Brahma Kumaris: April 2020

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 30-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 30-04-2020
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Let’s Be Human Beings, Not Human Doings (Part 2)

Whenever you begin the day, look at everything and everyone around you and realize deeply that my education, my professional qualifications, my wealth and my role – all this and much more is not really mine. This is because you are a being full of peace, love and happiness, which is non-physical, first. And, all this expanse of physical belongings, people, close relationships and everything else, even your physical body – all of this, you have acquired later. The non-physical is controlling and running the physical. The non-physical is eternal and the physical is limited to this lifetime only.

Happiness is the primary quality that we are looking for. Also, we are looking for peace and love. As long as your consciousness is centered around the physical, all these three emotions will not be experienced by you permanently and forever. They will come and go. This is because everything physical is transient or changeable. One day your relationships are good and on another day there is a lack of co-operation and you feel less loved. Sometimes, everything is going smooth at the workplace and on another there is a pressure of uncompleted tasks and deadlines which make you feel peaceless. Also, at times your physical costume or body is healthy and running well and suddenly an illness arises and you lose your inner contentment and feeling of wellness. So, life is about twists and turns. When your consciousness is focused on your inner being, you are peaceful, loveful and happy at all times. This is because the foundation of your peace, love and happiness is not transient or changeable. Also, by looking at the eternal and inner self as the basis of your existence, you will not be affected by the situations outside. They will come and go and you will remain stable, because you are a source of peace, love and happiness and you will fill every situation of your life with them. The situations are no longer your source for them and you are no longer dependent on them to remain full of peace, love and happiness.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 30-04-2020
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It is on the basis of actions that praise is received.

Expression: The one who only talks but is not able to put his talk into practice does not become worthy of praise. On the other hand, the one who is able to bring his good thoughts and words into action becomes worthy of praise. Such a person's actions become inspirational for others and encourage them to follow him.

Experience: When I am able to act according to my thoughts and words, I am able to take inspiration to do more. For every positive action that I do, I experience support and good wishes from others which encourage me constantly. My account of positivity is always full and it takes me further to a cycle of positivity making it a habit. So I find that I don't have to work hard for performing positive actions.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 29-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 29-04-2020
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Let’s Be Human Beings, Not Human Doings (Part 1)

We are all special angels in this world born for a higher purpose. Have you ever wondered that apart from living a life from morning to night, full of actions like dressing up in the morning, going to work, cooking meals and going off to sleep at the end of the day, we also have a higher purpose in this lifetime? Take for e.g. a machine in your home like an air conditioner. It runs when we put it on and shuts down when we instruct it to. When it is not running, it remains idle without ever thinking that it could do something else. Does it have a higher purpose? No. Then one day comes when we discard it forever and it is abandoned. We all are human beings first and not human doings only. Human doings work from morning to night, performing different actions, without a higher purpose. Human beings have a higher purpose - to look after the being while performing actions necessary to life. So, let us not be a like a machine from today. When we step into our workplace or when we look after our home, family and friends, let us think and be aware that one day we will leave this body and take with us nothing. No financial success, professional achievement, beautiful relationship and looks and outer personality will go with you, when you are no longer in this physical costume or body.

So, pause for a minute this moment and look inwards. I love my son or daughter or husband or wife but one day they will no longer be with me, when I leave this physical costume. For me, the purpose of my life may be looking after them. But my higher purpose is looking after my inner self, my sanskaras, my inner being, which I will carry with me. So take an affirmation every morning – I choose to beautify my inner self in the complete day and give happiness to everyone I meet. I choose to be good at work but also work on my actions, which make me receive blessings from everyone. Also, I choose to be a mirror of goodness for everyone, in which people will see positivity and be inspired to become better human beings. Why? Because you are special, a special human being and not an ordinary human doing!

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 29-04-2020
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To have a balance between being a master and a child is to ensure success.

Expression: To be in the consciousness of being a master means to have confidence in whatever has to be done and in the ideas that have to be put forth. Along with this if there is the consciousness of being a child, there is learning and improvement, because criticism is taken in the right spirit.

Experience: When I am able to be open to criticism as a child, I am able to learn from it. I am able to gain further mastery without being troubled by ego. My learning would never be blocked by what other people think or feel. Instead I am able to experience constant progress and sure success.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 28-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 28-04-2020
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Father & Child: The Emotional Connect (Part 2)

In the previous message, we explored how I as a father bond with my child in pre-natal stage and infancy. Today we will look at subsequent years.

During childhood years, my child's behaviour may not be the way I think is right. I need patience, understanding that it is all age-appropriate. I should love yet discipline. Be firm but never angry or punish, as they radiate vibrations of rejection, depleting my child emotionally. My role is to first accept, then empower.

Children do not learn what they see, they absorb what is around them as vibrations. So values cannot be taught but when lived by parents every time, they become a part of the child's personality. Honesty in simple acts like admitting to mistakes, paying taxes, paying fine if I broke traffic rules, and so on are essential. Respecting family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, domestic help, driver, cook or hospitality industry personnel is critical. My morals should flow in every situation with everyone, not just when my child is around.

Children share a deep connection with mothers. They naturally take a liking for anyone who treats the mother well. So how I take care of my wife creates a big influence on my relationship with my child. Of course, I must always respect my wife, not only for the sake of my child. In pre-teen or teen years my child deals with adolescence, peer pressure, media, expectations and competition. So I must continue giving acceptance, approval and appreciation so my child can share everything, trusting me to respond with stability rather than react out of impulsiveness. Only my calmness can open up a discussion where I can advice or guide.

Children are today exposed to an unsafe environment. To protect them, I should not simply care but connect, so that trust, respect and love grow. Our inner power, patience, compassion, love and joy reflect in them. If we lack them, they too will. By being aligned to the original nature of peace, love and joy, every father will raise an angel.

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Message for the day 28-04-2020
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To see only problems is to become the one who only takes service.

Expression: When there is the practice of seeing only problems in all situations there is the inability to find solutions and act effectively. All the resources that could be used for the benefit of the self and others remain hidden. Such a person becomes dependent on others for finding solutions and a source of pity.

Experience: When I am caught up with problems and not able to see anything else, I am unable to experience progress. I find myself moving backward losing a lot of things I have. I would not be able to retain my self-confidence and would become dependent on others.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Monday, April 27, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 27-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 27-04-2020
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Father & Child: The Emotional Connect (Part 1)

At times, it is great for fathers and children to reflect on the bond they share. It is also nice to say thank you to father, appreciate and acknowledge their role - of shouldering responsibilities of family, career, finances, social & spiritual life.

Success for a father has no unanimous definition. It appears to be about how much physical, social and financial comfort a father can provide, but today emotional bond between them is the key. Whether toddler or teenager, a child wants quality time and energy of the father, apart from having all needs fulfilled. So the responsibility is on the father to establish and sustain a loving relationship. Let us explore how as a father, I should bond with my child.

The first phase is my pre-natal bond which begins when my child is in the mother's womb. As a father, every thought I create for my child travels as vibrations, providing emotional nourishment. So I should radiate loving, comforting, welcoming thoughts. Conflict, anger, anxiety and other negative emotions should be avoided. I should not create thoughts of gender preference as my child catches it and feels unwanted if it is of the opposite gender.

Substance addictions for me and my wife is an absolute No. If I indulge in smoking or alcohol, I radiate vibrations of addiction to the child. Addiction not only depletes my emotional strength, it influences my child's mind and body. I must refrain from this stage and stay away from it, for life.

The next phase is infancy or babyhood and is the finest time for me to seal a strong emotional connect. Participating in baby-care tasks is important, but more important is how I feel while playing with, talking to, carrying or calming my child - do I create thoughts of love and comfort? Or do I create irritation and hurry up to get back to other work? Doing the latter sends vibrations of rejection to my child.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 27-04-2020
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To have power means to enjoy the variety of life.

Expression: When there is the inner strength there is enthusiasm to give the best and also to learn and improve with every obstacle. To work with inner power is to be like a skilled player whose focus is on enjoying the match too rather than just on winning.

Experience: When I have learned the art of focusing on my strengths, I am able to enjoy the variety scenes that life brings for me. I would enjoy dealing with all these different scenes in a natural and easy way, and also be naturally victorious. And so I have the benefit of double enjoyment.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 26-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 26-04-2020
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Appreciating People Genuinely And Generously

People around us aspire for a little more appreciation than they already get for who they are and what they do. Recognition does wonders to people’s motivation and efficiency. Yet appreciation seems to be a blind-spot, we often overlook praising others, in our personal and professional relationships. If you take a closer look at people around you, there are plenty of incredible people supporting us incredibly. They are selfless in their love, they are stretching limits, and making sacrifices at different levels. Have you taken out time to appreciate them? We don’t always acknowledge people for who they are. We take their goodness and kindness for granted. We also overlook their efforts to make our life better at home or at workplace. While they may not complain, we need to step up and speak up. Who does not like a pat on the back or a sincere thank you? Let’s accept that everyone out there, is being and doing the best they can. Time to go beyond our hesitation or ignorance that stops us from giving them credit. The power of our appreciation for others remains underestimated. Take out a few seconds today to praise someone and see the difference it makes to their day and yours.

From today, everyday start appreciating and empowering people and inspiring greatness in them. Recognize that everyone nurtures beautiful qualities. Notice and appreciate them for who they are apart from what they do. Don’t just think of their goodness and mentally show gratitude, but express it in your words and actions. Do not wait for an occasion to tell them, do not postpone it. Immediately take the time to say a genuine thank you. Your kindness and love makes people comfortable and motivated. It makes a difference to you and them. Appreciate your family for being there for you unconditionally, your friends who support you, your colleagues who co-operate in meeting work-deadlines and bring so many skills and give their best. Appreciate even strangers who do a random act of kindness. Feel the good vibrations yourself as you radiate compliments to them. The more you appreciate people, the more reasons you find to appreciate.

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Message for the day 26-04-2020
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True royalty lies in humility.

Expression: The one who is humble never reacts but responds in the right way to situations or challenges. Thus there is royalty visible in all words, actions and behaviour. So there is newness visible in the way of responding to situations.

Experience: When I am humble I am able to be beyond the influence of praise and defamation. This is because I am stable in the state of my self-respect. Also because of this I am able to bring about newness and I am able to be creative in responding to situations too.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 25-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 25-04-2020
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The Power To Transform Situations (Part 3)

Looking at situations with spectacles of a positive vision means having positive perceptions of negative situations. So, looking at situations with a brave face and not being in awe of the situation is a way of bringing to an end the problem as early as possible. Whereas being in awe of the situation and letting it affect your mind negatively means the problem gets prolonged further and does not go away very easily. So the choice is in our hands. But as some would say this is theory and theory is easy to preach and understand but when it comes to the real test papers of life, we forget this basic truth of life. We tend to easily get caught in the web of negativity which is always there and it gets created because of the habit of perceiving situations negatively.

It is worth realizing that when a powerful consciousness acts on a negative situation on an energy level, it is an interaction between positive and negative forces? The greater our positive consciousness or the power of the positive force, the faster the negative scene which is the negative force, transforms into a positive one. The positive force is the energy of the mind and the negative force is a situation which is of the physical world, either of our physical body, of our wealth, of our relationships or of our role. In all the cases, it is the non-physical force of our consciousness which is stronger than the physical one because the mind is subtle and possesses greater power than anything physical. The mind can influence matter more than the other way round i.e. matter influencing the mind. Techniques like what we have shared in yesterday’s message i.e. a positive thought diary can help you in raising the power of your mind. Keep one positive thought with you everyday even if negative situations do not exist in your life. Over a period of time you will enjoy a greater success rate in transforming negative situations of all types, when they arise.

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Message for the day 25-04-2020
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To be experienced means to be an inspiration to many.

Expression: Words heard can be forgotten, but that which is experienced remains as a deep impression that makes one move forward constantly. The positive experience acts as a stimulant so that others too take benefit from this experience. The actions of such a person are always beneficial.

Experience: When I have an experience from which I learn, I am able to leave a deep impression for further growth. I am constantly learning from every single thing that happens in my life and I am able to sustain it as a beautiful experience for my life. So this learning becomes a powerful support for those who wish to change.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Friday, April 24, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 24-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 24-04-2020
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The Power To Transform Situations (Part 2)

We all look to the world and its different situations with a positive attitude and no one wants to be negative in their approach in facing them. Yet when they come we are not able to transform them with ease and at times situations can be so powerful that many days can be spent in finding ways in overcoming them. Life can become a struggle for many. Such a life in which you are not at peace in the presence of a negative situation is not something you like but at the same time, it is something which is not in the control of many people. What that means is that a mind without positivity finds it difficult to remain calm and that means feeling a lack of power and also a lack of joy and contentment. Such a mind is not able to solve the problem that is in front and instead will be confused and will fear the situation.

A beautiful way of keeping the mind positive in a negative situation is to keep a powerful thought diary with you. What that means is create one affirmation or positive statement each day and note it down in your mind and keep that positive thought in your mind the whole day. Let it touch your sub-conscious mind so deeply that its effect travels in the form of positive energy outwards to the situation and is able to change it in a short period of time. If you spend a complete day in one particular powerful thought of success, repeating it in your mind many times, you will not only be free of negativity, but also have the authority to erase the negative situation completely from your life? Such a thought gives rise to positive feelings and then slowly our attitude towards the situation becomes completely positive resulting in a positive destiny or positive situation in return.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 24-04-2020
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True honesty to the self brings the power to bring about change.

Expression: To be honest is not just to be truthful. It is more to be honest with the self. The one who is honest with the self constantly has the aim of bringing about a change for the better. Each situation is used as a chance for the betterment of the self. So there is always the aim not to repeat the mistakes that are committed once.

Experience: When I am honest with myself I am able to feel the constant progress and experience the happiness of moving forward under all circumstances. I have the power to understand the situation, not just from my point of view, but more in a detached way. So I am able to understand and accept whatever the situation holds for me and learn from it humbly.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 23-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 23-04-2020
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The Power To Transform Situations (Part 1)

Very often while going through our life journey, we come across different types of surprising scenes which leave permanent scars on our memories and are difficult to erase even after many years have passed. What makes these different types of negative episodes so difficult to overcome? Also, why do they have so much power in them that they can influence our consciousness so much that life is not the same again, after they have passed? What makes forgetting negative scenes so demanding for many and not so much for others? Why is it that the power to face a negative situation is less in some and much more in some others?

Take an example of an accident. Sometimes suddenly in a plane crash, a few hundred people lose their lives and leave behind a few thousand people who are close to them, either friends or relatives in sorrow. But, some are able to overcome their sorrow after a few days, some take months and some years. So, it’s a completely different set of responses. Each person has their own response, based on different factors. We all experience different situations almost every day. Life is not without twists and turns and as time passes, relationships become more and more complex. Also, natures of people around you also become more and more different from yours. Even work at the workplace becomes more and more challenging and competitive and many different physical and mental illnesses are also on the rise. These are some of the common spheres of life where almost everyone in the world is facing problems. Even the human mind today is not as simple and content as it was around 50 years back. Weaknesses like anger, greed, attachment, ego, jealousy, hatred and low self-esteem have made people extremely complex which further increase the magnitude of the problems in their life. So how do we face them with ease?

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 23-04-2020
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The one who has the courage to face is the one who can bring about a change.

Expression: When there is a challenge which brings out a negative response, there is an immediate desire to move away from the situation so that the negativity finishes. But the real challenge is not the situation itself, but the expression of a weakness within. The one who has the courage to face this weakness and work on it is able to bring about a change accordingly.

Experience: When I am able to face the challenge of working on my own weaknesses, instead of moving away from the situation I am able to experience progress at every step. Then there will be no feeling of helplessness but I will be able to have full control on the situation. So there is the ability to learn from each situation and move forward constantly.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 22-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 22-04-2020
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5 Positive Steps Of Self Respect (Part 3)

4. I Am An Embodiment Of Freedom, Nothing Can Influence Me Negatively – A very important step of self respect is remembering that no situation or person can influence me negatively. Freedom is the original experience and virtue of the soul. In freedom, I look at the world in a detached manner and am ready to face anything negative that comes in front of me with ease and without any pressure and that makes me powerful. The more I take every step imbibing the feeling of soul consciousness; I go beyond boundaries which trap me. Attachments and limitations in thinking are removed and I see people as actors playing roles sometimes negative and sometimes positive and scenes as passing phases, sometimes negative and sometimes positive. This experience translates into power in the consciousness as well as in words and actions.

5. I Am Full Of The Treasures Of Virtues And Powers, I Experience Them – Self-respect comes when I have the remembrance of God’s treasures, which are mine because I am his child. Remembering one virtue or power everyday and bringing it into practice makes me feel fulfilled and rich. Over a period of time, this practice makes it easy to emerge a virtue or power, which is required, in any situation and with any person and feel light and full of strength and free from any burden or stress. Always remember A virtue a day keeps difficult situations away and A power a day keeps me stable and strong always. Virtues and powers get filled inside us over a period of time as we collect them by keeping them in our consciousness and bringing them into words and actions everyday.

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Message for the day 22-04-2020
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To have the awareness of being God’s instrument is to bring about a positive change.

Expression: When there is the awareness of being an instrument of God, there would be the desire to do the best and be the best. So each and every thing I do would be for the improvement for the self. Due to this there would be divinity and speciality seen in every thing that is done. This would also bring the awareness of all the resources and they would also be used in a worthwile way.

Experience: When I am aware of my own role and what I contribute through my specialities, I recognise the fact that I am a beautiful instrument of God. This awareness naturally helps me be in my state of self-respect under all circumstances. I find myself giving my best and making myself more and more beautiful within. So I find that I am able to bring about a positive change with great ease.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 21-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 21-04-2020
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5 Positive Steps Of Self Respect (Part 2)

2. Happiness Is My Internal Treasure, I Own It – Always remind yourself regularly that I am the creator of my own happiness and I have to fill this happiness in every situation of my life and make it beautiful and positive. Sometimes life presents in front of us sorrowful scenes that try and influence the mind negatively and reduce our happiness. But when we remember that happiness is my own decision and not a dependency on events, we will remain stable and light in whatever scene of life we find ourselves in. Also, the key to constant happiness is an understanding that I am the owner of the wealth of spiritual wisdom, virtues, powers, strengths, talents and specialties and I have to use them for my benefit and for others’ benefit. The more I keep myself busy in this task, the more richer and fuller I will feel and that will keep me cheerful and full of enthusiasm.

3. I Am A Powerful Being, I Will Create My Own Success Story – Creating a success story comes from inner strength and will power. Whenever we have a challenging task in front of us, it tests our will power and makes it weak and the challenge becomes even more overwhelming. A mind which is without any leakages of negative and unnecessary thoughts is very very strong willed and powerful and such a mind is a creator of beautiful success story of everything it touches. Meditation by connecting with the Supreme Source of Power – God for a few minutes everyday makes our conscious and sub-conscious mind clean and pure which increases will power as a result. Also, churning spiritual wisdom after reading it for a few minutes everyday, increases the percentage of our positive thoughts and we feel more strong willed and full of determination and positivity.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 21-04-2020
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The method to bring about a permanent change is to bring about newness in thinking.

Expression: To bring about a permanent change for the better means getting the mind trained to new ways of looking at the same situation. Only with this new understanding will there be a new response. Trying to bring about change in a superficial way will not bring about a long-lasting change.

Experience: When I train my mind to think creatively I'm able to keep my mind busy. In this way I'm able to free it from thinking negative and waste. Also I find myself enjoying every scene that comes in front of me and I also find myself constantly progressing.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Monday, April 20, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 20-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 20-04-2020
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5 Positive Steps Of Self Respect (Part 1)

One of the most important energies for success in any situation and in any sphere of life is a very strong and positive mental state. Self-respect is the first step to positivity. Self-realization leads to self-respect. We often play our different roles in society in a physical realization – the realization of the physical body, physical role, relationships, wealth, education and job. Whereas we consider these realizations as natural, but many times because of the changeable nature of these spheres and aspects of life, we are lacking in self-respect and as a result in mental strength. Let us in this message; take a look at different points of self-respect based on a spiritual self-realization which make us internally strong.

1. I Am A Victorious Soul, My Success Is Guaranteed – Every morning, create the first point of self-respect that in every sphere of life your victory or success is guaranteed. Revisit this point of self-respect many times in the day. It will inject positivity in your every thought, word and action and that positivity will flow in your role. It will also benefit you in different ways in improving your health and generating wealth and also achieving success in every sphere of life. The more you feel this positive thought in your inner sub-conscious mind, the lighter and happier you will feel. Also, this inner strength will show in better inter-personal relationships and beautiful results in different pursuits of life. A positive feeling of success in your mind will guarantee success in every action and life will become a journey of relaxation, where anything goes wrong very rarely and even if it does, it corrects itself in a very short period of time.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 20-04-2020
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The foundation of a beautiful life is positive thoughts.

Expression: The one who is constantly thinking positive is able to keep his words positive too. His actions would surely be positive also and would be those that bring benefit to the self and others. So to have positive thoughts means to make a beautiful contribution in making one's own life worthwhile.

Experience: When I continue to have positive thoughts, I create a foundation for a beautiful life. I am able to enjoy the beauty of whatever situations come up in my life. I am able to strengthen this foundation further because each positive thought multiplies as time passes by. So I am able to create a fertile ground for getting the best fruit from life.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 19-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 19-04-2020
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Changing The Quality Of Your Morning Time

The biggest gifts we can give ourselves is, developing a powerful morning routine for nourishing our mind and body. It’s the most important time to start fresh, prepare yourself and set the tone for a rewarding day. How does your typical morning begin? Do you check your emails a few times and then rush through the day? Do you grab the phone upon waking and scroll through social media? Before you know, you might get late. The mind becomes turbulent and the body is stressed. Our mind handles all our roles and responsibilities. So our first responsibility is to take care of it. We can begin with creating thoughts of highest frequency – by giving gratitude to God, to our mind and body, to people, to objects we use, and to nature. Nourish the mind with few minutes of affirmations along with visualizing the entire day being happy. Meditate for a few minutes, and then read enriching messages for the next few minutes. These activities charge our inner battery and help us experience happiness and peace throughout the day. Let’s be systematic and have the self-discipline to follow morning habits that set us up for the day.

Remind yourself every morning that peace and calmness are your natural sanskars. Each day is beautiful because you begin it with a perfect routine. Set yourself up for happiness and success. Strictly follow your morning habits every single day. Wake up feeling fresh. Your mind and body are well rested. Exercise or walk for 30 minutes, activating every cell of your body. It becomes ready to support all your activities through the day. Meditate for 15 minutes to charge yourself, your mind, by connecting with God, the Supreme Power House. Emerge your inner powers of peace, happiness and power to be used in every scene. Also plan to work on yourself in the day, changing a sanskar, forgiving someone, forgetting the past, being nice to someone. Choose, decide and implement. Read uplifting, inspiring messages for 15 minutes to help your mind create pure, perfect thoughts. Do not check social media or email messages, read newspaper or watch news for the first one hour. Your morning time is your time, reserved for your nurturing. You will see a huge difference all this makes to your mood, energy, attitude and efficiency in the day.

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Message for the day 19-04-2020
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Love spreads positivity.

Expression: The one who is loving is not limited by circumstances and his love is not restricted only to certain people. On the other hand, it is revealed in each and every act thus colouring everything and every relationship with the beauty of that love. To be loving is to be constantly a giver. It also means to forgive others easily and help them to move forward.

Experience: When I am loving constantly, I am able to experience the joy of life. I am able to exchange the gifts of pure feelings and find my life enriched with them. I am able to enjoy the beauty of relationships without having to feel the bondage due to expectations. Each moment of my life is filled with beauty and joy.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 18-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 18-04-2020
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Keeping A Worry Free Consciousness

Does your mind become constantly pre-occupied with worries of what-if, how-to, when-will and so on? Do you look at your life and the world in negative ways as if there is always one or the other dominant threat? Relentless worry paralyzes our ability to handle challenges. It not only drains us but also attracts more negativity into our life. Are you caught in a habit of worrying? Do you write negative scripts about your life or that of your loved ones, constantly fearing the worst? Worry is an outcome of our mind creating negative thoughts. Most of our worries are about the past, are uncontrollable, or shall never materialize. But the negative vibrations of worry deplete us, radiate to our situations and can complicate them. We mostly worry for people in the name of love. Instead of worrying, let us care. Care radiates positive vibrations. By caring, we create the highest frequency thoughts and these thoughts attract positivity in life. Let us trust ourselves and our life to be beautiful. We don’t need to worry. We have the power to change what can be changed, and accept what we cannot.

Remind yourself everyday that you are a powerful being. Create your inner power. Use your power in every scene today. You are fearless. Live peace and thereby radiate it into the universe. Whatever may be the situations, respond calmly. Your life is beautiful, health is perfect, relationships are harmonious, career is successful. Don’t worry about anything. Take care of your mind. After every hour pause for a minute to check your thoughts and change them if there is a slight trace of anxiety. Nurture your mind with meditation and spiritual study every day. Increase your inner power every day. Cultivate the resilience to face any pressure with stability. Focus on your karmas. Keep them right so you don’t need to worry about your future. The consequences of your right thoughts, words and behaviour create a secure future for you. Worry about nothing. Even if there is a challenge, do not worry. You are a problem solver. Your inner stillness radiates power to the issue and shifts the situation from chaos to calm. Everything in your life is perfect and will always be.

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Message for the day 18-04-2020
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To give regard to all is to win the love of all.

Expression: To give regard to someone who is older and more experienced is one thing, but it is also important to have regard to someone who is younger. When there is such regard, interaction with them would surely be positive. The words spoken would be encouraging and giving them support and never putting them down even when they make mistakes.

Experience: When I am able to give regard to everyone, I am able to win the love of all. I am not dependent on others' love for giving them regard, but am able to appreciate them as they are. I am able to see their specialities and encourage them to use these specialities. This naturally wins the love of others, along with bringing improvement in their own life.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Friday, April 17, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 17-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 17-04-2020
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Corona Protection By Thought Power

8 Spiritual Steps

1. Remind yourself 20-25 times everyday – I am a fearless soul, protected by God’s vibrations, which surround me every moment. My body is always healthy and protected from corona virus.

2. As you drink or eat anything, radiate rays of purity and power to it for 20 seconds each time before having it. This will fill your body with protective energy and increase immunity.

3. Visualize a golden circle of God’s light and might around your home everyday and feel very deeply that my family is safe and secure from corona and this light and might is destroying it.

4. Treat the present social isolation time as a time to go in silence, meditate, empower yourself spiritually and radiate vibrations of peace, patience and strength to the world.

5. Fear and worry about the future of your family, your health or your work at the present time will only increase your problems. Think right and positive. This will create a solution soon.

6. Today, whenever you meet someone, radiate thoughts of cooperation to them – You are very powerful, physically strong and your immunity is immense. You will never be affected by the virus.

7. Instead of over reading and listening corona information, absorb spiritual wisdom and take steps for mental and emotional protection. Tell yourself – The world will recover very soon. We are safe.

8. Every morning as soon as you get up and every night before sleeping, affirm to yourself – God has incarnated in my life, home, colony, city and country. He has cleaned corona completely and forever.

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Message for the day 17-04-2020
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The one who is patient experiences constant success.

Expression: I always expect things to happen fast. Even with a little effort on my part I expect high results. Because of my impatience I just can't wait, I jump to conclusions and react without understanding the problem. Thus I find it difficult to experience success in whatever I do.

Experience: I need to understand that the fruit of the seeds I sow will come at their own time. This gives me the patience to wait without expecting results too fast. Also patience allows me to be calm even in the most negative situations. Thus I will be able to experience success whatever the immediate result of my actions might be.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 16-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 16-04-2020
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Viewing Situations Positively (Part 3)

Feelings of helplessness when faced with difficult situations are something that many people in the world experience. It’s as if life comes to a standstill and you don’t know where to look for help and whom to call out to. Is it so difficult to face situations? Doesn’t God know what we are going through and can’t he be made a part of the situation to cross it. Some say God is a spectator to our problems and he is too far away to hear our voice but is it so? God waits for His help to be taken because you are His spiritual child and you have a right to take His help. Also, God is not very happy if we say that He is insensitive to our troubles. Some people even go the extent of sometimes incorrectly saying that all the happiness and the sorrow in our lives is given by God, which is not true. But, at the same time to get us out of the sorrow is something that even God is always eager to do, but we need to take His help by remaining strong and stable in the negative situation. It is said that one step of courage taken by us brings thousand steps of help from God. God is our Father and taking His help is the first thing that should come in our mind when we are in trouble and not the last as sometimes it happens. We get so over-involved in situations and in thinking how to solve it that we forget that there is someone sitting out there who can be called by the power of thought and whose help can be taken. We can do this as we would do with our physical father, if we needed his help.

Some people assume that God should help on His own, but there are two conditions for receiving His help – one is courage and the other is remembering Him. Remembering him is a way of giving Him respect, who is the Highest of Highest. Remember God, who is the most humble being that exists. But He will help us when we remember Him much more than if we are disconnected from Him. Taking His help makes it easy for you to face the situation at hand and hence view situations positively.

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Message for the day 16-04-2020
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To live in the present is to be free from the influence of the past.

Expression: Many times the past keeps coming back again and again in the mind, influencing the present too. The present is lost in thinking about the past. So there can be nothing done to enjoy the present. All words and actions then are totally coloured by the past. Instead the one who is able to free himself from the influence of the past is able to move positively towards the future.

Experience: To be free from the influence of the past it is important to have a powerful consciousness of the present. To be able to be free from the influence of the past is to forget the past. Because there is the understanding that it is gone. Also there is no worry about the future. When I am able to learn to live in the present I am able to discover how full it is of peaceful moments.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 15-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 15-04-2020
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Viewing Situations Positively (Part 2)

Situations arise in our lives regularly and even suddenly at times. At those times we are not prepared for them and even the best of people who are generally very positive will at times become disturbed when they look at them. There are people who have had heart attacks or have died of shock when someone close to them died or when suddenly their business went down or when their favorite sports team lost a game or when they were told about a serious illness which they were suffering from. So, life can be demanding at times because we are not prepared for situations and at the same time we are not mentally strong enough to face them. So this makes it difficult for us to adjust to the sudden changes in our life and also we are generally attached to a perfect life in which no difficult situations exist. There are people who fear situations not so much because of the actual situation itself but more because of the fact that the situation exists in their life. This is called attachment to a particular lifestyle which we are used to, where everything goes smoothly and a little change in that can disturb us mentally.

Bringing spirituality in our lives is an important way of making our lives firstly free for the fear of situations existing. At the same time becoming aware of why situations arise in our lives and accept them easily. Lastly give a thought to what positive steps we can take on a physical and non-physical level i.e. at the level of our words and actions which are physical and at the level of our thoughts which are non-physical to reduce difficult situations in our lives. Also, the power to face situations fearlessly increases inside us when we have the hand of God to hold on to. Also, it increases when we have a very deep relationship with Him based on a spiritual understanding of who He is actually and how we can connect with Him. The connection becomes easy by experiencing ourselves as a soul or a being of spiritual light which is different from the physical costume we wear which we commonly call the human body.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 15-04-2020
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To bring in light is to finish darkness.

Expression: Usually when there is any negativity seen, there is a lot of attention paid to it. All the positivity remains hidden and only the negativity is highlighted. So the one who is caught up with a negative attitude colours all his words and actions too with this negativity and will naturally create a world of negativity for himself.

Experience: When I am able to see the positivity even in both positive situations and negative situations, I am able to influence others with my positivity. Others' negativity will not influence me in a negative way, but I will be able to remain powerful in all situations. I will experience inner growth constantly.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 14-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 14-04-2020
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Viewing Situations Positively (Part 1)

If you look at the world around you and judge people based on how they respond to different situations, you will realize and know that there are some people who will look at situations from a negative view point very easily. A view point literally means – viewing from a point a particular scene in your life. Obviously the point of view as we say is different for each person i.e. the point from where someone views a particular scene is different for each person. It’s like a painting on a wall. I can see the same painting by standing at different points and I will see the same painting differently. That is what we mean by perception or the angle of viewing or the point of view. Sometimes one painting of life or scene in life will be seen by ten different people from ten different positions of the mind and they will see it differently or in other words they will react differently. And because we look from different viewpoints or have different perceptions, life for some is like a joyride and for some it can be a roller coaster ride i.e. a ride with ups and downs where you are shaken up and down very often. In other words you become unstable emotionally.

When looking at situations, choose the most positive mind position to look at them from. That is the secret key to having a mind space which you own, in which the experience of virtues like happiness, contentment and power exist and express themselves freely. How to choose the best mental position to look at a scene of life or in other words how to have the most positive perception for a situation? This depends on your personality, which the good thing is, can be changed. Meditation is the most beautiful technique of connecting yourself internally using the power of visualization to the sweet personality of God and absorbing His virtues. This brings the virtues inside your mind space in the form of good quality thoughts and on the basis of that creating positive perceptions or positive view points when looking at situations.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 14-04-2020
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To appreciate variety is to harmonise.

Expression: When there is recognition that each human being is unique with his own unique set of capabilities, there is the ability to respect him for what he is. Then all attempts are made to harmonise with him instead of trying to make him just like oneself. So energy is channelised in the right direction and one becomes an inspiration for others too.

Experience: To appreciate variety means to see the beauty and specialities of each and every individual. It means to appreciate the natural positive qualities in everyone and learn to blend my own qualities with theirs. This gives me the satisfaction of the beauty of relationships, because there are no expectations and no disappointments.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Intl Website

Monday, April 13, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 13-04-2020

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Soul Sustenance 13-04-2020
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The Pledge Of Responsibility

A very important aspect of progress in the self and my relationships, which we all desire is restoring a sense of responsibility in my inner world, so that by doing that, I and others around me are benefitted. Even on a physical or non-spiritual level, someone who is responsible while playing his/her role or performing his/her duties either in the family, at the workplace or in some other setting e.g. a club group or a team in a particular sport or a social service group, not only feels content with his/her actions himself/herself but spreads ripples of contentment to others and receives similar energy from each one he/she is involved with. In the same way on an emotional or spiritual level, when I start my day I need to remind myself of my responsibility towards myself. I need to remind myself that I am responsible for the choices I make in my life which influence and color everyone around me. So do my thoughts, feelings, the way my personality functions internally and externally the whole day and my responses to people and situations, for all of which I am responsible.

It is like taking a pledge of responsibility with the self in the morning that today I will not create a single thought, word or action which is against the texture of my innate, positive nature i.e. irresponsible. And what will provide my pledge the much required strength of determination? An injection of positive thoughts, emotions and sanskaras within me in the morning, using a suitable technique of self empowerment like meditation or spiritual study or some other. By taking such a pledge of responsibility and by watering it with the energy of my attention from time to time during the day, I am able to implement it and can make a difference to not only the people around me, but to a lot more than that. In this way, as I change, the world around me changes, because the energy I create in my inner world starts flowing into my circumstances, my interactions, my sphere of karmas, etc. to make them positive, which benefits me in return in the form of a cyclic process. As I take this pledge and abide by it for a few days, I start realizing the immense potential that it possesses.

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Message for the day 13-04-2020
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True change brings benefit to all.

Expression: When there is someone who is behaving in a way that is not right, the usual reaction is to have negative feelings for that person. All words and actions based on this negative attitude will naturally create negativity. Instead it is good to see what could be done to benefit the other person. Raising complaints only takes away inner peace.

Experience: When I bring about a change that benefits even the person who is making the mistake, I am able to remain in peace with all types of people. I am not worried about why a person is behaving in a particular way, but I am able to see what is to be done in order to remove that particular negativity. The hatred is not for the person but for the negativity itself.

In Spiritual Service,
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