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SAINT
The popular notion of a saint is that of one, who
renounces home, retires into woods, dons saffron robes, sits near fire, etc. the real
hallmark of a saint, however, is that living in his worldly home, the discovers his
eternal home.
A saint is free from births and deaths and enjoys
perpetual bliss, beyond the reach of pain and fear.
A saint is boundless and fathomless like God
Himself.
A saint ‘deals’, only in the Holy Word
and cures all suffering with it.
Sandalwood does not shed its scent, even when
snakes coil themselves around it. Similarly, a saint does not shed his saintliness, even
when surrounded by the unsaintly.
Saints are gentle even to the lowliest. Simplicity,
humility and truthfulness are the ornaments of a saint.
Even the stone-hearted and sinners are transformed
into saints by saints.
The praise of saints and sages is the praise of
God. They are not apart from God. What they say, turns out true.
No one should bear enmity towards the saints, who
pray and work for the welfare of the whole humanity.
Saints even remember God, love all, esteem all and
redeem all.
Saints stay serene even in dire adversity.
Fake saints cannot unravel God. If they are
requested to do so by a God-seeker, they put him off.
Saints and seers are the mouthpieces of the Lord.
They deserve to be revered and hailed.
Saints are occasionally tortured and even hanged by
the world. Yet they endure such sufferings as the will of God and own the whole world.
SAINTS’ COMPANY
Company of saints is an elixir, which dissolves
egoism and imparts enlightenment and bliss.
Saint’s company washes all sins, enabling us
to rise above worldliness.
SAINTS’ GRACE
Without saints’ grace, none can change his
lot.
One is rid of one’s base feelings by the grace
of saints.
SALVATION
Salvation can be attained only by the grace of a
True Master.
SCRIPTURES
The scriptures describe God, but cannot reveal Him.
This can be done only by a True Master.
The scriptures alone are not the Bani (Holy Word);
whatever the holy ones utter, is also the Bani.
The essence of all the scriptures is that without
God-realization, one has to suffer the birth-death cycle.
Living up to the teachings enshrined in the
scriptures is their true reverence.
The scriptures are a mirror in which one can
perceive one’s state of mind.
Some people claim their scripture to be higher than
others. Such a claim is misconceived, because the teachings of all the scriptures are
basically identical.
SELF
Realize your real self (God) today. Don’t put
it off till tomorrow.
SELF-WILLED
The self-willed cannot drink the elixir of God’s
Name, nor can they chant the glory of God.
The self-willed suffer, but the devotees enjoy
bliss and happiness.
SENSUOUS
Steeped in sensuous pleasures of touch, taste,
smell, sound and beauty, one forgets God.
SERVICE
Service of saints with body, mind and wealth purges
one’s mind of evil designs.
Service of saints is most rewarding, maybe even is
this very life.
Service approved by the Master is the highest.
One can serve saints and sages only by the grace of
God.
Selfless service is ever unconditional.
The devotees of God serve one and all.
Serve the saints selflessly to full fill your
wishes.
If a devotee serves the True Master, he enjoys
abiding bliss.
Without selfless service, God-knowledge does not
bloom. Selfless service guards us against suffering.
SINNER
One, who does not shed his egoism and realize God,
is the greatest sinner.
SLANDERER
A slanderer, surely, suffers.
SOUL
God is Truth, Consciousness and Bliss, while the
soul is Truth and Consciousness. On realizing God, the soul attain Bliss, as well.
SOURCE
Know the supreme source of Light, of whom your soul
is a ray.
SPIRIT
An illumined spirit will, ultimately, rest in the
lap of the Lord.
It is the spirit, symbolizing the Supreme Spirit or
God, which activates our biological frame.
SURRENDER
Surrender to the True Master changes one’s
destiny and liberates one from the cycle of births and deaths.
One, who has surrendered himself totally to the
True Master, becomes an image of the True Master and is exalted.
Those, who surrender themselves to the True Master,
strengthen strengthen their faith.