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Self Explore – 29/12/2013
To see only problems is to become the one who only takes service.
Expression: When there is the practice of seeing only problems in all situations there is the inability to find solutions and act effectively. All the resources that could be used for the benefit of the self and others remain hidden. Such a person becomes dependent on others for finding solutions and a source of pity.
Experience: When I am caught up with problems and not able to see anything else, I am unable to experience progress. I find myself moving backward losing a lot of things I have. I would not be able to retain my self-confidence and would become dependent on others.
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Soul Sustenance – 29/12/2013
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.
Murli – 29/12/2013
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Murli Essence – 29/12/2013
29/12/13 Om Shanti Avyakt BapDada Madhuban 06/03/97
The gift for Shiv Jayanti is to stop labouring and to swing in the swing of love.
Blessing: May you be an image of support and upliftment and make all souls powerful through your awareness of being an ancestor!
In the trunk of this world tree, you Brahmin souls who are to be deities are the ancestors of all. The basis for all actions, the basis of all codes of conduct, the basis of the customs and systems are you ancestor souls who are images of support and upliftment for all souls. It is through you, the trunk, that all souls receive the power of elevated thought and all powers. Everyone follows you. Therefore, understand yourselves to have such a huge responsibility. Create every thought and perform every deed with this understanding because the basis of the time and stage of the world is you ancestor souls.
Slogan: Those who spread the rays of all powers everywhere are master suns of knowledge.
29/12/2013
Points of Self-Respect and Soul Study – 29/12/2013
Children have made a promise: We will stay with You, we will return home with You – that is just to the incorporeal world! You knowledgeable children do not just receive some temporary fruit, but you claim the full inheritance from the Father and claim a full right to the inheritance.
On His own, without the children, the Father cannot do anything in this corporeal world. He first makes the children instruments and then He Himself becomes the Backbone. He remains combined and, as Karavanhar, inspires the children to do everything.
When people celebrate Shiv Jayanti, they offer one thing or another. They surrender themselves. BapDada does not look at the object, He does not look at the paper of the card or the letter, but He is looking at the love of the heart that is filled in that. That physical gift you give emerges in the subtle region, but that gift cannot be made to emerge in the incorporeal world. Only gifts of thoughts will reach there.
All of you have experienced that by your maintaining courage whenever it is needed, Baba definitely helps you. This is guaranteed. It has to be your courage and there will then be Baba’s help. To be able to use all the powers at the right time, according to the time, is known as being a gyani and yogi soul.
BapDada has told you that He would then make a rosary of eight to ten strings. Therefore, you should not worry about this. Continue to make this thought of being in the rosary of 108 firm every now and again. Do not let it become slack. Continue to stamp the thought with determination. “Yes, I have to become part of this rosary, no matter what happens. My faith is unshakeable and unbreakable. Do not look at others, you will receive your number. This is Baba’s guarantee. Do not step aside by thinking in this way. Do not let the thread of the rosary remain empty in between. If one bead were to be removed from in between or if a bead in the middle were to break, the garland would not be good. Do not do this. However, Baba guarantees that you will definitely come in the rosary. It is the people of the path of devotion who have created the rosary of 108. BapDada can increase it as much as He wants.
To think of anything impure or wasteful, to speak of anything impure or wasteful and to do anything impure or wasteful. To think, to speak and to do. A lot of time is wasted in this. There aren’t as many sinful actions being performed. The number of wasteful actions being performed is greater.
All of you should constantly continue to swing in the swing of love and distance yourself from having to labour. When you continually swing in the swing of love, all labouring will finish. Do not keep thinking: I want to stop having to labour. I want to stop this. Simply sit in the swing of love and your labouring will automatically stop. Do not try to stop it, but try instead to sit and swing in the swings.
Shiv Jayanti means the jayanti of stopping all hard work. Simply remain seated under the canopy of protection. Brahmin life means to swing, not with Maya. Maya also makes you swing. Continue to swing in the swing of supersensuous joy, swing in the swing of happiness, swing in the swing of the experience of all powers. You have so many swings. Even the princes and princesses here do not have that many swings. Swing in whichever swing you want. One moment, swing in the swing of love, one moment, swing in the swing of bliss, one moment in the swing of knowledge. You have so many swings! Countless! So, do not come down from the swings.
What is the body said to be? Dust being turned to dust. The body is mud, Do not even put your feet in it. Even to have a thought means to put your feet in it. You should not have any body consciousness even in your thoughts. Think about it and remember how beloved you are. Who are you beloved of? Even in the golden age there won’t be anyone dearly loved by God. You will be loved by the divine souls.
Inspiring Reflections – 29/12/2013
Self-control
Self-control is the ability to withdraw and still the mind at any time.
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Soul Sustenance – 28/12/2013
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 ….)
Murli – 28/12/2013
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