27 November 2013
26 November 2013
Desire
There is a story about a king who went to a foreign country. He told his queens that he would return after a few days and would bring anything that they wanted. The first queen asked for clothes, the second asked for jewellery, and the third asked for sweets. But the fourth queen wondered, "What should I ask for? It should be something which will give me everything." So she took a piece of red paper, wrote, sa on it and sent it to the king. The king opened the pieces of paper. One queen had written, "Please bring me sweets," another had written," Please bring me clothes." When the king opened the fourth piece of paper he saw that it contained only the letter sa. He wondered what it could mean. Where would he find such a thing? He called his minister and said, "Make some sense out of this." The minister looked at the red paper and the letter sa and he grasped it meaning. He said to the king, "Your Majesty, it means lalsa (which in Hindi means `desire'). Your fourth queen is telling you that she has only one wish, that you should come home to her." So the king was very pleased. He returned home and the presents were distributed to the queens. But he himself went to the palace of the fourth queen, and wherever a king goes, everything will follow him, won't it? So the queen received everything without even asking.
25 November 2013
Devotion
Ek sadhe sab sadhey - The One Way will give you everything. Devotion to God, the Lord of all, will fulfill a person's every desire. That is why you should have boundless devotion for Him. There should be feelings of duality. Satsang germinates the seeds of devotion, the saints cultivate these seeds, and the Master makes them grow. Then the soul reaps the benefit.
24 November 2013
Bring Knowledge to your life
The Ganges of Knowledge will flow within every person who sacrifices. Sacrifice is a very great thing. Devotion is also something very great, and until a person has devotion, he will not prosper spiritually. You cannot get peace from material things. This is something to really think about. Satsang cleanses us of internal dirt in the same way as we wash away external dirt. So think about it, understand it, and bring this Knowledge into your life. Close the gap between reading and hearing about it and actually experiencing it. Achieve liberation just as Arjuna, Hanuman and Nishadraj did.
23 November 2013
Vastness
After Lord Rama left Ayodhya for exile in the forest, his first friend and companion was Nishadraj, the chief of the Nishada tribe. He belonged to a section of society which was despised and considered very low, but he became the Lord's first friend. Such barriers can be broken by the vastness of spiritual knowledge.
22 November 2013
Divine ethics
Mahatma Gandhi had visions of the kingdom of Rama, or the ideal state. All problems would be resolved in such a state, and all people would be uplifted. Even today people still talk about it. But without a Rama there can not be such a state. However, someone who firmly establishes this state within himself can be said to be living in this kingdom. When the numbers of such people increase, this earthly paradise will manifest. Devotion makes a person great. It causes divine ethics to become part of his character.
21 November 2013
God can be seen within
Saint Tulsidas said, "In the Dark Age the only support is the Holy Name, by remembering which a person crosses the worldly ocean." He didn't say that the only support is the United States! Everything will collapse. Those tanks, bombs and weapons which are manufactured to protect us will actually devour us. Four or five atom bombs are enough to wipe out the world. This type of fire is raging in every country, and everyone has become so disturbed. People search for external wealth but the real treasure is within. They are wasting their precious breath, which are the greatest treasure in the world! God dwells within us. He is speaking but man has become so deaf that he can't hear Him. That is why saints tell us to listen the inner voice. They tell us to become introverted and listen. Divine Harmony is going on within you. God is manifest within you. Open your eyes and you will see Him. However, for this you need a path, an objective. If you don't have any, where will you put your mind? The mind is very unstable. That is why the Master gives Knowledge and awakens the desire within the disciple to establish a relationship with the Lord of the breath, to become one with Him. Then God can be seen within.
20 November 2013
Door to Devotion
It doesn't matter how important you were, once you die your body is quickly removed from your house. Even if a storm is raging outside, nobody will consider leaving your corpse indoors a few days longer. Likewise, a wedding ceremony takes place at the appointed time. Trains leave on time and try to arrive on time. All species in this world, whether they live on land, in water or in the air, can gratify their senses, but the human form of life is special, because it is meant for devotion, meditation and experiencing the Divine Light. If you don't reach this goal then it's immaterial whether you have been born as a human being or not. There is no pleasure which can't be experienced in the animal world, but human life is the door to devotion. So what a shame if we don't remember God!
19 November 2013
Parhit
It is said, "sant vitap sarita giri dharmi/parhit hetu saban ki karni" _ only saints and the Master are truly unselfish. This verse names these things which are dedicated to others - saints, the earth, mountains, trees and rivers. For instance, a mango tree bends under the weight of its own fruit. Trees carry this load, come heat, cold or rain, not for themselves, but for others. A river, for example the Ganges, flows day and night. People bathe in this river and it carries away their dirt. It refreshes us in summer, it irrigates our fields and people believe it has the power to wash away sins. It doesn't dry up no matter how much of its water is used. The Ganges flows endlessly not for its own sake, but for the benefit of others.
18 November 2013
Saints
Earth contains so many elements and minerals, our crops grow in it. It gives sugarcane its sweet juice, and the pomegranates their deep red color and pearly seeds. Just think how many types of fruits exist, with an outside skin and inner seed or stone. How has Nature made all these things? Grass and hay come from the earth. Cows eat this and produce milk, which we turn into butter then ghee for cooking delicious sweets and pastries. What good things the earth produces - not for itself, but for you and me. Mountains, trees, rivers, earth and saints are described as selfless. Saints are the best of all. They dedicate themselves to serving others by showing them the way to salvation. It is written that even greater than Rama is the devotee of Rama. God is the ocean while saints are the clouds which carry its moisture. God is the sandalwood tree whose fragrance is carried by the breeze of the saints.
17 November 2013
Satsang
There is endless water in the ocean, its dimensions are fathomless, but seawater is useless for drinking, washing clothes or irrigation because of its salinity. In the same way, God is omnipresent, but so what? But just as the sun draws up water from the sea to form rainclouds, so the saints evaporate our ignorance with their satsang and free us through spiritual knowledge. Then all is bliss.
16 November 2013
How to Know Holy Name
The sandalwood tree is very fragrant. When the wind blows, that scent reaches us, but the tree cannot spread its own perfume. In the same way, even though God is everywhere, in every heart, He can't be seen. But when a saint comes along, he carries the fragrance of God's Holy Name. But saints are only found at satsang. Suppose there are no sandalwood trees in Delhi. Where will the fragrance come from? In the same way, without satsang, you cannot get the fragrance of the Name. Only one who has experienced satsang realizes its importance.
15 November 2013
Indriya
There
are always negative forces opposing satsang and meditation. In the
Ramayana it is written "indriya dwar gharokha nana/tana-tahan sur
baithey kari thana/aawat dekhi vishay banjari/tey jhat det kapat
ughari". It says that the senses are like doors and windows which are
guarded by various deities. For example, you are sitting in meditation
and sense-stimuli come to you as if on the wind. Your eyes open to
look around, your ears pick up sounds, your nose perceives good and bad
smells. No matter how hard you try to overcome them, these gates of the
senses take you away from meditation. They have other things they
prefer to spirituality. They do all they can to prevent you from
achieving liberation, so that you are stuck in the cycle of
reincarnation and they have a vehicle for indulging themselves.
11 November 2013
Satsang
Many
saints have described the greatness of satsang. St. Kabir said, "Joy or
misery depends on the company you keep…...a perfumer may not give
anything to you, yet fragrance goes everywhere he does." When St. Kabir
was summoned to heaven he was sitting in satsang. He said, "God called
me and I wept, because all the joys of heaven can not compare to the joy
of satsang." He also said that satsang has instantaneous effects.
Persons with a crow-like nature become like cuckoos, whose voice is
pleasing to the ear. Crane-like people turn into swans, which can
separate milk and water. Only because of satsang did the bandit Ratnakar
become a sage.
10 November 2013
Story
Two
friends went to another town. One was rich so stayed at a hotel and
visited the entertainment spots. The other was poor, but he went to
satsang. Once he was returning from satsang and a long nail pierced his
foot and made him lame. The rich friend found a treasure chest, but when
he opened it he saw that only one golden coin was left and all the rest
had turned to dust. The rich one said, "I told you you'd get nothing
out of satsang but you wouldn't listen to me. Now look at you! You'd
have been better off if you'd stayed with me." The
poor man told the whole story to his Guru, who explained, "You were to
be killed today, but due to the effect of satsang, all you got was that
nail. Your friend found a treasure chest, but because he criticized
satsang, all but one coin had turned to dust."
09 November 2013
SatGuru
Even
the joy and blessedness of heaven cannot compare with satsang. That is
why you should hear satsang daily, serve Guru Maharaj with body and
mind, and remember the Holy Name. Then you will grow spiritually. It is
like a tripod. If one of the legs breaks it is useless. One realizes the
Master through meditation and detachment. Thus it is said, "The Guru is
generous and compassionate. He will be merciful to you sooner or
later." But only a worthy devotee can receive his mercy. The unworthy
cannot. That is why you must obey him. Do whatever he says. That will be
to your and everyone's advantage.
08 November 2013
Siddhartha
Motivated
by their own grace, the realized souls search for the means to save
mankind, and they show mankind the path of salvation in this world.
Mankind is crying, "We want peace, we want food, we want clothes," but
really, if they have faith in the words of the great souls and follow
their ideals, all their problems will be solved. See the history of our
saints. Siddhartha was a king's son and lacked nothing. A king's son
normally becomes the possessor of all riches, but this wasn't an
ordinary prince. After making observations, he wondered, `Is it
inevitable that we die?'
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