Jain Muni Acharya Tulsi visits Sawan Ashram

Speech by Acharya Tulsi Ji

Acharya Tulsi said,

Sri Shamsukha sent me a message that it was important that I meet Sant Ji. So I walked all the way from Rajas than and Haryana to reach Delhi, and my entry in the Capital begins with my arrival at the Sawan Ashram. I have come here with the sole purpose of uniting mankind. Life consists of both differences and non-differences. One cannot have pure difference or a state of perfect unity or non-difference. There will be differences should remain. But there should be an inner unity or non-difference at the inner level of soul. And it should expand to include all mankind into one wide sweep of Unity. And the basis of that Unity would be humanism. I have come here with this idea. Sant Ji is already doing this work. I thought one plus one makes two, but when one joins the other in action it means eleven. From this point of view I find this meeting a thing of beauty of joy.

There is pollution in humanity today. That can be washed clean only when we have a background of Spirituality. We have therefore to mould ourselves for Spiritual Life. Anuvrat is only a preliminary step. Dr Chopra has just informed us that Sant Ji gives initiation to a man only when he eschews use of flesh foods, eggs, wines and liquors, cigarettes and other intoxicants. This makes them all Anuvratis i.e., subscribers to the Anuvrat code. And after becoming Anuvratis they make further progress in the Spiritual Field. I am happy to find millions of ready-made Anuvratis today without effort.

If we are to build a house we prepare a strong foundation for that. Anuvrat is the first step. We have now a twofold task, to initiate those who have taken the first step of conforming to the code of ethical life or Anuvrat into Spirituality and to attract others to take the first step of Anuvrat – who have not so far taken it. I am glad to find that those who were non-vegetarians, smokers and drinkers from many generations are leaving all these bad habits. And I see peace and repose on their faces.

Continuing the Acharya said,

I do not wish to get involved in politics. One should not get bogged in it. Here at Sawan Ashram I find not the faintest trait of politics. I am glad to find here an a atmosphere wholly to my liking. Sant Ji’s humility is proof of His high Spiritual Attainments.

He said to me,

I wish to learn from you.

I told Him,

You have reached the Goal. What have You to learn now?

– No, I have to learn much,

He said. This humility attracted me further.

Our brothers and sisters from abroad who have gathered here are also part of our chaturvidh or four-fold group entity, comprising of the Munis, holy men, the Nuns, and Shravaks and Shravikas i.e. followers, both male and female.

We should build the palace of humanism on the firm foundation of Spirituality so that all differences end and Unity prevails. I am drenched in Love showered on me by my brothers and sisters here. The old ideals of Love and non-violence propounded by Lord Mahavira can help us in these principles. In the end I repeat Sant Ji’s words that we are One and will remain One.

Sri Trilochan Singh Khanna, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji’s Representative in America, who manages the vast network of Ruhani Satsang there, welcomed Acharya Tulsi on behalf of the American initiates and spoke a few words in simple Hindustani that seemed to come from the very depths of heart. He said,

The scriptures say that by merit of Darshan – concentrating on the face – of a Master-Saint one is rid of all evil. God resides in the heart of a Saint. Seeing a Master-Saint is seeing God Himself. We should always pray that the protecting hand of the Master should always remain on our heads. The Master removes all our difficulties and unites us all in the bonds of brotherhood.

Mr Khanna said,

By the Grace of Hazur Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj there are about 250 centres of the Ruhani Satsang working in different parts of the world. The initiates in those far off lands have Darshan of the Master in His Radiant Form while sitting there. This is the Grace of the Master, the Power of God working in Him.