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Soul Sustenance 27-11-2012
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Concentration
The understanding of the self as a soul is the foundation of all spiritual experience.
If you have practiced some form of meditation before, it is likely that you were
asked to concentrate on a flower, a dot on the wall, the picture of some great saint,
a candle flame or maybe even to endlessly repeat some words, which sometimes, are
little understood. To concentrate, I must have a focus that is certain and easy
to visualize. In Rajyoga meditation, as taught by the Brahma Kumaris, very simply
and naturally, I, the soul, on the wings of my thoughts fly to my eternal and highest
home – paramdham, shantidham and experience my original virtues.
As I begin to practice soul-consciousness, I learn to detach myself from the diverse
and difficult situations around me and turn naturally to my home and concentrate
on the Father of all souls who resides there. The mind becomes automatically controlled
by this flow of peace. With the fundamental understanding of the differences between
soul and body, the spiritual and the physical, I begin to meditate.
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Message for the day 27-11-2012
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To have hope means to have a chance for success.
Expression: When we encounter failures, we sometimes get so disheartened
that we lose hope in both the situations and in ourselves. Instead of seeing the
obstacle that comes our way as a turn, we see it as an end and give up trying. So
we lose out on our chance for success.
Experience: Even when things don't seem to be working out right, we must
never leave hope. To leave hope means to rule out our chance for success. When we
have hope we will keep thinking of new ways for success. We will then surely get
cooperation from somewhere or the other and we will be successful.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris