28.05.2015

The
Running of the Bulls:The fiestas of San Fermin
celebrated in Irunea/Pamplona, 6th
to the 14th of July
Claim Victory
If you ever find
yourself defending a position, explaining why,
or justifying anything, it means you have been
defeated. It means you have not been able to
accept the others point of view, or the fact
that you may be wrong. Fear has conquered your
mind and your heart. Your defences are up and
you are running scared. It's not that the other
person has conquered you, it's the self-created
fear that is in control. Until you can accept
the other (you don't have to agree) and you are
not threatened by the other, your victories will
be delayed. It's a funny old world when true
winning is accepting not resisting, when victory
is found in the wisdom to stop fighting and to
begin engaging.
Cooperation
Cooperation comes
when there are pure feelings and good wishes for
all
involved in the task. Every task we take up
needs to be for the
benefit of all. When we are working for
something in which there is
common benefit, we are able to easily gain
others' cooperation. This
also brings good wishes from all of them, which
will naturally help in
the success of the task. When we take up
something new and important ,
we need to make sure that there is surely
something that will bring
some benefit for everyone involved in the task.
This attention helps
us get the cooperation of those around us for
the success of the task.
Forms Of Fear
In Our Modern Lifestyle
Fear is a feeling that is generated by the lack
of knowledge about a certain situation, place or
person. In fear, one feels threatened by
something real or imaginary.
Fear often shows itself in our lives in the form
of stress, worries and anxiety. Stress is
connected with feeling pressure, feeling pushed,
forced, to meet deadlines, to do more. Having to
produce more and more, and having to be better
and better at it, generates tensions and worries
that arise in the form of the fear of not being
able to achieve those objectives or results on
time. The materialistic values of achieving,
obtaining, having, accumulating, and ambitions,
competing and wanting to obtain a position,
generate a lot of pressure and stress. When we
are stressed, generally we are overcharged. We
think, talk and react too much. All this affects
the mind and body negatively. The worst thing is
that it becomes a habit, often uncontrolled, so
that the simple habit of stopping and relaxing
is not considered a solution. Some even consider
it to be a waste of time. You have to do more
and more, without stopping.
We have taken on stressful attitudes as part of
our daily life. When stress persists, corticoids
appear, these are sometimes called the 'fear
hormones'. When released continuously, they
affect our immune system, increasing the
likelihood of cardiovascular complications and
the risk of cancer.
Soul Sustenance
Improving The
Quality Of Different Areas Of My Karmas (Part 2)
Karmas performed for the self
If I, the soul, am the master of my body, then I
have to look after its upkeep. The
consciousness with which I feed and take care of
the body has to be such that my actions don't
bring me into further attachment to it. They
have to be of such quality that they bring me
closer to God and help to reduce my bodily ego
or the pull towards physical desires. I have to
work, cook, feed and wash the body but these
activities can be done in such a way that they
bring me closer to my destination of perfection,
of freedom and of liberation.
Karmas in our relationships
There is specific energy that drives all
relationships - that of credit and debit, give
and take. These are the so called karmic
accounts that have been created in the past
(either in this birth or previous births) and
which now determine the quality and quantity of
all our interactions and their results, in terms
of joy or sorrow, in all our relationships. It's
not necessary to find out exactly what the
karmic root cause of a problem in a relationship
may have been. A very simple guideline to
improve the quality of our interactions is:
Rather than take, let me give, so there won't
be any further debts. Whether it is
colleagues at work, family relationships or
friends, let me see if there is a way in which I
can fulfill my responsibility with integrity and
honesty. If I am not doing that, if I am moving
away from my responsibilities, I am adding to my
karmic burden. In what way can I give or
serve, so that there is no longer conflict,
tension and struggle but just sweetness and
respect in my relationships ?
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the
day
The one who is
aware of the attainments is the one who is
content.
Expression:
Sometimes, there is a tendency to compare
ourselves with others and find ourselevs lacking
in some way. This creates unhappiness in us and
we are not able to remain content. Comparing
ourselves with others or having expectations
makes us miss out on perceiving the attainments
we have in our life. And we are not able to
experience contentment.
Experience:
Instead of looking at what we don't have, which
is usually the practice, we need to make effort
to see what we have attained or what we are
attaining. Once we make this practice, we will
be able to look at the positive aspect in our
life, which will enable us to remain content
under all circumstances, i.e., in both positive
and negative situations.