Respect yourself.
To respect oneself is to possess deep love and regard for the self.
I focus on my inner beauty and treat myself as I would a dear friend.
Real self-respect is very different from pride.
A proud or vain person tweets a show to the world.
But to really deeply respect ourselves,
We have to align our thinking and doing to our highest principles.
Self-respect comes from being in touch with the innate purity of the soul.
As a self-respecting soul,
I am completely in touch with myself as a soul.
There is no taking or grabbing for material things.
I do not take my feeling of self-worth from external things.
In self-respect,
I live beyond labels of gender,
Color,
Race,
Position.
I don't depend upon my ego image.
Self-respect comes from giving of myself to others,
My time,
My resources.
One cannot have self-respect without being generous.
A life has to be for a higher purpose,
For a higher cause.
Mere ambition for physical temporary attainments will not give me self-respect.
Material success might make us proud,
But it will not give us self-respect.
Self-respect comes from using our talents for a higher cause,
For a higher purpose.
Let's start meditating by breathing in and out deeply.
Take a deep breath in and slowly release that breath.
A few more times in and out.
Breathe in and out.
Let this breath carry you to your still and serene center.
You are in touch with the most still point within yourself.
It feels like a still mountain lake at dawn.
There are no ripples in your mind,
Completely tranquil.
Allow the serenity to permeate your whole being as you breathe in and out.
You have become doubly relaxed.
Let yourself soak in the stillness for a few moments and savor the peace you're feeling.
In this quiet moment,
You pay attention to your deepest inner thoughts.
Take a few moments now and ask yourself,
What values do I want to live by?
What values do I want my life to reflect?
There is no rush.
No one is watching.
Feel free to be completely honest with yourself.
Aim as high as you can.
In this moment,
You understand that to respect yourself truly,
You have to live by your highest principles.
Gently and silently affirm to yourself,
I have to experience my higher self.
I have to perform actions in accordance with my higher self.
Because you understand that you can't chase after self-respect,
You know that it naturally follows you if you live by high principles.
Continue to breathe deeply in and out.
In and out.
As you connect with your higher self,
See yourself as a soul,
A being of light,
Floating in an enormous world of form and matter.
Floating within it,
Yet distinct,
Light,
Weightless,
Free.
Your self-awareness as a spiritual being in the world of form is awakening you to your higher self.
You feel a deep connection to your higher self.
You see yourself beyond the world of action and you know your worth beyond the world of action.
In this state of connection,
You experience your light,
Your purity and your divinity.
You start to develop a deep friendship with yourself and you start to respect yourself genuinely.
Gently and smoothly,
Let's go back to breathing in and out deeply.
It's becoming easier and easier for you to move into your higher spiritual self.
Now take another deep breath and once more let the world of matter melt away.
You have entered into an easy and natural connection with God,
The source of all that is love.
As the world of form dissolves,
Waves of this loving godly light are cascading over you,
Soothing you and comforting you.
Your mind feels sacred,
You the soul feel divine and connected.
Allow the love of God,
The ocean of love to fill your whole being completely.
You feel content just to exist in this pure vibration of sacred love.
In this sacred connection,
You deeply understand and absorb one sacred truth.
You and the supreme soul have the same spiritual DNA.
God is the ocean of love and you have the spiritual DNA of love deeply embedded in your psyche.
You are a child of the supreme being.
You are cherished.
Take a few moments now and open your heart to the ocean of pure love that is always flowing toward you from the supreme.
In this sacred connection,
You sense the ocean of divine energy flowing through you and touching every soul you come into contact with.
By repeated connection with the source of love and bathing in this abundant spiritual energy,
You realize your purpose.
You understand your life is meant for a higher cause.
You see yourself as worthy of respect.
Take a few more moments and fill every fiber of your being with love from the ocean of love.
Keep remembering how precious you truly are.
This remembrance is enabling your true self-respect to blossom.
Your heart is becoming pure and strong and self-respect is becoming your spontaneous nature.
Aum,
Shanti,
I am peace.
