Co-operation

Co-operation

Human achievement is like a mountain range with cliffs, peaks, slopes and valleys. To aim for excellence in collective achievement is to aspire to climb to the crowning point. The effort requires each climber to be equipped with essential skills and knowledge and good amounts of determination and will power. However, no climb should ever be undertaken without the most important piece of equipment: the safety rope of co-operation.
Co-operation ensures calmness, empowerment, easiness and enthusiasm. Co-operation provides the means for each climber to take a step, no matter how small, and for those steps collectively to reach the peak.

Courtesy: Brahma Kumaris 

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Self-Introspection

Self-Introspection

Meditate on an external object that holds some symbolic reference for you. You can begin more simply by finding in nature something (real, imagined or illustrated) that holds particular symbolism for you. The symbol can be anything, so long as its associations are positive - you might choose a lake, a mountain, a river or a tree. You can connect with the symbols and use them as reflections of virtues in your own personality. In this way you gain a deeper insight into the inner self. Whatever you find in these symbols will have correspondences within yourselves

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Self Esteem: Our parents are critical and have a deep and lasting impact on our self image and self belief

Self Esteem

Almost everyone of us has heard a voice of criticism from a very young age. It is a voice, which echoes through our whole life, and unless we become consciously aware of it, and decide not to listen to it, it will be a major reason why your self esteem never recovers from those first blows. Our parents are critical and have a deep and lasting impact on our self image and self belief. It could have been anything negative "You're not very good….you can't….you are always…you are never able….you are useless at that". Parents are our Gods during those early years, and Gods speak the truth. So we believe them, and not only shape our self image around what they tell us about ourselves, but their voices remain in our heads, in our subconscious minds for years to come. This is how our sense of our own inner beauty never gets a chance to form. But that was 'then', and this is 'now'. 'Then' cannot be changed, but 'now' can be transformed. Have the courage to remove those voices from your head, and set yourself free. That does not mean struggling with them and conquering them. It means politely disagreeing with them and replacing them. Start from where you are and accept yourself. Accept where you are now, accept what you feel right now. This is the beginning of quietly rebuilding your self image and self belief. Realise you are now your own parent and begin to talk to yourself in accepting, loving and gentle ways. It may sound strange at first, but keep going, and you will be amazed at how quickly your feelings about yourself change, and how it brings a natural inner strength and increases your self esteem. 

5 Qualities of Thoughts: Necessary:Waste:Negative:Positive:Soul-conscious

5 Qualities of Thoughts: Necessary:Waste:Negative:Positive:Soul-conscious 

The art of relaxation does not lie in any physical exercises or postures but in the posture of our minds. Essentially there are five qualities of thoughts, which we can create:
Necessary thoughts, such as, "I must not forget to go to the market today", or "I have to collect the children from school at 4 pm."
Waste thoughts, which include thinking too much about the past, worrying about things that might not happen (future), and thoughts about others that spill out as gossip.
Negative thoughts, which include feelings of anger, fear, ego, greed, doubt, sadness, regret and unease. Negative thoughts make us lazy and drain our energy.
Positive thoughts, which are affirmative and focused, carrying only the best intentions for ourselves and for others.
Soul-conscious thoughts arise from the truth of who and what we are, and require the effort of remembering and gently reminding ourselves that we are eternal souls and our real nature is peaceful and loving.

Courtesy: Brahma Kumaris

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Anger: A Stupid Habit : How to Drop Anger Habit

Hello Reader, I was just thinking about the Anger and how anger harm us and there are lots of things which comes in my mind. I am sharing those with you guys.

Let  look over these facts

1 80% of the world's Problems in human relationship occurred due to anger.

2 15 minutes anger takes away 9hour of Physical and Mental energy i.e. 1minuts anger takes away 36 minutes of our creative energy.

3 When scientist study the most relevant emotion 72hours before the heart attack, they found that it is ANGER.

I found the following causes for Anger

1 Harassment (Physical or Mental)
2 Hunger
3 Injustice
4 When the things are not according to our planning/ thinking

Why these cause occurred to us 

Every events has been planned by God. Bhagwat Geeta explains the "Theory of KARMA" according to that whatever we do we got the results accordingly, the difference is that we think only for the years we know, never bothered about the life before our birth.  Let me ask you a question: Have many people you know who have lots of problems the day one when they taken birth (Blind by birth etc.etc) Why? this is all because of the Old Birth Karma and theory of Karma is Universal.

e.g.

If a Insect think that think that the whole universe ends up with him (Insects have  maximum life of 2 days), Insect don't know what he don't know

Whatever is happening is happening for good and whatever will happen will happen for good. The change is law of Universe. So the events which causes you

Remedy when anger comes


1 The best remedy is to quip quite, I know this is not possible.
2  Count down 10 to 1 may be 20 to 1
3 Try to focus on the solution not on the problem (Think logically)

What Controls the movement of Body?

What Controls the movement of Body?

When we make the distinction (difference) between mind and matter, body and soul, human and being, we are making a distinction between two kinds of energy – physical (matter) and non-physical (spirit). Our bodies are made of the five elements of matter, which combine to make our physical forms, which are visible. Our minds are non-physical energy, which produces invisible thoughts, feelings and attitudes. To understand this more clearly, consider the case of electricity: you know it exists because you can see the result in the form of an electric light, but you cannot see the actual electricity. In the same way the mind cannot be seen but the energy, which comes through it, controls the movement of the body

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The Virtue Of Love: Why Don’t you Understand The Virtue Of Love

The Virtue Of Love: Why Don’t you Understand The Virtue Of Love

Love is normally associated with the heart. But what is the heart? You are your heart. Human consciousness is the heart. You have two hearts – the physical heart and the spiritual heart. Your physical heart is not a source of love, it is simply a very powerful pump. Your spiritual heart is a source of love and you are it. Why? Because you are spirit or soul. This is important because it reminds you that you are love and you are a source of love. In fact, you don't need love because you already have it! However, you don't feel it. You normally believe that love and happiness are physical sensations. This teaching is dangerous because it makes you reverse the flow of the energy of your own heart from giving and radiating to wanting and taking. That's why attachment happens and our life becomes rather dry of real love. This false belief, that love comes from outside, eventually makes us turn our own life into one which is filled with sounds of 'give me, give me, give me'! It's no wonder love is a rare experience because the moment our aim is to take we change the energy of our heart into fear. The fear that we won't get, the fear that if we do get it won't be up to expectation and the fear that when we do get we might lose what we got! And we haven't even got it yet! If only someone had told us that fear is the opposite of love.

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Brahma Kumaris
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Giving Up Revenge: Why Don't you Giving Up Revenge

Giving Up Revenge: Why Don't you Giving Up Revenge

When we feel hurt by another person we feel the desire to take revenge. Even though we know it will not bring about a solution to the situation, or heal the relationship, we still want, and feel justified in wanting, and taking, revenge. The illusion behind the desire to hurt another with our anger is that they were the ones who hurt us. No they didn't. No one hurts us but we use others to hurt ourselves. When we blame others we conveniently avoid taking responsibility for our feelings and actions. So there is no need for anger.

Question: When was the last time you thought someone had hurt you?

Reflection: How did you see the other person, how did you interpret their actions (i.e. what did you do with them in your mind that caused you anger)?

Action: Imagine the situation happened again – how would you see the situation (interpret their actions) differently, so that you do not create anger in response?

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Brahma Kumaris
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Anger Management And Prevention: Step-By-Step Anger Management And Prevention

Anger Management And Prevention: Step-By-Step Anger Management And Prevention

To get freedom from anger, you need to stop trying to control other people, events and the world in general and accept them exactly as they are at a particular moment. In the meantime, since most of us have learned and developed the deep habit of becoming angry regularly, given below is a stepwise method that, over a period of time, will help you manage and overcome anger completely.

1. Realization

By increasing your self-realization, you will start to notice the anger in its initial stage, e.g. irritation is the first warning that there is a disturbance in your mind. When you do start to experience the irritation emerging, go to the next step.



2. Recognition

Recognize the fact that you and only you are completely responsible for creating your irritation. Make sure not to become irritated at yourself for becoming irritated!

Anger Management And Prevention (cont.)

3. Acceptance
Accept and welcome the irritation's presence, do not resist it, otherwise it will only become stronger and you are likely to suppress it.

4. Detachment

Now detach yourself from the emotion and just observe it. Remember, you are not your emotions. All emotions die under observation. You are the creator and it is your creation. Don't identify with the emotion.



5. Tune In

The quietest place in a hurricane is at the centre of the storm. And so it is with the hurricane of emotion. The quietest place is at the centre, which is the heart of your own consciousness. The technique of Rajyoga meditation teaches you how to go there and connect with the Supreme Being and discover your inner peace and power.
Anger Management And Prevention (cont.)

At the end of the day, check yourself as to how well you implemented these steps in real life situations to overcome your anger. You may not be able to go through all the steps right away, but for a particular situation, your thoughts while introspecting, could be: "This afternoon, I did experience a feeling of irritation arising inside me when Mr. Gupta visited me in my office, so I did realize the irritation. I recognized and took responsibility for it, and did not project it on to him. But instead of accepting the presence of the irritation, I began to oppose and thereby suppress it. As a result it worsened by the evening. So tomorrow I will work more on the third step i.e. Acceptance and experience true inner peace"

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Brahma Kumaris
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Self Empowerment:Proven Techniques on Self Empowerment

Self Empowerment:Proven Techniques on Self Empowerment

To empower and help others is to empower yourself. The most successful people in life are not go getters, they are 'go givers', they always hold out the hand of co-operation and ask, "How can I help you achieve your goals?" As they empower others with their encouragement, they empower themselves with their own energy and, in time, this is magnified by the blessings of others which come back in return. The one thing that kills this positive exchange of energy within our relationships is competition.

Question: Write down all the advantages and then all the disadvantages of competition.
Reflection: Reflect on the meaning of the words you used to answer the above e.g. if you wrote down 'competition creates progress' in the advantages column, what do you mean by progress?
Action: Have a competitive conversation with someone tomorrow and then go and ask yourself if it was lastingly satisfying, empowering and fruitful?

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Brahma Kumaris
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Time Management :: Phenomenal Time Management

Time Management :: Phenomenal Time Management

The one who works in coordination with others is the one who can fulfill responsibilities well. 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 we are responsible to complete some task, we need to involve all the people who can help in it. When we do this we will find our task finishing faster. Also we would find that we would get the good wishes of all the people involved in the task.


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Virtues / Values::: You Pick One My One

Virtues / Values::: You Pick one my one

Take one of the following virtues or values per day and spend five minutes thinking about its meaning and its application during the day.

Harmony
Forgiveness
Trust
Flexibility
Courage
Gentleness
Freedom
Understanding
Benevolence
Patience
Enthusiasm
Tolerance
Serenity
Co-operation
Generosity
Humility

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Brahma Kumaris
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Self Management: Secret of Self Managements

Self Management: Secret of Self Managements

One of the deepest patterns, which we all learn to create within ourselves, is to blame others for what and how we feel. Each and every time we point the mental and emotional finger and blame another person or situation, however subtly, we give our power away. Self-responsibility is the first principle of self-management. Once we learn not to blame others for how we feel or whatever happens to us we only need be careful we don't turn and point the finger at ourselves. No one is to blame but I am responsible. There are three essential steps if you wish to empower yourself. Step one is to know who and what you are. Step two is the acceptance of complete self-responsibility. Step three is to break the deepest patterns which we all learn in some form or other, that of self-rejection and self-blame.

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Relaxation: How to Get Relaxation? YOU want Relaxation

Relaxation: How to Get Relaxation? YOU want Relaxation?

The art of relaxation does not lie in any physical exercises or postures but in the posture of our minds. Essentially there are five qualities of thoughts, which we can create:

Necessary thoughts, such as, "I must not forget to go to the market today", or "I have to collect the children from school at 4 pm."

Waste thoughts, which include thinking too much about the past, worrying about things that might not happen (future), and thoughts about others that spill out as gossip.

Negative thoughts, which include feelings of anger, fear, ego, greed, doubt, sadness, regret and unease. Negative thoughts make us lazy and drain our energy.

Positive thoughts, which are affirmative and focused, carrying only the best intentions for ourselves and for others.

Soul-conscious thoughts arise from the truth of who and what we are, and require the effort of remembering and gently reminding ourselves that we are eternal souls and our real nature is peaceful and loving.

The art of relaxation does not lie in any physical exercises or postures but in the posture of our minds. Essentially there are five qualities of thoughts, which we can create:

Necessary thoughts, such as, "I must not forget to go to the market today", or "I have to collect the children from school at 4 pm."

Waste thoughts, which include thinking too much about the past, worrying about things that might not happen (future), and thoughts about others that spill out as gossip.

Negative thoughts, which include feelings of anger, fear, ego, greed, doubt, sadness, regret and unease. Negative thoughts make us lazy and drain our energy.

Positive thoughts, which are affirmative and focused, carrying only the best intentions for ourselves and for others.

Soul-conscious thoughts arise from the truth of who and what we are, and require the effort of remembering and gently reminding ourselves that we are eternal souls and our real nature is peaceful and loving.


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Brahma Kumaris
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Stress Management: Proven Techniques on Stress Management

Stress Management: Proven Techniques on Stress Management

Standing Back, Observing and Steering -

Standing Back : We can do this individually or as a team, when stressful situations occur. We may take a few minutes to stand back mentally and physically from the situation or scene.



Observing : The next step is to re-view the situation, as if we are an onlooker or a detached observer. Being as silent as possible, we can ask ourselves if the thoughts we are having are the ones we wish to keep, if they are going where we would choose them to.



Steering : In the resulting silence, it is possible to steer (change direction) our thinking to where we want it to be; perhaps to personal affirmations (positive thoughts) we use to calm us. The affirmations can be: 'I am aware of myself as calm and peaceful' or, '….as happy and content', etc.

This technique changes our attitudes and feelings, which influences positively the situation as well as how others respond.


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Brahma Kumaris
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Physical or Corporeal World::The World of Expression and Experience.

Physical or Corporeal World::The World of Expression and Experience.

The world in which we are now living is known as the physical or corporeal world, because all living beings here have a physical, corporeal form. Here 'time', 'space', 'history' and 'geography' are important parameters of existence; here the laws of science apply. It is a world of expression and experience.

Beyond the physical world of action lies an infinite, timeless dimension of complete stillness, silence and peace. This is the original home of all souls, the incorporeal world ('paramdham' or 'shantidham'), a soft golden red light world where we once stayed in a state of total peace and bliss. Experiencing this 'supreme region' of highest consciousness in meditation recharges the soul, empowering it with the strength to play its part in the physical world with peace and clarity.


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Relaxation: Secrets of Relaxation

Relaxation: Secrets of Relaxation

It seems that the stress, which comes with modern living, inhabits all corners of our consciousness and all areas of our lives. Many people consider being able to relax an achievement in itself. Making meditation a natural part of our life, with its practical benefits, is the deepest form of relaxation. While the deepest levels of soul-consciousness mean our thoughts are slow and peaceful, the secret of staying relaxed in the practical situations of everyday life is to ensure that our mind is always filled with positive and soul-conscious thoughts and free from negative and waste thoughts.

Tomorrow we shall explain the various types of thoughts that we create in the entire day.

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Self Empowerment: The Mystery of Self Empowerment

Self Empowerment: The Mystery of Self Empowerment

Our internal strengths create the foundation on which we make our decisions in life, how we relate to others and how we understand ourselves. For most people they are understood but never made very conscious. They lie below the surface and are not openly talked about. Bringing them into our conscious understanding improves our process of self-empowerment.

To realize and review your strengths, sit comfortably in a pleasant atmosphere and answer silently the following questions:
A. Look back into the past and remember the times when you experienced your greatest successes. List the unique talents or strengths, which you made, use of at those times.
B. List the specific features, which you admire in yourself.
C. If you were to take the opinion of your family, friends and colleagues, what strengths would they say that you have?
D. List your most valuable assets.
E. Now examine your answers and summarize. What are your main strengths?

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Brahma Kumaris
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Spiritual Intelligence::Learning And Developing Spiritual Intelligence

Spiritual Intelligence::Learning And Developing Spiritual Intelligence

Given below are a few methods, the regular practice of which will help you improve your spiritual intelligence quotient:

A. Connecting
There is a higher source of spiritual power and it is possible to connect with that source and empower oneself. This accelerates the developmental process increasing both the depth and breadth of our spiritual intelligence. Energy absorbed from the highest source is essential to clearing the inner noise and to focus our consciousness.

B. Seeing
Spiritual vision is learning to see only the best in others and by doing so empowering others to develop the best in themselves. Seeing is creating – how you see the 'other' is how you will create the other within you, which will be a reflection of how you see yourself at that moment.




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Brahma Kumaris

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Energy Field: The Auric Field Surrounds US

Energy Field: The Auric Field Surrounds US


As we activate our energy field (auric (from the word 'aura') field that surrounds us) through conscious positive thought, we carry it with us wherever we go. Then we can positively influence those who come into contact with us at our workplace or at home. The positive vibrations influence those who interact within our auric field very powerfully and on an unlimited level.

If you know somebody who might need a little bit of help, support or guidance experiment by going into silence and sending out your positive thought energy to him/her. As a first step, practice with the following positive thoughts:
Let me adopt the consciousness of a conscient being of light, love and energy, situated at the centre of the forehead.
Now I send a very powerful protective light to my friend or to my family.
I surround them with that light ......




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Brahma Kumaris

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Self Esteem: Proven Techniques of Self Esteem

The strength and stability of our self-esteem is tested when someone criticizes or insults us. If we are affected in any way, in other words we react in any way, it is a sign that our self-esteem is delicate. Because most of us are taught to base our self-esteem upon the opinion of others, we experience both a disturbance in our intellect and our power draining away. By remaining in a positive consciousness about our own qualities, we will not lose our inner stability, inner peace, power and ability to respond positively.

Question: Which person's opinion do you think you are most sensitive to for how you feel about yourself?
Reflection: Imagine listening to someone criticizing you, and yet you remain completely calm and in control, stable in the knowledge that you are unique and have found your inner strength and your personal power to be unaffected by others.
Action: With whom, where and when can you practice this today?

If our self-confidence is based only on a set of skills and abilities, we will not have real self-esteem. This is because there will always be a situation where those skills and abilities will have no use, and the ones that are needed in that situation have not yet been developed. The person who has real self-esteem will recognize that while they may not have the skills now, they can and will learn. They are able to use such situations as their personal classroom. High self-esteem has a certain humility built into it. The person with the highest self-esteem is free of the ego of "I know".

Question: What are your key skills and abilities? In what situations do you find yourself out of place, or out of your depth? What do you think you need to learn to be more effective in these situations?
Reflection: Visualize yourself being skillful and confident while maintaining your self-esteem in that situation.



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Empowering Exercise: Powerful Empowering Exercise

Empowering Exercise: Powerful Empowering Exercise



As days become busier in an increasingly busy world, here is a short, practical and empowering exercise which you can integrate into your daily lifestyle:

At regular intervals throughout the day, stop whatever you are doing (if practical at that time) and withdraw your attention from everything around you. When you stop, bring your attention back to yourself and become aware of the heavy traffic of your thoughts passing through your mind. As you start to observe your thoughts they will naturally begin to slow down. Then just remember who you are - a peaceful and powerful soul, a being of life energy, the master of mind and body. A few minutes spent practicing this exercise regularly will enable you to become relaxed and quickly regain concentration, focus and energy which you can then re-direct to whatever you were doing



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Brahma Kumaris

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Self Empowerment: The Mystery of Self Improvement !!!!!!!!!!

Self Empowerment: The Mystery of Self Improvement

Introversion brings empowerment of the self. Just as a tortoise withdraws from the external environment after its work is done, we too need to find time for ourselves. Amidst the activity of the day, we need to make time to look within and find the beauty that is hidden there. When we do this as a practice it brings a positive experience that empowers the self. We need to give ourselves a little time everyday at regular intervals. During this time, we need to look within and find our own uniqueness and we will find that we are able to have access to our positivity. This practice will help us during difficult times too and we will be able to use these qualities under all circumstances. So we will not be a victim to situations but will be able to give what is required at that time.

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Brahma Kumaris
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Emotional Intelligence: Proven Techniques of Emotional Intelligence !!!!!!!!

Emotional Intelligence: Proven Techniques of Emotional Intelligence

Most of us create the following forms of disturbances inside our minds: anxiety, tension, fear, irritation, frustration, anger, sadness, depression, worry, powerlessness, hopelessness are but a few of the many painful emotional experiences! One minute the high of excitement and the next moment the depths of sadness. We have been taught to believe this is good, normal and healthy, but it is not – it leads only to addiction to the emotional disturbance in our minds and the chemicals they stimulate in our bodies. When people hear this they immediately think that without emotion life would be without feeling and meaning, a cold and boring existence. In fact the opposite is true. Free of emotional disturbance we are able to feel better, care deeper and better. We also learn how to truly motivate ourselves instead of being dependent on emotions to motivate us. Emotion is the lazy man's form of motivation. There is very little power in emotion. It always fizzles out fast!


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Brahma Kumaris
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Meditation: Astonishing Meditation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meditation: Astonishing Meditation

In meditation, the object of concentration is not any physical object, like a flower or a candle but it is the 'inner' self or the soul, which is a star like point of conscient energy or a being of spiritual light situated between the eyebrows. Meditation does not involve the repetition of a mantra. Instead of repeating one word or phrase as in a mantra, a flow of positive thoughts is encouraged, thus using the mind in a natural way. Using the power of thought, the mind is guided to take a new, positive course each time. These positive thoughts are based on an accurate understanding of the self and so act as a key to unlock the treasure trove of peaceful experiences lying within

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Meditation And Health: THE Meditation: THE Phenomenal Health!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meditation And Health: THE Meditation: THE Phenomenal Health

Given below is a meditation commentary can be used to heal the physical body. Think slowly and visualize side by side each positive thought given below before moving on:

I sit quietly and turn inwards........
I visualize a pinpoint of light, a sparkling star, the source of pure energy that I am........
located in the center of my forehead........
In this awareness, white rays of the divine light of purity from me extend into my physical body in the form of a laser beam........
These vibrations of purity soothe, heal and energize my physical system........
The impurities, toxins and illnesses in the body are being washed away and thrown out from the extremities........
The body starts experiencing its original inner beauty........
It returns to a state of harmony, to a state of good health.......

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Meditation:: Step By Step Guide of Meditation

Meditation:: Step By Step Guide of Meditation

Step 1

Sit in a comfortable and relaxed position. There is no need for a special position, but you need a balance between being too comfortable (in which case it is easy to fall asleep) or too rigid (in this case it is possible that you will begin to feel tense, physically and mentally). Keep the eyes open a little as this helps; to stay awake; gently concentrate on the third eye.

Step 2

Concentrate your attention on the center of the forehead. Visualize a point of energy. This point of light is the soul.
Now focus on the thoughts: "I am a soul, a spiritual being, working within this physical body, my material instrument, but I am not this body. I truly am this point of spiritual energy. I make use of these sense organs (eyes, ears, mouth, hands, etc.) to perform actions. I am a point of energy that is eternal (cannot be created or destroyed) and ultimately beyond time, sound and nature."
Step 3


Take your thoughts deeper into your inner world. Discover and begin to experience your original strength of peace.

Focus on the thoughts: "My original strength and original quality is peace."

Ask yourself "What is peace?" When we examine what it is, then this understanding makes it easy for concentration to take place. If we do not exercise this word in our mind and intellect, it cannot be absorbed by the soul. Otherwise, we know of the idea of peace but it remains just an intellectual idea, rather than a personal reality or experience.

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Time Management ::::The Mystery of Time Management

Time Management

In reality, time is not a manageable commodity, it has no independent existence. In life there are only events, and events are what define how time passes, and that means that time management is in really event management. Most events in our life involve other people, which means time management is event management is people management. However we cannot manage or control other people! We can only manage our own response to other people. However, we do influence each other.

The more we try to control others, the less influence we will have, whereas the less we attempt to control them, the more influence we will have.


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Anger Management:: Breakthrough of Anger Management

Anger Management::Breakthrough of Anger Management

For some time therapists have believed that anger is OK - in fact, many therapists still believe that it's good to get angry once in a while. Around fifteen years ago in Japan it was discovered that around 10,000 executives were dying every year from overwork (Karoshi) and they found the cause to be excessive, but suppressed, anger. So they created 'anger rooms' in the basements of their offices, padded the walls and put a baseball bat in the room. They told executives, that if they felt anger developing inside them they should go to the room and just hit the walls with the bat as hard, and as much, as they wanted in order to get the anger out of their system. Two years later they measured the results. The amount of anger had increased. Why? After much thinking they eventually realized that people who were going to the rooms regularly were practicing getting angry and simply repeating the habit. The message - don't suppress and don't express your anger - transform it.


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How Creating A Space Of Your Own Helps in Meditation?

How Creating A Space Of Your Own Helps in Meditation

The first step in your journey towards experiencing your true state of inner peace is dedicating a place or space in your home where you will practice your meditation regularly, even if it's just an armchair. Always use this chair, this space when you can. In this space, place two or three objects, which represent peace to you. Soft music, soft red light and lighting an incense stick ('agarbatti') can make the atmosphere soothing and relaxing. The walls could be decorated with white curtains to create a peaceful and purifying effect. After using this space for your practice of meditation for a few days, you will experience that the atmosphere of this space has elevated itself to a higher spiritual plane and this will help your practice further

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How We will be able to Maintain Peace.

How We will be able to Maintain Peace.

To experience peace is to be in one powerful stage. The more the thoughts we have, the lesser the peace that is experienced in the mind. When we are able to maintain a powerful thought throughout the day whatever the situations come our way we can experience constant peace. Right in the morning let us take a thought that is positive and powerful. For example, 'victory is my birthright' or 'I am always fortunate'. Whatever the situations we come across, let us emerge this thought and we will be able to maintain peace.

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Thought Classification: Positive, Necessary, Waste and Negative

Thought Classification: Positive, Necessary, Waste and Negative

Our thoughts can be classified into four main types - positive, necessary, waste and negative. On an average we create 25-30 thoughts / minute. When we are under any sort of stress or anxiety, this number increases and when our mind is relaxed or when we are asleep, this number reduces. Overall our mind creates around 30,000-40,000 thoughts in a day.

A very large percentage of our thoughts are negative or waste in nature, which is the root cause of all our stresses and strains. The regular practice of meditation helps us reduce this percentage and raise the percentage of positive thoughts, as a result of which we can experience a relaxed state of mind.

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Brahma Kumaris
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Meditation, What we create in Meditation?

Meditation, What we create in Meditation?

The soul has seven original positive virtues - peace, joy, love, bliss, knowledge, purity and power. In meditation, we create an awareness of ourselves as a soul, which leads to an experience of these qualities. The non-physical soul is closely connected with each cell of the physical body. These qualities of the soul flow as spiritual energy to each cell and nourish them. The mind acts as a sieve (mesh) between this spiritual energy and the body. When the mind creates negative thoughts, the sieve of the mind gets blocked thereby blocking the flow of this spiritual energy, which leads to disease. These negative thoughts attract toxins, viruses, bacteria, etc. towards cells of the diseased organ. The immune system also gets damaged which leads to disease. Positive thoughts have the reverse effect.

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Brahma Kumaris
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Focus: Will: Capabilities: The elements need to exist simultaneously i.e. Focus: Will: Capabilities

Focus: Will: Capabilities: Three elements need to exist simultaneously

In order to bring about a fundamental or transformational change three elements need to exist simultaneously:
Focus: A clear sense of purpose in life and clear goals to guide your life's activities.
Will: The motivation and enthusiasm to introduce and sustain the actions.
Capabilities: The skills and abilities to fulfill your purpose and goals.

But where do you start? There is definitely a right place to begin and that is with your focus. Why? Because if your focus is powerful and based on a very deep sense of your inner most purpose in life, then that will provide you with the will power you need to keep going. Then if you have a clear driving focus in life and lots of will power to back it up, you will soon develop the skills and capabilities you need to make it happen. You may not have them yourself, but your enthusiasm and passion will certainly inspire others who do have them to join you.

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Brahma Kumaris
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Self Esteem :: You need to know about Self Esteem

Self Esteem :: You need to know about Self Esteem

One of the most important human characteristics is that we are each unique human beings, with unique histories, patterns of thinking and personalities. One of the deepest habits that we learn in our childhood is to compare ourselves with others. Comparison always ends in failure, especially if we are dependent on being like someone else for how we feel about ourselves. This habit of comparison and imitation is one of the greatest killers of self-esteem. It stops us from ever beginning to know ourselves. And so the first and most important step in building our self-esteem is to break the habit of comparison, and to stop unconsciously trying to be like someone else.

Question: Who are the three people you regularly compare yourself with the most?
Reflection: What are your own talents and strengths today? (what makes you unique) - What talents/strengths/capabilities do you see yourself developing?
Action: What will you focus on in order to help yourself break the habit of comparing?


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Brahma Kumaris

Types of Thoughts:: What are different Types of Thoughts

What are different Types of thoughts

On an average, we conceive approximately 25-30 thoughts in a minute and around 30,000-40,000 thoughts in the entire day. These thoughts can be broadly classified into four different categories: positive, negative, waste and necessary. Positive thoughts are those, by the conception of which, we experience peace, joy, love, happiness, power, etc. We share this experience with others also. They empower the mind. Negative thoughts provide the experience of peacelessness, sorrow, discontentment, etc. to the self and to others and are associated with emotions like anger, stress, anxiety, envy, hatred, ego, fear etc. Waste thoughts are thoughts revolving around happenings of the past and worries about the future. Necessary thoughts are related to our day to day actions. A very large quantum of our thoughts in the entire day are waste and negative in nature and are the primary cause of all our stresses, worries, tensions, fears, etc. They debilitate (weaken) the mind. Unfortunately most of us mistakenly accept the 'stress experiences' as part of life, and do little to alleviate the pain or discomfort at the mental and emotional levels, until it becomes so severe, that it eventually leads to physical disease or illness.


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Brahma Kumaris

Positive Atmosphere:: How to Create A Positive Atmosphere

Positive Atmosphere:: How to Create A Positive Atmosphere

To create a positive atmosphere at home or at office, while interacting with your family members or colleagues, emerge positive energizing thoughts in your mind like "I am a peaceful soul, child of the Supreme Soul, the ocean of peace", "I am a loveful soul", "I am a blissful soul", "I am a powerful soul", etc. These positive thoughts spread in your home and office in the form of positive vibrations and have a positive influence on your family members and colleagues also. As a result you can maintain your peaceful, positive state even amidst actions and interactions with them. When you are clearly established in this stage of self-respect, they will be more co-operative in your work and will have greater respect for you. Obstacles from your surroundings will not affect you.

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Brahma Kumaris