The Divine Significance Of Ganesh Chaturthi (Part 1)

The Divine Significance Of Ganesh Chaturthi (Part 1) True Meaning Of The Birth Of Sri Ganesh We celebrate the advent and birth of Sri Ganesh with great faith and enthusiasm, invoking him to destroy obstacles in our life. Most of us are familiar with the mythological story of his birth and his physical form. Like every other festival, Sri Ganesh Chaturthi (August 31st to September 9th) holds deeper spiritual significance. Sri Ganesh represents the divinity originally present within each of us. His appearance, symbolic of several virtues, is full of guiding principles for us to imbibe and follow in our own lives. The story goes that Sri Parvati Ji wanted someone to guard the gate when she wished to bathe. So she created a child out of the dust on her body, breathed life into him and instructed him to stand as a guard. Sri Shankar Ji returned home from an intense meditation of 10 years, but the child Sri Ganesh denied him entry. An annoyed Sri Shankar Ji cut off the child's head, killing him. But upon learning facts, Shankar Ji placed the head of an elephant on the child's body and brought him back to life. Although it is an interesting story, we need to pause and question the flow of certain events in it. How did the deity Sri Parvati Ji have dust on her body, so much as to create a child out of it? How was it possible for the deity Sri Shankar Ji to become so angry soon after returning from years of meditation? Also, he is a merciful deity, why did he kill an innocent child for a minor reason? Why did Sri Ganesh Ji get an elephant's head and not his own head back? Introspecting on the essence behind the story shows that answers to the above questions are relevant to our own life. The child that Sri Parvati Ji created from her body represents body-consciousness. His ego did not let him recognize his own father. This symbolizes that when we the souls are body conscious; our ego prevents us from recognizing our own Supreme Father who is the Almighty God or the Supreme Soul. The head represents ego. Sri Shankar Ji cutting the child's head symbolizes that God finishes our ego and replaces it with a head of wisdom. Wisdom gives us the strength to destroy all our obstacles. The birth and virtues of Sri Ganesh teaches us how to become a Vighna Vinashak or destroyer of obstacles. Tomorrow we will explore how to invoke the Vighna Vinashak in our personality with wisdom. Message for the day 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 Brahma Kumaris Watch Awakening TV on TATAPLAY # 1084 | GTPL # 578 | JioTv# 1060 | InDigital # 996 | NXTDigital # 984 Watch Peace of Mind TV on TATAPLAY # 1065 | Airtel Digital TV # 678 | DishTv# 1087 | JioTV# 794 Videocon D2H # 1221 | SunDirectTV # 496 © 2021 Brahma Kumaris

Ruling And Controlling The 5 Senses

Ruling And Controlling The 5 Senses Our 5 physical senses which are our organs of perception, play a vital role as we discharge responsibilities. They help us know the world. When we control and use them rightly, we experience peace and happiness. When we lose control, they start influencing our thoughts and decisions, and thereby create illusions, attachments and suffering. Each of us has the same amount of power and control over our senses. It's all about our intent in using it. When we say it is difficult to rule over the senses, difficulty becomes a reality. We then become slaves to sense organs and deteriorate our quality of life. 1. Meditate daily to stop the wandering of mind and senses. You will experience bliss as your innate nature, and thereby go beyond the feelings that you experience through senses of sight, taste or touch. 2. Study spiritual wisdom every morning for 15 minutes to fill your mind with pure thoughts. Purity in the mind ensures purity in deeds. It's only when the mind is weak that we give in to sensory pleasure, easily getting attracted to distractions and dependencies. 3. Use your sense organs with a consciousness that you are the ruler and controller. Gaining control over them needs to begin with your thoughts. Remind yourself - I eat only what is healthy for me…, I watch TV for ... minutes, I spend ... minutes on social media. Stick to your decision. 4. Consciously monitor your sense organs to give them the right direction. Even if they drift towards sensory pleasures like people, places and things, bring them back. Even if you fail, don't give up. Message for the day 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 Brahma Kumaris Watch Awakening TV on TATAPLAY # 1084 | GTPL # 578 | JioTv# 1060 | InDigital # 996 | NXTDigital # 984 Watch Peace of Mind TV on TATAPLAY # 1065 | Airtel Digital TV # 678 | DishTv# 1087 | JioTV# 794 Videocon D2H # 1221 | SunDirectTV # 496 © 2021 Brahma Kumaris

Beautiful Intentions Create Good Karma

Beautiful Intentions Create Good Karma  Karma is energy of thoughts, words and actions. When we evaluate our self we do it at the level of words and actions. We take care that we have spoken the perfect words in the perfect manner and behaved in the perfect way, but we do not check whether we created perfect thoughts. Most of us have mastered the art of thinking and feeling negative, and yet speaking very sweetly. We always thought people can't see what we are thinking. For e.g. We can say to someone that it was wonderful meeting them and actually feel that it was the most boring evening. We can insist on guests to stay for dinner and actually be waiting for them to leave. We thought it was good karma because we spoke and behaved right. We create about 25 to 30 thoughts per minute and speak about 4 to 5 lines per minute. When we look at the flow of energy, we have sent out 25 negative arrows as thought energy and 5 positive arrows as word energy. Karma is the thought or the intention behind the word and the act. People can say the sweetest words and yet hurt us with their negative energy. There are people whose words may not be very perfect, but their energy is full of love and compassion. Our relationships and our karmic accounts with other souls are based on the foundation of how we think and feel. Let us check whether we are able to speak what is on our mind. Instead of converting negative thoughts to perfect words, first convert negative thoughts to perfect thoughts and then speak out our thoughts. Then our thoughts, words and actions will convey the same message. Thoughts, words and actions will be in harmony. Whatever may be the act – a gift being given, help being offered, charity being done, appreciating others, let us check the intention behind the act. If the intention is to please others, or to get fame and appreciation, then it is an impure intention behind a pure act. So let us clean our thoughts and feelings, so that before our words, its our perfect energy which reaches other. Message for the day 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 Brahma Kumaris Watch Awakening TV on TATAPLAY # 1084 | GTPL # 578 | JioTv# 1060 | InDigital # 996 | NXTDigital # 984 Watch Peace of Mind TV on TATAPLAY # 1065 | Airtel Digital TV # 678 | DishTv# 1087 | JioTV# 794 Videocon D2H # 1221 | SunDirectTV # 496 © 2021 Brahma Kumaris