KINDNESS THE WAY TO INNER GROWTH

Positive attitude helps us to thrive better in the society and helps us to create a bond with the universe as a whole. The whole world is just a reflection of God's infinite LOVE towards us gifted by His Grace.

KINDNESS is the life giving water for growth. Often this expression "kindness" is misunderstood.

Kindness has its basis in the acknowledgment of our own real qualities, and those of the others. When we are good to our-self, and in unison and in harmony with our own self , we realize our true, high positive nature, or the confidence to create this through our thoughts and through the transformation of Consciousness, then we also develop love and respect for our own Self.

We shall conduct ourselves to much wisdom and kindness without pressure or constraint. Within us lies the infinite power, tenderness and strength to emerge from the deep confidence in our own greatness. This means that we change all our negative thoughts into positive pure ones, which takes us because nothing pure or great can never emerge from IMPURITY. Expressed in other words, a tender, loving powerful personality can never arise if we force ourselves compulsion or with the pressure of ambition.

Confidence based on realization and the resulting LOVE and kindness are the strongest forces that ensure our progress and perfection. Once we have this clear picture of our perfection of our highest form before us, we must develop in that direction accordingly.

THOUGHTS ARE CREATORS. What we think about our self, what we deeply imprint in our conscious and do become the same.

The ambitious do not really know who they are or what their own true qualities are hence ambition is a spiritual suicide. Therefore, we are what we think so and do not have to prove that to our self or to others because that would mean EGO.

The ambitious one wants to prove to himself and to others, that he is a good man. He has no clear notion about his real identity. He, therefore remains constantly under tension and becomes inwardly hollow and powerless.

Tension, stress of performance and ambition are forces which pull us down. Even when we achieve success under stress, this does not mean we could not have done so or would have achieved less without tension. Oh! on the contrary, if we are relaxed and calm within, and have our goal clear in front of us, we shall also reach the same with a great deal of power, dynamism and with ease be inwardly or outwardly successful.

Healthy ambition is that which is combined with a clear objective attitude and activity, as well as enthusiasm and dynamism. Ambition just to prove one's might and knowledge to the world... just to satisfy one's EGO is again SPIRITUAL SUICIDE and will lead one to psychological problems too. However, ambition is generally brought with tension and worry. Psychosomatic illness are the result.

These people feel overwhelmed by their responsibility and are so involved that they are unable to fulfill their duties with ease, DETACHMENT and inner power. When one is capable of delivering his duties with detachment only then he gains the inner peace and realizes the sense of inner satisfaction.

Ambitions which when wrongly nourished with a sense of PRIDE are forms of high efficiency tensions are like stabbings into ourselves. Such ambitions makes us hollow and robs us of more of our strength. In order to reduce this feeling we must have the experience of our real quality through Consciousness training.

We should not be out to prove to ourselves that we are good, and should consider mistakes as obstacles which we can overcome. In this way we can develop inner strength.

CONSCIOUS TRAINING - OVERCOME OBSTACLES

As humans on Earth we all face certain difficulties in life and have strained relationships with people at home, work place, with our social circle. How shall we overcome the stress and at the same time accept the situations we cannot change and yet cherish life sharing the joy of creation and gain mutual love and affection ?

In reality it is never the circumstances, the problems or obstacles which weigh us down, but our own thoughts, our attitude to the problems. Two similar persons in a similar situation, face the same obstacles but each one in a very different way, depending on their personal attitude.

Therefore, to overcome obstacles easily and to solve problems in a simple manner, it is important to adopt an attitude that corresponds to the reality, an attitude which enables us to see the solution and not the problem. It is the lack of perception of reality, which weights heavily on us, the feeling, that something is happening, something happened to me, which should not have, it is unjust.

In fact we have expected something and in reality something else as taken place. We expect that other people to be friendly towards us should be always co-operative and that too in a way, we like, this is quite unrealistic.

We should not feel disappointed if difficulties do arise because they are already predictable. How can we live in reality? How can we detach ourselves and overlook the greatest difficulties surrounding us, caused by the world around us? We can by constantly occupying the seat of an observer by watching the situations free from prefixed notions and can react to any eventuality with sovereign dignity.

At the level of the observer there are no difficulties or serious obstacles. We look upon things around us as in a big theoretical play, a drama. Every single person plays his roles perfectly in accordance to his might. This way I am able to understand clearly the actions of others and hence feel no hindrances, the solution will become apparent through observation alone.

In the concentrated consciousness, that - ' I am a soul', the level of mental vibrations increases thereby, also the ability of judgment and differentiation.

In this consciousness we also feel kindness towards all beings, on one hand we see them in their form of highest qualities, and also know what and why they act likewise.

It is here we should never allow ourselves to be influenced by others but try to help them who do not have knowledge of how to help themselves and render support to help them to find their stability again. Hence, through our own behavior and vibrations we are in a position to transmit stability and peace to others.

There is a law that negative thoughts are erased by positive and powerful thoughts. We therefore continue in this detached state of being an observer, then as a rule all actions will work towards positivity.

Speech alone does not help to ease our feelings with the other. What brings about the strongest transformation in our attitude, our good wishes, our strength- giving thoughts.We should regard all obstacles that we come across as a means to reach our goal. We are in truth spiritual beings, human soul, full of mental powers, which we have to simply re-discover and develop.

When we know ourselves as the embodiment of the the spiritual powers, difficult circumstances will look as slide-shows rather than burdens.

This is how Conscious training can help relieve the stress and strains in relationships and bring harmonies and mutual love, affection and care in our lives and to perceive the divine in us.

THE WAY TO SUCCESS - SPIRITUAL CHANGE

Man is Divine and he has the power to make things work positively but all this depends upon his spiritual power which is related to his contact with the God.

Nothing is unattainable for us, if only the spiritual power and ability were fully taken into account and duly made use of. It is our thinking, which determines how we feel and how we act.

Constant, daily practice, along with patience, kindness and discipline, are the necessary prerequisites for success. On what basis can we ascertain the progress of our spiritual development? Spiritual development though slow at the beginning is a continuous process, that produces a complete in life the ensures inner joy, contentment and happiness. Things which formerly made us angry and discontent bother us no longer, since we have changed our outlook on things. They do not have any power over us any more.

We react less skeptical, because we have become more appreciative, and at the same time have become more conscious of the reality. We acquire a friendly attitude towards others and feel less separated from them. We have come closer, yet at the same time we have grown inwardly detached, that is, independent sovereign.These are indications of maturity. From these we can measure our own development. We must first learn to be patient and continue to practice spirituality courageously and with determination even if now and then disturbances occur.

Permanent lack of spiritual nourishment brings a slow spiritual death without any happiness in life, or inner satisfaction. However the knowledge of spiritual coherence alone is not sufficient.

Most of the so-called eleven heads, educated and well read, radiate a high degree of discontent, they have merely realized the intellectual connections, but have failed to absorb this knowledge fully.

Therefore, they cannot become the embodiment of knowledge, which expresses itself through high vibrations of thoughts which are deeply embedded in their consciousness like an unending great power force. Pure thoughts for the spirit are like healthy nourishment for the body.

Only through the process of soul-consciousness training and the inculcation of all our perceptions do we become the embodiment of knowledge and vibrate power and strengths.

COSMIC INTELLIGENCE

The cosmic Energy is a vital force, is the power that holds the Universe. Call it anyway and it can be reached by the intellect , a subtle mind to one and all without any distinctions. It does not belong to a particular sect a religion. It is hidden within ourselves.

The Absolute Truth is ofcourse, imageless, but the Power of Truth or God-in-action, is a vibratory force pervading everywhere. Its primal manifestations come in the form of Light and Sound (Purusha Suktha).
He is called as the 'Purusha', who always exists for eternity.

The Cosmic Intelligence can be known only by TRUTH alone and there is no other way except the path of LOVE and Honesty.

Time to time many avathars, prophets are born to enlighten our souls, just to lead us towards the goal of God realization. Call them as Masters or Saints they give an experience by helping each soul to rise above the sensory plane. If this contact is established on the super-sensual plane, one can, under the guidance and with the help of their Master, develop it to any extent he may like.

The contact of Light and Sound are the "saving lifelines" within each individual, and the Master who manifests this Light and Sound is called a Savior, a Messiah, or a Prophet, or just as one may wish to call Him.

Hence the Messiah does not show any distinction of caste, creed, sex or religion. His path is to carry all the souls to perfection and help us to realize the power within ourselves and the power of the Creator.

The eternal soul principle - can be known as the Cosmic Intelligence
or Cosmic consciousness is described variously as "Sruti" in the Vedas (that which is heard); "Udgit" in the Upanishads (the Song of the Beyond); "Akash Bani" in Hindu scriptures (Voice or Music from the Sky); "Kalma" or "Kalami-i-Kadim" in Al Quran (Divine Utterance or the Most Ancient Call); "Sraosha" by Zoroaster; "Word" in the Bible; and "Naam" or "Shabd" in the Holy Granth Sahib, the Sikh Scripture.

All humans are cast in the image of God and moulded out of the same substance. Divinity is everywhere, we have to adore and respect every being on this Earth.

Showing compassion to one and all beings, not to hate anyone for all are created in His image alone and have to be honored and loved for the same.

Our life is like a mirage what we perceive we think it to be true. We need to come out of the intoxication and then we will find God hidden with us.

Most of the times we look at life as something and in another angle which makes us forget our true nature. Hence it is with wisdom we can know God and his attributes.

Our mind is always pre-occupied with something or the other, all presumptions and assumptions and we perceive things on this alone. As long as a person has filled himself with samskaras (actions) without God, he can only perceive the world not God.

We through many births though have failed to experience him; we have failed to concentrate our mind to perceive God. We have become one with our sense of perceptions. Hence, it is always said that through the Eye of Buddhi “gyana”, which is subtle and disciplined, we can perceive God, who resides within us and the holy spirit within us leads us in the journey of life and to know his will and who gives us the power to accomplish our task on Earth in the best way.

Call it as the Cosmic Intelligence, Cosmic controller, or the Divine Force all merge into one and only CREATOR – GOD ALMIGHTY who is the benefactor of the entire universe created just by his grace and radiates his splendor and glory.

EGO AND LOVE

WHERE EGO WINS - LOVE LOSES!
WHEN LOVE STEPS IN EGO VANISHES!

Man is made up of emotions without which he may never become a living being. Emotions have their roots embedded in desire. Without desire one does not do any action. When this desire is not fulfilled he becomes frustrated or turns hostile; or if the desire is satisfied he becomes attached to the same and cannot detach himself from the same.

Thus, when his desire is fulfilled he becomes proud and then slowly segregates himself even from the one's he loves. This is where pride steps in. Now, he prefers to acquire more and more of the same want and he becomes greedy. When greed takes over one does everything to satisfy the ahamkara(EGO); that blinds one from knowing the true Self.

Ego is the bridge which we build out of illusions and segregation, elevating oneself above others paves way for hatred and restricts us from loving each other.

PRIDE LEADS TO DOWNFALL
HUMILITY CONQUERS THE WORLD

A free soul is always ready to love the other and has the positive aspects of mercy, kindness, patience and has a magnetic influence on others. It has no selfish interests and is error free.

Association with such souls automatically gives peace to the group. The positive vibrations from this soul of higher values counteracts the negative energy vibrated from the other souls and is capable of influencing the weaker souls.

The ego is that aspect which separates us from God. It restricts our free and full flow of Divine Love towards one and all.The bridge which is built by Ego - bonded by illusions and segregation of oneself, elevates oneself is nothing but a magnification of the Egoistic concept in us.

Only pure LOVE without a selfish goal can destroy the emotions caused by Ego like fear, stress, anger, jealousy, sexual tension or frustration, varied emotional aspects on the mind.

We may claim that we belong to one of the aristocratic societies, the world's best cultures and traditions yet we cannot love the other souls without limitations. Truly, we are unable to love anyone because of our Ego which stands as a barrier.

Ego creates spiritual blockades in our journey of life and acts as stumbling block in our way to rise higher to become truly human in thoughts and actions. It is the false mental satisfaction one derives for a certain amount of time by performing acts which help him to be recognized as someone superior.

Has not our scriptures told us this Kathopanishad...

Those who are asamskruta, their buddhi does not perceive God. What we consider as intellect is mixed up with our samskara. Our buddhi or samskara is bribed by anger and that's the reason why sermons and good sayings don't enter the mind. Mind should be purified and intellect as sharp as a nail.

Take a piece of wood - plane it first - then to give it a shine - polish it. This is what should be done to the intellect to perceive God.

A man with riches, power, recognition, all this tend to give him a celebrity status, outwardly he may look satisfied but deep within him stands a being with the soul energy still hungry to find the answer for the big concept - "who am i ", never satisfied with the worldly pomp and show.

When this fire of thought gets kindled he starts searching the world to get it, ultimately he realizes that the answer lies not in the outside world, but hidden deep within himself. No amount of praises, awards, fame, wealth or anything can satisfy the thirst of the soul.

The only answer to find peace for any soul is when he starts to dissolve all the egoistic thoughts with precious pure LOVE and LOVE. This Love when given without any expectations is the energy of the SOUL and the most important truth of life.

This Love when shared with the world multiplies manifold, never runs bankrupt and is always everlasting. This is the Selfless Love, pure and cherishing. Love so sweet - Love so healing, experienced instantly by all true hearts and is the magnetic force.

Always strive hard to cultivate this Love with your mind and soul sincerely, without any reservations. This is divine Love of the Almighty which only the soul can perceive and beyond words to describe, yet when one follows it - he realizes the power and peace which fills his heart.

God is a power, absolute being can be felt by His attributes alone. He is not bound by any culture, tradition, time or religion. He is the soul energy of the physical and the spiritual realm.

Selfish love
Selfish love can never be termed as pure love, here we do aspire to ask for something in return from the person we Love. It is like a business for profit a mutual give and take policy. Any thought and feelings which is done just to derive something is nothing but selfish, that is the reason it has to break up after a certain period of time when the desired results are not met.

This selfish love breaks even families, marriages, and even nations and is the cause for major hostilities in this world. Fought in the name of religion, creed, and for many materialistic gains.

Segregated thoughts on religion, caste and the like only make our Ego satisfied. Ego kindles domination and intolerance, criticism lastly even snatches the freedom which is gifted by god to love all. This is where man turns into a beast and likes to wage wars and has no regard even for fellow human beings. He forget that he was born to serve but not to destroy.

God's Love is free and absolute, not binding this Universe with his will. He never forces us into something. His love is never restricting love but free love.
The true spirit of humanity lies in amicably accepting all the flaws that exists in this world, in different spheres of life within ourselves and among our loved ones and still continue to love them without any reservations.

Never plant a seed of segregation which branches into hatred and bears flowers of enmity. We become blind with our own feelings, thoughts of judging others and force it even on our loved ones to accept things we say, thus we make the other soul a victim of our rage and anger.

Love should flow from our heart like a spring of water - always everlasting - without any restrictions.

Has it not been said in the Bible - "Love your enemies and pray for those who prosecute you, that you may be son of your Father in the heaven" Mathews (5: 44).

SILENCE - THE WAY T0 TRUTH

Silence is the sound of the soul

Silence is a sign of acceptance

Silence is the language of the Universe,

Silence is the power of patience.

Silence is the song of the pure soul,

Experienced in the depth of the heart.

Amidst the noise around from nature’s fury

Man made sounds too!

Sing the song of silence which comes from Tranquility,

And stillness of the mind.

Emptying of the thoughts, all vanishing

To merge with the One - the Silent Abode.

Meditate with a clear vision – that is the power of concentration, in Silence, you need not go anywhere, you need not seek or search anything. Things will happen when you relax, you fall into tremendous restfulness.

The best forms of meditation are this when you are fully relaxed and feel one with nature and experience the calmness from within.

Drop all your worries and feel eased become a silent pool of energy, with little practice your thoughts does not stray. This is the point when God’s energy the Universal power flows within you from all sides. Do nothing except to sit and feel the same.

These is no need to even utter a “mantra”, a sound syllable, cause if you are repeating a Mantra still your mind is thinking and not silent.

The best meditating way is, when thoughts keep coming and going again and again, but now you are not concerned just be calm and relax. Let the mind settle it needs a little bit of practice and effort and this comes with time.If you feel tired, you lie down. If you feel your legs getting tense, you spread them.

You remain natural, no compulsions of any form. Be one with nature and relax in peace.

Silence is a way to look beyond and into one’s life. It works like a medicine. Science leads to discoveries, it’s fascinating to experiment, and then it reveals the mystery with certain proofs.

Life itself is a mystery hence it has to be lived with it and should be experienced rather than said. One has to evolve, move into it, cherish, relish and live in it. Life is full of celebration when we know how to live it. That is where we get the key to miracles and witness the change in us, hence the key for the same lies within us and cannot be found from somewhere else in the world. Discover oneself from within and not from outside.

The best part is when you have understood this and experienced the same you do not cling to any commandments, or laws but rather you become more sensitive and hence this sensitivity leads you to morality. One need not follow a code of conduct; life itself becomes a shining light for others to follow which arises from us, which is out of our Consciousness.

At this point you now realize that power of discrimination and your consciousness becomes your conscience. There is no power and witness other than our conscience. All this is attained from the inner truth with utmost care from the voice within!

When you come to this stage you tend to do your duty and responsibility with Love and affection and not because you need to do it. The whole world becomes your family and there is no soul whom you may hate. Life is no more a pain but a joy to live not reluctantly but with a new hope and vision. When you enjoy doing it, it becomes your love. This Love is pure and unconditional, magnetic and engulfs the whole world. Its presence is felt here and all over the Universe a great connectivity to all souls. It is the eternal truth – call it by any name – it’s the Truth.

COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS

Oh! Soul, we are all one though look many in form

A single eternal soul in the journey of Life.

Searching all around for the Love of our home

Distant through our act of Karma and action.

Forgotten the power we have within

Endlessly grumbling at this drama of Life.

Why not end to the finish the fight

Back to relax and be united with the Divine Bliss!

All of us are learners in this path to divinity

Why not share the Love we have for the world is our family too.

We are all one with the Eternal Conscious

No diversity, except for Unity through unconditional Love.

The thoughts we think are all expressions of the One divine being the absolute Universal soul. These thoughts do lead us to the Ocean of Cosmic Consciousness.

All of us know that there is an unsolved question within us, which keeps us awake with our conscious. The simple search being “Who am I ?”.

Yes, why not find and answer for the same… that is the voice of the soul. Can anyone deny it? No, not, we just try to ignore the thought in the busy rustling of life.

Our very nature is to rise to spiritual evolution, if not now and then when?Thoughts do come in silence, asking for an answer. Every thought lays a mark and a print on our conscious and makes us do some act or karma out of it.The mind is the seat of thoughts and then when analyzed with our hearts can we be successful to do it successfully. Is there any copyright to the thoughts?

Our life is a mirror and what we share reflects back to us. Well, to make a wonderful world outside let us try to keep our mind clear with divine thoughts, away from vices with the sweet fragrance of unconditional love, care and affection for every living being on this Earth.

Let us never be touched by the selfish acts and the egoistic blues which gives us satisfaction for a while. Yes, truly said change your thoughts and then we can give the world the best, it will surely make the difference. You transform as a new individual with a new spiritual regeneration, to evolve spiritually, does not look for sympathy rather be sympathetic to others.

There is a change in your attitude not to do a certain act for gaining something “punyam”, or “even a place in heaven”, or for fame, rather you consider the whole world as your own, because that is the change you find now in this flow of Cosmic Energy – a refined soul full of Love.

The lives of all great masters reflect the same. They worked together emphasized on the principles of unity and the universal natural law of Love to give, without expectations, the principle of unconditional love

The best of teachers were Swami Vivekananda a soul winning Orator too, spoke on Spiritual awakening is a foundation for every activity of life.

God realized soul will not look for the pomp and show and praises of common man for this is all he can get from this material world! He rises above this to discharge his duties most efficiently committed for selfless social cause. The strength comes from spiritual awakening which is a gigantic power which has to be realized.

In the journey of life -

From the form to the formless

From the body to the soul within

To connect from the soul within me

To reach out to others from within the depth of Silence within me to that unbounded omnipresent Divine not just in me found in all humanity.

Life when understood this way has a new concept and dimension to it and then our journey on Earth will become truly a journey to our way back home.