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Positive Reflections messages from Awakening consciousness
Internal And External Attachments (Part 3)
Each time we attach ourselves to anything which is external or internal (we have mentioned some common examples of both types of attachments in the last two days’ messages), we create fears, amongst which the main one is the fear of loss of what I am attached to. The attachment not only gives rise to fear but also brings with it emotions like anger, ego, sadness, jealousy, greed, comparisons, hatred etc. All these emotions have their roots in attachment, which gives rise to insecurity.
Any type of attachment out of the ones mentioned in the last two days’ messages or some other is a sanskar that is so deeply embedded inside us that it seems normal to us. It is just a sanskar but it has immense amount of power and it manages to imprison us completely, but most of the time we do not even realize we are imprisoned. The negative emotional states connected with this kind of attachment create a state of internal mental pressure or an inner emptiness and make us feel absolutely helpless at times. Over a period of many births, we have become so accustomed to these attachments and the various forms of suffering connected with it that we have started believing that these are an integral part of the human personality and human life since the beginning and are, therefore, natural. And so we continue with the sanskar and even keep strengthening it, never ever thinking that it should be removed. We do this with internal stress and unhappiness to the point that even our health gets affected adversely. The natural state of the self is free and not attached in this way to anything. Attachments, whether external or internal, are acquired at different points of time in birth-rebirth cycle and are not natural or there from the beginning. All the things mentioned in the last two days’ messages have existed from the beginning but attachment to them has not. The present suffering indicates to us that these types of attachments are something abnormal or not natural.
Internal And External Attachments (Part 2)
We had explained some common examples of external attachments yesterday.
Some common examples of internal attachments are attachments to:
- your ideas,
- your beliefs,
- your opinions or viewpoints,
- your memories,
- a certain way of thinking
- a particular virtue/virtues or specialty/specialties,
- a particular power/powers,
- a particular sanskar/sanskars - either positive or negative, etc.
Whether the attachment is external or internal, the act of attaching is always internal. e.g. if you attach yourself to your job, you will say my job. Your job is something external, but you hold on to it inside you - inside your consciousness.
(To be continued tomorrow...)
Internal And External Attachments (Part 1)
Attachment can be on two levels - either internal or external.
Some common examples of external attachments are attachments to:
- people, - objects, - your physical body, - your position or role in your family, society or in your professional field, - money, - places, - physical comfort/comforts, - the way you look or dress up or your physical personality in general, - a particular skill/skills, - a particular interest or hobby like watching movies or playing a sport etc. - your routine or a certain way of working at home or at the workplace, - respect from others, - how people see you or behave with you or what they think of you, etc.
(To be continued tomorrow...)
Positive Consciousness While Performing Actions
1. The seeds, the inspirations, planted in sitting meditation should be carried into action. Powerful thoughts carried straight away into action always yield powerful results.
2. The remembrance should be that the soul is the child and student of the Supreme Being (Supreme Soul) and should reflect the father and teacher through its actions.
3. The remembrance of the Supreme Soul as a constant companion sustains an internal relationship with Him whilst performing actions.
4. Churn (think deeply) over points of spiritual knowledge by relating them to your immediate karmas (actions).
5. Practice going beyond sound in one second. At different times during the day, stop, pack up all worldly thoughts and spend a few minutes in meditation. This is a really powerful way to strengthen the intellect. After a few minutes, return to the world of sound with the reinforced awareness of being an actor.
6. Practice seeing all those who come into contact with you as souls, tiny points of conscient (living energy) light situated at the centre of the forehead. In this way we will not be pulled into body consciousness, and will avoid negative interactions with others.
What Is And What Is Not Real Happiness?
Real happiness is not an external stimulation by watching an action movie or eating out or buying a new dress; it is not the result of acquiring something – whether it be a new car or a position, or of receiving some good news. True happiness is not relief from suffering – whether from an illness or a difficult situation, nor is it the achievement of a goal – whether personal or professional. All these are externally dependent, where happiness is confused with stimulation, excitement, achievement, acquisition or relief. Happiness is not all of these. You also know that happiness is not a future promise. It can only be experienced now.
So what is spiritual happiness - perhaps a better way to describe spiritual happiness is contentment. This comes from a complete awareness and acceptance of the self as we are now at an internal level, and an acceptance of what is at an external level. Sounds difficult? The highest happiness is bliss which can be experienced only when the soul/self is totally free of all attachment and dependency. Sounds even more difficult? But this is a spiritual understanding and definition of happiness, which is not difficult to accept and make a part of our life, once there is a deep understanding and absorption of spiritual knowledge, but spiritual knowledge which is accurate and complete in all aspects. Spiritual happiness is a direct result of spiritual knowledge. Without complete knowledge of the self, one cannot remain ever and truly happy (happy as per the definition above).
Flying With The Wings Of God's Love
We experience God every single day in our lives. We remember Him and thank Him at every step for showing us how to live our lives beautifully and free from the influence of obstacles. God's sweet love are like wings for us, with which we can fly high above problems of day-to-day life. God says that when we fly with the wings of His love, we become very light and free from whats, whys, hows and whens, which arise in our mind when life brings in front of us challenges which we do not expect, either in our health, relationships, roles and even through our own sanskaras. Let's look at a few steps how we can fly with these wings in our lives:
1. Experience God Closely In The Early Morning Hours - God is an Ocean Of Love and He showers His love on us the entire day. But the early morning hours are every special, when the vibrations of the world are pure and silent. At this time, we can connect with Him and absorb His love in our heart through meditation and spiritual study.
2. Make God Your Sweetest Companion In Every Action - Whether it is working in the office or taking care of your children or visiting the market, hold God's hand and remain in His sweet company always. This way your love for Him and His love for you increases and you become enriched with His love at every step.
3. Make Your Personality Pure, Sweet And Humble - God says those children of His who are like Him in nature - pure, sweet and humble, receive His love all the time. When obstacles arise in such children's lives, God comes down in their lives and destroys those obstacles Himself and frees them from sorrow of any type.
4. Have Soul Awareness In Every Action And Interaction - Beautiful children of God - the Supreme Soul, are ones who remain in soul awareness always. Such children pull God's love in their lives and become powerful. For such children, stress becomes a past reality and they fly lightly above the ups and downs of life.
The Three Mirrors For Inner Beauty (Part 4)
The third mirror is the mirror of your own thoughts, words and actions – What you think and feel about yourself and others is invisible to others and only you know what it is. But you radiate your thoughts, feelings, emotions and attitudes through your facial expressions, your eyes, your words, your body language and your actions when you interact with others. That way your words and your actions act as a mirror in which to see yourself. You achieve this when you are a detached observer and you become aware of your responses, your reactions and how you express what arises from within you. This awareness of being an observer needs to be maintained sub-consciously throughout the day and consciously in the night by filling a daily chart before sleeping, on any three personality traits of your choice. Your main weaknesses or strengths you want to enhance should be included in the chart. We have explained the different types of traits that can be covered in a daily chart in our older messages. You could either evaluate these personality traits with a yes or no or perform a percentage wise evaluation like 50% or 80% for e.g. So it is a good practice to look into this mirror once in the night, before sleeping. This mirror will give you a review of the day that has gone by and make you careful for the next day. The daily chart is useful for this purpose. Filling a daily chart does not take more than a few seconds.
Finally and most importantly, always do remember that those who use these three mirrors actively and use them well to ensure that their internal self looks good and beautiful all the time become living mirrors for others. People who come in contact with them are able to see accurately what their internal self looks like. On seeing how beautiful and perfect they are, other people quickly realize their shortcomings or weaknesses and also take inspiration to become as beautiful, clean and virtuous beings as them.
The Three Mirrors For Inner Beauty (Part 3)
In the last two days’ messages, we have explained the first mirror for inner beauty.
The second mirror is the mirror of meditation – In the silence of meditation which is a connection or the experience of a relationship with the inner self and the Supreme Soul, each day you come close to and dive deep into both of them. When you create powerful, positive thoughts about the self and you also visualize your true spiritual self, you feel and experience your true virtuous being, what you are - radiant and free of all influences. That experience helps you to see yourself as you really are and in contrast to how you are now. Perhaps you feel peaceless, disturbed and dejected today, but by creating thoughts of peace and contentment in meditation you quickly realize that in reality that is your true nature. In that way, it serves as a mirror for self realization and checking and changing. When you visualize the Supreme Soul during meditation and experience His virtues, it helps you to see and quickly realize yourself in contrast to Him and make the required changes in yourself because the child should reflect the qualities of the Father.
So a good practice then is to look into this mirror and check yourself once in the morning before the day’s activities and once before sleeping for 10 minutes each time. Also, since this is the most powerful mirror, it is extremely vital to carry this mirror with you throughout the day and check yourself in it for one minute after every hour. This may sound too much time given to the inner self to many, but all of us are aware that like an untidy, unkempt external self is not pleasing to the self and does not create a favorable impression on those who come in contact with us, in the same way that applies to the inner self also. So one minute spent in looking into this mirror and doing some self-introspection and checking and changing will keep us looking good for the next fifty nine minutes and if we do mess up internally during those fifty nine minutes, then corrections can be made quickly in the next one minute break – it’s as simple as that.
(To be continued tomorrow ….)
Look for Goodness
In everything, goodness is there. Our goal is to find it. In every person, the best is there. Our job is to recognise it. In every situation, the positive is there. Our opportunity is to see it. In every problem, the solution is there. Our responsibility is to provide it. In every setback, the success is there. Our adventure is to discover it. In every crisis, the reason is there. Our challenge is to understand it.
By seeing the goodness, we'll be very enthusiastic, and our lives will be richer.
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵: "𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙"
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