
Co-operation
Co-operation is
perhaps one of the least recognised but most
valuable of human virtues. So, for a person to
be co-operative means for them to have a quiet
eye for what is needed to bring success, and to
supply it (and no more)at the right time, in the
right place and then to be off. Someone who
co-operates, offers their services and then
splashes their name on the achievement is not
co-operative. It requires invisibility and
precision to do and then to go without waiting
for results. It also takes a discerning eye to
see exactly what is needed, to be removed
sufficiently from your own approach to a task
and just to contribute one ingredient. Sometimes
not even an idea but, however clever you may
consider yourself to be, just a hand, a support.
Become Victorious
How can I free
myself from subtle aspects of anger?
I have to keep the
aim of making each and every day – every moment
– victorious. I must think, 'this day, these
hours and minutes, will not come again.
I can’t lose another
second on this; my immediate attention is
needed!' If
I am still thinking about something I don’t need
to be thinking about, it means I am still
wasting time and energy.
Understanding And
Overcoming Ego
Identification with the ego and the external
self creates a false identity and extremes of
feeling inferior, or superior, depending on the
circumstances and people. It brings with it the
thought of I am, which is based on
gender, religion, nationality, achievement or
talent, creating an attachment to the self,
which always compares and competes with others.
This insecurity leads a person into forcing
others to act and think in the same way as them.
An egoistic person, rather than recognizing that
everyone is unique with a unique personality and
has a right to express his/her respective
personality, sees difference in personalities as
a threat to himself/herself.
Where there is such ego, only yes people
(who have the same opinion as yours) are allowed
to come close: anyone with a difference of
opinion is rejected. With ego, the original
uniqueness of the self is denied, unrecognized
and buried deep in the layers of wrong identity.
This is why, these days, there is such an
identity crisis - humanity has lost its soul, or
rather, sold its soul to external traditions and
attractions.
With ego, then: is the idea of I know best
and consequently the misunderstood duty and
right to control and manipulate others, in their
best interests (supposedly)! This results in the
spoiling of the creativity and uniqueness of
others.
(To be continued tomorrow...)
Soul Sustenance
The
Triangle Of Spiritual Energy (Part 1)
Harmony within the self and with others is based
on the accuracy of three aspects of remembrance:
the ability to disconnect, connect and
reconnect.
When I disconnect my thoughts from outside
influences, stepping back from actions and
words, then I can go into silence and connect
with the self. To plug into the self, l use the
thought: Om Shanti or “I am a peaceful soul”.
This thought is the current that activates my
eternal resource of peace and the qualities that
emanate from this peace. The first step in
meditation is always to connect with the self:
what we call the inward step.
The next step in meditation is vertical, where,
within one second, my concentrated thought
connects my mind with the Supreme Source of
Peace.
Silence and love give the mind wings to break
the pull of gravity and to fly and unite with
the One, who is the purest point of energy in
the universe. This vertical connection from the
point of the self, the soul, to the point of the
universe, the Supreme Soul, gives the mind fresh
new energy. This fresh energy is divine
spiritual power and cannot be found in, or taken
from, a human being. Therefore, if I wish to
recharge myself, to rediscover and restore the
original balance and harmony within myself, the
second movement made by my mind must be
vertical.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
Message
for the day
To be
constantly enthusiastic is to experience
freedom.
Projection:
When everything is going on well I
find myself enthusiastic and have the interest
to move forward. But when even a little thing
goes wrong, I lose all enthusiasm to do anything
else. This creates a bondage for me and I find
it difficult to move forward.
Solution:
I need to remind myself that to be
enthusiastic in all situations is to be like a
free bird reaching great heights. To lose
enthusiasm according to difficult situations is
to be like a caged bird.