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Soul Sustenance 29-05-2013
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Connecting To The Qualities Of Others
Meditation adds immense value and depth to my relationships. It also brings closeness
in them. Many obstacles and barriers, both on a physical as well as a subtle level,
come between me and others when my consciousness and as a result, my perception
are struck primarily in the physical dimension. If I hardly know five to ten per
cent of myself, and that too mostly on the surface, my relationships are going to
be similarly superficial. With my self-respect built on very weak foundations,
it will tend to be delicate and I'll be prone to trying to maintain it by thinking
about and focusing my energies on others' weaknesses, sometimes real and sometimes
even imagined. I'll also find it hard to realize and appreciate their qualities.
Such is the state of so many human relationships today.
In meditation, I go into the depths of myself, and deep within my inner being, I
find the beauty of peace, love and happiness that is there inside me. I
also realize that this same beauty lies inside each soul. Then naturally and very
easily, without any effort, I get connected to the same qualities in others.
I also find the strength to do the same. I am no longer judgmental seeing others’
temporary sanskaras of negativity. I find qualities that are basically there
inside every soul: the original qualities or sanskaras of each spiritual
being. It’s like a basic prototype for the whole of humanity, which I deeply see
and realize.
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Message for the day 29-05-2013
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Determination enables elevated thoughts to become practical.
Projection: When we have an aim in our life and are working for it, we sometimes
are not able to bring into practice all that we plan to do. We then tend to become
disheartened and give up after trying for some time. Thus we lose out on the benefit
that our thoughts can bring in our life.
Solution: In order to put into practice the good thoughts that we get i.e.,
in order to make our thoughts practical we need to stamp it with determination.
Our words should never be 'I'll try', but must always be 'I will do it'. Where there
is determination there is victory.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris