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THE TRUE NAME OF GOD IS THE BASIS OF BLISS

Once someone told me that he had just been initiated but did not experience bliss. I replied, “If bliss could be experienced just by being initiated, then why is the need for satsang and service written in the scriptures?” People think that they should get salvation just by taking initiation. But, only by practicing does one experience bliss.

St Tulsidasji wrote, “How can I adequately glorify the Name? Even Lord Shri Rama could not sing the glory of Ram-Nam”. Meera Bai says, “O mind! The essence of this world is the nectar; only Holy Name can redeem from cycle of birth and death.” Tell me if anyone could be saved from death without this Name. It is written in our scriptures that we should bow at the feet of saints. This is not written for elephants and animals. Go to the Spiritual Master, prostrate to him and ask. Then he will impart the knowledge of the Name which is indivisible and which redeems us from the cycle of birth and death.
One day a lady came and bowed to St. Tulsidas and he blessed her, saying, “May you and your husband live long.” She replied, ‘This is very strange. I know that the Creation can be devoured; water may submerge everything, but the word of a saint cannot be reversed. But my husband has already died and I am going to the funeral to burn myself with his corpse. So your blessing cannot come true.” Hearing this, St. Tulsidas said, “Put down the bier, close your eyes and remember the Name.” So saying, the saint also started remembering the Holy Name.



After some time, he sprinkled Ganges water on the corpse, which became alive again. Just see, the power of the Name can change even the laws of Nature! Fire became cool, even though its nature is to burn, in the presence of the devotee Prahlad. The essence of the Vedas is Spiritual Knowledge, which is true and one must know this. People do not understand the essence. It is written in the Bhagavad Gita, “Take shelter in Satguru and ask for the Knowledge”. The purpose of human life is to acquire Knowledge. You can know it only during your human life. So St. Kabir says, “ Chinta to satnam ki, aur na chitwe Das. Jo kuchh chitwe nam binu, soi kal ki phans.” (If you must think about something, think of the True Name, as anything else will ensnare you in the web of death).
It is written that a choukari is one cycle of Satyug, Treta, Dwapar and Kali Ages. One ‘day' of Brahma the Creator is equal to a thousand such choukaris and similarly one night of Brahma is also equal to a thousand choukaris. Brahma lives for 100 years, each day and night being equal to one thousand choukaris and thereafter Brahma also comes to an end. This world is so big that no one can describe its contents fully. If a seed comes in contact with water, it gets spoiled, but some plants grow with wheat for which you did not sow any seed. Then where does the seed live? If its seed lives in the earth, why it is not spoiled by rain water? It is all the Almighty's grace. If you pour even a little water on seeds they get spoiled and do not grow when sown in soil. Strange are the ways of God. Even the Creator, Brahma, comes to an end.
Meera Bai says we should come to satsang and sing the glory of God. Human birth is rare, and you may or may not get it again anytime soon. However, people get engrossed in illusory things of the world until one day they fall into the jaws of death. Only Holy Name can protect from death. It is written in the Bhagavad Gita, “He who remembers Me at the end, comes to Me.” Meera Bai's enemies tried to poison her because they did not like her dancing and visiting saints, but that poison became nectar for her. She was tormented lot but she did not give up attending satsang and said, “ Taji kusang satsang baith nit, Hari charcha sun lijai. ” “Give up bad company, come to satsang and listen to the glory of God.”
Everything else except the Name can be experienced by other species. The Holy Name of God can be known only by human beings.
When a dog chews a bone he thinks that blood is oozing from the bone, whereas in fact the blood comes from his own gums. St. Bhartrihari wrote,“Bhogo na bhukta waymew bhukta. ”  We think that we are enjoying worldly pleasures but it is not so. The pleasures are enjoying us! The things which we enjoy never come to an end, but we depart from this world one by one. So, instead of being engrossed in worldly pleasures, we should devote our mind to the Holy Name of God so that our human birth can be successful.

In the eightfold path of yoga, meditation is the seventh step and union of meditation, the Meditated (Divine Word) and the meditator is known as ‘samadhi'.

We have ten organs - five organs of action and five sensory organs - eleventh is the mind, twelfth is the intelligence. That Word cannot be known through any of these twelve organs.

In the beginning mind does not get hooked easily to the Divine Word and so one is required to practise this again and again.

One is required to hook his attention to the Holy Name of God and not to speak anything aloud. The external door is to be closed and the inner door opened.

“ sumiran surati lagay ke mukh se kachu na bol. Bahar ke pat band kar, andar ke pat khol .”

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REMEMBRANCE OF HOLY NAME IS THE CURE

In order to achieve salvation, a devotee needs to have firm faith in his Spiritual Master. Only the true Master shows the path of salvation to his disciples and it is essential to put his words into action in one's life. In the Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna, “He who remembers Me with his last breath comes to Me.”

Now people wonder how this is possible. You know that you are graded in an exam according to the answers you give after studying for the whole year, but you will be able to give the correct answers only if you have studied throughout the year. Students may take books into the exam so that they can cheat. Teachers have wondered how they could prevent this and finally they agreed that students can take books into the exam room. I was talking to some teachers and told them that if they permit students to take books into the exam then they will freely copy. They said, “Maharaj Ji, you are right, but students will be able to copy only if they have studied well, otherwise they will not know what to copy!” That is why it is said that one needs to be clever even to cheat!

Now, we should understand that we remember at the time of death what we do throughout our life. People hide cash to meet their expenses during bad times. If they forget where it is, then they will not be benefited from that hidden money. So they will remember every day where they have buried it and they will be remembering this same thing at their time of death. Saints said that we are reborn in a body to fulfill what we remembered at our time of death in previous birth. If we remember Holy Name and meditate regularly every day, then we will be able to remember this Name at the time of death. What will happen if you do this? You will get salvation and go to the highest abode of God. So Guru Nanak Ji said very authoritatively, “Ap jape auron ko japawe, Nanak nishchay mukti pawe.”

He says that those who remember God themselves and inspire others also to meditate and remember Holy Name, definitely get salvation. We shall have such inner inspiration only if we have positive thinking. If we nurture negative thoughts we cannot achieve such a state of positive thinking. Guru Nanak Ji wrote in the Guru Granth Sahib, “ Nam Jap, nam jap, Kalu ayo, Kalu ayo” . “It is Kaliyuga, so remember Holy Name.”

St. Tulsidas Ji wrote in the Shri Ramcharitmanasa , “ Nahin Kali Karma na bhagati viveku, Ram Nam abalamban eku .” In Kaliyuga (the present Age) the Holy Name is the only support as neither true action nor devotion is possible. There is a devotional song which says “ Tera sat chit anand roop, koi koi jane re.” Only a very rare person knows God as Truth, Consciousness and Bliss.

So the point is to ‘know'. Otherwise, all of us believe and say that God is omnipresent. We repeat what we read in scriptures. St. Tulsidas glorified the Name and said, “ Nam prabhav jani ganrau, pratham poojiyat Nam prabhau.”

He wrote that Lord Ganesh knew the glory of the Name and thus is worshipped before any other god.

St. Tulsidas further wrote, “Sumari pawantsut pawan namu, apne wash kari rakheu ramu.” Hanuman remembered the Name and so captivated even Lord Rama. So it is essential to remember Holy Name constantly once you receive the Knowledge, because this is the only way to be freed from all sorrow.

Who would have thought a few years ago that the telephone could become mobile, that the phone would ring in your pocket and you could talk to the caller from wherever you are. It means that the mobile phone has become in a way omnipresent. Similarly God is omnipresent. Lord Shiva said, “Hari vyapak sarvatra samana. Prem se pragat hot mai jana. ”

“God is omnipresent but is manifested through Love”. Today, anyone anywhere can have a mobile phone. There are phone towers from place to place. Your mobile phone first hooks up to the waves from a particular tower then is able to establish contact with anyone in the world. Similarly, when the meditator gets hooked up to the Holy Name, he experiences that God is omnipresent. Spiritual Knowledge is like a mobile phone. You can dial the Name from anywhere and talk to omnipresent God. For that you don't need to sit in any particular place. This is the glory of that Knowledge.

Sometimes it happens that someone has served for a long time and then begins to feel proud that he has served a lot and that he is a very old devotee. There is a story that the five Pandavas wanted to hold an elaborate sacrifice called ‘ Rajsooya Yagya '. Lord Krishna appointed their cousin Duryodhana as treasurer. The Pandavas objected to this and said, “Lord, he will empty the treasury.” Lord Krishna said, “Don't worry, if he spends a lot, then it's your name that will be glorified. You are spending lavishly to hold this yagya, but you are doing it with love. Let Duryodhana distribute it, for he has such lines in his palm that indicate that twice what he spends will come back to him.” This satisfied the Pandavas and Duryodhana got the job of cashier. He spent lavishly and the Pandavas' name was glorified. Think a little about the service Lord Krishna chose during the Rajsooya Yagya. He was the one who picked up the dirty dishes after the feast was over. He did not do higher profile service such as receiving the important guests. But in so doing he showed his greatness. Service is never great or small. Whatever we do in service is great.

The Pandavas fed everyone during this Rajsooya Yagya but because the bell indicating success did not ring, it meant someone was yet to be fed. After a lot of searching they discovered a saint in the forest who had not attended the yagya. The Pandavas begged him to come and he accepted the invitation on the condition that he would get the rewards of thousands of such yagyas. The Pandavas were puzzled and asked themselves, “We have not been able to complete even one Rajsooya Yagya, so how can we give him the rewards of thousands?” But Draupadi understood. She walked barefoot to that saint to humbly invite him. She said, “Maharaj, saints said that ‘ Sant milan ko chaliye, taj maya abhiman. Jyon jyon pag age dhare, kotin yagya saman'. ( If one goes to meet a saint, putting aside his illusory pride and ego, then each step he takes accrues the rewards of millions of yagyas). So by coming to meet you I have earned the rewards of millions of these yagyas. Please take as much merit as you like and return the rest to me.”

The saint then accepted the invitation. Service in the Court of the Master is such that even the poorest person, not only the rich, can do it. However the feeling of service should be pious and true.

Once an old woman dropped her needle on the floor of her cottage, but she could not see as the wind had blown out the flame of her candle. So she went outside and started searching for the needle under the street lights. A passerby asked her what she was looking for. She replied that her needle had been lost. The passerby then asked where it had been lost. She said that she had lost it in her cottage but, since it was dark inside she was searching for it outside. But of course you have to search where the thing has been lost. You should search for peace where it is. You should eradicate problems where they start. Since the agitation is within, you should search for peace within. So a saint has said, “ Apun ko aphi men payo. Sabda hi sabda bhayo ujiyaro, Sadguru
bhed batayo .”
(I found myself within myself. From the Holy Name all became Light. The Spiritual Master revealed the mystery to me). But this is possible only if we do what the Master says.

This Knowledge needs to spread all over the world. When the sun rises and shines brightly, the chlorophyll in green leaves converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. In the presence of sunlight even stale air becomes pure. Similarly, the Light of Knowledge eradicates the darkness of ignorance. So kindle the Light within. It is written in our scriptures, “Tamso ma jyotirgamay, asatoma sadgamay, mrityorma amritam gamay.” “Lead me from darkness to light, from untruth to Truth. Take me from death to immortality and let me achieve salvation.”

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“Jarre jarre mein hai jhanki Bhagwan ki, Kisi soojh wali ankh ne pahchan ki .”

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Guru Nanak said, “ Ek noor te sab jag upajiya, koun bhale koun mande ”

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji says, “ Ap jape auron ko japawe. Nanak nishchay mukti pawe. ”

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“J yon til mahin tel hai, jyon chakmak mein ag. Tera sain tujhmen, jag sake to jag. ”

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REMEMBRANCE OF HOLY NAME IS THE CURE

In order to achieve salvation, a devotee needs to have firm faith in his Spiritual Master. Only the true Master shows the path of salvation to his disciples and it is essential to put his words into action in one's life. In the Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna, “He who remembers Me with his last breath comes to Me.”

St. Kabir said, “ Mrig Nabhi kundal base, mrig dhundhe van mahin. Aise ghat ghat Braham hain, duniya janat nahin .”

IS RELIGION ANATHEMA TO PROGRESS?

Religion is a set of common beliefs and practices generally held by a group of people, often codified prayer, ritual and religious law. Religion also includes ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience (Wikipedia).

In a modern world religion is regarded as an abstract phenomenon which has hampered progress and development. Although religion is regarded as anathema to progress, it can be used as an instrument for the unity of various religious and ethnic groups because the important message of love, peace and universal harmony cannot be ignored.
In the science-centric states and societies of today, science is considered to be the critique of religion. Many believe and rely on the information researched through scientific methods, because their conviction states science is reliable as it explains the unknown in terms of the known and the knowable. They find the principles of religion are based on faith, not on reason, and faith has no power to explain reason whereas reason has the power to explain faith. For scientific believers in pursuit of knowledge, there is no need for faith; the power of reason is more than enough to achieve results. Science is ‘organized knowledge derived from reason, observation, and experimentation and therefore is a self-correcting enterprise as it relies on evidence'. (Schafersman)However, science is never afraid to admit the unclear and unsolved subjects in the field. In the empirical methods of exploring, discovering and knowing, science has left religion behind, which is stuck in its ancient beliefs and sacred mysteries.
Scientific supporters define religion as ignorance and superstition. Religion is criticized for the dogmatism and rigid rituals that are followed in a particular religion. Many follow a religion with blind faith and rigid practices, by which they are compelled to follow the rules laid down by the temple in which they worship. It takes away one's free will and the ability to exercise choice. Religious dogma enforces a set of restrictions on one's actions and directs the follower onto a rigid path. The reasons for those restrictions may be moral in nature, for example ‘Do not steal because you are depriving another', or they may be arbitrary, for example animal sacrifice and idol worshipping.
Dogmatic practices do not lead to moral characteristics and leave a number of arbitrary restrictions whose ultimate justification is, ‘Because God said so'. Even in modern society, blind faith in God is practised by a large number of people following prominent religions such as Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. These religions have fundamentalist groups or sects, which even take up acts of violence in the name of religion.
During the Dark Ages in Europe , religion was of foremost importance for everyone. The Church was a very powerful institution which had its own laws, land and taxes. People who opposed the Church were harshly treated or given the death penalty. India had the caste system and the lowest class was called untouchables who were excluded from society. People suffered this fate because of religion's dominance in society with its dogmatic rules and taboos; therefore in the modern world many despise religious values and look to scientific method.
Despite religion being criticized for its past traditional and dogmatic practices, many follow it to encounter their spiritual self. Spirituality, on the other hand, relates to soul or spirit, in contrast to material things. Being spiritual is one's character or quality that makes one transcend the barriers of materialism, caste and creed and realize one's connection with the truth. All religions teach about spirituality or being spiritual, which means acknowledging the moral consciousness within everyone and generating compassion towards every living being. Spirit in all religions is regarded as the link to God and spirituality as the path to nirvana. Spiritual people in today's world are rare to find as the world is becoming more materialistic in nature, but those who followed the spiritual path have done or are doing great humanitarian acts. For example, Mother Teresa dedicated her entire life to uplifting the poor by educating them and providing them with the basic necessities. During their religious festivals people distribute food and gifts to the needy from their temples. Muslims do this generous act and during Ramadan to help the needy in society.

However, religious teachings have been regarded as anathema to development because of misinterpretation and the loss of true message of the religion. A particular religion does not promote ancient and traditional rituals, but even the religions have changed with time. New religions like Bahai and Huniyan have emerged and there are movements of revitalization in Islam and Hinduism. ‘The Baha'i emphasize oneness of humankind and the need for global justice administered by a world government which would watch the needs for all'. (Tyndale) They believe in unity of God, unity of religion and unity of mankind. In Huniyan the emphasis of teachings is on Karma (actions) rather than rituals or practices. ‘The karma theory produces a logic of internal change.' (Obeyesekere)
These new religions are evidence of religion not obstructing the path of progress, but in fact lending a hand towards development and oneness of humanity. Revitalization of Islam has lead to secularization of western culture and processes of urbanization, national integration and spread of literacy. Revitalization of Hinduism has lead to new Hindu religious movements like the ‘neo-Sannyasa' movement, which is liberal. Ancient practices such as dowry and sati (when the wife was burned with her husband at his death) have been abolished. Gandhi's teachings are also widespread and popular throughout the country, which state ‘if only everyone took enough for their own needs and nothing more there will be no poverty in this world'. (Tyndale).
These amendments to ancient religions are proof of the world coming together and adopting policies for a unified and secular world proceeding towards globalization. Old religions have transformed the ancient schools of thoughts into something more appropriate for the youth and modern society in a global world. New religions are laid down on the principles of modern, secular and liberal thoughts. These reformations and birth of religions prove that religion is not anathema to progress but in fact are key factors in promoting unification of the world and breaking the traditional and ancient barriers which separated people from working together towards humanitarian causes of universal harmony.
Although there are many religions in the world, the messages given by all have a common objective. Religious followers pray to different Gods but the message preached by the God or the message in the holy scriptures such as the Gita, the Qur'an or the Bible refers to brotherhood, peace and love. No religious doctrine tells a follower to commit acts of violence or to harm others in the name of a religion. In the world today many are fighting wars in the name of religion or taking up acts of terror - such as in the struggle between Palestine and Israel - but the people who suffer from conflict's devastation are none other than innocent citizens who become homeless. No holy book teaches conflict with others on the basis of caste, color or creed. The Qur'an states that “mankind has been created from a single soul, as male and female, communities and nations, so that people may know one another. The divine spark that bestows individuality also bonds individuals in common humanity”. Sikhism states that “God loves all, without distinction of place, creed or social or economic standing of individuals or groups”. The Taoist scripture Redeeming the Dead puts forward the view of ‘Equality and Affection'. (Tyndale) These religions belong to different regions of the world but the viewpoint they lay down is a common principle among all religions.
In the vision of God all are equal - whether it be a man or a woman, a child or an adult, a prince or a peasant. God does not discriminate or is biased towards a particular creed; it's the outcome of his actions by which a person will be judged. However, the ultimate goal is to live in harmony and peace with other people, whether you have a common background or not.
To conclude, atheists believe religion to be anathema to progress and to bringing the world together to work under the same roof. To an extent they are right, as conflicts have taken place throughout our history and even currently wars are taking place in name of religion. Although religion does not teach anyone to engage in a war or commit acts of terror, it is religions' misinterpreted message that has mislead many to act out violence. Religion preaches and teaches one to be spiritual and to explore his or her inner self. Religions have changed with time: either they are revised or new religions have emerged with improved principles favoring universal harmony and peace. All religions promote self-development to be better human beings. There are different gods and religions but all have the same guidelines leading to equality and love and no discrimination on basis of religion. Our code of conduct should be based on values such as generosity, integrity, compassion and justice. This is the essence of religion, which is up to us to maintain.

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I WISH YOU ALL VERY HAPPY INDIPENDENCE DAY.

JAY HIND.

one should not postpone doing good, but should always postpone doing evil.

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Lord Krishna talked about self-development and said that He is the pinnacle of achievement.

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DON'T WASTE THIS RARE HUMAN BIRTH

Our saints said, “Ram bhakti mani ur bas jake. Dukh lavlesh na sapnehu take.” “ Devotion to God is a jewel and those who have devotion in their heart, do not suffer any kind of sorrow even in a dream”. But unless one acquires Knowledge, he cannot have devotion. If devotion is in everyone's heart, then the Lord must also be within everyone's heart. When Rama is in every heart, then his Name should also be in everyone's heart. Yet why does a person not know this? Why is the spiritual mantra needed? So if a person does not have the Knowledge of devotion, then it is all simply a waste. Unless one acquires the Knowledge, he cannot be free from sorrow at all and happiness cannot be had even in dreams. But once one gets Knowledge, then sorrow cannot come even in dreams. So, each and everyone should know the Knowledge which is the treasure of all happiness.

Even the wicked Ravanna said that no noble action should be postponed until tomorrow. Then why are we delaying in acquiring the Knowledge of the Holy Name of God? If every person were to remember the Holy Name, then ‘Ram-Rajya' (the Golden Age) would be here in next to no time!
Lord Shri Rama incarnated in Treta Yuga and in Dwapar Yuga, Lord Shri Krishna came. If we only utter ‘Ram-Ram' or ‘Krishna-Krishna', then we benefit little; rather we shall get liberation only if we remember God's primordial Name, the glory of which was sung by Shri Rama and Shri Krishna themselves.
If each person accepts every other person as his own brother, then Ram-Rajya will be established. Rama is omnipresent, so the Kingdom of Rama automatically exists. So where does Rama exist? In our heart. Today, people boast of becoming great devotees but if you talk to them about devotion, then they say that they do not have time and that they do not have time even to die. But just think about it - who can escape death when the time comes? And at that time everything remains unfinished. Truly, animals are better than mankind. You may have seen that when any big insect dies, then small ants together pull the dead insect aside. In other words, there is an instinct of unity and cooperation among ants, so it is unfortunate that the human beings of today are not united.
Mohammed would have been asked what was his religion by the people of his time. Do you think that he would have replied that his religion was Islam? Likewise, people would have asked Jesus Christ about his religion and do you think that he would have named Christianity as his religion? Would Lord Buddha have said that his religion was Buddhism? What is that religion which they all followed themselves and which they spread for the sake of all mankind? Having forgotten that, Muslims nowadays consider shaving their moustache into two parts as their religion and Hindus consider wearing a sacred thread as their religion. In fact, we all are sons and daughters of one and the same Almighty Father. We should love, respect and serve each other.
You know that Jesus Christ imparted the knowledge of Divine Light and Holy Name. He also healed sick people, gave bread to hungry people and money to poor people. Today people believe in Jesus Christ, they spread Christianity but they do not know the Knowledge which he imparted to his disciples. They content themselves with growing a beard and wearing a cross around their neck, taking these to be the symbols of Christianity
Arya Samaji people say that they are inhabitants of Aryavart , they are sons of Arya. ( India ). They follow Maharshi Swami Dayanand but they do not think about how he gained such name and fame. Swami Ji took shelter in the Spiritual Master. He got Spiritual Knowledge and then spread it, but those who believe in him are simply satisfied with burning material things in fire instead of taking shelter in the Spiritual Master. Think about it a little: what act of courage do they perform when fire and ingredients are both earthly elements? Is it Knowledge to throw one element into the other, is this the purpose of human life? They say they are showing that God is formless, but, friends, how do they know that God is formless? Some people say that God permeates everything like the sky, but how do they know that He is omnipresent? He is beyond mind and reason. They say that the rishis, the sages, knew it but the question arises as to how did those sages know?
It is said that the Rig Veda is very ancient but I challenge anyone to explain the text of the Rigveda. God is one and English people, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and everyone else all remember His Holy Name when in their mother's womb and after they are born they begin to speak according to their conditioning. English people say ‘God,' Muslims say ‘Khuda', Hindus say ‘Ishwar' or ‘Parmatma', whereas there is only one Great Power. Muslims go to mosques and Hindus to temples, so what is the difference? In mosques God is worshipped and in temples also God is worshipped. The only difference is in the words used.
It is a shame that, having got human birth which is rare even for deities, people are engrossed in seeing only differences such as caste and creed and high and low. If you do not search for God now, while you are human beings, when will you do it? So, let go of all feelings of ego such as I am an emperor or a powerful businessman or an M.P. or a great leader. Know the Truth. Know the Divine Light with which, it is said, even thousands of suns cannot compare and which was shown to Arjuna within by Lord Shri Krishna. Only because Arjuna was in human form could he get the Knowledge. Today you are also in human form, so know the Spiritual Knowledge from the present Spiritual Master.

“Ham to satnam vyapari. Koi koi lade kansa peetal, koi koi laung supari. Ham to laden nam dhani ko, pooran khep hamari. ”

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“ Aye hain so jayenge, Raja rank fakir. Ek singhasan charh chala, ek bandha jaye janjeer .”

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“Ham vasi wa desh ke, jahan raen divas kachhu nahin. Shabda milawa hot hai, deh milawa nahin.”

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“Sumiran surati lagay ke mukh se kachhu na bol. Bahar ke pat dey ke antar ke pat khol.”

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Our saints said “Man, know thyself.” This human body is the temple of God and HE resides in it.

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“ Binu satsang vivek na hoi. Ram kripa binu sulabh na soi .” There is no discrimination without satsang (company of saints) which one gets by the grace of the Lord.

SURRENDER OF MIND IS TRUE WORSHIP

Our saints said, “ Ag lagi akash men, jhar jhar pare angar. Sant na hote jagat men to jal marta sansar .” “The sky is on fire. It is raining fire. Had there been no saints, this world would have been burnt to ashes.”
Great divine souls always protected the world from time to time as well as spread Spiritual Knowledge. It is written in our scriptures, “Uttishthat jagrat prapya varannibodhat .” Arise, awake and don't stop until you reach the goal!” To get to the goal, we have to keep moving, , we will have to put one foot in front of the other and we must always put in the effort; then we will get the goal. Let us understand this as it is most essential. Those who do not understand the goal of life, get lost in an illusory world. Having come into this world, it is futile to simply live and wander in this world, not realising that we have to return from where we have come. This is our goal, but if we could not discover it, we are wasting this opportunity of human life with every passing day and night. It is a serious matter that, despite its dreadful effects on our environment, we are still busy accumulating illusory wealth.
People made great sacrificies during India 's struggle for independence. Our martyrs and freedom fighters made our country independent by virtue of their great sacrifices. But what is our situation nowadays? We walk along the road and amuse ourselves by breaking the streetlights. We enjoy destroying national property. We think that these things do not belong to us, but we forget that these things have come out of our own money paid in the form of various taxes. You buy a matchbox and whatever tax you pay is being utilized in constructing public property. All public property belongs to us, yet why do we destroy this wealth? Why does a man kill another man? So, our country is in dire need of encouraging civic pride. Everybody says, “Get rid of corruption.” But how will corruption be eradicated? It will be done only if we build up spiritual power.
King Shiva Ji went to Guru Samarth Ramdas to get Spiritual Knowledge. In those days one was required to take a pledge and promise that whatever he had henceforth belonged to Guru Maharaj Ji, before Knowledge was given. It is also said, “Mera mujhme kuchh nahin jo kuch hai so tor. Tera tujhko sounpate kya lagat hai mor.” “Nothing is mine, whatever I have is yours. So how would I lose in handing over to you what is already yours!”
Shiva Ji Maharaj prostrated at the feet of Samartha Ram Das Ji and said, “O Master, I sacrifice my entire kingdom and all wealth whatever I have, to you.” Samarth Ramdasji was the Spiritual Master. Shiva Ji had gone to many saints but they all advised him to take the shelter of Guru Samartha Ram Das Ji, who was the Spiritual Master of that time, if he wanted true Knowledge. Then he went to Samarth Ramdasji and sacrificed all his wealth and kingdom at the feet of the Master. Samarth Ramdasji said, “This entire kingdom is mine because you have surrendered it to me. Now, I give it to you to govern, knowing that it is mine.” Henceforth Shiva Ji adopted a saffron-coloured flag as his standard. Regarding the kingdom as Guru Maharaj Ji's, he governed it selflessly. Even today, he is considered to be ‘Chhatrapati'. How much spiritual power he had within himself! This is the kind of attitude we should have too. We also should have the feeling of total surrender to Guru Maharaj.
The power of God is the centre of the entire creation and explaining this power, Lord Krishna said to Arjuna, “I am the centre of the entire creation. All the magnificent things in this world are my form. All these exist due to me.” That is why our saints emphasized the need to know God, the spirit. Not only that there is God, rather one has to know God. So, we should also get the Spiritual Power from the Master for our salvation. This is the purpose of our human life.
Once there was a king who presented three questions to his Court: What runs faster than air? What protects a person in time of trouble? and, What is the sweetest thing? Someone answered, “Your Majesty, birds fly faster than air.” Another said that weapons protect a person in danger. Someone else said that sugar is sweetest. Yet another said that honey is sweetest. Thus all of them started arguing amongst themselves and the king was very perplexed. In the meantime a blind man, supported by his wife, came into the Royal Court and said, “Maharaj, I want to give the answers to your questions.
‘Your first question is: what is faster than air? The answer is - the mind of a man. It reaches anywhere in no time.” The king was satisfied with this. The blind man then said, “Your Majesty, your second question is, what protects a person in time of danger? Sire, it is the person's own courage. Even without weapons one can protect himself if he has courage.” Then the king asked, “So now tell me what is the sweetest thing?” The blind man replied that this is the voice. The king was very pleased with his answers and ordered his minister to give him a reward.
The blind man expressed his gratitude to the king and said, “Sire, this prize will provide my sick mother and children with medical treatment.” The king was very pleased with the blind man's sentiments that he would spend the money treating his mother and children rather than on himself. So the king ordered his minister to give him extra money.
The point is, man's mind has become so unsteady that when he sits for meditation, his mind gets distracted. That is why St. Kabir said, “ Man diya tin sab diya, man ke lar sharer. Ab devan ko kuchh nahin, kah gaye Das Kabir .” If one sacrifices his mind, it means that he has surrendered everything, as the body follows the mind.. Worshipping the Master does not mean that you prostrate before him or give him as much wealth as possible or you offer a lot of sweets or fruit. Worship and prayer means that you have surrendered your mind at his feet, to his teachings. To surrender the mind is true worship. That is why Lord Krishna said to Arjuna, “To prevent fluctuations in the mind is yoga. One whose mind is not controlled is neither a yogi nor a renunciate.” That meditation alone which controls the mind can enhance our spiritual power. Only when our mind is fully controlled can we meditate easily upon the Divine Light, the form of God.
Lord Vishnu says, “I neither dwell in the hearts of yogis, nor in religious scriptures; rather I am present wherever my devotees sing my glories, where there is spiritual discourse. I dwell wherever my praises are being sung, where people talk about how to awaken mankind towards God. “Jaat paat poochhe nahin koi, Hari ko bhaje so Hari ka hoi. ” Those who, without any consideration for caste and creed, remember God, are dear to God.

“Majjan phal pekhiye tatkala. kak hoy pik bakau marala. Suni ashcharya kare jani koi. Sat sangati mahima nahin goi. ”

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