Many people wonder whether they should take the Knowledge or not. Look, we do not know why we have been given human birth and what we have to do in this lifetime. We all know to what degree we are happy and contented. Many people say that they have wealth and family but still they are not peaceful. St. Kabir says,“Sukh ke mathe sil pare, jo nam hriday se jay. Balihari wa dukh ki, jo pal pal nam ratay .”
He says that happy times are not necessarily good because we forget to meditate on the Name then. Sad times are good because we remember God. So during stressful times, we come closer to God. Not everyone can study the Vedas and scriptures, because they lead very busy lives, so saints reveal the Spiritual Knowledge which is within our hearts. God's only relationship is with the soul, which is one and the same in men and women, rich and poor and all species.
Today, mankind is so perturbed. One cannot find peace in material things. Peace is experienced only by remembering the Holy Name of God. We can tame animals but mankind cannot be tamed. Mind is becoming more and more mercurial day by day. So, with our ears we should listen to spiritual discourse and meditate on the Divine Light at the Third Eye. True spiritual saints grant us the experience of that self effulgent Light within our heart. Without knowing it we make mistakes. Eating, drinking, sleeping, fearing and producing offspring are common to human beings and all animals but meditation on the Divine Light and remembrance of Holy Name can be done only by human beings and no other species. So all human beings should acquire the Knowledge of Holy Name from the true Spiritual Master and remember the Name as much as possible. Those who remember God's Holy Name are real human beings, whereas St Tulsidas said that those who do not know the Name and do not remember it, are like animals without horn and tail.
That Power is hidden within the heart. Peace is also within. But how is it known? For this a true living Master is needed. There was no time in the past when such a Spiritual Master was not present on this earth. He definitely comes.
Human birth is the result of very good luck. It is written in the scriptures that even deities pray to God for a human birth. So those, who do not yet know the Holy Name and have been listening to satsang for a long time, should ask for Knowledge then remember the Name with heart and mind. It is said, “ Chinta to Satnam ki aur na chitwe das. Aur jo chitwe nam bin wahi kal ki phans.” “ A devotee should be keen to remember the Holy Name and nothing else. He who bothers about everything except the Holy Name is entrapped in the net of death. So one should remember Holy Name as much as possible because this is the essence of human life.
“ Punya punj binu milahin na santa: ”One meets a true saint only when he has accrued a lot of punya (spiritual merit). You meditate within your heart. At the time of death, when the tongue becomes stiff, you can't chant any mantra. Nobody can go to a temple when he has a temperature of 104 0 F. So physical devotion can be done only while our body is fit. When this body becomes feeble and diseased, you can't go to temples or do yagya or havan or pilgrimage. So, we all should meditate on the Divine Light and remember Holy Name which has been given to us by Guru Maharaj Ji.
Arjuna defeated his opponents by the power of the Name. Lord Krishna said, “Arjuna, remember Me continuously and fight.” Family life is like a battlefield – there are so many problems which we have to solve - and we have to remember Holy Name with our mind in the same way Arjuna remembered It while defending himself and fighting a war. A cow can do three things simultaneously - chewing, waving her ears and waving her tail. It is said, “Kar se karma karo vidhinana. Man rakho jahan kripanidhana” - do your daily activities with your hands and body and simultaneously remember the Holy Name with your mind
This body is not guaranteed. There was a time when we were not aware of ‘mine' and ‘thine', we did not know our parents; but by and by we learnt these things. We learnt to walk, we learnt different languages. One day we become old and the next day we depart from this world all alone. So, remember Holy Name. We have to wonder why we have been given this human body. It is said, “Sut dara aur Laxmi papi ghar bhi hoy. Sant samagam Hari katha, Tulsi durlabh doy.”: “ Wealth, wife and children are available in plenty even in a sinner's house but the company of true saints is very rare”. You see that such big programs are being organized at several places to awaken mankind and to uplift them all.
Today war is being fought under the cover of religion. Someone says that Hindus are becoming Muslims, others say that Muslims are becoming Hindus. Our saints said,“Ane lage bande tujhe ye khyal majhab ke. In majhabon ne tujkho haiwan banaya. Na hindu banaya, na musalman banaya. Bhagwan ne banda sirf insan banaya.”People are fighting and killing each other in the name of religion. They have become like beasts. Religions make people Hindus or Muslims, whereas the Almighty created only human beings. We all have been created by the Almighty. We have to know the Word which is within our heart and is omnipresent on Earth, in all living and dead beings. So, follow the true spirit of religion. Practise Spiritual Knowledge within your own religion.
“Gyan anjan satguru diya, agyan andher vinash. Hari kripa te sant bhetia, Nanak man prakash.” The Spiritual Master gives Spiritual Knowledge by which the darkness of ignorance is totally wiped out. By the grace of Almighty one meets a true saint and then the mind is illuminated. So, detach your mind from all material things and hook it to the mighty Word. A tortoise withdraws all its limbs into its shell. Likewise, introvert yourself! Who shows us how to be introvert? The Spiritual Master. This is all the grace of the Master. Disciples and saints who have firm faith and reverence are told to impart this knowledge. The Master has no concern for those who do not have firm faith and reverence, even though they may be millionaires or multimillionaires. Of what use is wealth? One day this body will be converted into ashes. So experience the Knowledge and meditate.
A deer has musk in his navel, but still searches for the fragrance outside. In the same way, we all have the divine power, the treasure of peace within our hearts but due to ignorance we search for peace outside. So, well before our end comes, we should know Holy Name and make our life successful.
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