Philosophy of Soul and Matter

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Clare Rosenfield
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Center

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When you meet someone sunk in inertia, you begin to feel tired and energy-less as well. You think that the fatigue is in you, but most likely you picked up vibrations from a person who was not vibrant with light and life, -
When we realize the importance of vibrations, we see why some people are speeding up the process of evolution and why others are remaining stagnant. Vibrations can accelerate your growth or they can hold you back. So you must ask yourself: "Do I constantly take in undesirable vibrations? Let me see what I am doing to allow them to influence me." With awareness you stop becoming a victim of negative vibrations when you stop becoming a victim your own unaware mind.
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So you investigate your life and work. Is your work giving you life or are you exhausted by it? Is your mission helping you to expand your experience or are you working for "bread and butter" only? Are you living happily or are you pushing yourself, using up extra energy on survival and stimulation?
To stimulate themselves, some people go on taking such drugs as nicotine, caffeine, pep pills thinking that it gives them energy. They are not to be blamed.