AUMISM
Towards a Better World
Reflections to shed light on the questions of our time.
REFLECTIONS
Towards a Better World #19
Sunday 15 November 2020
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INCREASING ONE’S STRENGTH
In this autumn of 2020, the task is to maintain a vigilant attitude day by day and to remain centred on a twofold necessity:
– to keep watching over one’s own health and that of others in the face of the pandemic;
– to watch over one’s own morale and that of those around us in the face of the news and of anything that can create an anxious atmosphere: “our thoughts and feelings act on us in the present and influence our future“, and they also have repercussions on the collective future.
Let us allow neither fear nor discouragement to take hold; let us remain determined to develop our inner strength over time. It is an inalienable good for each person and for all generations.
“Every existence includes periods of struggle and difficulty. Take courage. Strive relentlessly to overcome obstacles. Never let yourself be overwhelmed.”
(Le Yoga de la vie pratique, p. 222)
Positive affirmations can help those who repeat them to increase this strength. An example, taken from the Aumist Teaching:
“I am a centre of Strength, Light and consciousness.
I am in unity with the divine Consciousness,
I am divinely protected, inspired, enlightened, guided.”
(Le Yoga de l’Amour dans la Force, p. 234) [1]
[1] See post no. 2, “Cultivating calm”.
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