Brahma Kumaris: November 2020

Monday, November 30, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 30-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 30-11-2020
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5 Gifts To God

As we take a divine birth with God as a Sweet Mother and Father and then enter a divine childhood, God asks for 5 beautiful gifts of love, which will help us become a divine adult, filled with pure wisdom and all qualities and powers.

1. Complete purity in thoughts, words and actions
Let me remind myself - I am a divine being, who has incarnated in this temple (body) of divinity ... I am the child of God, the Ocean of Divinity ... I radiate purity to this world with my every divine thought, word and action.

2. Sitting up in meditation at the early morning sweet nectar time
I affirm to myself - God is a sweet Ocean of Love, who waits for me at the early morning pure time everyday ... I have found Him after thousands of years ... I connect with Him and fill myself with the light of all spiritual attainments

3. Dancing to God's wisdom flute tune every morning
I talk to myself - God incarnates in this physical world for me ... He shares the pearls of wisdom with me which I have searched for a long time ... I am the luckiest soul on Earth as I hear God's wisdom and experience the deepest bliss.

4. Creating a pure temple for the soul by feeding my body a pure diet
I remind myself - I am a deity soul of the original deity religion ... my every food I eat and liquid I drink is charged with angelic goodness and is saatvik ... I remember God, the Ocean of Goodness before eating and drinking anything.

5. Filling every action with God's beautiful remembrance
I tell myself - I am a very special soul, God's chosen one ... I make every action precious by remembering God in every sphere and every role of life ... His love and bliss makes me complete and I share it with everyone.

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Message for the day 30-11-2020
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To listen to others fully is to be able to be free from repeating mistakes.

Expression: When there is criticism that comes one’s way, it should be carefully analysed to see if there is any truth in it. If there is correction can be made accordingly. On the other hand, if others’ criticism is ignored or there is a tendency to defend oneself, there cannot be any correction and mistakes are repeated.

Experience: When I listen to others with honesty, I am able to discover even the most negligible aspect in my behaviour which I can change. So I find myself constantly improving and progressing and moving on towards success. So having brought about a change, even the criticism that comes my way stops.

In Spiritual Service,
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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 29-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 29-11-2020
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How To Bless People And Situations?

When we see certain wrong habits and behaviors of family, friends or colleagues, we get disturbed. Likewise, when we see unpleasant situations happening in the world around us, we feel uncomfortable. Instead of getting disturbed about what happens with people and situations, our role is to radiate an energy of blessings to them. Our vibrations make a difference in transforming them. When you face challenges in life, or when you see unhealthy behaviors in people, do you get disturbed? In a state of anxiety or anger, do you keep thinking and talking about it to others? Or do you use your power to influence them to change, with your blessings? Blessings are pure and powerful thoughts and words we create. We need to visualise the reality we want, create a thought that it already exists and start radiating that thought to people or to the situation. We can bless every task, every object, every situation and even nature. Our blessings empower people to give their best and experience success in what they do. Criticism, worry, fear and rejection reduces soul power and this affects their performance. So we need to take care not to create thoughts that are opposite of blessings. Unaware we were creating negative thoughts. Now with awareness, make every thought a blessing for your world. Remind yourself - I bless people, situations, objects, tasks, nature, time...I bless everything. My blessings shift the vibrations and manifest the desired reality.

From today, be a radiator of blessings. When blessing people and situations, you shift from your lower vibrations to the highest frequency. Your vibrations effectively bring a transformation in yourself and others. Remind yourself - I have the ability to influence people or situations to change, with the power of my blessings.

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Message for the day 29-11-2020
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To find reasons to be happy is to increase happiness.

Expression: When the mind searches for reasons to be sad and sorrowful, even situations with no great significance are seen with a vision of negativity. So there is constantly an expression of words and actions that reflect the need for sympathy and reassurance. On the other hand, when there is the search for happiness, then everything is positive giving happiness.

Experience: When I am happy, I start perceiving everything with that vision. It is like wearing coloured glasses. Whatever colour my glasses are, the whole world is coloured with it. Then, I am no longer able to perceive and recognize negativity and I am able to remain happy with everything.

In Spiritual Service,
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Saturday, November 28, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 28-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 28-11-2020
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Heal Your Mind To Heal Your Body

You hit the gym and workout regularly. As a health-freak you routinely consume fruits and vegetables. You get a good 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. Despite all the care, your body develops bouts of illnesses, aches and pains. Do you have a burning question on your mind - What more should I do to lead a healthy lifestyle? Our thoughts and feelings create a subtle energy body. While diet and exercise influence physical health, a clean energy body is needed to sustain a perfect physical body. Any emotional blockages like fear, pain, confusion, anger or jealousy creates energy blockages in the energy body. It then manifests as an illness in our physical body. Let us cleanse our thoughts to radiate happiness and love to every cell of the body. Release past hurt to strengthen every organ. Forgive people to heal aches and pains. Remain calm and stable to cleanse the body. We have the power to create a healthy mind, which then creates a healthy body and a happy life. Remind yourself - My every thought creates happiness and health. All my health parameters are perfect. My body is healthy.

Also, if there is something troubling your body, do you know that you can use the power of your thoughts to influence your health? Each thought has an effect on the cells of our body. When we are physically unwell, we cure the body with medicines, but do we heal blockages in the mind? Just by thinking or saying – My cholesterol is high… My fever isn’t coming down, what will happen next… How will I manage to walk with this back pain… we radiate an energy of sadness, worry or anxiety to our body. These vibrations slow down or block healing. Changing our thinking is as important as treating the body.

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Message for the day 28-11-2020
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Every reaction to situations is a reflection of one’s own self-respect.

Expression: To the extent that there is a high degree of self-respect, to that extent there is a positive response to even the most negative situations. If there is low self-respect, even the smallest situation brings forth a strong negative reaction. This reaction only makes matters worse.

Experience: When I am able to maintain my own self-respect even in the worst situation, I am able to have a hold, control over these situations. But if I have a low self-respect I continue to blame situations and use them as excuses to feel helpless. So I am not able to do anything about these situations and just continue to have negative feelings.

In Spiritual Service,
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Friday, November 27, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 27-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 27-11-2020
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Creating A World Of Forgiveness (Part 4)

A world of forgiveness cannot be created without the power of truth. While peace and love transform our emotions, we cannot forgive someone or not get angry at someone who has wronged us without rock solid self-esteem, which is the energy of truth in action. There are some who tolerate and forgive, but they give in to the pressure associated with it by indulging in occasional outbursts. Doing the same with pleasure and not with pressure requires regular inputs of true spiritual wisdom from the Supreme and their inculcation. Over a period of time, such an individual becomes filled with the power of truth and is able to withstand the pressures of coming into contact with a difficult personality. He is able to not only remain introverted while connecting with such a person but also radiate good wishes to the other person and smile softly in the process of doing the same.

There are some common sayings based on truth - the one who is truthful dances in joy, the boat of truth will rock (shake) but will not sink, the one who is truthful will emerge victorious. Such a person, who is an ocean of truth, is the one who can experience forgiveness easily and help in creating a world of forgiveness.

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Message for the day 27-11-2020
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To recognise one's own fortune is to be constantly happy.

Expression: When there is an awareness of one's own fortune, there are no expectations from people and situations. Due to this I am able to recognise and use my own resources for my own benefit and also for the benefit of others. One's happiness also spreads out to the others and they too become happy.

Experience: When I recognise constantly my own fortune, I am able to make the best use of it. I constantly remain content and am able to move forward with happiness. I never become upset with the various unexpected situations that come my way, but am able to see them as test papers that will help me move on to the next step. So I never get tired of continuing to put in effort.

In Spiritual Service,
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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 26-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 26-11-2020
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Creating A World Of Forgiveness (Part 3)

There is a saying in India that in a home where the fire of anger exists, pots of water also dry up. Anger is a name given to a large collection of desires that exist inside the human consciousness which prevent us from forgiving. Filling the emotions inside our mind with love and pacifying the emotions of subtle desires is the second step in creating an environment of forgiveness wherever we are. Imagine a world without the numerous desires that exist in our lives - I need, I want, I own, I expect, I am right, I envy – these are subtle fires that burn up the energy of pure soul-to-soul love, that exists inside us instinctively, because we are children of God, the Supreme Soul, who is an Ocean of love.

So waking up in the morning and starting the day with a warm Good Morning to this Ocean of love and having a heart-to-heart conversation and a deep loveful communion with Him and filling myself with the deepest pure love existing in this complete Universe, is paving the way for my heart to be cleansed of the various ego-based emotions. And also for it to become moulded as a forgiving one, because the more I fill my heart with God’s love, the more I am enriched with soul-to-soul love and the more sweet and humble I become. And such a transformed me, then is able to win the hearts of each one and create an atmosphere of love and forgiveness around me.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 26-11-2020
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The way to be rid of waste thoughts is to maintain a powerful thought.

Expression: When the intellect is accomplished with powerful thoughts, waste thoughts cannot enter. Only when the intellect remains empty that there is place for waste thoughts to enter. To be busy with elevated thoughts is to keep the mind free from waste. All it needs is to turn on the switch of one powerful thought, then wastage finishes. This is just like a switch which brings light and finishes darkness. Then there is no wastage in words and actions too.

Experience: When I make the pracitce of keeping a single elevated thought in my intellect, I am able to be free from the bondage of wastage. I find that a lot of time and energy of mine is saved. Even when there is an external situation of conflict, chaos and confusion, there is no internal chaos and there is only power in my thoughts. So I make decisions easily and quickly and I enjoy all the situations that come my way.

In Spiritual Service,
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 25-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 25-11-2020
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Creating A World Of Forgiveness (Part 2)

We are all very much aware that forgiveness is a healing balm for anger. But to forgive, the first and foremost power that is required is the ability to apply a full-stop on my rough emotions when provoked. The control of my emotions, one minute every hour, is like building a dam across the river of emotions which becomes rough, while coming into interactions with a variety set of personalities and while becoming busy in actions, both of which cause an expansion of thoughts. The situation becomes worse when the interaction or action, during the past hour, has been a negative one, filled with conflict. So, every hour, a short one minute meditation, to fill the mind with the power of peace, is the first preparation of the mind to forgive easily. We suggest to you a few thoughts that you can create – I am a peaceful soul, a beautiful golden-white star situated at the centre of the forehead. I spread the rays of peace to my surroundings. I am the child of the Ocean of peace, the Supreme Soul. All the people in my office or in my family or in the world at large are also children of the Ocean of peace, their nature is originally peaceful. We all together, collectively, have to create an atmosphere of peace at our workplace or home or in the complete world, so that we can all create a world of forgiveness.

Collecting 15 minutes of peace every day (one minute every hour), in this way, is extremely valuable. These 15 minutes are the bricks of the dam that you have to build for yourself inside your mind and keep the rough emotions in check. Try this for one month with an earnest heart and determination to transform the self. This peace-brick building exercise will not only control your emotions but will also slow down the speed of the flow of the river of emotions by healing the origin or source of the river of emotions, which is your sanskara of anger and transforming it into a sanskara of forgiveness, because thoughts of peace not only fill our emotions with peace in the short term but also make our sanskaras peaceful in the long term.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 25-11-2020
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As is the consciousness, so are the thoughts, words and actions.

Expression: To have the right consciousness means to identify oneself with one's own specialities and powers and not to work with weaknesses. When there is such an elevated consciousness, then there is power in all thoughts, words and actions. Effort need not be put for specially making them powerful and effective. Even if they are tried to be made powerful without changing the consciousness the effort put goes in vain.

Experience: As I have a powerful consciousness and I am set firmly on this seat, no outside situation or person can disturb me or my internal state of mind. I am free from negative and waste and also from being ordinary. I am free from labouring and of having to fight with my thoughts in order to maintain the right thoughts. And I find that there is only speciality within. Others too are able to take benefit from this speciality.

In Spiritual Service,
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 24-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 24-11-2020
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Creating A World Of Forgiveness (Part 1)

God wants us to create a world of forgiveness, a world where each one is uncritical and does not keep a negative eye on others’ mistakes and weaknesses, a world where there is complete peace and harmony between everyone, inspite of their different natures or sanskaras.

Based on spiritual knowledge and understanding, we are sharing with you few different virtues that are different colours of forgiveness and matching actions associated with them, which you could experience.

Generosity - Be Forgetful Of Others' Mistakes
Openness - Accommodate Others
Thankfulness - Give Blessings And Take Blessings
Warmth - Be Uncritical
Tolerance - Keep An Easy Eye On Others’ Weaknesses
Acceptance - Absorb Others' Virtues
Giving - Fill Others With Virtues

In order to experience these virtues, which means bringing these different colours of forgiveness into practice, we need the powers of peace, love and truth. These three powers together make up the healing balm of forgiveness, which heal our anger-filled emotions which in turn heal our peaceless words and actions.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 24-11-2020
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The one who is powerful finds one or the other means to finish waste.

Expression: Life brings lots of situations which naturally bring about waste thoughts. But the one who is powerful searches for ways and means to finish this waste. Such a person is like a skilled player who is waiting for an opportunity to give his best. So each situation is used as a means to use of all the resources in the right way. Even if there is one method that doesn't work, there is always a search for a new method to bring about the right solution.

Experience: When I am able to remain powerful even in the most difficult situation, I am able to recognise the powers that are within me and use them for overcoming that situation. I am never afraid of difficult situations, nor do I wish for life to be smooth without difficulties. Instead, I use each problem as a challenge to bring out the best from within me. So with each challenging situation, I find myself becoming more and more powerful.

In Spiritual Service,
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Monday, November 23, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 23-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 23-11-2020
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An Attitude Of Abundance

There could have been a challenging scene this morning which maybe, caused your positive attitude to dip. Are you letting that depleted attitude seep into every subsequent scene, the entire day? Or did you pause to change your mood and reset your outlook? Often we are not satisfied with people, situations, objects, nature and the world itself. We complain about what we lack – health, happiness, comforts, time, wealth, relationships…the list can be long. The truth is that if we want a different result, we need to first modify our attitude from a scarcity mindset to an abundant mindset. A positive attitude brings the whole course of life under control. It improves health, happiness, relationships and success. Even if things are not in our favour, our attitude decides whether we perceive it to be an opportunity to learn and grow, or view it as a failure and retract. Reflect on your attitude every day and keep it positive by taking responsibility of your mindset. See how situations come into your control. Remind yourself - I carry an attitude of abundance. I have everything I need. My attitude attracts the right people and situations into life.

We have all been taught that attitude is everything. Just pause and check - how has your overall attitude been, lately? Do you feel optimistic, hopeful, fearless or dissatisfied? Has your attitude helped you see the world through a positive lens at all times or only when circumstances are right for you? Your attitude either opens or closes the doors of growth and learning, in every situation. Because every thought you create is followed by a feeling. Your feelings over a period of time develop your attitude - about people, situations, work and about the world. So, depending on your feelings about a person or a situation, you will develop an attitude towards them – which can be of acceptance, resistance, respect or indifference. Our thoughts create our attitude, so you have the power to change our attitude by chanting our thought patterns. Even whether we have enough or lack something in life is almost always about our attitude, not about how much we actually have. A good life needs only a right attitude.

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Message for the day 23-11-2020
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To look at and appreciate specialities is to become special.

Expression: Life constantly offers opportunities to look at specialities. The one who has the habit of looking at these specialities is able to imbibe these specialities within himself. He is able to become more special with looking at only specialities constantly. So also, the one who looks at others’ weaknesses subconsciously imbibes those weaknesses within himself. And these weaknesses are expressed in one’s actions too.

Experience: When I form a habit of looking only at specialities, I am able to become richer. My personality changes positively as I have imbibed the habit of looking only at the positive aspects of the others. Also for having looked at others’ specialities I find that others also begin to look at my specialities. Thus I am able to win the love and regard of all, and I become truly special.

In Spiritual Service,
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Sunday, November 22, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 22-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 22-11-2020
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10 Pearls Of Meditation (Part 2)

5. Look in the mirror of God’s remembrance everyday and make yourself beautiful with all qualities and powers. You are a reflection of God’s goodness. Look at others with the vision of this goodness and they will also become beautiful.

6. Talk to God all the time. Tell him – You are my most valuable friend and companion. You are with me at every step. I hold your hand, I experience your blessings, I feel I am in your heart and I forget all my sorrows and difficulties.

7. Whenever you feel stressed, call God down from the soul world. Experience the Supreme Being of Light in your home, at your workplace, radiating his rays of power all around and making the atmosphere charged with positivity.

8. Every hour travel to God in the vehicle of soul consciousness and sit in front of him in the soul world. Unburden yourself, tell him your problems, take his guidance and experience his love. Become light and relaxed.

9. Your remembrance of God is a light house for the world. Visualize every evening for a few minutes – I am an angel of goodness and strength. I travel the entire world with God, radiating his light of qualities to everyone.

10. Express your love to God before sleeping. Write a letter to him. Connect with him through different relationships and sleep in his lap of the light of love, completely secure and protected from the world’s negativity.

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Message for the day 22-11-2020
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To make use of situations in a positive way is to experience constant progress.

Expression: Each and every situation comes with a hidden blessing – a hidden opportunity. It of course brings challenges, challenges that could bring out the best potential from within. But the one who is caught up with only weaknesses never gets a chance to use these challenging situations as opportunities. On the other hand, the one who uses his potential is able to be from his weaknesses also.

Experience: When I am able to use all situations as opportunities to recognise and use my inner potential, I am able to be free from the influence of my weaknesses. This freedom gives me the ability to enjoy this moment without filling the mind with unnecessary doubts and questions. It gives the ability to bring about progress in my life, whatever the circumstance may be.

In Spiritual Service,
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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 21-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 21-11-2020
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10 Pearls Of Meditation (Part 1)

Meditation is a link with God to become pure and powerful. It is also an inner introspection and visualization of the spiritual self or soul and the Supreme Being or God. We become stable, more loving and completely peaceful by learning to meditate and practicing it regularly in the day and everyday.

We are sharing in this message a beautiful collection of 10 different pearls of meditation. Every pearl is a rich inner experience that will bring us closer to the Supreme and make our life valuable and filled with goodness and strength.

1. Experience for 1 minute every hour with the inner eye of wisdom, the soul - a beautiful sparkling star of radiant light just above the eyebrows and radiate the qualities of peace, love and joy in the form of white light to everyone.

2. Remind yourself 10 times in the day – I am the child of God - the sun of spiritual wisdom. I travel into his rays, I connect, I absorb and I radiate his light and might into the universe and remove the darkness of negativity.

3. Sit with God every morning in the world of pure and deep silence – the soul world and experience the deep peace of God - the Ocean of peace and stillness. Clean the soul of inner hurt and pain and make it powerful.

4. Talk to yourself a few times in the day – I am a being of bliss and contentment. I look upwards and feel God’s rays of bliss falling on me. I bathe in these rays and they wash away my impurities like hatred and jealousy for others.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 21-11-2020
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The one who is virtuous is loved by all.

Expression: The one who doesn't let go of his commitment to his values is the one who is loved by all. Such a person is not concerned whether the other person is committed to his own values or not. He continues to recognise and express his values in all words and actions. Hence the expression of his values is not dependent on others or situations and he continues to win the love of all.

Experience: When I am committed to my own values, I enjoy using them in whatever I do. I am free from expectations - from situations and from people. I am able to accept people as they are and also appreciate them for their own value system. So I never expect people to change according to my expectations and I continue to win the love of all.

In Spiritual Service,
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Friday, November 20, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 20-11-2020

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Crossing Negative Situations With Spiritual Power (Part 3)

Situations are to be overcome without them creating a deep influence on our consciousness. It is said that tolerate situations with pleasure and don’t feel their pressure. Pressure of situations has a negative effect on our mind and that can in turn influence our thinking to such an extent that it’s difficult to take away your mind and thoughts from the situation. Someone might say that since the last four days I have not stopped thinking of my argument with my office colleague. Another one might say today I am low since the morning because I heard a very bad news of the death of my close relative. Isn’t it almost like a natural instinct? If a situation is there I will feel different and that different is always negative.

So how do I train myself for a more right or more natural instinct of remaining positive? That will come over a period of time with experience and also practicing stability in every difficult situation we face. It’s like a ship without a rudder, which can lose direction and drown in a rough sea. In the same manner, the rudder of spiritual power will enable us to cross negative situations with ease. It’s also not about saying to yourself that I am powerful and then repeating the same mistakes of thinking negative. Unless power is filled in the soul through the technique of meditation, we will never change into positive thinking individuals even if we are very determined to become positive and remain away from the negative. Power in the mind will also create positive sanskaras of faith, patience, determination, tolerance and stability, which will help us in any difficult situation. As a result, we will cross every negative situation with ease and lightness.

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Message for the day 20-11-2020
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To change means to experience progress.

Expression: Whenever there is a desire to bring about a change, there is also a simultaneous intense feeling to find a change instantly – and fully. Yet this does not always happen. However, true change is that in which there is at least a little change. When there is constant effort put in to be better and to do better, then naturally the best results are visible, even if there is not perfection seen overnight.

Experience: When I bring about a change constantly, in whatever little way I can, I am able to experience constant progress. I do not have great expectations, but will be satisfied with the little changes that I make and will have the confidence to go on putting in effort. Even with the little results that I attain I will be able to take encouragement constantly. I am thus able to move on towards perfection.

In Spiritual Service,
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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 19-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 19-11-2020
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Crossing Negative Situations With Spiritual Power (Part 2)

Looking at different types of difficult problems in our life can make us loose our enthusiasm and also weaken us internally. Life can become a difficult and rough journey, which is when spirituality with all its different benefits can help us immensely. Spirituality is the technique of learning how to rule over yourself not only at the level of words and actions, but also on a more subtle level of thoughts, feelings and emotions. It teaches us the art and fills us with the power of applying a brake to our negative and unnecessary thoughts when a difficult situation is in front of us. It’s not about suppressing your mind and saying that from today I will not get angry or I will behave with love and humility with everyone and then going back to your negative self after some time. This is unnatural. But on the other hand, it’s about gently transforming your negative emotions into positive ones by the use of spiritual power filled in the self by connecting with the Supreme Spiritual Power Source of the world - God. This connection is called meditation in spirituality.

Also, it’s not about just relaxing your mind by reducing the number of thoughts, but it’s about creating the right positive thoughts which replace the negative thoughts which are in our mind, when we are in the middle of a difficult situation. So, spiritual strength is what will give us the ability to change our way of thinking and behaving and not just spiritual knowledge. Remember, it’s our personality which needs to change and that will automatically transform our thoughts and feelings, which are influenced by my personality.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 19-11-2020
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To be fully responsible is to inspire responsibility in others.

Expression: When there is true responsibility, there will be freedom given to others too to be responsible. Ones ideas are not forced on to others but there is full freedom for others to make their own choice. Support and guidance of course are given and people are able to become independent and responsible.

Experience: When I have learnt to take up the responsibility of my own life, I am able to become self-sufficient and independent and also constantly be available for those around me to become independent and responsible too. There are enough resources in me for those around to take benefit from.

In Spiritual Service,
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 18-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 18-11-2020
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Crossing Negative Situations With Spiritual Power (Part 1)

A significant and important sphere of our life which constantly goes away in a direction that we do not want it to is the way we look after our mental well-being and how it influences our overall behavior and the way we perform our actions. E.g. if we are in a positive mood today, automatically all our actions will begin to get influenced by that and positive emotions that exist in our mind, start showing in our interactions. Also, if a negative and difficult situation comes into our life suddenly and our mind moves into a negative direction, then almost automatically our actions go into that direction.

How do we prevent this process from happening? What is the single best method to follow to prevent the mind from coming under the influence of difficult and demanding circumstances? Is there some method which we can use for our mind so that this complete process is stopped at the level of the mind in the first place? Say, you are not physically well today and you do not feel comfortable. So that is a type of negative situation. On another day, your boss at work has not been nice to you and you feel uncomfortable with the situation surrounding you. This is another type of negative situation. Such ups and downs are common in life and they will be there at every step, but do we let them dictate the way we behave or do we ensure that they do not interfere with our regular routine and our dealings with people? Of course, no one wants a burden on them but at the same time situations have to be dealt with positively also. But the main thing to take care of is, that while doing that, you do not lose your inner stability and your actions remain positive and full of peace, love and happiness.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 18-11-2020
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Words that do not give courage are waste.

Expression: When someone is facing a problem, if the words are not those that give courage to the one facing the problem, then such words are wasted. There would be no use of speaking such words. In fact, to speak such words is to discourage the other person further. So when attention is paid to speak only those words that are for the benefit of all there is a positive and a powerful impact on others.

Experience: Even when I keep attention on a simple thing like speaking only positive words, or words that bring benefit to others, I find myself having only powerful thoughts and words. I am neither discouraged by others' behaviour nor will I ever discourage others. I continue to have faith in others and allow this faith to colour my words and actions. So I find that there is benefit in whatever I speak.

In Spiritual Service,
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 17-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 17-11-2020
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Do Everything For Yourself And Experience Happiness

When seniors, family or friends ask us to do something, we follow their advice but believe - I am doing it because of them, I have no other choice. This belief depletes us, makes us unhappy and so we don't put in our best. We also blame them if the result is not favorable. Let us be clear that regardless of the reason, the decision was ours and it was a choice we made.

Sit back and see how take personal responsibility for your happiness, and do everything for yourself.

Affirmation -
I am a happy soul. I am happy while I am doing everything I do… I choose to do certain things…I choose to be a certain way…and my choices and decisions give me happiness. My happiness is not dependent on people…no one can make me happy and I can't make others happy…I am not doing anything for anyone … everything is for me. We can never say - I had no choice…. I understand the consequences of my every karma. However challenging the situation may be, my decision is my choice. The decision is mine, karma is mine, karmic account is mine and the return of the karma is my responsibility. Before doing anything, I introspect why I want to do it. I talk to my mind till it is convinced that it is for myself… My work matters to me … my relationships are important for me …. achievements are important for me…In every scene I am choosing what I want. If people ask me to do something, I do not do it for them…. I do it for the harmony in my relationship. My decision is for my happiness, not theirs. I am happy as I am living my choice.

Repeat this affirmation a few times to experience the freedom when you do everything for yourself. You feel the sense of being a master of your life, in control of your choices and decisions.

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Message for the day 17-11-2020
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To have a positive outlook is to remain in peace.

Expression: The more one hears and talks about positive things, the more one is able to be free from negative influences. The environment today doesn't give much of a chance for hearing to positivity because of the continuous flow of news about conflict and violence. But changing the theme of conversation and talking about what life gives is to change the responses to the world in a more positive way.

Experience: When I have a positive outlook, it creates in me hope and enthusiasm for the future. I also have a more positive view of the present reality. I remain in peace, whatever the challenges or negative situations I may have to face. I am able to be in touch with the inner peace and maintain this state of mind under all circumstances.

In Spiritual Service,
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Monday, November 16, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 16-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 16-11-2020
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God - The Alpha Point Of The Universe

He is the most powerful spiritual energy in the Universe. If He exists the world exists, because His purity and power renews the world every time it depletes of spiritual goodness and power. We have talked to Him in our prayers, remembered him in our hymns, looked upto Him for thousands of years and waited for Him in every breath. He listens to our thoughts of love and respect and radiates His amazing spiritual brilliance to every soul and particle in the world and fills it peace, love and joy. The world that He creates is remembered in all religious books and regarded by every human being. It is called by different names worldwide - Swarg, Bahist, Heaven, Garden of Allah, Garden of Eden.

He Is God - The Alpha Point, the Supreme Being, the Supreme Source of divinity - our Supreme Father, Mother, Teacher, Friend and Guru. The One who fulfills every dream that we ever have in our cyclic birth story. The more we love and respect this Spiritual Alpha Point, it will always be lesser than what He deserves. Let us thank and remember Him at every step in our lives. This is bringing Him in our heart and purifying it completely. That’s what He wishes from us and that’s the only thing we can give Him in return for every beautiful thing He has done for us.

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Message for the day 16-11-2020
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Cooperation creates space for learning and growth.

Expression: The one who cooperates and inspires cooperation is able to create a conducive environment for the progress of all. To inspire cooperation means to be able to relate to the positivity in those around. Relating to the positive aspect naturally inspires others to use their specialities for the success of the task. Their good wishes for the task too emerge very naturally.

Experience: Since I am able to relate to others' positivity, I find myself enriched with it. I subconsciously imbibe what I perceive. I get a chance and a space to learn and progress. The journey towards success in itself is a joyful experience and there is harmony in working with others. Thus I find success too easy to achieve as there is the contribution of each one's speciality for the task.

In Spiritual Service,
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Sunday, November 15, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 15-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 15-11-2020
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Hold On To Your Values At Every Step

To be our best versions, we don’t need to gain much, but we just need to ensure we don’t lose what we already have – our qualities. Usually our behavior becomes a reflection of the way someone behaves with us. If they are good, we are good. Otherwise we become negative towards them. But by copying their actions, our own qualities should not fade away. Do you often get discouraged by the declining moral standards in the world? When you use your virtues in your interactions with someone, and that person hardly responds positively, do you feel like copying his behaviour? Have you given up any value only because people around you don’t practice it? We all strive to be as nice and as kind as we can. The problem that we expect the other person to be equally good (or even better) to us. And the bigger problem is that if that person is not right to us, we copy their behaviour. Each time we copy someone’s incorrect behavior, we move away from our virtues. Eventually we give up our qualities. Our values, qualities, principles and ethics are our strength. Let us hold on to them. Even if no one around us is using them, and even if others think values don’t work, let us not give up on them. Other people might have an entirely different set of qualities which you may be lacking. Just make sure to use your values, every single time, with everyone. Remind yourself - I use my virtues every time with everyone, independent of situations and people around me. My values reflect my powerful personality.

At every step in your life, start ensuring that if something is your quality, it flows from you to everyone, in every situation. You do not expect others to have it, and you do not give up just because they don’t have it. Remind yourself - My qualities are my assets. I radiate them at all times. My values flow, independent of people and situations.

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Message for the day 15-11-2020
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To be wise is to enjoy the beauty of life.

Expression: Wisdom gives the understanding that life does not function haphazardly. It teaches that everything that happens in this theatre of life has deep meaning and significance. Wisdom also brings the understanding that what is reaped today is a result of what was sown yesterday. So whatever actions are done now are filled with positivity and beauty - for, there is always the desire to reap better fruits.

Experience: When I have the true understanding I find myself satisfied and content with everything that is happening in my life. Yet there is the desire and the urge to go on being creative and using my resources for the benefit of all. I go on planting beautiful seeds of positivity and power. So I continue to enjoy the fruits of the seeds I plant. I never stop with obstacles but move forward with confidence.

In Spiritual Service,
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Saturday, November 14, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 14-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 14-11-2020
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Ruling The Kingdom Of The Mind (Part 3)

Rulers have ruled over different territories all across the world since thousands of years. There was a time when rulers ruled the complete world, a time when there was no trace of sorrow or hatred or injustice or disharmony in their kingdom. We know these rulers as devis and devtas or deities today. What was the secret of their success? They possessed, apart from the skills to rule, all the powers to succeed. So what is the secret of success for the spiritual king, which is me, the soul? I increase my spiritual powers and make them a part of my personality. How? Creating thought affirmations which we explained in yesterday’s message. Thought affirmations of the seven primary virtues – peace, love, joy, purity, bliss, power and truth. We have explained four virtue types in yesterday’s message. We could give a thought to the remaining three also.

These virtue thoughts, when repeatedly brought into my conscious mind everyday, gradually influence my sub-conscious mind positively. This then fills me, the spiritual king’s personality, with those seven virtues. Virtues in turn increase spiritual power inside me. This in turn makes me strong, a king with the eight primary spiritual powers - the power to withdraw, the power to pack up, the power to tolerate, the power to accommodate, the power to face, the power to discriminate, the power to judge and the power to co-operate. Such a power-filled king is then obeyed by his ministers - the thoughts, feelings and emotions and his people - the attitudes, expressions, words and actions. All of them learn to respond to external situations, in tune with their king’s personality i.e. in tune with the seven primary virtues and the eight primary powers. As the king, so his ministers. As the ministers, so his people – resulting in a harmony, love and joy filled atmosphere in the complete kingdom. Such an order filled kingdom is a kingdom of high self esteem. Also, it is respected by other people it associates with everyday because the people who come in close connection with such a kingdom experience these virtues and powers from the kingdom and the king.

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Message for the day 14-11-2020
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Honesty inspires trust.

Expression: The one who is honest is clean and clear within. He is aware of his resources and uses them sincerely for his own benefit and that of others. Honesty also means to speak what is thought and to do what is spoken. So there are no discrepancies in thoughts, words and actions. So others are able to trust the one who is honest. Each action of an honest person becomes an inspiration for those around.

Experience: When I am honest I break internal barriers. I am not caught up with the seeming negativity of the situation, nor do I feel helpless by the limitations set out by the situation. I am able to enjoy the gift of each moment and use it to the fullest extent. I find myself becoming an example for many, as others are inspired by whatever I do.

In Spiritual Service,
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Friday, November 13, 2020

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 13-11-2020

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Soul Sustenance 13-11-2020
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Ruling The Kingdom Of The Mind (Part 2)

Am I a weak king (soul) or a powerful one? This is a question that each one of us needs to ask ourselves at the end of each day. Every night, call upon your ministers – the thoughts, feelings and emotions in your kingdom court and have a heart-to-heart conversation with them regarding the kingdom and its people. The people are your attitudes, expressions, words and actions. A court is also held to check the daily report of the behavior of the ministers. As the ministers of a kingdom, so its people (as mentioned above). To keep the kingdom in order, a positive king will train the ministers and its people to respond correctly to different negative situations which the kingdom is exposed to every day. This ability is the power of the king in action.

To train the ministers and people of my kingdom to respond correctly, a powerful king will, at the start of the day and at regular intervals in the day, give positive thoughts to the mind. These thoughts are of power such as – I am a star of success; I possess the all powerful driving force of motivation; I can destroy obstacles that try to obstruct my path. Also, thoughts of peace such as - I shall not react angrily, but maintain my calm; I shall not look at others’ actions but keep my focus on my stable stage; I shall keep a relationship of outer detachment to external situations as well as inner detachment to internal pressures. And, thoughts of love such as – I am an overflowing source of good wishes; I will be forgetful of others' mistakes; I shall absorb others' virtues and fill others with my virtues. Also, thoughts of joy such as I will remain light and give others the same experience; I shall spread the wings of enthusiasm and fly high; I shall gift a smile and a greeting to everyone. These types of thought affirmations will in turn positively influence the feelings and emotions, the ministers of my kingdom and my attitudes, expressions, words and actions, the people of my kingdom. How? We shall explain that in tomorrow’s message.

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Message for the day 13-11-2020
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Tolerance brings the ability to enjoy the fruits of the moment.

Expression: When there is tolerance, there is the ability to understand and accept situations as they are. So there is no reaction to situation and people, but an ability to act in the right way. So the one who is tolerant is able to make use of the available resources and be the best under all circumstances.

Experience: Even during challenging situations if I am tolerant, I am able to experience success each moment. I have the satisfaction of using the present moment in a fruitful way. Tolerance brings humility in me and I constantly keep learning and progressing, with every challenge that I am faced with.

In Spiritual Service,
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