Daily Positive Thoughts: May 26, 2014: Wellbeing

Daily Positive Thoughts: May 26, 2014: Wellbeing

The more I develop the habit of noticing goodness, the more my own sense of wellbeing rises.

Inner Light

Instead of thinking about others and their weaknesses the one who is
concerned with his own self-progress is able to keep himself free from
negativity. So such a person is able to express his own inner
qualities and specialties without being coloured by the negativity of
the external situations and people. When I am focused on my own inner
progress, I am able to become as beautiful and clear as a diamond. The
sparkle of my inner light naturally spreads around and I become a
source of inspiration for those around. I appreciate what I have and
thus am also able to appreciate others' specialties too.

 

Different Thought Types

By understanding each one of the thoughts that the mind creates we can keep the beneficial thoughts and discard those which are useless or harmful. Today we explain:

Necessary Thoughts

Necessary thoughts are those relating to your daily routine, such as,

* What am I going to have for dinner?
* What time am I picking up the children from school?
* What is the number of my bank account?
* What have I got to do today .... etc.?

They are also thoughts connected with your profession or job. These necessary thoughts related to your daily life come into your mind according to your responsibilities and needs at a more physical, material and professional level. When these thoughts are repeated over and over again, they become unnecessary or waste thoughts.

(To be continued tomorrow ...)

 

 

Soul Sustenance

 

Instruments/Tools To Perceive God
Perhaps I have been avoiding coming close to God because of the extraordinary confusion surrounding the subject. Maybe I have just lacked the tools with which to be able to discover God. The whole universe of things going on within a tiny drop of blood can be instantly revealed by the use of a tool or an instrument like the microscope. In the same way, the secrets behind realities of the self, the non-physical, spiritual self and the reality of God remain hidden until undiscovered by the appropriate instruments or tools. With which tools or instruments then, can I perceive or experience God? Since God is non-physical, the tools would also definitely be non-physical in nature.

That I haven't been able to understand myself is amply demonstrated by the periods of confusion and inner turmoil I go through. Sometimes I don't understand those with whom I share the same room or house, let alone my neighbors next door! The word ‘misunderstanding’ occurs frequently even in the closest of my relationships. It indicates that the quality of my mind, consciousness or even conscience hasn't been sufficiently clear to establish real rapport between myself and others. The realization and experience of God remain even further out of reach.


There's a very specific methodology involved in firstly understanding and organizing myself, and from that, coming to terms with God. I already have the most powerful of all instruments, the energy of my own mind, to work with. The extent to which I am able to research into the subject of God-realization depends on the quality of my thoughts and feelings.

Message for the day

Success comes to the one who is able to involve others and work as a team.

Expression: Because of having a feeling that the more the people involved, the more difficult the task becomes, we tend to avoid involving others in any task that we take up. We tend to do everything on our own, making us lose out on useful resources that we can get as others' contribution.

Experience: As much as possible we need to involve others in such a way that they make a valuable contribution to the task that we have undertaken. We are doubly benefited with this. Firstly, we will gain from the others' resources. We also find that the good wishes of others are there for the task for which they have contributed and we find ourselves succeeding.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Synopsis: Avyakt Murli of January 07, 1978‏

Synopsis: January 07, 1978

 

The Meeting of the Foreign Children with the Foreign Father

 

 

 

To maintain happiness:  Constantly sing: I have attained what I wanted to attain.   By this, you will not experience any confusion or unhappiness, that is, you will become Maya proof.

 

 

Maya:  At the confluence age, you are given the blessing  of remaining immortal  and safe  from  Maya.   In the future, you  have the  blessing of having no untimely death.   Those who have received the blessing of being immortal cannot be shaken by Maya.  It is no small thing to receive a blessing from the Father! When the Satguru Himself gives you a blessing, there should be so much intoxication!

 

Challenge Maya to come to you so that you can bid her farewell.   If you are afraid of her she takes on a fearsome form.  When you are not afraid of her she salutes you.  Maya is just a paper tiger. Although she adopts a fearsome form, she is powerless.   If you become afraid on seeing the external form, you fail.  Remain stable in the stage of a master almighty authority.  A master almighty authority is a victorious jewel.   Maintain the stage of being knowledge-full and you will never be deceived.

 

 

 

Victory : Keep the elevated aim of being a victorious one of the previous cycle and you will remain so constantly.   You will then always experience yourself to be a victorious jewel. Each jewel is very valuable, but you haven't  brought your own value on to the stage as yet.  Simply put on the costume of renunciation and tapasya and come on to the stage.   Victory will then become the garland around your neck. 

 

 

Being Bodiless: Just as you remove physical clothes, so you also have to remove the costume of body consciousness in a second.  You should be able to adopt it when you want and become detached from it when you want.  However, you will only have this practice when you do not have bondages of any type.   If there is any bondage of the thoughts in your mind, you will not be able to become detached.   When there is attachment in your thoughts, words, deeds or relationships, you are unable to become detached.  As soon as you have the thought, you should become bodiless.  You will then claim a scholarship on the basis of this practice.

 

 

 

Being Unshakeable: The two words "Why?" and "What?" are the reasons for your attitude causing mischief.  These two words bring upheaval whereas the one term "nothing new” makes you unshakeable

 

 

 

Prize: Be ever ready, not just ready. People should be able to have a glimpse of the imperishable happiness, supersensuous joy and peace in  you souls. The faces of all of you should  become a mirror to show them the property you have attained from the Father. Those who do such service receive a prize of special marks from BapDada.  Reveal yourselves  to the world and give the Father's introduction.    By doing such service, you receive extra marks. Good wishes definitely bear fruit.

 

 

 

Plan: At this time, the Kumbhakarnas are in a deep sleep.  It should be such that, as soon as they come in front of you, they should feel that they have to awaken and become similar to you.   Even against their conscious wish, everyone’s attention should be drawn to your sound.   

 

 

 

Daily Positive Thoughts: May 25, 2014: Intuitive Intellect

Daily Positive Thoughts: May 25, 2014: Intuitive Intellect

Intuitive Intellect

Intuition is the discerning of a refined intellect. We all have the capacity for intuition, but we find it hard to cultivate and exercise this capacity as we are mostly encouraged to keep our awareness focused on the surface events and activities of life around us. Intuition is that voice of innate wisdom which can speak to us at any moment. It is the core of our self, of our consciousness, a touchstone which is always true and trustworthy, as long as the voice is not distracted or disturbed by the many voices of our ego, or others egos, which we allow to reside like ghosts within our consciousness. Learning to listen to and trust our intuition means we must be able to recognize these voices and ruthlessly ignore their deviations and temptations. This is why we need to spend some time each day in some form of contemplative process - call it meditation, reflection or just listening to the self. When we give time to restoring our inner peace and quiet, we will learn to discern the voice of our intuition from the cleverness of our ego. When meditation becomes a regular exercise we rebuild that trust in ourselves to be able to ignore the machinations of ego, and follow the wisdom of our inner tutor. Gradually there comes a time when we never do not know what to do, when every event reveals something deeply significant to our awareness, and we can sense the deeper needs of those around us. These are the inner subtle skills of intuition and the sign of our intuitive intellect at work.


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Focus on Solution

When there is a situation, which is difficult to deal with, the mind is
usually caught up with it. But just thinking about it would not create
a solution. When thinking is focused solely on finding a solution, then
there is the ability to find the available resources and use them to
change the situation. When I am constantly looking for answers, I find
the richness that is lying within. I appreciate and use both internal
and external resources. I am free from complaints about problems, and I
never give excuses for whatever is happening. I only appreciate what is
there to bring about a positive change.

Symptoms Of Stress - cont.

When we feel stressed our difficulty tends to be reflected in certain physiological (physical) and psychological (mental) symptoms, whose importance we may not fully understand. These are normal signs that we should re-check our priorities - our body, or our state of mind, is telling us that something in our lives needs to change. Listed here are some more common signs:
1. Restlessness - We could have difficulty sitting still for even short periods of time and we may play with our hands, play with our thumbs or play with the rings on our fingers.
2. Impatience And Short-temperedness - We could find ourselves becoming angry at any moment for simple reasons; or we may snap at people, too quick to assume that they are accusing us.
3. Obsessive Working - Overworking can be a stress symptom, although stress can also cause some people to work very little.
4. Loss Of Appetite - Food doesn't interest us anymore. Either we don't eat, or we over-eat junk food.
5. Fear Of Silence - Silence may cause us discomfort, so that we over-talk when with other people or leave on the television or music player when alone. Sometimes we may not tolerate noise at all.

Soul Sustenance

The Invisible Factor

The most powerful things are invisible. For example, the roots of a tree cannot be seen; they are underground silently nourishing the visible tree. A house is supported by its foundation deep within the earth. If the foundation is weak the building will fall when there is some kind of strong pressure, like an earthquake. The essence of matter is the atom; it holds a tremendous amount of energy but cannot be seen by the eyes.

Can we see the Supreme Being (God)? You will never meet someone who has seen Him. People have experienced, or felt God's presence but no one has actually seen a personal form, yet millions believe in such a Being! In the same way, when it comes to knowing the true self, we ask, 'What does the soul look like? Where is it situated?'

Spirituality leads us to the answers related to the invisible i.e. answers to what is the form, location and virtues of the soul as well as the Supreme Soul.

Message for the day

Success in relationships comes when we are free from expectations.

Expression: In our daily interactions if we find that we are not able to get along with someone, our usual reaction is to avoid that person alltogether in order to avoid the conflict. But that is not really a solution. Unless we recognise why we are not able to get along with that person we will face the same problem with someone else.

Experience: When we are not able to get along with someone we need to recognise the fact that the problem is not with the person but with our own expectations. When our expectations are not being met we have a conflict which is reflected in our relationship with that person. So we need to work at recognizing and removing these expectations.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris