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Soul Sustenance 04-08-2012
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Experiencing And Maintaining A State Of Contentment
To reach, experience and maintain a state of contentment or fulfillment you have
to first realize what true freedom is and then learn how to use it so that it strengthens
you and also helps you to achieve the full potential of your individual self.
Freedom is the key to contentment. You also need to check what brings you close
to the state of fulfillment and what takes you away from it. Fears of different
kinds are one of the main obstacles in experiencing contentment. Any weakness, inability
to apply any virtue or spiritual power required in any situation, lack of focus,
inner instability, etc. will cause a leakage of the energy of positivity
that is required to feel content. Free yourself of any personality trait that hinders
your progress and does not allow your inner being to manifest itself and express
itself with all its potential. To live in contentment, you should be in charge of
your inner mental and emotional world. If not, you will only be able to experience
temporary periods of fulfillment.
To achieve fulfillment you not only have to have inner control, but you also need
to check whether there is any door open to allow any weakness to enter the room
of your personality. Because if you strengthen yourself on the one hand
and on the other you are weakened, you will never reach the desired state of inner
power. E.g. you keep a bucket of water under a tap of water. If it has even a single
crack, however much water you pour into the bucket, it will never get filled completely.
In the same way, this can happen to you. Because of this, you need to check, which
cracks are present in your personality through which there are leaks of energy,
because of which your efforts to become content do not give you the results you
hope for.
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Message for the day 04-08-2012
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To be a master means not to be cheated by one's own weaknesses.
Expression: When there is any weakness working within me it means that the
internal power is not working at that time. To be a master means there is total
control over all the internal powers. Whether it is the power of concentration,
or the power to decide or the power to be stable, whatever power is required is
used according to the right time. So no weakness is expressed but only inner strength
is revealed.
Experience: When I am able to use all my powers at the right time, I experience
mastery – over situations and over others. But most of all I find that I am a master
of myself and my own feelings and emotions. I am always in control of my emotions,
however challenging the situations outside may be. So I find that I am never cheated
by my weaknesses.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris