Daily Positive Thoughts: August 03, 2014: Faith

Daily Positive Thoughts: August 03, 2014: Faith

 

Faith

When I am continuously being battered by the storms of life, and my very spirit is ebbing away, then all I need to do is hang onto that gift called 'Faith', that one support which will weather the storms. Faith does not depend on a clever head, only belief: belief in the self and the strength that lies within. Faith is the seed of victory and the foundation of making the impossible possible.

 

 

 

 

Keep Smiling

 

When difficult times come by it seems very difficult to remain happy
and keep smiling. Only when the situation passes by, are we able to
smile again. So it is but natural that we are usually waiting for the
situation to get better for maintaining an internal state of happiness.
It is only when we have the ability to smile will we be able to face
the situation with courage and confidence. Then we will not waste our
thoughts on 'whys' but will be able to search for the right solution.
So the effort lies in the ability to keep smiling in all situations,
which brings maximum benefit for us.

 

 

Unloading Your Pressure Baggage (cont.)

Can we experience freedom only when there is an absence of outside pressure? We feel pressured from many sides. At work, we feel the pressure to do tasks as per fixed guidelines of set systems and within boundaries of time, of keeping up our performance as per others' expectations and as good as our compatriots. In relationships, we feel the pressure of experiencing success in them, of satisfying others and gaining respect from them. In studies, we feel the pressure of having to excel in them, not only because that is instrumental in building our future but because of the desire to be seen in a positive light by others. We feel the pressure of having to earn more and more wealth to satisfy the necessities, comforts and luxuries of the family and to maintain a certain image in society. In the face of problems, we feel pressure when we are not able to solve them quickly or in the way that we want. Failure or its fear, in any sphere of life, generates pressure in us. Sometimes we experience pressure because the mind is not functioning as per our desires or directions or we are not able to transform our negative personality to a positive one as much as we want. When we believe that something harmful can happen if we don't reach our set objectives on time or in a certain manner, we feel pressured. Physical illnesses or their fear can also create pressure for some of us.

And so life turns into an endless amount of pressure crests, like speed breakers that appear one after the other, unsettling us and not giving us time to relax. When we feel pressured, it seems that the life forces rule our life and we do not feel free. In the long-term, this repetitive habit of creating feelings of pressure and carrying such baggage ends up leaving us exhausted on an emotional and spiritual level.

(To be continued tomorrow...)

 

 

Soul Sustenance

 

Being Impressed By Others – Is It Beneficial?

To keep our self esteem intact, we need to make sure that we do not have an impressionable intellect. Being impressed by people, in itself, is not bad, but we can fall into the tendency of staying trapped in the superfluous (excessive and unnecessary) and in appearances. What impresses us influences us and even moulds our awareness at that moment. We lose the ability to create our thoughts and feelings and these are influenced by the impression that we have allowed the other person to leave on us. Sometimes the impression is such that we completely give ourselves to it. We give up our power to the other, and we allow them to dominate our emotional world. The results of allowing oneself to be impressed are varied and on different levels.

For example, when we are impressed by the other's position; it is fine to respect the authority and the position of the other, but when we allow their position to impress us, our ability to relate to the person in a smooth way is blocked. This can make it difficult for us to be the authority in our own life. Another example is when we are impressed by the achievements of the other and put them on a pedestal. We compare ourselves with him or her and have weak thoughts of ourselves, such as that we are not as good or effective as them, or we might feel jealousy or guilt. All of this acts as an obstacle on the path towards our own achievement. It is good to recognise and appreciate the achievements and skills of others, but when we allow them to impress us, in some way, we submit ourselves to their influence and we weaken our self-esteem and our respect towards ourselves. Without realizing, we use the other to fill a gap that we feel in ourselves. This will not always work. It will not strengthen us; rather it will create a dependency and dependencies weaken us.

Message for the day

Faith enables the creation of elevated fortune.

Projection: Usually there is a tendency to leave things to destiny. When something goes wrong, we blame fate for it. Then we feel the situation to be totally out of our control, which prevents us from taking responsibility for our own life. And we will not be able to work in any way for bringing about a change and improving the situation.

Solution: Instead of blaming fate for whatever is happening, we need to take up responsibility for creating our own fortune for the future. When we have faith in ourselves, we will take up responsibility for our own life. We will, then, be able to work at making our each thought beneficial, contributing to our success, making a better future for ourselves.


In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Madhuban Murli LIVE - 2/8/2014 (Saturday 7.00am to 8.00am IST)

Essence Of Murli 02-08-2014

Essence of Murli (H&E): August 02, 2014

Essence of Murli (H&E): August 02, 2014:

Essence: Sweet children, do not have love for perishable bodies, but have love for the imperishable Father and you will become liberated from crying.

Question: What is unrighteous love and what are its consequences?

Answer: To have attachment to perishable bodies is unrighteous love. Those who have attachment to perishable things cry. There is crying because of body consciousness. In the golden age, all are soul conscious and there is therefore no question of crying. Those who cry end up losing everything. The imperishable children of the imperishable Father now receive the teachings: Become soul conscious and you will be liberated from crying.

Essence for Dharna:

1. You earn multimillions at every step of remembrance. It is through this that you have to attain an immortal status. Donate the imperishable jewels of knowledge that you receive from the Father.

2. Be soul conscious and experience limitless happiness. Remove attachment from bodies and remain constantly cheerful. Become a conqueror of attachment.

Blessing: May you be master merciful मास्टर रहमदिल and generously share the treasure of happiness as a great donor. महादानी

People spend so much time and money to attain temporary happiness but, even then, they do not receive real happiness. At such a time of need, you souls have to become great donors and generously give the donation of happiness. For this, let the virtue of being merciful emerge. Your non-living images are giving blessings and so you, in the living form, have to continue to share this by being merciful because souls are under an external influence. परवश Never think that someone is never going to listen; just be merciful and continue to give. Your pure feelings will definitely give them the fruit.

Slogan: Only those who order their physical senses and make each of them work with the power of their yoga are masters of the self. स्वराज्य अधिकारी

सार:- “मीठे बच्चे- विनाशी शरीरों से प्यार न करके अविनाशी बाप से प्यार करो तो रोने से छूट जायेंगे”

प्रश्न:- अनराइटियस प्यार क्या है और उसका परिणाम क्या होता है?

 

उत्तर:- विनाशी शरीरों में मोह रखना अनराइटियस प्यार है । जो विनाशी चीज़ों में मोह रखते हैं, वह रोते हैं । देह- अभिमान के कारण रोना आता है । सतयुग में सब आत्म- अभिमानी हैं, इसलिए रोने की बात ही नहीं रहती । जो रोते हैं वह खोते हैं । अविनाशी बाप की अविनाशी बच्चों को अब शिक्षा मिलती है, देही- अभिमानी बनो तो रोने से छूट जायेंगे ।

धारणा के लिए मुख्य सार:-

1. तुम्हारे याद के हर कदमों में पदम् हैं, इससे ही अमर पद प्राप्त करना है । अविनाशी ज्ञान रत्न जो बाप से मिलते हैं, उनका दान करना है ।

2. आत्म- अभिमानी बन अपार खुशी का अनुभव करना है । शरीरों से मोह निकाल सदा हर्षित रहना है, मोहजीत बनना है ।

वरदान:- महादानी बन फ्राकदिली से खुशी का खजाना बांटने वाले मास्टर रहमदिल भव!

लोग अल्पकाल की खुशी प्राप्त करने के लिए कितना समय वा धन खर्च करते हैं फिर भी सच्ची खुशी नहीं मिलती, ऐसे आवश्यकता के समय आप आत्माओं को महादानी बन फ्राकदिली से खुशी का दान देना है । इसके लिए रहमदिल का गुण इमर्ज करो । आपके जड़ चित्र वरदान दे रहे हैं तो आप भी चैतन्य में रहमदिल बन बांटते जाओ, क्योंकि परवश आत्मायें हैं । कभी ये नहीं सोचो कि ये तो सुनने वाले ही नहीं है, आप रहमदिल बन देते जाओ । आपकी शुभ भावना उन्हों को फल अवश्य देगी ।

स्लोगन:- योग की शक्ति द्वारा हर कर्मेन्द्रिय को ऑर्डर में चलाने वाले ही स्वराज्य अधिकारी हैं ।

Daily Positive Thoughts: August 02, 2014: Change

Daily Positive Thoughts: August 02, 2014: Change

Change

It is wiser to bend rather than to break. Those who change will get spiritual wisdom. Conversely, those who have wisdom will decide to change. Change is the first law of Nature.

 

 

Conscious Effort

 

As part of the daily routine, we do a lot of things, of which sometimes
we find ourselves having to do something that we don't enjoy doing.
Then we tend to force ourselves to do these things. In spite of all
the effort, we really cannot find any benefit in it. And we constantly
look for something else we enjoy. We need to make a conscious effort to
pick out something that we like in the task at hand. Only when we begin
to love the task will we be able to enjoy what we are doing and get the
maximum benefit from it. This is how we can accumulate, both with the
process of the task itself and from the result too.

 

Unloading Your Pressure Baggage

On a spiritual level, pressure can be defined as an external force acting on us divided by our ability to bear the force or resist it. Thus, force and resistance capacity are two variants in the equation of pressure. Everyone has different resistance capacities. Two people with different resistance capacities will experience different amounts of pressure on being subjected to the same magnitude of force. A feeling of pressure absorbs our freedom and gives us an experience of being ruled by an external entity. There are a lot of people who hold the belief that they can experience freedom only in the absence of an external force, which is almost impossible, since there is almost some force or the other exerted on the soul by ups and downs that takes place in the role that it plays through the physical body; which includes the physical body itself; profession; family; wealth, all types of relationships, etc. Even our own personality, thoughts, feelings, emotions etc. exert pressure on us at times.

Apart from the resistance capacity, the other variant in the equation of pressure is not only force but our perception of what the magnitude of the force is. This depends primarily on the beliefs that we carry. Two people will perceive the same situation in their role (as explained above) as forces of different magnitudes. While we hold the belief that life events, people and their expectations from us, are the forces that are the causes of our pressure, we will be able to do little to change the habit of being pressurized. It is we who pressurize ourself and allow the outside to pressurize us. We can either go through our life journey while experiencing feelings of being emotionally imprisoned, confused, rushed and hurried, or we can do the same with the power of faith and determination, at the same time remaining patient and maintaining our inner emotional stability. In some cases, some of us put pressure on ourselves, because we carry the belief that a bit of pressure is good in order to achieve what we want; it provides us with positive energy and motivates us. So this is an example of perceiving a force in our life, a force which does not exist. Such kind of pressure can deceive us and give us a feeling of being beneficial in the short term but it can have harmful effects on us in the long term. Some others might not experience this pressure because they do not carry this belief at all and don't invite this force.

(To be continued tomorrow...)

Soul Sustenance

 

The Art of Forgetting In Relationships

Sometimes, someone says something in two minutes that makes you feel really bad - they said it in two minutes but it is still there inside the register of your mind two months or even two years later. How could they! Who do they think they are! Something happened in two minutes and you remember it, you repeat it again in your mind and in your words during interactions with others. You keep replaying the scene repeatedly in your mind. Just like an action replay of a cricket match, you see the replays from different angles and judge the scene in many different and negative ways and come to different conclusions, most of which are negative in nature. With this you strengthen that experience in your mental register. Memories and the experiences associated with the memories replayed continuously in the conscious mind enter your sub-conscious, so that even after a long period of time you remember what they said to you. The other person unburdened themselves and forgot it straightaway.

It's like your neighbour who takes out rubbish, throws it outside his house, into your compound and forgets about it and you allow that rubbish to remain there, without thinking of getting it cleaned. Someone throws a few words at you and they forget, but not only do you not forget but you repeat them in your mind to such a point that at times these action replays do not even let you sleep. We need to learn the art of forgetting memories that generate shadows of hurt or pain in our present. The past has already gone and what you have now is the present moment.

Message for the day

The one who is powerful shows the practical proof of success instead of just talking about it.

Projection: It is usually very easy for us to talk about how to do things best, it is as much easy to tell others and give directions. But the one who is powerful is not just satisfied with mere words or proving to others about his success. He is more concerned more about being successful.

Solution: We need to check if we are applying in our life what we are talking about. We need to see to it that whatever we speak about, we must put into practice. Only then will we find improvement and progress in our life. Then, there will be no more the need to talk about our success but our life will reveal how successful we are. We will, then, be an inspiration to many.


In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris