TOKYO (JAPAN)
25th July 1994
Since ages saints have been singing the praise of God, Creator of the universe. They found happiness and serenity by associating themselves with this sublime, supreme power, steadfast and permanent.
Here we also glorify the same God almighty when we say Dhan Nirankar. Generally people would like to glorify themselves, establish their own superiority. But here we praise and glorify Nirankar, the Formless. We rely on it for every breath and for everything it has created for man. We wish to remember God all the time.
Unfortunately, it is Almighty that is forgotten the most in the world today. If we forget something else, we try to recall it without any loss of time. But when we forget God, we do not tend to do so. That is why the spiritual masters say:
SAYEE PIARE MEL JINA MILYAN TERA NAAM CHIT AWE.
Let us have the company of those who may remind us of the Supreme Lord. As we incline towards the company of saints, we acquire nobility, which makes our life happy.
Our mind is in the nature of flying. It said:
KABIR MAN PANCKHI BHAYA, UD UD DAH DIS JAYE;
JO JAISI SANGAT KARE, TAISA HI PHAL KHAYE
Mind is just like mad elephant with an unhealthy master having no iron-hook in his hands to control it. Here we try to control and link mind with the Almighty by seeking the company of saints. Once we are here, we get the inspiration for selfless service also, along with praising the Almighty. We are devoted to God, so we surrender to it all our worldly possessions. We take it that everything we have belongs ultimately to God. We dedicate ourselves to the service of humanity. Nothing that we eat, drink or wear detracts us from this path. All worldly possession - physical, mental and material, in fact, became pure and sublime when dedicated to the Almighty and utilize in the service of others. The divine masters have always taught us that we may forget anything on the earth but not God Nirankar. They say:
CHINTA TO EK NAAM KI, AUR NA CHITWE DAS;
JO KUCHH CHITVE NAAM BIN, SOI KALL KI PHAS.
If there is any worry, that is the divine name. Unlike worldly worries that prove fatal, the worry of divine name is, however, pleasant, a source of joy. A stage arrives when this worry (Chinta) attains the form of ‘Chintan’ i.e. remembrance of God. It imparts peace and harmony and makes human life serene. We are no longer affected by the ups and downs. We become firm and steadfast.
The saints and prophets, who appeared from time to time in the past, dedicated their belongings to the Almighty and utilized whatever they had, for the welfare of humanity. It may be that they did not possess much of worldly wealth. They had only the divine knowledge to share with others and they did. They showed equal respect to each and every human being, considering none as a stranger. To them, nobody was high or low. Rich or poor, black or white, and so on. They were, convinced that every human body was composed of the same five elements and in this respect a Brahmin was in no way superior to the down trodden. They declared:
MAATI EK ANEK BHANT KAR SAJI SAJAHARE
All human bodies are the creation of the same Almighty, are from the same material. So the saints wished well for all.
Today, we find man fighting against man on account of caste. Casteism had become a reason of pride, giving birth to hate and violence, but when God starts dwelling in the heart, all such feelings of discrimination as also the pride disappear. It is no use being proud of one’s worldly possession. If man is proud of his physical strength, who knows he may fall sick and become helpless even during the prime of his youth. Similar is the case with wealth. Saints, therefore, always pray to God that they may not suffer from ego on account of their worldly possessions. They say:
KABIR RAM NA CHHODIYE, TAN DHAN JAYE TO JAYE.
They are prepared to forgo all their possession - physical and material, but not he divine name. Naturally, there is no room for pride in their life. They say:
MERA MUJH MEIN KUCH NAHIN,
JO KUCHH HAI SO TERA;
TERA TUJH KO SONPTE, KYA LAGE MERA.
When we declare that nothing belongs to us and everything belongs to the Almighty, what do we lose in dedicating the same to the Supreme Giver?
Look at the Almighty. It creates everything. It controls everything. The entire universe belongs to it but still it keeps itself away from the human eye, claiming no credit as the Doer. Let us pray to God that our mind should also be free from greed. Only God may dwell in our mind, so that it remains pure and sublime.
The world has never been totally free from wickedness. We had Kansa, we had Harinyakashyap, we had Duryodhana and even today we find anti-social elements disturbing peace. We must join hands with those who believe in humanity, and endeavour to improve the quality of life. The task I definitely gigantic, but someone must come forward and fulfil the need which is so urgent. Our efforts should not be confined to one part of the world. The message of love and peace must go to humanity as such, so that everybody becomes happy.