Transformation
Trustworthiness is encouraged by a number of actions that are within your power to take
There are two sides to trust: the first is outward-looking and grows from a person’s past experiences with that particular person or group; the second is inward-looking and comes from the person’s own history, particularly from childhood experiences.The level of trust that anyone feels is fed by both of these sources. You have control over the outward-facing source, so start there.
For those to whom much is given, much is required
……. And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each one of us–recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state–our success or failure, in whatever office we may hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: Continue reading
Thought of the Week – 1st September 2014
Can you hear the music?
We resist transition not because we can’t accept the change, but because we can’t let go of that piece of ourselves that we have to give up
Transition, is the process of letting go of the way things used to be and then taking hold of the way they subsequently become. In between the letting go and the taking hold again, there is a chaotic but potentially creative “neutral zone” when things aren’t the old way, but aren’t really a new way yet either. This three-phase process-ending, neutral zone, beginning again-is transition. Transition is the way that we all come to terms with change. Continue reading
To let go takes Love
To Let Go” doesn’t mean to stop caring it means I can’t do it for someone else.
“To Let Go” is not to cut myself off, it is the realization I can’t control another.
“To Let Go” is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences.
“To Let Go” is to admit powerlessness which means the outcome is not in my hands.
“To Let Go” is not to try to change or blame another it is to make the most of myself.
“To Let Go” is not to care for but to care about, not to fix but be supportive.
“To Let Go” is not to judge but to allow another to be a human being.
“To Let Go” is to not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow another to affect their own destiny.
“To Let Go” is not to be protective; it is to permit another to face reality.
“To Let Go” is not to deny, but to accept.
“To Let Go” is not to nag, scold, or argue but instead to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them.
“To Let Go” is not to criticize and regulate anybody, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
“To Let Go” is not to regret the past but to grow and live for the present and for the future.
“To Let Go” is to fear less, and to love more…”
– Robert Paul Gilles, Jr.
Thought of the Week – 18th August 2014
An opportunity is never lost. It’s just found by someone else.
The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every life is full of them. Every lesson in school or college is an opportunity. Continue reading
No one else can choose for you. No one else can change you.
In every situation you have ever been in, positive or negative, the one common thread is you. Continue reading
Hands in Society and Head in the Forest
‘Hands in society’ means I am in society. I am born in society and I am a part of it. I grow in society and end in the society. So, no one can say that I don’t have anything to do with society. If anyone says so, it only means there is a lack of understanding. We cannot exist without society. Society is a must for everybody. We are products of society. We are the beneficiaries of society. Therefore, my friends, ‘hands in society’ means or refers to our very base, our very existence, our sustenance, and our maintenance.
The other extreme is ‘head in the forest’. What does this mean? It doesn’t mean that your head is going to be suspended from a tree in the forest, certainly not! The head represents thought and contemplation. The head represents the goal or aim. The head stands for the objective of life. Therefore, while the hands represent action, the head symbolizes the aim, goal and objective of the life. So, ‘head in the forest’ means the aim or objective of life is not society. The purpose of life is not society.
In the statement ‘head in the forest’, the forest symbolises renunciation. The forest stands for detachment and represents penance. The forest means a life in solitude, aloneness. Therefore, ‘head in the forest’ means that your constant thought should be towards solitude. You have to repeatedly ruminate and travel towards detachment. The purpose is renunciation.
– Sathya Sai Baba
We must not create a wall between our worldly and spiritual lives.
People disorganized in their worldly life search for spiritual wisdom in seclusion; whereas, if organized properly, they can have all the means and resources that are of utmost importance for spiritual enlightenment. The purpose of human life is to make the best use of the resources that nature or God has given us.
But there’s more to it.
There are typically two kinds of people. Some are involved in the world and are busy in their self-centered activities. Others renounce their families and do not participate in worldly life at all. There are very few people who use discrimination, work hard for their self-fulfillment, and at the same time, contribute to the welfare of society. People belonging to these two categories have an incomplete world view, and therefore, strive for their limited goals.
In our modern age, where the standard of living has been facilitated by science and technology, we must learn to make the best use of our ample resources. A lifestyle that is suitable for both worldly fulfillment and spiritual enlightenment is the best.
Those who strive to attain personal enlightenment and help others light their lamps are the true leaders of the human race. ….
Today’s society is waiting for selfless, spiritually enlightened, well-balanced leaders to guide them in how to live happily here and hereafter. Such leaders or reformers will not come from outside our society. They have to be born, raised, and trained right in our own society. We are the ones to become our own guides, our own leaders, and we are the ones to enlighten our own lives…..
—Swami Rama from A Call to Humanity
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