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Soul Sustenance 28-12-2012
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Practical Ways of Changing Old Habits or Beliefs (Part 3)
Conscious Disassociation
A useful method for transforming habits is that of conscious disassociation. This
involves avoiding the situations that give rise to the habit occurring automatically.
For example, if you often smoke after a coffee, you have to make sure there is no
coffee. By breaking your habit, you will be less likely to have a craving to smoke.
Instead of your habitual coffee, you can create a new pattern and have a cup of
herbal tea and sit down to think or read, instead of smoking.
Rajyoga Meditation
Rajyoga meditation is an efficient method for transforming habits. By connecting
with the Supreme Soul (who is the purest conscient energy) in the incorporeal (non-physical)
world of divine light, which is called paramdham or shantidham, the soul purifies
itself and one experiences a natural disinclination from negative habits that we
have been trapped in for a long time.
(To be continued tomorrow …..)
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Message for the day 28-12-2012
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To be a donor means to give at each step and increase one's own stock.
Expression: Usually it seems very difficult to be a donor - to give from
whatever resources we have. The thought often arises in the mind that we cannot
give because we are ourselves not complete or full. We find ourselves constantly
trying to fill ourselves and we then have no time or thought for giving to those
around us.
Experience: We have a lot of treasures within us which we can give to those
around us, our virtues, our specialities etc. Even if we have just a little and
give to the others, we will find ourselves benefitting. For having given from whatever
we have, we find that these treasures begin to increase within ourselves too.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris