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Soul Sustenance 21-03-2013
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The Three Root Causes Of Anger (Part 2)
We are at a subtle war with another person when he/she has done something which we
perceive or judge to be wrong and our anger is an attempt to change them or take
revenge. This is the second belief (we had mentioned the first one in yesterday’s
message) that is embedded very deeply in our consciousness that the world, including
its entire people, should do exactly what we want them to, or what we think they
should do. Perhaps we have not yet realized that it is impossible to control others
and make them change. The lack of awareness and realization of this truth, which
we will definitely realize at some point or the other, doesn’t let us become anger-free
very easily. People will always make their own decisions and control their own actions,
always. They can definitely be influenced, but they cannot be controlled. When our
internal desire of a certain type of behavior from people is not fulfilled, or in
other words something against the above belief happens, our instant reaction is
one of resentment or irritation or frustration or hatred which are all forms of
anger.
One of the most important attributes of a great soul is the ability to not have
even a trace of desire for revenge inside and the ability to forgive someone who
has supposedly wronged him in anyway. Don’t we all acknowledge that such an individual
who has freed himself completely from all anger forms earns our and everyone else’s
respect and deepest admiration, and we give him the medal of greatness inside our
minds and even physically? So doesn’t that mean we intuitively know that this anger
is an incorrect emotion and peace, good wishes and forgiveness are the correct ones,
in harmony with the basic nature of the human spirit?
(To be continued tomorrow…)
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Message for the day 21-03-2013
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The one who is content is creative and thereby successful.
Projection: It is usually believed that to be content is to have nothing
to look forward to. And the one who is content is the one who tries for nothing
new. So it is usually believed that contentment brings hardly any great achievements.
Solution: We need to ensure our own contentment in whatever we do. Because
when we are not content we find that the mind is not able to work to the fullest
extent. On the other hand contentment brings creativity. This creativity ensures
our constant progress and thereby our success.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris