Another key principle of
MIND SCIENCE is that of giving
or “outflowing” The universe is made up of pure energy, the nature of
which is to move and flow. The nature of the life is constant change, constant
flux. When we understand this, we tune into its rhythm and we are able to give
and receive freely, knowing that we never really lose anything, but constantly
gain.
When, through insecurity (fear) and a feeling that there
“isn’t enough,” we try to hold onto or cling to what we have, we begin to cut
off this wonderful flow of energy. In hanging onto what we have, we fail to
keep the energy moving and we don’t make space for new energy to come to us.
Energy takes many forms , such as love, affection,
appreciation and recognition, material possessions, money, friendship, etc. and
the principles apply equally to all these forms.
If you look around you at those who are most unhappy, you’ll
find they are often people who have a “starved” feeling in some way, and are
therefore always trying to grab from others. They feel that life in general and
other people in particular are not giving them what they need.. And many of us
have a little of this tendency.
When we find that place within ourselves that is giving , we
begin to reverse the flow. Giving happens not from a feeling of sacrifice, or an idea of spirituality, but for the pure
pleasure of it – because it’s fun..We each have an infinite supply of love and
happiness within us. We have been accustomed to thinking that we have to get
something from outside us in order to be happy, but it truth it works the other
way: we must learn to contact our inner source of happiness and satisfaction
and flow it outward to share with others. As we outflow our loving energy, we
make room for more to flow into us .
The more you share of yourself, the more you seem to get
from the world, because of the outflow-inflow principle. (Nature dislilkes a
vacuum, so as you outflow you create space into which something must inflow.) Giving becomes its own
reward.
When we fully understand and live this we have manifested
our inborn loving nature. We will find in practising Mind Science, that the
more “giving” orientation we have to
life, the easier it will be to fulfill our dreams. But remember always that we
can’t continue to give unless we are equally open to receiving …. And that “giving” also means giving to
yourself.
When it comes to ‘outflowing’, practice makes perfect. You
must consciously practice it in order to get the experience of how good it
feels. Here are some exercises in outflowing you can try :
Exercise 1) Make a point to express more
appreciation to others in as many ways as you can think of. Sit down right now
and make a list of people to whom you would like to outflow love and
appreciation, and think of a way you can take the form of words, touching, a
gift, a phone call or letter, money, or any sharing of your talents that makes
another person feel good. Choose something that makes you feel good. Practise
speaking more words of thanks, appreciation and admiration to people when you
feel like it. “It was kind of you to help me.” “I want you to know that I
appreciate that.” “Your eyes were shining and beautiful as you said that, and
it made me feel good to see you.”
(We don’t need to feel embarrassed ! )
Exercise 2). Go through your things at home
or in the office that you don’t really want or use very often and give
them to others who will appreciate them more.
Exercise 3). If you’re a person who tries to
spend a little money as possible and always hunts for a bargain, try spending a
little money each day unnecessarily. But the product that costs a few cents
more instead of less, treat yourself
to a little something extra , pay for a friend’s coffee, donate to a good
cause, etc. Even a small action of this sort is a visible demonstration to
yourself that you have faith in the
abundance that you have been affirming. Acting speaks as loud as words
in this case.
Exercise 4). Tithe your income. Tithing is the practice of
giving a percentage of your income to a
religious organization , spiritual organization, or any group that you feel is
making a worthwhile contribution in the world. It is a way of supporting that
energy, and at the same time acknowledge that all you receive comes from the
universe ( or Source ) and therefore
you give a token back to the universal source. It doesn’t matter what the
percentage is – even tithing just one percent of your income will give you a
continuous experience of outflowing . Just be sure to do it regularly.
(Editor’s note: Keep MSM
in mind!)
5. Be creative. Think of other ways to outflow your energy
into the universe for the good of yourself and others.
Part II : DISCUSSION
There will be no Q & A this month. Only a practical discussion.
Let us re-read Exercise 1.
After re-reading, let us now
make a list of people to whom we would like to ‘outflow’.( 1 minute)
In No. 5, the author tells us
to be creative and think of other ways to practise ‘Outflowing’or Giving.
Let us now come up with
other ways of our own to practise Giving – on our own and as a Mind Science
group.
Part 111 : REFLECTION
LEADER :
Take
a deep breath … Exhale ( 3 times )
With our eyes still closed, let us
think of how we can show
appreciation to those whom we have listed down just now. (pause)
On our Mental Screen let us now think of one person
from this lost to whom we would like to outflow love and appreciation ( pause
).
The ‘outflowing’to this person can be done in the
form of a compliment, touching, a gift, a phone call, a letter, by way of money
or even spending time
( pause ).
Now that we have chosen one of the said ways , let
us see ourselves doing this act of outflowing
when we return home.
(pause)
We shall
certainly feel good each time we practise this . It is a law of the Universe.
Get ready to come out of our levels.
Take a deep breath…. Exhale.(2 times)
MSM NEWS FLASH
3 important MSM events scheduled for 26 & 27
April have been postponed due to the SARS outbreak – prevention is better than
cure. The 3 events are:
i)MSM LEADERS’ CONVENTION 2003
ii) MS
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iii) MSM BIENNIAL GEN-MEETING.
A new date will be fixed soon.
Keep away from SARS the MS Way.
Yes, if we really practise what we believe, we have with us a very powerful Tool, the UNIVERSAL LIGHT to protect us from any harmful virus or bacteria. Just bathe ourselves in this Light as many times a day and we can be assured that even the SARS bugs will not touch us. At the same time let us also ‘project’ that this epidemic will be overcome fast.