Daily Positive Thoughts: June 09, 2014: Simplicity

Daily Positive Thoughts: June 09, 2014: Simplicity

Santorini, Greece

Simplicity

Peace is simplicity. Simplicity is beauty. Choose a day as your day of simplicity. Speak little, and listen with attention. Do something incognito and nice for a person you are close to. Eat simple and natural food. Create time periods for not doing anything - just walk, look around, live the moment. Have your mind open to a more profound and silent sensitivity. Appreciate each scene and each person as they are. In the evening, write down your discoveries. Observe the state of your mind.

Looking Within

Usually there is only a desire to change others or the situation, when
something goes wrong. There is generally a feeling of being right. So
instead of looking within and trying to understand what is wrong, there
is only blame. Such words discourage others too as they are constantly
made aware of their negativity. Looking within gives me the ability to
understand the importance of bringing about change for the better in
every situation that I am faced with. I am able to recognize the
message that the situation gives me. I am able to use the situation to
better myself and gradually progress towards the vision of perfection
that I have for myself.

Fears And Dependencies In Relationships

Relationships are a source of support for our life, or at least, they should be. Relationships should ideally be an exchange of happiness and love. Peaceful relationships are the foundation from where we create, generate and carry out shared endeavors (efforts). Thanks to cooperation, we achieve our objectives.

When people are asked about what the different causes of stress, worries and suffering are, one of the main answers is relationships. Relationships have become a cause of ties (bondage) and pain. Instead of trust it seems fear dominates in relationships. In a relationship of love - be it family, be it friendship - due to emotional weaknesses and a lack of self-esteem, in order to learn to love ourselves we need another person or people to value us, to appreciate us, to need us, to love us. Even so, we do not manage to learn to love ourselves and we continue to depend on and worry about the opinion of others, what others might say, think or feel about us. You fear the answer of others; you fear they might say something that hurts you. These fears arise out of the emotional dependence on this person or these people. And they (fears) prevent us from developing and expressing all our potential, meaning that we stop being ourselves and we fear sharing ourselves openly.

(To be continued tomorrow ...)

Soul Sustenance

Understanding What Is An Angel (Part 1)

When I have the consciousness that I am a soul, a non-physical being of light, acting through the physical body, even others begin to notice. This is what the angelic stage is. By remaining in this angelic, soul-conscious stage, others will also feel a sense of lightness and upliftment in my company. Angels are thought to be mythical creatures who have a human form with wings, who are always in the company of God and help Him in guarding and protecting other souls. Actually, angels are human beings with divine qualities.

Angels are always shown with wings. One of the wings of the angel is symbolic of spiritual knowledge, which it has received from God; the other is symbolic of spiritual qualities and powers, which it has inculcated, through the power of meditation or a spiritual connection with God. The wings of an angel also symbolize the lightness and freedom of such souls. With such wings the angel flies constantly in the company of God. Its lightness and freedom is because it has no bondages or attachments in the physical world; all the chains have been broken. Because angels has the absolute and constant support of the Supreme Being they can be the support and protectors of many others, by sharing with them, spiritual knowledge, qualities and powers, which they possesses.

An angel is the right hand of God in the task of world transformation (change). The language which it uses to bring about this transformation is spiritual silence; positive, powerful and pure thoughts along with sweet words full of spiritual knowledge, all of which have the effect of uplifting others.

(To be continued tomorrow…)

Message for the day

Faith enables one to bring solutions to problems.

Expression: When problems come, we tend to overreact to it or exaggerate it to such an extent that it becomes a trap for us. Instead of working on the problem we fall a prey to it making all our thoughts negative. Once we are caught up in negativity we will neither look for, nor find solutions.

Experience: Each thought of ours is important when working on a problem. Instead of making our thoughts negative, we need to remind ourselves that what we are going through is a test which we must pass with honour. When we have this thought, all our energy will be focussed on working to bring a solution. In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Daily Positive Thoughts: June 08, 2014: Lightness

Daily Positive Thoughts: June 08, 2014: Lightness

Double Rainbow Over Great Sand Dunes

Lightness

 By seeing the defects of others you will become tired. By seeing only what is good you will feel light.

 

Detachment
 

The one who is detached is able to watch each and every scene with a
neutral state of feeling. So he is able to act quickly and take the
right decision in a second. He is not caught up with the situation so
he is able to look at things with the right perspective. He is also
able to make use of the available resources to better the situation.
When I am detached I am able to be free from the negativity of the
situation. I am cool and calm even in the worst situation. My
detachment gives me the courage and strength to act to the best of my
ability in the given situation. I neither jump to conclusions nor do I
move away, but am able to give my best.

Meaning And Application Of Virtues

Take one of the following virtues (qualities) per day and spend five minutes thinking about its meaning and its application during the day.

A. Harmony (Unity)
B. Forgiveness
C. Trust
D. Flexibility
E. Courage
F. Gentleness
G. Freedom
H. Understanding
I. Benevolence (Kindness)
J. Patience
K. Enthusiasm
L. Tolerance
M. Serenity (Peacefulness)
N. Co-operation
O. Generosity
P. Humility (Egolessness)

Soul Sustenance

Soul Power over Role Power (Part 3)

Continuing from yesterday’s message, the remaining components of soul power are:

The power of good wishes, desires and feelings full of love for others, while coming in contact with them. These type of feelings will bring good wishes in return from the other to you, which will not only empower you, but will also assist your physical role on a subtle level.

The power of complete purity and cleanliness in thoughts, words and actions -A state where one is not under the influence of vices like anger, ego, attachment, greed, hatred, jealousy etc.

The 8 main powers - the power to tolerate, accommodate, face, pack up, discriminate (or discern), judge (or decide), withdraw and co-operate – their implementation on an internal and external level i.e. not only in words and actions, but also on a thought level. Where there is lack of any of the above powers inside me, there will definitely be waste and you will be weakened, which reduces the probability of success of your role.

The power of truth or spiritual wisdom - A state where the self has deeply realized and understood eternal truths of the soul, the Supreme and the Law of Karma and has drawn immense amount of power and experience from that knowledge. The power of physical knowledge would fall under role power, which has been explained earlier.

By focusing on each of the above components of soul power and those explained in yesterday’s message, by giving them more weightage and using them along with the components of the role, which were mentioned in the message before that, one can experience the desired success in any role in any sphere of life very easily without much effort.

Message for the day

Self-respect increases when one learns to converse positively to the self.

Expression: The usual way to talk to the self is to talk to the most superficial aspects of the personality, those which are related to fears (including those of the future), complaints and mindless repetition of things in the past. Such talk to the self only lowers the self-respect to a great extent.

Experience: Not only when our mind is going towards waste and negative, but at all times, it is important that we talk to the mind with love, as we would talk to a child. Like a mother would lovingly explain to the child, we need to teach our mind with love. This creates true happiness within and our self-respect increases.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Synopsis: Avayakt Murli - January 18, 1978

Synopsis: January 18, 1978

 

Giving the Return of BapDada's Service

 

Service:  In order to make the speed of service even faster, Baba has just changed his place. The practical form of loving the father is to have love for service. This is the return of love. All three - light, might and mikes - have to be powerful at the same time. Create such a powerful stage that, through your own might, you are able to give all souls the light of peace, happiness and purity. The service of changing the atmosphere through spiritual light has to be carried out. Both types of service should take place at the same time. When you have the mike and the might, you will become embodiments of success.

 

 

Yogi: A yogi soul finds the right method of yoga and is always seated on BapDada's heart-throne; such a soul is never far away. Viyogi children (those separated from the Father) try to bring BapDada in front of them. A tapaswi does not just do tapasya whilst sitting down, but tapasya means to have deep love, and to experience that deep love whilst walking, moving around and eating. To be in the remembrance of One and to take your meals in the remembrance of One is tapasya. Make new plans for becoming easy, natural yogis. Create new methods of effort whereby you have to make less effort but achieve greater success.

 

 

Progress : The easy way is to do everything starting with amrit vela according to the method. To be a Brahmin means to have a life in which everything is according to the right method. To remain content and make others content - this is the slogan of the present moment. To be content means to have attainment. You remain tireless to the extent that you remain light. Any type of burden of the mind or in connections or relations would tire you. There is no tiredness when there is happiness and attainment. On the basis of knowledge, you cannot experience any waves of sorrow or peacelessness.  You have to be those with an elevated character, not ordinary, as you perform every act. The more detached you remain from all desires, the more your desires will easily be fulfilled.

 

June 08, 2014:

 

Blessing: May you be constantly carefree and remain a trustee and change a crucifix in to a thorn with the Father's help.

Past karmic accounts are like a crucifix, but, with the Father's help, they become like a thorn. Adverse situations will definitely come because everything has to be settled here. However, the Father's help makes them into a thorn; it makes a big thing into something small because the Senior Father is with you. On the basis of this faith, remain constantly carefree and by being a trustee, change the consciousness of "mine" into "Yours". You will then become light and all burdens will finish in a second.

Slogan: With the stock of good wishes, change the negative into positive.

“बापदादा की सेवा का रिटर्न”

वरदान:-  बाप की मदद से सूली को काँटा बनाने वाले सदा निश्चिन्त और ट्रस्टी भव

 

पिछला हिसाब सूली है लेकिन बाप की मदद से वह काँटा बन जाता है | परिस्थितियां आनी ज़रूर हैं क्योंकि सब कुछ यहाँ ही चुक्तू करना है लेकिन बाप की मदद उन्हें काँटा बना देती है, बड़ी बात को छोटा बना देती है क्योंकि बड़ा बाप साथ है | इसी निश्चय के आधार से सदा निश्चिन्त रहो और ट्रस्टी बन मेरे को तेरे में बदली कर हल्के हो जाओ तो सब बोझ एक सेकण्ड में समाप्त हो जायेंगे |

 

स्लोगन:-  शुभ भावना के स्टॉक द्वारा निगेटिव को पॉजिटिव में परिवर्तन करो |  

 

Daily Positive Thoughts: June 07, 2014: Responsibility

Daily Positive Thoughts: June 07, 2014: Responsibility

 

Responsibility

Let me take responsibility for myself and not have expectations of others.

 

Mercy

The one who is merciful always has the feeling of helping those who are
in need or in distress. He puts in effort to relieve others of their
pain. He is able to bring about transformation in others too because of
his own pure feelings. He is able to put in effort that becomes a
contribution for the progress of others. When I have mercy for others,
I am able to accept their feelings, emotions and behaviour and provide
them with the right kind of mental support. Then I am able to give them
courage without being influenced negatively with their feelings of pain
and sorrow. So my mercy influences myself positively too as I am able
to keep myself positive under all circumstances.

The Pledge Of Responsibility

A very important aspect of progress in the self and my relationships, which we all desire is restoring a sense of responsibility in my inner world, so that by doing that, I and others around me are benefitted. Even on a physical or non-spiritual level, someone who is responsible while playing his/her role or performing his/her duties either in the family, at the workplace or in some other setting e.g. a club group or a team in a particular sport or a social service group, not only feels content with his/her actions himself/herself but spreads ripples of contentment to others and receives similar energy from each one he/she is involved with. In the same way on an emotional or spiritual level, when I start my day I need to remind myself of my responsibility towards myself.

I need to remind myself that I am responsible for the choices I make in my life which influence and color everyone around me. So do my thoughts, feelings, the way my personality functions internally and externally the whole day and my responses to people and situations, for all of which I am responsible.

It is like taking a pledge of responsibility with the self in the morning that today I will not create a single thought, word or action which is against the texture of my innate, positive nature i.e. irresponsible. And what will provide my pledge the much required strength of determination? An injection of positive thoughts, emotions and sanskaras within me in the morning, using a suitable technique of self empowerment like meditation or spiritual study or some other.

By taking such a pledge of responsibility and by watering it with the energy of my attention from time to time during the day, I am able to implement it and can make a difference to not only the people around me, but to a lot more than that. In this way, as I change, the world around me changes, because the energy I create in my inner world starts flowing into my circumstances, my interactions, my sphere of karmas, etc. to make them positive, which benefits me in return in the form of a cyclic process. As I take this pledge and abide by it for a few days, I start realizing the immense potential that it possesses.

Soul Sustenance

Soul Power over Role Power (Part 2)

Continuing from yesterday’s message, the various components of soul power are:

The power of inner silence or the silence of my mind - Silence is a power. The fewer the thoughts in my mind and the more powerful, positive, peaceful and focused they are, the more my mind will contribute to the success of the role on a subtle level. My silence is regularly tested when faced with negative situations or obstacles. The more successful I am in maintaining this stage in such situations, the more is my treasure of silence collected over a period of time and the more positive the influence of this silence will be on my physical role and the success of various tasks connected with the role.

The power of inner and outer carefreeness, happiness and contentment -Happiness not only inside but also giving others an experience of the same through my face, my eyes, my words and actions full of lightness and enthusiasm, etc. while coming in contact with them. Ensuring I am content with myself and others and also others are content with me. Regular periods of discontentment or unhappiness either within me or in my relationships affect the success of my role adversely.

In tomorrow’s message, we shall explain the remaining components that make up soul power.

Message for the day

True respect comes not from what one does but how well it is done.

Expression: Respect is usually associated with what one does, i.e., it is usually associated with position, status etc which is associated with the job. When there is such an attitude, there is a tendency to look at the people around in a superficial way, missing out on recognising their true worth.

Experience: We need to recognise the fact that true respect comes from doing well whatever is being done. We need to recognise each one's virtues and qualities revealed through the behaviour. This enables us to have true respect for others. We then no longer look at what one is doing as important, but will be able to appreciate each and every one's contribution.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris