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Soul Sustenance 22-06-2012
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Accessing Spiritual Power
In the inner depths of the soul there is pure, spiritual power of peace, love, wisdom
and un-conditional joy. This power provides us with the inner strength needed to
change. But how do we access this power? Meditation is the method – it allows
this power to come to the surface of our consciousness and into our minds and influence
our thoughts, feelings and personality. In the same way as lava flows from the inner
depths of the Earth to the surface through a volcano, we can also create volcanoes
of spiritual power when we meditate. Note, though, that we want to use our power
in a positive way: we are not seeking the kind of power that is physical in nature
and may cause damage, we are seeking spiritual power.
When we get access to our own personal source of the power of peace, love and happiness,
we essentially become free of any dependency on external sources for feelings of
the same. When we generate our own feelings of love and self-respect, we stop being
dependent on others and our addiction to their acceptance and approval reduces and
finally disappears. When we generate our own feelings of contentment and joy within
ourselves, we become free from the need for substances, places or physical experiences
in order to be happy.
Using this inner power in the right way allows us to uproot or remove completely
the old negative habits within our personality. Any unwanted habit can be
changed and the scars of all the negative habits, which have developed within the
soul over a long period of time, during the journey of birth and rebirth, can be
healed in a short time span.
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Message for the day 22-06-2012
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To be free from guilt means to ensure quick and easy progress.
Expression: Blaming oneself for all that happens and taking the mind to extreme
levels of guilt takes one to a sense of unworthiness. Such a person loses the strength
and is unable to look for solutions in difficult situations. Hence there is nothing
new that can be thought of, and the situation doesn't get any better.
Experience: When I continue to blame myself, I believe that I deserver neither
happiness nor love and that the sorrow that I am experiencing is a deserved punishment.
So I lose all enthusiasm to improve the situation and have no awareness of the treasures
that I have. So I experience no progress in my life.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris