29.04.2014

Over water Bungalows of Bora Bora
The Hardest Shell
Under the hardest shell, is
a person who wants to be loved and appreciated
Self-Progress
You get
respect from others when you have respect for yourself.
Every human being has innate worth which is pure and
virtuous. Faith in the self brings out the potential
within and this brings respect for the self.
Self-respect makes you self-reliant and makes others
respect you.
In order to get respect from others, increase your own
self-respect. For this find something unique in yourself
and each morning remind yourself of this specialty. Also
make sure you work at least once with this specialty
throughout the day.
Meditation For
Personality Transformation (cont.)
Decide on a habit that you want to
change e.g. impatience. We will focus this meditation on
changing impatience. You can apply it to other habits
also:
I relax and prepare to look inwards...
I am aware of the unwanted habit of becoming
impatient...
As I sit in meditation, I relax my body.
I become the observer of my own thoughts and feelings...
Realizing my true identity as soul - a subtle point of
light situated at the center of my forehead, just above
my eyebrows, I remember my real nature is one of
calmness, peace and power...
I focus on the power of peace, inviting it in and
welcoming it into my thoughts and feelings from deep
within.... enjoying the calm contentment which it
brings...
On the screen of my mind, I begin to visualize
patience...
I see myself in a situation where I normally become
impatient...
I now see myself as being completely full with the
virtue of patience...
I shape my feelings around the idea and image of
patience.... unhurried and relaxed... calm and
watchful...
If necessary, I can wait... forever.... with patience
I am free of the desire for certain outcomes...
I see how I respond with patience...
I see the effect of my patience in others within the
situation...
I now know how I will speak with patience, walk with
patience and act patiently in the real life
situations...
I maintain this peace, which generates serenity and
patience in me...
Soul Sustenance
Spirituality In Practice (Self Introspection)
On the screen of your
mind, make an appraisal (note) of what has happened
throughout the past week… Think about the awareness that
you have had of yourself… think about the actions you
have taken…Have they been based on a positive
consciousness of yourself? Can you see the intentions
behind your actions? Are they pure and positive?
Now, slowly and gently, I focus on my inner self… I
observe myself… Does my life carry meaning and a
purpose… Is there learning and growth at each step?
Do I possess inner strength… Am I able to use powers
like the power to tolerate, power to co-operate, power
to face in my everyday actions and experience success at
every step… If so, do I feel strong and secure…
Do I remain in self-respect and as a result respect
others… Do I love myself and have good wishes for each
one that I interact with…
Do I feel calm and at peace… free to experience my inner
qualities… Are my qualities visible through my actions…
And now, for a few moments, I am going to create
feelings of peace and serenity for others… I am going to
share thoughts and feelings of peace with others… this
is practical spirituality…
Message for the day
With the balance of
love and discipline, energy can be saved while speaking.
Projection:
Throughout the day we find ourselves
having to give explanations or corrections to so many
people. When we do this we find that we have to spend a
lot of words. In the process we tend to lose a lot of
our energy and find ourselves tired.
Solution:
In order to save our energy and to use fewer words we
need to have the balance of love and discipline.
Discipline will enable us to give the right directions
while love will make our directions effective. So we
find that just a few words would be enough to get our
message across.