By : Mr. Prem Rawat,
“It is a good thing to know others, but it is a wise thing to know yourself”. Nature has bestowed on every living thing the necessary power that is required for its survival. It is inherent in everyone and is an incredible thing. It can change the impossible into possible, sadness into happiness, war into peace and hate into love. The question is ‘Do you realize, the power you have is a gift of nature?’ As a human being YOU are bestowed with the true power of abundant kindness, joy, love, truth and peace within yourself. These are the things that can change the face of your own world in which you live every day, every moment and there will never be a shortage of these. Despite of all turmoil, there is abundant source of happiness in you, which you can bring forward whenever and wherever you need. In the deepest hour of sorrow, you still have these powers in you that have the ability to change sorrow into happiness for you. The only thing you require is to practice these powers; because whatever you practice, you get good at it. If you find yourself getting angry within no time, it means you have practiced anger the most in your life. Practice peace in your life and you can get good at it.
Of all the powers you have, you also have the power to feel peace within yourself. When you are in peace, your world will be in peace too. So take that time to make a difference in life, for which you only need to care. This is one earth and one humanity. You as a human being, can make others project out their good. One should learn to appreciate the differences. These differences are like, the spaces between two places; and building a bridge can connect the two places. We have not yet built this bridge because of the differences. You have that power to bridge the space by doing constructive things for your loved ones.
Everything in your life begins with you sowing seeds. Love, kindness, peace, understanding, doubt and confusion are like the seeds you have been given. Depending on which seed you sow in the soil of this life, will be those trees you see in the garden of your life. They all start out as little seeds, but as they sprout and grow, they manifest their particular characteristics. Some you will like and others you won’t. It’s upto you which seeds you sow and nurture in your life. It’s not only a question of sowing the seeds but also nurturing them, watering them, protecting them, taking care of them so that they grow in the soil of our life. To feel kindness, to feel true love, to understand what it is like not to be in doubt and confusion; this is something you do first of all for you and then for other people; and it will be a step towards humanity and peace.
When you focus on problems, you will have more problems and when you focus on possibilities, you will have more opportunities. Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets into them. So don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down. Life is an opportunity – the truest opportunity, as we only have this one life to navigate. The breath coming into us is the definition of opportunity. Sometimes we need to be reminded of that to keep our focus clear and to remember what is real because we get impressed by money, followers, degrees and titles. One should be impressed by kindness, integrity, generosity and humility. This should be real and practical.
There are activities in our life that actually does not have any weight. But we give them gravity, shape & importance and weight them so much only in our minds which weighs us down. Being victorious over the self requires us taking decisions in our life, not others on our behalf. Being victorious over the self does not mean conquering. We always look at things as we have to conquer the situations, people and ideas. Conquering means somebody is going to win and somebody is going to lose; but when we are victorious over ourselves, we don’t lose, we win; nobody loses. It’s only win-win situation. If life is a lottery, we all hold winning tickets in our hands.
(Mr. Prem Rawat, also known by the honorary title of ‘Ambassador of Peace’ inspires people with his message around the world towards a unique opportunity of self-discovery and he offers a practical way of feeling peace within oneself. For more information please visit the websites www.rajvidyakender.org and www.premrawat.com.)
