Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {32.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {32.}
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Radhasoami!
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On Developing Purity of Intellect.
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“... to obtain full benefit from religion and true Guru, it is very essential to have pure intellect.... How to acquire the purity of intellect? The person who wants to have purity of intellect has essentially to keep his eyes and ears open. He should listen to everything and ponder over it, and after thoroughly considering the pros and cons, adopt those that are essential and useful, and give up the nonessential and useless ones. He should act only after careful consideration and listen attentively to whatever is said. Thus, if effort is made to bear in mind the above instructions and one tries to develop purity of intellect, there is no reason to doubt the success. Even if one gets true Satsang, he would derive no benefit without developing a pure and chaste intellect....”

---- Param Guru Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj; Selected Bachans of Param Guru Huzur Mehtaji Maharaj, Bachan No. 32, Page 51.
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {31.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {31.}
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Radhasoami!
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Perspective on Sin & Virtue.
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“... Magar kisi kaam ka sinful {paaproop} ya virtuous {punyaroop} hona Khuda ke sambandh mein samajhna chahiye. Jis baath se Khuda Khush ho, wah punyaroop hai aur jisse Wah Nakhush ho, paaproop hai.... Satsangiyon ko yeh privilege {visheshadhikaar} hai ki Sant Satguru se dariyafth kar sakte hain ki Kul Maalik ko kya pasand ya napasand hai. Iske muthabik karawayi karni chahiye. Sar Bachan mein Kaha hua hai:
“Guru Aagya se jo shish karayi, so karthuth bhakti phal deyi.”
Paanch baathen karne ke liye Hidayath hai:
{1} Sumiran, {2} Dhyan, {3} Bhajan, {4} Seva, {5} Satsang.
Darasal yeh paanchon baathen ek hee cheez hain....”

---- Param Guru Huzur Saheb Ji Maharaj; Bachan Bhag I, Bachan No. 147, Page 404.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“... But we should construe an act as being sinful or virtuous in the context of God. If something pleases God, it is virtuous and what displeases Him, is a sin.... Satsangis have the privilege of being able to enquire from the Grand Master regarding what the Supreme Lord Likes and Dislikes. One should act by this. It says in the {holy} Sar Bachan:
“Whatever the disciple does with the Guru’s Permission, that deed gives one spiritual fruition.”
Five performances have been decreed:
{1} Sumiran, {2} Contemplation, {3} Meditation, {4} Seva, {5} Satsang.
Actually, all these five things are the same....”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {30.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {30.}
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Radhasoami!
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Keep Devotion to Lord Growing.
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“Din bhar mein kam se kam dho ghante Maalik ki bandagi aur bhajan sumiran wageirah mein sarf karey aur jab jab mauka mile, waqt badhate jaana chahiye aur jab jab Sant Satguru ka sang mile, cheth kar karna chahiye.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, No. 42, Page 38.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“During the course of the entire day, one should spend at least two hours in devotion to the Lord, in meditation, chanting the Name, etc. and whenever the opportunity presents itself, one should gradually increase this timespan, and whenever one gets the Company of the Satguru, one should partake of it with great earnestness.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {29.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {29.}
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Radhasoami!
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Remain Satisfied with Master’s Grace.
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“Jo kuchh kaam karey, uske phal ko Satguru ki Mauj par chod dena chahiye aur jis tarah Waha Rakhen, usi mein khush rahey aur shikayath na karey. Is tarah bhee nishkarma ho sakta hai.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, No. 32, Page 36.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Whatever work one does, one should leave its fruits to the Master’s Will and whichever way He Keeps one, one ought to remain happy with it and not complain. In this manner also can one become free of deeds.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {28.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {28.}
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Radhasoami!
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Transcend Death while Yet Alive.
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“... Jeethe ji marna chahiye, yani surat ko netron ke sthan se hata kar Maalik Sachhe ke Charnon mein lagana aur Nij Desh mein pahunchna chahiye.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, No. 41, Page 37.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“... One should die while one is yet alive, that is, the soul should be removed from its seat near the eyes and attached to the Lord’s Lotus Feet and be made to reach the True Abode.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {27.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {27.}
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Radhasoami!
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The Master Always Protects Satsangis.
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“Sant Satguru Apne Apnaye hue Satsangiyon ke hamesha ang sang aur saath Rahte Hain aur unki pal pal har tarah se raksha Karte Hain.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, Page 35, No. 25.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Sant Satguru always Remains Closely with His Accepted Satsangis and Protects them every moment in every manner.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {26.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {26.}
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Radhasoami!
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Master’s Absolute Coincidence with Lord.
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“Sant Satguru ki Mauj Maalik ki Mauj hai, yani Maalik ki Mauj aur Sant Satguru ki Mauj mein koi pharak nahin hai.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, Page 35, No. 24.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Sant Satguru’s Will is the Lord’s Will, that is, there exists no difference between the Supreme Being’s Will and the Sant Satguru’s Will.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {25.}

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

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

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {24.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {24.}
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Radhasoami!
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Satsang: Its Benefits & Necessity.
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“Satsang se karma bharma dhoor hothe hain. Bina inke dhoor hue abhyaas nahin banega aur sachha uddhaar nahin hoga.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Prashnottar, Guru Updesh, Page 36, No. 30.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Satsang rids one of illusions and deeds. Without distancing these, proper meditation cannot be performed and true salvation cannot be attained.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {23.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {23.}
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Radhasoami!
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Distinguishing Marks of Religious Person.
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1. Be tender-hearted & sweet-tempered.
2. Develop honest desire for paramartha {spirituality}.
3. Have full faith in the Supreme Being.
4. Regard dear the person who informs about the Supreme Being.
5. Be tolerant & forgiving. Avoid anger & quarreling.
6. Entertain a degree of dislike towards worldly-minded people & objects of Maya.
7. Resolutely shun shyness & fear while performing parmartha.
8. Harbor constant devotional desires, employing one’s body, mind & wealth.
9. Strive to please the Guru rather than anyone else.
10. Determinedly keep one’s mind & senses under one’s control.
11. Avoid anything that might hinder parmarthi {religious} activities.
12. Meet criticism with equanimity & objectivity.
13. Guard against intrusion of pride in one’s parmarthi activities.
14. Being aware of one’s defects & faults, conduct oneself with love & humility towards all.
15. Rise above jealousy, anger & enmity, and don’t speak ill of anyone.
16. To take nothing from anyone & not to be greedy.
17. Never engage in parmartha for mere show, but do so sincerely for the Lord’s pleasure.

---- Note: This is not a direct quote, but merely enumerates the keywords or main points of the Bachan by Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji that may be read in full in Radhasoami Mat Sandesa, Pages 59 to 62, Bachan No. 128.
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Radhasoami

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!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {21.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans {21.}
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Radhasoami!
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Three Kinds of Human Powers.
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“Moreover, man has three kinds of powers, viz. (i) powers of the physical body and the senses, (ii) powers of the mind and the intellect, and (iii) powers of the spirit. Whosoever makes effort and awakens all these three kinds of powers is known as superior to all others and can attain a high region and can also learn the secret of the Supreme Being, while one who simply awakens the powers of one kind, would get benefit to that extent only, but nobody can attain the status of a person who, by means of practices, awakens the powers of his spirit and such a person would become dear to the Supreme Being and the entire creation would carry out his wishes.
... It should be noted that it is the duty of every man and woman that he should awaken at least to some extent all those three kinds of powers by means of continued practice.”

---- Param Guru Huzur Maharaj Ji; Radhasoami Mat Sandesa, Pages 16 & 18, Nos 51 & 55.
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {20.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {20.}
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Radhasoami!
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Love All Compassionately; Hate None.
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“Aur jo zyaada premi hain, wah sab jeevon ko preetham ki ansh samajh kar pyaar karenge. Parmarthi log duniyadaron se nafrath nahin karthe, balki unki buri haalath dekh kar unpar taras khathe hain.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Part II, Pages 82-83, Bachan No. 74.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Those who are more devoted regard all living beings as specks of the Beloved and love them. The spiritually inclined don’t hate the worldly people, but upon perceiving their miserable condition, merely pity them.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {19.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {19.}
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Radhasoami!
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Perform Worldly Activities without Attachment.
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“Sawaal: Kya duniyavi karrawayi jis kadar zyaada ki javegi, bandha zyaada hoga?

Jawaab: Bandhan us kaam mein hotha hai, jismein jeeva ko kisi kism ka rasa aatha hai. Lekin jo kaam ki farz samajh kar kiya jaave, aur jisse alhada hone ko jhat pat dil chahta hai, ki kisi tarah par khatam ho jaave, usmein bandhan na hoga. Isliye parmarthi ka farz hai ki duniya ka kaam farz samajh kar mehnath se karta rahe. Ismein koi harz nahin hai, balki thoda bahut haath panv ka kaam sabko karna chahiye. Albatha jo abhyaas mein zyaada mehnath kar sakte hain, unki safayi abhyaas ke zariye hona mumkin hai. Magar aisa abhyaas bahut mushkil hai.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, Pages 83-84, Bachan No. 76.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Question: Would greater involvement in worldly activities lead to greater attachment to them?

Answer: Attachment to an activity arises when the living being derives some sort of pleasure from it. But when some work is performed as a duty, and which the heart wants to quit at the earliest, wishing it somehow got over soon, then no attachment will result therefrom. Therefore, it is the duty of the spiritually inclined to continue engaging in worldly activities, regarding them as one’s duties. There is no harm in this; indeed, everyone should do some physical work of the hands and feet. However, those who can persevere more in meditation, can possibly expect purification to occur through it. But such meditation is extremely difficult.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {18.}

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

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

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

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {17.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {17.}
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Radhasoami!
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Face to Face with Master.
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“Sawaal: Sant Satguru ke rubaru {saamne} aane ka sanskara kaise hua?
Jawaab: Yeh sanskara jeeva ke aadi karma sehua. Jin jeevon mein ki surat ang zyaada hai, wah jeeva Sant Satguru ke saamne aathe hain aur phir unmein bhakti ka beeja daala jatha hai.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, Page 90, No. 94.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Question: How does one acquire the worth {or great fortune} of coming face to face with the Grand Master?
Answer: Such sanskaras occur because of the earlier karmas or deeds of a being. Those individuals in whom spirituality is more developed {or kinetic} come in front of the Grand Master and then the seed of devotion is implanted in them.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {16.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {16.}
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Radhasoami!
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The Lord Values Your Loyalty.
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“Maalik ki Nazar surat ki bhaag daud par padti hai. Zahiri chaal chalan par bilkul nahin padthi.
“Patibartha maili bhali kaali kuchil kuroop,
Patibartha ke roop par vaarun koti saroop.”
Yani agar koi aisa hai ki usmein koi aib bhee ho, magar siwaay Maalik ke usko koi aasra nahin hai, tho wah Maalik ka pyara hai.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 77, Page 78.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“The Lord’s glance falls on the stirrings of the soul, and not in the least upon one’s obvious external behavior.
“The loyal devotee is better though dirty uncouth ugly,
For such loyalty can be consecrated several prettier options.”
That is, if there is someone who even has some imperfection, but if {s}he is wholeheartedly devoted and loyal only to the Lord, then the Lord regards such a one as His beloved Own.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {15.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {15.}
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Radhasoami!
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Master’s Grace Spells True Blessedness.
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“ Jis par Guru ki Kripa hogi, uske nazdeek Kaal aur karam nahin avenge. Kul rachna ke sir par uska danka hoga. Koi chintha usko nahin hogi. Jo Sat Dhaar hai, wahi Mauj ki Dhaar hai. Aise parmarthi ki kul karrawayi, kya swarthi aur kya parmarthi, Mauj se hothi hai.”

---- 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:

“Kaal and deeds will stay distant from the one upon whom is the Master’s Grace. Such a devotee will have suzerainty over the entire creation. The Current from Satloka is the divinely ordained Current. All the deeds of such a devotee, whether worldly or spiritual, stem from and occur because of Mauj or the divine Will.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {14.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {14.}
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Radhasoami!
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Radhasoami: True Name of God.
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“Radhasoami Naam Kul Maalik ka hai. Kisi ka dhara hua nahin hai. Maalik ne Khud Avataar Swaroop Dharan karke Aap isko pragat kiya hai. Yahi asal aur nij naam Maalik ka hai jiski dhun har dum oopar ki taraf ghat mein ho rahi hai aur jiske aasre sab rachna khadi hai. Yahi asar waala naam hai.”

---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan Part II, No. 24, Page 36.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“Radhasoami Name belongs to the Supreme Godhead. Nobody has just invented it. The Supreme Being has Himself Incarnated on earth & Revealed it. This is the true and personal Name of the Supreme Being, whose sound eternally reverberates in the lofty realms internally and which forms the foundation for the entire creation. This is the only {potent and} effective Name.”
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Radhasoami!

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {13.}

Sacred Bhandara: Recalling Guru Bachans. {13.}
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Radhasoami!
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Develop Dependence on Lord’s Will.
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“Bal kisi tarah ka na rahe, yeh bhari Daya Maalik ki hai, yaani prateeti is baath kee ki main apne bal se koi kaam nahin kar sakta hoon, jo kuchh hotha hai Maalik ki Mauj se hotha hai.”
---- Param Guru Maharaj Saheb Ji; Bachan, Part I, No. 46, Page 55.
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Its simple translation into English may be rendered as follows:

“That there remain no {belief in one’s own} ability or power represents Maalik’s immense Grace, i.e. the realization that I can with my own resources do no work, whatever happens does so only with Maalik’s Mauj {Pleasure or Will}.”
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Radhasoami!