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Positive Affirmations for relieving Alzheimer’s | Is meditation good for alzheimer’s?

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Is meditation good for alzheimer’s?

Positive Affirmations for relieving Alzheimer’s (repeat 5-7 times immediately after waking up)

I am completely peaceful & relaxed

My brain 🧠 is working optimally… I remember everything clearly

The Ocean 🌊 of Peace (God) is with me… This peaceful energy is healing my brain

Explanation: (Is meditation good for alzheimer’s?)

Since creating positive thoughts creates positive feelings in the mind & positive chemicals in the brain… These should definitely make things easier

2. Since the sub-conscious mind is active immediately after waking & before sleep, these times are the best for practising our affirmations… Using the subconscious mind greatly enhances the results

3. Repeating 5-7 times is recommended since we wish to fully fill our inner state of being with this positivity; since this ensures maximum effectiveness

4. Repeating before eating / drinking is also a good idea, since those vibrations get absorbed in the food, thereby benefitting our results

Let’s also learn how to overcome Expectations, Desires, Comparison, Competition, Hurry, Hurt, Jealousy, Guilt, Addictions, Anger, Greed & Fear

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How to overcome fear and anxiety attacks (& palpitations) which occur in sleep

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How to overcome fear and anxiety attacks (& palpitations) which occur in sleep

The 1st answer is, that it’s a medical case to be considered by a doctor.. So, please remain in touch / supervision of a specialist doctor for this problem.. This article just aims to provide additional tips to help.

Introduction

Sleep 😴 is very much connected with the subconscious mind (because we’re in subconscious during sleep)…

So, the issue is simple, we just need to overcome the fear filled in the subconscious mind.

The solution!

Here are 2 powerful & specific techniques for doing so:

The subconscious mind starts becoming active few minutes before we fall off to sleep… And 5-10 minutes after waking up… Here are powerful tips for both these times:

After waking up!

Immediately after waking up, create the following thoughts in sequence (7 times):

Either Hindi or English

Hindi – मैं मास्टर सर्वशक्तिमान हूँ *… निर्भय हूँ… भगवान् मेरे साथ है… सब कुछ अच्छा होगा

English – I’m Master Almighty *… Fearless… God is with me… Everything will be good

*

  • Master, because we’re child of God 
  • सर्वशक्तिमान or Almighty, since God is All-Powerful

Before going to bed!

And before going to bed to sleep, would be recommended to sit (maybe on some writing table) & write down (using pen & paper) those thoughts 30 times or more

Both these techniques create significant positive energy, which seep into the subconscious & overcome the energy of fear… There’s innumerable success cases

Just continue this practice for 21 days… It’s sure to succeed (most see their problem disappear in just 7 days!)

These are the type of solutions which Suraj bhai of Mt. Abu offers… He has 50+ years experience of Rajyoga Meditation, & is actively solving people’s problems over the past many years (through his TV show ‘Samadhan‘ on Peace of Mind TV) 

Final Wishes [ How to overcome fear and anxiety attacks (& palpitations) which occur in sleep ]

My best wishes are with you… Even God is with us, He is showering His divine vibrations of love & purity on His dear child… His loving canopy of protection is upon us… Good luck!

Let’s also learn how to overcome Expectations, Desires, Comparison, Competition, Hurry, Hurt, Jealousy, Guilt, Addictions, Anger, Greed & Fear

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Spiritual Inspirations from Stars | International Astronomy Day

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15th May (this year) is International Astronomy Day… Hence today, let’s take some wonderful spiritual inspirations from Stars! ✨

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! 🌟

Stars look tiny in the sky… Similarly, let’s remain in the awareness of being a tiny star-like soul!

indeed, we’re rock stars i.e., star (soul) in rock (body)!

Stars are non-living & have a finite life… But we’re immortal & eternal stars!

Stars are usually made of hydrogen & helium… But we stars are full of peace, love & joy!

Even everyone around are pure sparkling stars… Hence, let’s keep seeing their virtues & specialities! 

Indeed, we’re super stars i.e., the hero actors of this world drama… Who keep sharing peace, love & joy with all! 

Up above the world so high! 

Even the Sun is a star… Hence, even the Supreme Sun God has the form of point of light… But within this point lies an Ocean of Peace, Love & Joy! 

And just like energy flows from a higher source to a lower source… Remembering God transfers immense spiritual energy from Him to us! 

Just like starfish cannot survive without water… Let’s remain full of God’s spiritual knowledge, to keep sparkling with peace, love & joy always! 

Best Practices

We draw a 5-triangled star ⭐… Hence, let’s always remember the 5 As:

Stars keep shining silently… Hence, let’s put a full-stop to the past & unnecessary thoughts, to keep sparkling in peace!

Shooting Stars have a tail… Hence, let’s leave the tail of desires, expectations, past hurt, etc… To keep progressing fast ahead! 

Like a diamond! 

It’s said every star has it’s own world… Hence, within each one of us lies a full record of sanskars & karmic accounts… Hence, let’s beautify them by inculcating virtues within! 

Indeed for this, let’s just remain in the cool soothing presence of the Moon of Coolness God! 

Conclusion (International Astronomy Day)

Hence today, let’s remain in the awareness of being a star full of peace, love & joy… And to keep this awareness throughout the day, let’s immerse ourself in spiritual knowledge & remain connected to the Supreme Sun-Moon God… Thus, automatically illuminating the lives of all stars around, helping bring the divine land Satyuga once again! 

Meditation Commentary (International Astronomy Day)

I’m a living star… Immortal & Eternal… Full of peace, love & joy

Remembering the Supreme Star God… His divine vibrations are reaching me… Am getting filled with God’s love

Everyone around are also pure sparkling stars… Full of virtues & specialities… I keep sharing good wishes with them

I’m the superstar… Of this wonderful world drama… Always sparkling with divinity

I’m a powerful star… Nothing can shake me… Continuing to radiate the light of love all around.. 

Om Shanti! 

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Let’s also take some spiritual inspirations from water 💦, earth 🌎, trees 🌳, oceans 🌐, sun 🌞, fire 🔥, wind ☄️, rain ☔, snow ⛄, liquids 💧 & gases 💨

Let’s also take some wonderful spiritual inspirations from monkeys🐒, elephants 🐘, lions 🦁, tigers 🐯, giraffes 🦒, cows 🐄, sheep 🐑, turtles 🐢, birds 🐦, honeybees 🐝, pests 🐞, mosquitoes 🐜!

Professions

Let’s also take some spiritual inspirations from doctors👨‍⚕️, CAs 👨‍💼, judges 👨‍⚖️, actuaries 👩‍⚖️, press 📰, nurses 👩‍🚀,, firefighters 👨‍🚒 & labour 🔨!

Food & Youth

Let’s also take some spiritual inspirations from milk 🥛, chocolate 🍫, ice-cream 🍦🍨 & sweets 🍬!

Let’s also take some spiritual inspirations from selfies 🤳, sunglasses 🕶️, music 🎶, dance 💃, sports 🏈, cricket 🏏 , football,⚽, bicycles 🚴 & skateboarding 🏂!

Festive

Let’s take spiritual inspirations from Diwali Diyas 🪔, Rangoli, Lanterns 🏮, Fireworks 💥, Sweets 🍩, Snacks 🍟 & Gifts 🎁!

Other

Let’s take spiritual inspirations from measurements 📐, museums, telecommunications 📡, organs 🫀, blood & hands ✋🏻!

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How to send healing energy to COVID-19 patients

How to send healing energy to COVID-19 patients

Background

With the emergence of COVID-19, we are facing unprecedented times of challenge. Today, on request of one of our readers, specially publishing this article on how exactly to send healing energy to COVID-19 patients.

Introduction

It’s the property of all types of energy (e.g., sound energy, magnetic energy, etc); that energy always vibrates… Similarly, thought is also energy, which has vibrations… And as is the quality of thought we create for someone, so is the energy which reaches them!

So, giving energy just means creating very elevated thoughts & vibrations (e.g., relating to love, compassion, God’s love, etc), which automatically radiates very powerful & positive vibrations towards them, helping significantly speed the healing process..

Some also use visualisation techniques alongwith (e.g., seeing them getting filled with the light of God’s love & purity, etc)… It has amazing results

God’s energy?

And when we say God’s energy, it’s important to understand one point..

Just like transmitting electricity from one wire to another requires us to remove the rubber coating… Similarly, we first need to rise above the coating of body-consciousness, to be able to connect to that high-frequency energy.

In simple terms… This just means considering ourself a tiny point of light soul (different from the body; & originally full of peace, love, joy & power)… And remembering the Supreme Soul (another point of light, but Ocean of all virtues)… This awareness pulls the current of immense spiritual energy from God; & then when we just remember someone, it reaches them! 

Meditation Commentary (How to send healing energy)

I the being… Originally full of pure, peaceful & loving energy… A tiny point of light in the centre of the forehead

Child of the Ocean of all Powers God… His soothing vibrations of love & peace are reaching me… I’m becoming full of His divine energy

I remember the souls in need; the energy immediately starts reaching them… I remain connected with the eternal source above, & my true non-physical awareness within… Being a channel for transmitting healing energy… Maintaining this awareness for as long as possible… Om Shanti!

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Special Article for COVID-19 ICU Doctors

Special Article for COVID-19 ICU Doctors

Background

Although this Corona situation is something no one likes, a great positive is the emergence of our wonderful Corona warriors i.e., our doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, etc… Who’ve been working day & night for the benefit of us all!

This article aims to address some of the challenges being faced by them… & provide simple, practical & customized solutions!

And before beginning,

This is for you, on behalf of all the patients & their families… Thank you very much, for your tireless efforts!

Your skills & talents also ought to be appreciated, that’s why the hospital has trusted you with this very important duty!

A new perspective!

We understand the scenario is quite tricky (working in COVID ICU)… But looking in a slightly holistic way (keeping the society in mind), your work is actually a very pious & divine act of seva in these critical times… Lots of congratulations for it, am sure you must be earning lots & lots of blessings as a result!

This shift in perspective immediately provides a soothing effect!

Overcoming challenges

Safety

The 1st concern is your personal safety… And we’re sure as part of the protocol (gloves, masks, gowns, etc), it’s being taken full care of!

And regarding the important concern of family safety (since we’re traveling to & from hospital), even here there’ll be best practices (e.g., taking bath, etc)… You know these points better than us!

On that note, this Q&A talk by Dr Mohit Gupta from Delhi on being a COVID-19 doctor, is very reassuring & helpful (if you get time)

Stress management

The main issue is likely to be high stress levels connected with the duty (pain, fear, emergency scenarios, death, etc)… I feel the only solution (after exploring many options), is enhancing inner strength through meditation; even if for just 15-20 minutes before entering ICU… And even if during traveling!

Sister Shivani‘s wonderful 5-minute meditation will help! (also 9 & 15-minute meditations):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoYc01YmRmaZ2rgQCZ_ZGXnpqCVtWISDy

Meditation truly feels a must in these times of pressure, to protect from burnout stress & ensure inner comfort… And also to ensure we can maintain our high standards, decision-making capacity & efficiency for the benefit of our patients!

The daily routine!

I tried putting myself in your shoes, & visualised a typical ICU day… Sharing some ideas based on it!

We get 30 seconds when moving from one ward to the next… A good idea would be to immediately connect to the peace within; (by feeling the thought I’m Peace); just simple relaxation of thoughts… Might sound too simple, but it really has a significant cumulative beneficial effect (you won’t be tired even at the end of day!)

And after completing the round (if free for a minute), just this awareness of being distinct from the body:

I’m the Master… The energy using this body… I’m in control… Full of peace & power…

God’s with me… His vibrations of peace & power are with me… Healing vibrations of peace are spreading all around from me… Filling the whole ICU… Benefitting all patients & staff

This will recharge! You may also benefit from these wonderful 1-minute meditations!

Time at home!

And of course, if you have time at home… Listening to profound empowering positive content for 15-20 minutes daily is a great idea… Since it makes the entire day much easier!

The recent Medical Wing sessions are really good for this purpose!

Of course, just sharing some tips which could help, based on my experiences… Nothing hard & fast!… We understand you’re in quite a crunch at this point..

Conclusion (Special Article for COVID-19 ICU Doctors)

So, alongwith continuing the really excellent job you’ve been doing (many thanks again for it!)… Let’s also spare few minutes daily for empowering ourself with inner strength through meditation… This’ll further enhance our quality of decisions / treatment of patients, & even better it’ll keep us tireless & full of energy the whole day… Enabling us to continue earning lots of blessings from all, helping create a better new world again!

Om Shanti!

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Coping with Death of Loved One | How to cope with someone’s death | Coping with Death anxiety

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Coping with Death of Loved One | How to cope with someone’s death | Coping with Death anxiety

Note: We understand it’s perhaps the greatest loss which could be faced by anyone… Hence, while it might seem easy to write or speak on this topic, we understand it’s not easy… This article just aims to help cope with death of loved one, so that we can give justice to those around us & ourself, & also be able to send the right energy to the departed soul (which helps them in their journey ahead)

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The True Knowledge of Soul (Our Accurate Identity)

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The True Knowledge of Soul (Our Accurate Identity)

You may wish to watch ‘Who am I‘, a wonderful 40-minute film (in many languages), explaining everything below in a very rich & beautiful manner!

All of us want to experience peace, love & joy! (i.e., soul-consciousness)

But in order to stabilise in soul-consciousness, we first need to have full knowledge of the soul.

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Easy Spirituality | What is Spirituality | What is Meditation | Meditation for Beginners

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Easy Spirituality | What is Spirituality | What is Meditation | Meditation for Beginners

There’s increasing awareness in the world today of the importance of Spirituality and Meditation. However, many are still unaware what Spirituality is, hence are unable to get it’s easy practical benefits.

To aid understanding, below is given a very simple explanation of Spirituality, or meditation.

Meditation means Caring for the Mind

Meditation simply means taking care of the mind. Just like the musician takes care of his instrument, singer takes care of his throat, cricketer of kit, etc, we take care of the mind.

Because the mind is the most important resource we have. While skills & talents useful in one profession may or may not be useful in other professions, the mind is one resource which is used universally across all professions. And indeed, any marvel created outside is first created in the mind. Hence, caring for the mind is of utmost importance.

Even though we may have the best of skills but if the mind is disturbed or not in control, we are not able to use or even remember the skills we have. That’s the primary reason we are shifting from requiring individuals with high Intelligence Quotient (IQ) to individuals with more Emotional Quotient (EQ) and now to more Spiritual Quotient (SQ).

And since it’s the mind which takes care of everything else, caring for it ensures that everything else is automatically cared for. Hence, we care for the mind.

Thoughts lead to Feelings

The main function of the mind is to create thoughts. Now, if I create a negative thought ‘He is useless, spoilt‘, I will be the first to feel slightly low inside. If I create a positive thought ‘He is a wonderful person’, ‘Life is beautiful‘, I will feel very nice inside. Hence, as is the thought, so is the feeling.

Hence, Spirituality simply means that while doing all actions & fulfilling all responsibilities, I keep a check on what I am feeling inside. If my feelings start going in a negative direction, check the thought behind the feeling, and then change the quality of thought. This will change the feeling. Hence, this allows me to maintain good feelings & experiences throughout the day.

Going forward, I am then able to keep an attention on my thoughts, and change them as soon as needed. Hence, I am able to change my thoughts even before going in the low-feeling stage, thus allowing me to maintain an elevated state of mind throughout the day.

Going Beyond Blame

Hence, we have understood how Spirituality means caring for the mind, and as is the thought so is the feeling, hence if feelings start becoming negative, change the thought behind it. However, it’s observed that the biggest obstacle that comes in changing our thoughts is blame.

Many times, we feel our feeling or state of mind is low because of situations or people, and hence blame them for our state of mind.

However, looking closely, we encounter a different picture. Let’s understand this by some examples.

Suppose you are travelling by road and get stuck in a traffic jam, along with many other cars. And suppose everyone’s getting equally late. Will everyone stuck in the traffic jam respond in the same manner? Some will keep getting irritated inside the car, some will step out & start shouting or fighting, some will catch up with their favourite music, some will complete most work or replan postpone etc by phone itself, and so on.

Hence, the realization here is that if the situation was responsible for each one’s response, then the same situation/stimulus should have created the same response in everyone. However, that’s not the case. Although the situation was the same, the responses were different.

Similarly, if someone fails in an exam, in response, one could create the following thoughts ‘I am no good’, ‘What will everyone say?’, ‘I have let down my parents’ etc which makes him feel low. Depending on the magnitude & duration of such thoughts, the student could feel low for a few minutes, few hours, years or even commit suicide. Alternatively, another student could take this as a challenge and in the next attempt, rise up greatly in his performance.

Hence, the power lies less in the situation but more in the thoughts we create in response to it.

Similarly, where a senior scolds some of his subordinates equally, will everyone respond in the same manner? One could lose his self-confidence, one could remain upset for the whole day, while some may put a full stop immediately afterwards.

From the above discussion, we have understood how rather than the situation, it’s the thoughts we create in response to the situation which determines our state of mind. This shifts our focus from looking solely outside towards situations & people to also looking inside at our thoughts.

‘Inside – Out Approach’

And indeed, there are 2 aspects of each one of us. We are Human Beings.

  1. Human (which comes from the Latin word humus meaning soil) denotes the body, & all associated physical things like looks, clothes, achievements, status, etc. These things are outside us
  2. Being denotes all the non-physical aspects, including thoughts, feelings, attitudes, perceptions, memories, subtle habits, qualities, specialities, etc. These are inside us

Both factors are important.

We usually focus all our attention on the outside, thinking if we do well outside, we will automatically feel good inside i.e., if I achieve or succeed outside, I’ll be happy inside. This is the Outside – In Approach to life.

Spirituality teaches us to take care of the inside aspects while doing everything outside i.e., be happy inside while doing everything outside. This is the Inside – Out approach to life.

With the former approach, we keep our happiness only at the final destination. This means during the journey, I am allowed to feel stress, fear, anger,etc because I will finally get happiness at the end. Although we do become happy at the destination, this happiness lasts only momentarily, since we’ll then have another goal to achieve & then another round of stress, etc, and this goes on.

While in the latter approach, we understand that happiness is in my journey. Hence we take care of ourself throughout the journey, hence remaining happy both during the journey & at the destination. Hence, we start to remain happy always.

Hence, Spirituality does not mean leaving the outside, but simply means we don’t let our happiness get dependent on the outside. This, in turn allows me to work outside without the negative emotions of fear & insecurity associated with dependency, actually increasing my efficiency & hence achievements outside. Hence, it allows me to achieve success in my chosen field more easily.

Empowering the Self

And what does it actually mean to care for the self?

It’s very simple! Like when we care for the body, the primary things we focus on are diet & exercise. It’s the same for the mind.

Diet of mind = Pure Information

One of the key determinant of the thoughts we create is the information we put in our mind i.e., all that we read, see or hear. Hence, the easiest method to change the quality of thoughts is to change the quality of the information we put in.

Hence, Spirituality just means consciously putting in pure positive spiritual knowledge daily. We could listen to any speaker, read any literature, books, magazines, etc related to knowledge which we prefer. But the key is, just like daily eating of food is essential for the body, so is this regular intake for the mind. Such a regular, or daily diet of spiritual knowledge empowers the mind and makes positive thinking absolutely effortless.

Even putting aside just 10-15 minutes daily with discipline for putting in spiritual knowledge has a significant benefit on our daily routine.

Exercise of Mind = Meditation (How to meditate | How to do meditation | Meditation for Beginners)

The right meditation technique not only makes us feel good while meditating, but also has a strongly beneficial effect throughout the day. In other words, it should lead to a change in our quality of thinking, hence reflecting in the quality of our practical life.

Hence, meditation simply means creating a series of positive & elevated thoughts, which creates an elevated state of mind.

Here’s how meditation works:

When I create a thought, ‘I am a Peaceful Being’, it creates a little feeling of peace. Then I create another thought e.x., of happiness, creating another feeling i.e., of happiness. Continuing to create a series of such thoughts for a few minutes, creates a series of such feelings which accumulate to eventually create a powerful state of mind.

Along with creating thoughts, it’s also a good practice to visualise those thoughts. When the Mind (thoughts) & Intellect (visualisation) work together, it’s concentration which gives easy experiences. Hence the name of this article Easy Spirituality!

Taking a simple example, would request the readers to perform this simple exercise slowly & gradually:

First of all, select a place, e.g., your home, workplace or friend’s home. Suppose we select a friend’s home.

Visualise yourself getting up from where you are sitting, come out from your apartment, go towards your vehicle, go by road to friend’s home, slowly see the color of the door, walk inside, see the furniture around, then gradually go to the place where your friend is, interact with him, ask about his health, hear his story / experiences, talk with his family, have some breakfast with them, take an orange, see it, peel and eat it, etc now gradually come back home in the same way you went.

If you notice, the mind didn’t fluctuate while doing the exercise. Also, you’ll have actually experienced being in your friend’s home, experienced your friend, etc although not physically present there. In fact, many might even have experienced their mouth watering on eating the orange, although we were obviously not eating it physically. This is the power of the Mind & Intellect.

Rajyoga Meditation, which we learn at the Brahma Kumaris, involves using the Mind & Intellect to experience the original qualities of the soul (purity, peace, love & happiness) and the Supreme Soul (who’s the Ocean of these virtues!)

In very basic terms, it involves creating thoughts about the self, like ‘I am a Peaceful Being’, ‘I am a pure soul’, ‘I am the energy using this body’, ‘I am the Master of this body’, ‘I see through the eyes’, etc. Alongwith, we visualise ourselves as a very tiny sparkling point of light in the centre of the forehead. Hence, the 1st step is stabilising ourselves in this very light & pure awareness of the soul conscious stage. Then, we move towards connecting to God by creating & visualising thoughts such as ‘Like me, God is also a point of light’, ‘I am a peaceful soul, He is the Ocean of Peace’, ‘Powerful vibrations of peace are reaching me’, ‘I am getting filled with the power of peace’, ‘I am full of God’s peace’, etc. Hence, even in the above basic terms, you must have understood & got a glimpse of how such Rajyoga meditation, in just a few seconds, creates a powerful, long-lasting & elevated state of mind.

Hence, it’s a very simple, scientific & practical technique of connecting directly to God’s powers, which makes our routine life very easy.

Hence, we understand that more than just believing in God, Spirituality is actually about directly connecting to Him, experiencing his powers & filling ourself with those powers. This acts like recharging of our soul-battery, making all our tasks like work, caring for relations, applying knowledge in practice, etc very easy & natural.

Meditation = Programming of Thoughts

We have seen above that our response to situations is most important.

Hence, Spirituality also teaches us that before the day starts, we could visualise a common particular situation occurring, and then see ourselves consciously responding in a particular manner, which we feel is comfortable for us. This creates a recording within us, and it becomes more likely that we actually respond in that chosen manner practically when the situation comes.

Hence in this way, we easily shift from an automated reaction to a proactive chosen response, thereby also a chosen comfortable state of mind!

Connection between diet & exercise

If you ask someone with a weak body to exercise, it may be impossible for him. First, he needs to eat a good healthy diet for a few days to build a certain level of strength, and then proceed with exercise.

Similarly, asking the mind to remain stable in challenges in today’s times may be too difficult. Instead, we first need to give it a high quality diet of knowledge for a few days, after which it becomes very easy & natural for us to create thoughts of stability & calmness even while facing challenges outside.

Also, we have seen above that meditation involves creating elevated thoughts. Hence, knowledge of what thoughts to create in meditation is of prime importance. This again comes from spiritual knowledge first.

Time?

Spirituality does not require much time. Simply taking out 15-20 minutes of quality time daily for the self, to put in pure knowledge and to meditate, is enough to maintain a good & stable state of mind throughout the day.

Because of today’s busy lives, even though we understand the importance of knowledge, meditation etc, we might feel we don’t have time.

Hence, let’s take a simple example!

Suppose you are given the opportunity to invest Rs. 100 at the start of the day, with a guaranteed return of Rs. 200 at the end of the day. Will you invest? Of course!

Similarly, taking out time for the self is not an expense or use of time but an investment which will actually save me a lot of time during the day:

  • By remaining protected from a range of waste thoughts, we end up saving quite a lot of time.
  • Since waste thoughts reduce, our focus or concentration power improves, hence enabling us to do more in less time; hence saving time.
  • When our mind is stable, sleep quality improves hence we require less quantity of sleep. This also saves time.

Making this investment of 15-20 minutes is easy, since:

  • On weekends, we do have quite a lot of time. Even on working days, there are many periods of time when we have spare time e.x., while travelling, in breaks, at night, etc.
  • Even while doing habitual actions like brushing, having breakfast, routine work etc, the mind is not required much & is free to think differently, listen to spiritual knowledge, create elevated thoughts, etc.

Hence, in essence, taking out few minutes daily for the self is not difficult, and in fact results in savings of much more time throughout the day than the time given to the self. And of course, results in a much more improved quality of life all-round.

Spirituality and Relationships

Spirituality doesn’t mean leaving relations, but involves making our relations more genuine, truly loving and strong.

  • Spirituality empowers us, helping us shift from blame to personal responsibility, expectations to acceptance, taking to giving, control to positive influence & support, all these factors significantly improve our relations with all
  • Spiritual Knowledge broadens our Intellect, helping us understand that other’s are also right from their perspectives. This is true respect.
  • Spirituality teaches us to look at the specialities of others rather than weaknesses. This improves our perception of them, improving relations
  • Before, we went in pain seeing close ones in pain, hence were unable to heal them. Spirituality empowers us, hence we now remain protected from pain, actually allowing us to heal & take them out of pain. Hence, we are able to fulfil our responsibilities better & in the true sense.
  • Spirituality teaches us the importance of relations; that only when we express our qualities are we able to experience them; only then they grow; also when we share qualities with all, we get blessings from all, making our progress very easy
  • Spirituality teaches us we are all souls, children of One Supreme Father. This consciousness breaks all limited barriers of caste, creed, language, religion, nationality, etc, emerging true love & unity, i.e., universal brotherhood
  • We learn to separate the act from the person. Even though a person does worst acts, he is also originally a pure being. This generates genuine love & respect, empowering their transformation.

Conclusion (What is Spirituality)

Hence, we have understood how meditation simply means caring for the mind. And as are the thoughts being created in the mind, so are our feelings. Hence, if the feelings are not comfortable, change the thoughts behind it.

We also saw the main obstacle in changing our thoughts is blame. Once we realise that situations don’t create my thoughts, and it’s I who have the power to choose my response & hence resulting experience, my focus shifts from looking outside to looking inside.

Then, we saw the role of Knowledge and Meditation as powerful tools to empower the self; we saw how giving some time to the self actually saves a lot of time in the day, and the invaluable role of Spirituality in Relationships.

Hence, in essence, Spirituality is a lifestyle, which empowers & transforms us, making each aspect of our life beautiful.

Role of Brahma Kumaris

The role of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) in facilitating easy spiritual progress is quite immense. The Brahma Kumaris is an International NGO of the United Nations accredited with General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), having Consultative Status with the UNICEF & many more such associations.

All the courses & services here are provided free of charge.

The resources we use & offer at the Brahma Kumaris for the regular diet of spiritual knowledge & meditation are:

  • Each B.K. Centre teaches the foundation 7 Day Rajyoga Meditation Course, 1 hour daily, at a time convenient to us. This explains & teaches to us the basics of meditation.
  • Peace of Mind TV & Awakening TV are free, ad-free 24 hour TV channel, which provides continuous positive information. There are many programs like ‘Awakening with Brahma Kumaris’ by Sister Shivani which are a quality source of practical knowledge. I highly recommend this program

Our local B. K. Centres keep conducting management courses / regular programs on various practical topics:

  • Topics include Stress-free living, Happiness Unlimited, Harmony in Relationships, Power of Purpose, Conflict Resolution, De-Addiction camps, etc
  • We also conduct these programs in corporate & industrial houses, companies, schools, etc on request. Innumerable such organisations have benefited through this.

We also benefit from the following major resources regularly:

  • The Murlis, which are God’s elevated versions, hence the most elevated source of thoughts available. It provides very simple, clear, practical knowledge and is also a quality source of pure elevated thoughts to create in meditation. It is studied at the B. K. Centre, the version of which differs daily.
  • There are many recorded meditation commentaries available. Initially, practising meditation with the help of these gives very easy experiences since we simply have to follow & visualise the thoughts shared.

The Brahma Kumaris has more than 9000 centres in 140 countries. There are numerous advantages associated by keeping a close connection to the Centre:

  • The environment of the Centre is charged with years of intense meditation, making it very pure & powerful.
  • Everyone comes here with the aim of self transformation. This also influences the collective, positive & spiritual vibrations of the Centre. The power of which pushes our spiritual journey upwards.
  • The instrument B. K. teachers at the Centre are following best meditation practices since a long time, their practical knowledge & experiences help us immensely

We are spiritual students!

There are more than 10 lakh families who are daily students of the organisation. They are like all of us; performing all duties, working, caring for relations, etc. The only difference in lifestyle we have made is take out a fixed amount of time daily for the self i.e., for spiritual knowledge & meditation, as per our convenience. The remaining time in the day is externally the same as before, but internally a life of much greater stability, love & happiness, both for us & everyone around us, actually allowing us to truly excel and do justice to our work & relations.

To conclude, I would request all the readers to attend the free 7 Day Rajyoga Meditation Course once to learn meditation. Once we start connecting to God & filling ourselves with His powers, our life becomes very easy & simple. Best wishes indeed to all of you for a wonderful easy life filled with true everlasting happiness!

Om Shanti!

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Practising Soul Consciousness | Creating a soul conscious stage

You may wish to read ‘The True Knowledge of Soul (Our Accurate Identity)‘ before this article.

The first lesson that God comes and teaches is ‘You are a soul, not the body’. Hence, creating & maintaining the soul conscious stage is one of our primary practices.

So, let us explore what exactly is meant by a soul conscious stage, how to create it, and it’s signs & benefits.

What is Soul Consciousness & it’s Benefits?

It just means remaining in the awareness of being a soul, and thus in the experience of our original virtues of peace, love, joy, etc

Practising soul consciousness has numerous benefits, some of which are listed below:

  • Being in the experience of our original virtues makes us feel very full & satisfied, and also heals the mind
  • When soul conscious, the resulting vibrations reach the body. This helps the body organs work efficiently & in harmony, thereby helping the healing process
  • Since our mind is light & free from waste, work efficiency increases thereby helping us do more work in less time
  • When we are in the experience of our original qualities, we start giving rather than taking, accepting instead of expecting. This improves all our relationships

Creating a soul conscious stage (i.e., Practising soul consciousness)

The basis of any sthiti (i.e., stage) is smriti i.e., our thoughts are the foundation of our state of mind.

Here’s how it works:

When we create a thought e.g., I am a Peaceful soul, this thought creates a little feeling of peace. Then, we create another thought, creating another little feeling. As we continue creating a series of associated thoughts, these little feelings continue to accumulate, developing our powerful state of mind.

So, what are the thoughts we could use to create a soul conscious stage?

List of thoughts for practising soul consciousness

The thoughts to create can broadly be divided into 6 categories:

i) Qualities; helps to experience

  • I am a Pure soul
  • I am a Peaceful soul
  • And similarly for the original qualities of love, bliss, happiness, power & knowledge
  • I am a Being of Energy
  • I am a Conscient Being
  • I am very light (weighless)

ii) Related to the body; helps to detach

  • I am the Master of this body
  • I am situated in the centre of the forehead
  • I see through the eyes, listen through the ears, speak through the mouth, act through the body, etc
  • I am different, this body is different
  • I have taken many such bodies in my journey
  • The body is physical, I am subtle
  • I am eternal & imperishable, the body is temporary

iii) Form; helps to visualise

  • I am a tiny point of light
  • I am a sparkling star
  • I am a shining jewel
  • I am a source of light

iv) Examples; of the relation between Soul & body

  • I am the driver / owner, this body is the car
  • I am the actor, this body is my costume
  • I am a diamond, this body is a box
  • I am a deity, this body is the temple
  • I am the charioteer, this body is the chariot

v) Self respect points; there are many self respect points specifically related to the soul conscious stage

  • I am the Jewel of the Forehead
  • I am Master Sun of Knowledge, or Purity
  • I am the flame of a lamp
  • I am a victorious jewel, Godly jewel
  • I am the Ruler over the Self
  • I am the light of God’s eyes, I am the light of the world

vi) Journey of soul

  • I am a resident of soul world
  • I have come down, & taken this human costume to play my part in this world drama
  • I was originally perfect & complete, full of all virtues, completely pure in Satyuga
  • I am currently under the direct sustenance of God, who is making me full & perfect once again
  • I am God’s angel, always light & sharing happiness with all

We could use the above list of thoughts in 2 ways:

  • We could create all these thoughts, or at least 1 thought from each of the above categories for good soul conscious stage. Create a thought, feel it for a few seconds, then create the next thought, feel it, and so on for a few minutes
  • Hold one of these thoughts for a longer period e.g., Holding the thought ‘I am a peaceful point of light situated in the centre of the forehead’ for a long period creates a very powerful stage

Also, along with creating the above thoughts:

  • If we visualise the form of the soul, and we are able to hold that image in our Intellect, experiencing becomes very easy
  • If we are practising the meditation by specially sitting, try not to use the body at all, i.e.,, let it remain absolutely still, as far as possible. This is the bodyless stage

There are some ways which make it very easy & natural to become soul conscious:

  • Take drishti from Baba with the awareness that He’s looking at me as a soul. His powerful soul-conscious drishti makes it very easy to experience soul-consciousness
  • The environment of the Centre is charged with vibrations of meditation & soul consciousness since many years. Creating a soul-conscious stage in such an environment becomes very easy

Signs of soul consciousness

It’s important to be aware of the signs of a soul conscious stage. This helps us check at any time or after meditation whether we are soul conscious, & the extent to which our stage is powerful.

When we are soul conscious:

A) External Signs

  • Our words are soft, slow, sweet & less
  • We experience a feeling a lightness around us & in our actions
  • Our eyes are soft, cool
  • Our face looks light, happy

B) Internal Signs

  • Our thoughts are slow, focused, peaceful, light
  • We are able to quickly put a full stop to past, whether the past goes back to few years, days or even minutes
  • We worry less about the future
  • Our discerning & decision making capacity becomes efficient & quick; we are able to resolve & finish issues quickly

C) Interactions, Memories etc

  • We are easily able to experience others as souls too, & are able to see their specialities
  • It becomes easy to create thoughts of good wishes & pure feelings for everyone around us
  • We are able to easily remember our silence home, our Father the Supreme soul, our perfect stage, etc

D) Other

  • Because thoughts remain slow & free from issues, sleep becomes better. We are able to sleep quickly & sleep is of better quality i.e., less quantity or hours needed
  • The power of vices & weaknesses reduces

Best Practices

To be able to create and maintain the soul conscious stage throughout the day, there’re some best practices, which are as follows:

a) On waking up

When we wake up, particularly early in the morning, the mind is absolutely fresh. Hence, whatever we listen read or experience at this time goes straight in, thereby easily continuing for the rest of the day. Thus, creating the soul conscious stage at this time & then also connecting with the 100% soul conscious being God, makes it easy to remain soul conscious for the rest of the day.

b) Listening to the Murli

To become a doctor, we need to study from a doctor. Similarly to become soul-conscious, we need to study from the 100% soul conscious being God. Hence, daily listening to God’s direct elevated versions (i.e., Murli) is very important for good soul consciousness.

In addition, before Murli class, it’s a very good practice to create the soul conscious stage, & then try to maintain it during Murli class. It’s easy to maintain during this time, since we are listening from the 100% soul conscious being, who is also seeing us as souls. It then becomes easy to remain in that stage later during the day too.

c) Throughout the day

Attention on thoughts throughout the day, to ensure we don’t go too much towards waste (about past or other people) or negative. This prevents us from getting unnecessarily pulled into body-consciousness.

d) Breaks (Traffic Control)

Sometimes, when involved in a lot of actions, we may lose attention on the self. Hence, taking regular breaks (e.g., Traffic Control, whether the regular 3 minute breaks or 1 minute every hour) helps a lot as we can recreate the soul conscious stage during that time. This effect then remains for a long time, after which it might be time to take another break. Hence in this manner, we can maintain an elevated stage throughout the day.

e) Before sleeping

Before sleeping, it’s important to do a quick audit or check of our state of mind over the day, and resolve any pending issues. Then, create the soul-conscious stage for a few minutes & then go to sleep. This ensures an elevated stage throughout sleep, thereby improving sleep quality & also making it natural to wake up early.

Continuing Ahead

The nature of the mind is it requires newness. Hence, if we create the same thoughts daily in meditation, it will get bored. Hence, although I have given a list of thoughts above, it’s very important to have access to a source from which we regularly get new thoughts to create in meditation.

The main sources are:

  • Murli. In it, God not only reminds us we’re a soul, but does so in various different ways & methods. This gives us different methods & approaches for practising soul consciousness. E.g., He uses many different phrases for soul consciousness, such as:
    • Bodyless stage; means I sit & become completely detached from the body i.e., not using the body at all
    • Dehi abhimani stage; here in actions we remember we are doing actions through the body, seeing through the eyes, etc
    • Atma abhimani stage; where we are in the experience & awareness of our original qualities of peace, love & joy
  • Churning; the more we contemplate & churn on knowledge of soul, we get new thoughts which can be created in meditation. For example, Thinking over the point ‘I am Master Sun of Purity’, we get the following points:
    •  Like the Sun, I am full of all powers
    • My rays & vibrations are finishing all weakness around me
    • Everyone around me are getting benefited from my vibrations of purity
    • I am child of the Sun of Purity, He gives powerful vibrations of purity to all, I am also His child, I am like Him, and will become like Him
    • etc
  • Classes; listening to classes on soul consciousness by senior experienced souls also gives us new approaches of practising soul consciousness

Other Benefits

Our spiritual progress is based on the soul conscious stage:

  • Being soul conscious helps us to understand Gyan easily, deeply & in a simple natural manner
  • When we are soul conscious, it becomes easy to remember the Supreme Soul, our Supreme father. Hence, practising soul consciousness is the basis of Rajyoga meditation
  • Soul consciousness is the basis of our Dharna i.e., all divine virtues like simplicity, patience, cheerfulness, smiling face, sweetness, tolerance, etc
  • When we are soul conscious; pure vibrations spread around, our words touch people’s hearts, our actions inspire all; hence it’s the basis of Seva; whether through thoughts, words or actions

Here are some thoughts to increase our determination for creating & maintaining the soul-conscious stage:

  • My efforts of practising soul consciousness in this 1 little birth will last effortlessly for 21 births
  • As per the drama, we remain body-conscious for half a cycle. If even now we remain body-conscious, then what’s the benefit?

Om Shanti!

A version of this article ‘Practising Soul Consciousness | Creating a soul conscious stage’ was published in ‘The World Renewal’ magazine (Feb 2016 issue)

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