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!

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!

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!

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!
****


Radhasoami!

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!

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!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {77.}

Radhasoami!
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Religious Matters: Decide, Act Fearlessly.
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“One {every parmarthi or spiritually inclined person}
should resolutely decide not to feel shy
or be afraid of worldly people
in regard to the activities of true paramartha {or religiosity} and,
as far as possible, one should act accordingly.”


---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Radhasoami Math Sandesa, No. 128: 7, Page 60.
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Radhasoami!

Life is Akin to Hell. {134.}

Radhasoami!
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A pig can be content
to wallow in the muck.


So, human contentment is hardly
an absolute measure
of one’s state of existence.


God, paradise, salvation,
and such words
have obviously remained mere words
despite umpteen divine incarnations worldwide,
many global religions,
and centuries of humanity’s
apparent quest for a veritable utopia.


Humanity is confused and floundering,
drowned in its own flood
of meaningless knowledge.


You’ve got to know
just what you’re missing
to truly want it.


The rare soul
who sincerely yearns for God
naturally believes in the hereafter
perhaps as all fail to.


To such a one,
life does become akin to hell
and eternal bliss draws her
across the threshold of life.


I fear this world seems destined
to witness many a disaster yet
before frolicking humanity really needs to:
believe in the beyond,
desperately turn to God,
and earnestly strive for its redemption.
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {76.}

Radhasoami!
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Attaining Unalloyed Bliss, True Contentment.
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“Sachha santosh tab avega jab surat aur man ko oonche deshon ke anand prapth honge aur jyon jyon oonche sthan ki chadhayi hothi javegi, usi kadar anand badhta javega aur Nij Desh mein poora santosh aur poora anand prapth hoga.”


---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnothar, Guru Updesh, No. 59, Page 39.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:


“True contentment will come when the soul and mind partake of the bliss of the higher realms, and as ascent to the loftier regions keeps occuring, joy will correspondingly increase, and total bliss and complete contentment will be attained in the Original Abode.”
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Radhasoami!

Close Your Eyes to Life. {133.}

Radhasoami!
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Now, this is a tricky statement, indeed.


Closing one’s eyes to life
hardly seems like an ideal solution
to its umpteen ills,
or the most sensible mode to consummate it,
or to even truly transcend it.


However, instead of indulging in
mere intellectual satisfaction
to the detriment of truth
{yes, that is very possible!}, 
let’s try and get
what I’m trying to put across.


God and meditation and redemption
are enabled only through life
yet remain beyond it
and involve its transcendence.


Life is not the ultimate reality,
nor the best existence possible.


Life is a transitory state,
which the enlightened employ for their salvation.


The Buddha’s memorable last words on earth
perhaps cannot be bettered:
“All composite things pass away.
Strive for your own liberation with diligence.”


Life is just life -- 
dismally, incorrigibly, hopelessly -- 
even if one discusses God,
or the route to salvation;
the true journey has not begun yet.


The actual treading of the path
in meditation
is internal, solitary, lonely;
with one’s eyes closed
to life in its entirety,
both its best and worst.


God is beyond life.
Meditation is beyond life.
Salvation is beyond life.


Life cannot lead you to the afterlife,
unless you employ it rightly,
by denying it,
and seeking to transcend it rightly
through the prescribed techniques of meditation,
under the tutelage of
a living true master.


Well, well, nothing seems simple or easy.
There are too many usages
of such words as 
‘right’, ‘rightly’, ‘prescribed’, and ‘true’ 
in the preceding paragraph. 
And pray, who determines  ‘rightness’
and how exactly?


Once you have yearned for God, 
you cannot go back to 
square one again; 
your transcendence is rendered fated. 


God is the supermagnet
that loves Her children.


If you really want God,
just trust that you will 
be magically guided towards Her.


Remain true to your being
and honest in your quest.


As Goethe observed in Faust,
“For he who is unceasing in his striving
is ours for his redeeming.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {75.}

Radhasoami!
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Please Guru by Doing These.
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“Sant Satguru se sachhi preethi karni chahiye aur Unko Satsang, anthri aur bahari, aur tan man dhan se Seva karke prasann karna chahiye.”


---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnothar, Guru Updesh, No. 21, Page 35.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:


“One should be truly devoted to the Grand Master and please Him by performing Satsang, both internal and external, and by doing Service with one’s body, mind and wealth.”
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Radhasoami!

Stop … Pause Awhile … Wonder … Think! {132.}

Radhasoami!
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Halt!
Pause awhile.


Stop living your usual life.
Take a break from routine.


You’ve been doing it for too long enough.
Have you got what you desired or expected?
Are you headed in the right direction?
Will this lead you to your destination?


The unreflected life is measly existence
or a brutish engagement
in the senseless ratrace
that characterizes most life.


Get out of the rut.
Accept that you are yet alien to God,
remote from the possibility
of your salvation,
and guarantee of attaining paradise.


This world is a temporary station,
decreed by the gods for destruction.


Life is but an illusory reality.


Tap into your innermost being,
you shall access the divine spark ,
which is your priceless soul.


This world is mere quicksand
and life a fleeting chance
for you to realize God.


Prove that you are a being
made in the likeness of God --
aware, enlightened, responsible, moral --
by valuing and persevering for your redemption
seriously, rightly, earnestly, determinedly, intensely, ….


Take a break
from your way of living,
and invent another
more adequate for your salvation.
****


Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {74.}

Radhasoami!
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Love Grants Virtues and Wisdom. 
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“All good qualities and goodness itself will gradually find their home in the heart in which love dwells, and all bad qualities will be rooted out by and by.


Whatever a man full of pure love thinks or does is all wisdom, while the thoughts and works of worldly-wise men are full of selfishness and folly.”


---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Radhasoami Math Prakash, Nos 3 and 4, Page 67.
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Radhasoami!

Mysticism-Science: Meeting & Mating. {131.}

Radhasoami!
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God, religion, spirituality, mysticism, magic, fiction,
science, technology, quantum physics, fuzzy logic,
are not inflexible categories
nor always totally in conflict
with one another;
their goals overlap
but methods vary.

As the years & decades roll by,
I predict a series of
unlikely trysts & weird flirtations,
until a formal engagement
makes them virtual bedfellows.

I wonder if any reader unravels
the perspective that I don’t seem
to care to fully elaborate yet;
but suffice it to say
an intellectual revolution lies ahead
that shall mellow the rigid distinctions
between science and religion
and result in a holistic weltanschauung.
****

Radhasoami!

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!

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.
****

Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {72.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {72.}
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Radhasoami!
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Trust the Caring Supreme Father.
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“The Supreme Father is always looking with solicitous care on all His children and grants from time to time divine beatitude and internal happiness to the extent which He thinks conducive to their advantage. You should always be looking forward for it and pray for its inward realization, but do not slacken your efforts when you do not experience it, as He alone knows when it should be granted and when not.

Sadness is also one of the instruments of progress and almost all whose spiritual advancement has begun have to experience an alternation of such condition. The Supreme Father is conscious of your resolve to resign yourself entirely to His will and will gradually grant you power to suffer your existence to be mended in accordance with it.

He has also Been Pleased to Accept your offer of youself and your belongings and He now Gives them back to you as His Prashadi {or Sanctified things}. You should now make a judicious use of them, and with the consciousness that they are the gifts of Your heavenly Father.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Pilgrim's Path, Letter No. 13, Page 31.
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Radhasoami!

Consciously Choose Your Religion Carefully. {129.}

Radhasoami!
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People normally spend such time and efforts
on choosing the ‘right’ things for themselves.

Be it buying a new dress
or selecting a spouse;
everyone regards it as highly important.

If your father gave you
his suit to wear,
most would reject it,
saying it doesn’t fit or isn’t trendy.

Likewise, your mother may have found
a staid necklace suitable
but you may prefer something jazzier.

You would stoutly resist anyone
who presumed to decide on your behalf
the dress that you ought to wear
or the type of person to marry.

Now, enter religion.

Despite our most passionate
beliefs & assertions
to the contrary,
we don’t really care a rap
which religion we follow.

It’s the only thing most people
unhesitatingly accept as a
legacy from their parents,
not because parents know the best,
but simply because they don’t really
believe in the afterlife,
or accept that they have souls,
and are just not bothered
about where they might be headed
beyond the grave.

Sure, your wifey or hubby dear
naturally matters no end,
your pretty dresses or fancy cars
obviously determine your happiness.

Ah, religion?
Who cares!

The one that your parents
were born into
is fine enough for most.

Religion is the only
one-size-fits-all stuff
that’s going around.

Wake up, folks, slumbering angels!

Your eternal soul
& guarantee of redemption
merit at least
as much consideration as the choice
of your skirt or shirt does.

You need not passively follow
your parents’ religion.

There’s a new one out there
waiting for you to discover it,
embrace and follow it,
to secure your salvation.

If you’re reading this right now,
there’s hope for you.

Pray to God to draw you
rightly unto His eternal, blissful realm;
you do not know,
but He loves you
& He wants it
more than even you!

Radhasoami!
****

You May Revisit Blog Regularly. {128.}

Radhasoami!
****

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.
****

Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {71.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {71.}
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Radhasoami!
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Faith and Love Enable God.
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“Faith built up on pure and sincere love for the Supreme Being
is strong and immovable like a mountain,
and love founded on strong faith goes on increasing,
till it carries the lover to its fountainhead, the beloved Supreme Being.
Both strong love and strong faith are sure and certain means
to the attainment of perfect salvation.
They are inseparable from each other.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Radhasoami Math Prakash, No. 109, Page 71.
****

Radhasoami!

None of This is It. {127.}

None of This is It. {127.}
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Radhasoami!

There’s something fractured and dissatisfactory
about life that is frustrating.

The best of experiences still lack
that certain something real, desired, meaningful.

Human language proves utterly inadequate
if one aspires to describe
the most sublime of experiences;
expression remains denied to me.

I cannot help constantly feeling
it’s on the other side;
call it God, reality, truth,
bliss, completeness, eternity, salvation, paradise.

Beyond the threshold of life,
across the embrace of death,
perhaps awaits my Supreme Parent,
I strive with that trust,
longing to transcendentally leap across.
.
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!
****

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {70.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {70.}
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Radhasoami!
****

God Reciprocates Devotee’s Sincere Love.
****

“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.
****

Radhasoami!

Dayalbagh’s Radhasoami Religion is ‘Scientific’. {125.}

Dayalbagh’s Radhasoami Religion is ‘Scientific’. {125.}
****

Radhasoami!

There’s long been an apparent battle
between religion and science,
with the latter deriding the former
for its absurdity, irrationality, and fraud.

However, if science lies
in the scientific method
of experimentation, verification, repeatability,
then I dare say
the Radhasoami religion is absolutely scientific.

The objective seeker isn’t asked
to blindly believe in God.

You are free to try out
the prescribed meditation techniques
and convince yourself that God exists,
that Radhasoami is a name
of mystical potence,
and that the Param Guru of Dayalbagh
Is Radhasoami Dayal’s Living Incarnation.

Of course, this would entail
earnest meditation by the scientist,
but even routine scientific discoveries
are preceded by painstaking efforts.

It is a moot point
whether anyone would care to
scientifically verify the divine truths
that the Radhasoami religion propounds,
but such objective strivings remain welcome.

Radhasoami!
****

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {69.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {69.}
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Radhasoami!
****

Intensely Seeking Salvation is Rare.
****

“Sumiran, Dhyan, Bhajan aur Pothi ka Paath karne waale Satsangi tho bahut milthe hain, magar aise Satsangi bahut kam hain jo sachhe dil se yeh chahte hon ki is duniya ke ragdon jhagdon se jald chutkara ho, yani shareer choot jaave aur Maalik ke Charnon mein pahunchen.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 20, Page 31.
****

Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“One can find many Satsangis who perform Sumiran, Dhyan or Contemplation, Bhajan or Meditation, or recite Paaths or hymns from the scriptures, but such Satsangis are very few who really desire from their hearts that they be freed from the frictions and fights of this world, that is, they shed their bodies and reach the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Lord.”
****

Radhasoami!

Desire for God and Salvation. {124.}

Desire for God and Salvation. {124.}
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Radhasoami!

The Buddha had named desire
as the root of suffering.

Desire is, indeed, central to
all human engagements and desserts.

Nothing in life can be achieved
without a consuming desire for it.

Alsorans fare ill even in spirituality,
which mandates total commitment.

The essential perspective in the blockbuster film The Matrix
is not without its foundation in reality and logic.

This world and life are not real
they are merely a means
for the soul to awaken
and arrive unto its Maker.

The one who lives
determined and guided by
this perspective and focus
naturally grows indifferent to the
fleeting plays of illusory reality.

Hence, one ought to form
only the fewest of relationships,
involve in the world minimally,
and limit one’s external attachments.

Let the soul ever meditate
longing ardently for its Parent,
and eternal bliss in the loftiest paradise.

Desire only God and salvation
sincerely, rightly, wholeheartedly, intensely.

God inexorably draws such a one
unto Her sacred lap and bosom.

Radhasoami!
****

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {68.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {68.}
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Radhasoami!
****

Radhasoami Dayal Orders Satsangis’ Initiation.
****

“Jab thak Dhur se Hukum nahin hotha, tab thak koi jeeva Radhasoami Math mein shareek nahin hotha. Aur jo shamil ho gaya tho jaano ki us par muhar lag gayi. Uska uddhaar aber saber ka khyal chod kar zarur hoga. Aur chahe kaisa hee hai, uska bigaad nahin ho sakta.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 36, Page 47.
****

Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Until there is a Decree from the Beyond, no living being can join the fold of the Radhasoami religion. And once someone has entered {the religion}, then consider the stamp to have been put on {her or} him. Such a person’s redemption will definitely take place, regardless of the thought of whether it does so early or late. And however the person may be, no harm can come to her {or him}.”
****

Radhasoami!

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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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {67.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {67.}
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Radhasoami!
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Guru’s Grace, Sanskaras and Paradise.
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“Sanskara ka beej bhee jeevon ke hirday mein Sant hee Daalthe Hain. Tho shuru se akhir thak Wahi Kartadharta Hain, yaani jeevon ko sanskari bhee Wahi Banathe Hain aur munasib aur zaruri bhakti wageirah Kara dhur Dham mein Pahunchate hain.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 93, Page 89.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“It is the Guru Who Sows the seed of sanskara {desire, tendency or impulse to action} in the hearts of living beings. So, right from the beginning to the end, only He Is the Doer, that is, He renders the beings deserving, and by Getting them to perform devotion etc. Takes them to the divine Abode.”
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Radhasoami!

Faith Does Win, Work Wonders. {122. }

Faith Does Win, Work Wonders. {122. }
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Radhasoami!

Religion is analogous with God,
and God synonymous with faith.

God is primarily one’s belief
in what constitutes true reality,
governs life and determines fate.

Life is just too base
to represent this existence’s best;
there must be the transcendental.

Faith enables both better living
and directed efforts towards salvation.

During times of especial trial,
try and test your faith,
polishing it into an anchor
that you can rest upon.

Anyone can believe in God
upon the evidence of miracles;
but genuine faith is absolute
and finally evokes God satisfactorily.

Radhasoami!
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Let the Name Guide Heavenwards. {121.}

Let the Name Guide Heavenwards. {121.}
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Radhasoami!

The name ‘Radhasoami’ is the Name
of the Supreme Godhead, Radhasoami Dayal.

When you sincerely intone this Name,
never doubt that God heeds it.

In meditation, as you get absorbed
in the rhythm of this Name,
your soul gradually gets attuned to
the Source of this sacred sound.

Love for the Name naturally leads
to love for your Supreme Parent.

Constantly chanting this divine Mantra
causes easy and swift traverse
unto the loftiest divine realm.

This mighty Name holds the key
to your quick and guaranteed salvation.

Radhasoami!
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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {66.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {66.}
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Radhasoami!
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God’s Grace Envelops True Devotees.
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‘“Jakey hirday Guru partheeti, Kaal karam wasey nahin jeethi.’
Jis par Guru ki Kripa hogi, uskey nazdeek Kaal aur karam nahin avenge. Kul rachna ke sir par uska danka hoga. Koi chinta usko nahin hogi. Jo Sath Dhaar hai, wahi Mauj ki Dhaar hai. Aise premi ki kul karrawayi, kya swarthi kya parmarthi, Mauj se hothi hai. Uskey man mein koi chaha nahin rahti. Phir Kaal wa karam kisko dukh deven. Jiski karrawayi Maalik ki Mauj se hothi hai, ussey Kaal wa karam khud darte hain aur kaampte hain. Aise premijan ki pal pal chin chin mein Guru Aap Sambhal Karte Hain. Waha bhee aath pahar Guru ke rang mein ranga rahta hai aur prem mein bheega rahta hai. Jo Radhasoami Dayal ke Charnon mein aye hain, maha badabhaagi hain.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 111, Page 112.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:
‘“A person whose heart flows with love for the Lord,
Kaal and deeds cannot defeat such a one.’
The one who is the recipient of the Lord’s Grace finds Kaal and deeds remaining distant from him. He will have suzerainty over the entire creation. He will have no worry. The Current from Satloka is the Current representing divine Will. All the activities of such a devotee, whether it is material or spiritual, occur determined by the divine Will. He has no desire left in his mind. So, whom can Kaal or deeds cause sorrow? Indeed, Kaal and deeds are themselves scared of the devotee, all of whose matters are governed by divine Will, and remain trembling. The Guru Himself Takes care of such a devotee every moment. Even he remains absorbed in the Guru’s essence around-the-clock and remains bathed in love. Those who have taken refuge in Radhasoami Dayal’s Lotus Feet are extremely fortunate indeed.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {65.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {65.}
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Radhasoami!
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Guru’s All-important Permission and Orders.
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‘“Guru Aagya se jo shish karayi,
Waha karthoot bhakti phal dheyi.’
Satguru ki Aagya maanne ki badi bhaari mahima hai. Jisne aagya Guru ki maani, usi waqt se ussey parmarthi daulath milne lagegi.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 111, Page 110.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:
‘“Whatever the disciple does with the Master’s Permission,
That deed rewards with spiritual benefit.’
Obedience to the Orders of the Satguru is of utmost significance. Whoever obeys the Lord’s Instructions begins to acquire spiritual wealth right from that very moment.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {64.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {64.}
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Radhasoami!
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Satsangis: Eat, Drink, Talk Less.
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“Satsangiyon ko badi hoshiyari rakhni chahiye. Thoda khana, thoda peena, kam bolna, issey parmarath mein tarakki hogi.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 115, Page 117.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:
“Satsangis ought to keep constant guard. Eating less, drinking less, talking little, these are conducive to spiritual progress.”
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Radhasoami!

Poetic Prayer on Sesquicentennial Basant. {120.}

Poetic Prayer on Sesquicentennial Basant. {120.}
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Radhasoami!

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Shubh Basant par sabko badhayi
Prarn lekar shuru karo kamayi.
Yeh Basant hai athi khaas
Sumiro Radhasoami Naam har shvas
Paavo Radhasoami Dayal hamesha paas.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Dekho Basant par leela nyari
Saraho Radhasoami Dayal Mauj anokhi.
Dayalbagh mein Nij Dhar Muskrayi
Samasth rachna par phool Barsayi
Sabmein udhaar ki khwahish Jagayi.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Aapsi “Prem” khyal sahayog badhayi
Sangath ko bemisal kaum banayi.
Satsangi par hai badi zimmewari
Abhi imtihaan baaki hain kayi
Guru Len Radhasoami Dham Pahunchayi.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Dekho Basant Dayalbagh rangoli roshni
Jaano Puran Dhani Daya bhari.
Radhasoami naam ki mahima Sunayi.
Satsang jahan mein khoob Phailayi
Apna sarvodhaar Maqsad zabardasth Badhayi.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Ab jaago bahut rahey sowayi
Thamam umar rahi jaaye beethi.
Kaam karo bahut rahey alsayi
Dayalbagh jhanda duniya gaad phehrayi
Buland hausle jung fatah dilayi.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Dekho Basant Khethon shobha hariyali
Kaliyuga mein Satyugi rasa pragatayi.
Radhasoami Satsang idhar udhar hoyi
Baagiyon ko Apni Maafi Bakshi
Sab bhaktan Liya Khainch Bulayi.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Gaayo Basant aarti birah bhari
Param Guru Zarur Karenge poori.
Jahan se hui swabhavik dhoori
Maya jaal chooki thaki haari
Deedaar ki tadap Badhayi karari.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Suno Basant dhun antari bahari
Paayo Huzur ki Prasannta gahri.
Guru se “Prem” daulat paayi
Bhakti Seva mein anand laayi
Apni qismat lee khoob jagayi.

Mere pyare behan aur bhai
Har roz Basant manaye Satsangi
Maalik Hidayath par bithaye zindagi.
Shabd mein surat sahaj samayi
Ghat mein Darshan nith Karayi
Uddhaar jeete jee haasil Karayi.

Radhasoami!
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Notes:
1. This is a poetic prayer submitted at the Lotus Feet of Radhasoami Dayal upon this auspicious Basant by yours truly.
2. I regret I haven't as yet provided its translation in English.

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!

Features of the Ideal Religion. {119.}

Features of the Ideal Religion. {119.}
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Radhasoami!

The ideal religion ought to ideally
have the following few
ideal components & features,
in a life where little
is ever ideal.

It should firstly have a
divine dimension to it,
having been founded by a
divine incarnation;
for what’s a religion without God?

There must be continuity in the
Mission of the religion,
beyond the shedding of body
by its founder;
an intergenerational lineage of gurus
appears rather inevitable.

It should address the human individual’s
need to pray, and teach one how to
meditate so as to
awaken one’s soul and
internally access the lofty divine realms,
thereby ensuring one’s salvation.

The ideal religion must ideally
naturally usher in
a better society
and a world that is
{saner}, more just and peaceful.

All this seems to be
a tall order.

So, how many religions
meet the above criteria,
or does even one do so?

Let time prove and effect,
for God’s will is mysterious,
subtle, but final.

Radhasoami!
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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {62.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {62.}
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Radhasoami!
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Remain Firmly in Lotus Feet.
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“Thamam Satsang aur bhajan wageirah ka matlab aur natheeja hona chahiye ki Maalik ke Charnon ka prem hirday mein bas jaave. Unke Charan ek chhin kabhi judha na hon. Isliye Maalik se yahi prarthna karni chahiye hai ki ... mujhko tho Daya Karke Apne Charnon mein Rakhiye. Charnon se kabhi judha na Keejiye.
‘Charan na bhoole dheh bhulani, waah mere pyare Radhasoami.’”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 91, Page 88.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The meaning and result of all Satsang, meditation, etc. should be that love for the Lord’s Lotus Feet takes firm roots in the heart. His Lotus Feet don’t ever get separate even for a moment. That is why one should pray to the Lord only that ... Mercifully Keep me in Your Lotus Feet. Don’t ever Separate me from Lotus Feet.
‘Never forgeting Lotus Feet forgeting body, glory be to my beloved Radhasoami.’”
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Radhasoami!

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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Living Constantly Close to Death. {117.}

Living Constantly Close to Death. {117.}
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Radhasoami!

One should be close to God.

God is the reality the fortunate access
after having quit life itself.

The blessed rare manage to experience God
internally in meditation while alive.

It pays to remain aware,
clear about things,
God is beyond,
reality is transcendental,
body is bondage,
life is shackles.

One can considerably hasten
one’s evolution towards salvation,
by living in constant
remembrance of one’s death.

It is said that people who survive
a close brush with death,
emerge from it much changed.

This must be quite true.

Hence, one can consciously cultivate
such an attitude within oneself.

It is bound to trigger off
several positive stirrings within your being.

Live: close to death,
earnestly persevering for salvation!

Radhasoami!
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8 Ideals for a Satsangi. {116.}

8 Ideals for a Satsangi. {116.}
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Radhasoami!

Believe in Radhasoami Dayal wholeheartedly.

Remain engaged in constant Sumiran.

Speak, act, thoughtfully, sparingly, purposefully.

Perform Satsang regularly often daily.

Meditate earnestly frequently every day.

Obey Gracious Huzur’s Biddings unflinchingly.

Care for, help, other Satsangis.

Intensely strive for your redemption.

Radhasoami!
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Lord’s Blessings on Sesquicentennial Basant. {115.}

Lord’s Blessings on Sesquicentennial Basant. {115.}
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Radhasoami!

I may humbly draw the reader’s attention to the following link, which contains, as at the time of writing and posting this, greetings by the Revered Leader of the Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh, Gracious Huzur “Prem” Saran Satsangi Saheb Ji upon the Sesquicentennial Basant {150 years since the start of the Satsang on this auspicious day in 1861 by the August Founder} to all Satsangis and believers:

http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/

Radhasoami!
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Devote Yourself to Spirituality Intensely. {114.}

Devote Yourself to Spirituality Intensely. {114.}
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Radhasoami!

I have a strange view
{indeed, most of my views
seem strange to most people,
but that’s beside the point!}
that only an excess works.

Life is a crowded, chaotic flux
and if you would have a difference be,
one needs to become an extremist.

Lest my words be misconstrued,
let me clarify my meaning and context.

Merely believing in God
Doesn’t get you paradise.

Merely becoming an initiated Satsangi
doesn’t ensure your early salvation.

Just dallying with spirituality
will attain you nothing.

Only an excess really works in life.

Either you do it,
or you just don’t;
alsorans amount to nothing!

So, devote yourself to spirituality
with your whole heart, will and soul.

If this means you need renounce
sundry comforts or pleasures,
well, just choose the greater value!

If this means enduring persecution
in its variegated base forms
at the instance of people
motivated by envy and malice,
continue absolutely along your path,
trusting the mystical Law
to vindicate you finally.

So, take stock of your state,
realize that you are far
from paradise yet.

Start doing the needful now;
God’s Grace guarantees your success!

Radhasoami!
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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {61.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {61.}
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Radhasoami!
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Spiritual Deeds Win Secret Rewards.
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“Sansaar ki jo karthoot hai, uska phal jeeva ko pratyaksh nazrayi detha hai, is sabab se sansaar mein jaldi phans jatha hai. Aur parmarath ka phal gupt hai, us par jaldi nishchay nahin atha hai. Aur pahle nishchay hona zarur hai, kyonki bina nishchay ke karthoot kuchh nahin banegi aur jab kuchh karthoot na bani, tho phal kaise miley aur tarakki kaise howey.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 172, Page 134.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“With regard to worldly activities, one gets to see their manifest results, therefore, one gets entangled in the world easily. However, the rewards from spiritual activities are secret, and it is difficult to believe in them. It is necessary to first have the right belief {and trust}, for one cannot be enabled spiritual deeds in the absence of {faith and} conviction, and if one doesn’t perform any spiritual deeds, then how can there be any rewards or progress?”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {60.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {60.}
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Radhasoami!
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Gross Self Targeting Subtle Sounds.
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“Shabd sookshm hai aur jeeva ka swaroop sthool ho gaya hai. Phir jeeva Shabd mein ekdam kaise lagey? Sthoolta ko dhoor karne ka upaay Satguru bhakti hai, aur jab thak Satguru bhakti durusthi se na banegi, tab thak Shabd mein lagne ka adhikari na hoga.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 223, Page 170.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The {mystical and divine} Word {or Sound} is subtle and the form of the living being has become gross. So how can one suddenly get attuned to the Sound? The method to rid oneself of grossness is worship of the Satguru, and till such time as one doesn’t perform the Satguru’s worship perfectly, one will not become fit to get absorbed in the Sound.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {59.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {59.}
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Radhasoami!
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How You Should Love Guru.
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“Santon se aisi preethi honi chahiye, jaise jal machli ki preethi hai. Aisi preethi jisne Santon se kari, tho waha Unka pyara hua aur wahi jagath se nyara hua.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 21, Page 78.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“There should be such love for the Guru as the fish has for water. Whoever loves the Guru in this manner becomes dear to Him, and it is such a one who becomes beyond {transcends} the world.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {58.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {58.}
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Radhasoami!
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Selfless Gurubhakti Till Last Breath.
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“Jab thak swansa hai, Gurubhakti karey jaana chahiye. Gurubhakti Kul Maalik ki bhakti tho hai. Aur ussey kuchh na maangey. Unko Akhthiyar hai jab Waha adhikari Dekhenge, jo Chahenge so Bakhsh Denge.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Till your breath remains, continue with your devotions to your Guru. Worship of the Guru constitutes worship of the Supreme Lord. And ask Him for nothing. He Retains the Prerogative, when He Perceives {you as} being deserving and fit, to Grant you whatever He Wants to.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {57.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {57.}
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Radhasoami!
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Divine Name: Rejuvenator Par Excellence.
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“Naam rasayana ke barabar koi rasayana nahin hai. Jisne yeh rasayana bana lee, uske paas sab rasayana haath bandhe khadi hain.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 62, Page 91.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“There is no rejuvenator like the Name rejuvenaor. The one who has perfected this rejuvenator will find all other rejuvenators at his beck and call.”
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Note: A rejuvenator is something that can heal and restore someone or something back to its earlier, youthful or healthier condition and appearance.
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {56.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {56.}
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Radhasoami!
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Acquire the Breed of God.
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“Jo Sant ya faqir hain, Wah zaath-e-Khuda yani Swaroop Maalik ke Hain. Jo Unki khidmath karega aur Unki muhabbat aur prateethi karega, wah bhee zaath-e-Khuda ho jaega.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 54, Page 90.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Saints and hermits are the same Breed as God, i.e. are Forms of God. Those who serve Them and are devoted to Them will also turn into the same breed of God.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {55.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {55.}
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Radhasoami!
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Difference between Gurumukh and Manmukh.
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“Gurumukh har ek ke saath sachhayi se barathta hai aur burayi ki baathon se bachta hai aur kisi ko dhokha nahin detha hai aur jo kaam karta hai Satguru ke liye aur Unki Daya ke bharose par karta hai.
Manmukh chaturayi aur kapat se barathta hai aur apne matlab ke liye auron ko dhokha detha hai, apni buddhi aur chaturayi ka bharosa rakhta hai aur apne aap ko pragat karna chahta hai.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 262:1, Page 192.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Gurumukh {Guru-oriented} conducts himself honestly with everyone and guards against bad things and doesn’t deceive anyone, and whatever he does, he does for the Satguru, and remaining dependent on His Grace.
The Manmukh {ego-driven} conducts himself with insincerity and cleverness, and deceives others for his own interests, banks on his own intelligence and cleverness, and wants to project his own self.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {54.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {54.}
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Radhasoami!
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God Inspires Friends, Enemies Alike.
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“Dosth aur dushman donon mein Maalik Aap Baitha Hai. Phir dosth ki dosthi aur dushman ki dushmani par khyal nahin karna chahiye, donon mein Maalik Prerak Hai.”


---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 129, Page 114.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Lord is seated in both the friend and the enemy alike. Therefore, one should not be affected by the friend’s friendlines or the enemy’s enmity, since the Lord is the source of inspiration for both.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {53.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {53.}
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Radhasoami!
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Satsangis: Shun Jealousy, Harbor Love.
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“Satsangiyon ki aapas mein preethi honi chahiye aur jo eersha rahi, tho kuchh anand Satsang ka nahin avega. Jo preethi hove, tho Satsang aur bhajan ka anand dekhne mein ave.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The Holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}; No. 127, Page 114.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Satsangis should harbor love for one another and if there is envy, then there will be no bliss in Satsang. If love exists, then Satsang and meditation will yield joy.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {52.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {52.}
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Radhasoami!
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Soul Blissful in True Abode.
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“Jab thak surat apne nij sthan ko na pavegi, sukhi nahin hogi. Is wasthe munasib hai ki sab jhagde chod kar apne ghar ka fikar karey, kyonki is nardehi mein ghar ka rastha mil sakta hai, abke chook theek nahin hogi.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj;
The holy Sar Bachan {Nasr}, No. 95, Page 103.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Till such time as the soul does not attain its true abode, it will not experience happiness. Therefore, it is appropriate that one ought to discard all other squabbles and worry about one’s own abode, because only the human form enables one the route to the abode, any lapse now would be foolish.”
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Radhasoami!

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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!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {50.}
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Radhasoami!
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August Founder’s Permanent Dayalbagh Presence.
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“... aur vichar karen ki kya aapne apni saari shakti laga kar Dayalbagh ki unnathi mein koi madad kee hai ya nahin.
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Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj ne Hum sabko Salaah Dhi hai ki Hum Param Pita Soami Ji Maharaj se prarthna karen ki waha Dayal Apni Upasthiti se Satsang ki shobha Badhane aur Hum logon ke saath yahan Dayalbagh mein Sadeiv Niwaas Karne ki Daya Farmayen. Agar aapne apne anthar ke anthar se yeh prarthna ki aur Param Guru Soami Ji Maharaj ussey Manzoor Kar yahan Tashreef Le Ayen, tho aap Unko apna chehra kaise dikhayenge agar aapne kabhi koi aisa kaam kiya hai jo Satsang samaaj wa Dayalbagh ke hithon ke liye haanikarak hai?”

---- Param Guru Huzur Dr Lal Saheb Ji.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“... and reflect upon whether you have employed all your means to help the progress of Dayalbagh or not.
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Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj has Given Us all the Advice that We should pray to the Supreme Father Soami Ji Maharaj that His Graciousness May by His August Presence Add to the glory of Satsang, and May Grant Us the Grace of Permanently Residing in Dayalbagh among all of Us. If you have in your innermost recesses prayed so to the Supreme Lord Soami Ji Maharaj, and He Pleases to Accept it and Fetches His August Presence here, how will you be able to show Him your face if you have ever performed any misdeed that proved detrimental to the interests of the Satsang community and Dayalbagh?”
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Radhasoami!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {49.}
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Radhasoami!
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Rationale for Prayer for Politics.
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“Zyadathar yeh sawaal poocha jatha hai ki jab humare Radhasoami Dharma mein raajniti ko sarvtha tyagne ke Adesh Diye gaye hain, tho phir humse savere Satsang mein Maalik se raajniti sikhane ki prarthna kyon karwayi jathi hai ki
‘Rajniti sadh bhakti reethi, doyi Sikhayo humko.’
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... Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj ka ek Bachan padha gaya. Is Bachan mein Mussolini ki safalta ke char kaaran bathaye gaye hain. Satsang mein bhee yeh thatv maujood hai. Mussolini ki safalta ka chautha kaaran yeh tha ki wah ek nayi jathi wa nayi riyasath banana chahta tha. Humare liye yeh gun bahut mahatvapoorna hai kyonki Satsang bhee ek nayi riyasath wa nayi jathi ko janam dhe raha hai.
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Humari is disha mein gathi dheemi bhale hee ho, par Humara kaam theek roop se zaari hai. Is naye rajya wa nayi jathi ko banane ke liye sirf bhakti reethi se hee kaam na chal sakega. Iske liye vishesh prakaar ka prabandh, vishesh prakaar ka manav charitra, aur vishesh prakaar ka vyavhaar shasak aur shasith ke madhya avashyak hai. In baathon ke liye raajniti avashyak hai ....”

---- Param Guru Huzur Lal Saheb Ji.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“It is often asked that when Orders to completely eschew politics prevail in the Radhasoami Religion, why we are made to pray to the Lord in the morning Satsang every day to Teach us politics, as in
‘Rajniti sadh bhakti reethi, doyi Sikhayo humko.’
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... a Bachan of Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj was read out. This Bachan discussed the four causes for Mussolini’s success. The same factor exists in Satsang too. The fourth cause of Mussolini’s success was that he wanted to found a new race and a new empire. This trait is very significant for us because Satsang is also giving birth to a new nation and a new race.
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Our pace in this direction may yet be slow, but Our work is continuing in the right manner. For the formation of this new nation and new race, the mere path of devotion will not suffice. For this, special arrangements, a special sort of character, and a special behavior between the administrators and the administered will be mandated. For these things, politics is necessary.”
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Radhasoami!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {48.}
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Radhasoami!
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Younger Satsangi Workers: Type Required.
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“... Humko younger workers chahiyen. ... Waha Satsangi tandrusth hon, kaam karne mein hoshiyar hon, kabil hon. Unmein kaam karne ki imandaari ho aur kaam karne ka shauk ho. Wah disciplined bhee hon.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Lal Saheb Ji.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“... We require younger workers. ... These Satsangis should be healthy, expert at tasks, and competent. They should be honest in their work and ought to have enthusiasm for work. They should also be disciplined.”
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Radhasoami!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {47.}
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Radhasoami!
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Differences, Decision-making, and Wholehearted Cooperation.
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“... Decision honey se pahle differences hone munasib hain, disagreement ho tho apni raay kayam karen wa express karen, doosron ki sunen, isse ek-doosre ke ideas clear ho jathe hain. Lekin ek martabe jab decision le liya gaya, tab wah sab ki raay ho jaana chahiye, aur phir baad mein khyal nahin hona chahiye ki main aisa nahin chahta tha.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Lal Saheb Ji.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“... Prior to the taking of a decision, the existence of differences is natural. When differences exist, state your opinion, listen to what others say, this leads to one another’s ideas getting clearer. However, once a decision has been taken, then it should become the resolve of everyone, and then later on nobody should think that {she or} he had not wanted it that way.”
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Radhasoami!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {46.}
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Radhasoami!
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Satsangis: Live as Dayalbagh’s Representatives!
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“Dayalbagh ka ek pattern of life hai. Aap sab logon ke chehre par Dayalbagh ki chhap honi chahiye. Aap jahan bhee jayen, ... log kahen ‘Acha, aap Dayalbagh ke hain!’ Yeh bahut zaruri cheez hai.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Lal Saheb Ji.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Dayalbagh has its own distinctive pattern of life. The stamp of Dayalbagh should be obvious on the faces of all of you. Wherever you go, ... people should remark ‘Oh, you are from Dayalbagh!’ This is a very important thing.”
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Radhasoami!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {45.}
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Radhasoami!
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Karmas’ Eradication within One Lifetime.
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“Choonki kayi janmanjanm ke yani sanchit karma aur uske pahle janm ke prarabdh karma aur isi janam ke kriyamarn karma, sab isi ek janam mein Santon ne bhugthane hain, so agar in karmon ka poora poora phal bhugatna pade, tho yeh chola hee chhoot jaaye aur hum saha na saken. Magar Santon ne jo Farmaya hai ki sooli ka kanta aur man bhar ka chatank bhar kar dethe hain, yeh bilkul theek hai, warna ek janam mein saare karma saaf nahin ho sakte.... Is tarah bahut se karma abhyaas mein katthe hain.... Tho har ek jeeva jo chahiye ki jab Charnon mein aaya, pichle jo karma kar baitha tha unke wasthe pachtaye aur ayanda kadam phoonk phoonk kar rakhe.... ‘Radhasoami Choden na jise Gahen ri.’”

---- Param Guru Huzur Sarkar Saheb Ji; Bachan Bhag I, No. 25, Page 176.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Because the load of the accumulated karmas of countless lifetimes and the latent karmas of the previous lifetime and the manifest karmas of the present birth, the Saints are to cause all to be worked out in this single lifetime, so if the effects of these karmas were to be borne in full, then the body would have to be shed and we would not be able to endure it. However, as the Saints have Declared that the stake gets converted into a thorn and They reduce a ton to a mere speck, this is absolutely right, otherwise all the karmas could not be eradicated within one lifetime.... In this manner, umpteen karmas get worked out while in meditation.... So every being ought to, ever since surrenderance unto the holy Feet, feel remorse for one’s past karmas and henceforth perform karmas with grave deliberation {caution}.... ‘Radhasoami Doesn’t Let go of those He Grasps.’”
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Radhasoami!

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Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {44.}
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Radhasoami!
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The Effects of Others’ Company.
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“Phir sohbath ke baare mein Farmaya ki iska bhee bada asar hotha hai. Ek aadmi ke andar se kaam, krodha, lobha, moha aur ahankaar in panch angon ki beshumar dhaaren har waqt bahar nikalti rahti hain aur uske gird ek ek dhaar ek halks banathi hai. Is tarah se sansari aadmi ki fawware ki manindh {tarah} sab gilazath {gandgi} bahar nikal rahi hai. Tho jo shakhs aise shakhs ki sohbath karta hai, us par us gande halke ka asar zarur padta hai. Lekin mahatma aur Sant jan ki Sohbath se bada phayda hotha hai, kyonki Unke andar se sheel, kshama, ki Dhaaren nikal rahi hain, jo roshan daayra {ghera} banathi hain ... Agar kahin bhaag se Sant ya saadh ki Sangath mil jaave, tho usse bada phayda hotha hai, kyonki Waha Nirmal Chetan Desh ke bhandar Hain. Unse jo Dhaaren nikal rahi hain, waha tho bahut hee roshan aur prakashwan hain aur bahut dhoor dhoor thak asar karti hain.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Sarkar Saheb Ji; Bachan Bhag I, No. 17, Pages 157-8.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Then Pronounced upon the subject of the company one keeps that it has great influence upon one. From everyone, the currents of lust, anger, greed, attachment and ego, umpteen rays of these five tendencies are every moment emerging out and creating an {aura or} energy-field around the person. In this manner, from a worldly person, like a fountain, such impurities keep sprouting forth.... So, whoever remains in the company of such a person, will definitely be susceptible to the adverse effects of such a dirty impact. But great benefit is derived from the company of the evolved souls and of the Saints, because from their beings, the streams of serenity and forgiveness flow out, forming a refulgent aura, ... If one is ever fortunate enough to attain the company of a Saint or a evolved soul, then one benefits incalculably therefrom, because They are the repositories of the Pure Spiritual Region. The currents that emanate from Them are extremely splendrous and shining and cause an effect up to considerable distances.”
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Radhasoami!