Happiness Is Your Property
No matter what adverse situations come in front of you,
no matter how many obstacles come in front of you, your
happiness should not disappear. An obstacle that comes
will also go away. That obstacle comes and goes away but
what belongs to you should not go. So, happiness is your
property. Whenever an obstacle comes, just think that it
has come to go away. When a guest comes to your home, it
isn't that he has come as a guest and will go away
having taken everything from your home. So an obstacle
has come and it will go away but it should not take away
your happiness. Happiness should always remain with you.
Independence
True help gives support in
such a way that people become independent. When there is
the right support given to the people in need, there is
the ability to do that, which makes others independent.
There is the ability to give the best, but without
expecting anything in return. Others are able to get in
touch with their own specialties and use them for their
own well being and progress. When I am able to provide
help in a detached way, I become a source of support and
strength, without being caught in any kind of bondage. I
am free to use my specialties for everyone's benefit
without others being dependent on me. Others continue to
take inspiration from me.
At Peace With Time
(cont.)
Not only is your strength reduced
by the way that you live the past and project onto the
future, but also how you live in this moment. When,
for example, you oppose the present and have
resistances, these consume your energy and cause you
stress. If you accept the present you can flow flexibly
without wasting your energy.
Accepting does not mean submitting yourself or feeling a
victim of what is happening now. From acceptance, you
confront and transform. If we learn to live the
dimensions of time in a healthy way we will keep up our
vitality, we will heal the past and we will feel at
peace with it. Accepting the present and trusting in the
future helps us to be well.
Accepting the present means stopping comparing
yourself with others; you want what the other has,
their money, their talents, their beauty, their
personality, their achievements, their virtues, etc. So,
instead of being grateful for what you have and
accepting yourself as you are, you try to have and be
like the other. In this way, you are never satisfied.
The dissatisfaction causes you a constant unhappiness
that reduces your vitality. When you feel happy and
satisfied your energy flows more easily.
The most important thing that you should do in this
moment is to feel content. Next, what is the most
important thing? To be content. Therefore, the
priority, and what is essential, is that whatever
happens in the moment, the most important thing is to be
content. So, tell your mind, "Oh, mind, be quiet and
don't think so much. Oh, mind, kindly trust that
everything is and will be fine." Give your mind the
basic instructions and the key thoughts with which to be
content. Don't let your own mind create the thoughts
that trap you. It is we ourselves who create our
emotional cages.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Improving the Quality
of Different Areas of My Karmas (Part 2)
Karmas performed for the self:
If I, the soul, am the master of my body, then I have to
look after its upkeep. The consciousness with which I
feed and take care of the body has to be such that my
actions don't bring me into further attachment to it.
They have to be of such quality that they bring me
closer to God and help to reduce my bodily ego or the
pull towards physical desires. I have to work, cook,
feed and wash the body but these activities can be done
in such a way that they bring me closer to my
destination of perfection, of freedom and of liberation.
Karmas in our relationships:
There is specific energy that drives all relationships -
that of credit and debit, give and take. These are the
so called karmic accounts that have been created in the
past (either in this birth or previous births) and which
now determine the quality and quantity of all our
interactions and their results, in terms of joy or
sorrow, in all our relationships. It's not necessary to
find out exactly what the karmic root cause of a problem
in a relationship may have been. A very simple guideline
to improve the quality of our interactions is:
Rather than take, let me give, so there won't be any
further debts. Whether it is colleagues at work,
family relationships or friends, let me see if there is
a way in which I can fulfill my responsibility with
integrity and honesty. If I am not doing that, if I am
moving away from my responsibilities, I am adding to my
karmic burden. In what way can I give or serve, so
that there is no longer conflict, tension and struggle
but just sweetness and respect in my relationships?
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the day
Real positivity is being positive even in negative
situations.
Expression:
It
seems very difficult, if not impossible, to maintain
positive thoughts when we are faced with a negative
situation. Even with a strong intention to be positive,
challenges come in the form of relationships, physical
illness, difficult circumstances etc and we find
ourselves weakening.
Experience:
A long time of practice of maintaining inner
self-respect is what will help us in a difficult
situation. To maintain self-respect means to understand
and appreciate our own uniqueness. With this practice of
self respect we will not be dependent on the external
situation but will find the strength within.