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Soul Sustenance 22-01-2013
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The Power To Transform Emotions (cont.)
Thoughts may be temporary. Feelings (either positive or negative),
accompanying repeated thought-patterns, stay a bit longer inside us. But when a
soul suffers a major setback, loss or failure in life that it is not able to deal
with, it becomes emotionally damaged and the results of that can be extreme.
Suppose I lose a loved one all of a sudden. If the feelings that come to me because
of this loss can be taken care of at that time, through any means like the remembrance
of God, meditation, developing a positive hobby to divert my mind, spending more
time in the positive company of other family members, etc.; I will deal with the
feelings and move on. If however, I am unable to deal with my feelings through any
of the means mentioned, the experience of loss I feel is going to cause a lot of
deep damage on the emotional level. Then it will not just be a feeling of loss,
but it will actually have wounded the soul emotionally. Until that wound has healed,
I'll carry it with me long after the loss has suffered. The emotions linked to it
will come to the surface repeatedly, though I may have no idea where my sorrow is
coming from. Due to the emotional wound, I'll be unable to stay happy, no matter
how positive my circumstances may be today.
Meditation does not require me to go into the subconscious roots of my pain. Instead,
through thought, meditation enables me to take conscious control of my feelings and
emotions, so as to displace the negative, which brings sorrow; with positive, which
brings happiness. It helps me experience pure, powerful emotions and loveful
feelings to such an extent that the wounds left by past experiences are healed.
Raja Yoga means 'royal union’ - it means having a loveful relationship with God.
The experience of God’s love is a soothing balm for my emotions, and a remedy for
the emotional pain the soul feels.
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Message for the day 22-01-2013
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To keep the aim in front of us is to move forward with contentment.
Projection: Several times there are situations that are negative where we
have to face things that are not really what we are expecting or wanting. At such
times we tend to get disheartened and experience discontentment. Our state of mind
becomes such that we can no longer experience peace.
Solution: The solution at such times is to keep our vision clear on our aim.
When all our thoughts and energy are concentrated on our aim, we will be able to
consider any negative scene that comes our way as only a side-scene. We can easily
ignore all such situations and so our mind is at rest or peace.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris