Glorious Is My Lord Radhasoami! {139.}

Radhasoami!

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The following is a poetic ode and prayer to the Supreme Godhead Radhasoami that I am yet writing; it’s not yet over. However, I am posting these lines for your reading and feedback.

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In love am I with my beloved Radhasoami.

Also fortunate recipient of love from Loving Radhasoami.

Infinite love is the very essence of Radhasoami.

The boundless source of pure love is Radhasoami.  

The name of the Supreme Godhead Is Radhasoami.

The Lord of the loftiest paradise Is Radhasoami.

The creator of all existence Is Mighty Radhasoami.

The Supreme Parent of all deities Is Radhasoami.

Reverberating in every speck of creation Is Radhasoami.

Resonating vibrantly in my every breath Is Radhasoami.

Incarnated on earth during Kaliyuga Is Compassionate Radhasoami.

Resolved to Redeem all living beings Is Radhasoami.

The ultimate divine Authority Is only Absolute Radhasoami.

The Supreme Arbiter of every destiny Is Radhasoami.

Every essence, manifestation and perception Is really Radhasoami.

The original source and final destination Is Radhasoami.

Mysterious and unfathomable beyond words Is Elusive Radhasoami.

The consummation of every sincere faith Is Radhasoami.

The Supermagnet Transmuting all into gold Is Radhasoami.

Faith in Whom guarantees salvation Is Merciful Radhasoami. 

A continuing intergenerational lineage of Masters defines Radhasoami.

Devotees’ uninterrupted spiritual progress across lifetimes Enables Radhasoami.   

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In my heart reverberates the primordial Sound Radhasoami.

My dazzled eyes behold the Countenance of Radhasoami.

In my very bones lies devotion to Radhasoami.

Flowing as my blood is the elixir Radhasoami.

Alive in all my bodily cells Is Radhasoami.

My humble abilities are divine gifts from Radhasoami. 

I shun superficial society intent on worshipping Radhasoami.

I disdain worldly lures enraptured by Enchanting Radhasoami. 

I perceive life’s illusory plays, Enlightened by Radhasoami.

I rule all my senses, Helped by Radhasoami.

My entire living is dedicated to pleasing Radhasoami. 

Life is meaningful in the afterlife of Radhasoami. 

In solitude Lending me togetherness Is Caring Radhasoami. 

Despite life’s trials I remain blissful with Radhasoami.

Keeping His tools healthy and energetic Is Radhasoami.

The certain cure of every ailment Is Radhasoami.

My refuge is the redemptive shade of Radhasoami.

Pilgrim’s destination is the Lotus Feet of Radhasoami. 

I know true peace with the Serene Radhasoami.

I find real joy with the Blissful Radhasoami.

Devotion as an end in itself Evokes Radhasoami.

Noble service is its own reward, Teaches Radhasoami.

Every problem gets solved with my Awesome Radhasoami.

Every foe gets vanquished by my Savior Radhasoami. 

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Your true Parent Is but my beloved Radhasoami.

Your salvation would be union with eternal Radhasoami.

This world is floundering in quest of Radhasoami.

Ushering in a new world order Is Radhasoami.

You live in search of only divine Radhasoami.

You will find lasting satisfaction only in Radhasoami. 

Whichever god you revere, you worship but Radhasoami.

The ultimate religion has been Founded by Radhasoami.

Discard your lesser gods and surrender unto Radhasoami.

Your false beliefs prevent you from deserving Radhasoami. 

Seek the Personal God, beyond the Name Radhasoami.

Meditate as prescribed, to internally unite with Radhasoami.

The blind see celestial visions Aided by Radhasoami.

The deaf hear divine melodies Enabled by Radhasoami.

Science will salute Mysticism if so Ordains Radhasoami.

Humanity is turning to God, Willed by Radhasoami.

If you have once encountered the Name Radhasoami.

You shall eventually be definitely Redeemed by Radhasoami.

Genuine quest of God is Valued by Radhasoami.

Earnest efforts for redemption are Rewarded by Radhasoami.

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Radhasoami!

Death is the Final Beloved. {126.}

Death is the Final Beloved. {126.}
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Radhasoami!

The world is too unreal and perishable.

Life is too fractured and fleeting.

The self is one’s responsibility.

God alone is real, desirable and important.

One’s soul alone matters eternally.

Meditation is the most worthwhile activity possible.

The goal is one’s final salvation ensured.

Death is merely crossing over
from life into the afterlife.

Death is the only embrace that can
lead one to divine bliss,
if one has striven rightly
for redemption during one’s lifetime.

So, let my love for my Maker
daw me inexorably towards Him.

Ah, Death, my final beloved,
I long for your kiss.

Radhasoami!
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Don’t Really Believe in God? {37.}

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Radhasoami!

There’s a fantastic sale of
export quality woolens going on
at discounts of 50 percent.
Most people would go running
to share in the spoils.

Aishwarya Rai is in town
& to perform dance at a certain club.
Most people would rush to attend it.

For superficial profit,
for petty thrills,
people are willing to
put in such efforts!

Don’t we really believe in God,
in meditation as enabling internal ascent,
or in Gurubhakti as ensuring one’s salvation?

Indeed, it would quite appear
that we don’t really believe
in God, meditation & redemption,
otherwise we would obviously be
making serious, consistent & adequate
efforts in these crucial spheres.

People are willing to do so much
for their worldly possessions
or mere sensual desires.

If people really believed in God,
they would also meditate,
trusting the Guru Bachans
that the eternal realm
of infinite bliss
is located within.

The hereafter matters more than life.
Yes, this needs be clearly stated:
the afterlife matters more than life;
for life is a mere four days’ play,
but spirituality pertains to
the soul’s state for an eternity.

Don’t waste your precious time on muck,
It’s just not worth it!

Seriously focus on the Radhasoami Faith,
& earnestly persevere for your salvation!

Radhasoami!
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Salvation at One’s Own Initiative. {31.}

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Radhasoami!

How often is an individual a prisoner
of her or his past & conditioning?

How invariably is a person a slave
of her or his circumstances?

It calls for considerable clarity,
vision, planning, will & courage
to fundamentally alter
the fabric that one finds oneself in.

People are too careless in matters
of their essential religious beliefs,
their very religion,
& quite indifferent at heart
to where their souls might be headed
in the afterlife.

Perhaps they don’t deeply, really
believe in God, the soul,
& the possibility of salvation.

Individual responsibility always remains final.
God judges & arbites on this basis.

The Guru can take you to God
{only the True Guru, & there is
presently only One on earth!}
only if you really believe
& want it intensely, passionately.

Anything short will fail;
nothing else will do!

So, earnestly care for your own salvation
& make the right, sustained
& persevering efforts for it!

You alone are responsible for yourself,
it can only be your individual act
to transfer your spiritual responsibility
to the Living Param Guru of Dayalbagh,
but you alone must decide,
& only you can personally do it.

So, what might you be waiting for?
Pralay or apocaplyse is but
a whisker's breath away
in the cosmic scale of things
& the brief human lifetime
flashes past in the twinkling
of an eye.

Go for your redemption: NOW!

Radhasoami!
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Where, Pray, After You Die? {23.}

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Radhasoami!

Every human or other living being represents the effect of all one’s past impulses & deeds in all one’s earlier lifetimes.
You may believe you suddenly do something, but actually you have been preparing yourself for several lifetimes for doing it.
Besides, we are all essentially ignorant, imperfect and limited beings leading lives in an evil world.
Hence, one’s present karmas are extremely important.
Your present thoughts, desires, words & actions are preparatory to your future state of life, & to your ultimate spiritual end.
It is everyone’s individual responsibility to value, choose, decide, care, & actually make the proper efforts in striving to ensure one’s state of life &, far more importantly, one’s desserts & status in the afterlife.

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE AFTER YOU DIE?
This is the key question that ought to determine your entire living.
It is surprising -- actually unbelievable -- that people care so tremendously for their worldly gains that can at the most last a few months, years or decades.
Human lifespan itself is so severely limited, in the cosmic timeframe.
However, spiritual benefits acquired by securing a berth in the redemptive Radhasoami Ferry & performing good deeds last one till eternity.
It behoves the sensible to care for their eventual spiritual welfare & destiny at least as much as they do for the next meal that they are to have, or for that splendid house that they so keenly wish to buy.

Haven’t we had enough of collective & continuing ignorance, wrong valuing and myopia?
What do you care more about: that petty & measly trinket, or sincerely persevering to deserve that your soul could rejoice in ineffable bliss in an eternal paradise?
It is only humans, among all the living beings, who might possibly ponder over such choices, because they are the only fortunate ones who actually possess these options.

Please don’t waste your priceless human birth!
Please don’t ignore my words, believing them not to contain truth, or as being irrelevant for you!
Please don’t forego this opportunity that you now have of seeking to really ensure your eventual redemption.
Please don't let the most vital decision, which will directly determine the state of your soul for an eternity, be made -- owing to your lack of responsibility, & your continuing desire to evade it --"by default". {You deserve better than that, don't you?}

None of the others, & nothing of the usual sort, matters.
Life is a fleeting illusory play, but God’s Grace will really work, if you take care to deserve it.
Just how truly, honestly and intensely do you really care for what happens to your soul in the afterlife?
That’s more important than absolutely anything else!
Yes, seek the truth, while you can, & it will, indeed, enable you your freedom, transcendence and salvation.

Radhasoami!
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Satsang Ideal: Mystical yet Better-worldly. {14.}

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Radhasoami!

Classifying religions, cults, sects, faiths & denominations on various bases has been a favorite pastime of the many. Popular categorizations of a religion would include its being:
** Mystical or ritualistic; &
** Unworldly or worldly.

Buddhism may be regarded as having been initially at least essentially mystical, focusing on the practice of meditation. Mere external rituals mark most major religions. There may have been unworldly elements in certain major religions, but since no religion or its followers could have survived & expanded on such an ethereal basis for long, most chose to coyly adopt the worldly route.

Only fringe and offbeat sects can afford the luxury of being unabashedly unworldly, such as the one in Japan that even exhorts its followers to commit suicide en masse as a way of exiting the earth & ostensibly gaining paradise. Well, who hasn't heard that it's a crazy world?

The quest for paradise inevitably came to be regarded as not being in conflict with one’s acquisition of material possessions; indeed, worldly prosperity came to be viewed as an indication of one’s likely gains in the beyond as well. Hence, there has been a growth of capitalism worldwide, with the active involvement of Christians {particularly Protestants, as studied extensively by Max Weber}, Jews, Jains, Sikhs, Hindus & others.

So, how may the Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh be described?
** Is it mystical or ritualistic?
** Is it unworldly, worldly or “better-worldly”?

Does being a Satsangi mean that one:
** Pray to the exclusion of all life, or merely superficially perform certain rituals timely?
** Scorn & shun the use of material trinkets, or actively rival with the Joneses -- or Kapoors, if you please! -- in the modern consumerist culture?

Or, is there a middle & optimal route instead that Satsangis are enjoined to practice?

The actual Satsang worldview regards the world as real, but perishable, & as headed for destruction at the end of Kaliyuga in the form of a MahaPralay. Life is an opportunity to progress spiritually, so that the soul attains access to higher divine realms, & ultimately achieves salvation by reaching Radhasoami Dham, the loftiest divine realm in existence.

Hence, Satsangis are NOT to confuse their essential worth or Grace merely with their stock of material possessions.
Satsangis are NOT to rival others over such trinkets.
Satsangis are NOT to fritter their lives -- or lose sight of their true goal in life -- in a blind, mad & never-ending chase of the numerous attractive products being thrown up by the present consumerist culture worldwide.

However, a dignified life requires a certain degree of material success. This is again treading on thin ice, because individual perceptions can vary considerably on what may constitute a "dignified life". Is it merely a couple of square meals a day, and minimal shelter, or does it include occasionally buying an exotic island in the middle of an ocean "far from the madding crowd", and perhaps a few acres on the moon? I confess I am now slightly digressing in a lighter vein, so let's resume the relatively more profound ruminations!

Certain “scientific research” {I am quite sceptical about what such words are supposed to exactly mean, but more on this perhaps later!} has even apparently confirmed that when someone’s material requirements have been adequately met, the person’s focus turns more towards God. Moreover, since Satsang is to spread in the world, we shall require finances on a mammoth scale.

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The Satsang ideal exhorts Satsangis to aim for “ausath darje ki” or moderate degree of {& not “aala” or superior} material facilities. This is doubtlessly based on the expectation that any human who pursues wealth and possessions to a great degree gradually gets attached to them, & begins to crave them more. This effectively diverts her or him from the true goal of salvation.

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Unlike several other peoples across the world, who have institutionalized the fine arts of begging, borrowing, stealing and plundering, Satsangis are enjoined to live by their own work, or by the sweat of their own brow. This promotes the traits of independence, integrity, morals, values and ethics. One cannot wallow in muck daylong to effectively quote the scriptures by the night. One cannot partake in the rampant corruption prevalent in most societies worldwide -- particularly, the Indian - and pretend to maintain the purity of one's soul.

Most importantly, for the Radhasoami religion to spread adequately in the world, as per the Paath lines,
“Badhath Satsang ab din din / aha ha ha oho ho ho.”,
phenomenal resources will be required. Hence, Satsangis may be excused a greater attempt at more earnings, if their focus on the true Abode remains foremost in their minds, & the striving is oriented towards Seva in some form or the other.

Paisa saath nahin jatha hai, sachi Bahkti aur Seva hee saath zarur jathe hain. That is, one doesn’t lug one’s lucre or bucks into the afterlife, only one’s devotions and services get carried forward into the beyond as one’s spiritual capital. More money is good, desirable & beneficial, to the extent that it enables more & better Bhakti & Seva, or devotion and service. The efforts for added riches become bad, undesirable & self-defeatist if they are at the expense of one’s faith, or distance oneself from one’s quest for salvation.

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So, it would appear prudent to accept, albeit with certain qualifications, the biblical observation about the love of money being the root of all evil {Timothy 6:10}. However, the interested reader may also read what Ayn Rand says in her incisive and brilliant writing style on this topic, basically arguing that money is a mere tool and is the root of all good {Atlas Shrugged}.

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Radhasoami!
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