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Soul Sustenance 22-09-2012
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Playing My Part As A Hero Actor (Part 2)
In yesterday’s message we had discussed how we possess the potential in our hands
to write the scripts of our lives, our destinies. Some of us do not like this idea
because we have been taught since we were small that life is all about luck, but
this incorrect belief does not let us realize the immense internal power or potential
that we possess of shaping up our destiny, our future. By resigning ourselves to
a life of luck, we do not use our potential and conveniently avoid doing the inner
work of becoming awake and aware of who we are as spiritual beings and the masters
of our own destiny. This is why waking up from the sleep of this wrong belief
is the first step towards empowering ourselves, towards taking responsibility for
our life, for our present, our future.
Also there are some of us who hold the belief that the course taken by each one
of our lives is not written by luck but is decided by God, so it is egoistic on
our part if we believe that we can write our own scripts, interfering with the plan
that God has in his mind for us. So in times of challenges in our lives, although
its not wrong to pray to God at those times, we commonly use words like ‘if God
would like it, I shall overcome this obstacle or I will be successful in this particular
task or my health will get okay or I will pass this exam etc.’ In times of happiness,
although it’s not wrong to thank God at those times, we completely submit ourselves
to God’s will, thinking that it is he and he alone responsible for what good that
is happening in my life. In the case of the sorrow we forget that although God can
help us to some extent, whether we will surpass the sorrow or not is very largely
dependent on our past actions which are influencing the present situation. In the
case of the happiness, we forget that though God’s blessings do help and work, our
past actions are a very important dominant factor which is creating situations of
positivity in our present lives.
(To be continued tomorrow…)
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Message for the day 22-09-2012
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To have knowledge means to remain cheerful.
Expression: The one who has the right understanding based on accurate knowledge
is the one who is able to remain content even during difficult situations. Since
there is a clear understanding about situations and the people around, there is
no difficulty in giving the best under all circumstances. Such a person uses all
challenges to enrich his own capabilities.
Experience: When I am able to use knowledge as a weapon in a positive way,
I am able to understand everything that happens. I understand that there is a reason
for whatever happens and there is something to learn from every situation. So I
am not upset with the varied situations I am faced with, but am able to remain cheerful
enjoying everything that comes my way.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris