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Soul Sustenance 21-10-2012
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Discovering Inner Compassion (Kindness) - Part 1
Competence and compassion are the two most important aspects of our professional
life. We would contend that compassion needs to be valued at least as much as competence
in our work and in education.
There are many reasons why we find it difficult to be compassionate in our job;
often there is not enough time to respond to competing demands, we have to concentrate
on our tasks, we feel too exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally to give
any more. Then there are the negative feelings that block out compassion. Being
clear about what we mean by compassion can help us to understand how it can be an
integral part of our work. This will help us to be caring in our work, without suffering
‘compassion fatigue’ and ‘emotional burnout’.
Our own negative feelings, such as anger, hatred and jealousy, can prevent us showing
our compassion. By understanding those feelings and how they affect us, we can release
them and allow ourselves to be more compassionate. Compassion can be compared to
the sun; it is always there but sometimes it cannot shine through because of the
clouds. The clouds are the negativity that hides our true nature of compassion.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
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Message for the day 21-10-2012
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The one with pure thoughts experience safety in all situations.
Expression: When there are negative situations, we usually get negative thoughts
very easily. Such negative thoughts take us further into negativity. We get caught
in this circle of negativity and we then can't make our thoughts positive.
Experience: We need to take care that we don't blame anyone when we are going
through any negative situation. We need to see whatever positivity we can in the
situation, and we will find our mind changing to positive too. It is this positivity
that acts as a means of safety for us.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris