02.07.2015

Sweetness
Sweetness looks for
the good in things, for at its heart is the
conviction that good is somewhere there in
everything.
Adjustment
Often when we have
to adjust to a person or a situation, we
experience many negative thoughts.
We find it difficult
and tend to feel we are making this adjustment
only for the other person's benefit.
To adjust means to understand that nothing can
be done to change a situation - it is more
sensible to accept it.
I adjust not because
it will benefit others, but because I will
benefit in the long run. This is like crossing a
physical obstacle; I cannot remove it so I have
to find a way around it if I am to progress.
Different
Thought Types (cont.)
We have explained Necessary and Unnecessary
Thoughts in the last couple of days. Today we
explain:
Negative Thoughts
Negative thoughts harm you and are not good for
you. As well as the impact they may have on
others, these thoughts disturb your peace and
weaken your inner strength. If these thoughts
occur on a regular basis, they can cause health
problems, both physical and mental. They can
even become destructive.
Negative thoughts are based on the five vices
primarily - lust, anger, greed, ego, attachment.
They are chiefly caused by selfish and harmful
reasons, without taking into account the values
and inner qualities of the person.
* If he speaks to me again in that way I'll beat
him up (rage), * I think they should pay me more
without having to do any more work to earn it
(greed).
Negative thoughts also arise from unsatisfied
expectations, in disagreements, in laziness,
vengeance, racism, jealousy, criticism, hate and
an excess of power.
* My boss never appreciates my work but he
always values my colleagues more (jealousy). *
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth or * He
who lives by the sword, shall die by the sword
(vengeance).
(To be continued tomorrow .....)
Soul Sustenance
Freedom from the
Dependency on the New (Part 2)
In the market, there always appears the novelty
(newness) of the same product wrapped
differently. There always seems to be a new soft
drink, a new kind of chocolate, but they are
really the same products as always. The only
thing that changes is the packaging and their
image. Some children, whenever they go to the
market, want the new kinds of biscuits,
pastries, etc. They always want new things that
then stay in the fridge. We encourage this by
telling little children that happiness is
stimulation, the new is stimulating, and comes
from the outside or you get it from the outside.
We create an addiction to the new; in this case,
to the newness of the packaging. What kind of
newness is that!
When, in order to be happy, you need to go
shopping, you try to fill yourself with
something that isn't you. You try to find
wholeness by filling your life with material
things. A soul who is spiritually awake knows
that they are already complete and they do not
need to depend on the purchase of something new
regularly for feeling full internally. The only
effort is in remembering and reconnecting with
their whole self, their complete self;
reconnecting with their inner treasures of
spiritual wisdom, virtues and powers.
Message for the
day
The method for
easy progress is to claim the blessings of all.
Projection:
Sometimes we find ourselves
making a lot of effort and putting in a lot of
energy for getting something done. Yet we find
that the results are not according to the
efforts that we have put in. We then begin to
wonder it happens so.
Solution:
To be able to give happiness to
those around is to increase the speed of my
progress. For this I need to pay special
attention to keep giving happiness and not
giving sorrow to those around me. This brings me
their blessings and these subtle wishes bring me
happiness and success easily.