By : Nirmal Joshi

Man is bewildered to think how vast, beautiful and useful the material world is. His practical life is so closely depended on the material world that it is but natural that it should have great significance for him. It will be no exaggeration to say that man is totally lost in the vast creation. His achievements prompt him o probe its mystery still more. He feels that in case he continues to probe, he will secure more comforts and conveniences. He devotes his entire life in research of the material creation. That is why material progress has become the sole aim of his life. Despite his research since time immemorial, he has not reached the end. For this, one reason can be that the material creation is going moment to moment change. When one thing is extinct, other takes place. Thus, the man remains entangled in this cycle. This is called illusion. Caught in the crisis, man falls a prey to success and failure in his game of life. There is no stability.

The holy personages draw man’s attention to a simple solution to this vexing problem. They exhort him: Why have you engrossed yourself in the creation instead of identifying yourself with the Creator? Don’t you think, if the creation is so vast and alluring, how much more vast and charming its creator would be? This way they awaken man to his foolishness to forget the Artist in his infatuation with the art. The fact is that we are committing this folly at very step, with the result that we do not experience peace anywhere. In our homes, we love and adore our grandchildren but do not respect and honour their but do not wish to revere those whose utterances are enshrined in them and live up to their teachings. We forget that books containing prescriptions are not more important than a physician. A physician can write many books but all the books can not produce one physician. Similarly, scriptures, new or old can not be greater than their authors. It is our great luck that Nirankari Baba has made his devotees understand that Avtar Bani though holy is, not the object of worship. In truth, very word uttered by a True Master is a scripture and need to be translated into action.

The True Master of the day has cautioned us not to regard the creation as more important than the Creator. While making use of the material creation, we should not forget the Creator. We should strive not only for transitory happiness of the material creation but realise and identify ourselves with the Supreme Creator for experience abiding peace, bliss and happiness. (Translated).