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Soul Sustenance 19-10-2012
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What Is Karma Yoga?
Karma Yoga implies two things:
• yoga (meditation) by which the karmas are elevated and purified;
• those karmas by which the remembrance of the Supreme Being (God) is maintained
and strengthened.
The loveful remembrance of the Supreme, is not just a "sitting" matter. If we approach
meditation from this angle (as only a sitting practice), any real change in practical
life takes a very long time. We should not only use meditation to improve our actions
but also modify our actions to improve our meditation. In this way, theory and practice
should be simultaneous. As the soul takes virtues and powers from the Supreme Soul,
it gives to the world, thus increasing the capacity to take and give.
In the sitting meditation, be it five minutes or two hours, the soul dives deeply
into itself and establishes an unbroken mental link with the Supreme. When the "sitting"
finishes and the soul has to go back into the world of action and responsibility,
the link need not be forgotten. The hands can be involved with the work and the
mind can still be with the Supreme Soul.
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Message for the day 19-10-2012
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The one who is truly fortunate is constantly enthusiastic.
Expression: When we find things going wrong with us, we immediately find
ourselves losing all enthusiasm. We then do nothing to change our situation but
just begin to curse our fate. With such an attitude we can do nothing to change
our fortune.
Experience: When things go wrong, we have to recognise the fact that it is
the present that is in our hands. We don't need to think of what happened in the
past and curse our fate. Instead we need to fill ourselves with enthusiasm to make
the best use of the present to make our future the best.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris