Control Self Anger & Learn To Meditate !

Don't forget that everyone is always in two places at once - they are “out there” but they are also “in here”: in their heads. If you get angry with them out there, you are not only the first to suffer, you are in effect getting angry with yourself. And that is like taking a knife and piercing it in your own body. You wouldn't choose to do that, would you? Never ever get angry. And if you do, and you will, until you have learned to kick the habit, don't get angry with yourself for getting angry. Heal the anger with wisdom and love from your own heart, for yourself. It's there. All you have to do is stop, look inward and listen. Ask someone who is already doing it to explain how. Better still - learn how to meditate. That's what meditation is for. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Be Happy, Be Light & You Will Enjoy Whatever You Do !!

The easy way to remain happy is to remain constantly light. 

Pure thoughts are light and waste thoughts are heavy. 

Therefore, keep your intellect busy with pure thoughts and you will become light and continue to dance in happiness. 

The actions performed with happiness become a means to draw the line of fortune as long as you want. 

The more actions are performed with a feeling of happiness, the more they will bring benefit to yourself and others. Thus it becomes a basis for creating your elevated fortune. Instead of blaming fate when things go wrong, it is good to remember that to create our line of fortune is in our hands. Take the thought to be happy in whatever you do. This practice will enable you to change your situation into a more positive one.

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Happiness Helps Things Go Smoothly !!

When you're happy, you can easily think, 

"I'll smile at everyone and everything that comes my way." 

With happiness you can flip even the most negative things into something with a positive slant or pump humour into any situation. When you're happy, your happiness automatically spreads to others. It's an infectious feeling that immediately lifts the spirits of people. 

Today, take advantage of every moment to give happiness 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Meditation leads to a Stress-free & healthy Life !!

The state of the body is a result of the state of the soul not only because of past “karmas” (actions performed in this and previous births) but because of its present state also. 

For example, when the emotion of fear passes through the mind, the endocrine system starts pumping adrenalin through the body to prepare it for a surge of energy. It is easy to note the cause-effect relationship between fear (cause) and adrenalin (effect). In the same way all of the mental ups and downs cause resulting secretions throughout the body. Internal rage is accompanied by heavy breathing, fast heart-beats, red face and so on. This relationship between body and soul is the reason most physical diseases arise from a psychological or mental origin. There is no doubt that any lessening of harmful secretions by reducing the emotional causes will bring about sound and lasting health. Health and order in the soul (mind) bring health and order in the body. 

Of course there are other factors which give rise to health problems - pollution, unhealthy life-style, lack of exercise, wrong diet etc. Through Raja Yoga meditation and its connected positive lifestyle and through a pure vegetarian diet, ill-health can be minimized. The removal of stress and tension has to be one of the most important advantages for a person who practices Rajyoga meditation. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Keep Hoping ... Get Going !!

The happiness within you changes even hopeless situations into hopeful ones. 

There is so much power in being happy that even in the most hopeless situations you can keep yourself peaceful and happy. When you are able to maintain this stage you will find that things change for the better too. Your hope will work to change the situation. Think of one situation that you are not happy with. Make sure you accept the situation as it is without expecting it to change. This acceptance will give you the faith that things are happening for the best. With this faith even the most hopeless situation will turn positive. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Have Faith in Yourself !!

The ones with faith in the self will be able to make their thoughts and actions equal. 

When you have faith in yourself you will be able to have a high aim and you will be able to put into action all the thoughts that you have according to your aim. Your plans will then not be limited to thoughts only. With the firm faith that you are special and unique, start putting into practice all the special thoughts that you get without postponing them. Slowly you will find yourself doing all the things that you think you should be doing. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Refresh Yourself Regularly !!

In your busy day, make time to revitalise and refresh yourself. 

Imagine you're swimming in an ocean, being gently tossed by the waves. Let yourself sink down slowly under the water (where you can still breathe normally). Drift weightlessly, floating, immersed in the still, silent water, until you are ready to return to the surface. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Concentrate In Yourself & Your Life !!

You're the star, playing the lead role in the story of your life. However, in addition, you also have roles in many other stories where you're one of the extras or playing a supporting role. 

Not every scene is about you. When it is someone else's scene, try not to draw the focus towards yourself. When invited give your opinion, otherwise keep your opinions in check. When you understand that this is their scene and they're playing it their own way, you're free to concentrate on what you're doing. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Co-operation Helps Everyone !!

There is a saying that when everyone gave a finger of co-operation, the mountain of sorrow was lifted. If we look at the world of today, and at current social, financial and environmental trends, it's clear that there is widespread suffering and sorrow, that it is likely to get worse, and that to remove this sorrow will be a task like lifting a mountain. Meditation ignites a conviction inside us that the task will be done. Although we have such different backgrounds, cultures, personalities, and so on; meditation shapes our personalities in such a way that it becomes easy for us to share our resources, work together, and give our own finger of co-operation in the task. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Have Faith in your Work !

Where there is faith, there is victory. 

Faith gives you the power to do your best. Since you free your mind of wasteful thoughts, all your thoughts will be focused only on the task at hand. When you put in your best in this way you'll surely be victorious. Think of one task that you have been finding difficult. Now take a thought in your mind that you will succeed in that task. This thought gives you the power to  do the best without having to worry about the consequences. 

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Change Self To Progress !

The one who is responsible changes first before he expects others to change.

The one who is responsible is a leader. He would take up the responsibility to change himself first instead of waiting for others to change. With the change that he brings in himself he inspires others to change too. Think of one situation where you are expecting someone else to change. Now think of one aspect in this situation in which you can bring about a change in yourself. Take up the responsibility of changing this and you will find yourself progressing and others taking the inspiration to change too.

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Bring Positive Thoughts & the Task Becomes Easier !

Responsibility is best fulfilled by the one who is detached. 

When one is attached to the task that he is responsible for it leads to worry, doubt and fear. This can have a crippling effect on decision-making and result in difficult situations. When you have to take up some new responsibility tell yourself that you will do your best in fulfilling the responsibility. Become detached from the result of the task and you will find yourself doing your best because there are no negative thoughts. 

Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Handle Stress Effectively By Positive Methods !

To manage stress effectively, the easiest and the most fruitful method is to change our attitudes towards the particular stress inducing situation. In a similar situation one person becomes anxious and stressful whereas the other may remain calm and cheerful. This difference is just due to their difference in attitudes towards the event. Your attitudes are the higher ups in your mental life. They are the habits that sit in the driver's seat. When you can control them, you are in control of your own life, you remain untouched by situations and nothing can hurt you. Thus every effort to make our attitudes positive, benefits us to live without stress and tension. 

Spirituality and meditation is extremely beneficial for developing such an attitude. e.g. when faced with a situation involving a negative behavior of someone in his/her life, a spiritually inclined person, whose attitude has changed, would think; "I am just an actor in the world drama. I must try to play the role given to me in the best possible manner. I should not become anxious, depressed or worried about the activities of others because they are also playing their roles in the huge world drama. I remain detached and peaceful because I am just an observer of various scenes of the drama. My original nature is peaceful. I am a peaceful soul. I am a child of the ocean of peace -- the Supreme Being, and so my words and actions should reflect that nature of peace." The spiritual knowledge also helps me to see the hidden benefits in every situation however stressful it may seem externally. 

Rather than relying on drugs or alcohol or smoking or other techniques, a better way to handle stress is to change your attitude, which determines whether we perceive any life experience as pleasant or unpleasant.

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt. Abu

Increase Your Tolerance To Learn New !

Tolerance enables one to learn from mistakes. 

When you are sure of what you are doing and you are in your stage of self-respect, criticism can be taken in the right way. This will enable you to check yourself when you go wrong. Instead of justifying your mistakes you will be able to learn from them and improve. When someone criticises you, remind yourself that you have something to learn from it. Ask yourself if there is at least a small aspect that you could incorporate in your life. Take this aspect and leave the rest. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Use Your Treasures for the benefit of Others !!

Responsibility is to honor the role that has been entrusted and to perform it to the best of one's ability. 

Just as the actor accepts whatever role he is given and performs to the best of his ability, in the same way taking up responsibility for one's life is to accept and honor the role so that the performance is the best under all circumstances. The result is that time and resources are utilized to bring maximum benefit. Each day remind yourself that you are a good actor who brings out the best of whatever role you get. Instead of thinking of what you don't have start using in the best possible way what you have. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt. Abu.

Build the power of tolerance through Self-Respect !

Tolerance is to be in your stage of self-respect. 

When there is appreciation for the self there will be self-respect. And where there is true self-respect there will be no ego or arrogance of the special qualities in oneself. Think of one aspect in yourself which you consider your special quality. Make the practice of reminding yourself of this speciality. When you increase your self-respect in this way based on your speciality, you'll find your power of tolerance increasing too. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Positive Morning Note !!

The one who is responsible is the one who is satisfied. 

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. Each day take up the responsibility of contributing something significant to any task. When you continue this you will find that you are content with whatever you are doing. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Blend Your Qualities With Others !

You can fulfill your responsibilities well when you work in coordination with others. 

Responsibilities can be fulfilled well when there is the recognition that each one can contribute something to the task. It is also essential to create a cooperative rather than a competitive environment. Then there would be no feeling of superiority or inferiority in anyone. When you are responsible to complete some task, involve all the people who can you help in it. When you do this you will find your task finishing faster. Also you would find that you would get the good wishes of all the people involved in the task. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

Nuture The Fruit Within Yourself !

Thoughts, created by the mind, are the seeds of actions and experience (which are the fruits). When there is the desire for a pure and positive experience, along with the realization of the importance of the quality of thought, then naturally those seeds will be selected which will bear the desired positive fruit. 

The desire may be for peace, knowledge, contentment, love, power, joy; anyone of a number of positive experiences may be relished (enjoyed). And of course, there will then be the aim to control or eradicate those thoughts and “sanskaras” which are the seeds of disharmony and peacelessness. The faculty (power) of the soul by which it can select its desired thoughts and emotions to get the desired experience is the intellect. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt. Abu

Welcome the Morning of 2012 Positively !!!

Sometimes it feels as if angels appear right on cue. 

But perhaps for most of us, it's the recognition that solutions are more likely to be found in everyday things around us and in our friends. It may well be that it is we ourselves who are in the position of being an angel.

A kind word, a smile or simply our presence can touch another person and set off a ripple. By maintaining sensitivity for the well-being of others, we may give ourselves the opportunity to see life through an angel's eyes.

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!