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Soul Sustenance 04-12-2012
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Open-Eyed Meditation
One of the special characteristics of Raja Yoga meditation (as taught by the Brahma
Kumaris) is that I learn to meditate with my eyes open. The training of the mind,
so that it creates thoughts, to give a positive experience, helps me in facing not
only my daily routine, but specifically, in dealing with unexpected practical life
situations that test my real power. Mastering the art of meditating with my eyes
open can be of immense value to me in my practical life.
If I restrict myself to seated meditation with my eyes closed, then I am prevented
from continuing the meditative experience in the course of my normal activities
i.e. walking, eating, cooking, working in the office, moving around and so on.
Meditation is at the same time an incredibly relaxing experience as well as brings
about an increase of perception (judgement) powers and sharper reaction response.
In this way, I can be walking along the street in a meditative state and yet have
a very quick perception (judgement) and reaction response to the surrounding pedestrians
and traffic.
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Message for the day 04-12-2012
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Negative situations can be transformed into positive with the power of stability.
Expression: When faced with a negative situation, usually the mind gets affected.
Lot of questions arise in the mind that don't allow us to be stable at that time.
Because of the thoughts in our mind, though it is in our hands to work at transforming
the situation, we don't make use of this opportunity but only end up adding to the
negativity.
Experience: In a negative situation, it is necessary for us to maintain our
own inner stability. We need to free ourselves from wasteful thoughts. Then, the
negativity in the situation will finish, first in our mind and then in the situation
itself. Our own internal stability will help in finishing the influence of the external
situation.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris