
Jacob's Well, Wimberley, Texas
Trust Yourself
In any relationship
trust is the first thing to leave and the last
to return. And if you recognize that the most
important relationship is with yourself, then
perhaps it's time to start some trust building
close to home. Make and keep a promise or a
commitment to yourself, however small - in fact,
start very small! Make one and keep one today,
and then notice the surge of inner power as a
result. See how much more you like yourself as a
result. Trust is being built.
Humility
The magic potion for
mixing and matching Sanskaars or personality
traits is the precious virtue of HUMILITY.
Humility brings harmony in
relationships. When there is humility there is
the ability to
understand and relate to others. There is an
acceptance of the other
person as he is. There is no pressure on the
other person to change
according to one's own personality, but there is
the ability to
provide an environment for the other person's
growth. When I am
humble, I am able to see and relate to others
with their specialities.
I do not think about what I have given to the
relationship, nor do I
expect anything from the relationship. But I
continue to enjoy and
appreciate what I get. So this keeps me positive
even when the
personalities don't match.
Understanding What
Are Karmic Accounts
We are not individuals acting alone in this
world drama; we act in this extraordinary drama
or play of life with other actors or souls who
(along with us) play their different roles with
different physical costumes at different times
in the drama. During the process of
interaction with other actors (souls) and
according to the type of interaction with them,
we create accounts of debit or credit that
become the basis of our connections with others.
The reasons for which a specific relationship
goes well or not are in the so called 'karmic
account' that I have accumulated with the other
person in the past. The past could be in this
birth alone or in one or many previous births.
The souls that play the parts of parents,
children, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters,
friends, office colleagues and others whom I
know form a network for the giving and receiving
of happiness and sorrow from accounts
established in the past or being created in the
present.
The strongest relationships that I have now were
established previously. We knew each other in
other lives and but in different roles. The
daughter of some births ago returns now as the
father, the best friend comes back as the sister
etc. As long as the account exists, the
interchange of actions between two souls
continues. When there is nothing more to give or
receive, the paths between the two souls
separate by death, a break-up, a divorce or
simply by the loss of contact. An e.g. of this
is our school friends. Many of our friends whom
we were close to in our school days, we are not
in touch with today. Another e.g. is when we
change jobs; we might lose complete contact with
our old colleagues.
Soul Sustenance
Effect Of Food On
The Mind - Part 1
In harmony with our great spiritual, religious
and wisdom traditions, the Brahma Kumaris places
great importance on food. Whilst modern science
tends to take a technician’s approach and sees
the molecules, chemical compounds and nutrients
that feed the body; we look at a more spiritual,
holistic perspective which places a sacred
significance on what we eat, seeing how the
food’s energy can touch, heal and nourish the
soul as well. The body needs sustenance but so
does the soul: we must absorb, assimilate and
integrate spiritual energy as well as physical
energy from our food. Practitioners of the
Raja Yoga meditation, which the Brahma
Kumaris teaches, are typically lacto-vegetarians
(diet is a vegetarian diet which includes dairy
products). They believe that non-violence is an
essential characteristic of the spiritually
awakened individual and that the essence of the
human soul is peace, tranquility and love. If
the internal workings of the soul are disturbed,
by eating the wrong type of food then the
individual is not able to enjoy meditative
serenity (peacefulness). The meditator sees that
whatever food is eaten has an effect on the
mind, in a subtle form, in a similar way in
which alcohol or intoxicating drugs can
dramatically change our mood and power of
judgment.
We shall be explaining the different types of
foods tomorrow …
Message for the
day
To be powerful is
to destroy unwanted habits.
Expression:
To be powerful means to be
aware of one's own hidden powers and to use
these powers in destroying old unwanted habits.
It is to apply a powerful brake to the thoughts
in a second, so that there is the ability to
master the situation. Such a person does not
fall prey to the situation but makes effort to
become a destroyer of the weakness in a second.
Experience:
When I am able to use my
inner powers I am able to apply a brake to my
thoughts in a second. I am able to finish old
unwanted habits and be free from the burden of
having to be with negativity. So I am able to be
a master who is well equipped to face all
situations in life. And I am able to be
successful both in relationships and in my work.