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Soul Sustenance 11-02-2013
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The Method Of Realizing Your Purpose (Part 2)
A question that can help you to find the purpose for your self is: when you feel
absolutely on top of the world, very much content and full of enthusiasm, what is
there in you? Who are you at that moment? What is the energy inside you
at that time? What do you give to your surroundings and to others? This stage is
something that you want to reach all the time and keep with you. Ask yourself that
question. Visualize that moment, which at some time in life you must have experienced.
If not, visualize what you would like to experience.
Second question to find your purpose related to the world: What is it that you want
to radiate to others? What is it that you want to give? That is, what do you want
to devote yourself to? This isn't limited to your job or a hobby or a sport
for e.g., but rather applies to what you offer and radiate in the whole day, in
relationships, with people through your thoughts, words and actions - in the family,
at work, in the market, friends, acquaintances and even strangers.
To carry out this inner inquiry (in both the cases above) you need to go to its
deepest part. What is your purpose? Not your purpose for this weekend you want to
go for the club meeting or not, or that in the holidays you want to visit a hill
station; all these are short term purposes. Your life purpose refers to what it
is that you really want to reach. If you clarify it, it will help you to make decisions
with clarity and determination in your life.
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Message for the day 11-02-2013
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The easy way to overcome any negative trait or habit is to work with virtues.
Projection: In order to overcome negative tendencies the usual tendency is
to make effort to remove them. But it is found that the more we think about them
even if it is to remove them, we find ourselves becoming more aware of them. This
makes the influence of our negativity stronger.
Solution: The solution lies in making effort of working with virtues. For
example, instead of saying we will not work with anger we will now practice working
with our inherent peace. For this we need to make it a habit to work with peace
so that it emerges naturally even in difficult situations.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris