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Soul Sustenance 23-05-2013
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The Filtration Process In The Soul
The mind and its creation i.e. thoughts, in these times, in most people, are controlled
by three main factors:
i. their habits or sanskaras
ii. their past experiences, and
iii. information which they are exposed to and which they imbibe.
The intellect is like a filter which has the function of discriminating, of judging
the thoughts and deciding which ones to put into practice and which ones not to,
basically filtering them.
Presently the filter of the intellect has become weakened, confused and unsure; it
has become blocked by many incorrect beliefs, due to which this filtration does
not take place properly – as a result many wrong thoughts get converted into actions.
A lot of times during the day, thoughts become actions so fast, that the filter
of the intellect does not even come into play i.e. thoughts become actions bypassing
the filter.
The beliefs that we have today are related to our cultural, physical, social, religious,
political identity associated with our age, gender, occupation, wealth, role etc.
of our body. Beliefs connected to materialism, to having rather than being,
are living based on the perception of the sense organs, and not on the intuition
and the wisdom of the spirit. There are beliefs that block you, or brake you, others
break you, they bring about fears in you and a limited perception of reality and
of yourself. However much you try to generate positive thoughts, if you do not change
these beliefs, their influence on the intellect will be so strong that it is almost
impossible to maintain a positive state of mind. Even if you experience it, it will
be short-lived and temporary.
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Message for the day 23-05-2013
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True treasure is the treasure of contentment.
Projection: We, sometimes, find that we do not always have with us everything
we want. When we are faced with this thought again and again, we naturally begin
to have negative thoughts. We, then, are not able to appreciate and use what we
have. Instead we are left wishing for something else.
Solution: Instead of thinking of what we don't have or need, we need to make
effort to use whatever we already have with us. For this, we need to make a conscious
effort to check what treasures we have, then, we will be able to use them in a worthwhile
way. Then, we will be able to be content whatever the situation may be.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris