Brahma Kumaris: July 2020

Friday, July 31, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 31-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 31-07-2020
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Honor Every Commitment

We all want to consistently deliver on our commitments and meet our deadlines. When we make a commitment, we are giving a word. It means we send a message to our body and mind, and also a message to the world around us about our intentions. And by doing what we said we will do, we not only win the trust of other people, but we also become respectable in our own eyes. Honoring our commitments positively influences our character, confidence, integrity and self-image. Most times we find a way to fulfil our commitments. But sometimes we just don’t do what we promised to do. We either under-perform or over-commit. Except the obviously unavoidable scenarios, we need to practice honoring every commitment.

Follow these steps to deliver on commitments and strengthen your integrity:

1. You are not in competition. Commit carefully. Your commitments should align with your priorities, speed, capacity, resources and values.

2. Don’t just try, wish or hope. Decide and be determined to succeed.

3. Every morning, create affirmations of how to be and what to do, to move closer to success. Visualise yourself having achieved the goal. They are like signals to your mind and body, to co-operate.

4. Do not dilute your commitment with even a single thought of doubt or fear. Believe in yourself.

These practices help you take commitments seriously. Repeat this affirmation a few times to take your commitments seriously and deliver -

I am a wise being ... I am sincere and disciplined … I have duties to fulfill … I pause to check if I can do them … I evaluate my time lines … I check my capacity … I see if it aligns with my principles … if I am certain I can do it … I commit to do so … I will do it … I achieve what I choose to do … circumstances may not be favourable … I am determined… I fulfill my commitments always.

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Message for the day 31-07-2020
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The virtues of honesty and courage bring success.

Expression: The one who is courageous is never deterred by challenges, but moves on towards success. Combined with courage, is the virtue of honesty which allows one to be consistent, sincere and true in the efforts put in. So success comes with proper effort and there is also humility visible in such a person.

Experience: When I am courageous, but at the same time honest in my efforts that I put in for achieving success, I'll never have ego. I will be able to get the cooperation and good will of all, and especially the protection and the help of God. I will find myself moving slowly towards success with everything I do.

In Spiritual Service,
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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 30-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 30-07-2020
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Time Cannot Heal

Whenever we are struck with grief, pain, separation, failure or any disappointment, people often tell us - Time heals all wounds. But this is not true. Time is an external entity, our feelings are internal to us. Time is an external entity, it can’t enter our mind and change our feelings. Why we heal is because, as time passes, we take knowledge, reflect on what happened, talk to other people, understand life’s ways, become emotionally stronger and finally accept what happened. Only we can heal ourselves, not time.

Take this moment to teach your mind to take personal responsibility of healing emotional wounds, and not waiting for time to heal. Repeat this affirmation everyday to release all the pain and discomfort you are holding onto. You will learn to face an uncomfortable emotion and find a tool of knowledge to heal it immediately. This makes you resilient.

Affirmation -
I am a powerful being. I have a beautiful relationship with my mind…I keep it happy and stable in every situation. I look at how I'm feeling today…if there is any pain of the past… any loss…failure…grief… any unfulfilled desire… that I had experienced… because of which my mind is not peaceful or happy….I know some people have been unfair to me …situations have been challenging… but I do not wait for time to heal me of past hurt ... time cannot heal…I choose when to heal myself….I decide to heal now…with understanding…No one can hurt me…people will behave as per their perspective. Situations were as they were meant to be. I created the hurt… It was my past karmic account ... I had written that scene in my destiny when I did that karma ... it’s over. I forgive myself for what for the hurt I created ... its over ... it’s over. I am the master of my emotions… I'm a master who chooses always… I choose who and what stays on my mind…my every feeling in every situation. I go beyond the hurt that I had created in the past…from today it’s a new karmic account...of peace and happiness.

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Message for the day 30-07-2020
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The one who is open to learning always finds an opportunity to learn and change.

Expression: Life has plenty of opportunities for the one who wants to learn. Each situation and person that comes one's way is an instrument for a new learning. Constant learning brings about a deep internal change and progress in one's life.

Experience: When I am able to learn from all that happens, I am able to be content for both what I have learnt and the change that I have been able to bring about. This contentment also keeps me enthusiastic and my mind open for further learning. I naturally become an embodiment of what I have learnt.

In Spiritual Service,
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 29-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 29-07-2020
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5 Steps Of Co-operation For A Joyful World (Part 3)

4. Resolve Differences Of Opinions And Spread Positive United Energy – Very often there are negative energy barriers amongst people which do not let happiness and goodwill to prevail. Many a times it’s the lack of good wishes amongst each other and the talking against others, especially behind the back talking, which is most times negative in nature, which spoil the atmosphere of a group of friends or relatives or office colleagues. Take a step of goodness in favour of each and every person in your group by mentioning his or her goodness to him or her, spread joy. It is said that the gift of happiness is the best gift of all. Also, mention specialties of everyone in your group to the whole group and spread the positive energy of sweetness and love which will create joy in everyone’s heart for every person. Also, don’t let differences of opinions be a barrier in creating unity amongst each other. Remain united inspite of natures being different. This will make relationships joyful and light and your group energy full of positive enthusiasm.

5. Give The Finger Of Co-operation To Any Task Of World Joyfulness – Many a times amidst all we do as a part of our profession and family caring, there is a higher purpose missing which sometimes does not make our lives and the lives of people who are with us experience happiness. Choose one task of world joyfulness today and give a few minutes to that task everyday. As a part of this task, interact with people and give and receive happiness with them. Also, bring smiles to many people’s faces through this task. This is will create a foundation for a joyful world. After all, we all have to come together and live together happily as a community first and then the world will slowly become happier and full of lightness and contentment.

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Message for the day 29-07-2020
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The one who is responsible is the one who is always light.

Expression: To be resposnsible means to do everything with the best of one's ability. It comes with the recognition and the understanding of the importance of the task. No action is wasted, but everything meaningfully connects to the fulfillment of the task. So there are not even ordinary actions, but only those that are meaningful.

Experience: When I take up every task that I need to do with full responsibility, I am able to give my best. Then I will be able to be light having done my task well and in time. There is never the pressure of work, but there is plenty of time for the self and for others. I also find my inner resources being used to the fullest extent.

In Spiritual Service,
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 28-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 28-07-2020
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5 Steps Of Co-operation For A Joyful World (Part 2)

2. Make Your Home And Workplace A Sphere Of Happiness – A very important and easy beginning to making a world full of happiness is to create an atmosphere of lightness and positivity in your home or office. Let’s say, your family members or office colleagues are facing some problems because of which they experience sorrow, share with them positive thoughts of success and determination everyday. The more everyone is filled with positive information, the more everyone’s perspective to life’s different situations will change and will become more positive. Various beliefs about life and its different situations, which are the cause of many stressful emotions, change when positivity is injected into everyone’s minds regularly. Also, a primary cause of sorrow is remembering old negative experiences that have happened with us in the past. Train everyone at home or office to remember positive scenes of life with lightness and enthusiasm and forget the bad experiences as older scenes that have drifted into the past and will never happen again.

3. Become A Giver And Adopt A Caring Attitude – A most important personality characteristic that all of us should imbibe is one of giving and caring and ensuring that everyone I meet is blessed positively while meeting me. In other words, give a blessing to everyone each day. The more we give blessings, the more happy people will feel in our presence. A blessing is a power or quality or a few sweet words of love and goodness. Look at everyone with a loveful and sweet vision and share your inner niceness and good wishes through your smile. Also, give a caring handshake or a soft greeting of love to everyone. Become rich with happiness and make others rich with the same. Caring, sharing and giving this way will spread happiness and make the atmosphere around you full of love and enthusiasm and free from worry, stress and sadness.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 28-07-2020
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To do what is right for all is to remain happy.

Expression: The one who is always concerned for others is the one who can do right for others. There is constant benefit for others merged in every action of such a person. Because of having given without expectation, there is happiness in everything that is done. There is also uniqueness and speciality revealed in every action.

Experience: I experience double benefit, because there is happiness in the effort as well as in the result of that effort. There is constant success experienced by me. I am also able to receive the good wishes and blessings from others and I further get encouraged to use my speciality. So I constantly experience progress in my life.

In Spiritual Service,
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Monday, July 27, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 27-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 27-07-2020
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5 Steps Of Co-operation For A Joyful World (Part 1)

The most beautiful emotion of our everyday lives is joy which all of us most naturally want to experience and love experiencing. Our world that we all are inhabitants of was once a land full of joy and enthusiasm. The same world, as it has become older with time has lost its happiness and today almost each and every individual in the world has some challenging situations in their lives, which can at times stop them from remaining joyful always. It is worth wondering as to how we can transform the complete world into a place full of joy and lightness. Each and every one’s every thought, word and action of co-operation is required to attain this purpose. This purpose may seem difficult but it is very much possible. Let’s look at 5 important steps of co-operation that we can take to fulfill this purpose:

1. When I Change, The World Will Change - The first and foremost step towards world transformation is changing the self. A very common thought of laziness or excuse that we think is allowable at times is that by my change itself, how can the world change, a world which is a seven billion global space. But it is important to realize that when I change, my family will change. When every family changes, our society will change and when our society will change our city and then our country will change. Finally with each country becoming happier, the world will change. So, let’s take that first step of making myself happier by creating positive thoughts and becoming more emotionally stronger. Hold the hands of spiritual wisdom and meditation in your life. Make them your close companions and within a short period of time, your thoughts of worry, anxiety, fear, low self-esteem and insecurity will become a distant past for you and you will become lighter and happier. This happiness will radiate to the world around you.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 27-07-2020
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To be a teacher means to touch the heart rather than the head.

Expression: Teaching others means being subtle and explaining in such a way that the mind opens because the heart has understood. The one who truly teaches inspires rather than just becoming the one who teaches others. There is a recognition of the positivity that is in each one and so no comparisions are made with others.

Experience: Once I am able to look at the positivity in another individual and have the pure desire of enabling progress within that person, I am able to feel the love for him. This is like a parent's love whose love for the child is that which makes him grow. So I become a teacher who inspires rather than the one who teaches.

In Spiritual Service,
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Sunday, July 26, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 26-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 26-07-2020
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Enjoy And Love Every Moment Of Eating

All of us have three meals a day. They sustain and nourish us to sit, move, speak, smile, and complete tasks. For the ways food serves us, it is important to love and respect what we eat. We often find ourselves grumbling or judging the food on our plate. We reject it unawares with statements like - I’m bored of eating this every morning, This dish is so bland, I wish my mother could cook better. We also worry or feel guilty - I might put on weight, What if my sugar levels increase, This doesn’t taste fresh, hope I won’t fall sick. Once we decide to eat, let’s enjoy the food, not think of its effects. Let's create thoughts of gratitude and love before and while eating. The quality or quantity may not always be perfect. Never mind – we have enjoyed (and will continue to enjoy) thousands of delicious meals. The few imperfections should not change our respect for food.

Food that we eat everyday is nutrition for our body. We choose what is healthy. We can choose what is tasty, but if we say we will be happy when we eat something specific, it means our happiness becomes dependent on our food. Sit back, and visualize yourself happy while you are having your meals and radiating happy energy to your food. We often create an energy of irritation when we eat something which is not tasty for us. Food may not be tasty … but happiness or irritation is our choice. Practice today to not allow your food to influence your mind. Criticizing what you are eating radiates negative energy to the food which then influences your mind. Before every meal today, pause and reaffirm I am happy and calm as I eat my meal. I energize the food with my happiness.

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Message for the day 26-07-2020
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God's love brings out the perfection from within.

Expression: The power of God's love brings about change internally. Through His love everything old and unwanted finishes. There is the natural tendency to bring about such perfection that the one who loves Him and gets His love becomes like a mirror - a mirror in which perfection of others too is visible.

Experience: There is such inner strength that I get because of God's love that even if somebody does something to hurt me, I don't allow myself to get hurt. Even if people are saying negative things, they don't influence or touch me in a negative way. I am so full with God's love that it naturally flows out to those around me.

In Spiritual Service,
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Saturday, July 25, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 25-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 25-07-2020
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Celebrating The Happiness Of Others

When people are doing better than you, do you feel happy for them – genuinely or superficially or not happy at all - because you are yet to get there? Deep down you want to be happy but does your mind start analyzing what their achievement means to you? When someone is doing very well at work, education, family, personality or in possessions, it doesn’t mean they are better than us. It just means they have achieved more than us at that particular moment. Let's compliment them. Each one receives their fair share according to their karmas of either this or their past births, nothing more and nothing less. Being happy for people’s happiness implies we are happy with ourselves. It also finishes our weaknesses like ego, jealousy or insecurity. If we don’t look at people as competitors, they will co-operate with us. Let’s remind ourselves I am happy for everyone who does well and everyone who is appreciated. People who have achieved more than me motivate me to do well. I congratulate them, I celebrate their achievements, I feel their happiness. This is being big-hearted.

Look within and ask yourself today that when people buy a new car or a new home, do we feel good or jealous? It may bring out our jealous side but feeling happy for people’s happiness indicates our maturity and strength. Giving them credit is the easiest way to defeat our destructive thoughts of jealousy and ego. Take this moment to reflect how you feel and express heartfelt happiness for another person. Re-frame your perspective of life. Be grateful for what you have and genuinely happy for what others achieved. Your mind will open up to everything that is going well in life. You will stop feeling vulnerable about people’s achievements. Instead you honor your self-worth. Co-operating rather than resenting happy people improves your health, your relationships and your career.

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Message for the day 25-07-2020
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To receive respect from others comes more with responsibility than as a right.

Expression: The one who gets respect is the one who becomes worthy of it rather than the one who just expects it. True respect comes from how well a task is done rather than what is done. The more one's speciality is expressed, the more one becomes worthy of respect.

Experience: When I go on giving my best in whatever is expected of me, I will start receiving respect from those around me. I will then never expect from others but will naturally be able to give respect to all. This further makes me earn their love and regard.

In Spiritual Service,
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Friday, July 24, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 24-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 24-07-2020
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Profitable Karmic Balance

If we were to take an audit of our karmic balance sheet, we would be looking at the sum of all our thoughts, words and behaviors – classified into right and wrong karmas. We want our karmas to be profitable, since it is our karmic balance sheet which determines if we enjoy the profits and suffer losses. Our every thought, word and action amounts to a karma. All our karmas can be listed in our karmic balance sheet. If we have accumulated good karmas, the balance sheet is profitable, which means karmic consequences are favourable. Every wrong karma brings a negative consequence.

Follow these steps to maximise your karmic profits –

1. Your every thought, word and action are your karma. Situations and people’s behavior are consequences, they’re your destiny.

2. While choosing a karma, you also chose its consequence. Remember: people’s karmas write their destiny. Your response writes yours. Create right karmas regardless of circumstances.

3. Share, care, co-operate, forgive, radiate happiness. Even if you are not getting desired results, don’t let your karmas decline.

4. What is coming to you today is only a return of the past. Accept it, keep yourself strong. With right present karmas, settle past karmic accounts.

Repeat this affirmation everyday to pay attention to your karmic accounts and take stock of your profits.

I am a wise being ... I create pure intentions … right thoughts … perfect behaviours … I give love … I radiate happiness … to everyone … in every scene … situations may not be pleasant … my karma is right … people may not be nice to me … it is their karma … I focus only on my karma … patience … peace is my positive karma … I check my karmic balance sheet … every karma is of giving selflessly.

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Message for the day 24-07-2020
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Greatness lies in revealing one's own speciality.

Expression: Greatness means recognising one's own speciality and being a donor with it. It also means being royal and great in what is given to the mind - that means giving the mind only the positive. When there is greatness in this way there is speciality and uniqueness seen in every act of mine.

Experience: When I am able to perceive my inner greatness, I am able to be content because there are no expectations, but there's only a feeling of being a giver. I find myself to be light and easy and enjoying each moment of my life, slowly moving towards perfection. I am also able to attain the blessings and good wishes from others.

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

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 23-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 23-07-2020
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Let Go Of Ego

All of us wish to overcome ego, but what is ego? Ego is when we wrongly make something that we have acquired, as our identity. It could be our qualification, position, skill, relationship or possessions. We live with a consciousness that I am this or I am that, attached to them. Then we expect people also to perceive us through that identity. When we say, She hurt my ego, we actually mean She harmed the identity I carry about myself.

Sit back and see how you how you overcome ego, with a consciousness of who you truly are. Repeat this affirmation everyday to finish the ego that crops from having something or having nothing at all. As you shift from ego towards humility you stop wanting love and respect. You shift to a giving mode, of radiating your love and acceptance to others.

Affirmation -
I am a pure being. I am clear about who I am… I remain in the awareness of my identity…I am a soul…I play many roles… I acquire a lot in this lifetime…but I am not what I acquire…they are mine… they are not I. I am the being…the pure, powerful, loveful, happy being… the energy… who has acquired everything. I remain aware…that I am not my name ... not my body ...not my relationships ... not my degrees ... not my designation .... I am just me ... a pure soul…. and so is every one I meet and interact with. I fear losing nothing. I am a trustee of what I have…I take care of them… but I am not them. I remain humble… I am light and pure…I live without an ego…of position or possessions. No-one is inferior to me…no-one is superior to me… everyone is equal…everyone is a pure, powerful being… I do not need people to be my way ... they can be their way… I will be my way…the right way…responding with humility and strength… I know who I am… I don’t compare…I don’t compete…I enjoy my journey… my feelings are mine ... not dependent on them. I need nothing ... I only give ... love and happiness.

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Message for the day 23-07-2020
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The method to finish a weakness is to be detached from it.

Expression: When there is some weakness working within that has to be overcome, it is very essential for one to get detached from it, that means not to identify with the weakness. If there is an identification with the weakness, it is further strengthened and there is the inability to get rid of it. Since it is there in the consciousness, it is visible in the words and actions too.

Experience: When I am free from the identification with the weakness, I am able to bring about a change very quickly. I find it very easy to stabilise myself in the awareness of my strength and allow that strength to be revealed in all my words and actions. There is no heaviness of the weakness nor is there the feeling of having to give up something, but transformation takes place very easily.

In Spiritual Service,
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 22-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 22-07-2020
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Overcoming Anger – 5 Keys To Success (Part 3)

4. Let Go Of The I Am Right Consciousness – One of the most significant causes of anger filled relationships is the ego that I am right and the other person is wrong. The more the ego, the more the anger. Very often people who are very moody in the family or at the workplace and are always shouting at other people and seeing them as incorrect are the ones who are very egoistic. Also, a very common and negative shade of anger is sarcasm - to comment sarcastically on people’s actions and to always think that what I think and do is the best and only right. On the other hand, the one who sacrifices his or her ego will be very sweet and merciful in interactions, even if the other person has genuinely committed some mistakes. To see others as innocent and not to be over-critical, a very simple practice is to see atleast one specialty in each and every person we meet everyday. This type of positive vision makes us free from anger and even in the most negative of situations we see people positively and not focus on their faults and weaknesses.

5. Remain Stress Free To Become Anger Free –Life is full of many different types of negative situations and twists and turns, which keep us unsettled and stressed at times. Stress is primarily caused by too many whys, whats, whens and hows, which are questions in our minds. The more the mind is full of questions and unsolved problems, the more the mind will react in the form of toxic words and actions. Problems will always exist but our attachment to them and impatience in waiting for them to get solved at the right time and in the right manner leads to anger. Anger in many cases is just a form of bottled up stress, which bursts open from time to time. Meditation and positive thinking as a result of the practice of meditation are some common techniques to resolve stress of the mind. Freedom from anger follows freedom from stress.

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Message for the day 22-07-2020
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The one with zeal and enthusiasm is constantly tireless.

Expression: Zeal and enthusiasm brings the willingness to move forward under all circumstances. Never are there are any excuses given, whatever the difficult situations or challenges that one might be faced with. Instead whatever has to be done is done without any tiredness. Also the best is made out of all situations.

Experience: When I am able to be enthusiastic under all circumstances, I am able to be tireless. This tirelessness gives me the courage to move on and experience constant success. I become aware of my own resources and make the best use of them. So I also experience internal progress, constantly.

In Spiritual Service,
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 21-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 21-07-2020
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Overcoming Anger – 5 Keys To Success (Part 2)

2. I Am A Source Of Infinite Peace And Love – Always Remember That – We are all a beautiful source of peace and love, which we can experience all the time and share with others. Also, where there is peace and love, the power to tolerate different types of people and situations is there inside us, which makes it easy for us to remain calm and patient, instead of reacting violently. Hating someone and speaking against someone behind their backs or in front of them is all a reflection of lack of the sweet peace and love which we are full of eternally, but we forget that. Start your day with the following affirmation: I am a being of light, a soul full of peace and love. I visualize my spiritual form, a sparkling star at the centre of the forehead. I radiate this light of sweetness to the world. Repeat this affirmation to yourself many times in a day and slowly the personality of creating angry and violent responses will be changed to sweeter and more humble responses to people and situations.

3. Forgive And Forget – Have you ever spent a complete day thinking about another person’s negative actions and giving them different forms in your mind, all of which are not only negative but hurt you internally. Such hurt carried in your heart can become a source of anger at every step and make your mind violent. This type of carried anger can spill out in different situations involving you and other people and not necessarily the person who is the cause of the anger. To forgive and forget requires emotional strength. To respond with love and not react with anger is forgiveness in action. To forgive is to love unconditionally. To forget is to bring benefit to the self, because violence in the mind harms the mind, body and relationships immensely. Only when you forgive, can you forget. To forgive, remember everyone’s original personality is one of sweetness, peace and love and a negative comment or an action of bitterness by someone is a result of an acquired negative sanskara, which is temporary and which the other person is trying to remove.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 21-07-2020
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True courage brings benefit to the self as well as to others.

Expression: When there is fear, there is some kind of danger, either for the self or for others. The one who fears, or the one who doesn't have the courage to accept and face situations, is not able to bring out the best form within himself. Such a person is constantly thinking of excuses and is trying to blame others for the mistakes that happen.

Experience: With courage, if I am able to take up responsibility for every situation that I am faced with, I am able to be free from worry or tension. I will then be in a position to learn and so I find progress at every step in my life. I find others giving me a lot of good wishes for my sincerity. I also become an inspiration for all others too to bring about a positive change.

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

Monday, July 20, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 20-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 20-07-2020
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Overcoming Anger – 5 Keys To Success (Part 1)

We are all living a life from morning till night, where we face situations where anger is a common and most easiest response we choose. Once a doctor was meeting a patient in his clinic and asked her that how many times do you become angry in a day? She replied that I have never counted but I think not a single day passes when I do not get angry and loose my temper at my husband and my children and the maid and even the shopkeeper. The doctor replied that have you ever wondered what goes on inside you after every bout of anger? Every second of anger or anger related emotions causes the secretion of negative chemicals and negative hormones inside the body. This is constantly harming the body and causes severe psychosomatic illnesses or illnesses caused by a negative mind, like blood pressure, diabetes, depression, insomnia and even cancer in the body. Also, the positive mood of peace, love and happiness inside our minds, can remain low for many hours, after even a smallest bout of hatred, revenge, aggression and any other toxic and negative behavior. We give you 5 keys to overcome anger in this message:

1. Don’t Try To Change What You Can’t Change – Very often we try and change scenes in our life, which are beyond our control. Scenes of life including different situations and behaviors of people, which are not as per our desire, make us react negatively and with emotions full of anger. When we cannot change a scene, we feel frustrated and feel things are out of our control. At that point of time, remind yourself that everything cannot go our way and as per our desires in life always. Also, the more we bring about positive change in ourselves, the more the energy of our change will change scenes around us in a positive way. So, instead of wanting that a particular person have a particular quality or a particular situation be more positive, fill yourself with that quality or that positivity and radiate it to your surroundings. This way you will accept and not expect, because expectations are the seed of all anger filled emotions.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 20-07-2020
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True knowledge brings humility.

Expression: True knowledge inspires and encourages one to bring about a practical change in one's life. The one with knowledge naturally imbibes it, which is also revealed in his practical life. This is because he is humbly willing to learn from all situations. As much as there is knowledge, so much there is divinity and elevatedness revealed in all words and actions. Also such a person keeps learning from all life's situations.

Experience: To have the ability to learn from all that life brings is to have love for knowledge. Since I have love for knowledge, I am able to experience self-respect. This self-respect gives me the humility to accept situations and people as they are and keep learning. So whatever the situation or whoever the person I come across, I only find myself enriching myself and moving forward.

In Spiritual Service,
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Sunday, July 19, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 19-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 19-07-2020
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You Can Change Any Habit

Have you said to someone or has someone told you - You have made a particular habit since childhood, you will never change. Do you believe it is difficult or impossible to change a habit especially if it is a strong and old one? First we need to change our habit of saying I cannot change habits. Absolutely any unhealthy or uncomfortable habit can be changed. Let’s not say I have such an old habit of coming late… habit of gossiping… habit of being irritable… habit of skipping breakfast…So I cannot change. Anything we repeatedly do becomes our habit. Now by avoiding or changing a few times, the old habit gets finished. We need to constantly work on it even if we failed earlier. If we give up, it becomes stronger and our will power becomes weaker. Let’s confront our uncomfortable habits and ask ourselves – Why should I change this habit? How to change? Do I want to change? Once our want to change is strong, changing becomes simple.

Is there anyone we know who has never changed a habit? Pretty sure there can be no-one. Each of us have created certain habits and changed them for some reason. The wrong belief that we cannot change habits makes negative habits stronger and blocks our transformation. Sit back and check how you control your habits, and your habits no longer control you. As you check repeatedly and create thoughts of what you want your reality to be, your will power increases. You let go of uncomfortable habits, dependencies and addictions. You will easily be able to choose what stays on your mind. There will be no habit that you cannot change. Not just small habits like drinking too much tea or coffee or watching TV while eating, you can get over deeper addictions. You will eventually become who you wish to be.

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Message for the day 19-07-2020
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Introspection enables one to be free from the influence of negativity.

Expression: Introspection means the desire to be good. Introspection brings the ability to look within and see the true self in the mirror of the heart, thus enabling one to activate the inner spirituality. Then all effort made will be towards activating this inherent goodness. And slowly one finds that the behaviour associated with negative traits are no more expressed, as they begin to lose their hold.

Experience: When I am able to introspect and look within, I can find the goodness that is there within me. Because of this, I naturally am free from expectations from others that they should recognise my goodness or consider me good. Instead I find myself content with what I am and continue to bring out the best from within me. I also continue to learn from all situations and experience progress.

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

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 18-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 18-07-2020
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Competition And Co-operation

Do you hold a belief about success and competition that Life is a competition and success means being right on top of achievers’ list? Do you aim at going ahead of other people or to perform better than your own capacity? When we compete, we cannot remain happy because of a constant insecurity and fear that someone else might go ahead of us. So even on achieving top ranks, there is insecurity. Competition creates stress, fear, jealousy, hatred and moves us away from happiness. Co-operation earns blessings and makes us successful. Success is not about racing ahead and being Number One. Success is measured by our happiness, health, beautiful relationships and our achievements. Co-operation is natural for us, so let’s live the natural way. Today, remind yourself you will constantly better yourself but not compete or compare with others. Make co-operation and not competition as your nature.

Society always encouraged us to compete and compare. We adopted the belief that life is a competition. But no matter how well we did, there was always someone with a bigger house, a better gadget or a higher position. Let us understand that no one is better, we are different. Remind yourself you are a happy being. Perform to the best of your capacity. Compare only with your previous performance. Compete with no one, but co-operate with everyone around you. Co-operate by creating good thoughts for them, co-operate by using encouraging words, co-operate by sharing what you know, co-operate by caring for everyone. Always remember your life is your journey, to your destination, at your speed, using your capacity, and on the basis of your values. From today, get off the race, focus on our path and move at a pace comfortable to you. By sharing what you know, healthy relationships will be created and you will be successful in many ways.

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Message for the day 18-07-2020
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The power of cooperation enables the most difficult task to be successfully done.

Expression: To have the power of cooperation means to have the ability to see and use the specialities of others in any task that is to be done. It is the ability to respect and use the suggestions and ideas of each and everyone which contributes for the success of the task. So the one who is able to use this power is able to be successful in any task that he takes up.

Experience: When I am able to give cooperation and take cooperation from those around me, I never experience fear for any task that has to be done, but am able to be at ease, knowing that everything is possible. I am also able to earn the respect of those around me for having made the best use of their specialities, which further facilitates the success of the task.

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

Friday, July 17, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 17-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 17-07-2020
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What Will People Say?

Most of us have been through phases in life where we have either done something or not done something, only because we were concerned about what other people think about us. It is so valuable to just be who we are, even if people refuse to accept us that way. But if our life is governed by public approval, we live like victims, crushed under the opinions of society. It is a symbol of great strength to just be who we are and do what feels right and comfortable to us. But often we base our decisions on public approval. We even do certain things that don’t align with our priority, values or capacity.

Follow these steps to be your way, without a need for people’s approval –

1. Know yourself, accept yourself and appreciate yourself, then your happiness will not be dependent on approval from others.

2. Create your own definitions of right and wrongs, values and principles. Your priorities, choices, decisions, habits need to align with them.

3. Losing people’s approval when you decide to do something which is right, doesn’t make you wrong. Your peers might own an expensive phone, but you need not be embarrassed about buying a lesser expensive model.

4. If you do anything just to please people, you may do the act but create thoughts of stress, anxiety and unwillingness.

Train your mind to live life on your terms and ignore social pressures. Stop worrying about public approval and be authentic. Let’s revise this affirmation everyday -

I am a powerful being … I choose what is right for me … for people around me … I have my own definitions of right and wrong … peer pressure … public opinion … does not touch me … every decision I take … is my choice … people may approve of me … may not approve of me … I do not seek approval … I do not need appreciation … I choose what is right for me.

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Message for the day 17-07-2020
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Success comes through maintaining self-respect.

Expression: Where there is self-respect, there is naturally a stable state of mind, even in the most challenging and difficult times. This in turn brings right judgement at all times, which allows discrimination between right and wrong. Right judgement leads to right actions. So there is constant success for such a person.

Experience: Self-respect is the state of mind where I am able to appreciate my own uniqueness and give regard to myself. When I am able to be in my stage of self-respect, I am able to be stable in all situations. This seat of internal stability keeps me light and easy under all circumstances. I am also able to experience constant success even in the most difficult and challenging times.

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

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 16-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 16-07-2020
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Letting Go Easily

Sometimes we don’t realize the burden of the mental baggage that we are carrying. The baggage could be - our ignorance, pain from past experiences, attachments, expectations, wrong habits, limiting beliefs and people’s opinions. Only when we pack up of these old ways, we can accommodate new ways of thinking, behaving and being. On the journey of life, it is wise to travel light, carrying only what is needed. This applies to emotional baggage too. We tend to carry hurtful past – disappointments, wrong habits, pains and fears. Letting go creates space for new ways of thinking, behaving and being.

Follow these steps to let go of any unnecessary emotional baggage –

1. When your mind is disturbed, check what it is thinking. It may be about the past or future. Direct it into the present.

2. Choose a right response in every scene. No blaming, judging or criticizing others.

3. Even if someone betrayed you, hurt was your creation. If the mind questions, Why did they do this to me, create thoughts, I let go …I understand people…I accept them… I face situations with stability.

4. No one and nothing belongs to you. Everything has come as per your karmic accounts. So let go of attachments or resentments about yourself, people and situations.

Repeat this affirmation daily to have a stress-free mind. You start connecting to your original self, as you remove the layers of negativity. There will be inner space to accommodate and activate your original qualities of happiness, love and compassion.

I am a happy being … I shift from one scene to the next … with ease … I stay in the present … I let go of my old habits of blaming … worrying … criticizing… the scene does not stay on my mind… I focus on people’s goodness … I have compassion for them … their behaviour does not stay on my mind … I travel light … on this journey of life.

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Message for the day 16-07-2020
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The best way to progress is to gain good wishes and blessings from others.

Expression: For the one who earns the blessings of others at every step, there is easy success. There is positivity and speciality revealed in every action and benefit for the self and others. Even the most difficult circumstances, don't deter such a person, but he has the power and the courage to move on. So there is constant progress, whatever the situations may be.

Experience: When I am able to take good wishes from those around me, I am able to experience being obstacle-free. I am able to move forward with ease under all circumstances. Even in the most difficult situations, I am able to take the benefit from those around me, for others are willing to provide support at the right time, because my actions have earned good wishes from others.

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

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 15-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 15-07-2020
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Your Will Power Is Your Biggest Strength

Whether we want to achieve a goal, stick to right diet, give up an addiction or sustain a healthy habit, we attribute our success or failure to our will power. Sometimes we display highest will power, and other times we seem to completely lack it. Each of us has uniform and unlimited will power. The more we use it, the more we will experience it. Whenever you failed to achieve, become or overcome something, did you believe, I do not have enough willpower. I cannot do this? Did you think successful people have higher willpower? Do you check if it’s your willpower which has caused you failure at times? Each of us is blessed with the same amount of will power. All of us use our will power in certain situations and do not use it in others. When we do not use it, we fail in what we want to do. Repeated failure reaffirms a wrong belief that we lack will power. It is not the lack of will power, but a lack of desire and determination which blocks or slows down our success. For willpower to work, it’s important to have a deep desire and the persistence to try one more time even if we had failed in the past. Never underestimate your willpower, it is an essential ingredient to success in every aspect.

Always affirm to yourself that you are a powerful being. You can be who you decide to be and do what you decide to do. Your mind and body will always co-operate with you because you are a master of your sense organs. You should always be clear about what you truly want in your personal, professional and social life. You have the ability to make right choices, you have the willpower to implement your decisions. Follow lifestyle disciplines of right eating, drinking, sleeping habits and teach your mind right habits of right thinking, speaking and behaving. Whether it is changing a habit, making healthy choices or taking timely actions, do not depend on people, circumstances, environment or your past experiences. Rely on your strong will power. Show restraint in the face of temptation. Don’t postpone, don’t cancel your plans. Do not give up on your goals. Use your will power in every situation. When you use your will power in one situation, you will increase it in other situations also. Remind yourself everyday - I am a powerful being. I have a strong will power which empowers me to achieve everything I desire. My unlimited will power is my biggest strength. I use it to achieve what I want.

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Message for the day 15-07-2020
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To be elevated is to perform every task with understanding.

Expression: To understand means to know what to do. So the one who understands and performs the task with this understanding surely performs only elevated tasks. No task is negative, or waste. Nor are actions ordinary, but each and every action is special because there is clear understanding. Others too get inspiration from such actions.

Experience: When there is clear understanding of what I have to do, I am able to do what is right. So in this process, I find that there is a lot of time and energy saved and I am able to move forward very easily. I find that I am able to use my speciality in the right way bringing benefit to myself and others.

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

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 14-07-2020

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Soul Sustenance 14-07-2020
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Frozen Perceptions

Like water, which over a period of time freezes and takes the form of frozen ice cubes, when kept in an ice tray; perceptions of different things, people and events, inside our consciousness, which come onto the surface of our consciousness regularly i.e. we shape our thoughts, words and actions based on them, regularly, take the form of rigid perceptions over a period of time. These rigid or frozen perceptions, which sometimes never liquefy in our entire lifetime, are commonly called our beliefs, which can stick in our consciousness like ice cubes and be difficult to uproot at times. One of the greatest harms that holding to a set of beliefs does is, that it doesn't let us see from other peoples' point of view.

Let's say two people look at the same painting from two different points in a room. One describes what she sees and how the painting looks to her. Then the other describes how the painting looks to him. Both perceptions are bound to be different to some extent. They are different because they look from different angles, different points (places) of viewing in the same room. So who has the right view? Neither. But what both of them see is right from their point of view. Another e.g. is, there is Mrs. A at my workplace, whom over a period of time, I have been seeing from a certain point of view and have started perceiving to be inefficient. Bringing this perception into my consciousness repeatedly has frozen this perception inside my consciousness and it has taken the form of a belief, which may be incorrect or correct, partially or completely. Now even if three different people who have all seen Mrs. A from three different points of view i.e. in three different set of circumstances, and have seen three different shades of the same virtue i.e. efficiency in her; come and share their different, but all positive and right perceptions with me, depending on their respective circumstantial view, I will not agree with them and not respect their perception because a person with unfrozen perceptions would at least give a hearing to others' perceptions, but someone with frozen perceptions, i.e. with fixed beliefs, is not able to that and is not able to empathize with or see from others’ point of view.

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Message for the day 14-07-2020
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Forgiveness means to forget the mistakes of others.

Expression: The one who is able to forgive is able to forget the mistakes in his future interactions even after noticing the mistakes of others. He is able to be loving and so he is able to give corrections with love. Only when there is love in one's interactions, will the corrections given will be effective. Also such a person will not be caught up with anyone's mistakes and will be free from attitudes.

Experience: Even if there is a temporary feeling of negativity, if I am able to forget the mistakes of others and forgive them, I am able to be free from negative feelings. I am able to be light and free from the burdens of the past interactions with them. So I find myself successfully able to deal with others, whoever they may be.

In Spiritual Service,
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