The soul, being the main reference for knowledge and experience in our life, is also the mastermind behind our thoughts, feelings and actions Attending to the health of the soul is perhaps the most important thing in a person's life The soul is backed by a universal power that if we permit it, can accomplish anything from healing ourselves to healing our planet Every experience in life has an influence on everything else Our personal beliefs and viewpoints determine our individual reality and the way in which the world presents itself to us If you know and feel in your heart that everything in your life is meaningful and necessary for your inner growth and development, then each experience of yours will serve as a means to further your spiritual and material abundance, however irrelevant the same experiences may seem to another person On the other hand, if your interpretation of life is an unhappy one your experiences will most likely be characterized by frustration and constant disappointments Food For The Soul The soul's primary 'food' is feeling happy for no particular reason The soul uses it to increase love, wisdom and abundance in life This form of happiness is the natural result of balance and harmony among all the different aspects of life, including the body The body along with its five senses plays a particularly important role with regard to spiritual growth and increasing soul awareness If used sensibly and in a balanced way, the senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell can be a tremendous source of happiness When happiness is the fuel and motivating force behind our desires and intentions, there is no end to growth and expansion of love, knowledge, creativity and power Without such happiness, however, we stumble in darkness and are vulnerable, insecure and restless The final recipient of happiness is the soul Happiness is generated when the soul sees oneness underlying all differences, when lovers unite in ecstasy, or when an artist merges with his piece of art Also the smaller pleasures that we experience in body and mind can further the integrity of life They tune the ego, the intellect, the mind, the senses and the body and create more harmony and joyful interaction between them This re-establishes health (=wholeness) in its truest sense Doing what pleases us feeds the soul By contrast, doing what displeases us starves the soul and disconnects it from universal love and universal energy The soul plays a very important role in life Any weaknesses on the level of the soul or self-awareness manifest as difficulties or disturbances on the level of the mind and cause an imbalance in the body Nevertheless, these difficulties, whether they relate to problems in a relationship or become manifested as self-harming tendencies or physical illness, have a deeper meaning and purpose than is obvious They serve as corrective measures to steer the course of life in a more fulfilling and rewarding direction Life -- A Learning Process Life is like a school Every illness, whether on the mental or physical level, is a learning process and helps us to correct what we consider mistakes from the past Karma is a Sanskrit word for 'action' and is often seen as a form of punishment for past 'sinful' actions This limited interpretation of karma, however, does not allow its deeper, more relevant, meaning to emerge Action just is, neither negative, nor positive, yet it always causes a reaction If we deviate from the laws of nature in some way, karma is there to put us back on track This self-correcting mechanism should not be interpreted as punishment, bad luck, or fate Karma returns to us to further attune our soul with its ever-perfect source Each difficult situation in life can offer us a wealth of information about other people , the world, and ourselves In truth, we are always presented with the right kind of problem that alerts our soul to make the much-needed changes in our life Discomfort or suffering indicates that something basic within us needs to shift before happiness and satisfaction can return If we have deviated from the path of natural law then other laws of nature will help us to correct our 'mistakes This can be quite painful and distressing at times, but it does the job On the other hand, if we live with more awareness and listen to the gentle whispers of the laws of nature, which are available to us through intuition or by following the directions given by our heart, we will reap great benefits and even attract miracles into our lives Flowing with the stream of natural law requires no effort and no special skills yet it generates much peace, stability and joy There is no real advantage or need for us to know what is right and wrong or good and bad Once we have learnt to live spontaneously in harmony with the laws of nature, mistakes will be as remote as darkness is from the sun A life with natural law is no longer just human; it is also divine or higher dimensional Since the stream of natural law upholds life everywhere, nobody can withstand its force forever In many cases any resistance to the stream of natural law is broken when the body or some of its parts begin to malfunction This is the right time for soul healing and you may feel an urgent impulse to start searching for help First, you may look for a 'magic bullet' that promises to quickly take the problem away Should the symptom-oriented approach fail, you may be coerced to look for the deeper causes of your problems This can generate a sense of self-responsibility, which may alert you to the 'mistakes' you have made and allow you to go through the difficult periods in your life with greater awareness Once the 'running away' or 'I don't want to know'- phase is over, the qualities of patience and acceptance begin to unfold; these in turn become great assets in learning those vital lessons that are being revealed to us through an illness or difficulty The lessons always turn up at the right time and they can open a treasure house of new possibilities and opportunities Karma is not the cause of suffering; it is rather an opportunity to learn It is useful to understand that the reason you make mistakes is due to the soul's continuous search for completeness and oneness Mistakes never are coincidental occurrences but parts of the essential plan to move life toward completion We All Long For Happiness One of the most powerful laws of nature that motivates growth and evolution of soul awareness and causes every natural phenomenon is the pursuit of happiness Not only humans are capable of experiencing happiness Most of us may not be aware of how a rose or a lotus flower feels when it opens its petals to greet the warming rays of the sun This doesn't mean, however, that flowers cannot experience joy Research on plants suggests that plants know the difference between love and aversion Without the plant's or animal's love for the planet the Earth would be the most uninhabitable and incoherent place to live in Man's violation of the laws of nature and the subsequent disturbance of the ecological balance on the planet have negatively affected all the various life forms - from a tiny insect to century-old trees and human life as well We all choose different ways of increasing our happiness You may derive pleasure from playing music, painting, or riding on horseback Other people get satisfaction from making pieces of furniture, writing books, or developing computer programmes Many people link the achievement of happiness to the acquisition of more material wealth If we suffer from poverty or lack of comfort, having more money seems to be the favoured source of happiness Although material wealth brings us satisfaction to a certain degree it is only short-lived; it changes with the inevitably changing situations and circumstances This form of happiness rises and falls with the changes experienced in relationships, wealth status, or state of health When we are attached to any of these, happiness will not be permanent True learning in life is focused on the generation of freedom and unconditional love - - two sides of the same coin Unconditional love is sometimes found in the relationship of a mother with her child It comes without attachment and dependency Love, without strings attached, creates freedom and a deep sense of oneness with everyone, beyond the boundaries of time and space. The ability to love unconditionally comes naturally when we let go of fear, expectations, and sense of ownership of what we consider ours, including our own body By sharing unconditional freedom and love, we permit the river of life and abundance to flow unheeded through us When we are afraid of losing what we have the river of life stops flowing, which creates a stagnation of energy within us There is no point in trying to fill a cup that is already full If we hold on to the content of the cup forever, we cannot try other and better tasting beverages Any unresolved issue in your life is a form of stagnation and brings the flow of happiness to a standstill Without the experience of happiness real healing or completion in any area of life cannot take place, whether it of physical, emotional or spiritual nature The degree of happiness determines the degree of health and well being Restlessness and disharmony are qualities that can motivate you to look for a deeper purpose in life The deeper purpose is the acquisition of the ability to love and watch the consequences of love in action Love Thyself . . . Love always begins with love towards oneself Love is a ladder, It starts with one person, and then there are two~ Love is the beginning of all things~ And the fundamental reason for the lack of joy and happiness in ones life~, is that most people~ have forgotten the language of love~ Many are not courageous enough ~ to go into that adventure called love We are here on Earth to learn how to translate universal love into human form Each time you radiate unconditional love into the global mind atmosphere, you upgrade the entire human experience, taking humanity yet one more step into the unfolding New Reality~~ Oushadhim Jahnavi Toyam Vaidyo Narayana Harihi ""May the healing waters flow thru your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies and quench your undenyable search for truth. We are an open portal for Gods expression of Unconditional love that we allow to flow freely thru us to bless all life in the eternal presence of love and light.May Peace and happiness flow freely thru you~~~ Blessings for a wonderful heartfelt joyful evening~
