04.06.2015

The Power of Purity
A powerful, yet often
misunderstood, aim of spiritual study is purity.
Purity of the soul means to return to its
original divine qualities. The soul has become
so polluted with less than divine qualities, it
can hardly enjoy being alive. Purifying the soul
puts the higher self back in charge - useless
and negative thoughts are removed and annoying
habits finish. A pure soul cannot be touched by
sorrow; indeed the power of purity is such, it
serves to remove the sorrow of the whole world.
Purity restores happiness - even bliss. All you
need to do, in order to re-establish your
purity, is want it. But you need to want it
intensely, to the exclusion of everything else.
The one thought, "I must become completely
pure". sparks a fire of love between you and
God. This fire melts away all the pollution, and
your purity becomes such a power that it frees
you from all battles for ever.
To have courage is
to receive multi-fold help.
When I have courage
to take a step forward in the right direction, I
would find that I receive help. My mind opens up
to the various possibilities and opportunities
that are available. Also, I start receiving help
from people and God too. Today I will take a
step towards the right direction. Once I set my
mind on it, I will make a list of all those
things that will be a help to me get that. I
will also take a thought that I will surely
achieve what I set out to achieve. This practice
helps me move forward, in spite of the
difficulties I might face.
Understanding And
Overcoming Ego (cont.)
To conquer ego, humility and honesty are
required. We need the courage to look into the
self honestly and acknowledge that the
characteristics of I know and I
control exist and have to be removed, if
there is to be truth and happiness inside. We
need to remember the original I am e.g.
* I am a child of the Supreme Soul, similar
to him in qualities and powers,
* I am the soul which is seated on the Supreme
Being's (God's) heart throne,
* I am a knowledgeful soul,
* I am a blissful soul who gifts everyone with
the treasure of happiness etc.
Through meditation and remembering the true I
am (shared above), the pollution of the
selfish ego is gradually replaced by the
remembrance and the experience of the pure self:
the I that is not attached to anything,
or anyone, but is completely whole within
itself. The expression of this pure entity is
not selfish but selfless and the person begins
to share with others, everything that he/she
possesses - knowledge, specialities, talents,
virtues etc. where necessary, facilitating the
awakening of the true potential of others, just
like sunlight. Light is a great facilitator. It
steps in, awakens and then moves on. An egoless
person acts, interacts and expresses themselves
in this way.
Soul Sustenance
The
Triangle Of Spiritual Energy (Part 2)
Today, when human beings seek love, meaning and
purpose, they first connect horizontally (with
others) rather than vertically (with the Supreme
Source). This leads to a greater loss of energy
and eventually dissatisfaction and emptiness.
The vertical connection liberates the self from
becoming dependent on someone else and from
having too many expectations.
After the vertical connection, there can then be
the horizontal connection with others, that is,
with the outside or external.
The horizontal movement can be called
'reconnection'. When we have taken the first two
steps (first inwards i.e. connection with the
self and then upwards i.e. connection with the
Supreme), we reconnect with others on the basis
of openness and sharing, rather than selfishness
and need. At this point, there are real
relationships that are respectful and balanced,
rather than a relationship of wanting, taking,
or exploiting. We have come to understand that
when we are well with ourselves, we will be well
with others.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the day
A deep
understanding and an attitude of pure feelings
results in positive thinking.
Projection:
When we talk about positive
thinking, it is usually just 'think positive'
and 'be positive'. But just saying this, either
to others or to myself, doesn't help to change
my thoughts permanently, in fact usually, not
even temporarily.
Solution:
Real positive thinking is much deeper
than just to think positive. For this I need to
understand and see things as they are, without colouring them with my own attitudes. Then I can
deal with things in the most appropriate way,
having understood everything accurately.