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Soul Sustenance 17-06-2012
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The Power To Tolerate (cont.)
Real tolerance is a state in which, firstly, I have to be very clear about my own
contribution to a difficult situation. If the difficult situation is signaling a
need for me to change my own behaviour, I have to be open and responsive to that.
Secondly, real tolerance requires understanding and compassion (mercy) towards others:
knowing that at the deepest level, all people wish to live with love, peace and
happiness, and that when we behave badly towards one another, it's because we are
suffering from a loss of these qualities. That doesn't mean I have to invite another
person to continue to insult me, or deliberately expose myself to difficulties.
But if I happen to be in a situation where there is continuous assault, understanding
will contribute to my power to tolerate it and accept it or walk away from it in
peace.
Thirdly, real tolerance is that state of fullness, which comes only through the
relationship with the Supreme, in which there is no impact from the assaults, other
than to provoke a response of wanting to give, like the fruit tree. A culture of
tolerance is actually a culture of forgiveness. When we move very far away from
God, tolerance levels run low. The nature we express becomes that of wanting, taking,
needing, rather than our original nature, which is for giving.
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Message for the day 17-06-2012
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To be careless means to misuse specialities.
Expression: To be careless means that there is no awareness of one's specialitites
and so there is the inability to use them for the benefit of the self and for the
good of others. On the other hand there is also a tendency to become overconfident
because of these specialities and not to work on self -transformation. The one who
is careless is not able to recognize the need for self change and so is not able
to bring about transformation.
Experience: When I am able to be free from carelessness, I am able to understand
the importance of the specialities that I have , and am able to use a particular
speciality that I have , and am able to put them into use. So I find that the more
I am able to use a particular speciality that I have, the more I am able to bring
out and use the latent specialities that are within me. So I am able to experience
quick transformation and constant progress.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris