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Soul Sustenance 16-07-2012
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The Five Primary Qualities (cont.)
The soul has five primary qualities; we could say they are the primary colours of humanity with which we paint the picture of our lives. We had discussed peace and purity yesterday. The others are:
Love
Perhaps the most difficult original quality to achieve because it has become so mixed up with attachment, possessiveness and dependence, deeply ingrained habits that have become accepted as normal. As a result, the human being finds it difficult to realize the true form of pure love, which is unconditional. The quality of love means "I care", “I share” and, in particular, “I liberate”. True spiritual love never creates that need, or dependence, where others cannot find, or be, themselves.
Knowledge
To know and to be what I am eternally and truly, and to exist in this consciousness, is what we mean by knowledge. It is not knowing about the soul, peace, love, etc., but rather knowing is to be the soul, to be peace, to be love. This quality of true knowing is expressed through 'I am', the original awareness of the self that exists beyond the false self of ego.
(To be continued tomorrow ….)
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Message for the day 16-07-2012
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Truth never needs to be proved.
Expression:
When the truth of what is said is challenged, there is naturally a
protest. Words spoken after that are usually defensive and
argumentative. This leads only to waste talk and arguments because no
one is willing to listen at that time. But truth is that which is
revealed on it own and never needs to be proved.
Experience:
When I recognise the fact that I am right and am aware of this, I
never feel the need to prove it. I never argue my point but have the
self-respect of what I am. So even if I am challenged I remain
unaffected. I understand that a real diamond shines on even when it
is lying with stones or covered with dust.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris