> > Thought for Today
> > 12.11.2017

> > If you don't let go of the scene, the event, the sounds and the images of other people, whom you mistakenly (incorrectly) believe 'did you wrong’, if you keep replaying the scene and re-creating your negative feelings, it means you are holding on to it all. Holding on also means you are carrying one huge inner burden. Burdens make life heavy. Holding on means you are just stuck in an inner 'action replay' mode, and that only deepens your suffering, driving it deeper into your heart. Isn't that foolish? Can you give it up and get on with your life?
> > Here's the truth of hurt. Well, almost the truth! Every time you think about something hurtful, perhaps something that others said or did, you are only repeating the moment it happened in your own mind. Let's say you think about it 99 times. The other person only said or did what they did once. But you have done it over and over again in your head 99 times, so who is hurting whom here? You are hurting yourself.

> > Understanding The True Self And The False Self (cont.)
> > The illusory (false) self is made up of desires that, even when fulfilled, fail to add value, or a sense of worth to the self. In fact, quite the opposite process happens. Let us examine some of these illusions and how they give us a mistaken sense of value.
> > Illusion (False emotion): Ego
> > Thought: I know, I am
> > Result: Arrogance, inflexibility, controlling others
> > Illusion (False emotion): Anger
> > Thought: I expect
> > Result: Force, aggression
> > Illusion (False emotion): Attachment
> > Thought: I own, It's mine
> > Result: Insecurity, possessiveness, jealousy
> > Illusion (False emotion): Greed
> > Thought: I want, I need
> > Result: Emptiness, wanting, dissatisfaction
> > Illusion (False emotion): Lust
> > Thought: I desire
> > Result: Exploitation, misuse, emotional dependence
> > These are the five fires that burn away the quality of human life: uncontrolled emotions that once, in their original pure state, gave happiness and peace to the individual but now create only emptiness and sorrow.
> > Message for the day

> > The one who is clean and clear inside is the one who becomes a mirror for others.
> > Projection:
> > When there is the ability to realize and bring about a change, there is also the ability to make oneself clear and clean inside. Such a person naturally becomes a clean mirror for others to see their own perfection. He becomes an inspiration for those around for bringing about the best from within.
> > Solution:
> > Each and every moment of my life, when I am able to work to bring about a change in myself constantly, I am able to remain in touch with my inner qualities. I have the joy of experiencing my inner perfection, which naturally flows and touches the lives of those around.