Thought - 25 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
When something goes wrong....Ask yourself: 'what am I learning?' or 'how does this help me grow?' Then you will feel, whatever has happened is good, what is happening is better and what is to happen is even better.

Enlightenment Thought.
Contentment: The more positive the thoughts flowing through my mind, the more contented I will feel. It is easy to feel contented when we are praised and appreciated but to remain contented when we are being criticized and rejected is the mark of real spiritual strength. The way to develop this level of strength is to learn about God's way of loving. Only when I am in deep contemplation can I see God showing me the kind of love I need to express so that I myself never reject or critise and always generate good wishes for others. Then I will feel satisfied no matter what life throws at me.

Self improvement Thought.
Mindful Moments: Most of us know how to think, but few of us are able to control our thoughts. We all have the capacity to be creative, to image new ideas, but few of us are able to do it together and co-create in harmony with each other. We could all do with some mental training so that we may use the most powerful energy in the universe, the mind, which is always at our instant disposal. We can begin with mindfulness. It's a simple way to gently help our mind go where it is best to go, do what is the best thing to do. It begins by simply being fully aware of what you are doing. Mostly we are not fully aware, as our minds wander into the past and then into possible futures. We spend most of our time watching others and so rarely fully focus on what we are actually doing ourselves. Next time you sit down to a meal, watch your self. Be aware of only what you are eating. Every time your mind wants to wander, bring it gently and lovingly back to the action and sensation of eating. Then do the same when cleaning, when writing, when working. The more you do it, the stronger and more focused and more rational will be your concentration and the more natural will be your actions, the more peaceful you will feel, and the more relaxed you will be, no matter what you are doing.

Thought - 24 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Unshakable: If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self pity, these adverse situations that look like they could bury us have within them the very real potential to make us unshakable.

Enlightenment Thought.
Freedom starts in the mind, not by cutting ropes.

Self improvement Thought.
Radiate Light: Each one of us is a walking radiator. Mostly we radiate thoughts and attitudes. From deep within we radiate our state of being, and the essential, original and eternal state of every being is peaceful and loving. But we block and distort this energy with our attachments. Attachments turn love into fear, peace into anger and then distort our attitudes and actions towards others. This is neither relaxing for ourselves, or for those around us. Which is why detachment is the secret to living lightly and lovingly. To be a radiator that people come to for real warmth, what do you need to detach from today? If you don't detach then you will stay attached, and then you will see others and life itself as a threat, and your tension will keep them away. But they cannot threaten you. Only your dependency on a thing, or an idea, or an opinion can be threatened. Common...what needs to be released today? What needs to be released so the light can come through?

Thought - 23 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Keep the focus of your mind clear and you will understand the motives and intentions in the minds of others. Then you will know how best to respond with meaning.

Enlightenment Thought.
Creative Life: To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Self improvement Thought.
Anger Never give way to anger - otherwise in one moment you could burn up the joy that you collected over a long period.

Thought - 22 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet. And two others at first speech are old friends

Enlightenment Thought.
"It'll happen." "I'll definitely get there." "I'll change when the situation changes." How often have you thought this way? Take every opportunity to check and change any language of procrastination, of giving excuses or reasons. If the external situation doesn't change, you always have the option to change yourself!

Self improvement Thought.
Introspection enables one to be free from the influence of negativity.

Expression: Introspection means the desire to be good. Introspection brings the ability to look within and see the true self in the mirror of the heart, thus enabling one to activate the inner spirituality. Then all effort made will be towards activating this inherent goodness. And slowly one finds that the behavior associated with negative traits are no more expressed, as they begin to lose their hold.

Experience: When I am able to introspect and look within, I can find the goodness that is there within me. Because of this, I naturally am free from expectations from others that they should recognize my goodness or consider me good. Instead I find myself content with what I am and continue to bring out the best from within me. I also continue to learn from all situations and experience progress.

Thought - 21 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Love is based on understanding, mutual trust and respect. Love dwells in the soul. Allow this love to flow out and around. Without love, all of life's treasures are locked away from our vision and experiences.

Enlightenment Thought.
Today I will be fine with whatever happens. I will not worry about anything. I will remain carefree.

Self improvement Thought.
Cleanliness of the intellect brings accurate decision making.

Expression: When the intellect is not clear, it is constantly wandering and it becomes tired. A tired intellect is not able to concentrate properly and so whatever decisions are made at that time are not so accurate. When there is cleanliness within there are no waste or negative thoughts and the entire thought power is used in the right way and so the right decisions are made.

Experience: When I am clean within, I am able to experience lightness. Because I am clean and clear within, I find that I do not have any conflict or difficulty in making decisions. Instead I will be able to find the flow of thoughts moving in the right direction very naturally.

Thought - 18 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
We all have a third eye. Two physical eyes to look at the world around us and one eye for looking in. Why would we want to look 'in' when everything is happening 'out there'? Because the treasures we seek is inside, not outside. What treasures? Beauty, truth, peace, happiness.... Take a moment to stop, look in and see. Don't rush. Don't search. Just look. And be aware..

Enlightenment Thought.
People are often unreasonable, self-centered: Forgive them anyway. If you are Honest, People may cheat you, but be Honest anyway. What you spend years to build, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway. The good you do today, People will often forget tomorrow. Do Good anyway. You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God; it never was between you and them anyway..

Self improvement Thought.
To be able to smile in the face of disaster is the result of a stable mind..

Thought - 17 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
The wealth of a rich man can be stolen or burnt, but the happiness and wisdom of the wise remain.

Enlightenment Thought.
Patience conquers everything

Self improvement Thought.
Together with love, let your words be filled with such power that they melt everyone's heart.

Thought - 16 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
If I am always comparing myself with other human beings, I will either suffer from ego or jealousy.

Enlightenment Thought.
The less you speak, the more you are listened to.

Self improvement Thought.
When you smile, not only do you feel happy, but you also bring a ray of light into the lives of others.

Thought - 15 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
We are limited in the amount of help we can give to others. It is far better to help a soul come closer to God-than all help received.

Enlightenment Thought.
To use punctuation marks on paper is easy but can you put a full stop to waste thoughts.

Self improvement Thought.
To have true faith in oneself is to attain success. Sometimes false courage is mistaken as faith. When we take up some task we might be deceived into a feeling of having a lot of courage which makes us over- confident. Then instead of putting in effort to give our best we tend to become careless. Such carelessness will not enable us to achieve easy success. We need to check within ourselves and see if we have true faith in ourselves or not. Faith always comes with the recognition of our own specialties. We also need to pay special attention to work towards something that we can achieve. When we do this we will find ourselves succeeding naturally.

Thought - 14 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities

Enlightenment Thought.
Someone wise thinks about what attitudes and actions will bring about good results.

Self improvement Thought.
The power of positive thoughts enables others to be free from their worries. When someone is going through difficult times there would be naturally worry and tension. At such times it becomes very natural for us too to come into tension. However, we don't seem to be able to help the other person in anyway when we have such thoughts. Instead we only add to the negative thoughts of that person. When we find someone who is having negative thoughts in a difficult situation, we need to remind ourselves that we are the only ones who can help them come back to his positivity. It is possible for us to do this only when our own thoughts are positive. When we train our mind in this way we will be able to maintain our own positivity which will enable the other person also to be rid of his worries.

Thought - 11 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
To be experienced means not to be deceived by anything. There are so many times when a situation takes us by surprise and we make the same mistake that we had made before. It is only when the situation has passed that we realize that we have actually repeated that mistake. What then remains is only repentance as the time has passed where we could have done something. Whenever there is a mistake, we need to take care that we learn from whatever has happened. When we continue to move forward in this way there will be no repentance for the mistakes made but there will be learning that'll make us experienced. And when we are experienced we'll never be deceived by situations which make us commit mistakes.

Enlightenment Thought.
Honor is given to someone who does something good and then moves on

Self improvement Thought.
Perhaps the unfinished project is no longer relevant or necessary, or has been given a much lower priority. Decide if the project is still worth investing your energy in and, if not, put it to rest once and for all. Is the cause of your procrastination fear or confusion? Invoke the appropriate virtue or power needed to complete the task. You are a powerful soul.

Thought - 10 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Once you experience value of truth, confidence and true friends, there is no need to look for anyone better

Enlightenment Thought.
You cannot finish the book of life, without closing it's chapters. If you want to go on, then you have to leave the past as you turn the pages..

Self improvement Thought.
To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart.

Thought - 09 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Think Big : Rise above little things. Be a big thinker. You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, dream big, work big, give big, laugh big, live big

Enlightenment Thought.
If things are not going right, despite the fact you feel you are doing the right thing, consider it a means to make you strong.

Self improvement Thought.
It is greater to give a handful of rice with love and honesty than to give a thousand dollars with the desire for name and fame.

Thought - 08 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Always remember that whatever others see you do, they will do the same.

Enlightenment Thought.
Goodness: The more I develop the habit of noticing goodness, the more my own sense of well-being rises..

Self improvement Thought.
Before you point your finger of criticism at anyone else, see how much dirt you have under your finger-nail.

Thought - 07 Sep'09

Today's Thought.
Courage : Make courage your companion and you will continue to succeed in everything you do.

Enlightenment Thought.
Awareness of truth will end all confusions and make the soul sparkle.

Self improvement Thought.
Gently redirect your thoughts to that place of peace at the core of your innermost being.