
Lotus Life
The lotus is a symbol of purity. Its roots are
in the mud, but the flower remains above dirty
water. Live a lotus life. Be in the world, but
unaffected by impurities.
Determination
There are a lot of
negative situations that come our way, as we are
moving along in life. During the difficult phase
we tend to experience a lot of negativity within
too, either in the form of fear, anger or pain.
At that time the difficulty seems very big and
seems to last forever. We need to recognize the
fact that whatever difficulties we face are like
passing clouds. These clouds come at their time
and will fade away at their time too. We need to
develop the determination to work on our
problems with this understanding. Determination
in thoughts disperses the clouds of negative
situations. We will then be able to face the
situation with ease.
Breaking Down
Patterns Of Negative Thoughts And Feelings
Having understood that the
source of our feelings are our thoughts, we
realize that right through our journey in the
physical world, in many births, we have
repeatedly built up enormous webs of negative
and harmful thoughts and feelings, creating many
unnecessary difficulties for us, internally as
well as externally. The habit continues in
my present life too. Meditation helps me to
untangle this mess, and break the habit. It
helps me come to terms with what is going on in
my own inner world and understand how I create
thoughts and feelings, how to take
responsibility for them, and how to tap into my
original, positive inner resources, which helps
me displace negative patterns of thoughts and
feelings. So, meditation is not merely a
relaxation technique but a powerful tool for a
seemingly difficult task of self-transformation.
To get the
positive cycle of thoughts and feelings working
in my life, the easiest place to start with is
our thoughts. It's not very difficult to
change our thoughts. It just requires attention.
And by changing my thoughts, it becomes easy to
change my feelings. In meditation, I decide that
for a few minutes, each day (it could be as less
as 1-2 minutes or as much as 25-30 minutes,
depending on the external setting I am in) I am
going to set aside negative thoughts which are
weak or wasteful, and create pure, positive,
powerful thoughts, based on the awareness of my
spiritual identity. As I do this, I begin to
experience the original resources or treasures
of the self. As a result, positive and powerful
feelings for the self and others emerge.
Soul Sustenance
Are You Dependent
On The Look Of The Other ?
We have to trust
that, being ourselves, we will be well-received
and loved by the world. If we are here, why have
we been incarnated on Earth? To satisfy the look
of the other or to bring what is unique and
exceptional in us? We all have two eyes, a nose
and a mouth but no face is the same. We are all
a being of conscious energy, a soul, but each
one has a colour, an art, a creativity and
something different to contribute. Let us trust
in ourselves and use our talents to bring our
difference.
You can be your best friend. Imagine that
someone accompanies you in your life, values
everything that you do and finds it to be great:
what you do, what you say; you are the best;
extraordinary; a shining being; a star. Now
imagine that you have that person next to you
day and night. How do you feel? On top form and
you are fine. This happens in relationships.
When someone loves you very much, they
practically only think about you; they ring you,
they send you text messages, maybe they write
you letters or emails. You feel unique, special
and loved. But this does not last forever and,
nowadays, it lasts less and less. The difficulty
is that if you depend on the look of the other
to feel fine, sometimes you will be fine if the
person looking at you does it well, but if not,
you won't be fine.
How do you look at
yourself? This unconditional friend that loves
you so much and that supports you is what you
have inside. You can be your best friend. This
gives you security and trust. If someone else
likes you or doesn't like you and criticizes
you, you won't collapse within because to be
fine you do not depend on the look of the other.
Message for the
day
To spread
the rays of happiness is to be optimistic.
Expression:
The one who is optimistic is able to spread the
rays of happiness all around. Never does he stop
or move back with life's challenges. On the
other hand, he has the courage and determination
to move on making the best out of the situation.
Others too are encouraged seeing his faith.
Experience:
When I am optimistic I am able to understand
that there is something good that is hidden in
everything that happens. I am able to enjoy
seeing only this positive aspect, filling me
with positivity. So my happiness spreads around
and touches the lives of those around me.