Thursday, November 24, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {80.}

Radhasoami!
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Remember During Difficult Times Ahead.
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“... musibathon ka zamana ab shuru hua hai aur Radhasoami Dayal ki taraf se sab devi, devataon, aag, paani, wageirah ke naam Parvane zaari ho gaye hain ki waha apna kaam shuru karen aur apni poori taakathen isthemal mein laaven. ... yeh haalath hogi ki har Satsangi wa gair Satsangi ke moonh se yeh lafz khud ba khud niklenge ki agar ek ghanta aur Radhasoami Dayal humari khabar nahin Lenge, tho humara sabka khatma ho javega. Us Waqt Radhasoami Dayal Apni Poori Daya Zaahir Karenge, aur tab logon ko aslee kadar Sant Satguru ki maloom hogi. Us waqt jo log pehle Satsangi honge, waha bheeng zarur jaenge, magar tairthe {afloat} rahenge. Us waqt Satsangiyon ko in theen baathon ka khyal rakhne se bahut madad milegi. Awwal yathashakti Sumiran, Dhyan, Bhajan karna. Doyam aapas mein gahra ithifaak aur muhabbat rakhni aur ek doosre ki musibath mein madad karni. Soyam, us waqt par agar Sant Satguru unke paas Maujood Hon, tho Unki, warna majority of Satsangis {Satsangiyon ki aksariyath} ki raay par amal karna, apni zathi raay ko amal mein na laana.


---- Param Guru Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj; Bachan Bhag I, No. 167, Page 433.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:


“... times full of difficulties have now begun and Orders have been Issued at the Behest of Radhasoami Dayal to all goddesses, gods, fire, water, etc. that they should commence their works and employ all the powers at their disposal. ... it will be such that from the mouth of every Satsangi and non-Satsangi the words will naturally be evoked that if for a single hour more Radhasoami Dayal Does not Care for us, then we would all be destroyed. During that time, Radhasoami Dayal Will Manifest His Full Grace, and then people will realize the true value of the Revered Leader. During that period, those who will have been former Satsangis, would certainly be drenched, but they will remain afloat. During that period, Satsangis can be helped tremendously by bearing the following three points in mind. Firstly, to perform Chanting of the Name, Contemplation of the Form, Meditation, etc. to the best of one’s ability. Secondly, to harbor close links and retain love among one another. Thirdly, if that time the Revered Leader Happens to Be Present, then by His Will, otherwise, to go by the will of the majority of Satsangis, and not to follow one’s individual inclinations.”
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Radhasoami!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Soul Is God Within. {137.}

Radhasoami!
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The soul is God within one’s being.


Does the soul really exist?


Scientific attempts to locate the soul
have apparently failed miserably so far.


If a thing cannot be proved to exist,
that does not ipso facto prove
that it does not exist altogether.


The way to God is through the soul.


The soul is the divine spark
latent in every being.


The soul can be accessed
through meditation, if performed rightly
under the tutelage of a living Master.


Mysticism will yield all the answers
that humanity sorely needs
and science cannot provide.


The quest for truth involves
tapping into one’s own soul,
and exploring the divine realms
that the soul can reach.


There is nothing without
that’s not already within!


God, I shall yet know Thee
in awakening my own soul internally.
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Radhasoami!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {79.}

Radhasoami!
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Ceaselessly Worship the Jealous Lord.
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Maalik bada Irshavan {Jealous} Hai. Waha Chahta Hai ki tumhare dil mein siwaay Uske aur koi na ho.... Jo har waqt chaubis ghanta Sumiran Dhyan mein rahta hai, uska tho kahna hee kya hai, lekin jo dho waqt sabere shaam har roz niyama ke saath sadhana karta hai, usko bahut zyada phayda hoga.... ki sansaar se upraam chith rahega .... Lekin har kisi ko ek waqt tho zarur sadhana karna hee chahiye. Agar koi ek waqt bhee sadhana nahin karta hai, tho waha Satsangi kahlane ka adhikari nahin hai.”


---- Param Guru Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj; Bachan Bhag II, No. 204, Page 343.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:


“The Lord is extremely Jealous. He Wants that none else should occupy your heart except Him.... The one who always, round-the-clock, remains engaged in Chanting the Name and Contemplation of the Form, it is just too good, but even someone who meditates twice daily, in the morning and evening, derives considerable benefit therefrom.... that will remain indifferent to the world .... But everyone should definitely meditate at least once daily. If one doesn’t meditate even once daily, then that person does not deserve to be called a Satsangi.”
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Radhasoami!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

I Am Also Verily Human. {136.}

Radhasoami!
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I am as human as any other.


Forgive me, Lord,
but I do also often
question various premises
of the world’s major religions,
including our own Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh.


Yet I know this faith
lives in my very blood and bones.


Of course, that cannot serve
as clinching evidence
of its fundamental tenets.


It’s too long and arduous
an uphill climb, my Lord,
so Help me
for I at times
weary in my faith.


But I sense Your Love and Grace tugging me,
and I persevere in my honest quest,
despite such occasional fleeting ‘moments’.


May the Supreme Parent Radhasoami Dayal
Mercifully Guide me and all living beings
unto His eternal blissful paradise!
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Radhasoami!

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {78.}

Radhasoami!
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Choose Guru, Not the World.
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Sant Satguru ke saath preeti pratheeti karo. Wah sab duniyadaron aur duniya ke bakhedon se Chudawenge aur Apne mein preeti aisi Lagawenge ki jo param anand ko prapth karawegi. Duniya ke thagon ke saath preeti karo, tho wah aise sakht thaur se apne jaal mein jeeva ko jakad lenge ki marte waqt nihayath mushkil padegi.”


---- Param Guru Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj; Bachan Bhag I, No. 100, Page 324.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:


“You should develop love for and faith in the Revered Leader. He Will Extricate you from the squabbles of the worldly people and the world, and Inspire devotion to Him in such a manner that you will attain unto ultimate bliss. If one harbors love for the frauds of the world, then they will so deeply entangle the living being in their traps that it will cause one immense difficulty at the time of death.”
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Radhasoami!

Monday, November 7, 2011

There’s Many a Slip Betwixt … {135.}

Radhasoami!
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Yes, there’s many a slip betwixt …


the cup & the lip,


one’s being & its perceptions,


the aspiration & the action,


the deed & the outcome,


the belief & the reality,


the emotion & attained happiness,


the truth & its expression,


the sin & its reckoning,


this world & utopian ideal,


one’s faith & its consummation,


one’s prayer & God’s Grace,


life's uncertainties & death's finality,


one’s meditation & final redemption.


Indeed, too many a slip betwixt ....

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Radhasoami!