Wellbeing
The more I develop the habit of noticing goodness, the
more my own sense of wellbeing rises.
Inner Light
Instead of thinking about others and their weaknesses
the one who is concerned with his own self-progress is
able to keep himself free from negativity. So such a
person is able to express his own inner qualities and
specialties without being colored by the negativity of
the external situations and people. When I am focused on
my own inner progress, I am able to become as beautiful
and clear as a diamond. The sparkle of my inner light
naturally spreads around and I become a source of
inspiration for those around. I appreciate what I have
and thus am also able to appreciate others' specialties
too.
Different Thought Types
By understanding each one of the thoughts that the mind
creates we can keep the beneficial thoughts and discard
those which are useless or harmful. Today we explain:
Necessary Thoughts: Necessary thoughts are those
relating to your daily routine, such as:
* What am I going to have for dinner?
* What time am I picking up the children from school?
* What is the number of my bank account?
* What have I got to do today .... etc.?
They are also thoughts connected with your profession or
job. These necessary thoughts related to your daily life
come into your mind according to your responsibilities
and needs at a more physical, material and professional
level. When these thoughts are repeated over and over
again, they become unnecessary or waste thoughts.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Instruments/Tools To
Perceive God
Perhaps I have been avoiding coming close to God because
of the extraordinary confusion surrounding the subject.
Maybe I have just lacked the tools with which to be able
to discover God. The whole universe of things going on
within a tiny drop of blood can be instantly revealed by
the use of a tool or an instrument like the microscope.
In the same way, the secrets behind realities of the
self, the non-physical, spiritual self and the reality
of God remain hidden until undiscovered by the
appropriate instruments or tools. With which tools or
instruments then, can I perceive or experience God?
Since God is non-physical, the tools would also
definitely be non-physical in nature.
That I haven't been able to understand myself is amply
demonstrated by the periods of confusion and inner
turmoil I go through. Sometimes I don't understand those
with whom I share the same room or house, let alone my
neighbors next door! The word ‘misunderstanding’ occurs
frequently even in the closest of my relationships. It
indicates that the quality of my mind, consciousness or
even conscience hasn't been sufficiently clear to
establish real rapport between myself and others. The
realization and experience of God remain even further
out of reach.
There's a very specific methodology involved in firstly
understanding and organizing myself, and from that,
coming to terms with God. I already have the most
powerful of all instruments, the energy of my own mind,
to work with. The extent to which I am able to research
into the subject of God-realization depends on the
quality of my thoughts and feelings.
Message for the day
Success comes to the one who is able to involve others
and work as a team.
Expression:
Because of having a feeling that the more the people
involved, the more difficult the task becomes, we tend
to avoid involving others in any task that we take up.
We tend to do everything on our own, making us lose out
on useful resources that we can get as others'
contribution.
Experience:
As much as possible we need to
involve others in such a way that they make a valuable
contribution to the task that we have undertaken. We are
doubly benefited with this. Firstly, we will gain from
the others' resources. We also find that the good wishes
of others are there for the task for which they have
contributed and we find ourselves succeeding.