08.10.2014

Sweet Comments
Is your sweetness superficial?
Commenting on things superficially, that is,
saying something is good without understanding
if it really is - is false sweetness.
Words based on the truth and those spoken from
the heart hold real sweetness. Keep it real. Be
genuine. Be sweet.
Taking Responsibility
Very often I find myself leaving things to
chance or to people. I tend to take care of big
things and become careless in little things.
When I leave things for others to take care and
if they don't do it, I become disappointed -
even if I have not delegated the task to be
done. When I recognize the fact that I am fully
responsible for the task at hand, both the big
things and the little ones to be done, I'll
never be careless. I'll make it a point to take
care of every little aspect to the end. This is
what will bring accuracy in my tasks and also
enables me to delegate the work well.
The Eternal World Cycle
This world is a vast amphitheatre of action in
which souls, in their respective bodies, play
their various parts. Planet Earth exists in an
extremely tiny portion of the physical universe
and is governed by well defined physical,
chemical and biological laws.
In India, the world, which we inhabit, is called
karma kshetra (the field of action),
because it is here that we sow the seeds of
actions and reap their fruits. It is here that
the soul takes on flesh and bones and expresses
the role that it has hidden within itself,
causing variations in the material environment.
The state of the material world at any given
moment is a direct reflection of the state of
consciousness of the human beings, which inhabit
it. If there is peace and harmony within the
soul this is reflected in nature. If there is
conflict and confusion, nature responds
accordingly.
It is a world of three dimensions of space and
one of time. Its principal characteristics are
sound, movement, colour and form. On this
immense stage of deserts, forests, mountains and
seas; illuminated by the sun, moon and stars;
the world drama is enacted. In the drama, the
actor-souls move from pleasure to pain, purity
to impurity, happiness to sorrow, new to old,
positive to negative. A point is finally reached
when the process is renewed i.e. all souls and
the elements of matter are purified by the
Supreme Soul and they move back to their points
of origin, only to start again. This is called
the eternal world cycle.
Soul Sustenance
Unloading Your Pressure Baggage (cont.)
Sometimes the pressure we are carrying is
related to the situation we are in, sometimes we
even carry a pressure of one situation in
another situation i.e. it is unrelated pressure.
All this continues throughout the day, day after
day. What all this pressure does is increase the
quantity of thoughts that we carry in our mind,
which in turn reduces our efficiency and
discriminating and judging power. The words and
actions coming out from such a state of mind are
improper and lacking in power, conviction and
clarity. To ensure that we do not carry
pressure baggage on our emotional back, as per
our pressure equation (shared in the first
message of this series), we need to change
the incorrect beliefs that we carry, which are
the root cause of our pressure and at the same
time increase our ability to bear the different
life forces. We carry thoughts that are
determined by our belief of what success is and
what failure is, what winning is and what losing
is. Although we perceive such beliefs to be
true, they are not true; they are like a facade
that influence our perception of reality and
generate in us feelings of pressure. The truth,
on the other hand, is deeper than beliefs.
While meditation will serve as an important
tool to increase our inner power to tolerate or
resist life forces; spiritual knowledge,
understanding and wisdom will serve as an
immensely important tool which will help us in
correcting our beliefs. So in times of
pressure, stopping yourself for a minute and
assessing your thoughts, then going backwards,
and checking the beliefs which are the
root cause of the thoughts at that particular
moment and then changing them requires
strength and clarity, which we will obtain
through the medium of spiritual wisdom. Once the
beliefs are corrected, the thought patterns will
change. Thoughts like - * Maybe I won't arrive
on time, * If I don't finish this assignment
successfully, I will lose my next promotion, *
If I lose my money in this financial investment,
my family will stop appreciating me etc. which
we create all the time - will be replaced by
more positive thoughts of security,
fearlessness, patience, peace, faith,
determination, certainty etc.
Message for the day
To be a judge of the self means to be free from
judging others.
Projection:
The one who becomes the judge of the self and
not that of others, is free from criticizing
others unnecessarily. Such a person also does
not plead his own case by giving excuses and
proving himself right. So he is able to bring
about a positive change in himself and others
are able to take inspiration from the change
that he brings in his own life.
Solution:
When I am free from giving excuses and reasons
for things going wrong, specially to myself, I
am able to experience progress in my life. For
everything that happens, instead of blaming
others I am able to take some new learning and
use it for my own self-progress. I am able to
remain light because I have no expectations from
others, but am able to bring about a change in
them through my actions.