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Soul Sustenance 21-11-2012
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Self Empowerment
We do not realize that we are more than the limits we repeatedly place on ourselves.
What is it that limits and overshadows us? The prayers and the requests of the human
race for many centuries - with I need, I want and I own, people place value on the
self by relating to the material, external aspects of their lives. However, this
does not work and when people insist on behaving in this way (that is, relating
to the outside), then addictive attachments are created. They try to fill themselves,
but exactly the opposite happens: the self becomes more and more empty. Unfortunately,
the mechanism of need and greed functions in this way: first, there is the illusion
of gain and secondly, when this is not realised, depletion (emptiness), instead
of enrichment (filling up), occurs. Whatever the addiction is, no matter how camouflaged
(hidden) it may be, it quietly but surely, ruins the person. It is a silent illness
that only meditation can cure.
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Message for the day 21-11-2012
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When we are in the elevated company of the One God, no bad company will influence
us.
Expression: Sometimes when we are working for our self-development we sometimes
wish for support or understanding from others which we don't always get. We actually
look for a role model, whom we could follow or who could be an inspiration for us.
When we don't find anyone like that we tend to get disheartened and continue to
justify ourselves for not bringing any change in ourselves.
Experience: The solution lies in becoming a role model and a source of support
for others instead of expecting others to do so. For this, we need to pay extra
attention to the kind of company we keep. Under all circumstances, if we keep God
as our companion we will not be influenced by any other company, however strong
they might be. We will then be able to bring about change in ourselves.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris