03.05.2014

Tolerance
Tolerance means to bounce
back even when thrown against a very hard wall. The
ability to do this comes from sensing that life is a
game and that all things move in cycles. What is
uncomfortable now will soon change. Tolerance is like
saying yes to the game and enjoying it.
Shedding Off The
Attachment To A Positive Past (cont.)
Excessive attachment to a glorious past is a subtle
shade of the negative emotion of ego which colors my
present perception of external events and which affects
my present actions and responses, as a result of which
not only present but my future is also affected. As
I hold on to it, my creativity is reduced and I do
everything with a limited perspective, not letting
myself grow and shape up a glorious present and future.
There are some people whose goal is to achieve something
so great in their lives so as to ensure they will gain
recognition and respect by others in time to come. This
is again a subtle shade of attachment and ego.
But shedding off this type of attachment is not easy and
first requires the realization that this attachment is
incorrect and damaging. The next step is sitting in
silence and becoming aware of how you lose your identity
in a story of past thoughts, feelings, emotions,
attitudes and actions and then disassociating or
detaching yourself from that story. You do not need
to suppress or deny or fight with this story; otherwise
its memory gets stronger and more overpowering.
You just need to simply see and realize deeply that your
past is just a record of a particular set of actions,
which you committed at a particular point of time, it is
a series of images of previous events that you witnessed
and that you were a part of, all of which have left a
record in your memory, and in
the memories of others, but they are not what you are.
This type of practice of disassociation with spiritual
understanding fades the excessive memory of the story in
your consciousness over a short period of time and these
actions then cease to influence you in any way in the
present. Here we are talking about an influence, which
we have for long deceived ourselves into believing to be
a positive one, but which in reality is not.
Soul Sustenance
Where Does The Supreme Soul (God) Reside?
Where does the Supreme
Soul (God) live? Is there somewhere I can go to see him,
to be with him? Since he is a tiny star-like soul
(energy) it is obvious that he does not pervade the
physical universe. In fact he is beyond it. He is in one
location and when I discover that location, I can
connect with him with my mind wherever I am and whatever
I am doing.
The home of the soul (from where the soul has
come on the world stage) and the Supreme Soul is the
region of subtle, golden-red light, the incorporeal
world or Shantidham, which is a world beyond the
five elements which can be visualized during meditation.
It doesn't mean that the Supreme Being is millions of
light years away. I can reach him in one thought, just
as a correctly dialed telephone number connects me. He
is only one thought away from me. In this region of
absolute stillness, silence and purity, God, the Supreme
Soul is able to remain perfectly stable, constant and
unchanging, while the rest of the universe and the souls
are changing around him, coming in the cycle of
happiness and sorrow. The Father's home is also that of
the children. Some people think that he dwells (resides)
in the heart of human beings. In a figurative way he
does, his love and other virtues are there in our
hearts, but his real home is the soul world.
Message for the day
To let go of worry
of the problem is to find the right solution.
Expression:
When the mind is caught up with any
problem there is a great difficulty in finding
solutions. Instead when the mind is free from worry, it
finds the answers that lie within. So whatever the kind
of situations or problems, the one who is free from
worry is the one who is able to respond to the situation
in the right way. Nor does such a person take time in
making decisions during challenging times.
Experience:
When I only continue to worry about my problems it is
like cursing the darkness. It will not bring light. All
I need to do is light a little lamp and I will find the
light coming in slowly spreading all around. I find that
it is very easy to find the solutions that are already
within me.
Be a Master
When the energy of our consciousness is out of our
control - the mind is agitated. We are being emotional.
The solution is to detach from the inner storms, stand
back and observe the hurricane pass. Detached
observation withdraws the energy which your emotions
require to sustain themselves. When you watch your own
anger, it dies. If you don't detach from it, and observe
it ...it will be your master. Today is the day to
practice positive, detached observation, and each
emotion-filled moment is the opportunity. This is 'real'
work. The work of one who is a
master of their own consciousness. Are you a master or a
slave?