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Soul Sustenance 03-02-2013
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The Creations Of The Mind
Scientists have learned a lot about our physical functioning, but most admit that
what actually keeps a human being alive is a mystery not completely solved. Rising
above being just a product of chemical and electrical activity in the brain, as
believed by many of us, spirituality orients me and trains me to come close to my
real self, my spiritual self. Before I was a stranger to my own self, unaware of
what is going inside my consciousness and distant from my own self. The first step
in coming close to myself is that I learn to use the energy of my mind in the most
effective way possible. For this, I decide to find a place where, each day,
I can sit for a few minutes without interruptions, in order to focus on the self
and explore the inner world of the creations of the mind - my thoughts, feelings,
attitudes and emotions.
There has been a lot of conflicting views in the world about what the mind is and
how it works. In the teachings of meditation by the Brahma Kumaris, the mind, which
gives rise to my thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions, is seen as a faculty
of the soul, not the body. It is rather like the difference between a television
set and the movies seen on that set. The movies originate in the minds of the directors,
not in the television set itself. The television set is just a medium for displaying
the movies. So it is with all these four creations (thoughts, feelings, attitudes
and emotions). These originate in the non-physical consciousness and not in the
physical brain. The brain is just a processor of them and the body is a medium via
which all four are displayed or brought onto expressions, physical gestures, words
and actions. When I realize this, and really understand this difference, it very
empowering. I am then able to use the power of discrimination to make choices between
thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions that are useful and empowering for myself
and others, and those that bring me down.
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Message for the day 03-02-2013
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To think less is to remain happy.
Projection: Usually there is a tendency to think more than normal when there
is a challenging situation. Although it is considered to be good to think more,
we usually miss out on the fact that thinking more means having lots of waste thoughts
along with those that are necessary.
Solution: When we find ourselves thinking a lot we need to ask ourselves
if all these thoughts are really necessary. We need to recognise waste thoughts
and replace them with something more positive. With this practice we'll find ourselves
thinking less and at the same time having powerful thoughts which will keep us cheerful
under all circumstances.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris