"The only worthwhile accomplishments are not those we
achieve outwardly, but the victories we win over ourselves" (Patanjali)
In the
peace and silence and space of your inner self, where God likes to stay, even
if there is no room for it, God sees you acting. Well, what do you give the
outside world much attention, what do you give the outside world a lot of
energy. Now is God not asking you: to stop it, no, go on. You are of good will
and that’s what We cherish to see.
But please give a piece of your time, some of your energy, some of your
attention to your inner self? The presence of God in your life will benefit
from it, the spiritual world, is waiting for it but for what after all?
We should say: for your inner performance, your inner diplomas and
certificates, driving licenses and certificates, inner successes and deeds.
Those of the outer world are hanging on your walls and lying in your drawers.
But the inner diplomas are in God's hand.
Why are the diplomas of the inner world specially?
I say you, why not?
Because We provide all the diplomas of the inner world, which are more
important and more sustainable and of eternal value.
Isn’t
your inner world more important than your looks?
Isn’t your heart more important than your brains?
Isn’t your happiness more important than your possessions?
Isn’t your inner security more important than external security, which you
derive from status, job, home or appearance?
Isn’t your inner peace more important than the outward calm, which you acquire
with great difficulty by holidays, exercising, sauna, satisfaction of your
physical needs such as food and sex?
The
outer peace is dependent on many factors, how vulnerable are you by this.
The inner peace is only depending upon yourselves and upon God.
The external wealth depends upon so many other people.
The inner wealth depends only upon yourself. And your choosing for it.
The external benefits are usually temporary.
The inner performances are always everlasting, My children, everlasting. And I
know that you do not realize how true these words are.
"The only worthwhile accomplishments are not those we
achieve outwardly, but the victories we win over ourselves"
God
advises you therefore this:
1. Think about God's words.
2. Take some time each day for your inner self.
3. Ask yourself what is important and what isn’t.
4. Talk to your inner self.
5. Assess the results of your outer and inner performances.
6. Assess the results of your securities and vulnerabilities.
7. Assess the results of your life as if today will be your last day on earth.
"For you know the day nor the hour". Would you be satisfied?
8. Assess the results of who you are, what will remain when you peel away the
externals. What remains left?
The inner certificates are accompanying you into eternity, when your outer performances and achievements are for a long time forgotten and destroyed.
Will you give it a try? And if you are already
working on it will you continue to do so?
Because if you are making one step toward Us, We'll make ten steps to you.
My blessings to you all
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Patanjali “The only worthwhile accomplishments are not
those we achieve outwardly, but the victories we win over ourselves.”
The
only true victory of a man is when he conquers himself. Patanjali has
proclaimed this to mankind already a few thousand years ago and in the last
century it is repeated in the west by Paramahansa Yogananda, the great Eastern
yogi who has enriched the West with his eastern acquired knowledge and
insights.
Man is a marvelous creature, full of dreams and insights and talents.
Specially wealthy countries in the world have become masters of the matter, of
technique, of science, of human knowledge, of democratic developments.
This is a true achievement. The successes of mankind on practical, social and
economic fields, made mankind recently believe the world was manageable.
The
persistence of poverty in the world, unrest in a lot of countries, the
environmental crisis and the economic crisis show mankind there is still a long
way to go. Mankind could be helped by this ancient wisdom of Patanjali.
"The only worthwhile accomplishments are not those we
achieve outwardly, but the victories we win over ourselves"
It is
a spiritual law that the outer world more or less corresponds with the inner
world.
God says simply this to you: when you should tackle the turmoil and chaos and
confusion and limitations in your inner world, the outer world would certainly
respond. Of course not directly because the relationship between the spiritual
world and the material world, between the inner and outer world, between mind
and body is a complex one and is depending on many factors.
Victory
of the inner world? What can that be?
Why don’t you look around: people are generally spoken well dressed,
well fed, well educated, well housed and well informed.
But
at the same time you all are very much struggling with your attachments and
addictions.
- Seniors who drink too much
- Children who have overweight
- Smokers who can not stop
- TV viewers going to bed tired after 6 hours a day watching passively,
cluttered with advertisements and moderate programs
- Parents of children with two jobs, two cars, two holidays a year, who “are
loosing oneselves”
- Overcrowded shopping centers and empty churches
- Economic growth as the only foundation of society
- The environment as the victim of this growth.
This rich and saturated outer world, silted up with luxury which has captured
your heart, at the expense of the inner man, has had of course its day. We, in
the spirit, are already seeing the dawning of a new day, but for you people the
night is still ahead and to overcome.
Our advice is consider your inner self and look around and see the desperation of the vulnerable, the turmoil of the elderly, the powerlessness of the youth. The attachments, addictions and the despair resulting from this are controlling you more than you want to admit.
Create for yourself inner calm and silence and space and wisdom.
I would love to tell you "how much hope and future and happiness" is lying in this ancient wisdom of Patanjali, more relevant and necessary than ever.
My blessings to you all
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