
Determination
Determination brings the strength to continue,
the steadiness to succeed, and the wisdom to
slip past difficulties undisturbed.
See their Specialties
Sometimes people are not able to use their
specialties. But even at
such times if we have the ability to see their
specialties, we will
have the ability to give courage and enthusiasm
to them. We can
provide them with such an environment that
allows their own growth. So
whatever the circumstances may be, there is
progress. When we are able
to see the positive aspect of others, we can
keep our mind free from a
major portion of negativity. The potential of
our thoughts can be used
fully for our own inner progress and we can
therefore make a
contribution for the others too. This earns us
blessings and good
wishes from others, which further enhances our
own progress.
Fulfilling The Criteria Of Positivity
What
is the best way to define positivity?
What, for you, is a positive thought,
word or action?We could define positivity as
something which leads me as well as others
towards to a state of truth. A state of truth
for me as well as any and every soul is a state
in which it is an embodiment of the virtues of
peace, love, joy, purity and power i.e. a state
in which these virtues exist inside the soul to
the fullest extent. As a result, in this
state of truth everything that flows out of the
soul or everything that it radiates or every
thought, feeling, word or action that it
creates, speaks or performs, is filled with
these qualities. This state of truth is the
original state of every soul.
All these qualities are connected with each
other. One quality attracts the remaining
qualities towards itself automatically. So,
when I, through any medium, bring myself and
others, whom I interact with, close to this
state, to whatever extent, then that is
positivity. If my thought, word or action
takes me and others away from this state of
truth, then that is the opposite i.e.
negativity.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
Understanding the Mind and Its Functioning
The mind is a faculty of the soul, the main
function of which is to produce thoughts. The
thoughts we create are energy. In one day we
produce an average of thirty to forty thousand
thoughts. How much energy does this represent?
What do we do with it?
The mind works constantly, even when we are
sleeping. We cannot separate ourselves from it,
it is our inseparable companion. If you study
your mind you will see that, as well as
thinking, it imagines, remembers, dreams,
associates, desires and even produces your
feelings.
If you think about some incident that made you
unhappy ten years ago, you will feel that
unhappiness again, perhaps even more deeply than
before. If you think of something that made you
happy, you will also feel that happiness when
you repeat the event in your mind.
If you create positive thoughts about yourself,
you will feel good and your self-esteem will be
strengthened, and if you create negative
thoughts, you will feel depressed, with low
self-esteem. The mind opens up the way to the
self. By creating the right type of thoughts you
can open up your inner potential again, and
rediscover that as people we are full of
positive qualities.
Message
for the day
To be free from desires is to have the
experience of attainment.
Expression:
The more there are desires,
the more it becomes difficult to appreciate what
is there and what is attained. Life becomes a
constant struggle for attaining something else.
One desire is fulfilled and before it can be
appreciated all energies are focused on the
fulfillment of ten other desires.
Experience:
When I continue to run after
desires, I am not able to have the experience of
having attained anything. Running for desires is
like running after the shadow, I can never get
it. But when I turn my back on it, it runs after
me. If I am free from desires, I am rich because
I am content with whatever little I have and I
am happy putting in effort to be better with
that little.