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Indian Spirituality => Philosophy & Spirituality => Topic started by: ShAivI on June 02, 2011, 05:20:04 AM
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OM SAI RAM!
Let us look at the silver lining in our life and try spreading only positive vibrations through this thread:
A friend of mine asked me to come over, she needs me. I listed her, this morning in a healer list.
This friend called me in rescue, she needed to talk about an issue; you know love and distanced relationships. >:(
Well I thought it would be better to be next to her although technology exists and offers nowadays amazing
features to be as close as possible to our friends.
And this thought just came to mind: why do we need to be near the person that needs to talk? Why is it so
important to nearly touch this “healer”? What makes it so different to be in front of this person while she listens
to us though we can chat on msn, videocall (skype), dm on Twitter?
Here is the answer: it’s only because we are human being!! God created us loving, caring to each other.
We have feelings. Getting to feel the shoulders we crying over. Mother Nature is complex and it’s based on
vibration and karma. We all are a part of Mother Nature so we are vibration somehow. We outward positive or
Negative vibrations anyways. When one needs to talk, one needs to be surrounded by positive karma. Only human
being has this karma. :D
To be surrounded by computers, cars, heat, loneliness, one will only be surrounded then by???
Yes, you guessed it right! ;) Negative vibration!
The turnaround - Turn around and go with the flow, don’t linger in the past just let it go... 8)
Don’t stand still & live in the moment without fear or regret, what you put in is what you will get...
One day at a time. :)
Our lives are made up of a million moments, spent in a million different ways. Some are spent searching
for love, peace and harmony. Others are spent surviving day to day. But there is no greater moment than
when we find that life — with all its joys and sorrows — is meant to be lived one day at a time.
The answers within you are your most treasured gifts! To access all of the wisdom and knowledge of the
Universe, you must go within and all of the answers to all of the questions you will ever have are there!
Whether it is guidance for money, health, relationships, or even your next steps in life; they are all there
just waiting for you to connect to your higher-self to receive them!
Only by our positive thinking, by our bringing our positive qualities of others to the fore, will we be able to
make progress
"There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of
difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster." ;D
Now, friends, here is a small daily assignment for all of us, my dear SAI devotees: ;)
Life is what we focus on…a glass half full or a glass half empty.
Yes, we all, each of us, have our set of issues, pains, troubles, problems. And at times it gets overwhelming,
beyond us.
But along with this, life does give us little doses of pleasant surprises…to help us carry on…to shift focus
from the empty glass to the part that is full.
Have we all not have had little miracles every day… moments that have lifted our spirits, made us feel wanted
in this world, gave us the feeling of being worthy, brought a little smile on our lips, lifted our hopes, gifted a
lightness to our steps. Moments that seemed `right’.
Come on, I am sure we have cartloads of these….we often miss out because we are so focused on what is going
`wrong’. Burdening our self with regret of the past and worry about the future, we forget to be in the `moment’.
Though small, it is these short moments that light our life with freshness, with hope, with faith. They rekindle
the faith in our heart, faith in life, in love, in goodness, in God.
So, how about sharing these small moments of delight, of hope with others!!!
Can we make a gentle promise with our own self, to focus on atleast ONE good thing that happened
during the day and share the same with the members of this divine forum !!! :)
JAI SAI RAM!
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Things that make us feel GOOD / HAPPY :) :D ;)
- THE TOUCH OF YOUR MOTHER
- Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep before you have to get up.
- Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.
- Sweet dreams.
- Watching the sunrise.
- A hot shower.
- Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
- Having someone play with your hair especially our beloved mother.
- Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
- Laughing at yourself
- Laughing so hard your face hurts.
- Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
- Playing with a new puppy.
- A good conversation.
- Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
- Knowing that somebody misses you.
- Holding hands with someone you care about.
- Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.
- Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
- Friends.
- Getting mail from a friend.
- Running through sprinklers.
- Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
- A special glance.
- Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you.
- Taking a long drive on a pretty road.
- The beach.
- Swinging on swings
- Road trips with friends.
- Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think.
- Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
- Midnight phone calls that last for hours
AND
- Remembering & Chanting the sweet name of our beloved “Sai”
Be blessed
Love & Light
Om Sai Ram
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A wise man once sat in the audience & cracked a joke.
All laughed like crazy. After a moment he cracked the same joke again and a little less people laughed this time.
He cracked the same joke again & again, when there was no laughter in the crowd,
he smiled and said,
"When u can't laugh on the same joke again & again, then why do u keep crying over the same thing over and over again”
'Forget the past & move on'…
Be Blesses!
Love & Light!
Om Sai Ram! :)
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Things In Life :) ;) :D
Gratitude: Every night before you go to sleep, recite aloud at least ten things for which you are grateful.
Forgive: Let go of the past. Forgive those who have hurt or angered you. Stop carrying this poison around with you every day.
Love: Be sure to tell those people in your life who mean so much to you that you love them and appreciate them.
Donate: Go through your closets. Anything you haven't worn or used in the past year, box it or bag it and take it to a place where those who are less fortunate will benefit from your donation. Get your children involved!
Praise: Make time to praise. Look for and recognize the good in others.
Be Blessed!
Love & Light!
Om Sai Ram! :)
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Omsairam
Good saying Shaivi ji , realy in today's life we have forget these things which we had to kept in mind to live life ....
Thankyu for sharing it , keep posting
Sai Samarth............Shardha saburi
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Read on the net, sharing with you all, Dont miss to read this!
Law of the Garbage Truck! :) ;) :D ;D
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!
The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.
They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.
Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage
and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,
so ... Love the people who treat you right.
Pray for the ones who don't.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a garbage-free day!
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OmSaiRam
Shaivi :)
Sai Samarth.......Shraddha Saburi
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Om Sai Ram! :)
hmmmm Piyaaaaaaa :) ;) :D ;D
Be Blessed!
Love & Light!
Om Sai Ram! :)
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Shaiviji Jay Sai Ram
What a great and inspiring "Law of the Garbage Truck!" story. Very simply it gives us the valuable message that
how should we have to think and accordingly behave also. Shaiviji we normally speak a lot about great great things
but rarely act accordingly. It's my only personnel opinion that it's too easy to say anythings but too difficult to adopt in our life.
Thank again for this beautiful and inspiring post. Please keep it continued by spreading your clear and pure thoughts.
Sai Ram
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THANK U PRATAP JI! :) ;) :D ;D
Be Blessed!
Love & Light!
Om Sai Ram! :)
Shaiviji Jay Sai Ram
What a great and inspiring "Law of the Garbage Truck!" story. Very simply it gives us the valuable message that
how should we have to think and accordingly behave also. Shaiviji we normally speak a lot about great great things
but rarely act accordingly. It's my only personnel opinion that it's too easy to say anythings but too difficult to adopt in our life.
Thank again for this beautiful and inspiring post. Please keep it continued by spreading your clear and pure thoughts.
Sai Ram
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Why worry? :) ;) :D ;D
When you are hit down hard
And you cant go lower
Why worry?
Ther’s only one way through now - higher.
When you are down to your last drop
You don’t know what to do
Don’t worry ever
You’d make it through.
Life is not a cakewalk
Neither was it meant to be
But life’s neither a prison term
Why worry?
Aim high.
When you’d rather be dead
Than go ahead,
And feel like sinking to the ground
Why worry ever, you’d go through sound.
Life is a cycle no one can contradict,
Life is a battle go ahead and fight,
but just don’t forget…………………….
Why worry?
U would pull through right.
- author unknown
Be Blessed!
Love & Light!
Om Sai Ram! :)
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Happiness is not something we find, it’s something we create…
This story is about a beautiful, expensively dressed lady who complained to her psychiatrist
that she felt that her whole life was empty, it had no meaning.
So, the lady went to visit a counselor to seek out happiness.
The counselor called over the old lady, Mary - who cleaned the office floors.
The counselor then said to the rich lady " I'm going to ask Mary, here to tell you how she
found happiness. All I want you to do is listen to her."
So the old lady put down her broom and sat on a chair and told her story:
"Well, my husband died of malaria and three months later my only son was killed by a car.
I had nobody... I had nothing left. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I never smiled at anyone,
I even thought of taking my own life.
Then one evening a little kitten followed me home from work. Somehow I felt sorry for that kitten.
It was cold outside, so I decided to let the kitten in. I got it some milk,
and the kitten licked the plate clean.
Then it purred and rubbed against my leg and for the first time in months, I smiled.
Then I stopped to think, if helping a little kitten could make me smile, maybe doing
something for people could make me happy.
So the next day I baked some biscuits and took them to a neighbor who was sick in bed.
Every day I tried to do something nice for someone. It made me so happy to see them happy.
Today, I don't know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do. I've found happiness,
by giving it to others.
When she heard that the rich lady cried. She had everything that money could buy,
but she had lost the things which money cannot buy.
Be Blessed!
Love & Light!
Om Sai Ram! :)
(found on the net .......... sharing ..........)
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OM SAI RAM!
“It isn’t that we dare because things are difficult;
it is that we don’t dare that they are difficult.
RE-BIRTH
I lost a childhood toy …
but
have the memory of the person who gave me that gift with unconditional love.
I lost the privileges and fantasies of childhood …
but
had the opportunity of growing and living free.
I lost a lot of people whom I loved and still love …
but
had the affection and now have model from their lives.
I lost moments of life because I cried instead of smiling …
but
I discovered that: it is from planting love that love is harvested.
I lost many things many times in my life.
But
in that “loss,” today I aspire for the value of “gain;” …
because
it is always possible to fight for that which we love;
and
because there is always time to start all over again.
It is not important the time of life when you tired.
Important is that it is always possible and necessary to restart.
Re-birthing is a new opportunity;
it is renewing the hopes in life;
and
more importantly, it is believing in oneself.
Did you suffer greatly sometime? …
that was a time for learning.
Did you cry a lot? …
you were cleansing the soul.
Did you feel spiteful? ...
it was a lesson on forgiveness.
At times, were you alone? ...
it was because you closed the door.
Were there times you believed everything was lost? ...
it was simply the beginning of your improvement.
Did you feel lonely?
Look around you and you will see people waiting for your smile,
just to get closer to you.
Re-birth.
Today is an excellent day to start a new life project.
Where do you want to go?
Look higher, dream higher, desire the best;
life brings us what we aspire.
If we think small; the small will come.
If we think firmly on the best,
on the positive and we strive for it;
the best will come in our lives.
Today is the great mental cleaning day.
Throw away all that binds you to the past; all that hurts you.
Discard everything into garbage;
clean your heart; prepare it for a new life, and for new love;
for we are passionate.
We are capable of loving many times,
because
we are the manifestation of love.
Life calls you;
it invites you to a new adventure,
a new journey,
a new challenge.
This day, promise yourself:
that you will do anything possible to achieve your objectives;
trust in life, trust in yourself.
THANK YOU SAI!
SAI , PLEASE, BE WITH US ALWAYS!
BLESS ALL SAI!
Rcd thru mail ...........sharing with you all .............. :) ;) :D ;D
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OM SAI RAM!
Think for Others !
Try to think hard before u go down for the answer.
Once there was loving couple travelling in a bus in a mountainous area.
They decided to get down at some place. The couple disembarked and the
bus moved on. As it moved on, a humongous rock fell on the bus from the
mountain and crushed the bus to crumbs. Everybody on board was killed.
The couple upon seeing that, said, "We wish we were on that bus".
What do you think, why they said so?
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Answer!!!!
If they had remained on the bus instead of deciding to get down,
the resulting time delay could have been avoided and the rock
would have fallen after the bus had passed...
Think positive in life always
and
look for opportunities when u can help others.
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!
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:)
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
Mohandas Gandhi ;)
OM SAI RAM!
Let us look at the silver lining in our life and try spreading only positive vibrations through this thread:
A friend of mine asked me to come over, she needs me. I listed her, this morning in a healer list.
This friend called me in rescue, she needed to talk about an issue; you know love and distanced relationships. >:(
Well I thought it would be better to be next to her although technology exists and offers nowadays amazing
features to be as close as possible to our friends.
And this thought just came to mind: why do we need to be near the person that needs to talk? Why is it so
important to nearly touch this “healer”? What makes it so different to be in front of this person while she listens
to us though we can chat on msn, videocall (skype), dm on Twitter?
Here is the answer: it’s only because we are human being!! God created us loving, caring to each other.
We have feelings. Getting to feel the shoulders we crying over. Mother Nature is complex and it’s based on
vibration and karma. We all are a part of Mother Nature so we are vibration somehow. We outward positive or
Negative vibrations anyways. When one needs to talk, one needs to be surrounded by positive karma. Only human
being has this karma. :D
To be surrounded by computers, cars, heat, loneliness, one will only be surrounded then by???
Yes, you guessed it right! ;) Negative vibration!
The turnaround - Turn around and go with the flow, don’t linger in the past just let it go... 8)
Don’t stand still & live in the moment without fear or regret, what you put in is what you will get...
One day at a time. :)
Our lives are made up of a million moments, spent in a million different ways. Some are spent searching
for love, peace and harmony. Others are spent surviving day to day. But there is no greater moment than
when we find that life — with all its joys and sorrows — is meant to be lived one day at a time.
The answers within you are your most treasured gifts! To access all of the wisdom and knowledge of the
Universe, you must go within and all of the answers to all of the questions you will ever have are there!
Whether it is guidance for money, health, relationships, or even your next steps in life; they are all there
just waiting for you to connect to your higher-self to receive them!
Only by our positive thinking, by our bringing our positive qualities of others to the fore, will we be able to
make progress
"There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of
difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster." ;D
Now, friends, here is a small daily assignment for all of us, my dear SAI devotees: ;)
Life is what we focus on…a glass half full or a glass half empty.
Yes, we all, each of us, have our set of issues, pains, troubles, problems. And at times it gets overwhelming,
beyond us.
But along with this, life does give us little doses of pleasant surprises…to help us carry on…to shift focus
from the empty glass to the part that is full.
Have we all not have had little miracles every day… moments that have lifted our spirits, made us feel wanted
in this world, gave us the feeling of being worthy, brought a little smile on our lips, lifted our hopes, gifted a
lightness to our steps. Moments that seemed `right’.
Come on, I am sure we have cartloads of these….we often miss out because we are so focused on what is going
`wrong’. Burdening our self with regret of the past and worry about the future, we forget to be in the `moment’.
Though small, it is these short moments that light our life with freshness, with hope, with faith. They rekindle
the faith in our heart, faith in life, in love, in goodness, in God.
So, how about sharing these small moments of delight, of hope with others!!!
Can we make a gentle promise with our own self, to focus on atleast ONE good thing that happened
during the day and share the same with the members of this divine forum !!! :)
JAI SAI RAM!
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OM SAI RAM!!!
The Elephant and the Fly!
A disciple and his teacher were walking through the forest. The disciple was disturbed
by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest.
He asked his teacher: "Why most people's minds are restless, and only a few possess
a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind?"
The teacher looked at the disciple, smiled and said:
"I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree.
A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away
with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away
once more."
This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly:
"Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while
in one place?"
The fly answered: "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five
senses, and everything that happens around me, pull me constantly in all directions,
and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?"
The elephant stopped eating and said:
"My five senses do not rule my attention. I am in control of my attention, and
I can direct it wherever I want. This helps me to get immersed in whatever I do,
and therefore, keep my mind focused and calm. Now that I am eating, I am
completely immersed in eating. In this way, I can enjoy my food and chew it better.
I control my attention, and not the other way around, and this helps me stay peaceful."
Upon hearing these words, the disciple's eyes opened wide, and a smile appeared
on his face. He looked at his teacher and said:
"I understand! My mind will be in constant unrest, if my five senses, and whatever
is happening in the world around me are in control of it. On the other hand, if I am
in command of my five senses, able to disregard sense impressions, my mind would
become calm, and I will be able to disregard its restlessness."
"Yes, that's right," answered the teacher," The mind is restless and goes wherever
the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind."
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI J AI SAI RAM!!!
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OM SAI RAM!!!
The missing watch!
There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn.
It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching
high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help
of a group of children playing outside the barn.
He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around
the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer
was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and
asked to be given another chance.
The farmer looked at him and thought, "Why not? After all, this kid looks
sincere enough."
So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy
came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised
and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, "I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In the silence,
I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction."
Moral: A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind.
Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see,
how sharply it helps you to set your life the way you expect it to be...!
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!!
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OM SAI RAM
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
JaiSaiRam
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The Swamis and the Mysterious Light
By Remez Sasson
A long time ago, there were two swamis who lived in two neighboring caves. They spent most of their time in deep meditation, except the time they ate or were visited by devotees. The people who came to visit them revered the two swamis, and enjoyed listening to them and being in their proximity. They sought their company, since they always felt more peaceful and happy when near them, and also for a long time after they went away.
One cave was dark, as caves usually are, but in the other one there was sometimes a peculiar golden light illuminating the cave. It was not strong, but enough to be noticed and to mildly illuminate the cave. The phenomenon of the light bewildered the visitors, but they could not come to an agreement about the causes of the light. Both swamis were rather silent most of the time, and did not want to discuss the phenomenon of the light.
The company of the swamis aroused calmness and peace in the visitors. Their minds slowed their incessant chatter, and they experienced a pleasant inner peace and inner happiness. The visitors admired both swamis, but believed that the one living in the illuminated cave possessed supernatural powers and was more advanced. He certainly appeared to them as a mysterious person.
One day a great sage was passing by a near village, and being recognized by the villagers, one of them approached him and said:
"Great master, we have a question to ask. There is a mystery which you might solve for us."
"I will be glad to help you, if I can", answered the sage.
"There are two swamis living here on the hill...", the villager started to recount.
"Yes, I know", answered the sage, "and you inquire about the light in the cave."
"Yes, great master, that is true. It is something that has been a riddle for us. Can you please tell us also, if the swami in the lighted cave is more advanced, and if he really possess supernatural powers?"
"Pay attention to your inner self and not to outer phenomena. The outside world always changes, but inner self is constant. When in the presence of a teacher, listen to what he says and be aware of the influence of his words on you. Watch yourself, and see whether under his influence you become calmer and more peaceful, and your thoughts, at least for a while, slow down their mad race."
"Yes most revered master", said one of the devotees, "but please enlightens us on the mysterious light."
The sage sat down, and started to explain: "Sometimes, when one works intensively on the spiritual path, and concentrates and meditates a lot, various phenomena may occur around him, such as lights, sounds or visions. This is not supernatural. The mind has a creative power, and when concentrated, can produce various phenomena even unintentionally."
"It does not mean that one is more advanced than the other. Not all minds produce these things. Some do, and some don't."
"Some of the people who produce these lights may be aware of the light, and some may not. It depends on their psychic sensitivity. So it is also with the people who watch them. Not all see this light. In any case, it has nothing to do with whether one swami is more advanced or less advanced than the other one."
"Thank you great master, you have solved for us this great mystery", exclaimed the devotees of the swamis, who were standing by, deeply relieved and happy to understand the mystery that has been troubling them for a long time.
JaiSaiRam
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The Villager and the Happy Man
By Remez Sasson
In a small village in the valley, lived a man who was always happy, kind, and well disposed to everyone he met. He always smiled, and had a kind and encouraging word to say whenever necessary. Everyone who met him left feeling better, happier and elated. People knew they could count on him, and regarded him as a great friend.
One of the village dwellers was curious to know what his secret was, and how he could always be so kind and helpful. He wondered, how is it that he held no grudge toward anyone, and why he was always happy.
Once, upon meeting him in the street he asked him: "Most people are selfish and unsatisfied. They do not smile as often as you do; neither are they as helpful or kind as you are. How do you explain it?"
"When you make peace with yourself, you can be in peace with the rest of the world. If you can recognize the spirit in yourself, you can recognize the spirit in everyone, and then you find it natural to be kind and well disposed to all. If your thoughts are under your control, you become strong and firm. The personality is like a robot programmed to do certain tasks. Your habits and thoughts are the tools and programs that control your personality. Become free from being programmed, and then the inner good and happiness that reside within you will be revealed."
"But a lot of work is necessary. Good habits have to be developed. The ability to concentrate and to control the thoughts has to be strengthened. The work is difficult and endless. There are many walls that need to be to climbed. It is not an easy task." Lamented the villager.
"Do not think about the difficulties, otherwise this is what you will see and experience. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts, and try to stay in this peace. Just try to be calm, and do not let yourself be carried away by your thoughts."
"Is that all?" Asked the villager.
"Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in the quietness that arises. The moments of peace will be brief at first, but in time they will get longer. This peace is also strength, power, kindness, and love. You will then realize that you are one with the Universal Power, and this will cause you to act from a different dimension, not from the selfish, small, limited ego."
"I will try to remember your words," said the villager and continued, "there is another thing that I am curious about. You do not seem to be influenced by the environment. You have a kind word to everyone, and are helpful. However, people treat you well, and do not exploit your goodness."
"Being good and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness. When you are good, you can also be strong. People sense your inner strength, and therefore do not impose on you. When you are strong and calm inside, you help people, because you can, and you want to. You then act from strength and not from weakness. Goodness can also go with power and strength, it is not a sign of weakness, as some people erroneously think."
"Thank you very much for your advice and explanation", said the villager, and went away happy and satisfied.
JaiSaiRam