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Soul Sustenance 13-05-2013
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Limiting Ourselves In Comfort Zones
We are basically unlimited beings. But we limit ourselves in many comfort zones.
We have a lot of conditionings which, in reality, are mental.
Some mosquitoes were put in a box and they kept jumping a lot. The box was covered
from the top and each time they jumped they hit the top of the box, and when they
jumped too close to the right or the left they hit the sides of the box. Slowly,
to avoid harming themselves, they learned to jump just under the cover and without
reaching the sides of the box. One day all the four sides of the box were opened.
The mosquitoes were free, but they kept on jumping as far as the limit they had
learned. The physical limits were no longer there. But they had become conditioned
mentally. The same thing happens to us. We have to open the sides of the box and
take off the top, or we can continue to live inside the box created by our own mind.
Given below are some conditionings under which we work, because of which we do not
experience complete freedom.
* Beliefs , acquired since our childhood, which limit us.
* The negative images of low self esteem that we have created of ourselves.
* The damaging thoughts of doubt, which does not let the highway of trust
to build up inside ourselves and does not allow the creative energy of positivity
to flow from inside us to the outside.
* The fear of failure or not being to able to succeed completely. A lot of
times the fear exists due to past experiences of failure or not having succeeded
as much as you would have liked.
We need to become aware of what our pattern of thoughts is, which brings us under
the negative influence of mental conditionings. When that happens, we will be able
to become free of these conditionings. While we do not become aware, we will continue
to remain under its influence.
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Message for the day 13-05-2013
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The one who is detached is the one who is loving too.
Projection: The lotus flower is both detached and loving. It is untouched
by the dirt it is surrounded with and is beautiful and loving at the same time.
In the same way, whatever the situations or the people around us, we need to be
untouched by their negativity. Then we will become the ones who are loving too.
Solution: When we are faced with a negative situation, instead of blaming
the situation, we need to work at our own inner strength. The problem could be created
by someone else, but we have to make effort in bringing about the solution. Then
we will be able to make things better without having negative feelings towards anyone.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris