Self-Empowerment To empower the self we need to realize and review our weaknesses or those aspects of life that are holding us back in some way and/or are causing us some sorrow or discomfort. The next step is to use techniques of meditation to remove these weaknesses.To know your weaknesses, perform the following exercise: A. Remember the darker times in your life, when you experienced failure. What was the common weakness present in your behaviour at those times? B. What are the negative or destructive trends in your behaviour because of which you or others experience pain or sorrow?C. Sometimes certain traits or behaviour of others can arouse a negative response in us. What is that negative response? D. What are you most frightened of?E. Now review your answers and summarize. What are your three main weaknesses?

Anger Management There are some false notions about anger that we have acquired, which we use to justify and nourish our anger:1. I have no choice but to get angry.Fact: You do not know how to understand, manage and choose your feelings, especially when something happens that you do not like. Tip For Transformation: Meditation increases your self-awareness. It makes you realize the beliefs that you possess and that possess you and enables you to see and make your choices much more clearly.2. Anger gives me a surge of positive energy.Fact: Anger temporarily heightens your attention and alertness. But it results in mental and emotional exhaustion and over time will end in burnout. However it is the 'hit' of adrenaline that you have become addicted to which also makes you believe that a bit of anger is good. Tip For Transformation: Every time you become angry visualize a white sail on a calm sea and a gentle, cool, breeze blowing against your face.

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Spiritual Vision A spiritual vision in the context of our relationships means we see the highest spiritual qualities in others despite what they say or do. This is difficult until we are able to see the same in ourselves. This simple exercise is a beginning. Write down the names of three people you know (family, friend, colleague) and then three positive qualities that you see in each of them. Now imagine they are doing the same with you - what would they write down for you - write down a few positive qualities you think they would see in you.Regularly affirm your spiritual qualities, which they generate. The more you learn to see them within yourself, the more you will see and appreciate them in others.


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Wikipedia
Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break the fast" (and can also mean "nature", from the word "fitrah") and so symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.
Eid ul-Fitr starts the day after Ramadan ends, and is verified by the sighting of the new moon.

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Relaxation There are a number of simple things you can begin doing to take the rush, hurry and stress out of your life and restore a more natural and relaxed rhythm: 1. Press the Pause ButtonPlan 3-4 moments in your day in which you rest your body and mind for a couple of minutes. Try repeating a short and gentle affirmation like "I am very peaceful and relaxed". 2. PrioritiesCheck your to do list every day and make sure there is atleast one activity that is active, creative and you genuinely love doing.3. GratitudeThank at least one person each day. This helps you reverse the habit of always wanting and taking into giving, which is much more relaxing and enjoyable, not to mention healthy. 4. Spiritual KnowledgeRead one paragraph of spiritual knowledge every morning. Then reflect on what you have read for one minute. 5. ExercisePlan atleast one physical exercise or posture everyday.

Just-A-Minute (J-A-M) What can a minute's quiet reflection every hour do for you? It can be used for reflecting on a simple inspiring thought or for silence and meditation, to reconnect with the self and relax. It takes just-a-minute to transform your world. Just-a-minute (j-a-m)is a dynamic campaign to create personal peace in a global climate of ever-increasing chaos and change. It introduces regular one-minute periods of silence into people's lives, whether stressed out city executives, busy mothers or high profile public figures. Taking just-a-minute has helped people in every aspect of their lives regardless of age or background. To know more, kindly visit: http://just-a-minute.org.




Iftar WikipediaIftar (Arabic: إفطار), refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar during Ramadan is often done as a community, with Muslims gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after Maghrib (sunset) time. Traditionally, a date is the first thing to be consumed during Iftar when the fast is broken.

Positive Reflection For The Day The one way to change others is to deal with them with love. When you have love for others, you will have good wishes for them. Your desire to change them will then be for their good and not for your own selfishness. Others will quickly respond to your unselfish love and you'll find them changing. Think of one person you want to bring about a change in. Before you think of changing that person let there be a lot of love for that person in your mind. Also make sure the change you want in the other person is for his own good and not for your own selfish reason.

Columbia Encyclopedia
Ramadan, in Islam, the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which all Muslims must fast during the daylight hours. Indulgence of any sort is forbidden during the fast. There are only a few who are exempt, e.g., soldiers, the sick, and the young. Because of the purely lunar calendar, Ramadan falls in different seasons. The final day of Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, is celebrated by a day of feasting. The first revelation of the Qur'an is commemorated in this month.



Maqta Wikipedia, The maqta is the last sher (couplet) of a ghazal, a collection of Urdu poems, in which the poet's takhallus, or pen name, is employed, often in very creative ways.
Example with Takhallus Meer in neem baaz aankhon meinSaari masti sharaab ki see hai(Poet : Meer Taqi Meer)

MushairaWikipediaMushaira (Urdu: مشاعره, mušā’ira) is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil, محفل) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the culture of Pakistan and North India, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.A mushaira can take a number of forms. Traditionally, the ghazal is the specific poetic form employed

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Haleem (Persian: حلیم ) is a thick Persian high calorie dish. In Anatolia, Iran, the Caucasus region and northern Iraq, types of haleem are Keshkek and Harisa. Although the dish varies from region to region, it always includes wheat, lentils and meat. Haleem, and a variation called Khichra is very popular in India.
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Patient Participation
In our fast changing world speed is of utmost importance and patience all too often flies out the window. But this need not be the case - we do not have to rush, we do not need to lose our calm and our ability to wait. But we do need to understand why we become impatient. Describe an experience (today or recently) when you were extremely impatient with someone?Why did you become impatient?What was the image in your mind, which generated the fear behind your impatience?

Shayari
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises couplet, or Sher. The plural for Sher is Ashaar. The form ghazal is a collection of mulitiple ashaar - each of which should convey a complete thought without any reference to other shayari of the same ghazal. In fact, though belonging to the same ghazal, the different ashaar therein can have completely different meaning and tone relative to one another.

Surfacing Positive Thoughts
As we become aware that thoughts are the seeds of our feelings, attitudes, beliefs, speech and actions, the importance of transforming (changing) waste thoughts into positive ones becomes self-evident – changing our thoughts will change what we say, feel, think and do.
On your own, consider what are the gains or benefits of this transformation (change) on:1. Your body or physical health 2. Your mind or mental health3. Your relationships or social health4. Your productiveness at work5. Your spirit, faith or belief system

Qaafiyaa
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Qaafiyaa is a device employed in a form of Urdu poetry known as Ghazal (a poetic form consisting of couplets which share a rhyme and a refrain). The Qaafiyaa is the rhyming pattern of words that must directly proceed the Ghazal's Radif. The example below is of a Ghazal below by Daag Dehelvi.
In this case the Qaafiyaa is the following pattern of words: jalwa-gaah, nigaah, raah, haale-tabaah and aah. The Radif is mein.
aafat kii shoKhiyaa.N hai.n tumhaarii nigaah mein
mehashar ke fitane khelate hai.n jalwa-gaah mein
wo dushmanii se dekhate hai.n dekhate to hain
mai.n shaad huu.N ke huu.N to kisii kii nigaah mein
aatii baat baat mujhe yaad baar baar
kahataa huu.N dau.D dau.D ke qaasid se raah mein
is taubaah par hai naaz mujhe zaahid is qadar
jo TuuT kar shariik huu.N haal-e-tabaah mein
mushtaaq is adaa ke bahot dard-ma.nd the
ae DaaG tum to baiTh gaye ek aah mein
The origin of "Qaafiyaa" is Arabic; it is the rhyming of the ends of the words. "Ghazal" is a form of romantic Arabic poetry. "Ghazal" is essentially "flirting" and quite often playful poetry.

Khayyam, a Shi'a Muslim[3][4], was born in Nishapur, Iran, then a Seljuk capital in Khorasan (present Northeast Iran), rivalling Cairo or Baghdad. He is thought to have been born into a family of tent makers (literally, al-khayyami means "tent maker"); later in life he would make this into a play on words:
Khayyam, who stitched the tents of science,
Has fallen in grief's furnace and been suddenly burned,
The shears of Fate have cut the tent ropes of his life,
And the broker of Hope has sold him for nothing! [

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Persian: رباعیات عمر خیام) The Rubáiyát (Arabic: رباعیات) is a collection of poems, originally written in the Persian language and of which there are about a thousand, attributed to the Persian mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyám (1048 – 1123). "Rubaiyat" (derived from the Arabic root word for 4) means "quatrains": verses of four lines.

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Role Playing Every day is filled with many different scenes, and in every scene we play a different role. If we play the wrong role in the wrong scene, we definitely trigger an element of disharmony and conflict in the scene. The manager who goes home in the evening and forgets to drop the role of manager is in for a tough time. His children want him to play the role of a father and his wife a husband not a manager. When we understand life as a role play, we begin to see ourselves as actors; or simply the creators of actions. The regular practice of reflection or meditation helps us enhance our inner potential as a result of which we can play every different role in the entire day skillfully. Question: What are the two main roles which you play in your life today? Reflection: As you think of each role what skill, talents and qualities do these roles demand in order to play them well? Action: What are the two roles you would like to play and what will you do to get started?
Nazm
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A Nazm (Urdu: نظم ) is an Urdu poetic form that is normally written in rhymed verse.

[ REMEMBRANCEYou laughed, as if the rainy season is singing malharYou wept, as if it is raining, that too in torrentsYou walked, as the breeze blows early in the morningYou stopped, as if someone is prayingYour slept, as a broken yawnIn every season of the year, I could only think of you
Sawan: rainy seasonmalhar: a kind of song said to induce rain ]

Spirtual Intelligence Q. What is the connection between Rational Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual Intelligence? A. There is a hierarchy of knowing. Lets say there were ten languages in the world. As you rise higher in the hierarchy of language the language above has built into it the language below. So if you learned the highest language first you would automatically understand all those below it. Similarly if you develop Spiritual Intelligence you will automatically become intuitively, emotionally, compassionately, rationally intelligent. Q. Why can we not learn Spiritual Intelligence at college or university?A. Spiritual intelligence is not an academic subject. While a curriculum for Spiritual Intelligence could be laid out in a rational, logical way, it cannot be taught and studied in a rational, logical way. There is no set system for its development. The development of spiritual intelligence is not a brain washing, it is an unwashing, a kind of internal 'clean up' or detoxification of your consciousness.

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The Huma (Persian: ہما), also known as the "bird of paradise," is a Persian mythological bird, similar to the Egyptian phoenix, which consumes itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes. It is considered to be a compassionate bird. The touch of the huma bird is said to bring great fortune.
The huma joins both the male and female natures together in one body, each sharing a wing and a leg. It avoids killing for food, rather preferring to feed on carrion. The Persians teach that great blessings come to that person on whom the huma's shadow falls. [1]
According to Sufi master Inayat Khan, "The word huma in the Persian language stands for a fabulous bird. There is a belief that if the huma bird sits for a moment on someone's head it is a sign that he will become a king. Its true meaning is that when a person's thoughts so evolve that they break all limitation, then he becomes as a king. It is the limitation of language that it can only describe the Most High as something like a king."

Meditation
Meditation is the process in which a practitioner emerges the consciousness of being an incorporeal (non-physical) soul, or a point of spiritual energy, located between the two eyebrows with an identity separate from the physical body and connects with the Supreme Soul, who is also incorporeal (non-physical) or a point of spiritual energy but an ocean of the seven virtues - peace, bliss, love, joy, purity, knowledge, and power. By performing this practice in the early morning hours, the time which is called "Brahmamurta" or "Amrit Vela" (Sweet Nectar Time), over a period the practitioner absorbs these virtues in himself, which he uses to perform his daily actions successfully.

Overcoming Obstacles As you see the world so the world will be for you. This is not a new wisdom. It simply means that if you see people or situations as obstacles in life then that is how you are creating them within your consciousness. In truth, the real obstacle is your own perception. To see an obstacle, which is to create an obstacle, is something you do when the way to what you want appears to be blocked. Realization:Realize that obstacles do not come to obstruct, they come to instruct. In the process of overcoming our obstacles, we learn, create and practice new strategies to find a way round, over, under or through what we perceive as standing in our way. If we rise to that challenge we will be creative and learn much in the process.


An Evening Reflection Upon God's Grandeur Prompted by the Great Northern Lights
1The day conceals its brilliant face,And dark night covers up the fields,Black shadows creep upon the hills,Light's rays recede from us.Before us gapes a well of stars -Stars infinite, well fathomless.
2A grain of sand in ocean swells,A tiny glint in endless ice,Fine ash caught in a mighty gale,A feather in a raging fire,So I am lost in this abyss,Oppressed by thoughts profound.
3The mouths of wise men call to us:"A multitude of worlds dwell there,Among them burning suns untold,And peoples, and the wheel of time:There, all of nature's strengthExists God's glory to proclaim"
4But where, O nature, is your law?Dawn breaks from out of northern lands!Is this the home of our sun's throne?Or are the icy oceans burning?Behold, cold fire envelops us!Behold, now day has entered night.
5O thou, whose lively gaze can seeInto the book of law eternal,For whom the smallest part of thingsReveals the code in all of nature,Thou comprehendeth planets' course,Now tell us what disturbs our souls?
6Why do these bright rays sparkle in the night?Why does fine flame assault the land?Without a thundercloud can lightningRise from the earth up toward the heavens?How can it be that frozen steamGives birth to fire from winter's depths?
7There, oily darkness battles water,Or rays of sunlight sparkle bright,Bend toward us through the thickened air;Or do the peaks of stout hills glow,Or have the sea winds ceased their song,And smooth waves struck the space.
8Regarding what lies right before usThine answer's full of doubtsO, tell us, how enormous is the world?What lies beyond the smallest stars?Are thou aware of all creation's end?Tell us, how great is our Creator?
© A. Wachtel, I. Kutik and M. Dennerwww.russianpoetry.net
Вечернее размышление о божием величестве при случае великагосеверного сияния
1Лице свое скрывает день;Поля покрыла мрачна ночь;Взошла на горы черна тень;Лучи от нас склонились прочь;Открылась бездна звезд полна;Звездам числа нет, бездне дна.
2Песчинка как в морских волнах,Как мала искра в вечном льде,Как в сильном вихре тонкий прах,В свирепом как перо огне,Так я, в сей бездне углублен,Теряюсь, мысльми утомлен!
3Уста премудрых нам гласят:Там разных множество светов;Несчетны солнца там горят,Народы там и круг веков:Для общей славы божестваТам равна сила естества.
4Но где ж, натура, твой закон?С полночных стран встает заря!Не солнце ль ставит там свой трон?Не льдисты ль мещут огнь моря?Се хладный пламень нас покрыл!Се в ночь на землю день вступил!
5О вы, которых быстрый зракПронзает в книгу вечных прав,Которым малый вещи знакЯвляет естества устав,Вам путь известен всех планет,-Скажите, что нас так мятет?
6Что зыблет ясный ночью луч?Что тонкий пламень в твердь разит?Как молния без грозных тучСтремится от земли в зенит?Как может быть, чтоб мерзлый парСреди зимы рождал пожар?
7Там спорит жирна мгла с водой;Иль солнечны лучи блестят,Склонясь сквозь воздух к нам густой;Иль тучных гор верхи горят;Иль в море дуть престал зефир,И гладки волны бьют в эфир.
8Сомнений полон ваш ответО том, что окрест ближних мест.Скажите ж, коль пространен свет?И что малейших дале звезд?Несведом тварей вам конец?Скажите ж, коль велик творец?
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Positive Reflection For The Day True determination is a combination of single-mindedness and flexibility. When there is determination we are sure of what we have to achieve and we surely move on in that direction. And when we do find obstacles coming our way we are able to take them in our stride and like a river we can forge our route towards the destination. Let us first take a thought right in the morning for the day. Throughout the day all we need to do is to keep reminding ourselves of the aim that we have taken in the morning and move on in the same direction till the end of the day. We need to just move on without stopping even if there are obstacles that come our way.

Ways to Stop Worrying and Start Living 1. Ask yourself that if what you worry about did happen what would you do next?Let's say you worry that you are going to lose your job. Take a moment to visualise what you would do next. What would be the next step, the step beyond the job you do now? See yourself taking that step with ease while enjoying and learning from the transition to a new chapter in your life. 2. Put all your worries on a piece of paper and then set fire to itWrite down your worries on a blank sheet and then have a 'sacrificial fire ceremony' as you send your worries up in smoke. 3. See worry as paying interest on a debt that you have not yet incurredWatch how your worrying is draining you. The thoughts are sucking away your life energy. It's like a debt collector calling to collect on a debt you do not have. Stop paying of a non-existent debt.

Self Management In order to manage our roles, responsibilities and relationships we need resources. Our resources are our energies, and we have three levels of energy, or sources of resources – physical, mental and spiritual. Somewhere along the line we receive a little education in how to manage our physical energy in the form of diet, exercise, rest and relaxation, but no one tells us how to manage our mental and spiritual energies. In fact no one tells us what these energies are and how they work. The only way to manage these energies is to experiment and act on what information we receive. For example we may read that it is good to always perceive and think positively about ourselves, others and the world, regardless of what is unfolding in front of us. Nice theory, which we can remember with ease, but it has absolutely no value, unless we do it. And when we do it, we quickly see it is not easy, there are inner obstacles and habits to overcome and change. And to do that we must learn methods, practice those methods and increase our own transformation. The ideas, methods are the maps but action is the road.

Positive Thinking There are some common held misconceptions about positive thinking. We mention a few of them here:1. There is a common notion that positive thinking makes one 'soft', a bit weak. But quite the opposite is true. The more we understand and experience our own inner qualities and powers and realize our own weaknesses, the stronger, more stable and less dependent we become on others. 2. Some of us also hold the belief that a 'positive thinker' walks with a broad smile on his face all day long and thinks 'everything is great'. But 'positive thinking' is an inner matter, a mental attitude. It is a way of looking at life's circumstances. It teaches us to act instead of only reacting; to get a firm hold on our life again, instead of being led by others or by circumstances.

Meditation
Learning to Meditate
If we do not exercise or use the muscles of our legs for a long time, it will be difficult to use them to walk. This is what has happened to the human soul. The legs of the mind and the intellect have not been exercised spiritually for a long time and so they have become unhealthy: there is no permanent peace, happiness or contentment. We have exercised ourselves intellectually by analyzing, discussing and accumulating information, but the soul has remained underdeveloped and undernourished.
So, meditation is that spiritual exercise which revives the original qualities of the human soul, bringing them back into our awareness.

Wikipedia
Barynya is a fast Russian folk dance and music. The word BARYNYA (Russian: Барыня, landlady) was used by simple folk as a form of addressing to a woman of higher class. A number of Russian folkloric dance ensembles bear the name Barynya.
The Barynya dance is an alternation of chastushkas and frenetic dancing.

Motivation If we use something other than our self to motivate our self, or allow anything outside our self to motivate us then we are not masters of our own life. If we are the master of our thoughts and feelings then we are the primary motivators of our self and everything in our life. Most of us have learned to be motivated by external factors while a few have discovered that the deepest motivators are internal. We can consciously use our values, our thoughts, memories of yesterday to motivate us. However the deepest motivator for any human being is a clear sense of meaning and purpose. This can only arise when we know who we are, where we are and what we have at the deepest level. Spiritual intelligence is based on a true sense of self as soul, not body. Only in this state of self-awareness are we able to understand the true meaning of things/events/circumstances and only then are we able to see our purpose and motivate ourselves.

hi, lady b, isnt that a lovely story..about a woman who goes to the river and finds an interesting looking stone from out of so many regular ones...that searching eye makes all the fun and excitement out of boredom...quest for more knowledge

Positive Reflection For The DayEvery day provides us with a rich resource of material and experiences, which we can use to empower and expand our own creative capacity as well, learn about ourselves. I. Write a poem (day one and four)Based on your day today II. Write a short story (day two and five)Based on three people you encountered today III. Draw a picture (day three and six) Illustrate your experience of today.

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Fasting
The most prominent event of this month is the fasting (sawm) practiced by most observant Muslims. Every day during the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world get up before dawn to eat the Suhoor meal (the pre dawn meal) and perform their fajr prayer. They break their fast when the fourth prayer of the day, Maghrib (sunset), is due.
During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam and to avoid obscene and irreligious sights and sounds. Sexual activities during fasting hours are also forbidden. Purity of both thought and action is important. The fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised level of closeness to their god. The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the inner soul and free it from harm. Properly observing the fast is supposed to induce a comfortable feeling of peace and calm. It also allows Muslims to practice self-discipline, sacrifice, and sympathy for those who are less fortunate, intended to make Muslims more generous and charitable. Muslims can eat after the sun has set. Pregnant women, the elderly, the ill and children less than 12 years of age are all exempt from fasting as lack of food could damage health. Wikipedia,

Effect of Food On The Mind (cont.)
Three categories of foods are defined corresponding to the particular energy that exists in them.
The first is 'Sattvik' or sentient food (explained yesterday).
The second group is 'Rajasik' or mutative food - it contains a mutative energy of restlessness, constant movement or change. When this force is predominant, the mind and body become agitated and nervous, unable to calm down and relax. These foods include caffeinated drinks such as coffee and many teas, hot spices, fermented foods and some medicinal drugs.The third group is 'Tamasik' or static food - this has a static force of dullness, inertia, intoxication, attraction towards sensuality, decay and death. Death occurs when the other two energies (sentient and mutative) are spent and the static force is solely dominant. Static foods include meat, fish, eggs, alcohol, mushrooms, onions and garlic.

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, believed to be the month in which the Qur'an was revealed to Angel Gabriel, who later revealed it to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Islamic month of fasting (sawm), in which participating Muslims do not eat or drink anything from dawn until sunset. Fasting is meant to teach the person patience and humility. Ramadan is a time to fast for the sake of God, and to offer even more prayer than usual. In Ramadan Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance into the future, ask for help in refraint from everyday evils and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds.

Effect of Food On The Mind
All foods have their own subtle vibrations or energy levels. Food feeds more than the stomach; it not only affects the working of the body but its subtle energy influences the mind. Consumption of food allows the energy levels to influence our system, for better or worse.Experimenting with the effects of different foods, three categories were defined corresponding to the particular energy that existed in them.
The first is 'Sattvik' or sentient food – this energy force is characterized by purity, self-awareness, love, peace and joy. This category of food includes fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, grains, milk and dairy products. It helps our emotions and mind to remain in a stable and peaceful state. This in turn affects our thoughts, attitudes and behaviour.

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Self-Introspection
Meditate on the symbol of a tree and think about its meaning. Visualize the growth of the tree of life from a seed to sapling to a mature tree. Now label the various parts of the tree (roots, trunk, branches, etc.) with what you think are the specific spiritual qualities which emerge from within the soul at different stages/phases of its journey through the time of the drama of life on earth.In the above exercise, you could identify the roots of the tree with your childhood when qualities like carefreeness, innocence, obedience, etc. emerge from within the soul; the trunk could represent your youth when qualities like courage, determination, cheerfulness, etc. emerge; the branches could symbolize your midlife when qualities like adaptability, tolerance, co-operation, etc. emerge; and the leaves could be a symbol for old age, during which qualities like contentment, humility, forgiveness, etc. emerge from within the soul.