Inn of Madness

Now you can see that this teaching is for all True Seekers of God. God made man, but He did not stick any label on him. The purpose of all religions is to realise God and to spend this life’s journey in peace, contentment, and usefulness to each other. These were the True Aims, but what was the outcome?

He started to realise God, but in between the mind turned turtle.

You may ask,

Have we lost ourselves?

Yes, most decidedly, yes.

One Muslim fakir says that the atrocities man has committed against himself could not have been done by even the blindest of all. And, the biggest atrocity? Living in this house, we lost contact with the One Who runs it. The mystery of life must be solved, no matter to which religion a person belongs.

The Masters Who solved this mystery were born into various religions, just as were Those Who contacted Them and Who, in turn, were taught the solution. Ravi Das was a cobbler, Kabir Sahib was a weaver, Tulsi Sahib was a Brahmin.

Man made castes, but God made the soul and embodied it within the human form. First rise above the senses, and then tell what you are and what is your religion. No matter which Master’s hymns you take, the subject will remain the same, even though language and expression may vary. Masters do not consider men from their religious labels, but rather They see everyone as soul in the body, and regard all from the level of soul. They are not Gurus for any particular religion, but are Gurus of mankind.

Satguru is One Who brings all peoples together.

For the Satguru there is no conflict of caste or creed – no thought of breaking old traditions or making new ones. In fact, They do say that there are already more than sufficient religions and sects in existence. Our Hazur would remark that there is no point in digging new wells when there are already more than enough to serve the people. Man must either live up to his religion, or make a new one. Is it not better, then, to remain in your present formation? But, while living according to its aims and precepts, seek for One Who has already solved the mystery of life and Who can help you to fulfil the same. You may find such a Personality in any religion, and you may call Him by any name you wish.

To become proficient in any certain subject, one must go to an expert in that study. If a person has a sincere desire to learn about the soul, he or she should approach a Competent Teacher of Spirituality – One Who has realised Himself and the Overself. This is a matter of common sense and needs no philosophy. All Great Teachers of this subject say that we are all embodied souls, living in the house of the physical form from which we can derive the greatest benefit, if we but make the best use of the situation. The human form is the king of all the species and is the highest rung in the ladder of creation, for in this form God has placed the power of differentiation through which one can define Truth from untruth and so achieve that which can be done in no other form. 

There is a prayer in the Ved Bhagwan which says,

Lord, take us from the untruth to the Truth.

But, of course, if a man has no interest in either, what is the use?

Swami Ji Maharaj says,

Hansni (a mythical swan-like bird) separates the milk from the water. You are hansni, oh soul. Hansni is said to have the ability in her beak to separate milk from water, and drinks only the milk. Oh soul, you are like that hansni and you can differentiate the Truth from the untruth. Drink only milk and leave the water. Think of this body as matter; God resides therein, and only He is the Truth.

The body and all things connected are in constant flux, for it is the nature of matter to be ever changing. Only the soul is true, permanent and unchanging; try to recognise the soul. 

Atheist or devotee – Manmukh or Gurumukh – what is the difference between them?

To know the atheist – he is lost in the world; to know the devotee – the world is lost in him.

The Manmukh is lost – lost in the whirl of mind and senses. For the True Devotee the world does not really exist, for he has the Lord’s intoxication and is awakened to the Truth within himself, and has thereby forgotten both the world and the after-world.