03.03.2015

Free Mind
A free mind is a mind that is open to everything
and attached to nothing. Most people spend much
of their time looking for reasons to be
offended. An open mind is never offended because
it is free of any attachments. It is never the
self that is offended but always the illusion
that the self has of itself that is affected by
insult! If you can really understand this,
deeply grasp it's truth, live it each day, then
pain will be no more. Next time you 'feel'
offended look closely within yourself at
yourself and ask yourself what was offended? If
you remain aware you will see that it was only
an image of yourself which you had become
attached to, and that image did not resonate
with the image contained in the insult. If you
weren't attached, if you didn't identify with
the wrong image of yourself then there would be
no offense taken. You would then remain free and
therefore happy.
Watch Yourself
Most of us are of sound mind, but many of us
have trouble maintaining
a note of harmony and peace. Most of us know how
to think, but few of
us are able to control our thoughts. We all have
the capacity to be
creative, to image new ideas, but few of us are
able to do it together
and co-create in harmony with each other. We
could all do with some
mental training so that we may use the most
powerful energy in the
universe, the mind, which is always at our
instant disposal. We can
begin with mindfulness. It's a simple way to
gently help our mind go
where it is best to go, do what is the best
thing to do. It begins by
simply being fully aware of what you are doing.
Mostly we are not
fully aware, as our minds wander into the past
and then into possible
futures. We spend most of our time watching
others and so rarely fully
focus on what we are actually doing ourselves.
Next time you sit down
to a meal, watch yourself. Be aware of only what
you are eating.
Every time your mind wants to wander, bring it
gently and lovingly
back to the action and sensation of eating. Then
do the same when
cleaning, when writing, when working. The more
you do it stronger and
more focused and more rational will be your
concentration, the more
natural will be your actions, the more peaceful
you will feel, and the
more relaxed you will be, no matter what you are
doing.
The Three Mirrors For Inner Beauty
"Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest
of them all?" are famous words. To check our
external beauty or tidiness, we look into the
mirror on the wall each day. But on a mental,
emotional and spiritual level, what is the
mirror that helps you to see if there is
anything wrong with your inner face or self or
to realize what is happening to you and what you
have to do to maintain your inner fairness or
beauty?
There are three types of mirrors, which
one can use to see or check the internal self:
The first mirror is the mirror of spiritual
knowledge - Spiritual knowledge is the
knowledge related to spiritual self-development
i.e. of the soul and also of the Supreme Soul.
Each day, in the morning, you can look into this
mirror for 5 minutes at least. Looking into
this mirror means listening to or reading a
piece of spiritual knowledge for at least 5
minutes that connects you to your inner essence,
increases your emotional and spiritual
intelligence as well as reminds you of your true
purpose.
You will see yourself very clearly in this
mirror as this mirror will show you:
* the knowledge of the original and ideal
virtues of the soul like peace, love, bliss,
purity, power, joy etc.;
* how these virtues can be imbibed in the
self to benefit the self and others;
* the knowledge of the different types of
weaknesses that can arise in the soul like
anger, greed, ego, hatred, fear, attachment,
jealousy, sorrow, etc., the roots of all
which lie in mis-identification with the
physical self and forgetting the spiritual self
and how these weaknesses can harm the self and
others;
* the knowledge of overcoming these
weaknesses.
All of these things which you see in the mirror
will help you to check where you stand in
comparison to the right code of conduct for
thoughts, feelings, attitudes, emotions, words
and actions, where you are going wrong and how
you can make the required corrections in the
same. On looking into this mirror you will be
reminded of the Law of Karma (the Law of Action
and Reaction), which will motivate you to make
these corrections.
(To be continued tomorrow ....)
Soul Sustenance
Fear And The Law Of Attraction
You should be careful with what you are afraid
of, because you can invoke (call for or attract)
it.
Fear is like a magnet. If you are afraid that
something will happen to you and you get
obsessed about it happening, you are effectively
invoking it to happen.
If you are very afraid that something might
happen to you and you begin to visualize that it
might happen or how it might happen, this
terrifies you and it closes you into a phobia
and a state of fear. What you are doing is
invoking it to happen, because the power of the
mind and visualization is very great. If you are
afraid that you might be robbed, or of meeting
with an accident, or of losing, you are invoking
the robbery, the accident and the loss. Fear of
rejection produces rejection.
That is how extraordinary the power of our mind
is. That does not mean to say that we should not
take the necessary precautions. An aged woman
knows that to fall can mean her bones might
break more easily. She should not be preoccupied
with a fear of falling; she simply needs to
apply attention and precaution when walking. But
when precaution is confused with fear, it is not
a healthy precaution or one that is free from
worries.
Message for the day
Words that do not give courage are waste.
Expression:
When someone is facing a
problem, if the words are not those that give
courage to the one facing the problem, then such
words are wasted. There would be no use of
speaking such words. In fact, to speak such
words is to discourage the other person further.
So when attention is paid to speak only those
words that are for the benefit of all there is a
positive and a powerful impact on others.
Experience:
Even when I keep attention on
a simple thing like speaking only positive
words, or words that bring benefit to others, I
find myself having only powerful thoughts and
words. I am neither discouraged by others'
behaviour nor will I ever discourage others. I
continue to have faith in others and allow this
faith to colour my words and actions. So I find
that there is benefit in whatever I speak.