He came to make us Satsangis

VII

*Semen is the essence of our body. It is the driving force, a vital fluid. The more of it we have in our body, the healthier we will be. One who practises celibacy is great and brave enough to face hundreds of people single-handed. If such a man has Spiritual Understanding, he is a great soul indeed. Those who are deficient in this essential virtue are incapable of any worthwhile progress. In the Shastras it is said that to waste even a drop of semen is death, and to conserve it is life.

Guru Nanak has also said,

Whoever loses semen loses everything.

We should mould our lives according to the scriptures. As already explained, the purpose of marriage is to have a companion through the thick and thin of one’s life. Both should strive to reach the Ultimate Goal. Procreation is only one insignificant aspect of married life. From the time of conception until a child is weaned from the mother’s milk, there should be absolutely no self-indulgence. In this way, once conception occurs, there will be a break of two years or more in sexual relations. This is what the scriptures prescribe. If one has two or three children on this pattern, he is regarded as a chaste person.

* (This section is adjusted to the version of the text
as it was published in Sat Sandesh / July 1972;
Editor’s Note 2011.)

The Bible says,

Husbands should love their wives as Christ loved the church.

Further,

When you sit for prayer, love the Lord as if you never had any wife.

This should be our highest ideal.

Tulsi Sahib goes even further and says,

If you are truthful, humble, and consider all women as your own mother, and still you do not realise God, I as His servant will be your surety.

Prophet Mohammed has also said,

If you can control the two organs – one between the two lips and the other between the two thighs – I will be responsible for your liberation at the Court of God.

To commemorate a Great Soul is to imbibe His teachings in our practical life. Mere lip-service is no use. When we are practical, blessing is invoked. We should learn a lesson from Hazur’s life. We are here in His remembrance and from this day we should resolve to lead a pious and disciplined life. We should have regular self-introspection by keeping a diary. You have just to become chaste and you will find that you have developed supernatural powers of perception and foreknowledge of world events. And, if such a chaste life is dyed in the colour of Spirituality, then the great capabilities of that person can be imagined. So, purity of heart and chaste life are the main prerequisites for Spiritual Progress.

Tulsi Sahib says,

Clean the closet of your heart and remove all worldly thoughts, to make room for the Lord within.

We have to realise God through purity – in both diet and conduct – and by developing receptivity through constant remembrance of Him. You need not renounce the world and go to the jungles to realise God.

A Persian mystic says,

I do not ask you to remain aloof from the world. But whatever you do, be with God.

You should not forget the Lord at any time, and always remain thankful to Him. If you develop such receptivity, you are free from bondage.

So, purity of thought, purity of diet, and purity of conduct are most essential. If our Inner Self is free from all blemishes, the Divine Light and Celestial Sound will emerge in the silence of our heart. The very silence will become vocal. Our meditation is not successful because we have yet to come up to the necessary standard.

Kabir says,

If our heart is polluted, we shall be pushed out of the Kingdom of God.

Tulsi Sahib says that He wouldn’t believe anyone who claimed to know the Master.

So, people knew about Hazur only to the extent He chose to reveal Himself. He was the glistening gem of humility and chastity. He had Divine Attraction in Him. Those who had a chance to see Him for the first time, even from a distance, would notice in Him the piety and greatness of a Saint. We should learn at least four virtues from His life today – sweet speech, cheerfulness, chastity, and humility.

If we imbibe these virtues, we shall have a complete metamorphosis in our lives. Maintain your diary from today and see the result.