by Aruna Ladva Brahma Kumaris London , England – Submitted by Etta Stevens

“Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one the other disappears.” – Marianne Williamson. The forces of light and darkness have been metaphors for millennia.  Light represents the truth, virtues and divine powers, whereas darkness is a metaphor for fear, ignorance and negativity.  The dark night of the soul in Christianity can be a synonym for a crisis of faith.  More generally it describes a difficult or painful period in one’s life, feeling lost and perhaps even reaching a stage of depression and despair.  This is when we are often forced to look at ourselves deeply. Night becomes the day, with the rising of the sun.  Without the sun, life on Earth would perish.  The sun rises and day begins, the sun sets and night falls.  Hence, darkness is simply the absence of light.

As conflict and animosity escalate across our world, this darkness infiltrates even further because we fail to understand the power of light. We remain under the illusion that we can fight darkness with darkness – but we cannot.

Those who move away from the light for whatever reason, and prey on the vulnerable and the weak are those who feel powerless and empty inside. I find it hard to believe that those who commit crime, actually feel good about it.  I understand they generally feel powerless and want to feel powerful in the oddest of ways.  Their actions are ego driven without compassion or empathy, somehow there is a psychological disconnect and distance from the Divine.  They can suppress their conscience for now… but at some time the realization will have to come to them about the consequences of their actions… even if it is in the next birth that they have to pay off that karma.  

We are all beings of light. We are souls, and we carry our five qualities from birth to birth. The costume we wear will go, but the five qualities of the soul are eternal. These qualities include Peace, Wisdom, Happiness, Purity, and Love.  Also, our habits will be with the soul on its journey so if there are any habits that you do not like in ourselves, we must use our power to change them   Our lives are like boomerangs.  Whatever we send out comes back to us. Focus on the joy, peace, and love that we are and if you are ill, see your body with light, healing, and wellness.  Talk to your body and it is listening.

The best way to do this is to perform a daily MEDITATION practice, even for just a few minutes each time you sit in silence and contemplate the negativity that enters your mind. The more you do this practice, the easier it will be to chase the negative emotions out of your mind and replace them with a positive outlook on life in general. Life is extremely difficult now with so many things to complicate the joy and peace we want to attain. Everyone is in the very same position now but with MEDITATION in our lives we can at least see the relief that is coming and learn the proper way to relax our minds and our bodies.

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the candle’s life will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha

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