23 January 2010

Satsang

 The secret is that you should be fond of satsang: ‘ Sangat se guna upje, sangat se guna jay. Bans fans aur mishri, ek hi bhav bikay .' It means that we grow like the company we keep. If we associate with saintly people, we will accumulate merits and if we associate with devilish people, we will accumulate negative tendencies. Satsang is of great importance and so is service. It is written in the Ramayana, “ Sewak sebya bhaw binu, bhaw na tariya urgari. Bhajahu Rampad pankaj, as siddhant vichari .” It means that without service one cannot still his mind. As such, one should do as much devotion and meditation as possible. Without service one cannot be a servant. Taking initiation and simply bowing your head is not enough to make you a servant. Service means to obey the instructions of the Master, to behave as commanded by the Master. So, service is very essential and also spiritual discourse.