20th July 1994
Man has always been advised to realized God and wish for the well being of all. Instead of hatred and enmity, our life should be guided by the noble feelings of love, affection and kindness. We should not be selfish. We should not discriminate between one group of people and the other.
The Great spiritual masters have always tried to demolish the walls of discrimination between man and man on the basis of caste. Unfortunately, there are still some people who are proud of their caste and religion and do not hesitate to spread violence on this account. As a result, there is bloodshed of the innocent. The hatred on the basis of religion is spreading of wide that even one country is prepared to fight against another. On the other hand those who believe in truth have always pointed out:
UNCHE KUL KA JANMIA KARM UNCHE NA HOY
In case of you claim to belong to a high caste family, do you mean to say that your body is composed of six elements and the body of the person you hate is comprised of only four? Truly speaking a person can be high or low only by his actions. If you have goodwill for others, do not speak ill of others, extend them full respect, you are definitely great. But if you claim to be noble only because your parents were noble, this is wrong.
If you are proud of your caste, you are not a wise person. The spiritual masters say:
JAATI KA GARV NA KAR MURAKH GAVARA
IS GARV SE UPJE BAHOT VIKARA
A man who says he is proud of his caste has been described hare as senseless. Pride is just like a thorn that pricks all the time. Unfortunately, even the question of language is being exploited for dividing humanity and spreading hatred. There are many examples in India. This is, however, not a good phenomenon. Language is a means to convey one’s feelings or thoughts to others. What is there in it to be proud of? As regards religion, it is quite strange that people are confusing their community or sect for a religion. If somebody is saying that Hindus and Muslims belong to different ‘religions’, they are mistaken.
KASHI KABA EK HAI, EK HAI, EK HAI RAM RAHIM
There is no difference between Ram and Rahim. They are two different names of the same Almighty. Kabir and Ravida never disputed the oneness of God. It is only the followers of ‘religions’ who erect these walls, which are harmful for the entire humanity. Disputes on the basis of religion are not confined to India or for that matter to Hindus and Muslims. We find even Ireland and England are suffering from this disease. Several other parts of the world are also experiencing hatred and tension created in the name of religion.
All human beings are inhabitants of one and the same earth, receive light from the same sun. All the walls dividing humanity are man-made. If we demolish them, it will prove a blessing for the entire humanity. There is only one light, pervading the entire universe and that is the Formless God, Nirankar. God dwells in every creature, in every object. We must, therefore, show equal love and respect to all:
SAKAL SANG HUM KO BAN AYEE.
We must be friendly to all. If all are happy, we are also included:
SAB MEIN SANJHAEKO SOYE
God is the common chord uniting the entire mankind. Men may differ in appearance, their modes of living, their culture, language, etc. Even then they can be one. This is what we call ‘unity in diversity’. If we look at nature, we find it is full of diversity. At places we find deserts. At others we see rocks, rivers and oases. But in spite of all these diverse objects the nature has unity, it has harmony. If this is possible in the case of nature, the same can hold good for humanity also. We can also enjoy peaceful co-existence on the basis of God-knowledge.
HONG KONG
21st July 1994
Love is such a wealth that brings happiness not only to the one who holds it, but to others also. The source of love, eternal love is, of course, the Almighty, God Nirankar. If God is there in our hearts, love enters automatically. It is just like the electric bulb, which gets light as soon as connected with the main.
Love is such a wealth that increases with distribution. Once we possess it, we tend to forget all other ambitions. It kindles the divine light of truth in our hearts.
When we face the sun, the shadow is at our back and when we turn our back towards the sun, the shadow is in our front. Our face should, therefore, be towards the sun, towards God, so that the shadow of untruth remains in the background. A saint said to someone, "Son, do not worry, God is with you" The man replied, "God is with me, but the problem is that I am not with God". Thus God is never absent. The absence is from our side. The only thing we have to do is that we remember God all the time and serve humanity with love and affection. We shall enjoy the bliss ourselves and make others also happy.
It is said that the saints do not give up their saintly qualities even when the circumstances are not favourable. Thorns surround the flower. But this does not mean that it should give up its fragrance. Similarly, the saints continue to work for the welfare of others, even in adverse worldly conditions.
HONG KONG
22nd July 1994
To know the truth and carry it to others with the feeling of selfless service is a saintly quality. Such saints have always wished that the whole environment of the world should be free from hatred. They want man to rise above narrow-mindedness and make the world more loveable and livable.
One feels so pleasant in the company of such saints. It is just like a small rivulet becoming sacred by merging itself with Ganga or a piece of iron being converted into gold by Pares (touch-stone).
The Saints are never selfish. It is not that they become enlightened and then go and sit in seclusion, in penance, remembering God and forgetting the world. On the other hand, they utilize their God-knowledge for the welfare of all; their word is for the entire humanity. They warn man against wasting time. They say:
TUDH CHITT AYE
MAHA ANAND
JIS VISRE SO MAR JAYE
It means that man is happy so long as his heart is the dwelling place of God. He ‘dies’ as soon as his relationship with God is broken. This relationship is not to be taken in the worldly sense. It relates to the spiritual alliance of soul with the Supreme Soul. So long as they are together, human heart is full of love and good will. As soon as the chord is broken, all kinds of wickedness come in.
Both truth and untruth are there. We have only to make the choice. This too requires enlightenment. While taking our meals, we prefer to take only the tasty food. In case we find a piece of stone, fly, etc. we discard it. The saints and sages also care for the truth, real and useful. Whether we mention Sant Kabir, Ravidas or Meera, we find that their greatness was in the fact that they followed the path of truth and remained aligned with God all the time. Otherwise, their bodies too were composed of five elements like any other human being. We must also follow their examples and focus our mind of God Nirankar while performing our day-to-day duties.
We are familiar with the
example of women carrying vessels full of water on their heads. They talk to each other and walk though uneven
ground, keeping their mind all the time in the vessels; they do not allow them to fall
down. Similarly, when the cow is grazing grass, it does not remove its attention from its
calf.
A devotee loves God just as a mother loves her child. He never forgets God. On the other hand whatever he does, he associates the Almighty with him and thus enjoys every action. He would love the company of saints, where he is free from worries.