22.06.2015

Deep Sleep
Ignorance is like a
deep sleep in which you dream you are still
awake. It is a disease of humanity. The human
soul forgets who it belongs to and starts
reacting without referring to spiritual values.
The one who is
full with all attainments is the one who is
creative.
If I am forever
dissatisfied with what life brings me, I will
never be content. Without contentment there
cannot be creativity and beauty in my actions. I
will be able to make of what I have for
something better when I am able to appreciate
what I today. If I go on complaining about what
I don't have, I will never be able to progress.
Today I will make a list of all that I have as a
gift. What I could include in the list could be
a skill, a talent or even a quality. I will then
put at least one of them to use, starting today.
This will encourage me to use my other qualities
too in a better way.
Rising Above Limits
From the moment the soul has occupied the
physical body, it has been living a life
completely surrounded and absolutely controlled
by limits. The domination of these limits has
been increasing as it has taken body after body.
Not just physical limits such as of gender or
power, money or material possessions, but of
time - the time I spend with my children, the
time it takes me to finish a particular task,
the time my friendship lasts, the time it takes
me to drive to the office, etc.
The beauty of meditation is that it detaches
me from the consciousness of the body and as a
result I rise above these physical limits and
limits of time. I experience the pure
and very importantly, free and
independent consciousness of the soul. I
step out of the boundaries of both space and
time. I begin to feel my own eternity, in which
I simply am, without a beginning or an end. I
existed before the formation of the body and I
shall exist after it has returned to dust. This
awareness of my eternal (with no beginning or
end) identity is powerful, because it removes
the fear of death. With that goes away a lot
of the ego-driven, pressure filled behavior, the
desperate need to make a mark through my
profession or material objects which I own or in
my relationships. This is the behavior in which
I indulge when there isn't the realization of my
eternal identity.
I, the soul, become aware of a continuity to my
existence. Very importantly, I am also able
to have the feeling of a place that is my
eternal home, a place of rest, of peace, of
complete stillness and silence. It is my
place from where I began my journey. I exist in
that home, and I come from that home to play my
role on Earth, and I return there when my role
is completed. This realization makes me
internally full, fearless and content.
Soul Sustenance
Meditation
In Action (cont.)
The churning over of points of knowledge
throughout our active hours strengthens and
maintains the meditative state of mind.
There are five basic points to churn over. We
had discussed two yesterday.
The remaining three are given below. Create your
own thought commentaries around each point.
What Is My True Religion?
No matter how much surrounding turmoil there may
be, I can remember that my true religion is
peace and purity. I am not a Hindu, a Buddhist
or Christian, I am a peaceful soul. Just as
people do not want to convert from their
religions, I resist any attempt to pull me away
from my true religion of peace and purity.
Where And What Is My Home?
Just as people love their homeland, I can have
the same natural love for my original home, the
soul world. At the same time I can be aware of
my original form of light and power. In this way
I can cross any situation that comes in front of
me. I am also aware that I have soon to return
home and so I must settle all my karmic
accounts.
How Is This World a Drama?
With the consciousness of the eternal world
cycle, I can see my role and the roles of others
in a perfect and unlimited drama. Even though
others and I are playing parts, we are separate
from the roles. Now that I know the Director
(Supreme Soul) and story of the whole drama from
a spiritual perspective, there is no point in
getting upset over tiny little scenes. I know
that in the beginning of the drama when I had
come on this world stage from the soul world, I
was full of peace, love, purity and happiness
and so now I can re-emerge the sanskaras
that I had in the beginning.
Message for the
day
Humility brings excellence
Projection:
Humility means there is no
expectation of being perfect always. So whatever
is done comes naturally. There is no feeling of
threat about others' opinion, but the one who is
humble is able to express inner talent without
any fear and expectations. So humility takes one
forward towards excellence:
Solution:
When I am humble, I am able to
stabilise myself in my state of self-respect
always. This naturally is felt even when I am
not able to bring perfection in my actions or
even when others are not satisfied with me.
Internally there is a feeling of satisfaction,
knowing that I am constantly learning and moving
forward.