14.07.2015

Goodness
When I become
excessively critical towards others, it means I
am going in the wrong direction. We are usually
very good at spotting mistakes, but we should
develop the quality of also spotting goodness.
If I can see what is good in others or in
situations and go beyond the curtain of
negativity, I feel good about myself. If I
constantly think "he is wrong", I instead create
a barrier which blocks me from reaching my own
goodness.
Methods
of self-progress brings harmony with people.
It is normally
believed that people who spend time with
meditation or prayer or any means of
self-progress tend to cut off from others. In
reality, it is just the opposite. Someone who
really works for self-progress would want to
contribute from what he has, to others too.
Also, it would bring the ability to deal with
others in the right way, bringing harmony. Today
I will spend a few minutes with one thought "I
am peace", spreading peace to the place and the
people around me. I will remind myself of this
from time to time. I will then observe my
interaction with others. A small little change
that I observe is enough to encourage me to
continue with my efforts.
The Energy Of
Thought And Feeling
Like so many other energies - sound energy,
light energy, electrical energy, etc., which are
primarily invisible forms of energy and come
under the realm of matter or the 5 elements, the
energy of thought and feeling is also a form of
invisible energy. The only difference is that
it is an energy which transcends the limits of
matter or the 5 elements and is metaphysical
or non-physical and extremely subtle in nature.
It is a living or conscient energy which
originates from the conscient soul, as
compared to the other energies which are
non-living or non-conscient in nature. But at
the same time, it is important not to forget
that it is closely connected with the physical
body and can only express itself through a
physical body. The other energies cannot express
themselves since they are non-living. Also, we
perceive this energy only when we are inside the
physical body.
It is an energy which has kept going and going
for as long as we have lived, life after life,
in many wrong directions a lot of times. It
is this energy which we need to learn to
channelize, control, manage, discipline etc.
because by doing that we experience our original
virtues of peace, love, joy and power, which
is our only and only desire, for which we use
various different methods, but many times is not
fulfilled, because we forget this basic and most
important method. This is something which we
have not been able to do since a long time, and
something which a lot of people have desired to
achieve since thousands of years. The technique
of meditation is one technique which helps us in
doing that. The channelization of this energy
will also improve the state of our physical body
as it has a positive effect on the various body
systems, the quality of all roles that we play
and the success we achieve while playing them
and very importantly our relationships - not
only with others but with our self and the
Supreme Being or God also.
Soul Sustenance
The Subtle Role
Play Of Thoughts And Images (Part 1)
The human soul is a subtle (non-physical)
stage on which a subtle role play of thoughts
and images constantly takes place throughout the
day and even while sleeping. We have
explained in our older messages how thoughts are
of 4 main different types - positive
which are based on virtues, necessary
related to day-to-day activities, waste
which are mainly unnecessary and related to the
past and future and negative which are
related to vices and other weaknesses. In the
same way, we also constantly create images or
scenes, which are of the same 4 types, which is
why we commonly use the term ‘the eye of the
mind’. The mind not only thinks or speaks subtly
but visualizes or sees subtly too, almost all
the time.
These two processes function, sometimes
independent of each other as well as sometimes
dependent on each other i.e. influencing each
other e.g. think of peace and that leads to
visualizations related to the same. Visualize an
unpleasant scene of anger and hatred, and your
thoughts are led in that direction. Sometimes
these two processes function at the same time
and sometimes one at a time. Sometimes neither
functions at all, which happens much more
frequently while sleeping as compared to when we
are awake. This subtle, physically invisible
role play is the foundation of the physical role
play of words and actions that is visible to the
self and everyone else around you.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message for the
day
Awareness of my
own resources enables me to experience quick
progress.
Projection:
I usually look for excuses
for my lack of progress. I either compare with
others or curse my own lack of resources and
stop putting in effort. So although I can do a
lot I don't experience as much progress as I
should.
Solution:
To make as much progress as I
want to is in my hands. For this I need to
recognise the resources I have and put them to
the best use. When I am busy with that I am able
to move forward quickly.