Brahma Kumaris

Friday, November 10, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 10-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 10-11-2017
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The Role Of Emotions In The Functioning Of The Soul

Inside the soul, there are four components – thoughts, feelings, emotions and sanskaras. Thoughts and feelings are present more on the surface of the soul in the conscious. Emotions and sanskaras on the other hand are less easily perceived and lie below thoughts and feelings.

Sanskaras can be defined as the traces left on the soul due to actions performed by it and also due to its interactions with others in relationships.

Emotions, on the other hand, are impulses associated with the sanskaras and are very close to these traces.

The internal functioning of the soul is cyclic - thoughts gives rise to actions, actions give rise to sanskaras, and sanskaras give rise to further thoughts. This description becomes complete, when we add an additional component – emotions. The deepest component inside the soul is the sanskaras. Next up from sanskaras are the emotions, above that are feelings and then finally the uppermost component inside the soul is the thoughts.

Thoughts can be caught instantly. Feelings can be seen and perceived if I stop for a moment and check. Emotions are deeper than both of them and are very close to the sanskaras, and just as its difficult to see all the sanskaras of an individual, we can't always see their emotions. Feelings, being more towards the surface, can be clearly identified, but you have to go deeper to see the quality of emotions a person is creating and the quality of his/her sanskaras.

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Message for the day 10-11-2017
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Introspection enables one to be free from the influence of negativity.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Thursday, November 09, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 09-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 09-11-2017
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Love Will Heal The World (Part 3)

Today, there are very few people in the world who are living by God’s definition of love. The two main negative emotions of lust and attachment bring with them other negative emotions. Common examples of such emotions in relationships are - lack of freedom, expectations, feelings of superiority and inferiority, domination and possessiveness. Other examples are a lack of control over emotions, feelings of jealousy, even depression or immense sorrow due to separation or loss of someone. You might question that do we stop loving our friends and family and detach ourselves from them? You do not have to do that at all. Do not forget, the world in its originality, where pure love that existed, the magnitude and depth and also the cleanliness of that love remains un-comparable to the love of today’s world. The love of today’s world has brought with it so much insecurity and pain. Relationships today are like two sides of the same coin. As long as everything is okay in the relationship its heads for happiness and relationships like any other coin don’t always fall on heads. The same relationship does fall on tails repeatedly i.e. it brings with it sorrow repeatedly.

Pure love, which is the original love of the world, is not an impossible love. In fact, it is true love. It is the love God is full of and we can fill ourselves with it also. God is actually pouring that pure love, presently into humanity which is healing humanity incognito and giving rise to a new tree of humanity. The new tree will be full of the different flowers of pure closeness, belongingness, concern, respect and good wishes amongst everyone and without the thorns of excessive lust and attachment which hurt negatively. A connection with God, who is an Ocean of Love, is the key to filling ourselves with that love. This will not only make our lives happier, but we will also become an instrument or right hand of God, in healing the Universe.

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Message for the day 09-11-2017
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The power of cooperation enables the most difficult task to be successfully done.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 08-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 08-11-2017
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Love Will Heal The World (Part 2)

Love, as an emotion, was given a physical manifestation or form by most people.Earlier, love was one based on soul consciousness and it was free from excessive lust and attachment. Later, we lost our inner conscience i.e. our beliefs started undergoing change because of the soul becoming discharged due to performing incorrect and impure actions in different births in history. As time went by, the world started becoming impure as souls became excessively attached to their own physical bodies and physical bodies of other human beings. Impure desires took birth inside the soul. Love took the form of the impure emotion of excessive lust and attachment in relationships.

So, unknown to the eye of wisdom which was closed at that time, we were swept by the wave of excessive physical desires and also unknowingly, we became sorrowful as a result of that. God, who is a source of pure love, the seed of love of the universe was a silent observer to this happening. The quality of love that is found in Him was a part of His creation i.e. love was found in a pure form in humans at the beginning. Over a period of time, the same humans were abusing that quality which was given to them by God. This is the story of the world creator and creation and how the virtue of love works inside them. God does not come in the process of birth and rebirth. Because of that, He does not lose His spiritual energy and that is why He is the only being in whom the positive emotion of love does not get transformed into any negative form of lust and attachment.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 08-11-2017
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Success comes through maintaining self-respect.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 07-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 07-11-2017
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Love Will Heal The World (Part 1)

Have you ever believed that love, the most powerful emotion in the world, can transform the whole universe in a second? That’s the potential it holds in itself but the right type of love and a united love channelized correctly. Not the love that we see on television and in movies. The strength of the media is such that it defines love in an improper way and it influences negatively, millions of people all over the world in just no time. People follow the definition of love that their eyes and ears are exposed to. Instead of erasing the negatives that the world is full of, this incorrect love is taking the world into a phase where an uncontrollable collapse of the value system is taking place. There is no world monitor except God present to stop the same. People talk about a future apocalypse or a physical mass world destruction, as predicted by some famous astrologers, prophets, preachers and philosophers. There is also an international Doomsday Clock in the world, maintained since 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which is very close to midnight. It signifies that mankind may be very close to destruction, because of the risk of nuclear war and climate change.

God is above the predictions made by humans and possesses the true knowledge of the immediate future of the world. As per the principles of the world drama that God has shared at the present moment, the world will undergo a major transformation and not a complete reduction to a zero existence. The world wide mass birth of unsolvable problems in the ecological, social, political, religious and financial spheres of life as well as immense sorrow due to large scale problems in the mind, body, relationships and roles, will be followed by a future world of 100% peace, love and happiness. The future world will be established by the power of love for God, a powerful mental connection with God, complete purity of the mind, spiritual knowledge and a united spirit between like-minded pure individuals who are close to God. The world will not come to an end. This complete transformation is expected to happen in the near future and is already happening slowly. It is not an immediate event, but we are seeing signs of the same. But before that happens, we are already staring at a spiritual apocalypse or destruction of the value system of the world in the near future; in fact it has already begun.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

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Message for the day 07-11-2017
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The best way to progress is to gain good wishes and blessings from others.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Monday, November 06, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 06-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 06-11-2017
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When We Change, The World Changes

Visualize waking up tomorrow morning, absolutely contented. Satisfied with everything - God, our life, family, food, home, job, friends, money, comforts, city. Accepting myself, people, situations, traffic, pollution, weather, as they are. Admiring the beauty and uniqueness in every speck of creation. Savoring morning cup of tea, discharging duties with a smile, enjoying every interaction, sending a blessing to everyone, relishing food, focusing only on the good, welcoming surprises, remaining hopeful even in a hopeless situation - simply living it up with faith and love. How different will my tomorrow be from my today? My quality of life will rise a few notches because I choose to change my tomorrow, and it starts with one thought - of contentment for everything I have. My thought triggers a pleasant feeling, an attitude of gratitude, right actions and soothing behavior. So I send positive energy to my body, to people and the universe, influencing all three - so my health improves, relationships become harmonious, and I contribute to world peace. If I repeat this the next day and the next, what started as Changes In Me, Will Change My World. Also, I am always one thought away from changing my world.

My world is not somewhere out there. It starts from within me, from my thoughts. I the being, constantly radiate my energy into the world. So if I emerge the divinity within, the world changes. If I heal someone with my love, the world changes. If I stand up for morals, the world changes. If I reconcile with my past, the world changes. When I go step out into the outer world in this state, my every action will reflect the flavor of my inner world. As angels, we are agents of change. Let us influence our family, country, and the entire humanity, one day at a time by transforming ourselves. Let our collective energy of goodness envelop the planet to bring a change and bring the Golden Age – Satyug in this world.

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Message for the day 06-11-2017
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To be elevated is to perform every task with understanding.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Sunday, November 05, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 05-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 05-11-2017
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The Seven Relationships With The Supreme

Every soul has a close relationship with the Supreme (God), but we simply forget it as we become over-involved in, attached to and distracted by our life on the physical plane and our different relationships with different physical beings during our journey of births and rebirths. Spirituality makes us realize the need of restoring our connection with God, which has either broken or has become loose. It also makes us realize that this connection needs to be a very deep and personal one.

God plays many roles, just as a good parent, being one, but will play many roles while bringing up his or her child. Each role consists of different spiritual characteristics and virtues of God, expressed by Him. Take a few moments to think about the main roles that God plays in our life and identify the main virtues and characteristics which He expresses e.g. in the role of Father He demonstrates the art of living to us and how to perform right karmas. In the role of Mother he gives spiritual sustenance, in the form of virtues like peace, love and joy to us. In the role of Teacher, he showers us with true knowledge of the spirit or the soul. These are just a few examples. We suggest you do your own thinking about seven different roles that God plays: Father, Mother, Teacher, Guide (or Guru), Companion (or Beloved), Friend, Child and how he plays them. Once you have done this inner thinking exercise, experience each of these seven roles on each of the seven different days of the week, one role per day. Feel Him being in that role for you and then note what you feel exactly and how you relate to Him. Also identify the spiritual characteristics and virtues that it brings out from within you.

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Message for the day 05-11-2017
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Forgiveness means to forget the mistakes of others.

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

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

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Saturday, November 04, 2017

Soul Sustenance & Message for the day 04-11-2017

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Soul Sustenance 04-11-2017
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Overcoming Frustration In Relationships

There are two things in life that we can never change:

- the past and

- other people

This often brings us one frustration after the other, especially when we do not get the results that we want. Frustration is also a sign of failure, and every time that you fail in getting what you want from the other, your self-esteem and self-confidence are reduced.

Frustration is a form of anger. You allow the negative emotion to control you, and therefore you lose control. Most times situations will not be as you want them to be and neither will people behave as you want them to. Therefore, you can decide now if you want to continue allowing the other to dictate your reactions according to how they behave, which results in the loss of your rule, control and personal power, or you can decide that no matter how the other behaves, you rule over your responses; you decide what you want to think and feel.
When another tries to control you and then gets frustrated because you don't do what he or she wants or you aren't who he or she expects you to be, they get in a bad mood with you; they look at you with anger and what do you do? You then place an invisible barrier between you and him or her. In such a way that they cannot enter into your world and you do not leave yours either, they lose their influence over you. In the same way, when you try to control people you lose your influence over them and distance is generated.

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Message for the day 04-11-2017
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To have the balance of being a master and a child is to experience constant success.

Expression:To have the right balance means to know when to be a master and when to be a child. When one gives an idea or makes a contribution, it is as a master - with total authority. But while the idea is heard by others and is being criticised I become a child. There is no attachment to the idea, but the mind is open to receive new thoughts in order to enrich what is already there.

Experience: When I am able to maintain a balance between being master and a child, I am able to experience constant happiness I am able to put forth my creative ideas with confidence. Yet I am not upset when someone criticises my ideas. On the contrary, I am constantly learning and moving forward. So I constantly experience success.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris