20.07.2015

Big Heart
Be
quick to forgive any form of insult, and slow to
forget the importance of a big heart.
Traffic Control
The mind thinks many
thoughts, leading us in different directions. No
wonder there is so much chaos in the mind,
creating traffic jams and even a few accidents !
Now imagine the state of the roads if we didn't
have any traffic controlling mechanisms! So,
what's needed is a traffic control system for
our mind.
At regular intervals throughout the day, stop
and control the traffic of your mind. Change
negative to positive. Where there are waste
thoughts, put a full stop and let it go.
The Principle Of
Focus and Flow (cont.)
With reference to the sun and the earth
(explained yesterday) - in certain situations
and moments we need focus (like the sun),
that is, a concentration of thought, will
power and understanding. These three need
to be together in one focused point if we are to
reach depth and newness. However, if we become
over-focused, then rigidity and pressure
gradually set in. This subsequently leads to an
imbalance that makes us lose our creativity and
openness to new vision. Once we have learnt to
focus, then it will require less effort and,
eventually, the flow (like the earth)
will become natural.
In focus, we find vision, inspiration
and understanding, and in the flow,
we find expression, experimentation and
experience.
It is important not to over-flow, otherwise we
get lost in a flood of over-thinking,
over-speaking and over-doing. In such a state,
there is no direction to guide the expression
and things become unclear and delicate. At such
a point, we need to recognize that it is time
for focus again.
According to necessity, a human being needs to
move between focus and flow and it is only
through the ability to discriminate, that we can
know when and how to do this. Everything has its
time. We are eternal beings working in time, so
we need to know the balance between focus
- where we find truth and purpose - and the
flow of time - where we find expression and
experience.
Soul Sustenance
Practical
Ways of Changing Old Habits or Beliefs (Part 1)
Motivation for Change
An important factor to start positive change in
our lives is for there to be a passion, a
powerful force that leads us, a final goal that
keeps us motivated. It is important to set
yourself goals, to be convinced and to have the
confidence and faith that one can reach them,
since in this way we will make a daily effort to
achieve those goals. There needs to be a clearly
defined sense of purpose to your existence,
clarifying the values that must guide your life
in order to achieve these goals and establish
the steps you must take for inculcating these
values. If, at a subconscious level, you allow a
mistaken purpose to be created, or there is a
lack of true purpose in your life, then you will
not be motivated to know and change yourself.
Many people think that the purpose of their life
is to survive and they use the language of
survival in this way: "Life is hard out there.
You must get whatever you can". They are not
aware that they have chosen this purpose, but
subconsciously it is what they believe they are
here for, and this makes them think that they
must accumulate, take, create barriers to
protect themselves and compete with others.
(To be continued tomorrow …..)
Message
for the day
The
one who is selfless is the one who is the best
judge.
Projection:
When I have to take a
decision, either for others or myself, there is
some kind of selfishness or greed involved in
it. When I think only of my selfish desires, my
judgment would not be accurate.
Solution:
I need to be detached and see
what benefit there is for each one with the
choice that I am going to make. The more I think
of the benefit of all, the more my judgment is
accurate.