He came to make us Satsangis

II

All scriptures and Great Souls have only two ways to reach the Ultimate Goal. These are, the way of living and the way of Religion. What is Religion? It is the same as Ultimate Truth – to realise the Power of God manifesting in and sustaining the entire creation. The way of living is therefore our first step. It means inculcating the habit of truthfulness in all its aspects. The observance of chastity is one of them. Chastity is life, and should be observed in thought, word and deed. The real significance of marriage lies in having a life partner who could stand by you under all circumstances – in pleasure and pain, riches and poverty. Both should co-operate with each other in striving to realise God.

We should have Love for all and hatred for none, for the entire creation is His manifestation. And then we should render selfless service. Ahimsa, non-injury, is thus the highest dharma – Religion.

If thou wishest to meet your Beloved, injure not anyone’s feelings.

Farid

Maulana Rumi says:

You may indulge in intoxication, or you may go to the extent of burning Holy Koran, or you may even set set fire to the sacred Kaaba but injure not the feelings of anyone.

Let us take the practical life of Hazur. He married before the age of 25, but His wife died before the consummation of marriage. He married again after the age of 25 years complete celibacy. He Himself used to say that His stay with His family during His whole life would total not more than six months. You can image what a disciplined life He led. Hazur’s practical life should be an eye-opener for us. He used to hand over His full salary to Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj. Out of that, Baba Ji would send money to Hazur’s family. He would go to His home town – where Hazur’s family lived – only if Baba Ji desired Him to do so. A number of times He was asked how it could be that He was a householder as well as a Saint too. To that He always replied that ever since the Spiritual Work was assigned to Him, He ceased to be a householder. All the Saints have stated that as long as one was a householder, he could not be a Saint. Observance of celibacy is a great blessing and Hazur always attached the highest importance to chastity. Even at the age of 90 years, He used to roar like a lion! During those days there were no loudspeakers, and He could be heard giving a Satsang from a long distance. He had Divine Grace on His loving face. This was mainly due to His strict observance of a highly ethical and chaste life.

Hazur had many virtues which we need most especially in our present state of delusion and despondency. Hazur always had a cheerful and pleasant personality. He had all smiles on His ever-glistening face. Those who have seen Him know that He had immeasurable Love in Him for His children, as we are. He would cast such a loving and soothing glance on us, as parents would do on meeting their child after a long separation. His happiness and affection was perhaps more than that of real parents. His Love towards His children was much more than the love that hundreds of fathers and mothers have for their children. A single life-inspiring glance of His was capable of raising us to great heights. Eyes are the windows of the soul.

Swami Ji says:

These eyes are the windows that open unto the abode of God.

Whenever someone bowed to Him in reverence, He used to say:

There is nothing lying at my feet. One can see me through my eyes.

Hazur used to tell us that when His son died He felt no trace of grief in Him for He thought that the departed soul was a sacred trust from God with Him and He could take it back at His will. These things are quite common in the lives of Great Saints. Cheerfulness was one of the many virtues in Hazur’s life. This is one thing we have to learn from His life.

One of the most illuminating features of Hazur’s life is cultivation of continence and chastity. We are losing this essential virtue. God only knows what will be the future if the present trend of utter callousness towards moral standards continues.

Have you ever thought from where the senses derive their power? They do so from the soul itself. Newton was busy solving a mathematical problem on the roadside unmindful of a blaring band passing nearby him. Someone enquired from him whether a band had gone that way. He replied that he did not know. His attention was at that time absorbed in solving the mathematical problem. Many a times it happens that we do not listen to even a loud sound because our attention is focussed at some other point. Our attention or soul is thus the driving force of our outer faculties.

One whose Inner Self is overflowing with bliss will be cheerful and have a sweet tongue. Out of the abundance of his heart a man speaks. Whenever Hazur laughed, it was a real and hearty laughter. Those who saw Him laughing were fortunate indeed. That pleasant and life-inspiring laughter of Hazur can never be forgotten. The Great Souls fill the entire atmosphere with Their radiation. By just a thought of such a Great Soul, we feel uplifted.

After the partition of India in 1947, a large number of people had to emigrate from Pakistan. Some of them could not bear the shock of leaving everything in Pakistan and died soon after. It was very difficult to console them. But, those who came to Hazur had an instant soothing effect from His charged words. His simple words, Now do not worry were enough to bring solace to them. Whosoever went to Him was touched by His sweet and soothing words. Kind words do not cost anything.

Kind words spoken with humility are the quintessence of all virtues. He was a really Competent Master, and yet He possessed humility. It is rightly said that humility is the True Adornment of Saints. This should be a great lesson for us.

Hafiz says:

Kindness and consideration for both friends and enemies bring comforts in both the worlds.

Do not think ill of anyone, even your enemies. Hazur once wrote to me:

Dear, discomfort in life is the property of Saints.

To elucidate the point Hazur quoted an Urdu couplet:

The moment I was destined to love, sighs were given as cash grant and desert as landed property.

Continuing the letter, Hazur wrote:

In Satsang all sorts of people come. There are some whose hearts are overflowing with Love and devotion and are ready to sacrifice their all – body, mind and wealth. There are some who only indulge in lip service and calumny. They are ever ready to criticise and slander.

Hazur added:

But our duty is to love all. When they do not give up their wicked ways why should we leave our noble ways.

This letter has been the sheet anchor in my life so far and it will always remain a guiding principle of my life.

One should observe non-injury in thought, deed and words. Action is more potent than words and your thoughts have still greater influence on our action.

No one can stand out in presence of humility and desirelessness.

Guru Arjan¹²

The purpose of our life is to become a Satsangi – to get a link with the Truth.

If we attain that stage, we shall remain contented and happy towards the entire creation.

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 more healthy we will be. One who practises celibacy is great and courageous 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 – Hindu scriptures – 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 thick and thin of one’s life. Both should strive to achieve the Ultimate Goal. Procreation is only one insignificant aspect of married life. From the time of conception until a child is fed on the mother’s milk there should be absolutely no self-indulgence. Thus, once conception occurs, there will be a break of two or more years in sexual relations. This is what the scriptures prescribe. If one has two or three children on this pattern, he is regarded a chaste person.

Christ said:

Husbands should love their wives as Christ loved the church.

Christ further said:

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

This should be our highest ideal.

Tulsi Sahib¹³ has gone even further when He said:

If you have assimilated truthfulness, humility and consider all women as your own mother, and if still you do not realize God, I being a servant of God, stand your surety.

Prophet Mohammed has also said:

If you can control the two sense-organs – one between the two lips and the other between the two thighs – I shall stand surety for you in the Lord’s Court.

To commemorate a Great Soul is to imbibe His teachings in our practical life. Mere lip-service is of 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. 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, you should 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 would not believe if someone claimed that he had known 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. These are: sweet speech, cheerfulness, chastity and humility.

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

This is Hazur’s Grace that you get practical experience at the time of initiation. It has to be developed further by devoting sufficient and regular time to meditation. Common excuse for neglecting meditation is the paucity of time. Do not forget that one has to die some day. And only you have to accomplish your meditation and none else. It is not like offering ritual prayers that a priest may do for you. Successful meditation brings abundant blessing, perfect satisfaction and concentration.

After all, we have to commune with the Truth which is already within us. For becoming a Satsangi – one who is linked with the Truth –, you have to stop being a Mansangi – one who is linked with the senses. So, we have to do away with our association with sensual pleasures in order to obtain the Ultimate Truth. We are fortunate indeed that on the very first sitting, at the time of initiation, we get practical experience of Spiritual Bliss. This is all Hazur’s Grace and blessing. He has never forsaken us. We must make ourselves worthy of His Grace. The Master-Power never dies. The Divine Power is immortal. Only the Pole at Which It manifests changes.

During one of my talks in America, I said that Christ lived before Jesus lived. They asked me:

When is Christ returning.

I replied,

Has He ever left us? Has He not said, I shall never leave thee nor forsake thee till the end of the world.

That Power works through different Human Poles. It is within you.

Those who have been initiated have to withdraw their attention from outside and rise above body consciousness. To accomplish this task, you may take help from the Human Pole at Which that Power is working. So, mould your life if you have to become a Satsangi. His abundant Grace is already there to lift us up spiritually. We need a Competent Guide Who can put us on the Right Path and Who can be a torch bearer in our Spiritual Journey within.

He who calls himself a Satguru or Sant, let him show us the invisible Lord.

Kabir

Only such a Master, Who is capable of opening our Inner Eye, the Third Eye, is competent to become our Spiritual Guide. He gives us the initial capital of Naam to start with. We have then to play our part by regular practice of self-introspection. By Hazur’s Grace we got the initial capital, and left it at that. If we intend to reach the Ultimate Goal, we shall have to mend our ways. To remember Hazur once a year is not enough. We should sit in our Master’s sweet remembrance every day.

To forget the Master is to lose His protection thereby giving an opportunity to the Negative Power to pin you down. Nevertheless, the Master-Power is not going to forsake you in midstream. He has mighty protecting hands. The seed of Spirituality sown by Him at the time of Initiation must germinate sooner or later.

None can destroy this seed.

But, if you do not prepare the soil conducive to its germination now, you will have to be reborn – undoubtedly as a human being – to accomplish the task, for the seed sown by a Competent Master must germinate and sprout fully. But, why delay and prolong your torture? You have gathered in the remembrance of Hazur, Who was a living embodiment of Truth. So, make a firm resolve today itself.

In the end, I would again emphasise that you must strengthen the foundation. If you take one step in the right direction, the Master will come a million steps to guide you and help you.

This is a guarantee which I give you on behalf of Hazur. People enter the world crying, and after leading a life of suffering and misery, depart still crying. Lead such a disciplined life that you depart from this world with a contented smile on your face and people may remember you.

The diary I have prescribed after a thoughtful consideration will go a long way in helping you in your progress. Continue living in your respective social structures and religions. All are noble in their purpose.

We are all One as mankind and from the soul-level we are all One. We are all children of God. The same Controlling Power is controlling us all.

This is the teaching of all the Saints.

(English version and substance of one of the Master’s – Sant Kirpal Singh Ji’s – Satsang talks in Hindi at Sawan Ashram, Delhi.)

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Explanation:

12) Guru Arjan : The fifth Sikh Guru Who compiled the Adi Granth.

13) Tulsi Sahib : (1763 – 1843) : The Saint of Hathras. Original name : Sham Rao Hulkar, Crown Prince of Gwalior, Who spurned the throne to practice meditation.

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