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Soul Sustenance 08-07-2013
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The Spiritual Sculptor And The Piece Of Art
A sculpture is a three-dimensional artwork created by an artisan, a sculptor, by
shaping materials which may be hard like wood or stone or soft like clay. God or
the Supreme Being also has been remembered as the spiritual sculptor. With that
consciousness, I being like a rough living block of wood or stone or a plain piece
of clay, place myself in his safe hands. There are three types of faith in this consciousness:-
1. the faith in the Sculptor,
2. the faith in myself and
3. the faith in time.
It's my first faith, my faith in the Sculptor, in his vision of his finished work
i.e. a perfect and complete me, which he foresees, waiting to emerge from my present
imperfect self, that allows me place myself in his hands. His vision
of perfection is so clear that knowing it, I feel I must regain my original condition.
Also when I come in front of God, who is a perfect spiritual being, his love and
the knowledge he gives me makes me aware of myself as a spiritual being similar
to him. This awareness then reminds me of my original qualities and the spiritual
beauty and perfection hidden inside me, which helps me in having the second faith,
the faith in myself. I am able to trust the Sculptor, knowing that the knocks I
receive will chip away at my weaknesses, and restore my truth and beauty. Initially,
I may not know myself completely or have full faith in myself, the second faith,
but God, the Sculptor, knows me and has full faith in me, all the Sculptor wants
me to do is to be still and patient. Being still means having complete faith
in myself and him and being patient means having the third faith - the faith in
time. His knowledge and power gives me the strength and courage to be still and
patient i.e. strong in all three faiths while he continues his work on me. I should
not move or be impatient i.e. not let any of my faiths waiver, otherwise I will
not become perfect. There is a vast difference between how God sees me, and how
I am at the present moment. Holding the vision that God has of me, I have to just
surrender my mind to the Spiritual Sculptor and keep myself in his hands. When I
do that, the thoughts inside my mind get focused spiritually on him and as a result
I receive his spiritual energy, which reshapes and transforms me. That which
is highest and most beautiful in me begins to emerge gradually.
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Message for the day 08-07-2013
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To become worthy of blessings means to make success easy.
Projection: Thinking of benefit for the self increases to such an extent
that it sometimes takes on the form of selfishness. When we are selfish we stop
thinking about others or the effect that our action is going to have on them. Then
we are not able to move forward with lightness because the good wishes and blessings
of others are not with us.
Solution: In each and every action of ours we need to first check if it is
going to be beneficial for us as well as for others. As much as there is benefit
for others too in the task that we are doing, that much the good wishes of others
will be there for the task. With these good wishes we will be able to move forward
much faster and achieving success will be easy.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris