28th August 1994
Man feels fascinated by worldly wealth. He becomes so much engrossed in the material objects that he gets no time for any other thing. Obviously, he seeks happiness in them. Unfortunately, he forgets that all these sources of happiness are not ever lasting; they are not likely to continue to be the source of joy for all times to come. The divine masters say:
JO SUKH KO CHAHE SADA
SARAN RAM KI LEH
In case you want to be really happy, if you want eternal bliss, seek divine shelter. This is the only source of lasting joy. It is not perishable at all. May be you don’t find big bungalows, huge wealth. Even then the happiness that you receive will be ever lasting. Look at Kabir, Ravidas or any other such saint. They lived in small huts. But they were the happiest people, because they were knew that even those who had money or wealth were unhappy. Therefore, they did not attach any importance to the worldly wealth.
Great spiritual masters described human life as the greatest opportunity for man to know God, for the soul to be integrated with the Super Soul. They always preached for man’s alliance with God. Worldly people, however, think that such a communion is not possible during this life. They declare the human body as a barrier; unless it is removed, human soul cannot be linked with God Almighty. But what has Kabir Ji to say?
KABIR SUTA KYA KAREN,
BAITHA RAUH AUR JAAG,
JAKE SANG TE BICHHDA,
TAHI KE SANG LAAG.
He advises that man must align himself with God. Had it not been possible while this human body is there he should have not said so. In fact, Kabir Ji proclaims that he himself has acquired this state. He says:
AB TO CHADHE SINGHASAN,
MILE HAI SARANG PANI;
RAM KABIRA EK BHAUYE HAI,
KOI NA SAKE PAHCHANI.
It means he has attained salvation. And this he has done while remaining in human body or during this life itself.
Then we have examples of Meera, Arjuna and others. They realized God or the Ultimate Truth during their lifetime. They proved that we require only to approach a spiritually enlightenment person. God-knowledge can be had only with the benevolence of such a person. Once we approach the True Master and realize God, we shall derive happiness from its praise, from the very realization that God is with us all the time, everywhere.
This is the message sought to be given here. We may come from any part of the world, speak any language, belong to any caste, creed or colour, we must seek the communication of human soul with the Supreme Soul, with the kind benevolence of the one who may be already blessed with spiritual enlightenment. We have only to express the desire.
We must remove the feelings of hatred from the minds of the people and usher in love and compassion, so that every human being considers the other as his own. No doubt it is a difficult task. Humanity does not only suffer from out ward divisions. The very hearts are diseased by selfishness and narrow mindedness. In any case, we have to ensure humility and purity.