07.01.2015

Centenary Diamond
Diamond Consciousness
When you look at the world through your physical
eyes, you will see all the facets of our
diversity: culture, race, personality, religion
and so on. Seeing only through your physical
eyes, it is easy to become stubborn and to try
to prove yourself right. However where there is
stubbornness there is no love. And trying to
prove the self right is equally offensive. A
diamond will sparkle even in the dust; you do
not ever need to prove that you are right. In
the face of the dangers that come from seeing
only with the physical eyes, always think: now
is the time to go beyond all divisions, beyond
all that limits us and our sense of self.
Whatever the race, the religion, the class - our
consciousness now has to go beyond all of that.
Presents in the present
There is no time like the present. The present
provides opportunities
for improvement because whatever step we make
will either take us up or
down, forward or backward. The present gives us
the chance the chance
to lay a brick for the future. The past cannot
change, but the present
brings with it the time to change, to build and
improve - time to
fill ourselves in the areas we are lacking. As
the scene of life's
Drama brings gifts with it, we must look for
presents in the present.
They are present, easily visible in light and
easy scenes but cleverly
hidden in dramatic scenes. To develop the habit
of letting present
become past without finding the gifts it has
brought is to be a loser.
Absorbing Spiritual Light (cont.)
How
many times do we hear, * Oh, he is always in a
bad mood..., * It is my nature to be
irritable..., * He will never change... This
shows the extent to which the soul's own light
has faded and been replaced by the dark curtain
of negativity. Therefore it is better that we do
not try to deal with each vice and defect
individually. As the soul fills itself with the
power of spirituality, its overall condition
automatically improves.
Another significant point is that there is a
deep-rooted awareness within the soul of God and
His sanskars, however much it may be
covered by dirt and weakness. This is because
each soul is the child of God and being his
children we inherit his sanskars. These sanskars are
present in us when we start playing our part in
the physical world, but gradually they fade away
as we take more and more births. As these sanskars are
brought to the surface of the consciousness,
automatically our thoughts and behavior patterns
change.
In modern psychology it is stated that we must
express all our negative emotions and note
suppress them. But the fact is that 'letting it
out' leads the soul further into slavery to that
emotion. Remembering that thoughts, decisions
and actions are formed on the basis ofsanskars,
which are deepened by repetition, the soul
can only cause harm by expressing any defect or
vice. On the other hand, the psychological
effect of suppressing negative emotions can be
quite drastic. Suppression can lead to severe
personality problems, even madness or insanity.
The right path is that we emerge our positive sanskars with
the help of meditation and other
self-development techniques and the negative
ones automatically vanish away.
(To be continued tomorrow ...)
Soul Sustenance
The Three Mirrors for Inner Beauty (Part 4)
The third mirror is the mirror of your own
thoughts, words and actions –
What you think and feel about yourself and
others is invisible to others and only you know
what it is. But you radiate your thoughts,
feelings, emotions and attitudes through your
facial expressions, your eyes, your words, your
body language and your actions when you interact
with others. That way your words and your
actions act as a mirror in which to see yourself.
You achieve this when you are a detached
observer and you become aware of your responses,
your reactions and how you express what arises
from within you. This awareness of being an
observer needs to be maintained sub-consciously
throughout the day and consciously in the night
by filling a daily chart before sleeping, on any
three personality traits of your choice.
Your main weaknesses or strengths you want to
enhance should be included in the chart. We have
explained the different types of traits that can
be covered in a daily chart in our older
messages. You could either evaluate these
personality traits with a yes or no or perform a
percentage wise evaluation like 50% or 80% for
e.g. So it is a good practice to look into this
mirror once in the night, before sleeping. This
mirror will give you a review of the day that
has gone by and make you careful for the next
day. The daily chart is useful for this purpose.
Filling a daily chart does not take more than a
few seconds.
Finally and most importantly, always do remember
that those who use these three mirrors
actively and use them well to ensure that their
internal self looks good and beautiful all the
time become living mirrors for others. People
who come in contact with them are able to see
accurately what their internal self looks like.
On seeing how beautiful and perfect they are,
other people quickly realize their shortcomings
or weaknesses and also take inspiration to
become as beautiful, clean and virtuous beings
as them.
Message for the day
To see only problems is to become the one who
only takes service.
Expression:
When there is the practice of
seeing only problems in all situations there is
the inability to find solutions and act
effectively. All the resources that could be
used for the benefit of the self and others
remain hidden. Such a person becomes dependent
on others for finding solutions and a source of
pity.
Experience:
When I am caught up with
problems and not able to see anything else, I am
unable to experience progress. I find myself
moving backward losing a lot of things I have. I
would not be able to retain my self-confidence
and would become dependent on others.