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Soul Sustenance 31-07-2013
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The Consciousness Switchover While we have explained in many of our past
messages what body consciousness or attachment to physicality is and how it leads
to a creation of lot many different types and shades of vices or weaknesses which
tend to creep into our sanskaras, thoughts, feelings, attitudes, words, actions,
etc. as a result of which we lose access to our pure, positive inherent nature;
another process of subtle attachment to physicality that we get drawn into regularly,
which leads to the same result, but on a more subtle level, is karma or action
consciousness where there is no over consciousness of the physical body but one
gets so engrossed in the role one is playing that one becomes role conscious and
experiences bondage and burden and mental freedom is lost. As a result our
inner comfort and contentment levels drop, others tend to become discontent with
us and we become discontent with them, our relationships suffer, the efficiency
in our actions drop, even our physical body is affected and we don’t know the reason
for the same.
Most of us will experience body consciousness once in a while but we experience
karma consciousness every day, something which we don’t perceive as negative
but it gives a negative result because it is a subtle form of body consciousness,
which can accumulate inside us over a period of time and cross the boundaries of
subtlety and take a gross form. What is a simple solution for the same? A consciousness
switchover from role or karma consciousness to soul consciousness at different
points in the day and then returning to playing the part of karma with a
revised consciousness. The role remains the same and is to be played, the
soul cannot exist without it, but the consciousness is changed.
In tomorrow’s message, we will mention a few very simple methods which help us in
doing that.
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Message for the day 31-07-2013
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The one who sacrifices name and fame is the one who gets recognition.
Projection: When we make a positive contribution we usually want to get recognition
for it. We might not always say it in words but there is always an expectation that
others should recognise our contribution.
Solution: We need to make sure that we enjoy whatever we do. Since the task
itself becomes enjoyable for us, we don't anymore expect recognition. The more we
become free from expectations we get the love from others and recognition too.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris