Being busy with pure, elevated thoughts keeps the mind free from waste.

A loving gardener never harshly judges a plant that has not bloomed. Instead, he gently tends the soil, waters with care, and patiently waits. True leadership skills are the same. To truly lead, we start by quietly listening and silently guiding with love and genuine care, free from making judgments. We realise words spoken with a soul connection heal others best, rather than those from a mind eager to correct. True transformation begins from the silent power of love, not pressure - the love to do our best.

Every action we perform is recorded within the soul, and creates our character and destiny. When we understand and practise this principle, “As I do, so I become”, we will pay more attention to do our best. Pure actions carry a quiet light that speaks louder than words. You do not need to convince; your peace does the talking. And sometimes, just your presence calms the storms in others. 

We are responsible for the kind of seeds we sow in the furrows of our mind. Think wisely; what we focus on multiplies. Focus on solutions, and you grow wisdom. Focus on problems, and grow weeds of worry and conflict. Take a moment today to step back from the grip of everyday worries and noise. That clarity you have been searching for is already within you, waiting for the stillness to speak. Even in an external situation of conflict and confusion, there is no internal chaos, only the clarity of spiritual power in your thoughts.

Sometimes, in our brokenness, we find our greatest wholeness. Keeping busy with elevated thoughts frees you from the internal clutter of worry and the bonds of waste. Trust that the broken cracks are where the light gets in. All that is needed is to turn on the switch of one powerful thought to bring light, then the darkness of waste vanishes. One of my favourite elevated thoughts to concentrate on is, “God is doing and I am enjoying.” These vibrations of soul consciousness, felt through our physical features and personality, bring others close to the loving spiritual vibrations of God. “With God’s light you are not broken; you are breaking through."

Chirya Risely is a Rajyoga meditation teacher based at the Brahma Kumaris Peace Village Retreat Center, USA.

Pure actions speak louder than words.