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Soul Sustenance 17-08-2012
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The Relationship Between The Soul And The Body – Explained With Interesting Examples
Human being means the consciousness, the soul or being (living energy),
experiencing life through the physical body, the human (non-living). The
body is perishable and temporary, whereas the soul is eternal and without physical
dimension.
• The soul is the driver; the body is the car.
• The soul is the actor; the body is its costume.
• The soul is a diamond; the body is the jewelry box.
• The soul is the musician; the body is the instrument.
• The soul is the guest; the body is the hotel.
• The soul is the deity; the body is the temple.
I can use a knife to chop vegetables. I can use the same knife to kill someone.
The knife neither decides (outwards) nor experiences (inwards), but can be washed
easily under water. Now look at the fingers which held the knife. They neither decide
nor experience the actions. They too can be washed under water. It's easy to realize
that the knife is an instrument, but it is more difficult to realize that the fingers
as well as the arms are instruments too. The legs are instruments for walking, the
eyes for seeing, the ears for hearing, the mouth for speaking, the tongue for tasting,
the heart for pumping food and oxygen (via blood) around the body, and so on. Even
the brain is an instrument used like a computer to express all thought, word and
action programs through the body and to experience the results. If every physical
part of the body is an instrument, who or what is it that is using this instrument?
Very simply it is "I", the self, the soul. The soul uses the word "I" for itself
and the word "my" when referring to the body; my hands, my eyes, my
brain, etc. I am different from my body.
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Message for the day 17-08-2012
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The one who is powerful finds one or the other means to finish waste.
Expression: Life brings lots of situations which naturally bring about waste
thoughts. But the one who is powerful searches for ways and means to finish this
waste. Such a person is like a skilled player who is waiting for an opportunity
to give his best. So each situation is used as a means to use of all the resources
in the right way. Even if there is one method that doesn't work, there is always
a search for a new method to bring about the right solution.
Experience: When I am able to remain powerful even in the most difficult
situation, I am able to recognise the powers that are within me and use them for
overcoming that situation. I am never afraid of difficult situations, nor do I wish
for life to be smooth without difficulties. Instead, I use each problem as a challenge
to bring out the best from within me. So with each challenging situation, I find
myself becoming more and more powerful.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris