True peace can be experienced only when we stop giving and taking sorrow. In order not to give sorrow we need a clear heart that has no ill feelings and for not taking sorrow we need a big heart that can tolerate and help other souls to get over their weaknesses.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.
The one who serves others is the richest. To be in a position to serve others means to be aware of the resources and treasures within. When all the powers that are within are used for the benefit of the self and others they tend to multiply and increase. So the one who continues to serve others continues to become richer. When we serve, not only do we become richer with what we use, but for having served unselfishly we also become richer with the blessings and good wishes that emerge from the hearts of others. We are able to experience the real richness and beauty of life as there is a lot of love, happiness and joy in our lives.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.
If there is a need to take responsibility for something, then of course, you should. However, if a situation is not your business, or someone else is in charge, then don't get caught up in it. If you want to help, you can still involve yourself in a more subtle way through faith. Faith in others does a lot of work. It doesn't mean blind faith - observing helplessly while keeping your fingers crossed - it means to remain alert to what's going on, and then to fill another with the strength of your faith to such an extent that they feel able to do whatever needs to be done. This means having faith, but also donating the power of your faith. If the other person is honest and truthful, your faith will work for them. In this way, we can learn to truly help each other.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.
Next time you are waiting for anything, notice what you are wanting! This will be a source of your tension or impatience. All desire has fear built in - fear of not getting or losing, even before your desire is fulfilled. If you want to be free of fear in life, which is another way of saying if you want to be free of stress, the secret is to want nothing, and then magic happens, for lo and behold, all that you need and more, arrives in your life, at the right time, in the right way. Not what they told us in kindergarten was it?
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.
To be generous hearted is to bestow others with your specialities and virtues. When we are generous we will become cooperative and enable others to become virtuous through our virtues and fill others with our specialities. The more we use our specialities in this way, the more we will find them increasing. Let us think of something that is very special in us. Today let us take the thought of using this speciality of ours for someone's benefit. Not only will others benefit with this, we will find ourselves improving too.
~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.