Self Empowerment

Meditation, in practice, means to enter, and re-enter, the reservoir of
peace inside us whenever we need to during the course of the day. This
exercise increases self-control and prevents the explosions and reactions of
anger that drain our strength. The easy method is *not to expect but to
accept*: then tolerance and respect make our life far more comfortable.

There may be many shadows and pollutants inside us, but usually our pain is
centered around these: 'I own', 'I need', 'I want', 'mine' and 'I expect'.
If we learn to recognize the characteristics of such a consciousness, we are
in a position to overcome difficult situations and thoughts before they
overwhelm us. We simply have to remain awake, and that state of alertness
stops these shadows from overpowering us and making us unconscious.

Our needs and wants are truly fulfilled in a healthy way by tuning in to the
original resources of the soul, because their fulfillment is not dependent
on anyone, or anything from outside. When we sustain ourselves from the
inside, then our well-being is secure and progressive. As a result, when we
express and show our original qualities of the self to others, whether it is
peace, happiness or love, they naturally increase inside. The more we give
unconditionally, the more we have. This miracle of 'quality being' is the
result of natural purity, the original state of selflessness, which God
always has and good meditators aspire to return to.