Be simple to be free from pain

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Message for the day 30-08-2011
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The one who is simple is the one who is free from pain. Projection: When I am simple I am able to be free from pain or hurt even in adverse situations. I am able to take benefit from the wealth of experiences accumulated over the past without feeling the pain. With simplicity I know that I need to remember the past only to the extent that I have to learn from it. Solution: When something goes wrong and I find myself thinking about it again and again, I need to remind myself that all the past experiences are only for me to learn from them. The past is finished and I don't have to undergo the sorrow again thinking about the past repeatedly.

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Soul Sustenance 30-08-2011
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The Key To Mental Freedom – Spiritual Knowledge  The world is full of many wonders; incredible works of art and architecture, of science and invention, but the greatest of them all by far is the human mind. It is the mind's play that brings about all activity in the human world. The outline of everything people construct is first formed in the mind and then filled in with matter to assume a concrete shape. History, science, culture, trade and commerce, in fact all knowledge and systems of our day-to-day world, are but the projection and fulfillment of thoughts born in the mind. If the mind, by concentrating itself on matter, can bring about such wonders and attain such miraculous physical powers as we have, what can it not attain if it concentrates on itself and on the Supreme! Disorder and tension on the individual level and as a result on the social level are the result of ignorance of the self and the world around, such that the mind stays without rest. It runs, jumps and churns aimlessly, lashed by waves of feelings and emotions. Like a spider caught in its own web, the individual becomes entangled in nets which are the consequences (results) of this ignorance of the self and the fundamentals of life. When we receive spiritual knowledge from the seed of the tree of humanity, the Supreme Being or God at the present time, we begin an upward journey that takes us through deeper and deeper levels of understanding and experience which create freedom from these nets. This freedom, as a result helps us create a positive future, not only for ourselves but we also take up the responsibility of creating the same for the complete tree of humanity, which is primarily the purpose why God shares this knowledge with us.

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Be Simple to sharpen the power of perception

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Message for the day 29-08-2011
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Simplicity sharpens the power of perception. 


Projection: When there is simplicity within me, the clouds or layers that prevent my perception begin to fade away and I can see the situation clearly. With simplicity I find that there is nothing to colour or change my perception and naturally the decisions that follow become accurate too. 


Solution: Before I take any important decision I need to stop for a while, detach myself from the situation and see it with a cool mind. With this my thoughts will become free from all kind of associated memories and unnecessary attitudes and I will be able to make the right decision.

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Soul Sustenance 29-08-2011
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The Life Jacket Of Hope 


In the midst of the constant changes of life and confusing or chaotic situations, hope, becomes our life jacket, which helps us to keep afloat and not to drown in the hurricane that at times causes unexpected or sudden changes. Without hope, we expect the worst. Our vision gets cloudy; we do not find or see any ray of light to see by. The mind fills with questions, allowing it to be overpowered by doubts and insecurity. Fear takes control of us and everything turns into a mountain or an un-climbable wall. It seems to us that we will not be able to get out of the difficult and critical moments, or it will be difficult for us to get out of the "hole". We feel incapable of going forward. Fear and doubt paralyze us and prevent us from deciding with clarity and acting with determination. We need to find support or help and, when we don't get it, we go even further down. 


Living with hope keeps us awake. With hope we are open to the opportunities that life offers us. We overcome fear and expect the best. With hope our forces are joined in order to deal with and overcome difficulties. We maintain the vision that everything will get better and things will streamline themselves, giving out benefits to all. Hope helps us to keep the meaning of our life alive.





In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

How to find happiness

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Message for the day 25-08-2011
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How to find happiness. 


Projection: We are peaceful beings but external situations pull us away from our peace if we let them. When there is not a very positive situation that we are confronted with, we need to save ourselves from the pull of the outside situation and rely on the peace within. 


Solution: Every morning let me practice being a peaceful being, who is totally in charge of myself. When I make this practice firm, when difficult situations do come I will be able to rely more on my internal peace instead of getting carried away by the external situations.

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Soul Sustenance 25-08-2011
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What Is And What Is Not ‘Real’ Happiness? 

How to be enthusiastic?

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Message for the day 24-08-2011
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How to be enthusiastic?


Projection: To think of one's own weakness again and again is to lose enthusiasm. When we are able to know our own strengths and make effort to work with them consciously, we are able to be enthusiastic constantly. We are able to see difficult or challenging situations as a means of bringing out our own specialities. 


Solution: I need to work on myself in such a way that I consciously use my own specialities for adding value and beauty to whatever I do. It is not just important to do special things to use my specialities. But it is also important to use my specialities even in the most ordinary tasks. Then enthusiasm never fades.

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Soul Sustenance 24-08-2011
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Self Empowerment 

Benefits of being enthusiastic.

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Message for the day 23-08-2011
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Enthusiasm makes even difficult things easy. Projection: Enthusiasm makes the biggest obstacle look like a very tiny one. It makes even a storm(toofan) to be like a gift(tohfa) and makes us enjoy each situation like a game. And when we have the awareness that there's nothing that is difficult, we can surely achieve what we want to. Solution: I should be able to change my consciousness in such a way that when obstacles come my way, I should automatically be filled with more enthusiasm to work at and overcome these obstacles. With my enthusiasm I will surely find a way to make things happen.

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Soul Sustenance 23-08-2011
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Relationship With The Unconditional Source 

Advantage of looking at one's good character

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Message for the day 22-08-2011
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Looking at the virtues in others fills them with enthusiasm. Projection: The best way of filling others with enthusiasm is to look at and relate with the virtues of others. Even if they are disappointed with themselves, when you relate to them with their virtues, you actually encourage them to use them and they are filled with enthusiasm too. Solution: It is good to check my behaviour through out the day, if any of my words or actions are hindering others' progress or if I am able to help others through my words by filling them with enthusiasm. I must always keep an aim of filling others with enthusiasm.

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Soul Sustenance 22-08-2011
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The Two Companions Of Happiness – Peace And Love (A Meditation)

Benefits of being enthusiastic

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Message for the day 20-08-2011
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The one who is enthusiastic makes others enthusiastic too.

Projection: The one who has this one speciality of enthusiasm, will be instrumental in bringing many other specialities. The words of such a person will fill others with courage and fill with hope, the ones who are hopeless.

Solution: When I find someone who is not able to maintain his enthusiasm, it is good to remind myself that I am responsible for creating enthusiasm in others. When I take up responsibility in this way I will be able to finish laziness and carelessness within me and I will be enthusiastic too.   

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Soul Sustenance 20-08-2011
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The Psychosomatic Effects (Effects On The Body) Of Fear

How to experience true freedom

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Message for the day 20-08-2011
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True peace is an experience of freedom.

Projection: When challenging situations come our way, we are not able to be free from the use of our own negative habits and traits. We are then not able to give our best to the situation. Then there is both internal and external chaos. On the other hand working with our specialties help us experience freedom from negativity.

Solution: I need a long time of practice of being in a state of peace for being able to experience it naturally during the challenging time. So let me practice having an experience of some special quality of mine. This practice over a period of time helps me be with it in the difficult time too and I am able to be peaceful.   

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Soul Sustenance 20-08-2011
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Meditation – Obstacles Faced By Beginners

Where do I find peace?

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Message for the day 19-08-2011
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Peace is found within but not outside.

Projection: We are peaceful beings but external situations pull us away from our peace if we let them. When there is not a very positive situation that we are confronted with, we need to save ourselves from the pull of the outside situation and rely on the peace within.

Solution: Every morning let me practice being a peaceful being, who is totally in charge of myself. When I make this practice firm, when difficult situations do come I will be able to rely more on my internal peace instead of getting carried away by the external situations.   

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Soul Sustenance 19-08-2011
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What Is And What Is Not ‘Real’ Happiness?

The power to handle hopeless situations

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Message for the day 18-08-2011
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The power within changes even hopeless situations into hopeful ones.

Projection: All of us have so much power within that we are able to see the brighter side of the situation when we use this power. Where there is power, there is happiness and this automatically makes the most hopeless situations into something beautiful. Thus we can be peaceful and happy. When we are able to maintain this stage we find that things change for the better too.

Solution: Let me think of one situation that I'm not happy with. Let me use my inner power to accept the situation as it is without expecting it to change. This acceptance will give me the faith that things are happening for the best. With this faith even the most hopeless situation will turn positive.   

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Soul Sustenance 18-08-2011
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Reflection

How to remove our weakness?

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Message for the day 17-08-2011
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To be sincere in removing weaknesses is to have the power to overcome them. Projection: While it is important to recognize strengths, it is also important to recognize and acknowledge weaknesses. With honesty, when we understand our weaknesses, with sincerity we are able to work and have the power to overcome them. We are then able to find the right method too. Solution: Let me take a positive thought connected to my weakness and remind myself of that thought at least 5 times a day. For example, if my weakness is anger, let me remind myself of my inherent peace with thoughts like 'I am a being of peace' 'peace is inherent within me'. When I practice sincerely with this I find that the power within emerges emerges strength finishing weakness (peace emerges finishing anger).

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Soul Sustenance 17-08-2011
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Detachment

Awareness of inner power

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Message for the day 16-08-2011
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Awareness of inner power brings the capacity to use the inner treasures. Projection: We have within us a lot of treasures - the treasures of thoughts, time and virtues that we have not been using fully. The power within us enables us to recognise and use these treasures in a worth while way. The more we are able to work with them we find them increasing. Solution: I need to remind myself of the treasures within me and try and discover which treasure I have that I can work on. Even if I think of a simple speciality of mine which I could make use of, I would find it increasing and I would find others benefitting too.

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Soul Sustenance 16-08-2011
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Positive Thinking 

Focus on solutions rather than problems

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Message for the day 15-08-2011
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To become an embodiment of solutions is to be able to stay in constant peace.

Projection: Situations do bring a lot of challenges for us, but where there is fear or worry while facing them, there cannot be peace. As long as we continue looking at the problem instead of searching for solutions we cannot remain in peace.

Solution: Let me think of something that I consider as a problem, something about which I am thinking a lot. Now let me see if I can find a solution for it. If I feel I cannot, it is better to leave thinking about it rather than to worry about it. When I keep the mind free in this way, I will get the solutions automatically.

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Soul Sustenance 15-08-2011
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Understanding The Difference Between ‘Hatha Yoga’ and ‘Raj Yoga’ ‘Hatha yoga’ uses force and discipline in an attempt to unify the energies of the body with those of the consciousness. Through physical postures and breathing exercises, which are sometimes quite difficult, through ‘hath yoga’ one is able to achieve considerable control over the body metabolism and attain a remarkable level of physical health - that is beyond doubt, and to a limited extent bring about spiritual benefit. If the soul is able to achieve that posture mentally, as done by a ‘Raja Yogi’ (one who practices ‘Rajyoga’ med itation as taught by the Brahma Kumaris), then sitting the body in a certain position to achieve the same becomes less important. In fact, with practice the soul is able to adopt a mental posture according to whatever situation it finds itself in.

Perhaps the most famous posture of all is the "padmasana" or lotus posture. ‘Raja Yogis’ put themselves in the "padmasana" mentally. Besides, when the soul is fixed in the loveful union with God, the physical posture is not so important. “Padam” in English refers to the lotus flower and is a symbol of detachment. Just as the roots of the lotus grow in the bed of the pond but the flower is a thing of radiance and beauty, floating on the water untouched by the mud and slush, the ‘Raja Yogis’ live in the world but beyond it. Even though their "roots" are in the muck of society, they maintain a mental posture of detachment and mental purity. Living in the thick of things, they remain pure observers and a source of beauty and radiance for others. Those who concentrate only on ‘Hatha Yoga’ believe that by first disciplining the body, they will be sufficiently relaxed and controlled to undertake the practice of meditation. ‘Raja Yogis’ on the other hand are able to easily enter the state of meditation with the thought, "I am a peaceful soul, the child of the Supreme Soul, the Ocean of Peace", which makes the attempt to reach self-realization by performing physical exercises less important – especially for spiritual upliftment. Furthermore, ‘Raja Yoga’ can be practiced by anyone of any age or physical state because all that is required is the subtle power of thought. This is a clear contrast in the approach of ‘Raja Yoga’

In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Job responsibilty

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Message for the day 14-08-2011
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The one who is responsible is the one who is satisfied.

Projection: When responsibility is taken up and fulfilled with commitment, there is efficiency and effectiveness in the work. This results in satisfaction and contentment at having made a significant contribution.

Solution: Each day let me take up the responsibility of contributing something significant to any task, even if it is a simple one. Having done this, I will find that I am able to be happy with whatever I am doing, for having made some contribution

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Soul Sustenance 14-08-2011
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The Search For Happiness And A Perfect Relationship

Power of Silence

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Message for the day 13-08-2011
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To experience divinity is to experience the power of silence.

Projection: The instrument for the power of silence is to be connected to our own inner divinity. We can spread the fragrance of our virtues to all we meet. So the mind is silent and carefree under all circumstances. When we experience the power of silence we will become more powerful. We will then be able to experience peace that will naturally spread to others too.

Solution: When I have to correct someone in any situation I first need to remind myself that words will not work but silence based on an experience of my own divinity will surely work. When I accept the person as he is with love connecting to his inherent divine nature, I will be able to bring about a change in him.   

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Soul Sustenance 13-08-2011
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Reflection (cont.)

How to find Hope in hopeless situations?

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Message for the day  12-08-2011
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The power within changes even hopeless situations into hopeful ones.

Projection: All of us have so much power within that we are able to see the brighter side of the situation when we use this power. Where there is power, there is happiness and this automatically makes the most hopeless situations into something beautiful. Thus we can be peaceful and happy. When we are able to maintain this stage we find that things change for the better too.

Solution: Let me think of one situation that I'm not happy with. Let me use my inner power to accept the situation as it is without expecting it to change. This acceptance will give me the faith that things are happening for the best. With this faith even the most hopeless situation will turn positive.   

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Soul Sustenance  12-08-2011
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Reflection

How to remove bad habits?

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Message for the day  11-08-2011

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To be sincere in removing weaknesses is to have the power to overcome them.

Projection: While it is important to recognize strengths, it is also important to recognize and acknowledge weaknesses. With honesty, when we understand our weaknesses, with sincerity we are able to work and have the power to overcome them. We are then able to find the right method too.

Solution: Let me take a positive thought connected to my weakness and remind myself of that thought at least 5 times a day. For example, if my weakness is anger, let me remind myself of my inherent peace with thoughts like 'I am a being of peace' 'peace is inherent within me'. When I practice sincerely with this I find that the power within emerges emerges strength finishing weakness (peace emerges finishing anger).

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Soul Sustenance  11-08-2011
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Awareness of inner power brings the capacity to use the inner treasures.

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Message for the day  10-08-2011
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Awareness of inner power brings the capacity to use the inner treasures.

Projection: We have within us a lot of treasures - the treasures of thoughts, time and virtues that we have not been using fully. The power within us enables us to recognise and use these treasures in a worth while way. The more we are able to work with them we find them increasing.

Solution: I need to remind myself of the treasures within me and try and discover which treasure I have that I can work on. Even if I think of a simple speciality of mine which I could make use of, I would find it increasing and I would find others benefitting too.   

Tackling challenges in Life

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Message for the day 09-08-2011
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To become an embodiment of solutions is to be able to stay in constant peace.

Projection: Situations do bring a lot of challenges for us, but where there is fear or worry while facing them, there cannot be peace. As long as we continue looking at the problem instead of searching for solutions we cannot remain in peace.

Solution: Let me think of something that I consider as a problem, something about which I am thinking a lot. Now let me see if I can find a solution for it. If I feel I cannot, it is better to leave thinking about it rather than to worry about it. When I keep the mind free in this way, I will get the solutions automatically.
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Soul Sustenance 09-08-2011
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Doing responsibility with commitment

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Message for the day 07-08-2011
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The one who is responsible is the one who is satisfied.

Projection: When responsibility is taken up and fulfilled with commitment, there is efficiency and effectiveness in the work. This results in satisfaction and contentment at having made a significant contribution.

Solution: Each day let me take up the responsibility of contributing something significant to any task, even if it is a simple one. Having done this, I will find that I am able to be happy with whatever I am doing, for having made some contribution.       

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Soul Sustenance 07-08-2011
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Advantages of selfless service

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Message for the day 04-08-2011
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Your generosity in putting others forward will automatically place you in front.

Projection: When you say 'you first' instead of 'I first' you will be placed forward. For having done the selfless service of putting others forward and encouraging them, you will get plenty of blessings. This will take you forward very quickly.

Solution: When there is a conflict with someone, become generous. Instead of expecting the other person to understand you and do according to what you want, listen to what he is saying. When you give a chance in this way you will move forward very quickly.   

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Soul Sustenance 04-08-2011
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Search with in to empower yourself

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Message for the day 03-08-2011
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Introversion brings empowerment of the self.

Projection: Just as a tortoise withdraws from the external environment after its work is done, we too need to find time for ourselves. Amidst the activity of the day, we need to make time to look within and find the beauty that is hidden there. When we do this as a practice it brings a positive experience that empowers the self.

Solution: I need to give myself a little time everyday at regular intervals. During this time, I need to look within and find my own uniqueness and I will find that I am able to have access to my own positivity. This practice will help me during a difficult time too and I will be able to use these qualities under all circumstances. So I will not be a victim to situations but will be able to give what is required at that time.

Introversion helps to manage thoughts better.

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Message for the day 02-08-2011
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Introversion helps to manage thoughts better.

Projection: With introversion we can very easily manage our thoughts since our mind will be free from waste and negative. Also when we are introverted, we find that there is no need to think as much as we do, but the thoughts required emerge effortlessly. Thus we are able to use our thoughts powerfully.

Solution: When I find myself having a lot of thoughts due to some situation, I only need to sit in silence and practice going within myself instead of thinking too much about the situation. I need to make an attempt to experience the peace deep within myself and I will find myself getting calmer.   

How to manage criticism?

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Message for the day 01-08-2011
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To be stable means to be firmly set on the seat of self-respect.

Projection: When we are stable in the seat of self-respect, we will be able to take criticism in the right way. If we work with ego, we will be upset by even a little criticism that comes our way. On the other hand, our stage of being in a stage of self-respect will enable us to learn from all situations.

Solution: When someone criticises me, I need to tell myself that I am a leader, for it is only a leader who is criticised. I should check and see if I can learn something from the comment that I get and incorporate it in my life. If there's nothing for me to learn I just have to set myself in my seat of self-respect.