Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {51.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {51.}
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Radhasoami!
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Magical Means of Transcending Desires.
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“Santon ka Satsang aisa Kalpatru hai ki sab baasna dhoor kar detha hai. Aur kahte hain ki Kalpatru sab baasna poori kar detha hai, par aaj thak kisi ko mila nahin. Lekin Satsang tho nij Kalpatru hai. Isliye barambaar Satsang karna chahiye. Bahut na ban sakey tho thoda karey, par sachauti ke saath karey, kapat se na karey ki usmein kuchh phayda nahin hai.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj; The holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}, No. 28, Page 81.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Satsang of the Saints is such a Kalpatru {wish-fulfilling stone} that it distances all one’s desires. It is said that the Kalpatru satisfies all one’s desires, but it has never been found by anyone. But Satsang itself is the Kalpatru. Therefore, one ought to do Satsang continuously. If you can’t perform Satsang much, then do so a little, but do it with sincerity, don’t do it with dishonesty as that won’t result in any benefit.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {25.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {25.}
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Radhasoami!
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Rules of Self-restraint for Adepts.
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1. Don’t eat meat, & shun intoxicants.
2. Reduce your diet by about one-fourth.
3. Reduce sleep to six hours per day.
4. Maintain only necessary contacts & relations with worldly people. Do not develop intimacy with them. Do not to interfere in others’ worldly affairs.
5. Do not entertain desires for sensory enjoyments or worldly objects, nor make undue efforts to get them, & indulge in them only with caution & as may be proper.
6. Don’t allow useless thoughts about worldly objects & enjoyments while in meditation.
7. Should value the Pleasure of Radhasoami Dayal & the Sant Satguru & should fear incurring Their Displeasure.
8. Don’t harbor jealousy or hostility for anyone.
9. Engage in performing good acts & refrain from bad deeds.
10. Have full faith in Radhasoami Dayal’s Grace. Perform spiritual practices twice or more daily. 11. Eagerly attend Satsang & attentively listen to Paaths {hymns} & Bachans & practice them.
12. Watch the ways of the mind & the senses & do not be deceived by them.
13. Should love true paramarthis {devotees} & be affectionate, warm & hospitable towards them. 14. Value your time & don’t spend it in useless & undesirable activities & matters. Should accept whatever happens in your worldly & spiritual spheres as the Mauj or Will of Radhasoami Dayal, & should continue with paramarath or spirituality, regardless of prosperity or adversity.

---- Note: This is not a direct quote, but merely enumerates the keywords or main points of the Bachan No 129 by Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji that may be read in full in Radhasoami Mat Sandesa, Pages 62 to 64.
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {18.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {18.}
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Radhasoami!
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Shunning Desires, Strive for Salvation.
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“Radhasoami Math ka matlab yeh hai ki surat aur man ko oopar ki taraf chadhana aur aise mukaam par pahunchana jahan sachhi mukti ho.Tho jo log is math mein shareek hue hain, unko chahiye ki aisi chaal chalen aur aisi rahni rahen ki unko araam aur phayda mile. Aur jo log aisi chaal nahin chalenge, unko yeh phayda kabhi nahin mil sakta aur unmein aur sansaariyon mein kya pharak hoga? Parmarthi ko chahiye ki bhogon se hute, bhogon ki chaha dhoor kare aur Maalik se milne ka jathan shauk se kare.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, Page 76, No. 68.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Radhasoami Faith means that the soul and mind are made to ascend upwards and located in a realm where true salvation occurs. So, those who have joined this Faith ought to regulate their behavior and lead such lives as get them comfort and benefit. Those who do not conduct themselves in such a manner can never acquire this benefit, and then what would be the difference between them and the worldly people? The spiritually inclined ought to keep themselves distant from pleasures of the sense organs, should renounce the desires for temptations, and must earnestly persevere to meet the Supreme Lord.”
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Radhasoami!

Make Space for Almighty Lord. {79.}

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Radhasoami!

We are all terribly busy.
The world is a delight.
Life is full of desires.
So it would seem anyway.

Trapped within the human shield,
stuck within the Chaurasi cycle,
{of 84 lakh successive life-forms
for the transmigration of soul}
we have little time
to ponder over God.

Yet this is the only time
that we are ever to have
of securing our salvation.

“Dil ka hujra saaf kar
Jaana ke aane ke liye.
Dhyan gairon ka hata
Usko bithane ke liye.”

That is,
“Purge your heart
that the Beloved may appear.
Cease awareness of others,
to allow divine consciousness.”

Nature permits no vacuum,
and things need space to be.

A life embroiled in
petty, superficial, worldly matters
cannot be destined for early redemption.

A mind perennially obsessed with
sensual thrills or material possessions
cannot harbor genuine spiritual longings.

Therefore, it pays to
curtail one’s worldly
associations, thoughts, activities.

There is little benefit from such things;
it’s just a waste of one’s time.

One’s life gets past
before one realizes it.

Make space for Almighty Lord.

Stop thinking of undeserving people,
stop pursuing unnecessary, sinful desires,
stop chasing hollow, worldly goals.

God is elsewhere, truth is different.

The route to God and salvation
are individual, mystical and internal.

Make space for God within your being.
Make space for Grace in your life.
Make space for redemption in your destiny.

Radhasoami!
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I Desire not to Desire. {51.}

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Radhasoami!

I recall the fairy tales
I read in my childhood,
where the child
had a mysterious magic bowl
that fulfilled all her desires.

Everyone always wants more,
and more and more
of this, of that, of everything.

More money, sumptuous meals, designer brands,
attractive spouse, obedient children,
sleeker car, spacious mansions,
and that vague “respect in society”.

Religion has merely thrown in
several newer desires
like more Prashad {sanctified eatables}
and God’s Grace.

The essence of Sant Math
is understood by few Satsangis,
and practiced by perhaps none.

As the Paath {or hymn} lines clearly state:
“Duniya ko chahe tu aur Deedaar ko.
Yeh hai mushkil ansamajh hai yaar tu.”

That is,
“You seek the world and beholding the Lord's Countenance
That is difficult, you are naive, my friend.”

However, we may derive hope
from Maalik’s Bachan of enjoying
both Sansari and Parmarthi laddus
{both worldly and spiritual fruits}.

Desires are virtually endless
and are at the root of
the cycle of
transmigration of soul and rebirth,
which has trapped all jeevas {living beings}.

A desire is a desire,
be it for carnal sex
or for abode in Satloka.

For true salvation to occur,
desires are to be transcended.

Repression is not the answer,
the root must be killed.

Renunciation is the only way
to free oneself forever from
the possibility of desires altogether.

It is not enough to
know or understand sublime truths.
Their practice is necessary,
otherwise a crucial lifetime
will have been wasted.

But, as the proverb goes:
There’s many a slip
betwixt the cup and the lip.

Radhasoami!
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Lessons Learnt from Rotten Apples. {46.}

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Radhasoami!

The elder generation habitually
regards itself as ideal,
and with the natural rights
to “demand” respect from youngsters
& order them around.

This would make sense
& even be desirable & necessary,
if parents, Branch Secretaries, & others
were truly of the right sort,
had the youngsters’ interests & concerns in view,
& were guided by right motivations.

We unfortunately live in a dirty world,
& people are hardly perfect.

Accepting & obeying most elders
would be the surest & swiftest route
to one’s own unhappiness & ruin.

Life literally abounds with rotten apples,
you ask for one & get a dozen.

I have generally been & lived
like a rebel throughout my life.

I know my own values,
& don’t care a damn about
what really doesn’t deserve anything.

When surrounded by smiling faces
hiding barely disguised selfish motives
or evil intentions,
firstly learn to see through things,
to discriminate between what is
& what has been claimed or professed,
to judge & value rightly.

Be on your constant guard.
Trust none except the Lord.
Remain sane & become strong.

As per the Paath or hymn lines:
“Unse rahna samajh boojh kar,
Hain yeh bairi, hith dikhlaye.
Teri haani laab nahin soche,
Apne swarath rahen liptaye.”

That is,
“Be on guard against such,
They are foes, professing friendship.
They’re uncaring about your welfare,
Intent on own selfish interests.”

One ought to learn from
the rotten apples
how one should not be.

Elders remain an example,
for the younger generation.
Unworthy elders become bad examples,
whom one ought to remember
for their sundry bad habits or tendencies.
They should teach us not
to ever become like them.

After all, they are headed
towards their own destinies,
& we must carefully
chalk out our own desserts.

Radhasoami!
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One Step At a Time. {45.}

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Radhasoami!

Rome was not built in a day.
A long journey begins with one step.

Life may frequently seem difficult,
but clear thinking solves much,
aided by courage & one’s work.

Most people create their own problems,
& compound their already existing ones.

Most problems are created by
an abnegation of one’s responsibility.

Awake, & arise!
There is much awaiting to be done.

Desires are temptations, diversions, wasteful.
The realized one can remain satisfied
with wholity, renunciation, control.

There is the evolutionary spiral,
& backward movements are self-defeatist.

The mystical path exists internally,
which needs must be traversed.

Clarify, prioritize, & do it;
one step at a time.

It can be done;
eternal bliss awaits you!

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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