20.09.2014

Choose Courage
When facing difficult situations it is a waste
to think 'what will happen?' or 'how will things
work out?' With waste thoughts you're less
likely to find solutions. Instead, maintain
courage. Courage comes from the thoughts you
think. With courage you're more likely to find
the best solution for the situation at hand. So,
whatever happens, choose courage.
Appreciation
We normally tend to measure our worth on what we
do or how much people recognize and appreciate
us. So we tend to get dependent on the external
environment for appreciating ourselves. Since
what comes from outside is not always stable, we
find ourselves fluctuating in our thoughts too.
Sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are not.
We need to understand that each and every
individual has his own unique set of
capabilities. When we are able to appreciate our
own inherent worth we can use our capabilities.
So instead of wasting time, thoughts and energy
we can use our treasures to make our life
worthwhile.
Overcoming Phobias (Fears) Through Meditation
A phobia is an intense (excessive), continuous
and illogical fear of an object, situation,
activity, person or animal that's generally
considered harmless. Accompanying the fear is an
excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid what you
fear. When facing the object of his/her phobia,
the person may experience negative feelings like
excessive sweating, poor control of nerves,
difficulty breathing, rapid heart rate, anxiety
(worry), etc. In some cases, the avoidance or
distress (anxiety) in the feared situation
interferes significantly with the person's daily
routine, social activities, relationships etc.
By practicing Rajyoga meditation regularly, a
person suffering from any type of phobia, can
erase (remove) negative thought patterns, which
are the main cause of all phobias. It enables
him/her to reprogramme his/her flow of mental
tendencies.
(To be continued tomorrow....)
Soul Sustenance
Experiencing Yoga (Meditation) In
Different Karmas (Actions) – cont.
To perform good and perfect actions we use both
spiritual knowledge and power in a practical
form (called karma yoga). Given below are
some more examples of the same (we had explained
a few yesterday):
While interacting with others, have the
awareness of the soul, a being of light,
situated at the center of the forehead,
radiating rays of might or power towards other
souls or beings of light.
While writing, have the awareness of the Supreme
Soul or God speaking to you and making you work.
And also practice, "I the soul am writing
through these hands, my instruments."
While listening, in any situation, have the
consciousness that I the soul, am listening
through these physical ears.
While bathing, have the consciousness of being
the soul, the deity, cleaning the temple of the
body.
We need to pay attention that we do not do any
action that creates wasteful thoughts in the
minds of others. The above karma yoga
practice (and what was discussed yesterday) will
help us in doing that. If our actions create
wasteful thoughts, then this becomes a burden
for us and as a result we cannot remain light.
Message for the day
To have courage is to have the ability to bring
easy change.
Projection:
The one who has faith in the self, in others and
in God is constantly courageous. To have courage
means to ensure change even in the most adverse
conditions. Situations help in bringing change
and progress. To bring change means to finish
complaints.
Solution:
When I am courageous in difficult situations, I
don't have any complaints for whatever is
happening. I am also not caught up with the
past. On the other hand, I am able to constantly
use the present moment and move forward towards
the future. My vision becomes clear and I am
able to bring about quick and easy change.