Goodness

Sooner or later, it will bring you every blessing

December 19th 2023

What will happen if you say to yourself, ‘I have made up my mind: I am going to do what is right and help others. I do not care if there is nothing in it for me or if I am not rewarded’? The result will be that you will grow in kindness, patience, generosity and selflessness. Not only will you sense that you are fulfilling yourself, but one day, because of your radiance, you will be appreciated and loved by all.* A good thought or a good feeling never fails to have an effect, for everything is recorded and leaves a trace. Of course, you must not expect people around you to notice all the goodness in your mind and your heart right away. But you can be sure that one day, all the useful, constructive work you have done by choosing the right path will bring you every blessing. This law is absolute.

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One of the most important faculties is to rejoice, not to possess. Joy is in our higher nature and pain is in our lower nature. So if we want to taste real, eternal joy, we must seek to live in soul and in spirit. They alone have the power to project us into infinite space for the higher nature...