He came to make us Satsangis

III

Hazur came here to unite humanity with Truth. To accomplish this mission, He granted us some capital of Inner Contact. That initial capital is to be developed and enlarged gradually. One does not reach the goal the very first day of initiation. The time factor is necessary. Where the world’s philosophies end, there True Religion starts.

After initiation, a Spiritual Aspirant should mould his life according to the Master’s instructions. The principles explained to you in Satsangs should be adopted in practice. One who observed non-violence in thought, word, and deed is truly a great man. Remember that actions speak louder than words. If you cultivate the habit of speaking truth, people around you will act likewise.

Thoughts are more potent than words and even stronger than action. We are a conscious entity, and God is Super-Conscious. We are self and God is Overself, a veritable Ocean of All-Consciousness, and we are a drop of It. God is the Supreme Power and is capable of creating millions of Brahmands or universes. Being of the essence of that mighty Power, can’t we create even a city? Certainly we can. Great Souls always tell us that we are micro-gods; it is our utter ignorance about our own self that stands in the way.

One whose practical life is exemplary is my True Disciple; He is like my Master and I am prepared to be his devotee.

The conduct of a disciplined initiate should reflect the greatness of his Master. During the Muslim period in India, whenever a Sikh would give evidence in a court of law, it was taken for granted that he would not tell a lie. Similarly, if any of Hazur’s disciples happened to appear before the court, he was never doubted because he was a disciple of Hazur. Your actions should demonstrate that you are a True Disciple of a Great Soul. An unworthy disciple brings a bad name to his Master.

To go to a Great Soul and not follow His teaching is to demean Him.

Christ said,

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

We are no doubt proud of the Great Soul Who initiated us. But, is He proud of us?

One who lives up to his Master’s expectations is a True Disciple. Mahatmas always say that an ounce of practice is more than tons of theory. Mere theoretical knowledge without practice is of no avail. Sheikh Saadi has said that a learned but impractical man is like an ass loaded with a heap of books. Guru Amar Das was once asked about the fate of impractical people. He said they were like a spoon immersed in pudding but never tasting it. Such is the fate of those who are always busy in intellectual wrangling. We know how to preach to others but not to ourselves. We do listen to the Mahatmas, mostly to forget whatever They tell us, or to obtain knowledge which may help us in posing like a Saint. What is real listening? It is to abide by the words of the Perfect Master.

You must have heard about the five Pandava princes of the Mahabharata epic. They were sent to their teacher Dronacharya for their early education. The first lesson was to speak the truth. Next day, the teacher asked them if they had learned their lesson. All except Yudishtra said they had. Yudishtra had not turned up at all! The Guru was told that Yudishtra had yet to learn his lesson. For several days Yudishtra did not go to the Guru. Only after he had learned the lesson in the real sense did he go to Dronacharya, and respectfully told him that he had learned the lesson. He solemnly declared that he would speak the truth all his life. And, he did. If you act on what you are told, one Satsang is sufficient for your salvation.

We intend to reach the goal, but we do not know how to tread the right path; we only know how to preach and not to practise.

Hazur was a strict disciplinarian. We have complete faith in His competency. A single glance of His Grace was sufficient to emancipate anyone. All that is here now is undoubtedly Hazur’s immeasurable Grace. He used to say:

He who is learned while alive will be learned after death. And, he who is illiterate now, how can he become a scholar when he is dead?