To Know Truth is the sole purpose of a Man

It is the duty of a disciple to follow the teachings of the Spiritual Master in his life. If we do not do so, then there is no use coming here. We should not get engrossed with domestic entanglements; rather we should tread the path as instructed by the Spiritual Master throughout our life with our daily duties. The disciple who follows the path of Knowledge as instructed by the Spiritual Master is successful in achieving the goal of life. What is the purpose of our life? This is what we have come here to know. Saints tell us time and again that all worldly relationships are momentary and they are not concerned in the least with that Supreme Truth, neither will they accompany us after death. All these relationships exist as long as we have life within us. The moment our life force departs from the body, all worldly relationships finish.
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Satsang

Every king or emperor who ever came on this earth departed empty-handed. It is the law of Nature that life and death are the same for everyone. Our saints and sages glorified this human body because a person is independent in this body and he can do whatever he likes. He can do pious works; he can acquire the Spiritual Knowledge from the Master and free himself from the cycle of birth and death if he does meditation continuously.

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Story

There was a villager whose wife had died, leaving him with an infant son. He used to clean a temple in the village to earn his food. After some years, that man also died. Now the child had no means of earning a living. The villagers gave him a nanny goat. He started taking care of her and his affection grew so much that he could not live even a moment without her. One day the goat went outside. When the child returned home and did not see his goat there he became very distressed. He wandered through the village asking people whether they had seen his friend. While he was roaming around village, he met a saint. The saint asked the reason for his grief, so he told him what had happened. The saint asked,"Was it your friend or your brother who ran away?" The child replied, "It is a goat whom I called my friend. I am searching for it". The saint said, " How did you come to think of that goat as your friend? this is why you are so upset. The truth is that only God is your true friend. If you have to search, search for Him". Seeing his true urge the saint imparted the Spiritual Knowledge to him. Then the child understood that the real purpose of life is to know the Supreme Power which is present within everyone's heart.
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Satsang

We do a lot of things from morning till night to keep our bodies healthy and robust. But have we ever thought what we are doing to make our spirit strong and robust? Everyone knows that our existence is based on duality. In other words, this existence has two aspects, body and soul. Then why do we bother so much only about the body and not about the soul? Now, the question arises as to how the soul can be developed. For this our saints and great Masters said,"Spirit or Soul is developed by receiving Spiritual Knowledge from the true Master and meditating constantly on the Holy Name.
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Satsang

If we want to illuminate our house, if we want to eradicate the darkness of night, we have to install electric bulbs and connect them to power supply line. Simply installing light bulbs will not light up your house. Likewise, by the utmost grace of God, we have got this 'electric bulb' of the human body, but unless it is connected with the powerhouse of the true Spiritual Master, we cannot have Divine Light within.
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Bhilni

Bhilni waited many years for the Lord. A sage had predicted, "One day Lord Rama will visit you, don't give up hope." So she waited. Every day she swept her pathway and strewed flowers in case he arrived. During his exile, Lord Rama did indeed visit her hut and her dream came true. When a devotee has unshakeable faith, he automatically attracts the Lord. That is why unwavering faith and devotion are so important. We shouldn't just remember Guru Maharaj Ji in good times when everything is going well, but forget him as soon as a crisis comes. A true devotee remembers the Master in all situations and at all times.
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Remember

When morning comes the sun shines, but sometimes it is covered by clouds and its rays do not reach the ground. But this is only temporary. After a while the clouds go away and the sun shines brightly again. Life is also like that. Everyone experiences happiness and sadness. The saints and divine masters had to suffer more than ordinary people. So no matter how dire the circumstances we must always remember Guru Maharaj Ji, we must always remember the Holy Name, and then we are real devotees. You cannot cross a river standing in two boats. Become like Mira Bai, or Sahjo Bai, or Swami Vivekananda, and like them, enhance the fame of the Master.
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Lehna

Guru Nanakdev had thousands of disciples, so why did he choose Lehna as his successor? But whenever he tested his disciples, Lehna always stood out. One cold winter's night, Guru Nanak tossed a bowl into a swamp and asked the disciples who were with him to go and retrieve it. One of them said, "Master, it's just a bowl. Tomorrow we'll buy another in the market. It's too cold to jump in now and get it out." Lehna was also there. As soon as he heard this he dived into the cold water, found the bowl and brought it to the Master.
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Angad Dev

Guru Nanak spent several days at a cremation ground. His disciples wondered why he would leave his ashram to go and stay in such a place. Some of them decided to go and see what he was doing. They found him sitting beside a corpse. Guru Maharaj Ji told them, "If you are truly my disciples you will eat this body." They all stood up and walked away, saying, "How could he expect us to do such a thing? He must have gone mad." Lehna, however, bowed and said, "Master, should I start with the hands or the feet?" But as he lifted the cloth he saw not a dead body but a banquet of many tasty dishes. Guru Nanak used to test his disciples like this and those who had true faith, who didn't try to analyze everything intellectually and who had no doubts, were the ones who progressed. Guru Maharaj Ji knew that Lehna had successfully passed every test. He embraced him and said, "From now on you will be known as Angad Dev and you will take over from me."
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