Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2013

God’s Miracles and Human Mind. {157.}



Radhasoami Dayal Ki Daya
Radhasoami Sahai

May Compassionate Radhasoami Shower His Grace
May Radhasoami Help
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Radhasoami!
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The human mind is quite central
to the occurrence of divine miracles
in two contrary ways.

Firstly, it is the mind that allows
one’s faith to leap across usual ‘reality’
propeled by desire, mystical insights and beliefs.

Finally, it is the mind
naturally attuned to
a perception and comprehension of
God’s inconceivable Grace and glories
that merits, causes and allows
the very occurrence of miracles.

But the mind thinks only because
the heart loves God
and the soul
yearns for its lost bliss
wedded to the Being
that existed before It sired creation.

The mystery is resolved
only when the self
awakens to God
by transcending its human ego.
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Radhasoami!

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Stirrings and Musings within Me. {156.}



Radhasoami Dayal Ki Daya
Radhasoami Sahai

May Compassionate Radhasoami Shower His Grace
May Radhasoami Help
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Radhasoami!
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Oh, help me, my Supreme Parent
arrive unto You at the earliest!

There are now stirrings within me
evoking words from a mystical well
too deep for me to fathom.

I feel I am steadily evolving
beyond disease, health, my very body,
into another aura sired by my resonating prayers
that can instantly heal or wreak
all that it pleases.

There is an intuitiveness  
manifesting through my mind
that knows every truth there is
the unalloyed truth
the whole truth
shorn of distortion or verbiage.

Every mystery now stands resolved
and every question implicitly answered.
I have met and mated with the truth
and she is God.

I am amazingly moving
beyond sleep and wakefulness
into a continuing trance
that permeates my living.

I am inexorably transcending
beyond life and death
into a loftier realm
where the twilight glows  
and the words infinity and eternity
have been fully realized.

I mock sorrow and joy alike
serene in a bliss that heralds
nascent paradise to me.

Like all life so far
this, too, shall soon pass
and the path ahead lit
by God’s growing potent Grace.
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Radhasoami!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Exclusive Focus Causes God’s Reciprocation. {148.}


Radhasoami Dayal Ki Daya
Radhasoami Sahai

May Compassionate Radhasoami Shower His Grace
May Radhasoami Help
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Radhasoami!
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I am nought save in my faith.
I think of nothing else.
I value only God’s Pleasure.
I desire only redemption soon.
I speak only about mysticism.
I do but serve Mission.

I am shut to all else
and singlemindedly concentrated on my goal.

The inevitable has to occur,
is happening now,
and will naturally continue
until my faith stands fully consummated.

God shall really become and prove
the reality and experience
to my entire life and fate.  

So, let Grace work miracles,
even as I humbly pray
to the Supreme Force that causes
this entire existential play.
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Radhasoami!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {82.}


Radhasoami!
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Entrust the Guru with Responsibility.
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“Satguru ki Mauj par jo kaam chode jathe hain, un sab mein Waha Satsangi ki sambhal Karte Hain aur jo kaam Mauj par nahin chode jathe, unmein unki sambhal nahin hothi.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj; Bachan Bhag II, No. 74, Page 261.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“In matters that are left to the Master’s Discretion, He Takes Care of Satsangis’ concerns, and in matters that are not left to the Guru’s Will, Grace does not get directly involved in them.”
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Radhasoami!  

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!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {73.}

Radhasoami!
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Love: Be-all, End-all of Existence.
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“A heart devoid of love and affection is as hard as stone, and does not form a suitable receptacle for the light of heavenly Grace and Mercy....
Love or the power of attraction is the basis of the whole creation and the cause of its sustenance and preservation....
Love has no bounds, knows no restrictions, and is not limited by conditions, and like its source, is extensive and far-reaching in its beneficial results.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Radhasoami Math Prakash, Nos 12, 14 and 17, Pages 70-71.
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Radhasoami!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Beware: This Blog is Magical! {130.}

Radhasoami!
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This humble blog is overpoweringly magical.
This need not quite astonish anyone,

since miracles come naturally to God.

The Name Radhasoami is divine.
God’s Awareness & Grace Sanctify
the words this blog contains.

A home is but a house
until love renders it a home.
A temple is a mere building
unless God’s Awareness & Grace descend.

This blog is a blessed blog.

Any visitor to this blog
shall leave it subtly transformed.
She or he may not
realize, believe, or accept it;
but her or his destiny

shall stand altered --
fundamentally & irrevocably.

Beyond the human ego,
at the plane of the soul,
Grace shall work through this blog
to tug the readers’ souls Godward.
As water naturally flows down,
the soul aspires to fly towards God.
This blog shall serve as the impetus
that hastens your spiritual evolution.

I'm the insignificant & imperfect tool
that but honestly attempts to transcribe
what the Awesome Living Force Wills.

I humbly await, O Parent of all,
Your Miracles Performed
for Your most glorious Mission
of universal salvation.
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Radhasoami!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

You May Revisit Blog Regularly. {128.}

Radhasoami!
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I had begun this blog by initially updating it on a daily basis. After a while, I decided to give it a break. There has, therefore, been a six-month long hiatus in my blog postings.

However, the constant spate of visitors to this humble blog has been growing unabated. Besides, I see that over half of the visitors to it are from various countries around the world, especially the US, the UK, Australia, and a wide spectrum of such other nations as Iraq and even neighboring Pakistan.

I hope all visitors leave my blog subtly better persons and devotees of God, and lead to a slightly better world for all God’s creatures to live in.

My entire living and all my deeds are essentially inspired by the Supreme Godhead and are in some way or the other dedicated to His lofty service, and my blog postings are naturally determined by Grace.

I shall henceforth -- God willing -- be regularly updating this blog, at least twice every week, most probably on every Monday and Thursday.

I thank all visitors who care to read my writings for their time, and most importantly, for that spiritual urge within them that draws them here.

I earnestly pray that the Supreme Lord guide all rightly to Himself.
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Radhasoami!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {70.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {70.}
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Radhasoami!
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God Reciprocates Devotee’s Sincere Love.
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“Sincere love is reciprocal.
So, if one has a heart full of love for the Supreme Being,
He is sure to be attracted towards him by Grace, Mercy and holy Light,
which will gradually illumine his inner self,
and then all menial or worldly affections and desires will gradually disappear.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Radhasoami Math Prakash, No. 108: 13, Page 70.
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Radhasoami!

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Real Keys to Good Health. {123.}

Real Keys to Good Health. {123.}
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Radhasoami!

There is much being written nowadays
about the apparent body-mind connection.

Actually, a holistic approach would regard
the soul-mind-body as the true substratum.

The soul determines a person’s faith,
ego, personality, sanskaras or aspirations,
karmas or deeds, entire living,
spiritual capital, and destiny.

It’s the soul that
determines a person’s mind.

Since the body is but the medium
through which the soul intends
to attain its worldly desires
and spiritual goals,
it is the soul that actually determines
the body that the person will have.

Your health, energy, ailments, pain,
healing, recovery, and the like
are inextricably linked with your soul’s urgings.

The sword weaves a scabbard
most fit for its purposes.

Basically, it is harmony
with the divine will
that leads to peace
and lasting good health.

Besides, the effect of karmas
needs be worked out before
the soul may attain salvation,
mandating the eruption of diseases.

No, this isn’t really mumbojumbo,
and consuming Prashad {sanctified things}
is a superb means
of eradicating one’s karmas.

The point I am emphasizing
is that goodness and spirituality
are eminently good for one’s health,
for very logical reasons.

It is your minuscule soul that can
recreate every single cell of your body,
streamline every single process occurring within it,
better than the best of medicines prescribed
by the world’s best doctors possibly can.

Sure, you need meditate and
awaken your soul’s faculties adequately,
but it is verily possible.

I have glimpsed as much
in my humble earnest strivings;
may Grace guide me onwards,

I trust the divine Law.

Radhasoami!
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {63.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {63.}
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Radhasoami!
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Guru Gifts Crucial Good Fortune.
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Parmarath aur swarth donon mein bhaag mukaddam {mukhya} hai. Agar bhaag hai, tho sab kuchh praapth ho jatha hai. Agar bhaag nahin hai, tho na swarath na parmarath, kuchh nahin miltha....
‘Bhaag bina kya karey bichari, yeh bhee bhaag Guru se pa ri.’”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 112, Page 112.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“In both spiritual and worldly contexts, one’s fortune is important {decisive}. If one is fortunate, then one gets to acquire everything. If there is no luck, then one gets nothing, neither spiritual nor worldly {gains / wealth}.
‘What can one do without Grace? Beseech Guru for Grace.’”
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Radhasoami!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Master Escorts Soul to Paradise. {118.}

Master Escorts Soul to Paradise. {118.}

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Radhasoami!

Meditate: when there is external silence {or having grown indifferent to it}, and internal silence bred of a cessation of your thoughts.

As the self comes to roost within itself, focus on the seat of the refulgent soul within your being.

Pray for the Grand Master or Param Guru to Dawn within and Grant you His Darshan {the fortune of beholding His Countenance}.

Let the Shabda Roop {Sound Form} of the Guru escort your surat or soul internally to the lofty divine realms.

Attain unto the loftiest paradise of Radhasoami Dham thus, with earnest perseverance, and the Guru’s Grace.

Radhasoami!
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Radhasoami Religion is about Death. {106.}

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Radhasoami!

This world is not real.

Life is brief, and merely
an opportunity to attain salvation.

The meaning and purpose of life
stem from but its eventual cessation.

This may sound strange,
but is nevertheless true.

It is the deserving soul
that early, clearly and seriously
dedicates itself to achieving redemption.

Meditation in the prescribed manner,
helped by the Guru’s Grace,
can enable any sincere devotee
to experience death during meditation,
to transcend and master death.

Death naturally loses its sting
for such a blessed devotee.

One realizes what reality is,
and knows that one has
attained a paradise that’s
glorious, blissful and eternal.

Radhasoami!
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {22.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {22.}
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Radhasoami!
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Lord’s Especial Grace upon Devotees.
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Kul Maalik ki Daya sab par hai, par un par vishesh hai jo Unki Saran mein aa gaye hain aur har dum Unki yaad rakhte hain aur ve hee Unke Nij Pyare hain.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, Page 33, No. 5.

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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Supreme Lord’s Grace is upon all, but is especially so on those who have taken His Refuge and who constantly remember Him and they alone are His Own Beloved.”
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Radhasoami!

Monday, August 2, 2010

No Problem, Worry, Sorrow, Fear. {103.}

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Radhasoami!

The human is a limited person,
shackled by various
imperfections and inadequacies.

However, let’s realize that
in the ultimate analysis,
there is no real cause for
any problem, worry, sorrow, or fear.

How can any problem exist
for the devotee, blessed recipient
of the Param Guru's Grace?

How can any devotee worry
knowing the Supreme Lord
Is Omniscient and Omnipotent?

How can any misery be
when the Guru showers bliss?

As the Paath {or hymn} lines affirm:
Guru adbhut sukh dikhlaya /
Kya mahima jaaye na gaaya
.”

That is.
“The Master has Granted me unique bliss /
I cannot even sing its glories.”

There need be no fear
for one Protected by the Param Guru.

So, laugh at your difficulties,
trusting in the Guru’s Grace and Help.

Life is a brief play;
let us make the best of it
with the Param Guru's Grace.

Radhasoami!
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Monday, July 5, 2010

O Lord, Fulfill Everyone’s Tasks. {100.}

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Radhasoami!

Soami Tum kaaj Banaye saban ke.”

That is,
“O Lord, Fulfill everyone’s tasks.”

This is the opening line
of a favorite Paath {hymn} of mine.

The line stresses that it is God
Who finally consummates all matters.

It is a humble plea for Grace.

It is a simple expression of gratitude.

The prayer wants everyone’s tasks --
not desires -- to be realized.

Most importantly, the prayer is
not selfish in its focus;
one seeks that the Lord
realize the tasks of all.

I may add that the word “tasks”
only inadequately conveys the import
that the word “kaaj” contains.

Indeed, the tasks are not worldly goals,
but basically denote the goal of salvation.

So, the hymn is a collective prayer
thanking the Lord for ensuring everyone's redemption.

Radhasoami!
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Sumiran is the Easiest Devotion. {98.}

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Radhasoami!

The easiest mode of devotion
is Sumiran of Radhasoami Name,
chanting of the Divine Name.

It can be done
anytime, anywhere,
internally, softly, or aloud.

You can perform Sumiran while
attending to your routine chores,
hum it while walking around.

Sumiran serves to keep you
focused on the Supreme Godhead,
which invites Grace upon you.

Besides, the Name has potence
and don’t be surprised if
you find apparent miracles occurring.

Sumiran causes subtle inner purification,
transformation and evolution, rendering the
subsequent Dhyan and Abhyas easier.

You ought to make progress
towards your goal of salvation
in a ceaseless, evolving manner.

The best method is Sumiran;
do it earnestly, constantly, habitually,
and watch Grace’s further boons.

Radhasoami!
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Note: Sumiran: Chanting; Dhyan: Contemplation; and Abhyas: Meditation.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Causation Works in Spirituality Fantastically. {90.}

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Radhasoami!

The law of causation works true
in spirituality nonetheless
and magnified n times over.

What do I mean by this?

Well, it’s something like
good and bad stocks
in the securities markets.

If you invest a dollar
in a lousy stock,
you will certainly lose it.

Invest a dollar in a fair stock
and you may gain a few cents.

Investing in hot stocks ought to
get you magnified returns.

You may double your investment,
or get 10 times its return,
or even 100 times,
depending on the market factors,
trends and forces.

So much for causality
and variable returns in worldly matters.

Now, spirituality represents
a different dimension altogether.
So, the laws of causation work,
but the returns are naturally magnified
quite to the power of n times over.

God is the richest Being existent
and generosity comes naturally to Him.

So, invest a dollar
of pure love in God,
and you are bound to reap
a fortune in God’s love for you.

Invest a sincere prayer in God,
and the torrents of Grace
that engulf your life
will render your destiny
transformed for the better,
immeasurably and forever.

Spirituality is a very reliable playing field,
because God is the best bet and stock possible!

You can rest assured
none of your longings and efforts
is going quite unnoticed or waste.

Trust God,
do your bit, indeed, best,
and patiently await God’s justice.

God is God.
God proves He is God.
What must, indeed, will and does ... happen!

Radhasoami!
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Best Celebration of One’s Birthday. {84.}

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Radhasoami!

March 9th is the sacred & auspicious Birthday
of Gracious Huzur “Prem” Saran Satsangi Saheb Ji;
and it’s naturally celebrated by Satsangis all over.

If you have not ever so far
celebrated your birthday in Dayalbagh,
try to do so,
by going for Arz {or supplication}with eatables,
and receiving Prashad {Sanctified offering}
from Most Revered Maalik Personally.

This can be the best possible
celebration of anyone’s birthday.

It is simultaneously
expressing gratitude for one’s birth
and rededication one’s entire life
to service of our
Most Glorious Mission
of universal salvation.

We must all always remain
deeply thankful to Maalik
for providing us with
such blessed, recurring opportunities,
at the expense of His Own Comfort.

It is extremely fortunate to become
the recipient of Grace
upon one’s very birthday
for the rest of one's life.

Radhasoami!
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