
Broadway and West End Classic, “Annie”
Everything You Do
Do everything with love and love everything you
do! From the mundane chores to the projects
that really interest you.
Do everything with love, and you're able to
accomplish the task with ease, simply because
there's no anxiety or tension about what you
have to do.
Love everything you do, and you transform work
into entertainment. And when you're enjoying
yourself, others will want to be involved in
everything you do.
Sharing
Normally there is a tendency to think of what we
need and what we have
to acquire. So we tend to think of ourselves
alone. We think of
sharing with others only when we have sufficient
for ourselves. This
creates expectations from others and there is
disappointment when
these expectations are not fulfilled. There are
lots of resources in
our lives that we can share with others. The
more there is the
consciousness of giving there is the ability to
give and share these
inner resources with others. We discover new
treasures and use them
for the benefit of all and also for the self.
Then there is constant
satisfaction in our lives. There are also
constant good wishes that we
receive from others.
The Three Mirrors For Inner Beauty (cont.)
In yesterday's message, we had discussed the
first mirror, the mirror of spiritual knowledge.
Elaborating further, this mirror will also show
you the Supreme Soul and it will remind you
about His virtues and actions which will help
you check where you stand in comparison to Him
in terms of virtues and actions and will
influence you to follow him by imbibing those
virtues and performing actions in the similar
way. Lastly this mirror will remind you of your
relationship with the Supreme and forging a deep
and personal connection with Him in different
ways which will benefit you and others.
The knowledge read every morning will help you
see and realize what mistakes you have committed
in the last 24 hours while performing actions
and also in maintaining a connection with the
Supreme and also see what you have done
positively in the same regard during the same
time, which will encourage you further to do the
same in the future. The mirror of knowledge will
also help you remain careful for the day ahead
and perform actions and experience a
relationship with the Supreme based on what you
have read. It is a common experience of a lot
of people that the spiritual knowledge read in
the morning is always what the need of the
moment for them is. The spiritual knowledge read
is very commonly an exact reflection of the
activities and mental state of your last 24
hours and/or something which you require for the
coming day for the self, for your
relationships, for facing different types of
obstacles in your personal and professional
life. This is the Law of Spiritual Attraction
that works in each one's life, but to different
extents. Our consciousness and inner
requirements attract towards us the spiritual
knowledge of a similar nature.
(To be continued tomorrow ....)
Soul Sustenance
The Five Spiritual and Five Physical Elements
(Part 1)
There are various ancient teachings in the East
including India which describe the five physical
elements - earth, air, water, fire and sky as
the five pillars of Creation or the building
blocks of Creation. These teachings suggest that
every particle of the physical Creation is made
of these building blocks. The human body is also
made of these five primary elements. These
elements need to remain in balance for the
Universe to stay in order and the human body to
stay in order or good health. Bad health
generally means one or more of these elements is
out of place. There are various techniques
mentioned in these teachings which are used to
create this balance, including ancient Indian
mantras. The popular ancient Indian Vedic Vaastu
science, used by many to build homes even today,
also works on creating a balance between these
five physical elements.
According to spiritual principles given by the
Supreme Being or the Supreme Soul, in the same
way, on a spiritual level, the soul also
comprises of five original constituent qualities
or building blocks or elements– peace, purity,
wisdom (or truth), love and joy. When the soul
first comes down from the soul world and starts
playing its part on the physical world, there is
a complete balance of these five qualities in
its personality. This is the reason that at the
beginning of the world cycle, in the period that
we commonly call the Golden Age or Paradise or Satyuga,
there is complete happiness, love and peace
within the self and even in relationships. The
balance of the spiritual elements in the souls,
causes the five physical elements earth, air,
water, fire and sky also to remain in complete
balance; hence in the Golden Age, there is
complete physical prosperity and richness; there
is no trace of illnesses and natural calamities
like earthquakes, floods, etc. Due to the double
balance, nature is not only in order but very
very beautiful. Even the physical bodies are not
only healthy but very beautiful. Even the
animals and birds are completely full of all
virtues and live in absolute love and harmony
with each other. So the balance of the five
virtues in souls reflects itself not only on a
subtle level i.e. in the personalities and
interactions but also on a physical level i.e.
in the physical bodies, flora (plants) and fauna
(animals), nature in general, etc.
In tomorrow's message, we shall explain the
reason for this.
Message for the day
To have a positive outlook is to remain in
peace.
Expression:
The more one hears and talks about
positive things, the more one is able to be free
from negative influences. The environment today
doesn't give much of a chance for hearing to positivity because of the continuous flow of
news about conflict and violence. But changing
the theme of conversation and talking about what
life gives is to change the responses to the
world in a more positive way.
Experience:
When I have a positive outlook, it
creates in me hope and enthusiasm for the
future. I also have a more positive view of the
present reality. I remain in peace, whatever the
challenges or negative situations I may have to
face. I am able to be in touch with the inner
peace and maintain this state of mind under all
circumstances.