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Soul Sustenance 12-07-2015
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The Search For Success Through Desire Fulfillment
The false intention and assumption behind greed, in the form of a thought and feeling, is the more I have, the more I am. It is a combination of trying to add to the value of the self through material possessions, position, role, talent or achievements and then becoming attached to these as a form of identity, finally leading to personal collapse. To try to add to the sense of self in this way has the effect of diverting oneself from the real self, which is why, in many cases, a person who has everything material is left with the feeling of being empty, disorientated and even fearful.
We cannot accumulate, or rely on the external, to create a sense of personal value.
People often try to fill the void of personal inadequacy or emptiness through greed, but this method goes against natural, universal laws. All that I am, all that I can be, all that will make me truly happy must begin from inside the self. We have to start from the inside out, not the other way round, otherwise we create desires that have no end, like the ten-headed Ravana - every time Ram cut off one of his heads, another grew in its place. Ravana did not die until Ram aimed for his heart. Desires are created from wanting one thing or another, believing that we will find achievement when those desires are fulfilled. This pattern of behavior keeps deceiving us and the proof of this is seen in the state of discontentment and emptiness a lot of people find themselves in today.
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Message for the day 12-07-2015
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To have the enthusiasm for learning is to constantly dance in happiness.
Expression: Situations do come to take away our happiness. But when the sunlight of knowledge is shining bright, no clouds of negativity can remain forever. When there is the spirit of understanding the essence of everything that happens, there is learning. Such learning will help me be better and more powerful.
Experience: Today I will learn something new from at least two situations. It doesn't really matter whether the outcome is negative or positive, but I will pick out something from it as a learning. Thus I will be able to color the future actions with positivity too.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris
Soul Sustenance 12-07-2015
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The Search For Success Through Desire Fulfillment
The false intention and assumption behind greed, in the form of a thought and feeling, is the more I have, the more I am. It is a combination of trying to add to the value of the self through material possessions, position, role, talent or achievements and then becoming attached to these as a form of identity, finally leading to personal collapse. To try to add to the sense of self in this way has the effect of diverting oneself from the real self, which is why, in many cases, a person who has everything material is left with the feeling of being empty, disorientated and even fearful.
We cannot accumulate, or rely on the external, to create a sense of personal value.
People often try to fill the void of personal inadequacy or emptiness through greed, but this method goes against natural, universal laws. All that I am, all that I can be, all that will make me truly happy must begin from inside the self. We have to start from the inside out, not the other way round, otherwise we create desires that have no end, like the ten-headed Ravana - every time Ram cut off one of his heads, another grew in its place. Ravana did not die until Ram aimed for his heart. Desires are created from wanting one thing or another, believing that we will find achievement when those desires are fulfilled. This pattern of behavior keeps deceiving us and the proof of this is seen in the state of discontentment and emptiness a lot of people find themselves in today.
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Message for the day 12-07-2015
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To have the enthusiasm for learning is to constantly dance in happiness.
Expression: Situations do come to take away our happiness. But when the sunlight of knowledge is shining bright, no clouds of negativity can remain forever. When there is the spirit of understanding the essence of everything that happens, there is learning. Such learning will help me be better and more powerful.
Experience: Today I will learn something new from at least two situations. It doesn't really matter whether the outcome is negative or positive, but I will pick out something from it as a learning. Thus I will be able to color the future actions with positivity too.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris
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