Positive Thinking Quotes

We usually have expectations for taking from others and situations. We do want the best from everything, yet we are not able to take as much as we are capable of. We try harder but are not able to get the best out of situations and people. We need to empty ourselves of all that is not required for us, before we can even think of getting the best of everything. We will be able to take the best, if we free ourselves from waste.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

To be generous hearted is to bestow others with specialities and virtues. When you are generous you will become cooperative and enable others to become virtuous through your virtues and fill others with your specialities. The more you use your specialities in this way, the more you will find them increasing. Think of something that is very special in you. Today take the thought of using this speciality of yours for someone's benefit. Not only will others benefit with this, you will find yourself improving too.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Those who remain absorbed in Godly love cannot be separated from this love. The sparkle, intoxication and rays of experience of souls who are absorbed in Godly love and so powerful that, let alone something coming close to them, it doesn't even have the courage to look at them, even from a distance. If you constantly have this experience, then you would not have to make any type of effort nor would you have to battle.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu..

The past is history, so let it go. The future is a mystery, so let it come. The present is a gift - be truly in the present today and release all your fears (based on the past) and your worries (imagined futures) - this is the work of someone who truly wants to awaken, and break free from the anchors and burdens of dead yesterdays and speculative tomorrows. Be here now they say, easier said than done, I hear you say. But no one can stop us, except for ourselves. There is only now - everything else is avoidance.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The power within changes even hopeless situations into hopeful ones. All of us have so much power within that we are able to see the brighter side of the situation when we use this power. Where there is power, there is happiness and this automatically makes the most hopeless situations into something beautiful. Thus we can be peaceful and happy. When we are able to maintain this stage we find that things change for the better too. Let us think of one situation that we're not happy with. Let us use our inner power to accept the situation as it is without expecting it to change. This acceptance will give us the faith that things are happening for the best. With this faith even the most hopeless situation will turn positive.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

To bring about a change within is to bring about a change outside too. When there are challenging situations, the usual way is to react to them and expect them to change because of these reactions. But the only way to change these situations is to bring about a change within the self. When there is the ability to do this, there is the ability to use all the resources for this purpose. When I have the commitment to bring about a change within myself, I am able to be confident and courageous in all situations. There is neither fear nor the desire for things to change according to my wish. I am willing to work on the situation and change the situation.

Fearlessness comes when there is the power of truth within us. When we are constantly truthful, we will have nothing to fear. In all the challenges we face everyday we will be able to maintain our faith and courage because of our power of truth. Let us make sure our actions are based on truth and when things go wrong, we will still be able to be fearless. We need to keep reminding ourselves that we have the power of truth with us and we will be victorious, whatever may be the challenges that come our way.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

By having the sanskars or personality of wasteful thoughts, you increased the duration of a situation. When you have wasteful thoughts, you understand that they are wasteful, but just as there is great force of a river or an ocean, so the flow of wasteful thoughts is so fast that they pull you. No matter how much you try to stop them, they still continue to flow. You understand and you also think that it is not right; you understand that it causes a great loss, but you still continue to allow them to flow. What is the reason for this? The lack of the power to transformation.

To be free from wants is to be free from waste. The one who is free from wants is the one who is free from expectations. When there are no expectations, there is not too much thought about what is not there or what should be there. Since the mind is free from all these kind of waste thoughts, whatever is done is the best. When we are free from wants or desires, we are able to always remain content. We can then appreciate and enjoy everything that comes our way, and do not expect anything both from situations and people. So the mind is free from waste thoughts and questions.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Just as the sign of having faith in the intellect is guaranteed victory, in the same way, such souls will be carefree. They cannot have any type of wasteful thinking. Apart from having pure thoughts, there will be no type of name or trace of any wasteful thoughts. It would not be that waste thoughts came and that they had to be chased away. No waste can come to those who have faith in the intellect. After all, what is wasteful thinking? How? Why? What? etc. these are the wasteful thoughts that are created.

Everyone naturally works for the benefit of the self and others. But sometimes we find that others are not able to appreciate our contribution. This is because we are not able to recognize the needs of the other person. So there is a tendency to ignore the needs of the other person. The one who discriminates well is able to understand the other person's need and give accordingly. So whatever is done naturally brings benefit for others. When we are able to bring benefit for the right person at the right time with the right thing, we are able to win the trust of the other person. We expect nothing in return, but have the satisfaction of helping at the right time.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

You come into fluctuation because you only see the present time. However, the future that is hidden in the present is not clearly visible and therefore you come into fluctuation. And major, delicate situation comes in fact to teach you a very important lesson for the future; it is not just a situation, but it is your teacher. See it with the vision of what lesson that situation is teaching you, this is known as changing the negative into positive.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Do something today to bring gladness to someone whose pleasures are few

Do something to drive out sadness or cause someone's dream to come true

Find time for a neighborly greeting and time to delight an old friend

Remember the years are fleeting and life's latest day will soon end

Do something today that tomorrow will prove to be really worthwhile

Help someone to conquer sorrow and greet the new dawn with a smile

For out of kindness and giving of service, friendship and cheer

We learn the pure joy of living and find heaven's happiness here.

Heaven is surely a present and a future state. Let's us do our share in bringing peace, justice and love in our world - a foretaste of paradise here on earth.

~ Thanks to FNeil G. Jalando

To be free from the influence of the past is to have the ability to fly forward. There are so many things of the past that keep coming up in the mind again and again. Instead of being like birds holding on to the branches of the past; the one who looks at the clear sky gets the inspiration to move forward. To look at the clear sky means to look at the present moment and make the best use of it. The ability to free ourselves from the negative influences of the past, enables us to have a vision of equality. We will then not be judging others on what our past experiences with them are. We also find ourselves experiencing the benefit of each and every moment and experience constant progress.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Humility enables people to realize their mistakes and correct themselves. Real humility results in so much power of truth that we don't need to say anything at all in words. The very power of our inner state of being will make the other person realize the error of their ways. While giving directions or corrections to someone, we need to check our own attitude, reminding ourselves of the humility within and only then say what we have to say. With humility our words will be for their benefit and this will enable them to learn.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

It is much easier to believe that it's snowing, than to experience the snow. If you just believe, you can stay inside, stay warm and avoid the cold. That's why people are led up the garden path by others beliefs. It's easier and warmer. And all this 'believing stuff' starts in kindergarten. In the context of your spiritual or personal growth, believe nothing, experiment and test everything, in the laboratory of your own experience. Only then will you be able to separate truth from falsehood, reality from illusion, and lead others with integrity. Challenge and check at least one belief everyday. And if it's found wanting, chuck it or change it. Challenge, check, then chuck or change, now that's a master at work.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

When we are living from our inner self, it means that we are focusing our attention on the internal and when we observe the external world around us, we do not get lost, threatened or frightened by the events. We remain stable and experience the feeling of security and tranquility. The biggest obstacle to Inwardliness is living in our senses - organs of sight, hearing and eating. We lose sight of our inner being. We look at things with feelings of desire, greed, anger, attachment or arrogance. We hear indecent or degrading talk. We utter harsh words or get addicted to the pleasures of the palate. Living in the outward is living far away from the state of inwardliness, the consciousness that brings us serenity, happiness and peace.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.