25.10.2014

True Benevolence
There is no greater teacher than one's own
practical example. To be really benevolent
therefore means that I must first change, then I
have the power, the knowledge and the experience
of
thinking and doing for the ultimate benefit of
all.
God’s Wonder
The vast, abundant nature has an amazing ability
to refresh our minds and hearts, doesn't it?
Quite often it reminds us to marvel at God and
His creation. But aren't we human beings God's
greatest creation? If the inanimate, idyllic
nature is powerful enough to touch our souls and
make us lighter and more content, what can I not
do? When others look at me, are they reminded of
God's beauty and qualities ? Let my personality
be balanced and serene so that my presence
comforts souls and elevates their consciousness.
Effects Of Anger On The Human Body
In numerous studies, anger has been found to
have a completely negative effect on our
physical well-being. In one such study, reported
at a recent conference on forgiveness and peace
in the US, it was demonstrated that letting go
of negative feelings that we have for someone
due to his/her negative actions relieved and
reduced chronic back pain.
It seems we have been conditioned to treat any
tension-triggering event, be it a small accident
or a conflict with a partner or colleague, as a
big problem or crisis. At these moments our
bodies generate and release the stress hormones
adrenaline and cortisol. Our heart accelerates,
our breath quickens and our mind races. It's all
harmless if the tension or fright is brief and
once in a while, like a near miss while driving,
but the emotional disturbances of anger and
hatred are like accidents that don't end, and
hormones turn into toxins. The depressive effect
of cortisol upon the immune system has been
linked to serious diseases and disorders.
According to a recent medical research, "Cortisol
wears down the brain, leading to cell
degeneration and memory loss. It also raises
blood pressure and blood sugar, hardening the
arteries, leading to heart disease."
Soul Sustenance
Understanding the Process of Birth And Death
The leaving of one body and the taking of
another is nearly always confusing and soon the
details of the old life are erased by the new.
Just in one day we forget so much. After having
slept for a while, after some injury or shock,
or even after a change in place, company or
circumstances, many things are forgotten.
Death of the body is a great shock to the soul,
especially if there was great attachment to that
body, and the new set of circumstances in the
new body is bewildering (confusing). Because the
body and brain are not developed, the soul
cannot express its memory, so it laughs and
cries when it cannot recognize anyone, or when
it wishes to express itself. By the time the
body is developed, the soul has forgotten its
past birth and has become accustomed to the new
conditions and the new parents. The prominent sanskarasdeveloped
in past lives soon begin to manifest (show)
themselves with new details (in the new birth).
Message for the day
The method to finish a weakness is to be
detached from it.
Projection:
When there is some weakness working within that
has to be overcome, it is very essential for one
to get detached from it, that means not to
identify with the weakness. If there is an
identification with the weakness, it is further
strengthened and there is the inability to get
rid of it. Since it is there in the
consciousness, it is visible in the words and
actions too.
Solution:
When I am free from the identification with the
weakness, I am able to bring about a change very
quickly. I find it very easy to stabilise myself
in the awareness of my strength and allow that
strength to be revealed in all my words and
actions. There is no heaviness of the weakness
nor is there the feeling of having to give up
something, but transformation takes place very
easily.