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Self Transformation (Change) (cont.)

Here are some practical reminders and steps we can take to grow spiritually and

bring out transformation (change) in ourselves:

Attend a meditation centre

The starting point is knowledge, or understanding. It is not possible to begin this

journey without some kind of route map (directions). There are Brahma Kumaris

centers of Raja Yoga meditation throughout the world that provide these maps

and help a person begin his, or her, practice of meditation. At these centers,

information is shared on how the mind functions, the power of positivity,

spiritual values and the art of effective concentration. All of these maps help us

to know ourselves better and, when translated into our personal daily life, giveus strength in the form of self-respect and happiness.

A Raja Yoga meditation centre is a spiritual school, where we can learn the

original arts of true living; it is a spiritual clinic, where we receive the

understanding of how to apply the healing medicines of peace, trust and respect

in our relationships; it is a spiritual family, where we realize that each member

has a uniqueness and goodness that needs to be appreciated and genuinely

accepted, and where we pay attention to avoiding the trap of focusing on

weaknesses and the roles of others.

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The one desire for perfection ends all other desires.

Expression: The desire for perfection brings the capacity to keep on learning

from all situations. There is something new to learn and so there are no other

desires. Since the mind is busy with bringing about perfection, there is no time

for waste and negative. There is the ability to transform negative to positive.

Experience: Love for perfection makes me experience constant progress. I have

no thought about what I have to get, but continue to attain from each moment

and each situation. I am then naturally free from all other desires.

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Here are some practical reminders and steps we can take to growspiritually and bring out transformation (change) in ourselves:

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Meditate with othersAnother great help in maintaining a stable base on the path of meditationis collective practice (practicing together). Through personal practice, Ikeep my sense of responsibility intact and remain independent. However,

without losing these, I can also get together with others at the meditationcentre, valuing and learning from their experiences and perceptions (waysof looking at situations) - the group energy brings us to another level ofexperience, a space of mutual (shared) experience and learning. We learnfrom everyone, everywhere, all the time; it depends on our willingness toaccept certain realities.

Often we live too much in the past, or future, and so do not realize thatthe present is the bridge to moving away from the negativity of the pastand to creating a confident future. We do not cross this bridge because

we live by, or are too influenced by, the other two time zones (past andfuture).

Remember that NOW is the opportunity where newness on any level canbe created and for that getting together regularly with people who are onthe spiritual path is very important.

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Understanding brings happiness.

Expression: Happiness lies in understanding the secret of whatever ishappening. When one is able to remain happy in this way, he is able tospread this happiness to those around too, influencing the lives of all.

Experience: When I am able to remain happy under all circumstances, Iam able to be free from the influence of others' negativity. Instead I willbe able to become a major source of positive influence to those around

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Here are some practical reminders and steps we can take to grow spiritually and

bring out transformation (change) in ourselves:

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Develop a spiritual lifestyle

The daily practice of meditation will be aided (helped) if we change those

aspects of our life that affect, or weaken our ability to control the mind and live

in a state of peace e.g. taking mind-altering substances (substances which affect

the mind negatively) like alcohol and drugs, watching violent films or performing

other negative actions that strengthen old patterns of behaviour and sanskars

that take us away from our true self.

Many changes happen easily and naturally as we begin to experience the

benefits of meditation. Our desires for material objects beyond those that are

necessary for daily living reduce as we seek to live a simpler, quieter life. We

gain a deeper respect for nature and loose the desire to eat animal flesh, and we

become more selective about the company we keep and the things we talk

about, realizing that everything we say and do has an impact on us and the

world around us.

As our self-esteem and confidence subsequently grow, we feel ourselves drawn

to help others, to share the benefits we have learned from our own inner

journey. Life becomes filled with greater meaning and purpose and we want to

do our best for the spiritual upliftment for ourselves, for our families and for our

communities.

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Creativity comes when there is happiness.

Expression: Happiness touches the heart and enables the creativity to come

from within. The one who is happy doesn't wait for the right opportunity to be

creative, but uses each moment as a chance for using creativity - for bringing

newness.

Experience: When I am happy I am able to enjoy and make the best use of

each and every moment of my life. I will want to do something new, unique and

different. So I also have the satisfaction of having done my best.

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Over the last few days, we have shared with you some practical reminders and

steps we can take to grow spiritually and bring out transformation (change) in

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ourselves. Noted below is the last of the series, but the most important one.

Get Started!

The main part of any journey is to start. Sometimes we hesitate, sometimes we

make excuses, but we must not give in to these thoughts. When we accept the

challenge to try, the journey begins. When we agree to take the first steps,

success is there waiting for us. Faith in ourselves brings optimism to what we

do. Optimism and faith open the Horizon of Possibility, and I begin to see what

good could be there on the spiritual path, which as yet, I cannot see, or even

imagine.

It is said, 'Nothing ventured (attempted), nothing gained.' So why not venture?

Why not gain?

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To pay attention to every act is to be a hero.

Expression: A hero actor is one who has great attention for every act of his. He

makes sure that none of his words or actions are ordinary or waste. He ensures

perfection in everything he does. This naturally brings the best out of him.

Experience: Since I pay constant attention to everything I do, I find that I amable to give my best. I am then satisfied with whatever is happening since I

know what I do is not as important as how well I do it.

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Resisting False Attractions In Actions

All that glitters (shines) is not gold. Life presents you with manyillusionary scenes, scenes in which what may be visible may not be thetruth. These scenes cause desires to be born inside you to achievesomething unnecessary for your prosperity or other types of fulfillments.

These can be illusions that make you believe that you will gain somethingfrom a situation or person, without the same being true. Thus, you wastetime going down a path that not only leads you to disappointment; butyou also waste the resource of your thoughts and energy and as a resultyou tire yourself out emotionally and mentally.

If the intellect is polluted, you make incorrect judgments and areeasily deceived by situations or people. Thus, you will make incorrect

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choices, dishonest or illogical decisions. You will justify dishonesty andimproper actions and you will be incapable of differentiatingbetween the real and the imaginary. A person with a pure, clear,clean and powerful intellect will act with honesty and sincerity. When yourintellect is polluted, you may act against your own conscience or against

your better judgment; you also may be insensitive. A person with adoubtful intellect will always justify a dishonest act. Meditation is theprocess of purifying and cleaning the intellect, because in meditation weconnect with the purest intellect, the intellect of the Supreme Soul orGod. Meditation is also a process of inner awakening and strengthening ofyour conscience. Being awake means to realize, and being strongmeans to act according to what you have realized.


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To consider problems to be a game is to move forward withlightness.

Expression: Even when the most difficult problem comes my way, I amable to give my best when I understand the significance of whatever ishappening. Because I never experience being subservient to the problem,I am always a master.

Experience: When I understand that problems are just a game, I amable to play whatever part I have to, externally. But internally I willexperience lightness knowing that this is the part I have to play. It wouldbe easy to understand the significance of the part that I am playing andremain happy.

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Serving Though The Subtle Body Of Light

Apart from our physical form (body), each one of us also has a form oflight - a subtle light body. It is referred to as the aura, and can be 'seen'by some sensitive souls. All of us might not be able to .see. it, but we canbecome .aware. of the aura of others. through the vibrations theyemit. The purity of our subtle, light form is dependent on thepurity of our thoughts or mental vibrations. Given below are somethoughts for a meditation to help experience your subtle form and servethrough it. Think and visualize each thought alongside:

I become detached from my physical surroundings... I consciously create

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only the purest thoughts...Now I visualize my true form. I am a subtle being of pure spiritual light, asparkling star situated at the center of the forehead...Gradually, I become aware of my subtle body of pure, white lightsurrounding rny physical form...

In my body of light, I, the soul, the sparkling energy, consciously standup and step away from my physical form, which remains seated... I, thesoul, inside my subtle body, observe my physical body in a detachedway.Now I slowly fly outside the room I am in. I visualize myself, in the subtleform, suspended in the sky.White rays of spiritual light radiate from me, the soul, and my body oflight into the world... like that of an angel.In this pure awareness of myself in my form of light, I realize that thegreatest gifts I can share with those around me are the light of love,

peace and truth.

Sitting anywhere, this meditation exercise can be done tovisualize oneself in a hospital, on the site of a natural calamity,accident, next to a friend or relative in pain etc., basicallyanywhere where vibrations of positivity, peace and happiness arerequired . the location of visualizing yourself can be hundreds ofmiles from where you may physically be. As you practice the art ofbeing aware of your subtle body, you will begin to sense how you canhave a positive effect on others simply radiating good wishes, pure

thoughts and pure feelings.


Words filled with good wishes bring change in others.

Expression: When there are good wishes combined with the words that Ispeak, there is love. Whatever is spoken with love has its effect on

others. Such words are free from all kind of negativity, so they naturallyhave a lot of power. Only such powerful words can bring about a changein others.

Experience: When I speak with love and good wishes, I find that I amlight, knowing that I have no selfishness in whatever I have said. Theothers too are able to immediately correct themselves. This also enablesme to gain good wishes for having taken them a step forward.

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Checking Myself On The Stage Of Action

Once we become aware of the possible types of thoughts that the mind creates

at different times in the span of a particular day, then we are in a position to

keep a check on our thoughts and understand where our energy is being wasted.

Once we realize that there are patterns of waste and negative thinking at some

times during the day, which are usually triggered by certain situations or people,

we can apply a brake on the pattern ofhabitual negative thinking, thereby

transforming this energy wastage into something more positive.

It does happen, that when we are informed about the benefits of meditation for

the first time, perhaps in a course or a presentation either in the office, in a

center of a spiritual organization or elsewhere; we realize the need for the same

but we also feel that, in order to get the house of our minds in order, we need to

leave our busy city lifestyles behind and head for the hills. There, we think, we

will find the time and the physical and spiritual environment to practice

meditation and get our mental state in order, but this is absolutely untrue. While

going on an occasional spiritual retreat is certainly useful and recommended for

the development of the spiritual self, the real workshop is life itself. Even if I

am able to maintain a positive and powerful state of mind in a retreat, it

is in our daily actions and relationships with others where the challengelies, it is on the stage of action or .karma kshetra. that we have to check

whether we can remain soul-conscious i.e. in the awareness of our spiritual

identity. It is here where we have to see whether we can apply the brakes on

patterns of negative thinking, establish and maintain patterns of positive

thinking and test whether we have reached the stage where, no person or

situation, however negative, can disturb our state of mind.

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To live in the present is to be free from the influence of the past.Expression: Many times the past keeps coming back again and again in the

mind, influencing the present too. The present is lost in thinking about the past.

So there can be nothing done to enjoy the present. All words and actions then

are totally coloured by the past. Instead the one who is able to free himself from

the influence of the past is able to move positively towards the future.

Experience: To be free from the influence of the past it is important to have a

powerful consciousness of the present. To be able to be free from the influence

of the past is to forget the past. Because there is the understanding that it is

gone. Also there is no worry about the future. When I am able to learn to live in

the present I am able to discover how full it is of peaceful moments.

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Practical Positive Response Training To The Mind

Meditation is a process in which I train the mind to consciously create

those right type of thoughts that I wish to have, inside my mind,

regularly in my daily routine. On the field of action, I am faced with various

different types of negative and uncomfortable situations, which have the first

and most immediate effect on my thoughts, before showing on my face in my

expressions or in my words or actions. I do realize inside, that the thoughts (and

as a result my physical response) created at these times are not the right

ones. I want to inculcate a habit, whereby my thought patterns are only

which I like or are the right, positive and powerful ones no matter what

happens. So where do I start? Meditation is the start. Meditation is the time,

when I consciously create positive thoughts. What benefit do I achieve from

that? In these few moments, I am changing the deep and very old habit (not

limited only to this birth) of creating the wrong type of thoughts, whenever I am

faced with a situation which I do not like. How do I do this? I do this through the

intellect. The intellect takes hold of the reins of the mind and chooses the

direction in which it will travel. Why is it able to do this? Because, during

meditation, I bring myself back to the knowledge or belief that I am a

soul and my intellect accepts and absorbs this awareness. This belief

then becomes the key to taking charge of what is going on in my mind.

If I believe that I am just the physical body and that my thoughts are

simply results of chemical and electrical processes in the brain, and not

something I can consciously control, I let go of the key. In meditation, my

intellect recognizes and realizes that my thoughts are my own creation, of me

the soul and not the body and that I, using the intellect, which is also a part of

the soul, can make choices about them. When I realize that my natural state is

to be the master of my mind and not to be dictated by it or dictated by the

brain, I start taking charge of what is going on inside. When I practice being a

master of my mind repeatedly by practicing meditation regularly, the new habitof creating only positive thoughts settles inside me and my habit of responding

negatively with a negative state of mind to negative situations, begins to change

over a period of time. I start responding positively even to negative situations.

So, meditation is a major transformation process of the habit of thinking

negatively, which then has positive results on my personality and behavior.

Tomorrow we shall explain the above process with an example.

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The one who is patient experiences constant success.

Projection: I always expect things to happen fast. Even with a little effort on

my part I expect high results. Because of my impatience I just can't wait, I jump

to conclusions and react without understanding the problem. Thus I find it

difficult to experience success in whatever I do.

Solution: I need to understand that the fruit of the seeds I sow will come at

their own time. This gives me the patience to wait without expecting results too

fast. Also patience allows me to be calm even in the most negative situations.Thus I will be able to experience success whatever the immediate result of my

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Practical Positive Response Training To The Mind (cont.)

Yesterday we had explained the process of restoring positivity in the mind whenfaced with a negative situation, where the most common response is a negative

one but the mind can be trained to respond in a different way, in a positive

way. Today we explain this process with an example.

e.g. You have just had a major argument with your spouse and have lost your

temper. At that time, not only your mind but your physical body also feels

uncomfortable - it is in a state of complete stress. You feel your blood pressure

has suddenly shot up, your heart is beating fast, you feel uncomfortable in the

stomach, your hands are shaking, your face and eyes are red. On top of that,

you also feel sad. You have behaved like this many times before and you knowthe results of responding in this way. The relationship has been scarred and you

have worsened a situation. This could have been avoided. There is sorrow, guilt,

low self esteem and hopelessness over your loss of control. Also, there is a fear

regarding your future, not necessarily a long term one, because things will get

sorted out sooner or later, but a short term uncertainty does exist, especially

regarding what your spouse's response will be in the next few hours or days. In

this state of mental and physical helplessness or desperation, anger may come

again either projected towards yourself or towards your partner, which will be

followed by the same effects, worsening your state further. In this moment of

lack of spiritual wisdom, you remind yourself of the simple wisdom that you are

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in fact a soul. Even while you are still caught up in the turmoil of the

negative situation, using your intellect, you consciously emerge inside

yourself, your true awareness of being a sparkling point of peaceful

light situated just above the eyes, at the center of the forehead. You not

only become aware but you also use the intellect to visualize your true,

peaceful, spiritual and star-like form clearly. In that moment, you are able

to tap into the reservoir of peace that is present deep inside your being. You

calm your mind by holding on to this awareness for a few minutes. You feel -

you know - that you are peace. As this experience grows, it has a soothing effect

on your whole physical system. Gradually, stability and peace are restored to

your body as well as your mind.

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To give regard to all is to win the love of all.

Expression: To give regard to someone who is older and more experienced is

one thing, but it is also important to have regard to someone who is younger.

When there is such regard, interaction with them would surely be positive. The

words spoken would be encouraging and giving them support and never putting

them down even when they make mistakes.

Experience: When I am able to give regard to everyone, I am able to win thelove of all. I am not dependent on others' love for giving them regard, but am

able to appreciate them as they are. I am able to see their specialities and

encourage them to use these specialities. This naturally wins the love of others,

along with bringing improvement in their own life.

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Balance Between Masculine and Feminine Qualities

These are some examples of masculine and feminine qualities:

Masculine

Logical, Verbal, Brave, Enthusiastic, Enterprising, Flexible, Creative, Responsible,

Self-confident, Jovial, Detached

Feminine

Intuitive, Silent, Affectionate, Serene (Peaceful), Patient, Tolerant, Inspiring,

Optimistic, Resistant, Mature, Sweet

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Opening up to the spiritual consciousness (or the consciousness of the soul)

makes the masculine and feminine qualities emerge from our inner selves. As we

become more conscious and attentive, we come across a balance between

masculine and feminine qualities, achieving greater harmony in our lives and in

our relationships. When we are only aware of the physical form, a part of our

being may remain hidden. For example, if a man only identifies with his

masculine form (I am a man), his feminine qualities do not develop. In the same

way, many women have not developed their masculine qualities due to the

thought: "I am (only) a woman".

E.g. in a family where the father is often absent and cannot provide his support

for long periods of time, the role of the mother takes on another broader

dimension. She can make the masculine qualities emerge, combining authority

and bravery with her more feminine aspects.

Addiction to relationships, in other words, the dependency on other people, is to

a large extent due to an imbalance of masculine and feminine qualities in our

inner selves. The main reason why this happens is that we do not develop the

qualities that we are missing internally and we seek the company of others who

have these qualities. We try to compensate for our weaknesses and fill our

defects by taking what we are missing, from other people, thus becoming

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Love spreads positivity.

Expression: The one who is loving is not limited by circumstances and his love

is not restricted only to certain people. On the other hand, it is revealed in each

and every act thus colouring everything and every relationship with the beauty

of that love. To be loving is to be constantly a giver. It also means to forgive

others easily and help them to move forward.

Experience: When I am loving constantly, I am able to experience the joy of

life. I am able to exchange the gifts of pure feelings and find my life enriched

with them. I am able to enjoy the beauty of relationships without having to feel

the bondage due to expectations. Each moment of my life is filled with beauty

and joy.

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Understanding The Process Of Birth And Death

When the body has become unserviceable due to age or disease, or it suffers a

fatal injury, the soul leaves the body. At the moment of death, the soul

withdraws its energy from the organs of the body and vacates its seat in the

middle of the forehead. Like a bird, it leaves the cage made of skin and bones,

and taking its .sanskaras., it enters into another, a new body, in the womb of

the new mother. From the very birth, the .sanskaras. of a soul are apparent

(visible); whether the "new-born" baby is happy, unbothered, sad, shy,

mischievous, quiet, violent or agitated.

Death occurs at the precise moment when the account of giving and taking withother souls through a particular body is finished. The new birth is determined by

the soul's account of .karmas. with another set of souls. One may be born into a

cultured, wealthy family, another as a beggar, one may be born deaf, dumb,

blind or crippled, another with a strong supple body. The type of body and the

conditions of birth are determined by the thoughts and actions performed in the

previous births.

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The foundation of a beautiful life is positive thoughts.

Expression: The one who is constantly thinking positive is able to keep his

words positive too. His actions would surely be positive also and would be those

that bring benefit to the self and others. So to have positive thoughts means to

make a beautiful contribution in making one's own life worthwhile.

Experience: When I continue to have positive thoughts, I create a foundation

for a beautiful life. I am able to enjoy the beauty of whatever situations come up

in my life. I am able to strengthen this foundation further because each positive

thought multiplies as time passes by. So I am able to create a fertile ground for

getting the best fruit from life.

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The Three Root Causes Of Anger

Any time we sense irritation, frustration or anger emerging inside our

consciousness, if we take a close look at it, we will notice we are fighting a war

in our consciousness with one of these three: either with another person, most

obviously or with the past or with our self.

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We are at war with the past because our anger is always towards

something that has already happened and looking at it we react

emotionally which means we are trying to change it, which is

impossible. Any scene that has taken place a year ago, a month ago or even a

second ago cannot be changed. We may be completely convinced and we may

believe we can. That's because we hold this belief subconsciously. Somewhere

and sometime in the past, we have picked up and absorbed the belief that the

world and its circumstances should shape up exactly as we want.

When our internal desire of a certain type of circumstances is not

fulfilled, or in other words something against this belief happens, our

instant reaction is one of the various forms of anger and we tend to try

and change the incident that has happened in a far-off past or a past that has

just gone by. We keep replaying a revised incident, with words and actions thatwe would have liked and that suit our convenience and we also keep nullifying

the actual incident or remain in a un-acceptance mode towards it. This is like

fighting a war with the incident. We tend to do this inside our minds, repeatedly,

even realizing somewhere deep within, that it is impossible.

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To be experienced means to be an inspiration to many.

Expression: Words heard can be forgotten, but that which is experienced

remains as a deep impression that makes one move forward constantly. The

positive experience acts as a stimulant so that others too take benefit from this

experience. The actions of such a person are always beneficial.

Experience: When I have an experience from which I learn, I am able to leave

a deep impression for further growth. I am constantly learning from every single

thing that happens in my life and I am able to sustain it as a beautiful

experience for my life. So this learning becomes a powerful support for those

who wish to change.

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The Three Root Causes Of Anger (cont.)

We are at a subtle war with another person when he/she has done

something which we perceive or judge to be wrong and our anger is an

attempt to change them or take revenge. This is the second belief (we had

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mentioned the first one in yesterday.s message) that is embedded very deeply

in our consciousness that the world, including its entire people, should do

exactly what we want them to, or what we think they should do. Perhaps we

have not yet realized that it is impossible to control others and make them

change. The lack of awareness and realization of this truth, which we will

definitely realize at some point or the other, doesn.t let us become anger-free

very easily. People will always make their own decisions and control their own

actions, always. They can definitely be influenced, but they cannot be

controlled. When our internal desire of a certain type of behavior from

people is not fulfilled, or in other words something against the above

belief happens, our instant reaction is one of resentment or irritation or

frustration or hatred which are all forms of anger.

One of the most important attributes of a great soul is the ability to not have

even a trace of desire for revenge inside and the ability to forgive someone whohas supposedly wronged him in anyway. Don.t we all acknowledge that such an

individual who has freed himself completely from all anger forms earns our and

everyone else.s respect and deepest admiration, and we give him the medal of

greatness inside our minds and even physically? So doesn.t that mean we

intuitively know that this anger is an incorrect emotion and peace, good wishes

and forgiveness are the correct ones, in harmony with the basic nature of the

human spirit?

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The best way to get respect is to give respect to the self.

Expression: There is always an expectation of getting respect from those

around. The one who is totally dependent on others for their own sense of well-

being tends to react to situations, even if they are very insignificant ones. On

the other hand, the one who is able to give respect to the self gives respect to

others too and so gets respect himself.

Experience: When I am able to see my own specialities I am able to have

respect for myself. Then I am not dependent on external sources for my inner

state of mind. I remain free from all external influences, and am able to become

a source of influence for those around me. I constantly enrich my own internal

state with each thing that happens.

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The Three Root Causes Of Anger (cont.)

We are at war with our self when we fail to make the world do exactly

what we want, or we believe we have let our self down. An e.g. of a war

with one self is . Suppose you are standing in a queue waiting for your chance to

arrive, only to discover an hour later, just when your chance is about to arrive,

that the time for the counter to close has come and the counter has closed. You

get upset, but with whom? Perhaps the person at the counter at first and may be

with the other people in the queue and then with yourself, for not having found

out the time of closing of the counter. There are two failures that make you

uneasy here. First you failed to ask someone early enough, which would have

saved you the hour time loss. Second, you failed to control your emotions ofanger. Although you might not externally admit that you failed, inside you know.

Because of these two failures, you then start to get angry with yourself. The

thought pattern that goes inside your mind: to fail is to lose, to lose is to be

sorrowful, to be sorrowful causes me to become angry, as you look for an

external cause of your sadness which, in this case, is initially the person at the

counter and the other people in the queue (who would have known the time of

closing and could have told you). So you demonstrate to others your justified

anger towards them. But deep inside you know it is you yourself that has made

you sorrowful.

As the anger builds up inside you, again, after a while, you find someone else

outside on whom you vent out your anger. You seem to feel better as a result,

but it's only temporary. The next time you become angry; interrupt the

pattern of your anger by asking yourself two simple questions: Who are

you fighting a war with? Answer: Yourself. Who is suffering the most

due to the war? Answer: Yourself. And if your anger is directed at

yourself for your own supposed failure then just tell yourself, "There is

no such thing as failure, only a different result from the one that I

expected and results are not going to be exactly as I want, expect or

desire. That is a rule of the game of life."

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The one who has the aim to be perfect is the one who learns from

obstacles.

Expression: The higher the aim, the more the obstacles that comes one's way.

Just as a perfect idol is one that has been chiseled a great deal, each obstaclecomes to remove some or the other defect from within. The one, who

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understands this little secret, is able to use each obstacle as a beautiful learning

for growth, and a chance to express the best qualities from within.

Experience: When I am committed to bringing out my own inner perfection, I

am never deterred by the temporary situations that come my way. I move on

with confidence, taking time to look within and recognize the hidden potential

within me. I am able to get closer and closer to the perfection that I always

seek.

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Inculcating Powers Through Rajyoga Meditation -

The Power To Withdraw

The aim of Raja Yoga meditation is to strengthen ones nature so much so that

situations, which previously might have defeated us, we now find easy to

handle. So, the power to withdraw does not mean running away from life, but

the ability to find a safe space inside oneself, even in the midst of life.

An image used to illustrate this power is that of the tortoise. When there is

danger, the tortoise instantly goes inside its shell, which it carries with it

everywhere. In the same way, when I am faced with negativity or active hostility

from people and situations around me, there is great strength in become

introverted, even for a moment, so as to touch base with the point of peaceinside my own being. In doing so, I find not only shelter, but alsostability, so

that I protect myself from any hostile reactions on my part.

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True change brings benefit to all.

Expression: When there is someone who is behaving in a way that is not right,

the usual reaction is to have negative feelings for that person. All words andactions based on this negative attitude will naturally create negativity. Instead it

is good to see what could be done to benefit the other person. Raising

complaints only takes away inner peace.

Experience: When I bring about a change that benefits even the person who is

making the mistake, I am able to remain in peace with all types of people. I am

not worried about why a person is behaving in a particular way, but I am able to

see what is to be done in order to remove that particular negativity. The hatred

is not for the person but for the negativity itself.

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Inculcating Powers Through Rajyoga Meditation -

The Power To Withdraw (cont.)

When I am too open to the world around me, it's as though the arrows of

negativity that fly around can easily penetrate my being, so that I lose my

power. What others say and do quickly affects me, and I become reactive. This

causes a build-up of stress, and eventually burnout, which makes me feel my

only option, is to retire from situations altogether, which is not always possible.

I don't want to react; I want to act with concern and reason and effectiveness.

When I develop the habit of making a momentary withdrawal in situations ofdanger, I'm better able to achieve this. Turning within, I'm able to remember my

link with the divine, the link of love, the link that fills me with peace and wisdom

and good wishes. It's like an exercise: going inwards i.e. connecting with the

self, then upwards towards the Supreme and then outwards (in the field of

.karma.). Doing this repeatedly through the day as a discipline as well as at

times of danger, I'll keep moving forward with stability and strength.

In order to maintain this power, I have to put a high value on introversion. If I'm

too extrovert, I'll become caught up in external circumstances, and won't have

power to withdraw available to me at the moment of need.

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To appreciate variety is to harmonise.

Expression: When there is recognition that each human being is unique with his

own unique set of capabilities, there is the ability to respect him for what he is.

Then all attempts are made to harmonise with him instead of trying to make him

just like oneself. So energy is channelised in the right direction and one becomes

an inspiration for others too.

Experience: To appreciate variety means to see the beauty and specialities of

each and every individual. It means to appreciate the natural positive qualities in

everyone and learn to blend my own qualities with theirs. This gives me the

satisfaction of the beauty of relationships, because there are no expectations

and no disappointments.

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Radiating Positive And Powerful Energy

You will notice many people in your life who are very much in need of love but

they attract the opposite energy. This is because the negative energy of lack of

love for the self and low self esteem which they continuously radiate causes

them to attract that same negative energy from others. In the same way, there

are many people who are very much in need of success but they attract failure

repeatedly. Failure is directly related to the quality of energy we radiate i.e. how

positive and powerful our expectations of success are. Once we set the goals

that we wish to reach, we need to be careful that we move towards our aim

without creating the negative energy of fear inside our consciousness. Failureappears when we make an effort to achieve those goals and we damage

the result or attract failure without us desiring so, simply because of our

fears of failure. Even then, if at that step we feel that we have failed, we need

to have a positive and constructive attitude. We need to emerge the power

to face and power of acceptance inside us. That way our creative

energies will flowand we will carry on going forward without the failure

(whether real or only perceived by us to be real but actually not real) becoming

an obstacle in our path from doing so. Although at that time it may seem as

though we have missed an opportunity or that some openings have closed for

us, have faith and be fearless. If we are fearless and radiate positive andpowerful energy, other possibilities will open up. We have this deep rooted belief

that our fear will keep us safe, and we treat it like a comfort zone, a red signal

that tells us that we should stop. Creating a time every day to do something

that you fear, helps you to re-condition yourself internally to begin to

see the fear as a green signal and to develop inner courage, so that you

can move towards your goal of success. Each day, do what you fear and the

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To make the aim and qualification equal is to bring perfection.

Expression: To have an aim that is high is to naturally bring about the desire to

do the best in everything. But also important is to make effort to bring about

those qualifications that are needed to fulfill this aim. So the one who has the

desire to make the aim and qualifications equal is the one who is able to bring

beauty to every action.

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Experience: When I am able to make constant effort to bring in those qualities

that are necessary for my aim I am able to bring perfection. I am able to

experience the satisfaction of bringing a lot of change in a short time. I

experience constant progress as I continue to make effort to move on towards

my aim.

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Carrying Forward Of Special Talents

Everything that an individual does i.e. a soul does using the medium of the

physical body is registered in the soul as a sanskara. Sanskars, therefore, are

the foundation of our present personalities and all our special talents and

inclinations. There have been many famous personalities including artists,

musicians, engineers, sportsmen, etc. who, before attaining phenomenal success

in their respective fields, displayed amazing talents related to their respective

field at a very young age. When and where could they have mastered these

talents so well? It's obvious that amazing masteries at a very young age are

not inherited from our parents. These talents have been developed and

brought into practice in previous births, as a result of which sanskaras

of the talents are created inside the soul. These sanskaras are then

carried into the next births, and are brought into actions in the new

births.

A more common day-to-day example is the following: A child is born into a

family of doctors where, from the beginning, all efforts are made to mould and

prepare him to become a doctor, according to family tradition. However, from an

early age, the child shows strong tendencies to become an actor, starts to take

part extensively in theatre activities at school and the talent starts manifesting

itself. This example demonstrates that the characteristics a soul carries from

previous experiences of previous births will take it in a specific direction despite

attempts made by the family on the contrary. So in short, genius is

experience. Some think that it's a gift or talent, but it is the fruit of longexperience of many lives. Some are older souls than others i.e. they have

been present on the world stage since a longer period of time and have covered

a journey of more number of births and so know more. This kind of unlimited,

broad vision of life provides us answers to many questions.

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To bring in light is to finish darkness.

Expression: Usually when there is any negativity seen, there is a lot of

attention paid to it. All the positivity remains hidden and only the negativity is

highlighted. So the one who is caught up with a negative attitude colours all his

words and actions too with this negativity and will naturally create a world of

negativity for himself.

Experience: When I am able to see the positivity even in both positive

situations and negative situations, I am able to influence others with my

positivity. Others' negativity will not influence me in a negative way, but I will be

able to remain powerful in all situations. I will experience inner growthconstantly.

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Positive Thinking

To experience peace is to be in one powerful stage. The more the thoughts we

have, the lesser the peace that is experienced in the mind. When we are able to

maintain a powerful thought throughout the day whatever the situations come

our way we can experience constant peace. Right in the morning let us take a

thought that is positive and powerful. For example, 'I am a powerful soul

because I have the World Almighty Authority . the Supreme Soul as my

companion' or 'I am the luckiest soul in the universe' or as something as simple

as .I am a loveful soul, the child of the Ocean of Love.. Take any positive

thought connected with the basic qualities of the soul . peace, bliss, love, purity,

knowledge, power, joy. Whatever the situations we come across, let us emerge

this thought and we will be able to maintain peace.

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To receive blessings is to become worthy of them.

Expression: Sometimes there is a desire to receive blessings from God or

someone who is considered more powerful. But the one who has truly a thought

of winning the love, regard and blessings of the other person is able to put in

effort to be worthy of it. So he is constantly trying to be better and better in

what he does. Thus he becomes worthy of everyone's blessings.

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Experience: When I am constantly making myself more and more worthy, I

naturally win the love, trust and blessings from all those I come into contact

with. I am committed to whatever I do and know that the blessings of God are

with me because I am making effort. I have no fear or insecurity, but go on

doing what I have to do with confidence.

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Experiencing My True Essence

I feel comfortable and attentive. I am conscious of my thoughts and I direct my

attention to my breathing. I breathe gently and deeply. I begin to feel how my

body and mind relax.

I let go of the things from outside. I feel free, like an observer, beyond

everything that surrounds me: people, objects, sounds, worries... Everything

slips away from my mind. They pass and go away like the clouds in the sky, until

they fade away and everything remains completely clear.

I open a door. It is the door of my inner world. I discover that it is like an

immense ocean. In the depths of my inner being there is silence, peace, calm

and serenity. I go within. I let go of the past and I see it disappear.

I submerge myself in this unlimited ocean, where all the mundane (related to

the physical and my day-to-day routine) and negative thoughts melt away.

Before me, there opens a path of light that takes me to the depths, where my

true essence is found.

I see, in front of me, on this path of light, a star, marvelous and radiant with

light. From it radiate rays of peace and love, towards me. My mind is

tranquilized; I am filled with silence and peace. My thoughts are full of light, of

peace, of love. I feel a deep acceptance and serenity inside me. In this space ofsilence I am with myself.

I feel free, light, peaceful and free of worries. I am at peace. I feel peace. I am

free. I am myself.

Now it is time to return. I breathe gently and I am aware of the place I am in. I

feel tranquility, silence, peace, wellbeing. My eyes and my face express this

wellbeing. I feel myself free. I feel well with myself and with others.

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To perceive the need to change is to bring about change for the better.

Expression: When something goes wrong, there is generally a feeling of being

right. There is always a desire expressed to change the situation or the person.

So there is no introspection, but only blame. Such words discourage others too

as they are constantly made aware of their negativity.

Experience: When I am able to understand the importance of bringing about

change for the better in every situation that I am faced with, I am able to

recognize the message that the situation gives me. I am able to use the

situation to better myself and gradually progress towards the vision of perfectionthat I have for myself.

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Understanding What Is Aura

The mind is the thinking energy of the soul (negative or positive). It is the

mental energy, which makes the aura (subtle body) of a person. The soul,

situated in the brain, radiates its mental energy to all the brain centers e.g.:hypothalamus (thinking centre), limbic system (centre of emotions and

attitudes), frontal cortex (memory centre), respiratory centre, speech centre,

visual centre etc., in maximum concentration as these centres are located near

the soul. In fact the soul radiates the mental energy to each cell of the physical

body. This radiated mental energy which exists inside the whole body is of the

same shape as the physical body, which is nothing but the aura.

Now the aura of a person can be photographed by Kirlian photography. If a

person most of the time thinks negative, the aura around him has various

shades of white light e.g.: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red or canbe black if there is no flow of mental energy. If a person thinks positive most of

the time then aura around him is made up of silvery white light. Such a person

is liked by all and radiates all the innate qualities of the soul e.g.: purity, peace,

love, bliss, power around him. Other people coming in contact with him can feel

the soothing effect of these qualities. Good meditators normally have clear white

auras.

Kirlian photography has been proving useful in diagnosis of disease in a

particular part of body and organ system before the disease becomes clinically

visible in the form of signs and symptoms.

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To have the ability to listen is to learn

Expression: When there is the ability to listen there is the ability to understand

others and what they are saying. So the one who listens is able to learn from

every situation and each and every person whom he comes across. So what he

does and what he speaks is much more effective.

Experience: When I understand that I am a student for my entire life, I am

able to be open to learning. So I am able to listen whole-heartedly. Then,

instead of only putting across what I have to say, I am able to pay attention to

what others are saying too. I am thus able to enrich myself with new treasuresconstantly.

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Self Esteem

Self esteem is the foundation of our self confidence and self motivation.

Self esteem is how we feel about ourselves at any given moment. Almost

everyone of us has been taught to build our self esteem on the wrong

foundations. We build it on something external instead of something

internal. We are taught to connect it to our position, material possessions

and pay, and by how much regard we receive from others. This is why we

very rarely meet people who have rock solid self esteem. Most of us learn

how to hide our delicate self-esteem. Finally the disguise (cover up) tires us

completely and we surrender to the tension. Each and every one of us will

have to go back to school to learn this inner lesson and find our true inner

strength. Life gives us many signals and offers many opportunities to dothis, but most of us either avoid the message or shoot the messenger,

preferring to live with the tension and keep up the deception (cover up).

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To make the effort to take and give good wishes is to constantly experience

contentment.

Expression: Whatever the kinds of personality of the person, if there is this

one aim of taking and giving good wishes, there is positivity in every interaction.

Attention is paid to make every word and action full of positivity. Words spoken

only give happiness to others and give some kind of support to the other person

to be better than what he is.

Experience: When I understand the importance of having good wishes for all,

I am able to receive good wishes from others too. I am able to be free from the

influence of the negativity of the situations and people. So I constantly

experience inner happiness and contentment, even if I don't get something

outwardly.

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Performing A Spiritual Audit At The End Of The Day

Our normal day at the office or/and at home is filled with lots of actions

and interactions. On a normal day, without realizing consciously, we create

almost 30,000-40,000 thoughts. So, not only are we active physically but

extremely active on a subtle or non-physical level also. Imagine sleeping

with all this burden of thoughts, words and actions which have been

created throughout the day, many of which have been waste and negative

in nature. What would be the resulting quality of my sleep? So it is extremelyimportant to perform a spiritual/emotional audit or evaluation at the end of each

day.

In a lot of professional sectors of life today, people recognize the need for

reflection and audit, not only of financial records but also a general

evaluation of the respective sector, to maintain and improve both the

service to customers and the job satisfaction of people working in the

sector. Checking my own behavior, as a daily exercise; not just checking,

but also bringing about respective changes for the next day, enables me

to continue to develop and grow, as a human being and in the quality of mywork and personal and professional relationships. Have gone through the self-

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evaluation, it is also advised to become completely light by submitting the

mistakes made and heaviness accumulated in the day to the Supreme

Being. Doing this helps me put a full-stop to the same and settle all my

spiritual accounts at the end of the day. I need to put an end to all commas

(when looking at scenes that caused me to slow down and reduced the

speed of my progress), question marks (when looking at scenes which

caused a why, what, how, when, etc.... in my consciousness) and exclamation

marks (when looking at negative or waste scenes, which were unexpected and

surprising) which were created in the day's activities. Along with

remembering what all good happened during the day, what did I achieve

and what good actions did I perform, there is lots to forget at the end of the

day, which should not be carried into my sleep at any cost. Disturbed,

thought-filled, unsound sleep, will result in a not so fresh body and mind

the next morning, which will cause my mood to be disturbed, adversely

affecting the following day.

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The one way of finishing waste thinking is to find a solution.

Expression: When there is something negative that happens the mind tends

to create a lot of waste and negative thoughts. At such a time there is no clear

understanding of what is to be done and so there is difficulty in being positive

at such a time. But once the problem is identified and the right solution found,

i.e., the right explanation is given, there is no more waste thoughts, words or

actions.

Experience: When I am able to find the right solution at each step, whenever

even negative situations happen, I am able to remain happy and content. I am

not worried about the problem at hand but I know instead that this problem

has come to increase my own inner strength and capability. Thus I am able

to maintain my inner positivity under all circumstances.

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Performing A Spiritual Audit At The End Of The Day (cont.)

Yesterday we had explained how self evaluation at the end of the day is

extremely vital to one's progress and development. A useful exercise in this

regard is keeping a daily chart for about 3 personality traits or points andfilling it up every night (lesser than 3 is also fine, but not more , because

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then you might feel lazy in keeping the chart after a few days and also you

might lose focus and the personality traits may not transform as much as

you want). You could either evaluate yourself with a yes or no or perform a

percentage wise evaluation like 50% or 90% for e.g. We have mentioned

below, some of the common traits from which you could select the traits to

keep a daily chart for. You could incorporate some other specific traits (not

mentioned in this list), which you want to change or develop, depending on

your personality:

In the entire day, today; not only in my words and actions, but also in my

thoughts:

* Did I see everyone's specialties and keep good wishes for each one, in

spite of obvious weaknesses being visible?

* Did I remain free from all forms of anger, like irritation, frustration,grudge, revenge, etc.?

* Did I ensure that I neither give nor take sorrow, hurt, pain from anyone?

* Did I remain free from waste and negative?

* Did I remain ego less?

* Did I remain untouched by name, fame, praise, insult?

* Did I remain stable?

* Did I remain free from judgments, criticism, jealousy, comparison,

hatred, etc.?

* Did I keep a conscious of serving each one whom I met?

* Did I bring the 8 main powers into practice and experience being

powerful?

* Did I remain in self-respect and give respect to everyone?

* Did I practice being soul-conscious in actions and interactions?

* Did I take a one minute break every hour to reflect, meditate and control

the traffic of thoughts in the mind?

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To be free is to be free even from the bondage of things.

Expression: The one who is dependent on the presence of a particular thingto succeed in a task is also under the bondage of that thing. Such a person will

not be able to put in effort to his full capability since he is always thinking

of what is lacking. On the other hand the one who tries to find a way to do the

task at hand even when there is nothing available is the one who finds new

resources. He is then able to use these resources too for accomplishing the

task.

Experience: When I am thinking more about what is to be done rather than

thinking about what is lacking, I am able to be content with what I have. I am

able to appreciate every small thing that is present in my life that I coulduse for my own benefit and that of others. I am able to work for what I

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Self Purification

Each soul has become impure due its own actions during its various births. We

ourselves became impure and peaceless because of losing our self awareness, soit is useless to blame anyone else. It is too easy to blame "so-and-so." Today,

everyone blames someone else: "It's the religions," "It's the government," "It's

the social pressures," "It's the Devil (Ravana)," "It's my wife," "It's my boss."

Few can see that their own unhappiness is because of their own weaknesses or

actions under the influence of these weaknesses. The "Devil" is just a symbolic

personification of these negative forces at work in every soul. The soul itself

creates its accounts, good and bad, so the soul itself must balance them. No

human soul can settle someone else's account of sins. In this respect many souls

are being misled by those who claim to be able to change or interfere with the

workings of the laws of .karma.. The ones claiming this have their own accounts

of "sins" to settle. While they still remain in a physical body they are within the

boundaries of the same laws that apply to all. The law of .karma., of reaping and

sowing, action and reaction applies to everyone.

The account of impure actions can only be balanced by pure actions on the part

of the "doer"; the soul. Truly pure actions can only be performed when one is in

a state of soul-consciousness and in remembrance of the one who is beyond

action; the Supreme Soul (God). In burning love for the Supreme, sins can be

rapidly burned. The soul need only increase its love for the Supreme Soul andremember him correctly.

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To do something altruistic each day is to ensure happiness.

Expression: When there is the thought to do something altruistic for someone

every day, there is the ability to give happiness unconditionally. Whatever the

relationship or whatever the personality of the other person, the one who

develops the habit of doing this, is able to remain a source of support for those

around.

Experience: The best gift I can give is to give happiness and to finish sorrow.

When I am constantly thinking of this, not for any reward but just for the sake ofit, I am able to discover and enjoy the fruit of that action. I am free from

expectations and am able to enjoy the action itself.

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The Law of Belief

Beliefs are concepts that you consider real and true, and you do not question

them, even though they have no logical explanation. If we believe in something

strongly, if we think that we can achieve something, then we will. What we

believe will come true.

We can classify beliefs into five groups:

Beliefs about defects and weaknesses: These beliefs produce thoughts in

our consciousness like: "I am no good", "I cannot do this", "I am useless", "Iwon't manage to complete it".

Beliefs of survival: These beliefs produce thoughts such as: "Life is short. Get

whatever you can at any cost whenever you can". Life.s decisions are taken

based on these beliefs without taking into the account the repercussions

(effects) they may have on our health, our relationships and our future.

Beliefs that create blocks: When we label someone, we are no longer open to

try and understand them. For example: "My boss is really egoistic". This type of

belief blocks the flow of our positive energy and stops us from connecting openlywith these people.

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Beliefs that strengthen the self: For example: "I am capable", "I can do it",

"There is nothing I cannot be or do if I really want to", "I will overcome the

difficulties and meet the challenge".

True beliefs about ourselves: They are connected to eternal certain truths,

such as: "I am a spiritual being, I am eternal. God is my spiritual father".

To assure us that a belief is true, we must first believe in it. Then we check it in

our consciousness and if a belief is true it will become an experience. If this does

not happen, we are doing something wrong or this belief is not correct.

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To forgive is to give correction.

Expression: When there is forgiveness, the harm of the mistake is forgotten.

The mistake itself is remembered only to the extent that the correction is to be

given. So there are no negative feelings expressed even while giving correction.

And the words that are used are few but prove to be very effective.

Experience: When I learn the art of forgiving I am able to be free from the

burden of negative and waste thinking. So there is never any difficulty in givingcorrection when necessary. The mind is free from the attitudes of the past and it

creates harmony in relationships even if the opinions or personalities don't

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The Influence Of Your Thoughts, Intentions And Attitude On Your

Destiny

We constantly carry out actions on this world stage. Each and every action is

always motivated by an intention, and has an attitude and behavior connected

with it.According to the intention and the attitude with which you carry

out a particular action, the action will return to you in a beneficial,

negative or neutral way - the law says so. Nobody is above the natural laws

of cause and effect. These laws function each time that you think, feel or

act. For example, if you have a negative thought and you water it with your

attention and develop it for an hour, or if you get up in the morning with

negative thoughts and these thoughts remain in your consciousness for some

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time, this negativity will return to you. As a result, perhaps you feel depressed

or angry, with a headache, a weakened immune system, little energy and you

have a bad day.

Your thoughts affect yourself, other people and matter. Thoughts also

affect the environment. Children and animals pick up the vibrations of others;

sometimes they go spontaneously to a stranger or at times keep a distance from

someone who is known to them. Some pet owners do not trust a specific person

if their pet, say a dog doesn't like the person or keeps a distance from him,

because pets have higher perception powers. Being in harmony with

someone's vibration means that you pick up the quality of their

thoughts. A person with a good vibration thinks positively and carefully. On the

other hand, a person with bad vibrations, perhaps, has a lot of anger, hatred,

ego and laziness in their thoughts and attitude.

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To search for solutions is to use resources for the right cause.

Expression: Usually a lot of energy and time is wasted to find the cause of

something that goes wrong. But thinking about that only wastes the resources

that could be used for finding solutions. So it is not necessary to understand the

causes but to find solutions. So the one who understands this fact is able tomake the best use of available resources to correct the situation.

Experience: Being focused on the solution rather than on the problem, I am

able to use all my inner resources in the right way. I am free from complaints

and am able to put in effort to do the best in the given situation. I am constantly

happy and content because I know that there is a solution for every problem.

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We can define three basic types of actions:

1. Actions which are impure, negative and unclear.

2. Actions which are pure, positive and clear.

3. Actions which are neutral.

Impure actions are those that are influenced by negative intentions, anger, ego,bitterness, fear, rage, revenge, lust, attachment, dishonesty, greed, laziness,

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jealousy etc. Positive actions are influenced by good intentions and attitudes.

They are actions ruled by kindness, forgiveness, love, joy, peace, humility,

generosity, sweetness, empathy, trust, unity etc. Neutral actions are not

dictated by a negative or positive consciousness and do not cause a

negative or positive result. Everything remains as it was. If you do

something with the intention of bringing benefit to someone but it does not

give the result you desired, you will not receive a negative return, because

your intention was good. However, if you carried out an action with the

intention of hurting someone, with emotions of revenge, and that action did

not hurt the other in the way that you wanted, you will still receive the return

of the energy that you have radiated or thrown into the Universe.

We have to 'pay', or, in other words, we have to reap what we have sown or

have thrown into the Universe, through our actions, attitudes and

intentions. This is called paying off karma. That is, we have to settle the

accounts in order to clean the soul of the marks left on it by its negative

actions or intentions. We also reap the fruits of the good seeds that we

have planted.


To have a clear aim of where the action will lead is to be successful in

everything.

Expression: Many a times it so happens that one acts immediately seeing asituation. But the one who is successful analyses the situation and predicts the

outcome of the action that he performs and then acts keeping the end result in

mind. Because of knowing the consequences of the actions before actually

performing that action, he is able to continue putting in effort in spite of the

challenges and difficulties. So he continues to give his best to the task.

Experience: When I am able to give time to myself to think before performing

any action, I am able to take the opportunity to be clear in my thinking. The

consequences of the action I wish to take are clear in my mind and so, the

action taken to overcome the situation is right. Hence, I receive easy andsure success.

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Is Physical Relaxation The Road To Peace?

It.s a common notion (idea) to think of peace as being closely related to the

beauty of nature - the play of waves on a beach, the blowing of wind through aforest, the soaring and swooping of gulls; in short, anything away from the rush

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and hurry of the city. Alternatively we associate peace with some physical form

of relaxation like headphones plugged into soothing music, a hot bath after a

hard day, a brisk walk in the park, etc. In meditation we realize peace to be our

very essence (nature); we realize very quickly, trying to extract peace from the

world around us or even from some physical sensations in our own bodies gives

us only a temporary experience of it.

Once we start meditating, we start to see physical relaxation as an escape from

tension and not a solution for it; and the beautiful scenes of nature now no

longer as sources radiating permanent peace. But in fact it is their mere absence

of conflict, their harmony of colours, forms and sounds, which appeal to us.

There is something in each of us, which cries out to be free from conflict. We

discover that "small voice" or need is only our true nature demanding to be

recognized. We realize that neither the body nor nature can give the peace that

the soul was longing for, but it has to be tapped from within. Having found it, itremains constant, whether in the city or countryside, in comfort or discomfort.

In the midst of noise and confusion, peace is really our own.

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To transform waste into something purposeful and powerful is to remain

light.

Expression: To successfully transform something waste into something

powerful and meaningful is to look beyond the situation and see what it has to

teach. When there is the ability to do this, there is the ability to go on in spite of

the most challenging obstacles. There is the deep understanding that nothing

happens without a purpose. There is no time or energy wasted in wasteful

company.

Experience: When I understand the significance of everything that happens, I

am able to transform in a second. So I am able to remain light because I am

able to put in sincere effort and free myself from the burden of waste. I also find

that there is no problem in my relationships too, as I am able to understand

others and behave accordingly.

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