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Soul Sustenance 19-05-2013
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Making The Journey With The Right Realization
It’s so easy to become caught up in my physical role - my name, physical personality
and looks; the social setup or family I’ve been born into, my friend circle, the
school I went to, the person I married, the organization in which I work, the various
material objects I own or possess. I forget my true identity, the spiritual being,
and that it is me, the spirit or soul, who is experiencing life through this physical
body and surrounding circumstances. The physical, human side is essential, but it’s
the spirit, the being, the energy, which makes the journey. The physical body is
the vehicle through which the journey is made. The people who exist in my life are
also energies making their journeys through their respective vehicles. Looking
at myself and others, when I realize who is making the journey and I remember this
and maintain this spiritual consciousness throughout the day, I'm able to access
spiritual treasures of peace, of power, of love and joy and see the same in others.
It is because of not remaining in this remembrance; I remember and identify with
the vehicle and experience my false identity. That is why we find ourselves empty
of these treasures today. As a result there is a tremendous increase in interest
in meditation throughout the world. Unlike in the past when this interest was seen
primarily in the East, today relaxation and meditation is a blooming industry in
the Western countries.
The more I become trapped by a materialistic consciousness, and the more I lose
contact with my inner self, the less freedom I experience. The search of happiness
through the physical senses brings temporary, short-lived gains. My life lacks depth
when the only things I know, realize and feel are related to the loads of information
I receive from the physical sense organs, and I become disconnected from
the spiritual dimension.
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Message for the day 19-05-2013
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To be responsible for each thought, word and action is to be free from questions.
Projection: When we are faced with challenges we usually put the blame on
others or on situations. We justify our thoughts, words and actions. We, then, tell
ourselves and others that we have been forced to think that way or say and do such
a thing. Such thinking creates a series of questions in our mind about others and
situations for which we can never find answers.
Solution: We need to recognize the fact that no one or nothing can force
us to do something that we do not want to do. Each and everything we do is our own
choice and we are responsible for it. When we take up the responsibility in this
way, we will not only be free from waste questions and doubts but will also be able
to mould our thoughts, words and actions in the right way.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris