One Minute Meditation

I regularly watch the program 'Awakening with Brahma Kumaris' and find it very exhilarating to hear Sister Shivani talk about Self- Management, Harmony in Relationships, Challenges in the Modern world and many other interesting subjects.

She has a way to words and analogies. Her articulation speaks of wisdom gathered over incarnations that reflects 'Old Soul' traits. She explains in simple, lucid language that at the root of many or our problems is the exchange of subtle energy that we unconsciously project during our interactions with others. Her talks suggest how we as human beings never explore this wonderful communication channel so as to understand ourselves and others better. She gently and effortlessly leads us to understand the concept that positive thoughts can actually change our lives. All that it requires a few minutes of meditation and silence each morning to get in touch with the Universal Consciousness and tap into that infinitely abundant source of energy so that we remain charged thoroughout the day with positive energy. She emphasizes that meditation recharges our subtle energy levels and can help us to go about or daily activities, without letting interactions with people drain us of our energy.

When caught in an agrument understanding the other as a pure being just like ourselves and sending loving thoughts can actually convey more than words can! Experience tells me this really works. It is just necessary to realise that every other soul like ourselves, is pure in its essence. Friction during interactions comes about because of the roles we play in life. Roles may decide our personality and are just a way to experience earth on this planet.

One of her suggestions that I like and have found beneficial is to tap into this wonderful source for a minute every hour and recharge our batteries so that at the end of the day we are not depleted by negative energy from our own thoughts or those of others around us that we have little control over. The least we can do is take charge of ourselves and our own thoughts. Her emphasis remains that man is the creator of his own destiny and that meditation is the only and the best tool available for a human to work his way through life, working out his karma, choosing to evolve spiritually through his own choice merely by bringing about a shift in attitude.

All our thoughts have their roots in past experience, our belief systems and the information we gather. They give rise to feelilngs. Feelings create attitude. Our attitudes lead us to actions and actions form habits that eventually shape our personality. Personality shapes destiny. Take the reverse route and from destiny you are led to your thoughts, via your peronality, habits, actions and attitude. A mere shift in attitude can result in a change in thoughts and reverse a whole belief system. We are therefore, need not believe that we are puppets in the hands of destiny, but powerful creators of our own. Once we realise this and take to meditation it brings a sense of empowerment and peace. Regular meditation makes this possible.


One minute meditation brings back that empowering feeling that we can remain in control our selves instead of allowing situations to control us. It can be a wonderful empowering tool that is so simple to apply.