gain and
secondly, when this is not realized, depletion
(emptiness), instead of enrichment (filling up), occurs.
Whatever the addiction is, no matter how camouflaged
(hidden) it may be, it quietly but surely, ruins the
person. It is a silent illness that only meditation can
cure.
Message for the day
When we are in the elevated company of the One God, no
bad company will influence us.
Expression:
Sometimes when we are working for our self-development
we sometimes wish for support or understanding from
others which we don't always get. We actually look for a
role model, whom we could follow or who could be an
inspiration for us. When we don't find anyone like that
we tend to get disheartened and continue to justify
ourselves for not bringing any change in ourselves.
Experience:
The solution lies in becoming a role model and a source
of support for others instead of expecting others to do
so. For this, we need to pay extra attention to the kind
of company we keep. Under all circumstances, if we keep
God as our companion we will not be influenced by any
other company, however strong they might be. We will
then be able to bring about change in ourselves.