Face The World Without Waste Thoughts !

The sign of courage is that you will never be defeated. 

During difficult situations if you have waste thoughts, words or actions it means that you are being defeated. Whatever the situation when your thoughts, words and actions are made powerful with your courage you will never be defeated. In whatever happens never ask what will happen or how it will happen. These are waste thoughts that will not let you find solutions. Instead of having such thoughts just remind yourself that you are courageous and try and find the best solution for the problem at hand. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt. Abu.

Recognize People From Their Good Qualities !

Think of a person with whom you find it really difficult to work with. 

Now, make a conscious effort to think of one of their better qualities. 

Remember, each and every individual has something special about them.

Whenever you come into contact with this person, see them with this positive quality. When you make this a habit, you'll find any resistance or negativity (on your side) disappearing and cooperation becomes easy. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

 

Leave Resistance & Embrace Change !

Where change results in resistance or fear, 

ask yourself the question 

'What is the learning that is happening for me at this moment?' 

If you continue to resist, that negative force will push you into more resistance. But when you learn to let go of resistance and simply move with the flow, having the faith and trust that there is something of benefit here, then you can embrace change and let go of fear. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Start With Good Wishes To Fade Negativity !

Your generosity will make you free from feelings of negativity. 

When you are always generous, you are always a giver. You will not expect anything from anyone. Thus you will always be free from such negativity like jealousy, hatred, inferior feelings etc. Identify one person for whom you have negative feelings. Now spend a few moments each day giving good wishes to this person. When you become a giver you will automatically find yourself wishing the best for that person and your negativity will fade away.

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu

Pull Up Yourself with Positive Attitude !!

Notice how many times you put yourself down during the day. Include what you think and say, even words spoken in jest. 

Pay particular attention to how you react to your mistakes and poor choices. 

Instead of putting yourself down, affirm positive messages about yourself. Treat yourself gently and with respect. You deserve it. 

Think of yourself as a child who is learning to walk; you need encouragement - not criticism. 

~   Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

HAPPY VALENTINE's DAY 

Love Makes Things Easier !!

When there is love, you can tolerate easily. 

Love makes you free from expectations, which enables you to accept people as they are. You can then go within yourself and discover your own strengths. You will automatically be a giver in all situations and you can tolerate very easily. Think of one person in whom you were not able to tolerate some quality. Now tell yourself that just as a mother accepts her child even with weaknesses, you will accept this person as he is. When you change your attitude towards that person you can be tolerant.  

~  Brahma Kumaris, Mt.Abu.

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.