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Soul Sustenance 18-06-2013
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Self Respect
Self-respect depends on knowing who I am, knowing my eternal (ageless), spiritual
self. When I have found that sense of spiritual identity, I feel I have a right
to be here, to exist. Without the spiritual dimension, it is very difficult to really
respect myself deeply. In this case, I base my respect on identifying with the superficial
(artificial) aspects of my being: looks, gender, success, my life partner, my intelligence.
With such artificial identification, I will never have a stable sense of self-respect,
because people's opinions change. Today they love me, tomorrow they reject me. What
is the result of depending on their opinions? I will end up fluctuating all the
time - feeling positive when they say good things, and feeling down when they say
negative things. To stay stable in my self-respect, I need to have a deeper understanding
of my spiritual identity (the foundation of this being that I am a soul) and tap
into those riches that are within me forever, waiting to blossom, like the flower
from the seed.
As I become spiritually aware, those riches and resources start flowing out of me.
The more stable I am in my self-respect and spirituality, the more I radiate what
I truly am. I feel a deep sense of contentment and I am happy to be me, however
I am. I accept myself as I am.
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Message for the day 18-06-2013
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The one who understands the importance of time makes full use of it.
Projection: There is usually a tendency to postpone things to the last moment.
When the situation demands that we finish the job and at the same time if unforeseen
things come up, we tend to feel pressurised. We, then, are not able to do the job
well and begin to wish that we had more time.
Solution: We need to understand the importance of time and do the job needed
to be done immediately.We need to understand the fact that if we lose this moment,
there is no chance of getting it back again. If we use the time at hand frutifully,
we'll always be able to remain light and be available to things that come up suddenly.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris