Brahma Kumaris: June 2021

Monday, June 28, 2021

Important: Change in Soul Sustenance daily emails

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Important: Change in Soul Sustenance daily emails
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Omshanti.

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Sunday, June 27, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 27-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 27-06-2021
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Don’t Get Attached To The Branches Of Your Life Tree

A very common habit that has become deeply embedded inside us is the habit of possessing, to which we succumb repeatedly. We come in contact with different people, material comforts, roles, positions, experiences, achievements and of course our own physical body etc. on an external level and our own thoughts, viewpoints, beliefs, memories, etc. on an internal level throughout our life. All of these are like branches that make up our life tree. Possession is like clinging on to one or the other of these different branches from time to time, as we fly from one branch to another, while covering our life journey. The spiritual point of view on this habit is clear and very straight forward. It is not possible to possess anything. If we do try to do so, we lose our freedom. To experience the freedom, we need to dare to let go of the branches, which does not mean to lose or leave them because the branches are always going to be there. We can return to any of them to rest or pause whenever we want. But, it is about being aware and alert, because the moment a pause on a branch turns into a stop, the stop turns into a brake and, after that, the brake turns into a blockage. As a result, like the bird whose flying power reduces on a physical level if it does the same; our spiritual and emotional power starts to reduce.

When we learn to let go of one branch at a time, we are always welcoming new positive and empowering experiences in our life, one at a time. Like the birds, by letting go of one branch, we are then able to spend the rest of your lives trying and discovering many other branches, one branch at a time, and so we can enjoy the view from each new viewing point. We can choose between a life of flying high or be stuck on one or the other branch, seeing others as they fly past. Ideally, we should enjoy a life of freedom where we do visit our life tree from time to time but we don't try and possess it or any of its branches.

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Message for the day 27-06-2021
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Determination fills a thought with power.

Expression: Any thought which is added with determination automatically brings confidence. This confidence naturally fills the thought with power. When there is the thought, 'I can do it', there is surely the power to do it. Then there are no distractions, nor is there any comparision with others. All resources are put to the maximum use and the task is accomplished.

Experience: When I am able to fill my positive thoughts with the power of determination, I am able to bring all my special thoughts and plans into action immediately. I am able to feel the satisfaction of bringing equality into my thoughts, words and actions. There is no feeling of helplessness, but there is only confidence and courage in doing what I am supposed to do.

In Spiritual Service,
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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 26-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 26-06-2021
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Forgiving And Forgetting In Relationships

A key principle to remain light and stable in relationships is – forgive and forget - it’s a well-known principle – one that we sometimes find difficult to practice. It can be modified to forgive to forget. Sometimes we spend many years with so much bitterness inside us for a particular person, with an inner violence of wanting to make the other person pay (emotions of revenge), the one who has supposedly hurt you. If you don’t strike back immediately, you at least want to keep this guilt card in your pocket, to be pulled out at a later date: Oh yes, well what about the time when you…. We keep this bitterness inside us because we haven't forgiven. It does not resolve the situation; the only thing it does is increase our pain, makes us heavy and does not let us remain in peace. So the key is that if we do not forgive, we cannot forget. When someone has offended or insulted us, the last thing we want to do is to let it go. And yet, if our desire is to have a healthy, lasting relationship, that is exactly what we’ve got to do.

Sometimes, when it is a question of a broken relationship, it is not only a matter of forgiving the other, but of forgiving yourself for having allowed yourself to enter that experience. It was you that took the step to allow that experience to be entered into. If you hadn't taken that step, you wouldn't have had that experience. You accepted that challenge, that relationship, and what might happen in it – you were aware of the possibilities when you entered in the relationship. So not only do you have to learn to forgive the other, but also to forgive yourself in such situations. Only then will you be able to forget.

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Message for the day 26-06-2021
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True victory lies in inspiring courage in others too.

Expression: The one who is victorious enables others to be victorious too. Such a person will never make the other person seem any less. He will never allow the other person to feel defeated because the one who is victorious is a bestower. He has the ability to give courage to others and fill with hope to achieve something better.

Experience: When I have the feeling of being victorious, I would naturally want others too to experience the same. I would look for ways to give courage and support to the ones who are losing. This will never let me lose hope in myself or in others and will also win the trust and good wishes of others. So there is a constant experience of being victorious.

In Spiritual Service,
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Friday, June 25, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 25-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 25-06-2021
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Your Mind Is Your Inner Child

The mind is like our child. Even as we go about fulfilling our responsibilities, priority needs to be the well-being of this child within. We need to nourish it, love it and comfort it. People believe they have lost control over their mind and wish to control other people’s minds to feel powerful. Our mind is the only entity in our control. A little attention and love will discipline this inner child.

1. Like you remain connected to your children always, be connected to your mind and guide it at every step. While fulfilling responsibilities like household work, family, career and health, your priority should be the child within.

2. This inner child may not be in your control only because it is not taught how to think or how much to think. Meditate and read spiritual messages daily, it becomes a source for the mind to create right thoughts.

3. While taking care of your responsibilities, the child might start crying – which means it is irritated, angry, jealous, scared or hurt. Withdraw for a minute from whatever you are doing to silence the child. Teach your mind to be powerful when people are not fair to you, to forget the past and to think nice for all.

4. Discipline this child with love, not force or harshness. When you understand your mind, understanding others becomes simple. While dealing with others, you are dealing with the child within them.

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Message for the day 25-06-2021
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To bring newness into actions means to contribute for the betterment of the self and others.

Expression: There is a constant desire to do something better that makes a contribution to oneself and to others too. So the one who thinks of newness can bring about such a contribution. There will not be something different that can be done. But the same thing can be done in such a way that there is benefit visible.

Experience: When I am able to bring newness in the way I do things, I am able to experience constant progress. There will also be the satisfaction of bringing about newness and creativity even in ordinary actions. Along with this will also be the satisfaction of making a contribution in every action of mine.

In Spiritual Service,
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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 24-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 24-06-2021
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Living Happiness The Right Way (Part 3)!

Happiness is a state of mind and not something based on external influences. E.g. you hear a great piece of news – you have got a promotion in your office. That feels very nice to hear and it gives you happiness. There is nothing wrong with that, but when our happiness starts becoming dependent on such events, that’s when the foundation of our happiness is a wrong one. After hearing a positive piece of news, after one day you are told that your favourite sports team has lost the final of a very famous tournament. You see your team losing and suddenly your happiness is lost. So, enjoy the positive events but don’t think that life will not have its negative events ready to reduce your happiness, if your happiness stands on the wrong foundation.

So what is the right way to be happy? Enjoy everything that life has to offer – all the good things but don’t make your happiness dependent on them. Also, if you are truly and internally happy in this way, as per spiritual principles, then that once in a while negative event or that shocking accident on the road or a sudden loss of wealth will not disturb you either. Constant happiness comes by increasing one’s inner spiritual treasures like peace, love, wisdom and power and not from outside events. That does not mean outside events will not make you happy. They will, but your rule over those events and not get ruled by their influence. Also, by increasing your treasures, you remain happy even when there is a negative situation in your life. That is living happiness the right way!

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Message for the day 24-06-2021
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True royalty lies in humility.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 23-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 23-06-2021
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Living Happiness The Right Way (Part 2)!

Happiness for some people today is based more on materialism and enjoying different mediums of science and technology in every sphere of life. Do you know that there are two sides to this type of happiness. When the going is good in life i.e. when there are no negative situations in your life, you feel you are on top of the world. Also, when there is even a little negative event like a disturbance at home or a little change in your health or if a friend no longer co-operates and talks well with you, then the same material mediums of science and technology can no longer support you. You feel empty inside. This is a wrong foundation of happiness. On the other hand, true happiness is one which is based on your strengths and qualities and is permanent, even if life presents to you negative events once in a while, which is very common in our present day lives. Try finding one person who has only positive events in their life and you will not find a single person without some problem or the other.

Also, the world is in a way living on a false belief that happiness is increasing because of scientific advancement or because of better medical facilities or because of more wealth. It seems it is but it is temporary. Aren’t there so many people, in fact most people, who are not admitting to the world that they are in pain and unhappy? The richest of people, the most famous of people, the most educated people and the most advanced people are today looking to spiritual wisdom and meditation to get relief from life’s problems. They also want to be free from the pressure that comes in many cases, with being rich and famous and also successful.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 23-06-2021
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Accuracy brings perfection and speciality in all that is done.

Expression: To be accurate means to take up full responsibility for every task and do it to the best of one's ability. That means all resources that one has are used in the best possible way for the best result of the task. This naturally brings perfection in everything that is done.

Experience: When I am accurate in everything I do I am able to be free from carelessness and negligence. I find myself bringing speciality and uniqueness in what I do. For having done things with accuracy, I also find myself becoming trust-worthy and I am also able to be satisfied with myself.

In Spiritual Service,
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 22-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 22-06-2021
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Living Happiness The Right Way (Part 1)!

A very important and influential aspect of our life which defines our way of living is hope and determination. Success in life is largely defined by these two powers. Very often we see a difficult situation effect people so much that after that they no longer believe they can succeed. E.g. a very successful person suddenly falls ill or loses an important relative or experiences sudden financial losses at work. Such type of events or similar to these ones can weaken the enthusiasm of many people and affect their confidence for future actions. Also, there are many different cases in the world when lives of many people have changed after a particular negative event in their life, which they found difficult to face. It is very true that most people in the world are today facing some negative situation or the other. These negative situations are either with the mind or with their physical body or in their role or very importantly in their different personal and professional relationships.

Hope and determination are two powers which we all require to face these different situations and presently the world has seen a decrease in these two powers in many people. Although the world is advancing in many different ways, at the same time people are no longer as internally powerful to face life’s different negative events, which are on the rise. Also, the power to control your thoughts, feelings and emotions is reducing and keeping them positive is becoming difficult for many. Of course, there are some who believe that life is all about ups and downs and also happiness and sorrow both are part of life. But, according to spiritual wisdom, experiencing sorrow is a sign of lack of inner strength and stability. Also, happiness is our natural state of mind, which we like and should experience all the time.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 22-06-2021
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True honesty to the self brings the power to bring about change.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Flickr | Linkedin | Soundcloud | Location | Website | Intl Website

Monday, June 21, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 21-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 21-06-2021
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5 Steps For A Beautiful Life With Yoga

Spiritual Message On International Day Of Yoga - June 21st

1. Begin Your Day With Yoga With The Highest Source - The morning hours are the most important hours of the day when nature is pure and there are pure vibrations in the entire universe. At this time, wake up fresh and connect for 15 minutes with God - the Highest Source. Fill yourself with all His beautiful qualities and powers.

2. Perform Physical Yoga And Breathe Beautiful Air - For a beautiful and healthy mind and body, exercise your body for a few minutes and fill your body with pure and clean oxygen. This is a yoga with nature and your physical body, which is made of the 5 elements of nature. Radiate pure vibrations of God to every organ of your body.

3. Get Ready And Have Yoga With God's Beautiful Wisdom - After the early morning yogas, read or listen to the magical words of wisdom of God for another 15 minutes. Go into the depth of every word and absorb its essence and experience every word very deeply. This wisdom yoga will fill you with strength, bliss and love.

4. Have Yoga With Your Spiritual Self In The Day - As you have each meal and fruits and drink water, juice, tea or coffee and also once every hour, go inwards for a few seconds and have an inner yoga with your mind, intellect and sanskars. Create peace, purity and positivity in all three of them and empower yourself for action.

5. End The Day With A Conversation Yoga With God - At the end of the day, pack up all your thoughts, words and actions of the day and have a deep conversation with God. Share your entire day and everything that happened in the day with Him. Take God's guidance and go to sleep after absorbing His beautiful vibrations in your heart.

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Message for the day 21-06-2021
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The one who has the courage to face is the one who can bring about a change.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Flickr | Linkedin | Soundcloud | Location | Website | Intl Website

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 20-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 20-06-2021
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Becoming A Good Father In 5 Easy Steps

Spiritual Message On Father's Day - June 20th

1. Remember You Are Creating A Child In Your Image - Your child is your reflection. You not only bring the child in this world but gift the child with your personality which it imbibes from you apart from its own unique personality which it brings from its past. Your every thought, word and action leaves a deep impression on the child.

2. Create A Dream For The Child And Gift The Dream To Your Child - Gift your child with a dream of perfection, in which the child is complete in all respects and help the child fulfill that dream by sharing spiritual wisdom and positive affirmations with the child everyday, which is his key to unlocking all treasures in life.

3. Your Relationship With Your Spouse Nourishes Your Child With Love - To bring up a child who is full of peace, love and joy and is well balanced physically, mentally and socially, have a deep and constant bonding, full of love with your spouse and create an atmosphere of peace, love and joy at home.

4. Fill Yourself With God's Blessings And Bless Your Child With Them - Every morning make an appointment with God and fill yourself with His purest love and blessings and then bring your child in touch with those blessings. They will create magic and miracles in your child's life and make the child successful at every step.

5. Remain Free From Stress Always To Create A Stable And Strong Child- Be busy yet easy and don't hurry and worry in any sphere of life. When you become perfect in managing your family and work and when you also manage your time well, your well balanced and peaceful personality will create a stable and strong child.

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Message for the day 20-06-2021
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To have the awareness of being God’s instrument is to bring about a positive change.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Flickr | Linkedin | Soundcloud | Location | Website | Intl Website

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 19-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 19-06-2021
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Executing Right Habits Consistently

As the saying goes – First we make our habits. And then our habits make us. Most of us create great habits but we are not great at sustaining them until they are ingrained into our lifestyle. With any activity or habit, we need to take those tiny actions, beginning from our thoughts, until they become a consistent part of our personality. Have you created a new habit which has been truly beneficial, but found it hard to sustain? Have you given up a healthy habit because you could not reinforce it, or because someone else said it’s difficult to stick with? Give yourself some time to embrace it. Any habit needs a few days of consistent, daily repetition before it becomes automatic. Till then we need to keep practicing it, even if we had failed to sustain a habit in the past, or if people feel that a particular habit is difficult to keep up. Focus on establishing one healthy habit, understand why you need it, and make it a priority to practice it for 20 consecutive days, regardless of your schedule or situation. Every day, create an affirmation for it and visualize as if it is already integrated into your routine. This makes it easier to adopt the new habit into your lifestyle. Carrying out a healthy habit is its own reward. In addition, it increases will power, health and happiness and make your relationships better and bring you success at work. Establishing a fixed routine with living your habits, increases your self-control.

Start inculcating the discipline to build good habits that support your personal growth - right thinking, attitude, beliefs, exercises, meditation, spiritual study, diet, rest, sleep, work ethics, social habits and so on. Consistently create thoughts only of what you want your reality to be. Your thoughts create the right attitude and right actions and all those actions become a part of your personality. By thinking about them and bringing them into action, you strengthen your habits. Add them to your routine, they are your priority, they are part of your daily plan. Even if you skip any of your routine activities for any reason, do not criticize yourself and do not give up. Motivate yourself, get back to executing the habit and tell yourself you can and you will. Make sticking to healthy habits the easiest thing to do for yourself.

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Message for the day 19-06-2021
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Self-respect brings constant learning and an experience of success.

Expression: Where there is self-respect, there is naturally a positive and elevated state of mind. There is openness and enthusiasm to bring about progress in one’s life. Everything that is done is towards this end. So, the one with self-respect naturally reveals one’s speciality in all thoughts, words and actions.

Experience: When I am able to maintain my own state of self-respect, I am able to enjoy the beauty that life brings. I’m able to understand, accept and make use of all situations in the right way. So, whatever the situation may be, for me there is a constant experience of progress.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Flickr | Linkedin | Soundcloud | Location | Website | Intl Website

Friday, June 18, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 18-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 18-06-2021
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Start Feeling People's Vibrations

When you meet someone, where does your attention go? One: you focus on how they appear and what they’re wearing. Two: you focus on what they say and what they do. Let’s shift to the third option: focus on how their vibration feels. When we feel someone’s vibrations, we understand them accurately. Do you feel a very heavy energy when working with a particular person, and you just wait to move away? Have you sensed a good vibe from a person you barely spend an hour with, and you wish to meet them more often? We are usually quick to judge people by external factors of how they appear, how they are dressed, their position, vocabulary and body language – we are missing the point. People’s vibrations reveal who they truly are. Each person carries their vibrations, and we can feel them by pay a little attention. When we silence our mind and turn away attention from visible parameters, we sense invisible energies, their vibes. It helps us understand the other person’s nature and intentions. The next time you meet someone, feel their vibes. Words or behaviors may be deceptive but vibrations cannot lie.

Radiate your authentic vibrations to others. Likewise, take your focus to a higher frequency when you meet someone, to find out what is the vibration of the person is, do not get stuck at lower vibrations, choose to feel the vibrations and energy of everyone you meet, silence your mind and shift your focus on how they feel. Feel their energy field, feel their intentions, recognize them and understand them as they are. Trust your intuition and then choose a response that is right for you and the situation and take your interaction forward. Do not get entangled in their vibrations. As you go beyond external factors, you no longer get carried away by any falsehood or artificialness in people. Reading people’s energy fields sharpens your intuition.

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Message for the day 18-06-2021
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The power of determination brings all thoughts into practice.

Expression: There are a lot of thoughts that come into the mind that should come into practice immediately. These thoughts come according to the demands of time or according to the kind of people that one comes into contact with. But the only way to bring all these thoughts into practice is to use the power of determination. Where there is determination there is the commitment to use all the resources for the realisation of that thought.

Experience: When I am able to use the power of determination, I am able to realise my inner potential and use it in the right way. So I am able to experience constant progress, because all my thoughts are for my own self progress and all these thoughts naturally come into practice. I never give up anything with temporary setbacks but am able to do everything for the constant progress of the self.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Flickr | Linkedin | Soundcloud | Location | Website | Intl Website

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 17-06-2021

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8 Positive Steps For Facing The Corona Virus

1. Remind yourself 10-15 times everyday – I am a fearless soul, protected by God’s vibrations, which surround me every moment. My body is always healthy.

2. As you drink or eat anything, radiate rays of purity and power to it for 15 seconds each time before having it. This will fill your body with protective energy and increase immunity.

3. Visualize a golden circle of God’s light and might around your home everyday and feel very deeply that my family is safe and secure and filled with positivity.

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

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

6. Today, whenever you meet someone, radiate thoughts of cooperation to them – You are a powerful soul filled with unlimited powers and positive energy. Good health is always with you.

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

8. Every morning as soon as you get up and every night before sleeping, affirm to yourself – God is with me at every step. With his help and power in every action, I keep myself and others positive.

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Message for the day 17-06-2021
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Love creates the right environment for others' positive growth.

Expression: Where there is love, a natural environment for others' growth is created. Love gives the ability to perceive the positivity in others and gives the encouragement to others to bring about that positivity and use it for the benefit of the self and others.

Experience: When I have love for others, along with perceiving their specialities, I am also able to recognise and use my specialities and inner powers more and more. Knowing and using these specialities is naturally for the benefit of those around me. This gives me an inner experience of power which makes me a constant giver and a support for those around me.

In Spiritual Service,
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 16-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 16-06-2021
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Checking The Different Filters In Your Life

Like different types and different colour filters on a physical level; on a spiritual level, there are many different types of filters that work in our lives e.g. the jealousy filter, hatred filter, attachment filter, fear filter, greed filter, etc. and many more. Due to these filters, we do not see people and things as they are, but as we are, because the filters are our own self-created ones. If we want to see people and things as they are, we need to check which filters are working most in our lives. Each one of us has different filters working to different extents, depending on our personality e.g. someone might have the jealousy filter working more regularly as compared to the fear filter in their life.

Because of these filters, everything that we see is not only coloured by the colour of the filter we are using at that time, but our look is also biased as we choose what to see, what to give more importance, what to be affected by more, what to let through the filter and what not to, etc. We have and form a deceptive vision of the things and people that surround us inside our minds. And the longer this deformed vision lasts, the more we will convince ourself that that is the true image of the world, because our filters continue to process new data depending on what they see that make the image stronger. This reinforcing of the incorrect image builds up our database of incorrect beliefs based on different filters and makes them stronger and stronger as we go through our life journey. Beliefs are fixed ways of looking at reality. Thus, the world that we perceive is no longer the real world, but a world created by our own mind. So in a way we become deaf and blind on a spiritual level towards the world. To heal this deafness and blindness, we do not have to remove each filter one after the other, which may become a difficult task; but we have to discover the pure, original internal self and start seeing everything without the filters, based on the pure-self point of view. As a result of that, gradually our incorrect beliefs start dissolving and correct beliefs start setting in based on our clean unfiltered view.

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Message for the day 16-06-2021
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The one who is calm and cool is the one who makes the right decisions.

Expression: The natural nature of the human mind is to come under pressure and tension during negative situations. When there is a challenging situation, there is naturally the tendency to find it difficult to maintain an inner state of calm. But the one who has the ability to go within and find the inner calm is able to be clear in thinking and is able to make the right decisions.

Experience: When I am able to experience the inner state of calm, I am able to be clear in my thinking. With this clarity I find the right decisions and solutions emerging very naturally within my mind. I will never have the difficulty of having to make decisions, but all decisions are made with ease and they are right too.

In Spiritual Service,
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 15-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 15-06-2021
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The Mind And Its Creations

Scientists have learned a lot about our physical functioning, but most admit that what actually keeps a human being alive is a mystery not completely solved. Rising above being just a product of chemical and electrical activity in the brain, as believed by many of us, spirituality orients me and trains me to come close to my real self, my spiritual self. Before I was a stranger to my own self, unaware of what is going inside my consciousness and far away from my own self. The first step in coming close to myself is that I learn to use the energy of my mind in the most effective way possible. For this, I decide to find a place where, each day, I can sit for a few minutes without interruptions, in order to focus on the self and explore the inner world of the creations of the mind - my thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions.

There has been a lot of conflicting views in the world about what the mind is and how it works. In the teachings of meditation by the Brahma Kumaris, the mind, which gives rise to my thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions, is seen as a faculty of the soul, not the body. It is rather like the difference between a television set and the movies seen on that set. The movies originate in the minds of the directors, not in the television set itself. The television set is just a medium for displaying the movies. So it is with all these four creations (thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions). These originate in the non-physical consciousness and not in the physical brain. The brain is just a processor of them and the body is a medium via which all four are displayed or brought onto expressions, physical gestures, words and actions. When I realize this, and really understand this difference, it very empowering. I am then able to use the power of discrimination to make choices between thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions that are useful and empowering for myself and others, and those that bring me down.

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Message for the day 15-06-2021
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To pay constant attention towards positivity is to be free from tension.

Expression: To pay attention means not to think, speak or do anything waste, negative or even ordinary. The one who keeps attention in this way and also allows no negativity from outside to go within, is always free from tension. There is also the proper use of everything that is available.

Experience: When I am able to pay constant attention and also use the inner treasures within for a positive purpose, there is the use of the inner potential. When there is the recognition and use of this potential within in this way, negativity finishes; just as sunshine finishes darkness.

In Spiritual Service,
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Monday, June 14, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 14-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 14-06-2021
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5 Tips For Making Sleep Peaceful And Blissful

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of human wellness and influences our physical, spiritual and emotional health immensely. Let's look at 5 tips for making sleep peaceful and blissful -

1. Meditate For A Few Minutes Before Sleeping - The entire day, the soul performs actions through the body and the mind constantly creates thoughts. So it’s good to experience soul consciousness and connect with God - the Supreme Soul for about 15 minutes before sleeping. This makes the mind silent and the intellect pure, which is the perfect preparation for a good night's sleep.

2. Reduce Mobile Phone Use And TV Viewing Before Sleeping - For about 45 minutes to one hour before sleeping, keep your mobile phone away as much as possible from your eyes and avoid viewing anything on the television. This will relax the mind and the brain immensely and it will be easy to sleep easily and as soon as you lie down in your bed.

3. Thank God For The Day And Clear All Burdens Before Sleeping - Tell God about the entire day that has passed, thank Him and if something negative has happened in the day, clear that burden before sleeping. Don't take the burden into your bed. If you sleep with a heavy head, you may take time to sleep and even if you sleep soon, you may get up in the middle of the night with many thoughts running in your head.

4. Visualize A Circle Of Positive Energy Around Your Bed And Experience An Affirmation Before Sleeping - Visualize a golden circle of peace, purity and power around your bed for a few seconds before sleeping and experience an affirmation that - I am a peaceful and blissful soul. I am protected and I sleep easily. This will make your aura positive and will protect you from negative and impure energies of the world which might disturb your sleep.

5. Avoid Talking Too Much And Unnecessary Conversations Before Sleeping - The more you talk before sleeping, the more thoughts the mind creates and the more active the brain becomes. So, talk less, talk sweetly and talk softly before sleeping. Otherwise the thoughts of words spoken just before sleeping prevent you from switching off and going off to rest.

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Message for the day 14-06-2021
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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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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 13-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 13-06-2021
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An Attitude Of Gratitude

Sometimes we take for granted, all the people in our life and everything which makes life comfortable. When things are not right, complaining seems natural. If we look at our life’s journey, a huge percentage of it is smooth. But we readily highlight difficulties and rarely acknowledge all that is good. Let’s cultivate an attitude of gratitude for people, situations and things that come together routinely to make our life beautiful.

1. Gratitude creates happiness and being happy keeps you contented. Begin your day with gratitude. Connect to God and thank Him. Thank your mind and body for sustaining you. Then give gratitude to people in your life and objects you use.

2. Create a relationship with the objects you use. For example, don’t leave your bed with blanket unfolded or pillow lying haphazard. Thank them for a good night’s sleep and place them neatly.

3. Leave no room to crib or criticize, when there's a lot to thank. Not just situations and people who are nice, but be grateful even to those who’re not being nice. They have made you stronger.

4. Start being grateful for literally everything. Then, once in a while when you experience something not being right, your mind will not complain.

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Message for the day 13-06-2021
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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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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 12-06-2021

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Soul Sustenance 12-06-2021
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Admitting Mistakes Without Justifying Them

We often hide our mistakes from people, fearing consequences of a punishment and of their opinion about us. Even if they find out what we did, we come up with a justification. Owning up our mistakes, apologizing, realizing and transforming almost always earns us acceptance and respect. Consequences nevertheless come to us, but so will the courage to face them. Start living by your values. Do not compromise on them. Pay attention to being right and doing right. Ensure your thoughts for yourself and others are pure, your words are uplifting, your attitude is humble, your behaviour with people is polite, your actions are righteous and your decisions are beneficial to you and everyone involved. But if you make a mistake, admit it immediately, take responsibility. Don’t justify, no matter how severe the consequence is. Become determined to never repeat your mistake. Accept your weaknesses and work on them.

Can you handle a harshly conveyed negative feedback about yourself, with stability? Does admitting to your faults seem hard at those moments? Does your ego drive you to get defensive? People who truly care for us, don’t hesitate to point out our weakness or mistake. Their intention is pure, but they may deliver it bluntly. Sometimes they even sandwich one layer of criticism between multiple layers of appreciation. Yet, our ego makes us fear the negative remark and defend ourselves. Received in the right spirit, feedback offers growth and is almost always inevitable. Let us avoid the awkwardness around it by not reacting impulsively. We need to reflect on the suggestions while ignoring the energy of criticism it came with. Let’s be authentic, own up mistakes and make feedback a pleasant experience rather than a bitter one. Remind yourself everyday - I am open to feedback about myself. Keeping my self-respect intact, I admit my mistakes, transform and move forward with dignity. I am an honest being. I come out stronger and wiser by admitting to my wrongdoings and not justifying them.

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Message for the day 12-06-2021
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The one who is responsible is the one who is always light.

Expression: To be responsible 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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Friday, June 11, 2021

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 11-06-2021

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Coping With Stress With Positivity (Part 4)

Continuing from yesterday’s message, the third and final step would be to discover new solutions. In order to do this, we must be prepared to perceive unexpected opportunities. It becomes challenging to do it, as most of us, owing to our social conditioning, become rigidly fixed on our ideas about what defines a happy and successful life. By staying self-assured and making conscious choices and remaining open and involved in the environment, solutions are most likely to emerge. These solutions may open doors to different possibilities, an alternate reality which may not be the same as per our preconceived notions, but they may still be beautiful, if evaluated on the basis of their direct impact on how they make us feel.

In every person’s life, the chances of only good things happenings is very rare. The likelihood that our desires will always be fulfilled is very minute. Sooner or later, everyone will have to confront situations they weren’t prepared for: disappointments, severe illness, financial reversal, and eventually the inevitability of the soul leaving the body in this birth. It is for this reason that courage, resilience, perseverance and maturity are virtues that are so essential to have, in order to lead a healthy and stress free life. Without them, we would always be suffering from the sudden occurrences of undesirable events in life. On the other hand, if we build the inner qualities and strategies to deal with negative situations with a positive energy, these negative events can at least be neutralized, and possibly be even used as challenges that will help make the self-stronger and more stable in all circumstances.

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Message for the day 11-06-2021
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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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